Thursday 13th August saw the 2015 Left Handers Day (#lefthandersday) and if you are one of the 13% of the population around the world afflicted or blessed (depending on your point of view) like myself then a slightly belated ‘happy left handers day’. The awareness day is organised by the Left-Handers Club and has run every […]
From Saturday 1 August the Derbyshire County Council are revising the B_line travel scheme for children and young people, and as can sometimes be the case with any changes it’s mainly good news but with some bad news. This change affects who is entitled to a B_line pass and what fare you will pay on […]
Derbyshire Police are wanting you to share your views on local policing in our area. They aim to do this via their community survey which they bill as been a chance for “local people to rate the level of their local police service and discuss any issues or concerns in their neighbourhood that officers and […]
It was great yesterday (Thursday) to attend an event organised by Volunteer Centre Glossop as part of National Volunteers Week 2015 to celebrate and thank the great number of kind-hearted local residents across Glossopdale for their brilliant volunteering efforts. The event also featured an exhibition of stalls from a number of the groups working across […]
This coming Thursday (28th May) G52 / ‘Bellies not bins’ are hosting an event to both highlight and support World Hunger Day which takes place on Thursday. The event will run from 12 until 2pm and will feature a barbecue, along with refreshments and enterainment along with the normal ‘bellies not bins’ session from 2pm […]
This coming Saturday (30th May) morning will see this months ‘Shopper Surgery’. Running from 10.00am until 11.30am in the central Glossop location of the Market Arcade, the surgery will have in addition to me a number of councillors from across Glossopdale. As is usually the case for the ‘Shoppers Surgery’ there’s no particular theme, and […]
As usual for the bank holiday (Monday), local buses are a little different with just the 202, 236/7, 61 running and back for the summer season the 951. For us locally (on Gamesley) it means there will be just the 202 by Stagecoach running to Sunday times. This mean’s that the first bus off Gamesley […]
If you are looking for something to do tomorrow, one idea worth considering is the Glossop Car Show, which is taking place in Manor Park, from 11am until 4pm. The show which is associated with the Glossop Vehicle Enthusiasts Club will feature over 250 classic cars, motorbikes, commercial vehicles, modern classics and much more. For a hint […]
Tomorrow (Monday) see the May Day bank holiday, and as usual for a bank holiday, there’s some changes to local services. For buses it basically means a Sunday service, which means from Gamesley there is just the 202 (Glossop to Hyde) run by Stagecoach Manchester running on Sunday times. This mean’s that the first bus off […]
Tomorrow morning from 11.00am until 1pm, High Peak Community Arts are hosting the unveiling and celebration of the Gamesley Woodland Mosaic project. The mosaic’s have been created by Project eARTh participants, with artist Debra Tracey. The event will take place in the relatively recently named ‘Gamesley Woodlands’ which those longer in the tooth will know better as […]