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GLOSSOP GAZETTE
See Craig Hannah’s amazing pictures of Glossop as you’ve never seen it before - from the top of Glossop Chimney!
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Issue 1, 16th October 2012. Published Fortnightly by Viper Press, Glossop. This edition contains no adverts.
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Glossop Fury at
New Library Plans
HIGH PEAK BOROUGH COUNCIL ADMIT BAT SLAUGHTER
A Glossop group who hope to start systematic
eradication of pest plants from the town have
reported that Japanese knotweed is rampant in
every waterway in town except for Hurst
Brook. Japanese Knotweed is a highly invasive
plant that undermines buildings and devalues
land it infests. The group intend to use a community approach to try to curb the spreadpage 6 & 7
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mend any bat mitigation in development.
Major schemes like Howardtown Mill and
every development in Glossop since bats were
first protected in England in 1981 has been permitted regardless of the impact on bat populations. These very serious allegations were made
to HPBC in July this year. The full text of the
complaint, and High Peak Borough Council’s
response, can be found on our website
www.glossopgazette.com.
Glossop’s gardeners
have some crafty
tips to confound
molluscs and take
the dampeners off
Glossop horticulture
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Hurst Brook is “Only Stream
in Glossop not Choked with
Japanese Knotweed”
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Bats have never been protected in Glossop, and
High Peak Borough Council’s Development
Control have systematically disregarded UK
and European wildlife laws and ignored advice
about protected species in development. HPBC
failed to ensure that risks to bats were properly
assessed, accepted substandard bat surveys, ignored advice from the Environment Agency
and consultants with respect to the need for bat
surveys, lighting conditions or roost mitigation
or ignored unambiguous evidence of roosts. In
no instances did they insist on or even recomMOSQUE IN GLOSSOP?
Glossop could have its own
mosque before the end of the
decade, and it could be in a
landmark site, according to a
local developer - page 4
Welcome to the Glossop Gazette
The Glossop Gazette is a local paper produced by local volunteers. Its main aim is to
provide essential news and updates for Glossopdale, from the Gun Inn to the Royal Oak.
Since 1855 the Glossop Chronicle has performed this function every week with great
distinction, but it has not been published since
13th of September and three weeks without a
local paper is too long!
In its absence, the Glossop Gazette will attempt to provide a printed account of events
in Glossop. We won’t cover Tameside or other
parts of the Peak District; our focus is exclusively on Glossop, Whitfield, Padfield, Hadfield, Hayfield, Simmondley, Gamesley,
Charlesworth,Hollingworth and Tintwistle.
The Glossop Gazette will be published every
two weeks. We are happy to include family
notices, sports and wedding reports and details of clubs and events in the area, and are
actively recruiting journalists, columinists and
guest editors from all areas of Glossop. It’s
your town and your paper so send your news,
views and offers of help to our editorial desk
at [email protected] or speak to the
Editor on 01457 866201.
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Derbyshire County Council have announced that the
library is moving from the
Victoria Hall to a purpose
built building on Talbot
Street with opening planned
for 2014. The news came as a
surprise to most people in
the town, many of whom
have demonstrated a desire
to see the library stay in the
building it was built for.
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garden.
The new library will provide
"more books, a new children's and teenager's library
and more computers with
free access to the internet
according to DCC.. The
draft proposal also includes
landscaped outside space to
give children and adults a
place to sit and read. Work
could start in spring
2013 with an opening
planned for summer 2014.
Lots more details and Glossopian’s responses to the
plans on pages 2 & 3.
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Glossopians have reacted
angrily to plans that will see
the old St Luke’s School on
Talbot Street demolished to
make way for a new library
with a surprisingly large
90p
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GLOSSOP CHIMNEY
Eyesore or landmark? Love
it or hate it, join the debate
about the future of our
most controversial erection,
and learn why we can’t
blow it up - pages 16-17
GLOSSOP LIBRARY
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GLOSSOP GAZETTE, 16 October 2012
-Derbyshire County Council’s plan for a new
library on the site of the Old St Luke’s School.
Plan is copyright Derbyshire County Council
some of the questions that Glossopians asked when we showed
Answers from Councillor Dave Wilcox
them the plans. People also exAt the moment I can only give you a response to question one. To the best
pressed displeasure at the deof my knowledge consultation has been zilch.
struction of the old St Luke’s
The answers to your next 6 questions are for those who took the decision to
school and asked where Social
answer. On Question 8, Glossop people should ask for someone to answer
Services, who are currently lotheir questions.
cated in the building, will go.
All the questions you ask should be answered; that is what prior consultaThe cost of the library move is
tion is about. There are a lot of other questions that also need to be adsaid to be £2 million and will
dressed. Unfortunately, it looks as if the in principal decision has already
leave Victoria Hall completely
been taken.
empty for the first time in its
Only a groundswell of opposition is likely to cause that decision to be
history. Its future, like the fuchanged.
ture of Glossop’s other public
buildings, remains uncertain.
Statement from Save Our Unique Library Group
Read more stories about the
We will shortly be entering into discussions jointly with Derbyshire County
public buildings in Glossop in
Council and High Peak Borough Council.
the next edition.
Over the past two months SOUL group members have been considering
their approach to the discussions and the vision for an improved library in
the Victoria Hall. These discussions will highlight the advantages of spending much less money refurbishing the Victoria Hall in comparison with the
announced spend of £ 2million on a comparably sized new library proposed
for the former St Luke's school site.
This latter proposal may also be subject to a range of planning issues, although Derbyshire County Council would not be required to go through the
usual public planning process with High Peak Borough Council.
Glossop SOUL are looking to broaden the membership provision of their
group, particularly to anyone interested in heritage and educational issues.
Please email your interest to [email protected].
As negotiations and discussions progress we will endeavour to keep the public informed.
IAN BENNETT
Chair of Glossop SOUL (Save Our Unique Library)
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Our roving reporters went in
search of opinions about the
new library plan on Monday,
but couldn’t find anybody with
a good word to say about it. We
asked about 30 people and then
we asked on Facebook, but at
the time of going to press nobody was prepared to say anything in favour of the plan. A
lot of people commented on the
large garden and small number
of books. Why is half the library
a garden?”, “Where is the Reference Library?”, “How often can
you read books outside in Glossop weather?” , “Will you be
able to take library books into
the garden to read them?” Just
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE LIBRARY
We asked our local DCC Councillors about the new library,
specifically:
1. Many people in Glossop say DCC have not consulted Glossop
about the future of the library. Do you agree?
2. Is there space for Glossop Heritage in the new library?
3. The artists’ impression of the new library indicates a single
open space; will the reference materials be housed in the same
room as the loan materials?
4. The artist impression shows a row of ten square desks at one
end. Is this all the study space that will be available in the new library?
5. Why isn't there a kitchen?
6. Did you do bat surveys to enable an early planning application?
7. Is it true that there has been an almost complete lack of communication between DCC and HPBC over the future of the library that has severely undermined the Public Buildings
consultation with respect to the Victoria Hall?
8. What should Glossopians do if they are not happy with this
plan?
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PLAN FOR NEW LIBRARY LEAVES MANY UNANSWERED QUESTIONS
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ANSWERS FROM DCC
1. The proposals for a new improved library will go through a formal planning process. The planning process gives local people
the opportunity to express their views. We will also be holding a
series of information days in the current library to share information and update customers on our plans.
2. We want to make the best use of space in the proposed new library and are keen to work in partnership with Glossop Heritage
and other local organisations to promote their services.
3. All lending and reference material will be housed in the library,
as is the case in other public libraries across the UK.
4. We have provided an artist’s impression for planning purposes.
No final decision on any internal layout has been made.
5. There is no need for a separate kitchen. It is proposed that the
staff room be fitted out appropriately.
6. A bat survey has already been carried out and the county
council will comply with all the requirements necessary to
progress the planning application.
7. We have been in regular talks with HPBC over our plans for a
new improved library service for Glossop. The Victoria Hall building has served us well in the past but is not suitable for delivering
a 21st century library service.
8. The planning process will give local people the chance to have
their say.
Glossop's paperwork dating back to
the monastic records of Basingwerk
were piled up outside Glossop Hall
and burnt around the time of the
Great Glossop Auction of 1925, according to reliable historical
sources. A few surviving fragments
were moved to Matlock in 1993 and
there are fears that the rest of Glossop's reference library could go the
same way if the library moves from
Victoria Hall.
Were you at the Great Glossop
Auction of 1925? What do you
know about the burning of the
Glossop records? Tell Glossop
all about it via the Gazette!
Did you go to
St Luke’s
School? Submit your stories to the
Glossop
Gazette.
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The garden is for children’s activities and a range of a reader and
audience development activities, such as Literature Festival
events etc. We hope to work with local groups on using the garden. There aren’t any plans for anything else there.
ALISON JESNEY (Chief Executives)
Glossop Records Burned by Duke of Norfolk
about the risk of possible asbestos. The Town Hall is rumoured to be
in extremely bad condition and no realistic estimate for repairs is
available. Easton House, another HPBC owned property, is rumoured
to be unsalvageable.
The jewel in HPBC's crown of Glossop Buildings is the Municipal
Buildings. Using the Freedom of Information Act, we can reveal that
£1.1 million has been spent on the building since April 2001. The
building houses the former Glossop Council Chambers, now the air
conditioned office of Development Control, who will decide whether or
not to approve the construction of the new library.
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GLOSSOP GAZETTE SAYS: The Victoria Hall was built on land given
by the 2nd Baron of Glossop to build a public library and hall. The
contrsuctin was underaken by seven people including Daniel and
Samuel Wood, Edward Partington and Herbert Rhodes in 1888 and
given to the people of Glossop to serve as a library and schools of
arts and science. It is held in trust by High Peak Borough Council who
lease the ground floor rent free to Derbyshire County Council who
maintain the library.
The upstairs has a sprung dancing floor and was used for operatics
as well as dancing, but fell into disuse years ago when HPBC forbade
groups to use it. If the library moves the building will be empty and its
future decided by the HPBC "Open Halls Consultation". When the
public were invited to view the upstairs of the Victoria Hall earlier this
year they found pools of water on the floor.
Glossop Gazette's understanding is that the Victoria Hall is in a relatively sound condition and that its repair will cost substantially less
than the repair of either of the derelict buildings in Glossop owned by
the council. Because HPBC cannot make any decision about the
building until DCC have made an irrevocable move to shift the library
from the Victoria Hall, its future is in limbo.
The decision to move the library goes very much against the wishes
of people in Glossop who have demonstrated an almost unanimous
wish to maintain, restore and enhance the facilities at the Victoria
Hall.
Meanwhile the fate of Glossop's other public buildings depends on
the outcome of HPBC's consideration to "transfer the assets to a
trust". A March 2012 costing suggested that it would cost around
£900,000 to conduct basic repairs and maintenance on the Town Hall
and Market Hall, but did not make structural inspections and warned
St Luke’s School will be demolished to make space for the new library,
but where will the Social Services currently in the building move to?
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HIGH PEAK
WOMEN’S AID IS
STILL OPEN
MOSQUE IN GLOSSOP?
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High Peak Women’s Aid is a registered charity that has supported
women and children experiencing domestic abuse for over 30
years.
In May this year we lost the contract that would have funded our
refuge service for the next 3 to 5 years. Through the local press and
radio, we have since been fundraising in the community to raise
£65,000 so that we can keep our refuge service open.
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We want to maintain our building and use our expertise to offer a
refuge and outreach service to younger women, hoping to reach
girls and young women at a much earlier stage in the cycle of
abuse, therefore reducing repeat incidents.
Glossopians welcomed the plan, although some expressed concerns
about parking and noise. “I love to
hear the Adhan” said a local shopkeeper, but not at dawn in the summer when most of Glossop has only
been in bed for a couple of hours.
Also I think that the muezzin has to
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We want to let everyone know that we are still open as we know
that there has been some confusion. We still offer services to children and young people who are residents in the new provider
refuge and we also work with children in the community who have
experienced domestic abuse. We continue to offer an Outreach
Service to adults, working with over 220 women and their children
each year.
Glossop could have its own mosque
before the end of the decade, and it
could be in a landmark site, according to a local developer.
