Talk:Penistone

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Hi. I have a question about old Penistone Grammar School pupils. The article say that Wallace and Gromit creator, Nick Park, went to the school. I am not sure if this is true. I do remember during my art lessons at the school we were shown a video of Wallace and Gromit in 'A Grand Day Out', because of a connection from it with the school. But as I rememebr it, this was due to just one of the female animators once going to the school and nothing to do with Nick Park himself.

Nick Park did not attend Penistone Grammar School. I removed this from the main page earlier this year...

[edit] Urban Myth?

I'd heard that rookie reporters for local TV news stations were traditionally send to Penistone to see if they could keep a straight face when reading the name. Could just be an urban myth, but is very plausible...

Astatine 13:41, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

Sadly false. The Town's name is pronounced "pennistun" so genitalia japery would not arise...

[edit] Pronunciation

The section in this article on the pronunciation of Penistone could be a lot better. Do people really need convincing that the first part of the name doesn't rhyme with penis?