Len’sFriends

Thank you everyone visitors and helpers who have been to our snowdrop festival in the last 2 days. We had great fun showing you round the church and guided tours to the churchyard snowdrops. Many nice comments received. Some of you had a tower tour with with our bellringers.

Lots of you came to the first day of our Snowdrop Festival today. We are doing it again tomorrow 19th, call in and see the churchyard snowdrops, a photo presentation of a year in the life of our churchyard, snowdrops arts & crafts, potted snowdrop plants, refreshments 10.30am-3pm

Feb 18th/19th is St Leonard's Snowdrop Festival. See the snowdrops on a churchyard ramble, a photo presentation of a year in the life of our churchyard, snowdrops arts & crafts table, potted snowdrops for sale, explore the church heritage & history. Refreshments. 10.30am-3pm.

Saturday 30/11/19 - St Leonard's Christmas Fayre. Open at 2pm and closes at 4pm. Len's Friends will be there helping raise funds for the church. Do please come & buy from the stalls - cakes, crafts, bric-a-brac, books, gifts, lucky dip. Plus try our train game. Refreshments too

Following the successful Crowdfunding campaign we are pleased to let you all know the digital laser mapping survey was completed today. Both our churchyards are now stored digitally providing 2D and 3D maps. Next stage with community help is transcribing the epitaphs.

We are so proud to have received a Penistone Area Community Award along with many other voluntary groups and individuals at #proudpenistone event tonight. Thanks to all of you who have proposed and supported us.

Join us in church every Wednesday 1pm -3pm. Enjoy a hot drink and refreshments - the more the merrier! Thank you to @AgeUK_Barnsley for supporting this event! #barnsleyisbrill

The app and website are now live for Love Volunteering. We've put our sign up in the churchyard as part of the treasure hunt which you can take part in throughout April. #barnsleyisbrill

Another great @penartsweek event in St. Leonard’s Church, Wortley! Concert by Busking Buddies raised over £200 towards Church funds - superb entertainment, a good crowd & quality refreshments provided free!! #barnsleyisbrill

Lovely evening at St Leonard’s. All week artwork by children of Thurgoland Primary School has been on display. Lady Rowena & Rev. Keith judged entries last night & presented prizes & the school choir sang brilliantly! This event was part of @penartsweek #barnsleyisbrill

Church will be open all next week 11am-2pm for any visitors to enjoy a wonderful display of art by children of Thurgoland School. Lady Rowena will judge entries on Thursday at 6pm. All are welcome! St Leonard’s is enjoying being part of @penartsweek

Great start to @penartsweek with traditional bell -ringing by @WortleyTower Later, visitors enjoyed a lesson in handbell ringing! Good way to spend a windy, rainy Saturday morning! More @penartsweek events in church coming up later in the week # barnsleyisbrill

Today -March 8th - is the anniversary of the death of baby Hannah Swift. She died, aged 2yrs 6mths in 1840. Research is ongoing. #barnsleyisbrill #wortleyiswonderful #sheffield

Today -March 8th - is the anniversary of the death of Dooley Charlesworth. She died, aged 74 in 1828Research is ongoing. #barnsleyisbrill #wortleyiswonderful #sheffield

Today -March 7th - is the anniversary of the death of Edward Pearson. He died, aged 55 in 1865. Research is ongoing. #barnsleyisbrill #wortleyiswonderful #sheffield

Today -March 6th - is the anniversary of the death of Thomas Pearson. He died, aged 15 in 1834. Research is ongoing. #barnsleyisbrill #wortleyiswonderful #sheffield

Glad to say @SfriendsLen is back! Apologies to those who have missed us and we start again with remembering the death of Mary Matthewman who died on this day, March 5th, in 1741. She was 85 years old.

Read the full story on-line - just google George Thirkell murder for Margaret Drinkall’s book, ‘19th Century Barnsley murders’. The Thirkell family had only moved to Wortley five years before these tragic events, including the death of his wife in June the same year, took place.