“At present, the nearest mosque to
Glossop is in Hyde, so a local
mosque would be very convenient
for local muslims and very good for
Glossop. Lots of people who normally drive straight through the
town would stop here, and Glossop’s
muslims would be able to walk to
their place of worship instead of embarking on a long journey by car.
Friday afternoon traffic in particular,
could be substantially reduced”.
Volunteers wanted for Community Speed Watch
in Hadfield
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There’s lots of good news; thanks to kind donations we have now
raised £25,500 towards the £65,000 needed to support our services
and help us to open a new refuge service for girls and young
women in the New Year. A BIG THANK YOU to everyone who has
contributed.
be somebody who can really sing; it
would be a shame if they had to rely
on recordings”. A local theologian
also welcomed the idea. “We have
members of all the Abrahamic religions living in Glossop, but the only
places of worship are churches. Personally I’d like to see a combined
mosque/synagague/church that
everybody could use. Earlier this
year a synagogue in New York got
rent free accommodation in a
mosque, and there’s no reason why
churches couldn’t offer space in
Glossop so that other faiths can worship locally.”
How many religious groups do we
have in Glossop? If you are a Christian, Moslem, Jewish, Sikh, Hindu,
Buddhist, Shinto, Wicca, Rastafarian,
or any religion under the sun and
you live in Glossop, we want to hear
from you! Leave your comments at
glossopgazette.com or contact our
editorial team.
Marks and Spencers Open Tall Store in Glossop
posed height of the building was
much lower when permission
was first granted could not be
confirmed when we went to
press. The development has
been under the control of a
number of companies over the
years and is now a project of
Real Estate Development (RED)
Partnership and Peveril Securities. A full report on the history
of the Howard Town development will be published in the
next issue.
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The height of the new Marks
and Spencer shop has puzzled
many Glossopians. Although the
building is very tall, the internal
ceiling is low, prompting suspicions that an extra storey of retail could be added to the
development in the future. Plans
for the Howard Town redevelopment emerged around 2002
after the last factory in the mill
closed. Since then Howard Town
Mill has had a complex planning
history, and claims that the pro-
the community. Training on how to use the
equipment will be provided and volunteers
will never patrol alone
or have to confront
motorists."
The scheme has been
running successfully in
other parts of Derbyshire and sessions
have been carried out
in other parts of the
Glossop area.
For further information
or if you are interested
in taking part please
contact the Hadfield
and Tintwistle Safer
Neighbourhood Policing Team by calling
101, the non emergency number for Derbyshire police, or
emailing
[email protected]
n.police.uk.
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There are a lot of ways to help- for instance a local man is undertaking several minor repairs and very soon we will be asking local
suppliers and builders to support us by offering goods and services
that will enable us to refurbish our refuge.
speed, asking them to
respect local limits.
Motorists are warned
that if they continue to
speed, they risk getting a fine and that the
data recorded by the
scheme will help officers identify locations
for speed detection
equipment.
PC Rob Valentin of the
Hadfield and Tintwistle
Safer Neighbourhood
Policing Team said:
"Community Speed
Watch involves volunteers giving up a few
hours of their time to
come out and check
the traffic with their
local officers.
“It is all about giving
residents who are concerned about these issues the chance to
help the police do
something positive for
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Please keep fundraising and keep our refuge open-even the smallest amount helps and you can access our website for a donor form
or donate through Just Giving on our website or Facebook page.
People in Hadfield who
are concerned about
speeding traffic are
being invited to help
out with a new Community Speed Watch
scheme.
The Hadfield and Tintwistle Safer Neighbourhood Policing
Team is looking for volunteers who would like
to come out on patrol
and check the speed
of passing vehicles.
The initiative involves
volunteers and local
officers patrolling together and using the
radar guns to check
speeds, with the volunteers taking note of the
registration numbers of
any vehicles travelling
at excessive speeds.
A letter is then sent to
the owner to advise
them about their
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St Christopher's Trust
Awards
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On Wednesday 19th September 2012, St Christopher's Trust held a
presentation event to celebrate the achievements of residents and
service users on gaining academic certificates from the University of Buxton. The Mayor of High Peak presented certificates
to 31 students. Picture shows the Mayor presenting a certificate to
one of our high achievers David Staples. David gained the following certificates:
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Numeracy Through Sport
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Basic Literacy Pre-Entry
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Personal Progress (Entry 1) QCF
David also gained the highest award, which is the Excellent
Progress Award.
St Christopher's Trust Staff have also gained the Dignity in Care
award from the Tameside and Glossop Community Healthcare.
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GLOSSOP CRIME ROUND-UP
A Gamesley cyclist had a lucky escape on October 3 at 11pm. The
22-year-old man was cycling along Glossop Road in Gamesley when
he was struck by a car and knocked off his bike. He sustained cuts
and bruises to his arms and body. The driver of the vehicle did not
stop and left the cyclist in the road. Police are keen to speak to the
driver of the vehicle and anyone with information is asked to contact
PC Gareth Podmore using the non-emergency number 101.
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144 crimes were reported within 1 mile of Glossop town
centre in August 2012. They comprised 73 reports of
anti-social behaviour, 27 burglaries, 15 violent crimes, 9
other theft, 7 drugs, 7 criminal damage and arson, 3
shoplifting, 1 robbery, 1 vehicle crime, 1 other crime.
POLICE APPEAL FOR WITNESSES AFTER HIT AND
RUN DRIVER INJURES CYCLIST.
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Over the past couple of weeks the residents of Hayfield have been
caught up in the excitement of filming of the first of a six-part television series to be called "The Village". Company Pictures, who have
been involved with production of popular viewing such as Shameless
and The Queen have been commissioned by the BBC. Parts of Hayfield including the cricket ground and Kinder Road have been transformed into convincing early 20th century scenes that are well
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FILM CREW FOCUSED ON
HISTORIC HAYFIELD
complemented by the local architecture and traditional country village feel of the area. Intrigued locals and tourists alike have been
watching the filming closely from the sidelines, captivated by fantastic period dress and the professionalism of the filming process itself.
Tuesday was the final day of filming in Hayfield for now; the crew
will be relocating to Charlesworth and returning again in December,
but some local shops will retain their set design in the interim, leaving a little flavour of bygone times.
ROBERT LIDDIARD
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Hurst Brook is the only stream in Glossop that is
not heavily infected with Japanese Knotweed
from near its source. The Glossop Knotweed
Watch Group found the plant at the highest
reaches of all the streams in Glossop, except
Hurst Brook. However a large clump of the plant
is present in the stream close to Hurst Mill and
threatens to infect the entire waterway. Elsewhere the plant is extremely common along all
streams in the town and has infected many gardens and potential development sites.
Unlike most towns, Glossop is surGetting professional contractors to clear
rounded by moorland on three sides, and Glossop’s knotweed would cost millions
all our waterways come off these moors.
of pounds. But Glossop Knotweed Watch
believe that community action on the
Knotweed does not grow on the moors
and so upstream of Glossop is knotweed matter could make a significant differfree. Downstream of Glossop is obvience to the knotweed situation in Glosously not knotweed free, and never can
sop for as little as £15,000, and that an
organised community group could easily
be until the upper waterways are clear.
Glossop Knotweed Watch believe that it
raise the money.
is possible to entirely eradicate not only
knotweed, but maybe also Himalayan
Balsam and giant hogweed from Glossop’s waterways, protecting ourselves
and everybody who shares the river as
Japanese knotweed is a highly invasive plant that far as Liverpool from the ecological and
reduces the vaue of land it grows on and has the financial devastation that these plants
potential to become a very expensive problem. Al- bring.
though Glossop is choked with the knotweed, there
have been no attempts to eradicate the plant. As a Above: Japanese knotweed at Shirebrook Park.
result it has become very well established along al- Below: Old Glossop Residents Association members have more than knotweed to
most all of Glossop waterways.
worry about now. They fear Hawkshead Mill could contained buried ordinance ! More
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Do you know how Japanese Knotweed got to the
top of Glossop streams? Tell the Glossop Gazette
in confidence on 01457 866201.
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Watercourses are not the only sources of
knotweed infection. It also arrives when infected
soil is dumped in Glossop, and it is sometimes
spreads along roads. However the primary source
of infection in Glossop is clearly along waterways,
and it is unfortunate that many of our streams have
knotweed growing on their uppermost reaches.
Eradication of knotweed from waterways is therefore the first priority of Glossop Knotweed Watch.
Contact the group at glossopknotweed.com
in Issue 2
Towns Waterways are
“Ecological Disgrace”
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Glossop Knotweed Watch is a community project
devoted to clearing Glossop’s waterways of Japanese Knotweed in a systematic manner. Like many
towns, Glossop has a serious knotweed problem.
All waterways support the plant and it grows in
many gardens and developed areas. People with
knotweed on their property face the potential of severe financial repercussions.
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Glossop’s Solvable
Knotweed Problem
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Examples of Knotweed
Distribution in Glossop
Case Study: 1. Hurst Brook.
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The Plan to Rid
Glossop of Knotweed
Glossop Knotweed Watch needs volunteers
to map knotweed in all areas of Glossop,
and to inform all local stakeholders of the
plant’s distribution in the local area. We
also need volunteers to undertake training
in knotweed destruction techniques and obtain the relevant licences.
We think that many of Glossop’s senior citizens would be ideal candidates for training
as knotweed disposal specialists.
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1. Recognise knotweed as a community
problem, and Glossop as a place where it
could be eradicated efficiently.
Hurst Brook flows off the
2. Map all knotweed growth in Glossop
moors through the golf
and publish distribution maps online so
club and then down a
everybody knows exactly where it is and
poorly defined set of garwhere it isn’t.
dens and neglected areas
3. Attempt to minimise spread from existbetween Sheffield Road
ing patches by all means permitted by law.
and Shirebrook Park until it 4. Destroy knotweed systematically, startmeets Blackshaw Clough near Corn Mill and being at the highest points of infection.
comes Glossop Brook.
5. Monitor waterways to ensure that GlosGlossop Knotweed watch found only one large
sop’s streams and rivers are knotweed free.
clump of knotweed between Hurst Road and
Timeframe
Glossop Brook. However this clump is near the
Some infections will take more than five
top of the stream and threatens to infect all the
years to clear and knotweed root can lie
gardens and undefined areas from the top of
dormant for 20 years, so it would be at least
Sheffield Road to the junction of Shirebrook and
2022 before Glossop could be certified 100%
High Street East. There is also knotweed away
from the river, most prominently near Shirebrook knotweed free. However with community
action the spread of the plant could be
Drive off Sheffield Road.
Conclusion: If the large clump of knotweed behind halted almost immediately, and currently
the mill was removed, Hurst Brook might be com- uninfected areas kept free of knotweed.
pletely free of knotweed!
Volunteers Needed
According to Glossop Knotweed Watch Glossop has the ideal topography and landscape
for eliminating harmful invasive plants, but that
waiting for “responsible authorities”to take ac- Japanese knotweed near High Street West
tion is unwise. “ Knotweed destruction and dis- (top), Howardtown Mill (above) and Gnat
posal has to be done very carefully, and in full Hole (below)
adherence to the Environment Agency’s
Knotweed Code of Practice and a strict set of
laws controlling the handling and disposal of
chemicals and invasive plant material. But it
isn’t rocket science and any Glossopian with
steady hands and common sense could do it.
With expert guidance from Corvus Consulting
and Mampam Conservation, and local volunteers trained in the relevant techniques and
with applicable licences from the National Proficiency Test Council, we will seek approval
from the Environment Agency and funding
from elsewhere to begin systematic eradication of Japanese knotweed from the “uppermost tributaries of the Mersey Basin”
(i.e. Glossop).
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Much of Glossop’s knotweed misery could
have been averted if somebody had paid attention to the warnings given by Old Glossop
Residents’ Association Chairman Frank Ackley. Documents seen by the Glossop Gazette
show that Mr Ackley repeatedly warned local
authorities about the knotweed problem in Old
Glossop FIVE YEARS AGO, but they did nothing. A search for Japanese Knotweed on
HPBC’s website showed that the plant does
not exist on their database. Mr Ackley wrote
repeatedly to High Peak Borough Council, and
receiving no response wrote to DEFRA and
the Environment Agency warning of a “serious
problem” with knotweed in Old Glossop. After
months of getting nowhere he wrote again to
John Hacken, then Executive member for Environment, “no one seems to care or want to
take any action to correct the situation. It does
not seem to occur to anyone that there is a serious communication probem... ”.
