Last Thursday afternoon saw a walkabout take place on Gamesley withthe chief executive of High Peak Community Housing Sharon McCambridge. An interesting exercise similar in a way to the walkabout that tookplace with the joint chief executive of the council Simon Baker lastyear that gave myself and the other Cllr Mckeown a good opportunity toraise […]
No news as such on the football front with games for both the first team and the reserves been postponed due to weather problems. Next Saturday (17th January) sees the first team away to Styal with the reserves been at home to Daten Reserves.
On Friday evening over 30 people gathered at Norfolk Square in Glossop to take part in a candlelit vigil to protest against the ongoing attacks by Israel against the people of Gaza. The vigil was organized by the High Peak Stop the War group and was attended by people from a number of local groups […]
Congratulations to my younger brother Rob, who got engaged to his girlfriendSarah in the earlier hours of New Year's Day, no news on a date but I hopethey will both be very happy together. We celebrated with them by a meal at the Laughing Buda Restaurant on theHigh Street in Glossop which was very good […]
A happy new year to all, and I hope despite some of the grim tidings on theeconomic front it will be a good new year for all.
A new report from the New Local Government Network is calling upon council'sto commemorate local British heroes by naming public places such as streetsand parks in their name. The report argues that by recognising the achievements of local citizens. itwill help to build community cohesion and local civic pride, whilst givingareas a unique identity and […]
Some time ago (http://aemblog.blogspot.com/2007/09/fire-brigade-regional-control-centres.html) I posted about the regional control centres been established for the fire brigade with the one for the East Midlands been established at Castle Donington near East Midlands Airport. At the time of posting in 2007 it was in response to concerns raised by the fire brigade union with regards to […]
Since the beginning of December the Gamesley and Charlesworth Safer Neighbourhood Team have had in excess of 30 calls with regards to problems with people riding motor bikes on the ring road around the estate and on Melandra Castle. So far following the information received on the calls there has been 3 individuals arrested and […]
Not much to report in terms of football news for the first team with there games for the last few weeks been postponed, and the reserves having similar look, finally managing to play and unfortunately lose their third round tie in the Derbyshire Cup 4 – 1 against Hathersage on the 27th December. Both teams […]