Friday 30th May 7.30 Featuring Martin Archer / The Garden / Meson An evening of improvised electronic music. The Garden are a relatively new duo featuring Nick Robinson (guitar/keys/loops) and Andy Peake (keys/FX) and could be described as dark, dense and distorted, except when they are subtle and ethereal! Check out a recent recording on […]

Friday 9th May 7.30 Several months ago, a new guitar quartet was formed between Nadia Marsh, Derek Taylor, Mick Pearce and Steve Marsh. We’ve called ourselves the Peak Guitar Quartet as we are based in Bakewell in the heart of the Peak District. Our repertoire consists of both original material and arrangements and includes a […]

Sunday 6th April 14:00 Carfield Community Choir will be celebrating Spring by singing a short set of songs in four locations in local parks on . they will start their journey by singing outside Bishops House at 2.00pm. Originally established in early 2007, they meet every week to sing together.  Since September 2008 the choir […]

Friday 25th April 7.30pm SOLD OUT! Sheffield’s See Emily Play returns to the spotlight in April with the release of a new single, ‘What To Do’. To celebrate, in characteristically unusual fashion, she’s holding a single launch in one of Sheffield’s oldest timber-framed buildings, Bishops’ House. Emily is renowned for her spellbinding live performances, and […]

Sunday May 18th 10.30am – 3.30pm Demonstrations of both spinning and knitting and a range of items made by Hallamshire & District Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers members for visitors to see and handle. Bring your questions and creations! The aims of this group are to preserve and to promote the traditional crafts of […]

Saturday 22nd February 7.30pm Two friends bring fine Poetry and Music to Bishops’ House. Helen Tookey returns with her first collection of poems, Missel Child, published by Carcanet in January. Jeffrey Wainwright’s response is typical of the critical acclaim which has greeted the collection: “Missel-Child is an exceptional volume. Some of the subject-matter is ‘found’, […]

Wednesday 19th March 7.30 – 10.00pm Back by popular demand, Toffee Music is Mike Lydiat and Dave Markham. TOFFEE is an acronym for “Two Old Fellas For Evening Entertainment”! Dave has been ‘entertaining the troops’ for more than 40 years and Mike first ‘trod the boards’ in 1962. Between them they have a century of […]

Sunday 2nd March 1pm – 4pm Ever wanted to learn the Japanese art of Origami (paper-folding)? Local expert and origami professional Nick Robinson, author of 50+ books on the subject and other experienced folders from the British Origami Society will be present to show you how easy it really is. No experience needed and paper […]

Saturday 25th January 2014 The Bints and friends present an evening of acapella, gentle jazz and poetry from 7.30. Entrance £5 includes a glass of wine or soft drink. All profits to The Dogs Trust and Bishop’s House. For some audio samples, visit https://myspace.com/thebints Email sagaloo@hotmail.com for more information

Monday 7th April 7.00 Residents of the area are cordially invited to the next public meeting of NoLRA, to be held at Bishop’s House. Various topics of local interest will be discussed and we hope to have a guest speaker and some Councillors. Please feel free to raise any issues of interest to you. NoLRA […]