Events

Sunday February 14th 7:30pm

Love, Lust and Loss. Music to celebrate Valentine's evening, performed by folk singer, and multi-instrumentalist Brian Peters. see www.harbourtownrecords.com/petersbiog.htm Tickets £7, £5.50 concessions

Saturday March 20th 7:30pm

Film "The Lives of Others" a hard-hitting and gripping tale of life under the Stasi in former East Germany. Our first film-show is an Oscar-winning German film, which also received 22 awards round the world and widespread critical acclaim. Tickets £5/£4.50

Bonus short film thanks to Whaley Bridge producer Mike Knowles will be "Waving at Trains" starring Pete Postlethwaite. Mike will be here to talk and answer questions.

Saturday April 17th 7:30pm

AGM of the Trust followed by Brass Ensemble from New Mills Band.

All members of the Friends are welcome. Please join us for the AGM which will be followed by refreshments and a performance by the band. This event is free.

Sunday May 9th 7:30pm

We welcome the Hayfield Singers.
A varied programme which includes choruses from Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas, works by Monteverdi and Byrde and folksongs set to music by William Walton and Benjamin Britten.These will be interspersed with poetry readings by Barbara Jagger. Tickets £7.00 and £5.50

Saturday June 19th 7:30pm

High Peak Chamber Group
A welcome return of this talented ensemble with a selection of popular and more unusual pieces, and is guaranteed to help maintain our reputation as a leading chamber music venue. Tickets £7.00 and £5.50

Tickets obtainable from: New Mills Branch of The Derbyshire 01663 744003 Or The Ticket Hotline 01663 746074

[Friends of St James who show a current membership card may obtain a discount of 50p on each and every ticket booked in advance]

Friday September 10th 11:00am to 5:00pm

Heritage Open Day.
Come and admire this lovely church and talk about its future as an arts centre. There will be a display of New Mills photographs past and present from New Mills Heritage Centre, Arts Activity in celebration of the church by New Mills Original and a genealogy stall run by New Mills Library. All free! Refreshments also available.