Armed forces

The armed forces community includes currently serving personnel, veterans, volunteers and regular reservists.

It also includes people who care for, depend on, or are close family members of these groups of people. The cadets and cadet force adult volunteers are also part of our armed forces community.

We've pledged to make sure that our armed forces community is supported in Barnsley. To do so, we've signed up to the Armed Forces Covenant. We've also achieved the Gold Award for the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.

The Roses Remember

This November, Barnsley will come together to honour the service and sacrifice of those who have served in the Armed Forces through a unique remembrance initiative, The Roses Remember.

Running from Saturday 7 November to Saturday 14 November 2006, the project will transform the Yorkshire Roses in the Seam into a powerful act of remembrance.

At the heart of the project will be a whispered audio experience featuring the names of more than 2000 people commemorated on war memorials and honour rolls across the borough.

The names of Barnsley's fallen will be softly whispered through the illuminated roses, which will be lit red to represent poppies, creating a poignant tribute to those from Barnsley who gave their lives in service to their country.

A public launch even will be held for The Roses Remember on Saturday 7 November 2006 at 6:30pm.

From Sunday 8 November to Saturday 14 November 2006, you can experience this act of remembrance. The names of Barnsley's fallen will begin to play, along with a lighting display, at the following times:

4:30pm
6:30pm

Every effort has been made to include all the names of those remembered on war memorials and in honour rolls in Barnsley.

Remembrance events 2026

Event	Date	Time	Location
Royal British Legion – Churchfields Branch – Festival of Remembrance event	Thursday 5 November 2026	7pm	St Mary's Church, Barnsley, S70 2AH
Great Houghton remembrance service	Friday 6 November 2026	10:30am	Great Houghton Methodist Chapel
Remembrance poppy trail	Saturday 7 November 2026	10am	Cawthorne Methodist Church, 9 Darton Road, Barnsley, S75 4HR
The Roses Remember	Saturday 7 November 2026	7pm	The seam (lower) car park, Barnsley, S70 2JW
Grimethorpe remembrance parade	Sunday 8 November 2026	9:15am	The Bullet, a club on Brierley Road
Darfield All Saints Church remembrance service	Sunday 8 November 2026	10am	Darfield All Saints Church, Church Street, Barnsley, S73 9JX
Wombwell remembrance service	Sunday 8 November 2026	10am	St Mary's Church, Church St, Wombwell, Barnsley, S73 0DQ
Barnsley Town Hall remembrance service	Sunday 8 November 2026	10:30am to 12pm	Church Street, Barnsley, S70 2TA
Great Houghton Methodist Chapel remembrance service	Sunday 8 November 2026	10:30am	Great Houghton Methodist Chapel, 15-17 High St, Barnsley S72 0AA
Hoyland remembrance service and parade	Sunday 8 November 2026	10:30am	Cemetery gates, half way up Kirk Balk
Dodworth remembrance Sunday, parade and service	Sunday 8 November 2026	10:35am	Dodworth War Memorial / Dodworth Miners’ Welfare and Thornley Arms
Penistone remembrance service and parade	Sunday 8 November 2026	10:45am	St John's Church, Market Square
Monk Bretton remembrance day	Sunday 8 November 2026	10:45am	Saint Paul’s Parish Church Monk Bretton, Burton Road, Barnsley
Remembrance service	Sunday 8 November 2026	10:45am	Mapplewell War Memorial, Blacker Road, Mapplewell, S75 6GW
Remembrance service	Monday 9 November 2026	10am	Deangate Care Home, Towngate, Mapplewell, Barnsley, S75 6AT
Shaw Lane remembrance service	Tuesday 10 November 2026	10:30am	Shaw Lane Sports Club, Barnsley, S70 6HZ
Barnsley Town Hall remembrance service	Wednesday 11 November 2026	10:30am to 12pm	Church Street, Barnsley, S70 2TA

Upcoming armed forces events

Event	Date	Time	Location
GEO and LISA Military Talking Support Session	4 November 2026	7pm to 8pm	Shaw Lane Sports Club, Barnsley, S70 6HZ
GEO and LISA Military Talking Support Session	2 December 2026	7pm to 8pm	Shaw Lane Sports Club, Barnsley, S70 6HZ