Press Releases

The latest press releases and community stories will appear below.

15/12/2008 - Charity savings account receives a double boost

At a time when every story you come across in relation to money and banking is one of gloom, it makes a pleasant change to come across an initiative that is proving to be a financial success, as can be seen with the Yorkshire Air Ambulance’s savings affinity account

Yorkshire Building Society To Merge With Barnsley Building Society

The Boards of Yorkshire Building Society and Barnsley Building Society today announce that they have agreed heads of terms for a merger

28/11/2008 - Funding initiative still strong in Barnsley

Nineteen groups from Barnsley and surrounding districts were recipients of the larger part of almost £6,000 in grant funding through Barnsley Building Society’s autumn ‘Pride In Your Community’ initiative

12/11/2008 - Meet our latest Junior Reds Saver

At just 15, rising star Reuben Nobel-Lazarus was the youngest player ever to have set foot on a pitch in the Football League and only this week, he called into the Town Centre branch of Barnsley Building Society to open a Junior Reds Saver Account

10/10/2008 - Society flags up a Red Letter Day for Junior Supporters

Dreams came true and lifelong memories were formed for a group of 7-10 year old Barnsley fans at the weekend.

19/09/2008 - Society Supports Air Ambulance Golf Day

Three Society members of staff braved what started out as a very miserable Summer's day, to take part in the Yorkshire Air Ambulance's annual golf day which was held at Huddersfield Golf Club with England Rugby International, Charlie Hodgson

18/08/2008 - Reds Savers keep saving

Barnsley Football Club Director, Barry Taylor took receipt of a substantial cheque on behalf of the Club from Society Director, Wendy Marshall at the first home game of the season against Coventry City FC

26/06/2008 - Society saves lives...... just by drinking water

Barnsley Building Society has saved the lives of up to 500 people in trouble torn Zimbabwe, simply by drinking water from coolers

26/06/2008 - Junior Savers see red

Barnsley Football Club and returning main club sponsors, Barnsley Building Society are pleased to announce the launch of the new junior version of the exclusive supporters savings affinity account, Reds Saver. Suitably named Junior Reds Saver, the account will be of interest to all junior supporters under the age of 16

28/03/2008 - Air Ambulance supporter savings account gets off to a flying start

Yorkshire Air Ambulance launched its Saving Saves Lives Affinity Account to supporters just 12 months ago and received good news from affinity partners Barnsley Building Society this week

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