Friends of Victoria Hall, Glossop

19/06/2026

💜💜 Thank you for coming to our first Just Pause session last night, it was awesome!!
Thank you so much to our amazing speakers💜💜
Keep an eye out for more information about our next session on July 11th 10.30~12.30

18/06/2026

💜💜 If you don't know the location of our Menopause taster session 7~9pm tonight check out this link! 💜💜
The Old Town Hall is located directly above the busy Glossop Market Hall on Market Street (SK13 8AP). Opposite Norfolk Square!

There will be cake, so if you're jumping off the train and straight in we've got you!!! 🫖☕️🍰

Following the much-celebrated reopening of the Market Hall, another exciting chapter in Glossop’s historic transformation begins. The Old Town Hall, a beautifully restored Grade II-listed building, has officially opened its doors as an elegant new wedding and events venue. Blending timeless herita...

17/06/2026

Our Wellness Social is back next week Tuesday 23rd June 1pm-3pm!

We're back (Upstairs) at the Glossop Cricket Club for our usual social, refreshments, chat, games and we have the lovely Karon running the group and she.s also doing her usual seated yoga session.

Hope to see you there!

17/06/2026

Our upcoming events run by the Friends of Victoria Hall!

Our next one is tomorrow evening for our new taster session of Just Pause.

Hope to see you there!

16/06/2026

Our final guest speaker profile for our Just Pause peri/menopause session on Thursday 18th June is Dr Emma Ward who is a specialist in the field.

Graduated from Manchester Medical School over 21 years ago and working as a GP for the last 19 years, Dr Emma has always been a strong advocate of health promotion, disease prevention and healthy ageing.

Clinically, her passion leaned towards women’s health and as such undertook further study in this field; obtaining the Diplomas DRCOG from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecology, and the DFFP from the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Health.

Around 12 years ago, becoming aware that training undertaken to this point was not enough in the field of Menopause, Dr Emma found the British Menopause Society (BMS), completing the Principles and Practice of Menopause Care and going on to achieve their highest level of certification, the Advanced Certificate in Menopause Care.

Additionally, through the International School of Gynaecological and Reproductive Endocrinology (ISGE), Dr Emma is recognised as an Advanced Practitioner, on the topics of Hormone Therapies for Menopause and Healthy Ageing, Hormonal Contraception and Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS).

Dr Emma has published academic papers on Sarcopenia with the British Menopause Society, the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists and presented a poster at the International Conference on Frailty and Sarcopenia Research.

16/06/2026

Just giving a shout out to all the GCSE & A-Level students giving one last push this week - you are all Awesome and we wish you well!!!
Particular good luck 🍀 to our DofE volunteers Frankie & Mack who will be finishing their exams this week and will finish volunteering with us in August! We will miss you guys!!!!

15/06/2026

We are here for the presentation event with Manchester School of Architecture and we are wowed!!!
We'll keep you posted!

15/06/2026

💜 💜 Guest speaker profile for our first Menopause taster session Thursday 18th June 7-9, The Old Town Hall Function Room above the Market Hall Food Court and Arcade 💜💜

Rebecca Lalley - "I qualified as a gym instructor almost ten years ago - a complete change, post-children, following a long career in fashion retail. I quickly added further qualifications, including group indoor cycling and kettlebells, and began teaching at what was then Glossop Leisure Centre. In 2019 I became a personal trainer, primarily focused on helping women find confidence in lifting weights, although I do train male clients too!"

In 2023 Rebecca gained her level 3 mat Pilates qualification, and her focus began to shift when she further trained in Spinecare Pilates with Cherry Baker. Being a perimenopausal woman herself - and increasingly attracting women in a similar position as clients she started to recognise the importance of maintaining muscle, protecting our bones, and supporting stability and mobility for as long as possible into old age.

Nowadays her personal focus is on training across different disciplines to prepare the body for a strong, healthy future and encourages the same in her clients. It's never too late to get started, or to return to exercise!

14/06/2026

💜💜 Guest speaker profile for our first Menopause taster session Thursday 18th June 7-9, The Old Town Hall Function Room above the Market Hall Food Court and Arcade 💜💜
Pam Astley.

Sister Pamela Astley qualified as a Registered General Nurse in 1991. She trained at South Manchester School of Nursing and once qualified she worked at Tameside General Hospital specialising in general surgical nursing.

She joined Manor House Surgery in 2001 working as a Practice Nurse. In 2017 she completed an MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice and is now qualified and working as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner.

Her Main interests include, all aspects of women's health - Family Planning Services, Menopausal support and Chronic Disease Management