PICK up your buckets and spades and get ready for Barnsley by the sea - for two weeks from July 18 part of the town centre will become a beach as the seaside is brought to near Cheapside.

The idea is to attract more shoppers and visitors into the town and to create a lively atmosphere.

So tons of sand will be delivered into the pedestrian precinct for people to sit and play on.

** The full story is in the Barnsley Chronicle newspaper, dated July 3. **