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No attempts made to treat it despite Old
Glossop Residents pleading for years
Group call on Glossopians to fix the problems themselves
Goodbye Hurst Reservoir
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After 175 years, Hurst Reservoir is being dismantled and the site will be restored to its 1820s
shape. The dam will be dismantled next year
and the reservoir has already been almost entirely drained.
Hurst Reservoir is being decomissioned because it is no longer used for drinking
water and maintainence of the dam cannot be justified. The stream has insufficient
flow to generate hydro-electricty and United Utilities intend to restore it to its early
19th century condition.
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Fifty local "mill owners and gentlemen" known as
the Glossop Commissioners obtained an Act of Parliament to build the Hurst and Mossy Lea Reservoirs, but ran out of money before Mossy Lea was
started. It passed to Glossop Corporation in 1929
and to Manchester Corporation in 1959. It is no
longer used and United Utilities will restore the site
to its original appearance, leaving a water body suitable for foraging bats and for fire fighting use. The
reservoir is a focal point of the first view of Glossop
from the Snake Pass, but will not be missed by fishermen because no fish have ever been able to live
in it and it is considered the only "dead" reservoir in
Glossop.
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Engineer Ian Brotherton hopes that he will
be the last victim of the Hurst sledging
slope. "I made a superfast sledge last year
but it was a little too good. I was hurtling
beyond any speed I'd been before. I tried
to slow down and next thing I knew I was
flying through the air and smashed my leg.
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Despite obvious hazards, the Hurst Dam slope
has always been very popular with Glossop
sledgers. Last winter a local engineer broke bones
and had to be rescued by Mountain Rescue testing a prototype sledge, and the winter before a
visitor to the UK shattered her pelvis and had to
spend many months in plaster before she could
escape from Glossop. Over the last 175 winters
we can only guess at the other injuries that must
have been incurred by intrepid Glossopians braving the formidable slope. But this winter will be the
last, and by 2014 the dam will have gone,
replaced by a gentle incline that will be "useless
for sledging" according to the site engineer. It will
be missed. but the world will be a slightly safer
place.
Legal Note: It is probably illegal to sledge on
Hurst Dam for reasons of trespass, and it is definitely dangerous. Don't be naughty.
John Frederic La Trobe Bateman was the son of an "unsuccessful inventor" and grew up around Fairfield. He got an apprenticeship in Oldham in 1825 and started a civil engineering
business eight years later that he ran single handed for the
next 50 years. He visited Glossop around 1837 when he
worked as surveyor on the Hurst Reservoir dam. It is said that
it was at this time that he noticed how Tintwistle was ideally
suited to reservoirs, and came back in 1848 to build what became the largest man-made water body on Earth; the Longdendale Chain. In 1869 he proposed a submarine railway
between England and France in an iron tube, represented the
Royal Society at the opening of the Suez Canal and designed,
planned or directed work in Argentina, Spain, Italy, Turkey and
Sri Lanka. In 1883 he assumed the name of his grandfather ,
La Trobe, and he died in 1889 at his estate in Surrey leaving
seven children and his wife of 48 years, Anne, the only daughter of Sir William Fairbairn.
There is a plaque commemorating Bateman at Mottram Tunnel.
John Frederick La Trobe Batemen
(1810–1889)
Pioneer – Water Engineer extraordinaire
Brought water to the taps of Tameside and Manchester by constructing the six mile long
chain of Longendale Reservoirs from 1848.
At the time these became the largest reservoirs constructed in the world and Europe's first
major conservation scheme.
Completed in 1877, these waters have never run dry. This plaque is located on the deepest
air shaft over Mottram Tunnel, measured at some 200ft below.
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Rescue had to
come with a
sledge". Ian suffered complex leg
fractures but is now happily "over it and
ready to have another go".
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Glossop Starwatch:
Gawpin’ Up with
Davie Jones
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October 2012
Of course, we mustn't forget M-45,
the Pleiades, or Seven Sisters, one
of the most beautiful open clus-
Because obituaries
have been not been
published in Glossop
for some weeks we
aim to provide an inprint record of births
and deaths in Glossop, including obituaries and funeral
reports. These will be
published free of
charge. Contact the
editorial desk on
01457 866201 or email
glossopgazette@
gmail.com
Partington Players
Theatre
In the next edition of
Glossop Gazette:
Have enjoyed a successful run of the first play in
this season. Flying Feathers by Derek Benfield was
directed by Chris
Sturmey with a cast of 10,
played to packed houses
and was riotously received. Next production is
Santa Claus The Panto directed by Carole Wilson
opening on December 1st.
partingtonplayers.org.uk
In the next edition of
Glossop Gazette:
IS CARE FOR THE ELDERLY AND VULNERABLE SHAMEFULLY
INADEQUATE IN GLOSSOP? - We want your
views!
GLOSSOP:
BIG FLAGPOLE
SMALL FLAG
what flag experts say
about the town hall flag
Food from the old days.
What Glossop ate
10,000
2,0000
1000
100
10
years ago
GLOSSOP HOUSING
CRISIS - Slum Landlords
and Speculators rake it
in, while Glossopians
Live under Bridges!
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The website is expected to be operational before the next edition.
M-42, the Great Nebula in Orion, by
Davie Jones
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www.glossopgazette.com
One of the year’s best meteor
showers occurs in October, the
Orionids. Last year they were
thwarted by a bright, gibbous
moon, as were most meteor showers, but this year’s Orionids are set
against a waxing crescent Moon,
which shouldn't wash out the sky
too much, and will set early
enough to not be too much of a
nuisance. Wrap up warm, find a
dark place, away from street
lights, get comfortable and enjoy
one of nature’s free shows. Orion
will be rising in the East around
11pm, the Orionid meteors 'appear' to originate from Orion, but
they can be seen in any part of the
sky around Orion. Peak of the
shower is 21st October, but start
looking from the night of the
Also in Orion, in the 'sword' you
can see a fuzzy star, this is M-42,
the Great Nebula in Orion. You
should be able to make out M-42
with the naked eye and with
binoculars. With a small telescope
it becomes very clear that this is
no ordinary star. M-42 is an area of
condensing gases where new stars
are forming, some of the youngest
stars yet known.
Jupiter is present in Taurus, looking like a bright star to the naked
eye. With a small telescope the
four Galilean moons are easily
visible and if you have access to a
more powerful instrument you
can make out the equatorial bands
and even the giant red spot.
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Glossop Gazette is registered as
a newspaper with Companies
House. It is published by Viper
Press and distributed through
newsagents and other outlets in
Glossopdale. It is also available
by post worldwide.
On the 18th October, around Sunset and just after, an early waxing
crescent Moon could easily woo
you in the Western sky. Slightly
below and to the right of the crescent Moon, you may just make
out the planet Mars, who will soon
disappear from our skies for a
while as he goes behind the Sun.
19th, be patient; once you see one,
then you will notice more and
more, you may be lucky enough
to see a bright Earth grazer, or
'Bolide'.
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Glossop Gazette is produced by a
network of volunteers in Glossop. Everybody is welcome to
contribute material and the Editors will be responsible for deciding what to print. The Editor
for the first edition hopes to
hand over to guest editors for
subsequent issues.
ters in our sky; viewed through
binoculars or a low power telescope, the Pleiades are quite wonderful.
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Look East in the early hours before dawn on the 12th October,
and you should see a beautiful
waning crescent moon close to the
bright planet Venus, as the sun approaches the horizon and the sky
turns from dark blue to light, the
Crescent Moon and Venus should
remain easily visible.
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Although somewhat light polluted, the skies over Glossop can
still offer the amateur astronomer
plenty to wonder at. Whether you
are a visual observer or a keen imager, weather permitting, there is
always something to aim your telescope or binoculars towards the
heavens for. Of course, you don't
actually need any optical aid to
start stargazing, you just need to
look up at the night sky and start
to learn your way around. A star
atlas, such as Sky & Telescope
Pocket Sky Atlas would be a great
help.
Autumn is well and truly upon us
and this means all the familiar
constellations are taking their
turn once again, Orion, the
Hunter, with the red supergiant
Betelgeuse and his belt of three
stars, follows behind Taurus the
bull, who's head is formed by the
open cluster Hyades, where lies
the red giant Aldeberan.
GLOSSOP TRAFFIC Win a pair of Manx kippers for a photo of the
worst parking in Glossop!
FREEMASONRY IN
LOCAL GOVERNMENT What do we know?
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Nostalgic Corner
We couldn’t resist the opportunity to reprint
the First Division league table from 18991900. All the teams in the league have survived, but Arsenal have taken the place of
Glossop in the Premier League, a debt that
has never been repaid. Data from the
Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
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in th’old days.
Do you remember it too?
Share your memories with
Glossop Gazette’s Nostalgic
Corner.
Book Review - History in a Pint Pot.
Two hundred years of history told in a
pub crawl round Glossop. David Fields
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3 Sunderland
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4 Wolverhampton Wanderers
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Green Top Milk - Once a familiar
sight on every Glossop doorstep, the
sale of raw unpasteurised milk was
outlawed under European law, and
marked the start of the demise of
Glossop milk rounds. Today it is almost impossible to drink green top
milk unless you have your own cow.
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9 Stoke
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11 Everton
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13 West Bromwich Albion
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10 Liverpool
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12 Bury
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14 Blackburn Rovers
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16 Preston North End
–10
15 Notts County
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to be guest editor to
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thought it probably meant not speaking
clearly enough, so I thought it best to say
nothing. Some 200 of the other people on the
bus I thought were speaking very carelessly.
My mother helped at the 'Red Room' situated
on Norfolk Square in the cellar of what is now
the Partington Theatre. It was to provide tea
and sandwiches to people in the services. It
had a piano and a billiard table which I very
much wanted to stand on. Occasionally a convoy would come through Glossop and then
the place was full of men, laughing usually,
and playing very loudly on the piano.
On the night of the Manchester Blitz we went
to our next door neighbour's. The grown-ups
played cards and I was made to sit under the
table. I thought about tying all their shoe laces
together but I didn't. I looked at the carpet and
I can still remember the pattern of it vividly.
I loved the black-out. You could see the stars
so clearly. I have never been able to see them
like that from Glossop since. In our dictionary
we had family photographs and a picture of
Stalin whom my father referred to as 'Uncle
Joe'. He had black hair like my father's and I
presumed he was my ‘Uncle Joe'. I thought it
unfriendly of him not to remember my birthday, but was told he lived in Russia, was very
busy and didn't know anything about me
(rather remiss of my parents, I thought)!
A group of neighbours made an air raid shelter in our garden, underground but with a
grassy mound over it--good for sliding down.
We never went into it. There was always at
least a foot of muddy water in it.
Later a brick air raid shelter was built on
spare ground next to our house, but it was always locked with a huge padlock. No one ever
went into it. I now live where it stood and
sometimes find bits of brick from it in the garden. We dug up all the back garden to grow
vegetables ('Dig for Victory').
I was very happy in the war, though I knew
there were very many people who were not.
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I have no memories of food before the war,
so the war-time diet didn't matter to me. When
I didn't eat much dinner (usually when there
were sprouts) I was asked to 'think of the starving Russians' which made me cry but didn't
help with the eating. We had a communal 'pig
bin' near our house and it was my job to take
the kitchen scraps to it. I hated it. There were
flies and wasps around always. I took the lid
off the bin, then ran away,went back to throw
the scraps in and ran away again, often not
putting the lid back.
I went to St. Luke's School. When there was
an air raid warning we all went across the road
to the cellar of the chapel (now the Howard
Medical Practice) where the boiler was and the
coke was stored. We sang 'All Things Bright
and Beautiful'. I can still smell that coke every
time I hear it.
