Press Releases

The latest press releases and community stories will appear below.

16/01/2008 - Reds Savers do it in style!

Eight Reds Saver Winners were treated to an Executive Floor experience at Oakwell on Saturday 12th January, to watch Barnsley do battle with Norwich City FC

28/12/2007 - Society Donates Funding for the Christmas Homeless

Following an appeal from Barnsley Council’s Social Services team to assist with their shelter for the homeless over Christmas at the YMCA, Barnsley Building Society set aside some funding from their Community pot, to provide useful presents for the guests over the period

14/12/2007 - Society logo features on second helicopter for Yorkshire

Yorkshire Air Ambulance’s second helicopter for Yorkshire arrived at Sheffield airport earlier this week with full corporate livery.

30/10/2007 - Air Ambulance supporter savings account gets off to a flying start

Yorkshire Air Ambulance which launched its Saving Saves Lives affinity account to supporters just six months ago, received good news from affinity partners Barnsley Building Society this week.

23/09/2007 - Rose Bowl Winners - Cawthorne Cricket Club

This year’s winners of the Barnsley Building Society sponsored Rose Bowl Competition were Cawthorne Cricket Club.

23/03/2007 - Society members mobile phones pay for a day for Air Ambulance Charity

Society members received their statements in January with an additional insert this year.

23/03/2007 - Air Ambulance account gets off to a flying start

The Yorkshire Air Ambulance Charity launched a new fundraising stream with partners Barnsley Building Society at the weekend in the shape of a savings affinity account that will pay the Charity the equivalent of 1% of the daily balances.

10/01/2007 - Society Sends Barnsley Homeless Some Christmas Cheer in the Festive Season

The Society was approached by Barnsley Drug Independence unit, based close to the Head Office premises at Permanent Building in Barnsley, for assistance with a project over the Christmas holidays.

30/11/2006 - Society turns Pink - and not through embarrassment!

October was Breast Cancer Awareness month and staff at Barnsley Building Society took the opportunity, not only raise much needed funds, but also to raise awareness of the condition and how to perform your own personal checks.

21/11/2006 - Society Recognised for Training With Business Award

The Society has been recognised with a business based award for its training programmes.

17/11/2006 - Planting for the future

A small team of staff recently took up a challenge posed by Restoration 04 finalists, Wentworth Castle, to assist with their massive garden planning and restoration project.

12/10/2006 - Staff raise funds by eating cake!

On Friday 29th September, staff at Barnsley Building Society joined in with the World's Biggest Coffee morning to raise vital funds for Macmillan nurses.

18/09/2006 - Society AGM raises funds to keep Air Ambulance flying

Chief Executive, David Roebuck, took time out of Permanent Building recently, to pay the Society's 'Charity of the Year' - Yorkshire Air Ambulance, a visit at their hangar at Leeds/Bradford International Airport.

27/07/2006 - Barnsley team texts Air Ambulance

Barnsley Football Club took the opportunity to help promote Yorkshire Air Ambulance's 'donation by text' scheme with Main Club Sponsor and Affinity Partner, Barnsley Building Society, who have named the organisation their Charity of the Year.

03/07/2006 - Society sponsors Barnsley Schools Sports Day for the ninth year running

Barnsley Building Society funded Barnsley Schools Amateur Athletics Association for the ninth year running last month by taking sporting teams from Barnsley Secondary schools to Don Valley International Sports Stadium in Sheffield, to compete in their school sports days.

10/05/2006 - Society's environment programme recognised

Barnsley Building Society was named by Business in the Community's Environment Index assessors as a 'Significant Improver' with respect to their recent submission under the Yorkshire and Humberside section.

30/03/2006 - Spring Community Awards Go To Thirteen Groups In the Yorkshire Region

Awards between £250 and £1,000 went to thirteen Yorkshire groups following the panel meeting for the Society's grant award initiative, Pride In Your Community.

07/03/2006 - Recycling facts - One year on

The Society has just had its first full annual return of figures for paper recycling from partners Rabbit Recycling, who recycle Barnsley Building Society waste paper from their offices in Royston, Barnsley.

21/12/2005 - Society's Christmas giving tree appeal brings in sack loads of presents

The generosity of Barnsley Building Society members broke all records this year, with a staggering 350 presents being collected though the Giving Tree Appeal.

21/12/2005 - Awards in Wakefield area go towards youth support and education

Two groups from the Wakefield area received Pride In Your Community grant awards recently for their commitment and service to segments of their community.

21/12/2005 - Building Society donates Christmas gifts to Barnsley's good causes

Generous customers of Barnsley Building Society have donated well over 200 Christmas presents for two good causes in the town.

28/11/2005 - Wakefield celebrates completed works

Our Wakefield branch has been undergoing an extensive refurbishment project over the last couple of months and branch staff took the decision to select last Saturday, the 26th as their official opening day. As part of the celebrations they put on coffee and cake for the branch visitors, as well as unveiling their commissioned sculpture by local Barnsley based Sculptor Graham Ibberson.

28/11/2005 - Barnsley takes Children in Need Challenge to raise funds

Barnsley Building Society branches took the opportunity to take part in the annual BBC Children in Need appeal once again this year with a variety of events with customers.

