Jonathan Kazembe
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 Glossop
Leisure Centre is offering studio
cycling sessions that help to keep you fit and are easier
than riding a
bike. Classes are £3.80 and must be booked in advance.
Details here
or on 01457 842272. |
 A
NHS advertising campaign
aims to kickstart a lifestyle
revolution for every family in order to halt the rising
tide of obesity. Details here.
Glossop residents
are being urged to sign
up to the free services available from the Health Improvement Team to beat
the January blues and get their New Year off to a healthy start.
Details here.
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Glossop and District
Embroiderers' Guild has a 'hands-on' session at Glossop
Cricket Club on North Road on Wednesday, January 7
at 2.00pm. Details from Chris
Harrison on 01457
863888.
High
Peak Walks for Health has a moderate walk from
Glossop Station on Thursday,
January 8 at 10.00am.
Derbyshire County Council
is offering half-price
adult education courses in the New Year - if you enrol
before Friday,
January 9. Details here.
You can order a copy of the spring brochure by calling 08456 058058 or
download it as a PDF here.
Resist play The
Moon and Sixpence in Bernard
Street on Friday,
January 9 at
9.30pm. Free. "Resist are
best described as an electro rock band combining
industrial beats with crunching guitars interwoven with sweeping synths
and
layered with powerful yet haunting female vocals. They have recently
released two
new CDs back to
back - Polarity,
the follow-up to their debut Violated,
containing 14 new tracks,
and Melt,
a five track EP, both of which are available on their MySpace
site and
through iTunes." - Rae Leeson
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The
Peak
Film Society presents Anton Corbijn's 2007
film Control, the
biography of Joy Division lead singer Ian
Curtis starring Sam
Riley and Samantha
Morton, at the Partington
Theatre in Henry Street on Saturday, January 10
at 7.30pm. Details here. |
 The
Modern World
play The
Moon and Sixpence in Bernard Street on Saturday, January 10
at
9.30pm. Free. "The Modern World are a three-piece Mod band playing the
music of The Jam, Paul Weller, The Small Faces, and The Who.
The
band consists of Dave
Prime (guitar and lead vocals), Chris Fry (bass and
vocals) and Keith "Moon"
Miller
on drums. The band was formed in 2007 and has been playing
gigs
in and around south Manchester. The Modern World produces a lively and
varied set and aims to produce a very traditional but powerful sound."
- Rae Leeson
| The final
of the Sounds
Unplugged
acoustic night at The
Moon and Sixpence
in Bernard
Street on Sunday,
January 11 has Samuel
C Lees, Michelle
Holding, Ben Stafford - E-cat
and Andy
Shades - 3 wise men. |
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| All
four have made their way through the myriad of heats to be at the final
and this year it would be impossible to name a firm favourite to win.
The standard is amazing and the audience on the night will have a
difficult job choosing between them. Remember though - if you want a
vote you need to have seen all acts and the starting time for the final
is 8.30pm. |
 Chapel Street, George Street, Market Street and
Philip Howard Road will be closed
for resurfacing from Monday,
January 12 until Friday,
January 30.
Hope Street in Old Glossop will be closed from Monday,
January 19 - Tuesday,
January 20 to facilitate drainage investigation and
patching work. Details here. |
| Glossop branch of the Workers' Educational Association
has a course on Creative
Writing with Mereth
Sorensen starting on Monday,
January 12. Details here
or call David Eglin
on 01457 856413. |
The
Partington Players present the traditional
family pantomime Robin Hood
and the Babes in the Wood by Peter Denyer,
directed by Chris Sturmey,
at the Partington Theatre in Henry Street from Saturday, January 17
to Saturday, January 24.
Details here.
 Singer-songwriter Darren Poyzer
plays a home-coming gig at the The Old Oak on Manchester Road,
Tintwistle on Saturday,
January 17 at 8.30pm. Free. Details on 01457 865090 and here. |
| Glossop Old Band
has a concert and potato
pie supper to raise funds for St Mary's Church restoration
fund at the Band Room on Derby Street on Sunday, January 18
at 7.30pm. Tickets £5 from Peter Whittham on 01457 852816. |
 Veteran songsmith Paul Field
is in concert at Central Methodist Church in Chapel
Street on Sunday,
January 18
at 7.30pm (refreshments at 7.00pm). Paul Field has been working as a
professional composer, producer and musician for more than 30 years. He
has received an Ivor Novello Award from the British Academy of
Songwriters and Composers and a Dove Award (and two nominations) from
GMA in Nashville. Tickets £5 from Bruce Levitan on 01457 867204 or
email BruceLevitan@yahoo.co.uk. |
| Glossop Arts and Leisure
Association has its annual
general meeting at The
George Hotel in Norfolk Street on Tuesday, January 20
at 7.30pm. |
| GALA
is looking for new members to help organise Glossop
Carnival and Victorian Weekend. Details from Daphne Killick on 01457 765562. |
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
through Ashburys, Gorton, Guide Bridge, Flowery Field, Newton for Hyde,
Godley, Hattersley, Broadbottom and Dinting 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 performer on Thursday,
January 22 will be Geoff
Higginbottom. Details here. |
 You can recycle your Christmas tree
at the car park at Pyegrove Road recreation ground, Bankswood park in
Hadfield, the Sexton Street car park in Tintwistle and the recreation
ground on Marple Road in Charlesworth until Sunday,
January 25.
Council: Be green and
recycle your Christmas trees - Glossop
Advertiser |
There's a Taizé-style
service
at Central Methodist Church in Chapel
Street on Sunday,
January 25 at 6.15pm, the final event of the Week
of Prayer for Christian Unity.
The
Derbyshire Record Office in Matlock launches a
monthly series of free introductory
visits to help researchers discover what is available on Wednesday, January 28
from 9.00 to 9.30am. Details here.
There's an evening of storytelling
at the Partington Theatre in Henry Street
on Friday, January 30
at 7.30pm. All welcome - to tell or listen!
| The Lift Global Music Club
has a
third celebration of 45 years of Jamaican
music from Jamaican jazz
through ska, rocksteady, roots, dub, dancehall, to the latest new roots
at The
Globe on Saturday,
January 31 at 8.30pm. A DJ evening featuring rare film
clips of reggae legends
and original vinyl from Rick
and a set from Stan.
£3 on the door. Details
here. |
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 Derbyshire
County Council is asking people to say what they
think about the changes introduced six months ago to the Gold
Card. Questionnaires are available online here
or call 08456 058058.
Closing date is Friday,
February 6, 2009. |
| Save
The Woodhead Tunnel
group
is running a competition
to find a solution to the re-opening of the tunnel. Do you favour a
high speed line, local stopping services, trams or a lorry shuttle?
Details here.
Closing date is Sunday,
March 1. |
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High Peak Labour MP 
The 
Local
gamekeeper
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