This year, 2017, marks 130 years since Barnsley Football Club was formed in 1887.
Reds in the Community, a registered charity delivering community and charitable activity on behalf of Barnsley Football Club, is celebrating the club’s 130th anniversary by involving supporters and the wider community in exploring and telling the story of Barnsley FC and its home ground, Oakwell.
Through the ‘Our Club, Our Ground, Our Past, Our Future’ project, which is funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and the South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust’s Creative Minds initiative, new heritage displays are being developed for Oakwell focusing on key events in Barnsley FC’s history from 1887 to the present day.
Volunteers involved in the project have been interviewing former Barnsley FC players about their Barnsley FC memories, and the part they have each played in the wider club story. Volunteers were thrilled to interview club legend, Ronnie Glavin, recently. Watch the video now and hear some of Ronnie Glavin’s memories of his time at Oakwell!
Reds in the Community is currently seeking Reds fans’ memories and pictures from this era. We want to hear your stories, and see your photos from these special days!
Contribute your BFC memories and photographs by visiting our ‘Sharing Memories of Barnsley FC’ web page today:
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If you’d like to know more please contact Sarah Hughes, Heritage Officer, at Reds in the Community on 07392 960182 or via email at Sarah.Hughes@barnsleyfc.co.uk