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The temporary two-hour free parking scheme for shoppers in Glossop will end on Monday, September 1. The concession, which was introduced in October 2007, has cost High Peak council more than £41,000 in lost revenue. The council introduced the concession to encourage shoppers and support local businesses during road works undertaken by the Gas Alliance and then by the contractors carrying out the Glossop Vision improvements. Details here.

Derbyshire County Council will take over parking enforcement from the police on November 24. The council will appoint a contractor to replace traffic wardens. They reckon that money raised in fines will pay for the service, which suggests that they don't have much faith in the deterrent effect of parking tickets. If everybody parked legally the contractors would go broke.

The A57 Snake Pass from Glossop to Sheffield will be closed for resurfacing from Monday, September 8 to Wednesday, September 17. The road will re-open at weekend.

Plans to close a phone box on the A57 at Ladybower are to be 'vetoed' by High Peak council on public safety grounds, according to the Sheffield Telegraph. The council says the old-style red box - which was used 207 times last year - must stay because it is the last payphone in an isolated location with poor mobile phone network coverage. But do they have a veto? See below.
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Tameside HospitalTameside Hospital is one of only five in the country to achieve top safety ratings, according to Amanda Crook in the Manchester Evening News.

The Pennine Bridleway national trail has launched three new circular trails for mountain bikers, according to Carmel Thomason in the Manchester Evening News. They include the Tintwistle: Moor Fun, a 16-mile up and down route over the moors; the 17-mile Hayfield Highs; and the Diggle Jiggle, an 11-mile ride taking in the Delph Donkey Trail.


A new five-week course in Iyengar Yoga starts at Gamesley Community Centre on Tuesday, September 9 at 7.30pm. It costs £22.50; single sessions £4.70 or £3 for Gamesley residents. Booking on 01457 869145. Details here.

Andrew DeerAndrew Deer, a world champion, is launching a Glossop School of Tae Kwon Do at Glossop Leisure Centre on Monday, September 15 at 6.30pm. Normal training times will be Mondays and Thursdays, 6.30 - 7.30pm and 7.30 - 8.30pm. Details here. Andrew fights for England and Great Britain as part of the Tae Kwon Do Association of Great Britain team.

Darren Norris has applied for a change of use of Units 2 + 3, Glossop Brook Business Park from light industrial to a martial arts and fitness centre.

The Old GloveworksWork has begun on renovating the Riverside Mill at the end of George Street which housed the Old Gloveworks pub. The building was badly damaged by fire last September (details here). Russ and Sharon Dalton, who ran the bar, will not be returning.

The Market Tavern in Victoria Street, recently renovated and re-named by Cains Brewery, is now boarded up after the brewery went into administration.

Rook and the RavensGlossop band Rook and the Ravens were on  BBC Radio Manchester's Introducing... on Sunday (August 24). You can 'listen again' here.

Sound UnpluggedIvan Campo won the Sounds Unplugged acoustic night at The Moon and Sixpence in Bernard Street on Sunday (August 24).

Elsie Gleadhill is offering a free Iomega Zip CD drive on Glossop Freecycle.
Glossop North End beat Atherton Colleries 0-1 away on Monday (August 25) but lost 2-3 to Silsden at home on Saturday (August 23). They play Belper Town at Surrey Street in a preliminary round of the FA Cup on Saturday, August 30 at 3.00pm. Manager Steve Young has brought in Nick Allen from Curzon Ashton.

Summer holiday activities

High Peak borough council is offering free swimming for young people (aged 16 and under) at Glossop Pool  until Sunday, September 7.

More holiday activities here.

Moors for the FutureThe Moors for the Future Partnership has a summer fun day at the Moorland Discovery Centre on the Longshaw Estate on Thursday, August 28 from 1.30 - 3.30pm. £1.

Science meets the eyeThe partnership is running its Science meets the eye! competition again this year.
You are invited to send your most inspiring and captivating image illustrating research in the Peak District. The theme is 'Living Upland Landscapes'. Closing date is Monday, November 17. Details here.

Glossop Folk Train

The Glossop Folk Train leaves Manchester Piccadilly at 1849 (6.49pm) on the fourth Thursday of each month, with some of the best of the region's folk musicians performing live on the train all the way to Glossop.

Here the action moves to Glossop Labour Club for liquid refreshment and more live entertainment. Food can be ordered on the train and the club is fully accessible to wheelchair users.

Return is on the 2139 (9.39pm) train from Glossop, arriving into Piccadilly at 2212 (10.12pm).


There is no charge for the event - just the price of your ordinary train or Wayfarer ticket.

The performers on
Thursday, August 28 will be Tap the Barrel playing Lancashire, Irish and country folk music. Details here.

FreespiritAustrian rock band Freespirit (right) play The Star in Howard Street on Thursday, August 28 at 9.00pm, promoting their new album, Communicate Please. Free.

They're supported by local band The Affliction of Margaret, who have just recorded their first EP, Jackson's Carp.
Details on 01457 853072.