On the bus to school was a notice: 'Careless
talk costs lives.' I didn't understand that, but
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The late David Fields book on the pubs
and ale houses of Glossop was published in 1999 and is now sadly out of
oprint. One of the most fascinating
books on Glossop history, reviewed in
the next edition
A Glossop Child's Wartime Memories
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Do you recognise anybody in this 1950s shot from a Glossop Hospital?
Mosiac floor in a landmark building you’ve never seen before - next edition
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School Reunions
GLOSSOP COMP CLASS OF ‘82 SURVIVORS REUNION. The class of 1982 reunite at Glossop Golf Club on Friday 12th October at
7pm.
Old K’s reunion (Kingsmoor School 1927-1956). 10-12th May 2013, Queens Hotel Cheltenham. Contact: Graham Frost [email protected] Phone: 01234 406359
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The Glossop Gazette aims to keep government at all levels on their toes
and on the ball and with our special feature....
Most of the editor's friends tell him that this is a commuter town full of people with no interest in Glossop, who care neither about the state of the public buildings nor the neglect of our natural and cultural heritage. The editor prefers to
think that Glossopians care passionately about the town, regardless of how long they have lived here, but that they have
no time to keep up with the ragamuffin business of local government. This page is intended to keep Glossop folk up to
date with important issues in Glossop which they might consider one governing body or another to be responsible for.
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WHICH COUNCIL?
GLOSSOP SUFFERS FROM THREE COUNCILS; THEY ALL PERFORM DIFFERENT ROLES.
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HIGH PEAK BOROUGH COUNCIL ARE MAINLY RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPMENT (PLANNING), REFUSE COLLECTION AND HOUSING. GLOSSOP HAS LOTS OF HPBC COUNCILLORS AND WE WILL TRY TO INTERVIEW THEM
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DERBYSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES, ROADS AND CARE OF THE
VULNERABLE. GLOSSOP HAS THREE DCC COUNCILLORS.
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PEAK DISTRICT NATIONAL PARK AUTHORITY ARE NOT A DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED COUNCIL BUT HAVE RESPONSIBILITY FOR PLANNING ETC IN THE PEAK DISTRICT NATIONAL PARK
WESTMINISTER. LIKE A COUNCIL BUT WORSE. HAS RESPONSIBILITY FOR EVERYTHING THAT CAN’T BE BLAMED
ON COUNCILS. GLOSSOP HAS ONE MP.
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HIGH PEAK BOROUGH COUNCIL - Gross neglect of the natural and cultural heritage of Glossop
DERBYSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL - Wanting to move Glossop’s library and pull down St Luke’s School
PEAK DISTRICT NATIONAL PARK - Have a look at the plans for Shire Hill quarry if it isn’t too late
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WESTMINISTER - Our MP claimed £144,000 in expenses to April 2012. We will try to interview him for the next edition.
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT - Researchers needed for Glossop Gazette. Also an editor and all necessary newspaper staff.
Co-operative venture. [email protected]
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hastily assembled collection of
Glossop’s neglected treasures?
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What is missing?
Classic Cars - The Bond 875 by No. 3
importantly, stable? The Bond had a lot going
for it apart from being lightweight at 390 kg
(low weight was a factor if it was to be accessible to a motorcycle licence) but the machine
had a monocoque body made of fibre glass
which was exotic at the time and was only to
be found in motor racing. This body was then
coupled to the Hillman Imp engine gear box
and suspension. The imp engine is laid on its
side and is lower than the tops of its tyres
which gives the car an excellent center of
gravity. ````
The most important factor, especially for a
three-wheeler, is simply that the engine is at
the rear of the car between the drive wheels.
The Bond 875 is extremely stable and, unlike
the Reliant, doesn't topple when cornering--oh
no. It drifts (Tokyo style). Speed comes from
its Imp power plant. This engine, like its body,
was again the stuff of sports/racing cars. Made
entirely of aircraft-grade aluminium and with
a chain-driven overhead camshaft, it could be
revved high and was staggeringly competitive
when tuned (see Bill McGovern). Many have
described the engine as featherweight. Engine
and transmission together weighed a piffling
176 lbs.
Finally, and in no way least importantly, is
the steering. Lawrie Bond worked on many design projects, planes and boats. He even invented the jet ski. Compared to its competitors
the steering arrangement is inspired and
highly competent, ensuring body stability and
composure even when pushed to the limit. In
fact, the unit wouldn't look out of place on a
light aircraft. According to the DVLA, there
are less than 30 Bond 875s registered and last
time I checked, only 12 were on the road out of
a production run of 3,400 units. Of course, this
is just the tip of the iceberg and we haven't
even scratched the surface. If this has whetted
your appetite, more information can be found
online. Be seeing you.
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Plastic puddle jumper, plastic rat, and wheelbarrow are all names fondly associated with
three-wheeled vehicles. Odd and unstable,
these conveyances provided shelter from the
turbulent British weather for many a motorcyclist and outside-the-box thinker. The pinnacle
development of these machines is without a
doubt the Bond 875. Designed by Lawrie Bond
and released upon the public in 1967, this was
no ordinary commuter transport and was in
fact one of the most advanced machines to
come off the production lines in England at
the time.
At first glance, its proportions would have
you believe you're experiencing a Reliant and
even if you spied the badge, how could it be
much different? Think again. Under testing,
the car was given to John Surtees (the only
man to ever win both car and motorcycle
Grand Prix). In his hands he eclipsed the Saloon car lap record at Brands Hatch. At the
time this was played down. The car companies
of the period were fairly interwoven and not
wanting to tread on their own toes or cast a
shadow over their rather more prestigious
marques. So what made it so quick, and more
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Paul Brotherton traces the ancient roots of Glossop
human settlements, some surviving long
enough to be recorded for the first time centuries later in the Domesday Book and other
documents. Dinting, Werneth, Kinder, Mellor
and Maynstone (now Chinley) are all settlement names originally coined in this ancient,
now-extinct, Celtic tongue. From their locations, it would seem that local Celtic-speakers were certainly cattle farming on hillsides.
Whether settlement sites that today bear
Anglo-Saxon names (Hadfield, Padfield,
Whitfield, Glossop, Chunal, Tintwistle,
Hollingworth, Charlesworth, Chisworth, Mottram) were also occupied before the arrival
of English, but later renamed by Englishspeakers, is an interesting question for archaeologists.
Dinting appears to be named for the ancient
hillfort site now known as Mouselow or Castle Hill. In Old Welsh, din = ‘fort or stronghold’. Compare Welsh hillfort names such as
Dinbych, Din Lligwy, and Dinerth, as well as
now-lost ancient names in England such as
Din Guairoy and Din Gefron (the pre-English
names of key early Anglo-Saxon strongholds
renamed as Bamburgh and Yeavering).
Werneth ('alder grove place’ in Old Welsh)
was a settlement recorded in the Domesday
Book whose name originates from ancient
woodland on the flanks of Werneth Low.
Long Alders Wood near Compstall in the
Etherow Valley survives to this day. Compstall is another potential Celtic survival in this
area, along with Craddock Wood (possibly
from the Celtic personal name 'Caradog').
Kinder was originally recorded as Chendre in
the Domesday Book of 1086. Originally a
settlement-name rather than a mountain
name (William the Conqueror’s interest was
solely in taxable income!), Chendre is directly comparable with Old Welsh villagenames like Mochdre (pig village), Felindre
(mill village), Ucheldre (high village) etc. As
with another Celtic-derived northern English
mountain-name, Pen-y-Ghent, the ‘Chen(t)’
of Chendre appears to be a Celtic word referring to the most striking landscape feature
in the area, the steep rim of the western face
of the plateau, which in its modern name of
Kinder Scout utilises the Norse-derived element skuti (‘projecting cliff, overhanging
rock’). By comparison with other Celtic languages and place-names, therefore, the
meaning of Chendre appears to have been
something akin to ‘village beneath the gritstone tors’, a fitting name for its location in
the shadow of the mountain.
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The people of Glossopdale and its neighbouring valleys haven’t always spoken English. In fact, as there are no pagan
Anglo-Saxon archaeological sites or placenames, English is highly unlikely to have
been heard in our area until well into the 7th
century. Before the arrival of English, people
here spoke a Celtic language closely related
to Welsh, Cornish and Breton. How do we
know this? The evidence comes largely from
surviving documentary sources and the
skilled linguistic interpretation of the earliestrecorded forms of local place-names.
In Roman times, the occupiers seem to have
been happy to name their forts and settlements after local place-names. Melandra is a
later invented name. Although surviving only
in corrupted copied documents, the fort’s
real Latinised name appears to have been
Edrotalia. In Old Welsh, tal = ‘ridge, brow, or
forehead’, so the Roman fort appears to
have been named ‘ridge above the Etherow’
in the native Celtic tongue; a name any
Glossopian would agree suits to this day.
Similarly, other Derbyshire forts at Brough in
the Hope Valley (Navio, from the River Noe)
and Derby (Derventio, from the River Derwent) were also named after adjacent native
Celtic names for rivers. Derwent means
‘abounding in oaks’ in Old Welsh. As well as
the Etherow, Noe, Wye and Derwent, the
River Goyt, first recorded as Guid, is also a
local pre-English survival (guid = ‘goose’ in
Old Welsh). Ancient Celtic river-names often
honoured animals, as seen in Wales with the
River Colwyn (puppy), the River Soch at
Abersoch (sow) and many others.
Buxton was known in Roman times as Aqua
Arnemetiae. Aqua is Latin for a spring/baths.
The Roman city of Bath (Aqua Sulis) was
named after a native Celtic deity. Buxton too
followed a native Celtic religious theme.
Nemet is a native British Celtic word for a
sacred grove (the most famous one associated with the ancient druids of Anglesey,
wiped out by the Romans). Ar still means 'at,
by or besides' in Welsh. So Aqua Arnemetiae
was ‘the spring/baths beside the sacred
grove’. The native Celtic language has also
survived in the names of natural features
such as Mam Tor (‘mother rock’), Back Tor
(‘little rock’), the Roosdyche, Cown Edge
and various Lyne/Lyme place-names.
More importantly, after the Roman period we
begin to see Celtic words in the names of
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ones for the same place first appeared. Before the railways, the area was economically
dominated by agriculture and quarrying and
before stone began to be quarried away in
earnest after the 1400s, the area must have
been notable for its many prominent rocky
Above: Centurial Stone from Edrotalia
Opposite: Bronze age cinerary urn
from Shire Hill
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NEXT WEEK
Does the Duke of Norfolk own the
mining rights to Glossop?
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NEXT WEEK
What really happened when Jomo
Kenyatta came to Glossop?
outcrops (which to a large extent still survive
today). In Old Welsh, men/mayn = ‘stone’.
Therefore, Maynstone appears to be a classic
case of a ‘tautological hybrid’, where uncomprehending Anglo-Saxon arrivals add an English suffix to a native place-name they clearly
have no understanding of. In this case Maynstone = ‘stone/stone’ in a Celtic/English hybrid place-name. Other examples of this
intriguing linguistic phenomenon include
Cheetwood in Manchester (wood/wood), Penhill (hill/hill), River Avon (river/river) etc.
The survival of Celtic-derived settlement
names is very rare in the vast majority of England (outside Cornwall, Cumbria and parts of
the Welsh borderlands). In southern and eastern England, entire counties usually have
fewer than survive in a few valleys around us.
Even in Cheshire and most of the rest of Derbyshire, the few surviving Celtic place-names
there tend to be topographic, based on physical features such as river-names or other
landscape elements.
Clearly then, the survival of the Celtic tongue
here in Glossopdale seems to have been
stronger, and for longer, than in most of our
neighbouring regions. A fuller answer awaits
further archaeological discoveries, so please
get involved by offering your gardens for excavation by the Glossop and Longdendale Archaeological Society (GLAS)! Local ‘Eccles’
place-names (Egles = ‘church’ in Old Welsh)
provide crucial evidence for British-Celtic
Christianity surviving into the Anglo-Saxon
era. Eccles place-names are found in the
Dark Peak near Hope and Chapel-en-le-Frith
and in adjacent parts of Lancashire and
South Yorkshire, but are absent further south
in the White Peak, Nottinghamshire and
Cheshire. All-in-all, a tentative explanation for
the key period of 600-700 AD seems to be a
linguistic and cultural division, between a stilllargely British-Celtic Dark Peak, and a far
more thoroughly Anglicised White Peak. In
later centuries, this division seems to endure
as a boundary between the emerging AngloSaxon superpowers of Northumbria and Mercia, with their border known to have been
based on the Mersey and at Dore, near
Sheffield.
