 |
High Peak borough council has produced a report on its investigation into the fire at Wren Nest mill on Good Friday, April 6, 2007. Its findings are summarised here.
The summary suggests that, although the Building Control team issued
Conditional Completion Certificates for 42 of the 72 apartments on
September 1, 2006, the building had not had its final inspection and
the developers, Oakapple Ltd, did not tell Building Control that 41 of
the apartments were occupied. (Nor, it seems, did the Council Tax
department.)
A sprinkler system was properly installed. "High Peak Borough Council is not aware
that it had been switched off, in whole or in part." Some residents
believe that the system had been turned off after a burst pipe flooded
the apartments in February 2007.
The Stop the A57 / A628 Bypass blog has its own take on the proposals for Sainsbury's and Lidl supermarkets in Glossop.
 NHS North West
has launched a major debate around the subject of alcohol, and they
want as many people as
possible to join in. Our Life
is dedicated to giving North West residents a voice in creating a
healthier environment for themselves, and the Big Drink Debate
is their first major consultation. Details here.
|
 Michael William
opens an extension to his hairdressing salon at 46 - 48 Lower Market
Street, Broadbottom on Sunday,
June 1 - and offers glossop.com's visitors
a voucher for
a 20% discount
off all hair treatments until the end of July - details here. |
There's a boy's first size bicycle (4 - 5
years) offered free
on Glossop Freecycle.
| Facebook now has more
than 130 Glossop-related pages
- details here. |
Glossop Market by Marie Brookes
|
Charities, voluntary organisations, community groups and schools can apply for grants of up to £500 for environment projects to reduce energy use, save water, cut down on waste or reduce transport impacts from Thursday, May 15. Details here.
 Lidl
supermarkets will be submitting a planning application for a new store
at Brookfield on the A57. They're having an open day on site on Thursday, May 15
from 12 noon until 4.30pm. Unless, of course, it's flooded... Details here. |
 High
Peak borough council is inviting ideas on how to
spend part of a £200,000
grant from the Big
Lottery Fund on Bankswood
Park and
play areas in Brosscroft
and Newshaw Lane.
Johnnie Johnson
Housing is also giving
£10,000 to develop the play area in Brosscroft.
There's a
meeting at Hadfield Youth Centre on Thursday,
May 15 at 6.00pm to discuss the proposals. Details here or
from Sally Curley
on 0845 129 7777
extension 2205,
or email sallyc@highpeak.gov.uk.
|
 The
Save the Woodhead Tunnel
campaign has its next meeting
at the Prince
of Wales in Milltown
on Thursday, May 15
at 7.00pm.
 Glossop
Business Network has its next networking
lunch at Va Bene Italian
restaurant in Norfolk Street on Friday,
May 16
from 12 noon - 2.00pm. Details on 07764 821521. |
Manor Park Bowling Club is starting an after-school club on Friday, May 16 from 3.45 - 5.00pm. £1. Details here.
DJ
Bri and Mr
Bann have a Mixed-up
night at The
Globe on Friday,
May 16 from 8.30pm. Amplified
vs BPM with
indie / rock / indie re-mixes / dance / old skool / electro / funky
house / trance and a few randoms thrown in! Over-18s only. £3.
 Bab's
cab from the BBC2 comedy series The League of Gentlemen
is for sale
on eBay
(item number 1502444154200). It's a 1988 dayglo pink
Mazda 626 which is still in Hadfield. The seller is looking for a
starting bid of £500
and the auction closes on Saturday,
May 17. Details here.
|
 The
Friends of Glossop Station have a Community
Rail Day at Glossop railway station on Saturday, May 17
from 10.30am - 2.30pm. Details here. |
The
seventh Derbyshire
Food and Drink Awards will be launched at the Derbyshire
Food Fair at Bolsover Castle on Saturday, May 17 and
Sunday, May 18.
Entries must be in by Friday,
July 25. Last year's Local Food Hero was Glossop butcher John Mettrick.
| Vision Theatre Company
presents Richard Fair's
play Backstage
Pass at Central Methodist Church in Chapel Street on Saturday, May 17 at
7.30pm. £3 students, £4 adults. Details on 07908 099997. |
| Glossop and District Choral
Society presents Haydn's The
Creation with a professional orchestra conducted by Chris O'Hara at St
Mary's Church
on Saturday, May 17
at 7.30pm.
Tickets £8 from Bay Tree Books on High Street West (01457 862512).
Details here. |
 |
Buzz Hawkins
does The
Bradshaws an' all that at the New Mills Art Theatre on Saturday, May 17 at
7.45pm (£10). Details here. |
 The first nailed night at The
Globe has three top DJs playing a mixture of rock,
indie and metal that'll have you bouncing all over the place on Saturday, May 17
from 8.30pm - Dean of
the Dead (hardcore and nu metal), Electroretard
(grunge and alt), King
Mob (new indie and rock). £3. |
 The Red Ramblers have an 8-mile circular walk round Studley Pike on Sunday, May 18. Meet at 9.30am at Glossop Labour Club in Chapel Street for car-share to Littleborough. All welcome - bring waterproofs and a packed lunch. Details here. |
 George Street
Books presents Robin Williamson,
founder of the Incredible String Band, with Gems of
Celtic Story at the Partington Theatre in Henry Street on Sunday, May 18 at
7.30pm. £5. Details here. |
|
It's Joe and Baz's musicians' night at Glossop
Labour Club in Chapel Street on Sunday, May 18 at
8.30pm. Just bring your instrument and play! |
First Impression
has a workshop on Managing
through recession presented by Tony Beavon for
small businesses on Tuesday,
May 20. £195 + VAT. Details here or
call 01457 857111
or email martin@firstimpression.co.uk.
