THE spectacular British Army’s Red Devils will be in Barnsley for the first time at the Penistone Gala next month.

Hundreds of people have been flocking to the event, which takes place at the Penistone Showground, for years.

However, it did not take place last year due to a number of reasons - including a lack of volunteers.

But organisers have vowed the event will return better than ever on the weekend of June 7 - and the Red Devils will make sure that rings true when they arrive in the town on the Sunday.

The world famous Red Devils are all serving members of the Army Parachute Regiment and their military training allows them to push the boundaries when it comes to displays.

Volunteer Jill Goddard told the Chronicle: “It will be the first time they have dropped in this area and they are unlikely to come again so a massive thing for Barnsley.

“They are coming with a full team of eight parachute jumpers, 7,000ft flag and smoke to do a full display.

“They bring a stand with VR headsets for kids to see what a skydive is like and they will do a demo of a parachute pack-up too.

“It is subject to weather conditions on the day.”

Tickets are available at www.penistonegala.com.