A ‘local town for local people’ was a good
joke. But it does sometimes feel different,
here on the hillsides between the flat plains
and the Pennines. Perhaps our geographical
niche and our unique history begin to explain
why…
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dergoes a ‘mutation’, in this case from -bre to
–vre (the same thing is seen in the ancient
name for the Malvern Hills). At least nine examples of an identically-derived place-name
still survive in Wales, though now pronounced
slightly differently as Moelfre in Modern
Welsh. Recent archaeological work suggests
that the hilltop site at Mellor has been occupied continuously from before the Iron Age
right through to today.
Names based on ‘Maynstone’ began to be
recorded over a century before Chinley-based
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Lancashire, were originally recorded as the
medieval settlements of Melver. In Old Welsh,
mel = ‘bald or bare’ and bre = ‘hill or hillside’.
However, in the Celtic languages, within
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days at Wren Nest, and
more than half an hour at
the very top of the chimney.
He told the Gazette that the
top of the chiminey sways in
the wind, but that didn’t stop
him taking these stunning
pictures of Glossop.
GLOSSOP CHIMNEY WAS ONCE LOATHED BY EVERYBODY IN
GLOSSOP. BUT NOW SOME PEOPLE WANT TO KEEP IT!
The former Ferro Alloys chimney used to pump tons of sulphur
dioxide and other poisons into the Glossop sky every day. It was
the subject of one of the angriest public meetings in Glossop
that saw the Leisure Centre packed to capacity and a TV documentary “Glossop’s Fuming” that aired on national television.
For years the chimney has stood derelict and unused, and now
some people consider it a Glossop icon and landmark. But others can’t wait to get rid of it. Ideas to make the chimney a tourist
attraction include installing a viewing platform at the top or creating a vertical garden. But any use of the chimney would require permission from the owner and Craig Hannah is doubtful
that any access to the top could be created. The chimney consists of a wind shield and two internal flues that would have to
be removed before any staircase could be fitted into the lower
part of the chimney. And much to some Glossopians’ disappointment, the chimney cannot be blown up, and is most likely to be
dismantled piece by piece with a large crane.
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chimneys but almost all of
them are gone.
A spoof Glossop website, glossopgossip.com, claims that the council
had teamed up with North Korea’s Kim Jong-Il to blast the chimney
into orbit from its Wren Nest launchpad
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Glossop chimneys with the
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27 September 2012
Exciting experiments in Science – how to turn
(methane) bubbles into flames by Mr Smith
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Parents and prospective students in
their hundreds enjoyed an informative
visit to Glossopdale Community College’s recent Open Evening.
Student guides greeted the visitors and
proudly accompanied them around the
College, showcasing the many and varied talents of its enthusiastic staff and
students with dazzling displays of
Music, Art, Drama, Dance, PE, C3 and a
large range of activities on offer in a
host of other subjects.
Mr Playford, Principal, gave an impassioned talk to the audience in the Hall
about the year on year improvements at
the College. He told parents he was
proud of the students in their smart uniform, and was delighted to inform them
that Glossopdale had achieved its best
ever A Level and GCSE results again,
with 58% of all students achieving 5 A* C including English and Maths.
Children and adults alike had fun in
the “Guess Who Came to Dinner” competition as they
were introduced to a variety of storybook characters in the Learning Resources Centre.
Entertainment was provided by the
Glossopdale Community College Band
and, at various points around the site,
by the ‘flash’ choir. Visitors had the opportunity to try their hand at musical
instruments, making the rhythm of the
Samba drums reverberate around the
site.
There were fiendish word quizzes in
the English department on the interactive whiteboard and exciting experiments in the Science laboratories, such
as how to turn methane bubbles into
flames and which fruit make the best
batteries! (Lemons prove to be the best).
Decorating freshly baked cupcakes
and pop cakes was another activity run
by the Food Technology department,
and samples of European wine and food
was offered by the languages department. There was certainly no chance of
anyone getting hungry, as there were
also complimentary samples of school
meals to be tasted in the dining room.
Budding performers were encouraged
to take part in drama performances and
workshops. The College in-house dance
group ‘Trajectory’ performed several
times in the Gym and the state-of-theart all-weather Astroturf Pitch was a
popular place to have a go in the
penalty shoot-out competitions.
Guests also tried their hand at developing their hairdressing skills by making
models look beautiful in our Hairdressing salon.
One parent commented that they were
very impressed with the presentation
given in the hall, the enthusiasm and
presentation of the children, and the
overall care by teachers, the set-up of
classrooms combined with the style of
learning.
The Chair of Governors, Mrs Soboljew,
spoke to lots of parents who told her
that they would definitely be choosing
Glossopdale for their child next year.
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and Mr McCrorie (Tutor and
Cover Supervisor) in the Learning Resources Centre, as pupils
guessed which book characters
came to dinner.
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Births and Deaths
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There's still time to nominate deserving
and exceptional youngsters for Derbyshire County Council's Young
Achiever Awards 2012.
David James Pipe.
The death occurred suddenly on the 25th September 2012 of the late Mr
David James Pipe aged 66 years of Hadfield. David leaves his beloved children Rachel, Christopher, grandson's James, Daniel, and close family and
friends. The funeral took place on Friday 5th October 2012 with a service at
Central Methodist Church, Glossop at 1-00pm, followed by an interment at
Glossop Cemetery at 2-00pm.
Arrangements Arthur Worsley Funeral Services Limited, Hadfield. Tel 01457
852381.
Marlene Pennington.
The death occurred in a hospice in Ashton-under-Lyne on the 16th September 2012 of the late Mrs Marlene Pennington aged 72 years of Chisworth.
Marlene leaves her beloved husband John, loving children Phillip, Michelle
and Christopher and a loving family. Marlene will be sadly missed by all who
knew her. The funeral took place on Monday 8th October 2012 with a service at Charlesworth Congregational Church at 11-00am followed by an interment in the Church Cemetery at 11-45am.
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The awards have been hosted for 14
years to recognise extraordinary children and young people in the county
for:
• Bravery in fighting an illness
• Kindness in helping others
• Commitment to improving their
school, community or local environment
• Sporting, musical, artistic or academic success.
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Margaret Copestake
Mrs Margaret Copestake (89) died peacefully in a residential home in Glossop on the 3rd October 2012 .
Margaret was the wife of the late Denis, mother of Jean, Michael and Patricia and a much loved mother-in-law, grandmother and great grandmother.
The funeral will take place on Monday 15th October with a service and committal at Charlesworth Top Chapel at 10.30 am. Family flowers only please
but donations, if desired, to the Christie Hospital.
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All youngsters aged three to 18 who attend a Derbyshire infant, primary, secondary or special school, or who live in
Derbyshire, are eligible for an award.
Successful youngsters and their guests
will be invited to a glitzy Oscar-style ceremony in December where they will be
presented with certificates and a small
gift in recognition of their efforts.
Young Achiever nomination forms are
currently being distributed to schools, libraries, councils and other community
venues. They can also be filled in and
sent online by visiting the county council's website at
www.derbyshire.gov.uk/youngachievers
The closing date for nominations is Friday 12 October 2012. The award ceremony will be at Highfields School,
Matlock on Friday 7 December 2012.
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The Glossop Gazette publishes births and death notices, obituaries, family
notices, acknowledgements and memorial notices, free of charge.
[email protected] 01457 866201
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It is the editor's opinion that local government
behaves much more efficiently when under
strict scrutiny, but enforcing that scrutiny is a
miserable pastime. Many of Glossop's current
problems have arisen because of decades of incompetence in planning and development,
party political divisions and, worst of all, a governing body based in Buxton. To a large extent
Glossop has lost pride in itself, and "local" government has become distant and almost utterly unaccountable. Glossop gets the
governance it deserves.
protect bats. Ever. All species of bats in Glossop have been protected by English law since
1981 and by the European Habitats regulations
since 2004. Local government has defined responsibilities to comply with UK and European laws about wildlife and habitats when
granting permission for development, but
High Peak Borough Council have never lifted
a finger. I was angry with them, and when I
looked at the Japanese Knotweed situation in
Glossop and noticed all the giant hogweed
that can cause horrific injuries to people and
animals I got angrier still. HPBC do not respond to my emails unless required to do so
by law and treat any question as a Freedom of
Information Act request. Since July I have
commented on or objected to over a dozen
planning applications where natural and cultural heritage considerations have been ignored. At war with HPBC, I had forgotten
many of the lessons that form Glossop
Gazette's guest editorial.
There are lots of unsatisfactory things in Glossop, and no shortage of people to notice them.
But the people who notice expect some higher
authority to have recognised and fixed the
problem, and when they do nowt we get angry
with the authority and consider it incompetent
and unfit for purpose. We shrug and walk
away a bit more cynical. Our guest editor reminds us that the responsibility is entirely our
own, and that there is no time to waste.
Daniel Bennett, Editor
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in all cases it is possible for you to correct by
teaching the man who is gone astray; for
every man who errs misses his object and is
gone astray. Besides how have you been injured? For you will find that no one among
those against whom you are irritated has done
anything by which your mind could be made
worse; but that which is evil to you and harmful has its foundation only in the mind. And
what harm is done or what is there strange, if
the man who has not been instructed does the
acts of an uninstructed man? Consider
whether you should not rather blame yourself, because you did not expect such a man to
err in such a way. For you had means given to
you by your reason to suppose that it was
likely that he would commit this error, and
yet you have forgotten and are amazed that
he has erred. But most of all when you blame
a man as faithless or ungrateful, turn to yourself. For the fault is manifestly your own,
whether you trusted that a man who had such
a disposition would keep his promise, or when
conferring your kindness you did not confer it
absolutely, nor yet in such way as to have received from your very act all the profit. For
what more do you want when you have done
a man a service? Are you not content that you
have done something conformable to your
nature, and do you seek to be paid for it? Just
as if the eye demanded a recompense for seeing, or the feet for walking. For as these members are formed for a particular purpose, and
by working according to their several constitutions obtain what is their own; so also as
man is formed by nature to acts of benevolence, when he has done anything benevolent
or in any other way conducive to the common
interest, he has acted conformably to his constitution, and he gets what is his own.
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When you are offended with any man's
shameless conduct, immediately ask yourself,
Is it possible, then, that shameless men should
not be in the world? It is not possible. Do not
require what is impossible. For this man also
is one of those shameless men who must of
necessity be in the world. Let the same considerations be present to your mind in the case
of the knave, and the faithless man, and of
every man who does wrong in any way. For at
the same time that you remind yourself that
it is impossible that such kind of men should
not exist, you will become more kindly disposed towards every one individually. It is useful to perceive this, too, immediately when
the occasion arises, what virtue nature has
given to man to oppose to every wrongful act.
