It’s been quieter over the last few months, not surprising as most of our activity (Art in the Window & Bankswood happen at the back end of the summer), but nonetheless there has been a lot going on behind the scenes, and things are starting to build momentum again as spring kicks in. Not least with the Glossop Halls project, but more of that later.
Bankswood Inspire Festival
One of the notable developments over the past few months is that Bankswood has joined forces with the Inspire festival to create a great family friendly community music festival. The combined event will take place on the August Bank holiday weekend in Bankswood Park, Hadfield.
Those living around Bankswood park will also be pleased to know that one result of this merger will be that the fairground at the festival will be (quite literally) much smaller this year!
Tour de France comes to Glossop (well almost!)
We are delighted to be involved with an event around the Tour de France’s visit to the area. Although the cyclists will not be coming through our town, the plan is to create a spectator hub in Manor Park on the 6th July (alongside Glossop’s annual Carnival) with giant screens for people to watch the race.
As part of this event, Bankswood Music (part of the Glossopdale Trust) is planning to put on a number of bands in Manor Park. Keep an eye on the Bankswood Music website (www.bankswoodmusic.com) for more details of this event as they become available.
Whatsoninglossop.com
We are also happy to say that we have recruited a new editor for www.whatsoninglossop.com. In the last couple of weeks, the management of the site has been taken over by Paul Beaumont, who will now be responsible for making sure the site is THE resource for finding out what’s going in in and around Glossopdale. If you have an event that you would like to promote on the site, either contact Paul on events@whatsoninglossop.org, or submit the event via the website.
Glossop halls
This project is also now starting to build momentum, and we are delighted to be able to announce that the Glossopdale Trust has now been named as the preferred partner for the transfer of 3 of Glossop’s iconic public halls (The Town Hall, Glossop Market and the Municipal Buildings) into community ownership.
We have a vision that these halls will become:
“A NEW CULTURAL & COMMERCIAL CENTRE FOR GLOSSOP – OWNED AND MANAGED BY AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY OF GLOSSOPDALE! NOW AND INTO THE FUTURE.”
The decision by the council to partner with us brings this vision a step closer to reality.
Anyone wanting to get more involved in this exciting project can either email us on info@glossopdaletrust.org, or contact us via the website