Padfield's Summer of Fun
This August join us for a programme of free events in the heart of Padfield.
From live music, to theatre, to creative activities... there's something for everyone to enjoy!
Thanks to a grant from the National Lottery Community Fund, we are offering a fantastic programme of events hosted by local creatives and business owners and they are ALL absolutely FREE!
This page will be updated with full details of the events and providers in due course. Sessions are suitable for all ages and abilities, unless otherwise stated, and there's no need to book for most sessions so just come along. Our Art Session and Wilder Words are limited to 15 spots only, so please be sure to book your free spot for these below.
Remember, all sessions are outdoors so please dress appropriately and check the event details below to see what you need to bring (if anything!)
Children are welcome at all sessions unless they are specified 'for adults'. If you want to bring a young person to a 'limited places' event they must have their own space booked. All under16s must have a responsible adult with them at all times.
This schedule may be altered or updated over the coming weeks, so please be sure to check back at the start of August for final timings.
Schedule of events
1st Aug, 10:30am - Yoga for all - with Anahata Pure Heart Yoga - limited places, book yours here
2nd August, 10am - 1pm - Nature themed arts and crafts - Glossop Arts Project
2nd Aug, **NEW TIME** 2 - 4pm - Live folk music with Olta
3rd Aug, 6:30pm - Yoga for adults - with Anahata Pure Heart Yoga - limited places, book yours here
4th Aug, 6:30pm - Adults fitness session - with Glossop Military Fitness
7th Aug, 11am - Glossop Tai Chi
8th Aug, 10:30am - Fitness fun & games - with Glossop Military Fitness
9th Aug, 11am - Wilder words - creative writing with Mish Green - limited places, book yours here
13th Aug, 6:30pm - Sound bath - with Maureen at New Beginnings
14th Aug, 11am - Glossop Tai Chi
15th Aug, 11am - Here Be Dragons! - storytelling adventure w/Babbling Vagabonds - reserve your free spaces here
16th Aug, 11am - Wilder Words - creative writing with Mish Green - limited places, book yours here
16th Aug, 12:30 - 2:30pm - Interactive drawing workshop - with Michelle Shore - limited places, book yours here
17th Aug, 6:30pm - Yoga for adults - with Anahata Pure Heart Yoga - limited places, book yours here
22nd Aug, 10:30am - Yoga for all - with Anahata Pure Heart Yoga - limited places, book yours here
The sessions...
Yoga sessions - Anneliese at Anahata Pure Heart Yoga
Anneliese lives in Padfield and offers yoga classes that help you to reconnect, reawaken, and restore.
She will be bringing her Mellow Flow Vinyasa Yoga to the Padfield Summer of Fun. Sessions will be is a gentle, flowing style of yoga that links movement with breath in a slow and mindful sequence of poses. Suitable for all levels, Mellow Flow Vinyasa creates a calming practice that helps quiet the mind, release tension, and cultivate a deeper connection between body and breath.
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GMF brings fun, varied and challenging fitness sessions in the great outdoors.
Andy will be hosting one fitness based class for adults only, and a fun activity session for all ages, including families.
Come along, get active and have fun!
Olta
Olta are a Celtic inspired group formed in the heartlands of Hadfield who have been delighting audiences as far afield as Oslo and as close to home as Glossop!
Expect toe tapping, foot stomping songs and tunes with Paul driving contagious rhythms and harmonies while India’s fiddle from the heart weaves together the very fabric of their interpretations of Scottish, Irish and American Music.
Bring chairs, blankets, and (if you like) some drinks and a picnic. Most importantly, bring your family and friends for this unmissable music event!
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These sessions will be hosted by Richard Jones and are suitable for all abilities, including beginners.
Richard began Tai Chi in 1992 under the tutorage of Dr Paul Tien, who learned from his father who taught in Hong Kong and was a direct Student of brothers Yang Cheng-fu & Yang Shao Hao. The form Richard now teaches is 116 moves and is 100 years + old; practiced exactly as it was then.
Wilder Words - Mish Green
These creative writing sessions are your opportunity to get wild with words and be inspired by our beautiful green space. These sessions are suitable for all levels of writing experience, including those who haven't put pen to paper since school!
Bring something to sit on and something to write on and with (hardback notebooks recommended!)
Mish Green lives and writes (stories, poems, essays) in Padfield. Their short stories are published by Comma Press – most recently, Occupy Manctopia, set in the belly of Manchester’s housing crisis, which is included in The Book of Manchester. Mish writes a lot about disability, the natural world, and rubbish. Find more at mishgreen.co.uk
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Sound Bath - Maureen at New Begninnings Wellbeing Therapies
A gentle, restorative 60minute Outdoor Sound Bath Experience with Maureen from NewBeginnings Wellbeing Therapies. This soothing experience invites you to slow down, settle in and connect with the nature that surrounds
you. Expect a sense of presence, peace, and calm as therapeutic sound washes through and around you.
Come exactly as you are and bring anything you need to feel comfortable — mats, blankets, cushions, or cosy layers. A nourishing pause for the whole community.
Maureen is a Reiki Master Teacher, Crystal & Sound Therapist, Cacao Facilitator & Mindfulness & Meditation Teacher offering treatments and training to re-balance the body, mind and spirit and improve overall well-being. She has been hosting
Here Be Dragons! - immersive storytelling performance with
Babbling Vagabonds
This hour long adventure is a unique outdoor walkabout theatrical adventure. Join two Monster Menders and embark on a quest to defeat a dragon. Featuring funny puppets, cheeky characters, and audience interaction, this show is a creative adventure that works brilliantly in an outdoor setting.
Babbling Vagabonds are a theatre company who love stories. Their work lives in everyday spaces: schools, halls, outdoors, libraries and communities where people gather. Each project they take on is rooted in connection, imagination and play.
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‘Finding your sense of place in your Community Garden’ – an interactive drawing workshop exploring natural surroundings - Michelle Shore
This workshop is suitable for all abilities and all materials will be provided.
Michelle is an artist and art tutor based in the Peak District. In 2015, she left her corporate job and decided to change her life and follow her lifelong dream of becoming an artist.
As an illustrator, drawing is Michelle’s first love. She works and tutors in a variety of mediums and specialises in drawing in fine line ink and watercolour. She enjoys working with narratives and is inspired by stories, myth, local folklore and the beauty of the inner magic of the natural world. An avid hill walker, she gets a lot of her inspiration from the landscape. Every picture tells a story and Michelle likes to capture the story within.
Nature crafts - Glossop Arts Project
This drop-in/drop-out session is for all ages and full of nature-inspired crafts for everyone to try; including pebble painting, 'gods eye' weaving (with sticks and wool, and wand making.
Bring a snack or a picnic and get crafty with your friends and family!
Glossop Arts Project is a local charity offering Arts for Wellbeing sessions to adults, young people and children (7 years+). They offer creative sessions within a welcoming atmosphere, where people can take part in a variety of arts and craft activities. They also run specific sessions for adults from the neurodivergent community, unpaid carers and adults with learning disabilities, as well as courses in schools and holding stalls at community events.