15/11/2005 - Emergency service fun event raises funds for Children's charity

A cheque for £5,244.10 was paid to South Yorkshire charity 'Help a Hallam Child' by members of the organising committee of Blue Light 2005. The team comprised representatives of all three emergency services and events sponsors Barnsley Building Society.

15/11/2005 - Millers account holders put their money where their mouths are

Millers account holders raised almost £10,000 for Rotherham United Football Club through their support of the Millers account.

31/10/2005 - Reds Savers do it with the players!

Following on from Tuesday's win at Rotherham United, Barnsley FC players took time out after training to call into the Cheapside branch of Barnsley Building Society.

31/10/2005 - Mick Harford visits our Rotherham Branch

Rotherham United Manager, Mick Harford took time out of his busy schedule to pay a visit to the Rotherham Branch of the Barnsley Building Society to promote the Millers Account.

27/10/2005 - Paul Hayes Shirt Donation

New season signing, Paul Hayes, Barnsley's Number 8, took the opportunity to pass the benefits of taking a mortgage out with Club Sponsors Barnsley Building Society, on to Barnsley Hospice late last week.

27/10/2005 - Barnsley encourages Spireites to keep saving

Chesterfield Football Club supporters raised £4,771.30 for their Club through their support of the Spireites Saver account.

26/10/2005 - Society continues to receive recognition for investment in personnel

Barnsley Building Society has recently been successful in its re-assessment for the Investors In People standard.

26/10/2005 - Macmillan Cancer Care Coffee Morning goes from strength to strength in Wombwell

Each year most of the Society branches mark the Macmillan Cancer Care 'World's Largest Coffee Morning' by holding an event in the banking halls and supplying the members who visit their branches on the day, with a coffee, a piece of cake and a comfortable seat.

02/09/2005 - Society staff get a fowl challenge!

As part of Barnsley Building Society's ‘Making a Difference programme', a Cares Challenge was built in to a recent training course for the benefit of a local village partnership.

30/08/2005 - Club Directors lend their support to the Reds Saver account

Barnsley FC Directors, Patrick Cryne and Gordon Shepherd, along with their respective wives Jean and Eileen, took the opportunity to add their names to the ever lengthening list of Reds Saver account holders last Saturday.

30/08/2005 - Player Paul Hayes set for a run of firsts

Following the Society's recent sponsorship deal with Barnsley Football Club as Main Club Sponsor for a two year period, the Society launched a mortgage campaign through its branch network, offering a free Club shirt with every completed mortgage. Enthusiastic supporters have made the campaign very successful and have ensured that the business proposition offered by the club as main sponsors has begun to bear fruit.

30/08/2005 - Shirt comes free, thanks to a money saving re-mortgage

The Society launched its Main Club Sponsors role with Barnsley Football Club this summer with an offer of a free Barnsley FC shirt with every completed mortgage.

16/08/2005 - Balloon Profits Raise Goats for Kenya

The Society has been out and about at a number of community events over the summer months and has raised funds for a variety of appeals by running Balloon Races with youngsters.

27/07/2005 - Market fundraising in Chesterfield

The Chesterfield Branch of Barnsley Building Society took to the streets to lend their support to the local community this week.

13/07/2005 - Barnsley footballs to Africa

Barnsley Football Club Manager, Andy Ritchie and Society Chairman, Alan Sherriff were very pleased to hand over 10 footballs to the Reverend Jacob Kaiga, which are now destined for a small village in Northern Kenya called Nkoe.

07/07/2005 - Youngsters offer their view on Staying Safe

A poster competition for both Junior and Senior school pupils throughout the South Yorkshire region, was held recently as a joint venture between locally based financial services institution, Barnsley Building Society and South Yorkshire Police.

30/06/2005 - Society sponsors Barnsley Schools Athletics Sports Day

For the eighth year running, the Society has sponsored Barnsley Schools Amateur Athletics Association to stage their Schools Sports Day at a stadium.

16/06/2005 - Kids on a roll for Green Road show

Following on from the World Environment day and in conjunction with Barnsley based waste white paper collectors, Rabbit Recycling, an environmental competition was developed and local schools were invited to take part.

09/06/2005 - Marking the miles for World Environment Day

With World Environment Day officially recognised on June 5th annually, Barnsley Building Society, who have already demonstrated a substantial commitment to their own local community in South Yorkshire, took part in a day's challenge to demonstrate their commitment to the larger global community, by reducing their CO2 emissions.

29/04/2005 - Society working towards a greener future

Barnsley Building Society have recently been assessing their environmental footprint in the region and have introduced a number of schemes that should have a significant impact on reducing both waste output and energy consumption.

15/04/2005 - New sponsorship deal that spells Barnsley through and through

Barnsley Building Society and Barnsley Football Club have announced their new sponsorship agreement, which sees the Society taking the role of Main Club Sponsor until the summer 2007. Click here to find out more.

11/04/2005 - Reward for groups who take pride in their communities

Sixteen community-based groups in the Yorkshire region have received grant funding through Barnsley Building Society's Pride In Your Community Award Initiative this spring.