For she has given to man, as an antidote
against the stupid man, mildness, and against
another kind of man some other power. And
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I was born at Partington Maternity Home in
1966 and attended the Duke of Norfolk and
Glossop Comprehensive schools. I spent my
childhood in Old Glossop and my wild years
on Sheffield Road. I got the opportunity to
work in Turkmenistan in 1990 and since then
have worked as a conservation biologist studying wildlife mainly in Africa and Asia. Many of
the species I have worked with only occur on
tiny islands and the people in almost all the
places that I have worked suffer from high infant mortality, low life expectancy etc etc. The
only time I have ever been really angry about
wildlife conservation was after a walk through
the Sandhole one evening in October 2011,
when I saw that the new clinic on George
Street had huge spotlights at the back that reflected into Glossop Brook. Everybody knows
that waterways should be kept dark because
they are essential wildlife corridors and many
species cannot use them if they are lit up. One
of the species that avoids artificial lights is a
bat, Myotis daubentonii, that flies over the surface of the water like a hovercraft and scoops
up insects with its tail and feet (scientists recently discovered that it has superfast muscles
previously known only from rattlesnakes and
toadfish). The lights at the Sandhole would
have made it impossible for the bats to use
that area of the river for foraging, and because
it is one of the few areas where the surface is
not always turbulent it was a feeding area for
the bats. I asked High Peak Borough Council
why the development had been allowed to illuminate the river and was told by Development Control that they had no idea that there
might be bats in the Sandhole. Development
Control offices are in the Municipal Buildings,
less than a minute’s walk from the Sandhole,
but I don't know how often their officers walk
that way. I accepted their explanation and
started a Bat Group in Glossop so that we
could map the distribution of bats in Glossop
and learn about the behaviour of Glossop bats
over the summer. In midsummer we published our first report and started to look at
previous records of bats in Glossop. One of the
first reports I found was a document on HPBC
planning portal that described how bats
should be protected at the George Street Clinic
development. It said that bat surveys should
be conducted at the site, that Daubenton's bats
were likely to use the river and stressed the
importance of keeping it dark. HPBC had lied
to me and failed to protect bats at the Sandhole. Worse than that, further investigation
suggested they had never done anything to
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GLOSSOP FOOD
Workhouse Recipe No1
by Pineapple Magoo
Ingredients
1 tin chopped tomatoes
1 tin baked beans
1 onion
Curry Powder
1 tin kidney beans (optional)
Salt and pepper to taste.
Pasta (any type approx 70g per person)
Place the pasta in a pan and boil for
10 mins.
While the pasta is cooking:
Dice the onion and fry in oil on low
heat until soft.
Add 2 teaspoons of curry powder and
cook for 1 min on low heat.
Add tomatoes and beans (inc kidney
beans if you wish) and cook for 3-5
mins on low heat.
Add salt and pepper to taste.
Serve with the pasta.
Glossop Fruit and Veg Co-Operative share boxes of fruit and veg from the
wholesale market to get the pick of the crop at the lowest possible prices. Pictures
show produce from recent months. Contact [email protected] for more
details.
But which are best? Manx Kipper or
Loch Fyne Kippers? Join the debate at
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with lemon and toast they can’t be beat.
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Kippers from Bradley’s Fishmongers on
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1.Place the ribs in a roasting tin and put in the
oven on 200 degrees C for 30 minutes.
2. Fry the onion and garlic.
3. Mix all ingredients together and pour onto
onions.
4. Pour the mixture over the ribs and cook on 190
degrees C for 1-1 ½ hours, turning occasionally.
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Sheet pork ribs (12)
½ Pint chicken stock
2 Tblsp tomato puree
2 Tblsp soy sauce
1 Tblsp demerara sugar
1 Tblsp honey
½ Lemon juice
Salt and black pepper
1 Onion, diced
Garlic (optional)
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Roy Green’s. Beat the recession with Pineapple Magoo’s
Workhouse Recipes and meet
Glossop Fruit and Veg
Co-operative.
Sticky Barbecue Ribs
Preparation time: 2 hours
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LETTERS TO
THE EDITOR
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Thank God I'm not living in
Uganda.
Malcolm S.C. Goth
Glossop
BEAR, the Leonberger
Born 26th May 2005, went to
sleep 14th September 2012.
He LOVED: Sticks, big sticks,
water, snow, the editor’s brother,
pigs ears, mints, stealing cuddly
toys and footballs, food, (anyone’s food!) kids’ attention and
affection, beef, beef (and beef!),
hosepipes, hoovers, barking like
a bass drum, bin raiding,
‘forcibly’ washing the pet rabbit,
‘mugging’ drunks and gangs of
squealing teenagers, making me
wait at least 20 minutes with
‘The Long Stare’ before eventually deciding to get out of the
river, and generally just being
with us.
He HATED: Being brushed,
being shampooed, being
brushed, balloons and Christmas
crackers, being brushed, eventually having to get out of the
river after the 20 minute ‘Long
Stare’ routine--oh, and being
brushed.
A dog of true presence and
stature, and not just physically,
though he did stand 6ft tall on
hind legs, and weighed in at
over 80 Kg (12 ½ stone).
Breathtakingly powerful, literally ( 2 broken ribs to prove it-my fault not his).
A gentle, tolerant and good natured soul. A majestic and profoundly beautiful animal spirit
of confidence and open heart – a
truly magnificent beast who
drew expressions of shock and
awe on every new face we passed
on the streets of Glossop, and
left them smiling, what a gift!
Loved and remembered by all
his pack x
Darron Gates
Glossop
Glossop Slugs
and Snails Rain
Misery on Gardeners
It was the best summer ever for Glossop’s slugs and snails, and one of the
worst for Glossop gardens, as molluscs
proliferated and devoured much of the
Glossop crop. But Glossop’s gardeners
have some crafty tips to share that will
confound molluscs and take the dampeners off Glossop horticulture.
Either poison slugs with pellets or encourage wildlife that eat slugs, but don’t
do both. Toad and hedgehogs love to
eat slugs, but when they are full of
metaldehyde it kills them. Don’t use
more than the recommended amount
of metaldehyde and never use methiocarb slug pellets because they will persist in the environment and kill
everything that eats them.
Snails were almost unknown in Glossop 30 years ago, and slugs from Norway and elsewhere are becoming well
established.
Glossop Gazette will publish a regular
column on garden molluscs. Contribute
at [email protected]
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Letter from Idaho
The trees are changing color
here in Idaho and the nighttime
temperatures are getting down
to almost freezing. Another sure
sign that the season is changing
from summer to fall is the
plethora of Halloween paraphernalia appearing in shops, offices
and adorning houses.
There is something of a blurring in the States between general fall and harvest decorations,
such as corn stalks, pumpkins
and scarecrows, and the more
traditional Halloween theme. So
a typical front yard might display a pile of pumpkins on the
front step with a scarecrow and
cornstalks propped up on the
porch, fabric ghosts hanging
from trees festooned with fake
cobwebs and a few plastic gravestones on the front lawn. The
decorations get more elaborate
from there on up – entire homes
made to look like haunted
houses are not unusual and my
personal favorites are the giant
inflatable moving lawn ornaments; huge pumpkins with
cheery ghosts popping up out of
them or Count Dracula emerging from a coffin.
Firmly convinced that the
Americans have lost the plot
when it comes to All Hallows
Eve, I asked a friend of mine
what’s the first thing that comes
to mind when I say the word
“Halloween”. ‘Candy’ he responded without a pause; and indeed the shops are full of the
stuff – literally pallets of funsized bars of chocolate lining the
aisles for weeks before the actual
event. How much of this is consumed prior to the 31st is any-
adorn the eaves, a sexy pirate
outfit and metric tonne of candy
to feed the hordes of Disney
characters that will be pounding
the pavements come the end of
the month…..when in Rome!
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one’s guess, but I suspect a substantial amount doesn’t make it
to the Trick or Treaters.
On Halloween night itself, my
conviction that the spirit of the
holiday was lost overboard on
the Mayflower is yet further
strengthened. Twelve years ago,
when we went to our first American Halloween Party we duly
dressed as monsters in scary
masks; only to find that we were
about the only people there to
do so. Not that the other partygoers hadn’t dressed up, quite
the contrary, the costumes were
very elaborate and impressive,
just not very, well, Halloweeny.
There were pirates, astronauts,
Barbie dolls, a TV set and characters from recent current
events; I anticipate plenty of
Obamas this year. Some even go
so far as to dress as phrases or
puns – a man covered in tiny
fluffy birds was apparently a
‘chick-magnet’ and a woman in a
giant fried egg suit with horns
and a tail was a ‘devilled egg’.
Kids trick-or-treating dress as
Power Rangers or princesses and
tiny babies are carted from door
to door bundled up as ladybirds,
bunnies or even peapods – I
wonder who gets to eat that
candy!
Venturing downtown to the
club-scene on the closest Saturday to Halloween is even more
bizarre, with every woman over
the age of 21 regarding the night
as an opportunity to dress up in
skimpy outfits. Sexy Bo-Peep,
sexy Red Riding Hood and sexy
firefighters rub shoulders on the
dance floor with scantily clad angels and a mini-skirted Cruella
De Ville. It’s one of the biggest
nights out of the year and has
morphed into more of a National Costume Party than anything pertaining to ghouls and
goblins. I’m frequently asked if
we have Halloween in the UK –
well yes, I answer, but it’s not
quite on the scale that you have
it on this side of the Pond.
Well I must go and purchase a
giant illuminated spider to
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Glossop & District Pony Club
held a Working Hunter Weekend
for members and non-members of
the club and what a great weekend
it was--the sun shone, thankfully!
We had classes ranging from Beginners lead rein up to Open classes
providing great competition and
opportunities for all levels. The
Pony Club has put new thinking in
to it events and made the rallies
more fun and interesting recently
by changing the format to a theme
based on a Pony Club discipline,
this weekend we did the Working
Hunter Showing.
Members and non-members were
given the opportunity to learn the
theory involved in working hunter
showing, such as what you and
your pony should wear, what to expect on the day and etiquette, then
practice jumping and a working
hunter show at the rally before entering the competition the next day.
that trains on Mon & Thurs at St
It proved to be very successful and
Philip Howard School, Glossop.
gave the younger members of the
It's not all about becoming
club the confidence to enter the
champions though--the club encompetition, such as Alice Higham
courages everyone to have a go
who won her first Working Hunter
and just enjoy the sport and the
Class. Well done to all the other
training. Their latest awards,
winners of the day including, Sue
High Peak Club of the Year and
Guarino, Gaby Worley, Melissa
Young Sportsman of the Year
Hope, Charlotte Harding and Chloe
2012 were presented on Friday at
Ribbon.
a ceremony in Buxton.
The young pony club members reFurther information at:
ceived great tution and support for
www.glossopjudoclub.com
the event from the rally day delivered by our fabulous instructors,
Sarah Law, Chloe Prady and Enya
Mills. Some great potential for our
future teams was seen in young
new members Ellie Ratcliffe who
displayed such confidence on Papi,
Heather Williams who jumped exceptionally well on her little pony
Alfie and not forgetting one of our
youngest lead rein members Kaelen Roberts on Romeo.
Glossop Pony Club is keen to get
back to the roots of Pony Club and
make it fun! We had a fantastic
week at camp this year and have
lots more plans for events from
qualifying shows to fun shows, trips
to the beach and farm rides scheduled for the New Year. We are in
the process of organising the show
jumping and gymkhana teams for
2013 and continuing with the dressage competitions which resulted in
one of our very own members becoming UK Riders Dressage Nationals 2012 Junior Novice
Champion Johanna Worley. Well
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21st October. If you are interested
in joining Glossop & District Pony
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Glossop Judo Club
From an idea of two local judo
practicing dads in 2005 to a club
that can boast British Champions, England Squad members,
High Peak Club of the year four
times, Young Sportsman of the
Year four times (Eric Ham) and
Coach of the Year once (Steve
Phillips) shows that the club has
high standards which it strives
to continue. Being part of the
community is the heartbeat of
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Glossop Bat Group has made a significant contribution to
wildlife conservation in Glossop but
is struggling to survive through
very low membership and event attendance.
We have five paid up members and
£21.50 in subscriptions. All costs incurred since the group started have
been met by the chairman and
without much wider participation it
is unlikely to survive the winter.
But as the summer grinds to a halt
bats have love on their minds, and
so the autumn goals of Glossop Bat Group are based around the
mating and courtship behaviour of Glossop's bats. Bats think about
sex a lot at this time of year, and whilst some species are highly
promiscuous others select their mates with great care. Bats of all
kinds are bonking above our heads throughout the Autumn and
we hope to engage in some high tech bat voyeurism suitable for
Glossopians of all ages.
Please help Glossop Bat Group survive by becoming a member or
engaging in some of our exciting activities.
Full details at: glossopbatgroup.com
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Spot the deliberate mistake in our picture of Glossop during the
High Street water main repairs.
Newspapers are an old media for old people, and our attempts to
make the paper useful for young people have been frustrated by
privacy issues. We are not allowed to name or publish photographs of anybody under the age of 16 without their parent's
consent. We are allowed to talk to them, so we asked the
teenagers of Glossop what they wanted to see in the newspaper
and they said:
1. Stuff that would be illegal to put in newspapers
2. Music
3. Skateboards
MYSTERY CARVING
What did the cloned sheep
say to the other sheep?
