Armed Forces Day 2021 Flag Raising
Armed Forces Day 2021 Flag Raising – Monday 26th June will see a flag raising ceremony take in place at 11.55am in Glossops Norfolk Square
Civic Stuff
National Day of Reflection
Today the nation has marked the first anniversary of the Covid lockdown by holding a National Day of Reflection. In the High Peak we will be planting trees.
#999day
Today is #999day or Emergency Services day – a day to celebrate and thank the people who work and volunteer in the emergency services. More than 2 million people work and volunteer in the emergency services today, including 250,000 first responders. They work in a range of roles – from answering emergency calls to dealing […]
Merchant Navy Day 2020
Today would normally have seen flag-raising ceremonies take place in Glossop and Buxton to both high light and commemorate Merchant Navy Day. Alas due to Covid, we’ve not held the ceremonies today, but we are still displaying the flag and highlighting that today is Merchant Navy Day and as we still have the same Mayor […]
Merchant Navy Day 2019
Merchant Navy Day 2019: Tomorrow morning (Tuesday 3rd September) will see two events taking place across the High Peak to mark Merchant Navy Day 2019. The Red Ensign Flag will be raised at ceremonies in Buxton and Glossop. At the ceremonies, the Deputy Mayor in Buxton and the Mayor of the High Peak in Glossop will say […]
Annual Council 2019 – Mayor Ed Kelly
Last night (Wednesday) saw the first since the elections and the annual meeting of High Peak Borough Council. The first item to be considered at the annual council 2019 was the election of the chair of the council and Mayor of the High Peak for the forthcoming year, and I was proud and privileged to […]
Budget Full Council 20th February Part 2
In terms of the budget council meeting that took place on Wednesday, the bulk of the proceedings are considered in part 1, The reason for part two is
Commonwealth Day 2018 Flag Raising
Monday 12th March, saw a flag raising ceremony take place on Norfolk Square in Glossop, to celebrate and high light Commonwealth Day. Commonwealth Day, is held on the second Monday in March each year, is an opportunity for individuals, communities and organisations to promote the Commonwealth’s shared values of peace, democracy and equality, and to […]
Armed Forces Day 2017
This coming Saturday (24th June) is Armed Forces Day 2017. Armed Forces Day is a chance to show your support for the men and women who make up the Armed Forces community: from currently serving troops to Service families, veterans and cadets. There are many ways for people, communities and organisations across the country to […]
Congratulations Mayor Matt
Last Thursday evening, saw this year’s High Peak Borough Council Annual Council and Mayor Making meeting, meaning that a new mayor would be taking over from Cllr George Wharmby who has held the chains of office for the last 12 months. For the new Mayor and first citizen of the borough, I was pleased to […]