Glossop band Decoy play The Railway in Greenfield on Thursday, August 28 at 9.00pm.
High Peak borough council wants to keep some of the 37 phone boxes BT proposes to close. Those in the Glossop area include High Street East; The Green, Simmondley; Manchester Road, Tintwistle; Marple Road, Charlesworth; Derbyshire Level and Crowden.

They are prepared to lose the ones at Rowarth and Marple Road, Chisworth.

You can say what you think
here or by emailing
customer-services@highpeak.gov.uk or calling Andrew Thomson on 0845 129 7777 ext 3705 by 12 noon on Friday, August 29.

"Glossop town centre has been transformed during the past 12 months, thanks to the Glossop Vision Regeneration programme," according to Glossop Vision's latest newsletter.

If you would like to comment on the programme, you can complete Glossop Vision's 2008 survey online here. Closing date is Friday, August 29.

Stop Making Sense DJ night upstairs at The Globe on Friday, August 29 at 8.30pm. £3.


Sheffield band Green Man Says Go (above) and Freed play 
The Moon and Sixpence in Bernard Street on Friday, August 29 at 9.00pm. Free. "Green Man Says Go are band wagoneers of the highest caliber, however they do it in style.  It's clear that they have the credentials, in the current musical climate, to make waves. They look, and sound, like every other band that makes slightly off centre, dance, indie music, and why not?  They have taken a popular and proven musical formula and put it to superb use." - Rae Leeson 

Kingfishers Catch Fire - Max Hartshorne and Max Howard's new electro/folk/pop band - plays The Globe in High Street West on Saturday, August 30. They are looking to expand the line-up - any drummers, bassists or guitarists who are interested should check out their MySpace or email kingfishers-catch-fire@hotmail.com.

The Carbs
The Carbs
play The Moon and Sixpence in Bernard Street on Saturday, August 30 at 9.00pm. Free. "They have one purpose for the night and that is to make everyone they play in front of have a night to remember! A tall order you may think but they seldom disappoint." - Rae Leeson 

High Peak borough council has produced a Draft Tree Strategy to promote the care and maintenance of trees.

You can comment on the strategy online here or contact the Arboricultural Officer, Monica Gillespie on 0845 129 7777 extension 2206, or email her at customer-services@highpeak.gov.uk by Sunday, August 31.

Tintwistle Cricket ClubA Tintwistle Cricket Club Select XI plays Notts Outlaws in an A J Harris Benefit on Sunday, August 31, from 12 noon (play starts at 2.00pm). £3.

St Charles ChurchSt Charles Church, Hadfield has a display of nostalgic photographs covering 150 years on Sunday, August 31 from 1.00 - 4.00pm. Refreshments and souvenirs available.

Sound UnpluggedVáva, Unhappy Sundays and Samuel C Lees compete for the audience's vote to win £50 in the Sounds Unplugged acoustic night at The Moon and Sixpence in Bernard Street on Sunday, August 31 from 8.00pm. You have to be in at the start to vote!

Glossop Business NetworkGlossop Business Network has its next networking breakfast at Talbot House in Talbot Road on Wednesday, September 3 from 7.00 - 9.00am. Details on 07764 821521.

Kinder StorytimeCaroline England will be running a free Kinder Storytime sesssion for 0-5 year-olds at Glossop Library in Talbot Street on Wednesday, September 3 at 10.30am. Sessions last an hour and include a drink and biscuit for children as well as story telling, songs and music and craft activities. Free but booking essential on 01457 852616.

From Thursday, September 11 there will be Kinder Storytime sessions at the Partington Theatre in Henry Street on Thursdays at 1.00pm and 2.00pm as well as Fridays at 9.30am, 10.30am and 11.30am, during term time. Details here.

Derbyshire County Council and Derbyshire Fire Authority are both looking for independent members to join their standards committees. Details here or call Danny Sunderland on 01629 580000 ext 7357. Closing date is Friday, September 5.
Victorian WeekendIt's Glossop Victorian Weekend from Friday, September 5 to Sunday, September 7. Details here.
Glossop Beer Festival The Campaign for Real Ale's Glossop Beer Festival for Victorian Weekend will be held in a marquee behind the The Star Inn on Howard Street from Friday, September 5 to Sunday, September 7. Details here.

Mamma Mia!
Central Methodist Church in Chapel Street presents Phyllida Lloyd's 2008 film version of the West End musical Mamma Mia! on Friday, September 5 at 7.00pm. Details here.

BPM at The Globe in High Street West on Friday, September 5 at 9.00pm has DJ Neal Bann. Expect Trance, House, Hard Trance, Old Skool and a little smidge of Hard House. £3. Over 18s only.

Charlesworth and District Village Show is at Charlesworth and Chisworth Conservative Club in Marple Road on Saturday, September 6 at 2.15pm. 50p, concessions 25p. Anyone can enter by bringing their exhibit to the club between 10.00am and 12 noon. Sixty classes - exhibition schedule from Terry Brown on 01457 857429.

