In the run up to Christmas, members of Unite Community worked up some alternative lyrics to the traditional Christmas carols in an effort to raise awareness about the effects of Universal Credit and what it potentially means to local people. However members didn’t want to just raise awareness they also wanted something practical to be […]
Part four and the concluding part of the not so quick review of 2017 covering the period from October to December. October October started off with a first for me, in terms of visiting the Co-operative Party Conference in London. In its centenary year, the Co-operative Party has done a whole host of events across […]
Part three of the not so quick review of 2017 covering the period from July to September. July The start of July saw a trip to Birmingham for this year’s Local Government Conference, as always the conference covered a whole range of interesting topics including a growing focus on what Brexit will mean for local […]
Part two of the not so quick review of 2017 covering the period from April to June. April Our run through April starts off the G52 Easter Fun Day which saw a range of craft based activities and games take place during the Easter Holidays. Thanks to Easter Egg donations from a branch of Frankie […]
Well, however your 2017 has been it’s now coming to an end, but before the chimes and the seeing in of the New Year, I thought I’d share a few of the events from during the year. Just a quick note, the events (aside from date wise) are in no other particular order – but […]
Rugby Club Christmas Eve Meal – Are on your own this Christmas, or do you know someone who is? If the answer is yes – Nicola Ormerod and Helen Morris, want to hear from you because they have organised an evening meal on Christmas Eve from 6pm at the Glossop Rugby Club on Hargate Hill […]
Gamesley Christmas 2017 – Buses, bins and other info – listed below are details for Gamesley local services during the Christmas period – if you think there’s anything missing or you have useful details to add, please get in touch. Local Buses Buses on Gamesley Christmas Eve 394 – Glossop to Stepping Hill – No […]
Chippy wanted ! (could you be a shopkeeper ?) : One of the most popular wants for the local shops at Winster Mews, is for the return of a chippy, which has been absent for a number of years since the sudden departure of the folks that used to run the chippy at the end […]
Save Shire Hill Hospital Motion : This time last week, after attending the Gamesley Christmas Market, I was in Buxton for the final full council meeting of the year. You can see the details for the full agenda by clicking here, with a particular note of interest been agenda item 9 the motion on the […]
Tis the season for getting ready for Christmas, and where better to get ready than by going to a Christmas Market, and rather than going off to Manchester or further afield, there’s a few nearby to kick start your Christmas preparations. Glossop Christmas Market and Lights Switch On First up, this coming Saturday (25th […]