I am ewe.
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A rock carving in Glossop that is
not recorded in any history
books has long been the subject
of Glossop rumours. Who is the
artist? How long has it been
there? If you know anything
about it, let us know!
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"Do you know the filthy village of Glossop? It is
inhabited entirely by savages. I tried every inn in
the place and found each inn worse than the
last. It stinks for miles. Rather than sleep in such
a den I started walking back to Manchester with
a huge bag...."
Anybody in Glossop can be editor of the
Glossop Gazette. Guest editors take control
of the paper for one edition.
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Be the Editor of Glossop Gazette
Who said this is 1909?
How do Glossopians find sheep in long grass?
Answers in the next edition
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Aquarius
Beware of the rain this week. It will do a lot worse than make you wet. Slippery pavements could be the ruin of you. In some aspects Coronation Street
will mirror your life this week. Take care
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Pisces
Expect attacks by birds this week, and triple check all your medications and
dosages before taking anything. If you’ve never tried gambling and alcohol,
now is an auspicious time for it.
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Aries
As usual, you can’t put a foot wrong this week. Take advantage of friends
and neighbours and don’t be scared to tell people at work exactly what you
think of them.
Libra
There’s something nasty in the attic, and it’s coming to get you. Maybe you
can nail the hatch closed, but you’ll be much safer taking refuge in a place
of worship. Don’t forget to take some warm blankets, because it might get really cold. This is an ideal opportunity to learn a musical instrument.
Scorpio
It’s work, work, work this week and you might find that you feel as if you
have been sold into abject slavery most of the time. In fact you have, and
this is punishment for all the times in your life that you have been lazy.
Sagittarius
Your lucky animal this week is the leopard, and your unlucky animal is the
louse. Because you live in Glossop, the chances are you’ll likely to be seeing a
lot more of the latter. Any fraud committed in last few years is likely to
home back to haunt you on Tuesday.
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Taurus
Cows and bulls present a significant threat to you this week, so avoid any
form of beef and stay away from fields. Mackerel and other scombrid fish
can be eaten with impunity, but flatfish are ill advised until the next full
moon.
Virgo
Nobody will believe a word you say until at least November, so you may as
well talk to the cat. Avoid dogs however, because they will not be your best
friend this week. If you have ever wanted to steal a work of art, now is a
good time.
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Gemini
You are resistant to all infectious diseases this week, and fire cannot harm
you. But the police can, and the chances are that they will.
Doctor Boylbodie is the pseudononym of a local fortune teller who “tells it
like it is”. All predictions for entertainment purposes only and neither Dr B
nor the Glossop Gazette will take any responsibility in the event that advice
is followed or events do not occur as predicted. .
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Leo
You look good in green this week, and you may find you have extraordinarily good eyesight at the weekend. But identity fraud is on the cards, and you
may find the culprit much closer to home than you expect.
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Cancer
Do not, on any account, spend money in any supermarkets this week. The
more you patronise your local shops the greater your chances of surviving
until Christmas. On the bright side, nobody can resist your sexual magnetism at the weekend.
Capricorn
A DNA mix up will cause you considerable distress and inconvenience this
week, but a stiff upper lip will see you through the worst of it. You can do no
wrong in the kitchen at the moment so experiment wildly and amaze the
“family”.
Lauren Livesey
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Apocalyptic Glossop - James Chadderton
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Book Review: Picking through the bones: A However Demulder does only write about conpoet for a new generation
troversial issues, she also takes on a well expressed feminist approach in many of her
Sierra Demulder could be described as the
poems. In the poem “Paper Dolls” Demulder
voice of her generation. Despite her age
does not hold back in her gritty descriptions
Demulder expresses adult and serious issues and interpretations of rape and how society
perfectly in her book of poetry, The Bones
deals with this act. Although she does not
Below. She addresses issues that some poets adopt a stereotypical feminist, misandrist attimay believe are too controversial, for example tude to gender politics; leaving her accessible
in the poem “Mrs Dahmer” Demulder takes
to both male and female readers. Demulder
on a unique perspective when speaking of the brings a raw, contemporary interpretation of
serial killer, Jeffery Dahmer, and adopts a less modern feminist thinking.
judgemental approach by taking on the voice
of his mother, for example. ”Did you put your
Demulder's writing could inspire generations,
own heart in the freezer next to the thought of her modern portrayal of decade old issues prome?” Demulder’s use of this metaphor takes
vokes thought with the reader and allows them
away the vulgarity of the crimes and allows the to re-think their own opinions and interpretareader to feel a sense of empathy, rather than tions. If you are interested in poetry with brutal
disgust.
honesty, then Demulder is for you.
Ruby Dylan
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Fiendish mygalomorph
Does the world look very big
When viewed through eight eyes
From your snug, cartilaginous socket?
Do you care
That it extends far beyond the nose of your skull
Further than the hawthorn tree
And even past the wall and down the valley
Where the descendants of your bony house
Chomp vacantly on rough heather?
You may remember the day it didn’t rain
Although you might not have been born then
But if you were, you might have seen
Welsh mountains in the distance
And been surprised at the grand scale of creation.
My grandmother, with scarce a quarter of your optical organs
Saw Blackpool Tower from here
On another day it didn’t rain
(The one in 1947).
It’s foolish to speculate
On your perception of the scale of creation.
But it’s probably safe to say
That there has been more going on in this head
Since you took residence
Than ever occurred
During its previous occupancy.
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Ode to a spider living in the
eye socket of a long-dead sheep.
Opposite: Apocalyptic Glossop - James
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Right: Diggle - Tim Garner
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Above: Baghdad Lioness, 5000 years,
8cm high.
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Legendary Glory Days of Glossop School Brass Band
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The Glossop School Band was born in 1964; it
then consisted of four second hand instruments and three players and progress over the
next six years was steady rather than spectacular. By the start of the 1970's the number had
grown sufficiently to attempt contests and
their results from then were truly spectacular
thus starting a period over the 70's and
80's that became its 'Glory Days'.
Ukulele Corner
Use the chords to sing this old time favourite
In this life, one thing counts,
In the bank, large amounts
I’m afraid these don’t grow on trees
You’ve got to pick a pocket or two (x3)
Large amounts don’t grow on trees
You’ve got to pick a pocket or two
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Contest victories came frequently with success in The Radio Manchester 'Blow-By-Blow'
competion, Radio Stoke ' Knock-Out Brass’,
both of which were competions for adult
bands and almost total dominance in The Imperial Youth Championships. They even had
success against the 'elite' of the banding world
in the Whit Friday March Competitions !
Word spread about their remarkably mature
standard of performance and the band were in
demand for concerts all over the North Of
England, For tours to Europe and North
America and for numerous appearances on
national television.
Holden, both of whom strived for the highest
standards in music presentation whilst, such is
the nature of school bands, continually facing
The new season commenced in September
the annual problem of losing their most expewith a visit from the Silver Bell Band.The
rienced and often best players.
Club has booked bands up until June 2013.
We are pleased that the Glossop Cricket and
Many members were nurtured into performBowling Club have again kindly allowed us
ers who later joined the ranks of the world’s
to use their excellent facilities for each gig.
top brass bands as players and conductors and
Attendances steadily increased throughout
forging successful careers of world repute.
last year. New members are welcome.
ALL gigs take place on Thursday evenings
In the 'Glory Days', Glossop School Band
at the Glossop Cricket Club, North Road,
were considered to be one of, if not the finest,
Glossop.Doors open 8.00pm.Admission £7.Lischool band in the country, gaining a national
censed Bar. Raffle. Contact:
reputation and really putting Glossop on the
[email protected]
map. It was then a case of "Glossop? That’s
where the school band’s from!"
Glossop Jazz Club
GLOSSOP PEOPLE’S FESTIVAL
brings together local performers of all ages from the Ukelele Strummers – still in their teens to the oldest performer June Davies who is in
her eighties. All ages in between are covered. “We wanted to challenge
the idea of the generation gap and do something to bring the whole
community together”.
Amongst the festival highlights are
•Peter Bruntnell – hugely acclaimed singer songwriter, especially in USA where Rolling Stone magazine called him “One of England's best kept musical secrets”
•Kirsty Mcgee – BBC Folk award nominee and relentless road
musician.
•Jokewood – stand up comedy night featuring the best in breakthrough comedy acts.
•Short Film Festival – local filmmakers, both amateur and
semi-professional showcasing their work
•Spaces Between – a specially commissioned art show that
draws together fine art techniques with craft elements
•Local History – display of local history and a special “People’s
History” guided walk of Glossop by local expert Matthew Cox.
Glossop People’s Festival runs from Thursday 18 October to Sunday
21st October at The Oakwood, High St West, Glossop. Weekend tickets
are £15, Day tickets also available and some events are free.
See www.glossopeoplesfestival.co.uk for more details
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Acclaimed singer-songwriters and a showcase of local acts of all ages
are just some of the highlights of a new festival set to take place in
Glossop in October. Glossop People’s Festival brings together the best
in folk/americana music alongside art, film and comedy. The festival
will take place at the Oakwood pub on High Street West from October
18-21st and features acts such as Peter Bruntnell, Kirsty McGee, Harp
and a Monkey and Vinny Peculiar.
This boutique community festival has been organised by a bunch of
mates and like all good ideas had it's beginnings over a few pints in
the pub. “We thought it would be great if we could bring some bigger
names in music to play alongside some of our local talent.” says Matt
Hill, one of the organisers, who as Quiet Loner will also be performing
at the festival “Although the emphasis is on folk and americana music
we also wanted film, art and comedy so we've added those elements. “
Aware that the economic climate makes it hard for some people to go
out to live music some elements of the weekend are free. “We think
£15 is an amazing bargain for a weekend of quality music” says Hill
“but we also recognise that, even £15 is a lot of money for many people. So we've laid on some free entertainment, with an emphasis on
our local community.“
One of the free events is called the Seven Ages of Glossop and
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The inspirational figures and driving force
behind the band were the 'Two Jacks'; Conductor and woodwork teacher Jack Fletcher and
Compere and maths teacher the late Jack
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Success was achieved through hard work
though with members having to commit to
daily dinner time rehearsals sat on and
around the school woodwork benches and to
rehearsal sessions after school too! Hard to
imagine such levels of comitment these days!
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Gold Medal Ox Tongue
from Parkers, Glossop
Market Hall. Pies and
Cheeses.
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There is no advertising in this edition of the Glossop Gazette, so we take this opportunity to
show you why small shops are best. The editor’s pick of some of the best shops in Glossop
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(off Wren Nest Terrace)
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have taken more of their chances. Glossop
fought back and got another before the break
when striker Aisha Hayatuddini received the
ball on the left hand side of 18 yard box, control, turned and looped the ball high and over
the keeper. Glossop looked in control again
after the break and found a third 5 minutes in,
when Hayatuddini’s hopeful ball towards goal
beat the hasland keeper. Glossop were dictating the pace and play of the game and
looked comfortable for the first time this season. On the 65th minute a switch of play from
deep by Pace picked out Hayatuddini in the
18 yard box who slotted it home to get her
third of the day and Glossop’s 4th! Glossop
wasn’t finished there though and a Zoey Shaw
lofted free kick from 30yards on the 75th
minute made it 5. Slight consolation came for
Hasland 5 minutes later when Glossop failed
to clear in the box and the Hasland striker
showed great technique of control and turn
and then placed a shot perfectly into the bottom corner. “In difficult circumstances we
pulled out a decent performance and managed to score goals which have been lacking;
hopefully we will have players back for our
game against Hilton AFC Ladies next Sunday
at Surrey Street.”