 The
Friends
of
Manor Park have their annual
general meeting at Glossop police station
in Ellison Street on Wednesday,
May 21 at 7.00pm. |
High Peak
borough council has a Glossopdale
Area Forum at Glossopdale Community
College's Talbot Road site on Thursday, May 22 at
6.30pm. Residents and businesses are
invited to discuss affordable
housing, creating jobs in the area, public transport, global warming
and improving local landscapes and buildings. High Peak borough
councillors and staff will answer questions, listen to
views and take note of any suggestions. For more
information, or to submit a question or comment, call 0845 129 7777 or
email policy@highpeak.gov.uk.
Details here.
 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,
May 22
will be The Andrews Brothers
(above), a five-piece band playing country swing. Details here. |
 Glossop Operatic and Dramatic
Society has its annual general meeting
at the Partington Theatre in Henry Street on Thursday, May 22 at
7.30pm. It will be followed by a 'get
together' for people interested in taking part in this
year's pantomime which will be Litte
Red Riding Hood, directed by Carole Wilson and
opening on Monday,
December 1. |
Glossop and District Table Tennis
League has its annual presentation night
at Glossop
Cricket Club on Friday,
May 23.
 Sue and Ron Astles open
their garden at Quarryside,
1 Kings Charles Court, Whitfield for charity as
part of the National
Gardens Scheme on Saturday, May 24 and
Sunday,
May 25. £2.
Details on 01457 857015.
Mrs Georgina Carr
opens Gamesley Fold Cottage
garden (left) on Sunday,
May 25 from 1.00 - 4.00pm. £2. Details on 01457 867856. |
 Year
8 students from Glossopdale Community
College who are studying entrepreneurship were asked to work
as teams and come up with their own business
idea. The teams were loaned £10 to start with -
any profit is theirs. One team is running a car boot sale at the
college's Hadfield site on Monday,
May 26 (the spring bank holiday). Details here.
|
All Saints Roman Catholic Church will be holding its annual Spring Fair at Bradbury Community House in Market Street on Monday, May 26 from 10.00am - 3.00pm. Attractions will include the famous bacon butties, cake stall, raffle, tombola, bric-a-brac etc. Admission 50p, which includes a drink of tea or coffee.
 Glossop Concert Society
presents The
Golden Age of the Flute with Maria (left) and Francis Rayner
(flute and piano) at Glossop Parish Church on Saturday, May 31
at 7.30pm. A fantastic programme of music for flute and piano, ranging
from Bach to the French Romantic composers, and including Reinecke's
beautiful sonata Undine.
Details here or on
01457
853137. |
All Saints Roman Catholic Church will hold a Taizé Prayer Evening on Thursday, June 5 at 7.30pm. A quiet prayer hour followed by refreshments in the parish room.
 |
 Bodycheck
health and fitness club in Victoria Street has a one-mile Kids' Charity Fun Run
in Manor Park on Sunday,
June 8. All ages
from 6 months to 14 years old. Proceeds will go
to the James Wilmot Fund.
Details here. |
 |
 The Lift Global Music
Club presents Seckou Keita at The
Globe on Saturday, June
14 at 8.30pm.
The Seckou Keita Quartet brings together the best of Afro-Mandinka Soul
music. £10 in advance, £10 on the door. Tickets
from Rick
on 01457 853821
or Stan on 01457 866357.
Details here. |
 The public
inquiry
into the
Longdendale bypass
and Glossop
spur road adjourned
indefinitely
"pending the publication of revised evidence by the Highways Agency and
Tameside MBC" when it reopened on Tuesday, December 18.
The Highways Agency
told the inspector chairing the Public Inquiry,
John
Watson,
on Monday, March 10 that their revised evidence will not now
be
available until October
2008. Details here.
Stephen Greenhalgh,
the Highways Agency's project leader for the bypass, was "moved on" in
January and replaced by Alex
Bywaters.
John Hall from
Denton, one of the objectors to the bypass,
has written to the inspector
saying that the public inquiry is being held under "deliberate and
knowingly false pretences
and the Bypass objectives have been kept hidden by TMBC [Tameside
Metropolitan Borough Council] Councillors and those within the
administration, plus The Highways Agency, UK Government, and developers
and speculators".
The hidden agenda, he says, is that Tameside is
co-ordinating proposals for a North European Trade
Axis - an "M62 mark 2". Details here.
Channel
M report on the inquiry delays
Bypass delays 'costing business' - Manchester Evening News
Bypass has cost £13.7 million already - Glossop Advertiser
Bypass inquiry now off until Easter 2008 - Glossop Advertiser
More hold-ups - Glossop Chronicle
Rising costs of bypass protest - Glossop Advertiser
Bypass inquiry hit by another jam - Manchester Evening News
- More
information and bypass links here.
|
|
|
|
Glossop artist
And tickets go on sale for 
Legendary cricket umpire 
![[Get Opera!]](opera6.gif)