There's a horse ride in aid of Riding for the Disabled on the Pennine Bridleway on Saturday, September 6 from 11.00am to 4.00pm, starting and finishing at the Torside car park. £13. Details here.

Glossop Rotary Club has a car boot sale at Fauvel Road playing fields on Sunday, September 7 at 8.00am.

Glossop Kinder Velo cycling club has a Snake Pass hill climb on Sunday, September 7 at 10.00am.

The six-mile Shelf Moor Fell Race starts from Shepley Street in Old Glossop at 11.00am on Sunday, September 7.

WEAThe Glossop branch of the Workers' Educational Association has courses on Creative writing, Literature - the Fall of Eve, and Powers of the President in its autumn programme, which starts on Monday, September 8. Details here.

SEGRASouth East Glossop Residents' Association meets at the Rose Green Working Men's Club on High Street East on Tuesday, September 9 at 7.30pm.

Save the Woodhead TunnelSave the Woodhead Tunnel's next meeting is at the Prince of Wales in Mill Street on Thursday, September 11 at 7.00 for 7.30pm.

Glossopdale Community College's Parent-Teacher Association has its annual barbecue at Talbot House in Talbot Road on Friday, September 12 at 6.30pm. Featuring Pam Hodkinson with the college's Big Band and indie band Vinyl Youth. £1.50.

ModestoGlossop Model Railway Club has its annual exhibition at Bradbury Community House in Market Street on Saturday, September 13 and Sunday, September 14 from 10.00am - 5.00pm. Layouts in various scales. Trade support and refreshments. £3, concessions £2, family £8.

Blagovest EnsembelCentral Methodist Church in Chapel Street presents a concert of Russian Orthodox music and Russian folk songs by the Blagovest Ensemble from St Petersburg on Saturday, September 13 at 7.30pm.

Jonathan Kazembe The LiftThe Lift Global Music Club has a Congolese benefit night for Jonathan Kazembe, asylum seeker and Lift volunteer who is facing deportation, at The Globe in High Street West on Saturday, September 13 from 8.30pm. Details here.

There's a strenuous 47-mile mountain bike challenge on the Mary Towneley Loop on the Pennine Bridleway on Sunday, September 14, starting at 9.00am. £15 pre entry, £18 on the day. Details here or email penninemtbchallenge@hotmail.co.uk.



Padfield Plum Fair is on Sunday, September 14.

Tom Ritchie Snr (Sir Garlichad) has pictures of Padfield Plum Fair in 2006 on flickr.


Lynda Ledwith, whose son Kingsman Jamie Hancock died on guard duty in Basra in November 2006, asks for troops to be treated as heroes and calls on politicians to set a date to bring them home, in an interview with Deborah Linton in the Manchester Evening News.

She will hold her second garden party to raise funds for the Army Benevolent Fund at her Birds Nest Cottage bed and breakfast in Primrose Lane at 2.30pm on Sunday, September 14
. Tickets £5 from the Va Bene Italian restaurant in Norfolk Street or by emailing birdsnestcottage@btconnect.com. You can also make a donation online here.

Jamie fund is simply flowering - Glossop Advertiser

Derbyshire County Council's adult education courses offer ways to save money from making your own clothes to growing your own food, designing your own Christmas cards and gifts to gaining valuable new qualifications to improve your job prospects.
You can get a 5% discount if you enrol before Monday, September 15. Details here or on 08456 058058.

Tom LevittHigh Peak Labour MP Tom Levitt plans to swim 100 lengths of Glossop swimming pool on Wednesday, September 17 to raise funds for Victim Support in Hadfield. In previous years he has raised over £1,500 each for the Citizens' Advice Bureau and Mountain Rescue.

Jonathan KazembeSt Luke's Church in Fauvel Road has a concert by Gentle Chaos in aid of asylum seeker Jonathan Kazembe on Thursday, September 18. All welcome. £3.

Glossop Business NetworkGlossop Business Network has its next networking lunch at Va Bene Italian restaurant in Norfolk Street on Friday, September 19 from 12 noon to 2.00pm. Details on 07764 821521.

Hayfield Country Show and Sheepdog Trials is on Saturday, September 20 and Sunday, September 21.

Peak Film SocietyThe Peak Film Society's new season at the Partington Theatre in Henry Street includes Tim Burton's Sweeney Todd, Anton Corbijn's Control, and Mike Leigh's Happy Go Lucky. It opens on Saturday, September 20 with Marc Forster's 2007 film version of Khaled Hosseini's best-selling novel, The Kite Runner. Details here. The Kite Runner

Vivienne WestwoodThe Millennium Galleries in Sheffield have a Vivienne Westwood retrospective exhibition until Sunday, September 21. The V&A's blockbuster show has been touring internationally since 2004 - this is the last chance to see it in the UK before it closes. Perhaps it should then settle into a permanent home in a Vivienne Westwood museum in Glossop?

Vivienne harks back to her Pennine roots - Glossop Advertiser