A FILM celebrating everything brilliant about Barnsley will be premiered at the Parkway Cinema on Monday.

Sam Bentley has created the film, The Town I Love So Well, in a bid to put the town and its people in the spotlight.

The documentary makes up part of Sam Batley’s wider project, ‘A Barnsley Story’, which was commissioned and funded by Storying Barnsley, the council’s Cultural Development Fund programme to encourage and celebrate the creativity in the town.

Sam said: “The Town I Love So Well pays homage to the abundance of creativity, community and culture brimming at the heart of Barnsley, alongside the hearts of its people.

“The film’s narrative explores these communities and the richness of their creative pursuit, regardless of generation, circumstance or lived experience.

“It holds space for stories of traditional industries that were once at the forefront of the town’s identity, identities that remain, and ones yet to flourish.

“I’m grateful to the council for funding this project through the Storying Barnsley programme and hope everyone will enjoy my tribute to our town’s heritage and culture.”

Coun Robin Franklin, cabinet spokesperson for regeneration and culture, added: “We are proud to have been able to fund Sam Batley’s love letter to Barnsley through the Storying Barnsley programme, which has shown their ongoing commitment to supporting our thriving creative arts community.

“Storying Barnsley has uncovered so many fascinating untold stories and given hundreds of people across the borough the chance to get together and explore their artistic side.

“When it comes to arts and culture, Barnsley really is the place of possibilities.

“I’d encourage everyone to check out Sam’s new film and the rest of the fascinating Storying Barnsley exhibitions to get a fresh insight into life in the town we all love.”