Glossop Bookfest hosts monthly Open Mic events. Our aim is to attract, encourage and promote local writers, poets, storytellers, songwriters/musicians to share their work on an open platform. We understand that this can be a challenge, but no need to worry as the audience and fellow performers are an appreciative and welcoming group who will […]
The publisher of Jamming! and numerous other books talks about his latest release. Author event with readings, Q&A and tunes from Glossop Record Club DJs. With discussion host Gavin Hogg co-author of 'We Peaked At Paper: An Oral History of British Fanzines' (and record club regular!). Before authoring eleven books, including best-selling biographies of Who […]
We’ll be bringing a summer vibe to Glossop Labour Club on Thursday 9 July, as we take a trip through the music of Brazil’s golden age. From Tropicalia and Samba, to Bossa Nova and MPB (Música Popular Brasileira), we’ll be playing tracks by Os Mutantes, Jorge Ben Jor, Milton Nascimento, Elis Regina, Caetano Veloso, Chico […]
Brian talks about his new book These Isles: A People’s History of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, published 26th February 2026. Author Brian Groom returns to Glossop to talk about his new book coming out on Harper Collins in 2026. What is These Isles: A People’s History of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales by Brian […]
The Classic 1979 post punk album in full
Glossop's own International Troubadour brings guitar, melodeon, concertina and banjo to his home turf. Traditional songs from England and America with a tune or two and lots of energy, "One of the best English singers on the club and festival scene.'" English Dance and Song Tickets (£10 for advance booking) from the Club or from […]
A concert featuring a highly respected performer on melodeon, bouzouki and guitar. His repertoire ranges from traditional ballads to political songs delivered with authority and humour.
Capitalism has created a world of bullshit abundance, where we have too much of what we don’t need and too little of what we do. Through this system’s relentless pursuit of profits, we have been put on a collision course with social and ecological limits that can no longer be ignored. We need Radical Abundance! […]
Glossop/Bad Vilbel Twinning Association invite you to enjoy a free glass of mulled wine, sample some typical German Christmas delicacies, browse the traditional items for sale or have a flutter in the raffle..... Tickets on sale at Dark Peak Books, High Street West and Glossop Labour Club, Chapel Street. £1 ONLY.
MURDER AT THE GRANGE A Christmas Murder Mystery Starring Robb Johnson & The Xmas Irregulars Christmas morning. A dead man in a locked bedroom in a house full of secrets. Everybody has a motive. But who’s got the key? Murder At The Grange is a Christmas murder mystery created by acclaimed songwriter Robb Johnson and […]
Hear from Spycops campaigner and author Kate Wilson who took on the Metropolitan Police and won! At a time where the policing of protest is ever more under the spotlight, Kate Wilson will be discussing her book Disclosure: Unravelling the Spycops Files and what we have learnt from the ongoing Undercover Policing Inquiry. Kate Wilson's […]
Why did the kids in the opening titles to Bagpuss make the four-year-old Bob Fischer feel so strange? Who was the little man called Fred who peeped around his bedroom door at night? And did the Devil really leave a hoofprint beneath a bridge on the outskirts of Middlesbrough? In this intimate show, Bob Fischer […]