Glossop North End U13s 7 - Whitworth
Park U13s 2
On an unusually warm October Saturday
morning Glossop North End under 13s continued their excellent start to the season. In the
first half the team played at a high tempo and
went in at the break 5-1 with goals from Joe
Brotherton (2) Lee Mcnamara (2) and a superb header from Adam Cooper. The second
half was not quite as successful but further
goals from Ryan Williams and Jake Craven
ensured a 7-2 win and meant the boys went
to the top of the league. Tom Davies was deservedly named man of the match for his constant marauding down the right wing.
was little they could do to stop the flow of
goals and the Vulcans went into the half time
break with a five goal advantage. It was not
for lack of effort but worse was to come in the
second half. Vulcans were quick to pounce on
every defensive clearance and second ball
keeping Glossop under pressure for long, energy sapping periods, and the tiredness
showed as the opposition ran in four of their
goals in the last five minutes. Glossop to their
credit did manage to cause a few nervy moments in the Vulcans area with Lee McNamara and Nathan Gould going close and
Nathan being unlucky to see a well taken goal
ruled out for offside. Man of the match for
Glossop went to Joe Szita who came off the
bench to impress with his closing down, tackling and some strong forward runs.
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Glossop North End Ladies 0 – Little Eaton
Ladies 4
Ladies fall short (23 September 2012)
Glossop North End Ladies faced their first
major challenge this Sunday as they faced Little Eaton Ladies who have been pushing for
promotion for the last couple of years. Glossop knew this was going to be a tough task
and had to step up from last week’s performance if they were going to get something out
of the game. Unfortunately this didn’t seem to
happen and Glossop still looking uncomfortable on the ball, a stray ball from a Glossop
midfielder was collected on the edge of Glossop’s 18 yard box and converted by the Little
Eaton player on 23 minutes. Unable to settle
into the game changes were made to
strengthen the middle field on 35 minutes to
see through to half time as Glossop were
looking panicked, but unfortunately a cross
from deep by the Little Eaton winger on 40
minutes made it 2 – 0. Glossop’s best chance
of the half came on the stroke of half time
when a Rebecca Jubb headed just over the
crossbar from a Zoey Shaw corner. Glossop
came out for the second half pushing for a
comeback, and pressed a lot higher for the
first 20 minutes of the half. Caught out again
though mid way through the half to make it 3 –
0. Glossop continued to press for the last 15
minutes, but Little Eaton capitalised from this
again, finishing 4 - 0 winners on the day.
“We failed to step up our game, we knew they
would be better than the last teams we have
played in this league but we didn’t show
enough class on the ball against this team.
Hopefully that will be an eye opener for the
players and we can travel to Hasland next
week looking to put in a good performance.”
Glossop North End Ladies 5 – Hasland
Ladies FC 2
Ten-Lady Glossop Steam Through (1st October 2012)
After the previous week’s poor display, the
Ladies were looking for a big performance.
The long trip to Chesterfield didn’t start out too
hopeful, with injuries and work commitments
meaning the Ladies were travelling with just
10 players to face Hasland. There was a delayed kick off again due to kit issues, but when
the game finally got underway, Glossop were
a changed side from last week showing lots of
confidence on the ball, and took the lead after
10 minutes with Rebecca Jubb’s quick lay off
just outside the 18 yard box for Leanne Pace
to place the ball in the top left hand corner of
the goal from 22 yards out. Glossop seemed
in control, but a goal from Hasland came at
the half hour mark beating the offside, put the
pressure on and Glossop knew they should
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Royal British Legion Poppy Fund
Volunteers needed
between Thursday, October 25 and Sunday, November 11.
Contact George Wharmby on 01457
856905: Mobile: 07748 920253
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Reddish Vulcans U13 13 - Glossop North
End U13s 0
Because of a re-structure of the league, last
season’s success appears to have bitten the
lads on the backside. Promoted two divisions
they are now struggling with the extra pace
and speed of thought of the teams in the top
flight. After two games in which the lads competed well but got nothing to show for their efforts, Sunday’s game against Reddish
Vulcans was always going to be a daunting
task. Going into that game without recognised
keeper Sam Ekgren made it even more so.
Archie Cannon and Luke Spivey volunteered
to take the goalkeeping duties for a half each
and despite pulling off some fine saves there
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Glossop Gatherings
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Please send any local events for
inclusion in our events directory
[email protected]
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The Star Inn: Cider Festival
October 19-21
Opens midday each day
7 Ciders and 3 Perrys
Contact 01457-853072
*Northwest Counties Football League Fixture:
Glossop North End vs. Runcorn Town
October 20 (Saturday)
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Surrey Street
*Matt Woosey: Blues Music live in the red room
above the Oakwood
October 26 (Friday)
Tickets: £3 on the door
Call 01457-857974 for more information.
Time: Doors open at 9:00 PM
Venue: The Oakwood, Glossop
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*Vulgar Olga's Night of Russian Culture
October 16-18
3 Comic Shorts by Anton Chekhov, adapted and
re-worked by Russell Kennedy, directed by Nicola
Haldane and The Old Guy
Venue: The Oakwood (www.theoakwood.net)
Time: 8:00 PM
Tickets: £6 (available from the bar)
For details and bookings, contact: 07940-963410
Tickets: advance £7, at the door £9
For online tickets go to
www.goblinsintheginnel.co.uk or contact 01613387073 (after 6:00 PM)
*Glossop Local Produce Market
Time: 9:00 AM
Venue: Glossop Outdoor Market
More information at: www.facebook.com/glossoplocalproducemarket
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*Central Methodist Church
Film: "The Iron Lady"
October 19
Tickets: £5 (£3 for children), available from Oasis
Café, the Church Coffee morning each Friday or
from Bay Tree Books, High Street West, Glossop
*Planet Rabbit Productions Present: The Ovation
Theatre Awards 2012
October 20 (Sunday)
See the finalists in a nationwide competition to find
new play-writing talent and vote for your favourites.
To book tickets, call Les Hewitt on 07736 152348.
Tickets: £9 (unreserved seating)
Time: 7:00 PM
Venue: Partington Theatre, Henry Street
*Peak Film Society Presents: “Tinker Tailor Soldier
Spy”
Tickets available in advance from Bay Tree Books
or on the door
Time: Doors open at 7:00 PM, show starts at 7:30
PM
Venue: Partington Theatre, Henry Street
*Last Day of the Proms by Glossop Old Band
Fundraiser for St. Mary’s Church
Time: 7:30 PM
Venue: The Bandroom, Derby Street
For more information, visit the group’s website at
http://www.glossopband.org/
Published by Viper Press, Glossop
Editor: Daniel Bennett
195 Sheffield Road
Glossop
01457 866201
[email protected]
glossopgazette.com
In memory of Francis Adie
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*Glossop People’s Festival at the Oakwood
4-day festival of music and art
October 18-21, 2012
Venue: The Oakwood, 67 High Street West, Glossop
Tickets: Weekend pass to all events, £15
For details on individual ticket prices and event
schedules, call 01457-857974 or visit the website
at: http://www.glossoppeoplesfestival.co.uk/
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*Lucy Ward performs in Glossop
Horizon Award winner -"Totally, totally brilliant" Mike Harding, BBC Radio 2
Venue: The Globe Inn, Glossop
*Acoustic Collective on the Glossop Folk Train
October 25 (Thursday)
Talented musicians play on the train, and in Glossop where everyone alights to visit Glossop Labour
Club for liquid refreshment and a further session
from the band.
Time: Train to depart Manchester Piccadilly at 6:48
PM, calling at all stations except Ardwick to Glossop
Tickets: No charge for the event – only the price of
your ordinary train ticket
Venue: Glossop Railway Station / Glossop Labour
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*In aid of NCT charity (National Childbirth Trust)
Nearly New Sale - top quality baby and children's
clothes, toys and equipment at bargain prices
Venue: Central Methodist Church, Chapel Street
Time: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PMBuy or Sell
Admission: £1.50 (kids free)
Tea room serving delicious homemade cakes and
refreshments, NCT members and helpers are
granted entry at 10:30 AM
To register as a seller or to advertise at this event,
please e-mail [email protected] or call 08442436137
*Blood Donor Session at Glossopdale Community
College
October 28 (Sunday)
Time: 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM and 2:00-4:00 PM
Venue: Glossopdale Community College Hall 2
*Glossop Oktoberfest 2012
October 19-20, 2012
Free admission - real ale, traditional cider, German
beer and wine, spirits, chilled Jagermeister, hot
Gluweihn, hot food and live music
For more information, contact Glossop Labour Club
at 01457-862265.
Time: 12:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Venue: Glossop Labour Club, Chapel Street
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* Glossop Jazz Club
The Worth Valley Hot Stompers
October 18 Thursday
Time: 8:30 PM (doors open at 8:00 PM)
Venue: Glossop Cricket and Bowling Club
Tickets: £7 on the door
Licensed bar and raffle
For more information, call 01457-860515 or e-mail
[email protected]
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"Songs from the Shows" by Chapel-en-le-Frith
Male Voice Choir
October 27
Venue: Central Methodist Church, Glossop
Time: 7:30 PM
Tickets: £5 (including refreshments), available from
Wednesday Oasis Cafes, Friday Coffee Mornings
or Bay Tree Books
*Laughing Cows Comedy at the Globe
Tickets: £5 (standard) and £3 (concessions) in advance or £7 (standard) and £5 (concessions) on
the door. For more information contact 07958642090
Venue: The Globe, Glossop
*Tomorrow We Sail – musicians perform at the
Oakwood
Tickets: £4
Time: 9:00 PM
Venue: The Oakwood, 67 High Street West
For more information, call the Oakwood at 01457857974 or visit the group’s website at http://tomorrowwesail.co.uk/
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GLOSSOP NORTH END RESULTS
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Glossop North End Ladies 1 – Dronfield Town 0
Great Start for Glossop NE Ladies (9th September 2012)
After an up and down pre-season results wise, GNE Ladies travelled away to Dronfield Town Ladies for the first game of the new
campaign in a new league. Having played them 3 weeks previous in
a friendly and losing 1-0, it was always going to be a tight game. The
game was indeed tight with both teams having lots of opportunities at
goal in the first half but neither being able to convert. Glossop substitute goal Keeper for the day Nicola Cassidy doing a fantastic job to
keep Dronfield out of the goal early on when Dronfield dominated
play for the first 20minutes. Glossop looked unsettled and took time
to adjust to the managers chosen formation of 3-5-2. But came into
their own in the later end of the first half and could have taken the
lead on a number of occasions. Into the second half saw Glossop
again start slowly but the turning point on 60 minutes was when Anna
Wilson converted a Zoey Shaw Corner to back heel the ball into goal
following a scramble around the goal line. The game could have
gone either way after that until an injury on 77 minutes meant Glossop went down to 10 for the last 13 minutes and shut up shop defending extremely well to hang onto the lead and get 3 points on the
board at the start of the new campaign. Leanne Pace Manager said
afterwards, ”It certainly wasn’t classy football for the last 15 minutes
but we got the job done which is the important thing, and hopefully
we will have a few players back from holidays and injuries next week
to strengthen the team”.
Glossop North End Ladies 2 - Alfreton Ladies 1
Back to back win for Ladies (16th September 2012)
Glossop North End Ladies FC hosted Alfreton Ladies on Sunday,
which saw another hard fought match in Glossop’s New League.
After a delay of kick off due to traffic into Glossop, Glossop started
strong and took to the lead after 5 minutes with Anna Wilson scoring
on the half follow, following a Zoey Shaw free kick which Alfreton
failed to clear. Shouts for offside were turned down by the referee.
Glossop however, didn’t seem to settle after the goal and looked unsettled throughout the first half although dominating the majority of
play, with lots of chances not being taken by Glossop, leaving the
half time score 1-0. Second half Glossop started much better and
pressing early on. A Zoey Shaw corner been converted by Leah
Hartshorn on the 55th minute with a flick on past the front post exposing the goalkeeper.
Glossop then seemed comfortable, but Alfreton had other ideas and
on the 75th minute an Alfreton player slipped the ball past Glossop’s
Goalkeeper Helen Wildgoose who got injured in the process and left
back Suelyn Booth played the remaining 15 minutes in goal. The last
15 turned to be a tense period with Glossop looking to see the game
out and Alfreton pushing for the equaliser. Glossop managed to hold
on though with some great defending leaving the game 2-1 to Glossop and recording 6 points on the board from their first 2 games.
Glossop manager said after the game ”We seem to be struggling to
settle into the games, but are working hard and grinding out the results”.
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Glossop North End Ladies
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