We are sorry to report some damage to the door of our much liked Victorian Postbox situated on the wall by the Waiting Room. As a result Royal Mail has removed the door. We have made enquiries at the Sorting Office at Glossop about its repair. We are very concerned to learn that the box may not be repaired and be taken out of use. We believe it is an original feature dating from 1847. We have written formally to Royal Mail at Glossop urging its repair and reminding them politely that Glossop Station is a Grade Two listed building and that historic features must be maintained. We await a reply. 
 We hope we have the support of all users of the station in seeking its restoration.

 Our Waiting Room Art Gallery is back in business! We extend a warm welcome to Gavin Parkin a Glossop based artist. Gavin was born and educated in Doncaster and studied Graphic Design in Manchester. Gavin then worked in IT until his retirement. Gavin returned to painting seven years ago and enjoys experimenting with different techniques. He is an active member of Glossop Art Society. Gavin has 6 paintings on display. The Waiting Room is open daily at the station from early morning to early evening.

We hope you enjoy his work.

Gavin can be contacted: gavinparkin@btinternet.com

We are delighted to announce that in the 2020 Community Rail Awards, organised by the Community Rail Network we have been shortlisted for a PLATINUM level award in the " It's Your Station " category. This category looks at all aspects of voluntary work at a station such as cleaning, gardening, information provision, community links/ events....... Our entry into the competition was in May. This year, due to coronavirus restrictions, online judging of each station took place.

There are four levels of Award in this category - bronze, silver, gold and platinum. 

The Awards' Event was to have been held in Southampton in December. However due to coronavirus restrictions it will now be held online.

We are very appreciative of the ongoing support that we receive. We would like to thank Becky Styles, Community and Sustainability Manager at Northern, for all her help in getting us back to work at the station in recent weeks!

We are pleased to pass on the news that TWIG cafe at Glossop station has reopened to customers!
Currently operating as a takeaway the cafe and making use of the original listed booking office window to take orders.
Opening hours at present are 07.30 to 16.30 but these may change as and when the train timetable next changes.
We wish Mike and his team well!

On Saturday 20th June a small group of representatives from the Friends groups at Buxton and Glossop stations, the High Peak and Hope Valley Community Rail Partnership and the Peak Park set off on a socially distanced walk with Rhodri Green Regional Organiser of The Bumblebee Trust (full risk assessment in place) to explore the Lightwood area of Buxton for bumblebees. The idea was to assess the possibility of a bumblebee safari walk from Buxton station when restrictions permit this. The outing was a real success and there were several sightings of the rare bilberry bumblebee! The walk is part of the Buzzing Stations project recently initiated by the Friends groups at Glossop, Buxton and Hadfield stations. Bumbleebee safari walks led by volunteers from The Bumblebee Conservation Trust have already taken place ( before Lockdown ) in Glossop and it is hoped these will resume when conditions permit taking in new routes originating from Glossop and Hadfield stations. All the participants really enjoyed the experience and are looking forward to taking part in a Zoom Bumblebee identification course soon! Friends of Buxton station are hoping to install a bee friendly planter at the front of their station in the near future.

Buzzing Stations is a new collaboration between the Friends of Stations groups at Buxton, Glossop, Hadfield and other, selected, stations on the Hope Valley line and the Bumblebee Conservation Trust.

Bumblebees are nature’s key workers and we hope to raise awareness of the species found near our High Peak stations Click here for more information

 The train service from Glossop has been changed with some extra trains from 18th May. Details below. The official government advice is that they are to be used only by workers who cannot access work in any other way.

FROM GLOSSOP TO MANCHESTER PICCADILLY Mondays to Saturdays

6.11 7.14 7.44 6.44 9.14 10.14 10.44 11.44 12.14 13.14 13.44 14.44 15.14 16.14 16.44 17.44 18.44 19.14 20.44 21.14 22.14 22.45

Sunday service
9.47 10.43 11.45 then every hour until 20.45 final train 21.44

FROM MANCHESTER PICCADILLY TO GLOSSOP Mondays to Saturdays

5.32 6.30 7.03 8.03 8.33 9.33 10.03 11.03 11.33 12.33 13.03 14.03 14.33 15.03 16.03 17.03 17.33 18.32 19.03 20.03 21.33 22.00

Sunday service
9.09 11.03 12.01 13.03 hourly to 20.03 final train 21.02

PLEASE CHECK TIMES BEFORE TRAVELLING. ALL SERVICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk

 A MESSAGE FROM ROBERT LARGAN, MP for High Peak
During the lockdown, there have been significantly reduced train services. From Monday 18th May, there will be a new timetable with additional services, to help those who can't work from home and need to use public transport to go to work.
Manchester - Hadfield/Glossop: Improvement to mix of hourly and half hourly  (Glossop)
Manchester - Buxton: Remains hourly with some additional peak services (Buxton)
Manchester - Sheffield (via New Mills): Hourly to Sheffield and every two hours to New Mills (New Mills)
More details can be found at Northern Rail.
Following my lobbying efforts, Northern have also confirmed that they will be running full length trains, which will help with social distancing.
Remember, if you can work from home, please continue to do so. If you can't work from home, please only use public transport if you're unable to walk/cycle/drive to work.
If you have any questions or concerns, please do drop me an email or visit my Facebook page @RobertLargan4HighPeak