September 2015

Radio Banska in Concert A “Live & Local” show at Crich Glebe Field Centre on Sunday 18th October 2015 – 7:30 pm

Bath-based instrumental quintet Radio Banska rip up the file marked ‘genre’ and throw the resultant musical confetti in the air for all to dance around in! This world jazz quintet play a stunning array of genre-defying Latin, eastern European, Middle Eastern, and fusion compositions delivered with passion and style. They will take you on an exciting tour of musical influences from around the world, from Morocco, Jamaica and Buenos Aires to Paris, Budapest and the Balkans.

Let us tell you a story…

 

Introducing Bolsover Stories, a two-day festival of arts happening all across Bolsover Town - with theatre and film, poetry and puppetry, photography and sculpture (not to mention painting with pedals, Bolsover Bingo and a moveable museum) taking place at indoor and outdoor venues from Carr Vale to the castle - and most of it is FREE.

FIRST WORLD WAR: DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES

The Derbyshire Lives through the First World War project is holding a free event at Chesterfield Library to provide advice to communities planning to commemorate the end of the First World War in 2018.

Event to be held at the following time, date and location:

Friday, 16 October 2015 from 10:00 to 16:00 (BST)

Chesterfield Library
New Beetwell Street
S40 1QN Chesterfield
United Kingdom
 

What is your community going to do to commemorate the 2018 Armistice anniversary? 

 

Coming to Litton soon - Supporting the Red Croos Europe Refugee Crisis Appeal - CONCERT 'LAUS DEO'

on Friday, October 30th at 7.30 pm

                  in Christ Church, Litton

 

   An evening of Haydn and Beethoven with a 

   string quartet formed by Tom Collingwood

   

including    David Milsom  (Violin)
                    Lara James  (Violin)
                    Jeremy Perkins  (Viola)
                    Tom Collingwood (Cello)

 

Tickets: Adults £10      Children (under 15) £5

 

To reserve seats, ring Rosie on 01298 871564

Poem a Month – World Alzheimer’s Day

This is a special post to mark World Alzheimer's Day.  One of the entries we received for the Poem a Month writing competition was by Glyn Evans who wrote about his wife who lives with dementia. Keep on Going is an honest and touching poem about their shared experiences now and in the past. We felt that many people would identify with his thoughts and the poem deserved a wider audience.

Accessible Derbyshire presents: Super Sunday 2015!

27th September 2015

at Lea Green Outdoor Activity Centre

11am - 4pm

Adventure and craft activities 

Fete style side shows and attractions

Hot food to buy

Almost everything is wheelchair accessible including the new HIgh Ropes Course!!!

Children 5-17 years £5.00

Adults and children under 5 Free

Prickly Skills on Offer at Derby College

The Animal Care team at Derby College’s Broomfield Hall are holding one-day workshops to help local people learn more about caring for ‘prickly’ pets and visitors to their gardens.

A Hedgehog Ecology and Conservation workshop will be held at Broomfield Hall on Saturday October 17 between 10am and 3pm.

DALEDIVA THANKS SUPPORTERS AS IT SETS OFF TO TAKE ON THE WORLD!

Derbyshire women’s chorus DaleDiva is saying a huge thank you to its fans and supporters as it sets off to compete in the World Championships next week.

Following more than a year fund-raising events the award-winning group is off to take on the world at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

The Divas won gold in national competition last May which earned them the opportunity to represent their region and their country in the USA this year.

A passion for quality as Michelin-trained chef sparks rebirth of The Three Horseshoes

Food lovers in Derbyshire will be able to welcome a new face and venue to the county next week, as The Three Horseshoes in Long Lane, Ashbourne, reopens this Friday after major investment.

Acquired by recently formed pub group, Berkeley Inns Ltd, in April of this year, The Three Horseshoes kitchen will be headed up by Michelin trained head chef Gareth Ward (34), working with an experienced, 6-strong team.

Pub manager Peter Petroullakis and restaurant manager Andrea Ruberto lead a new team of 22 bar and restaurant staff.

Fleet Arts presents for DVMWHS Discovery Days 2015: Joe's Magic Glowing Lantern

Family & children's workshops & grand performance:

Weds 30th Sept & 7th Oct 4.15—5.45pm

Belper Families workshops - for all ages (children must be accompanied)
Cost per adult & child £3 ( additional children £1)
Children and adults from Fleet Arts workshops will work with Matt Black, and Sarah Laman —to invent some new secret adventures and journeys for Belper Joe.

 

October Half Term at Fleet Arts:

Poem a Month for September

September always seems to herald a new start, back to school or work after the holidays. We chose this poem by John Taylor as he reflects on a new start in a new place and how it has inspired him to write and try something different. 

Croots Farm Shop launches Rugby World Cup charity sausages

Derbyshire farm shop Croots has created two special sausages to mark the upcoming Rugby World Cup and to raise cash for the farm shop’s adopted charity.

Croots Scrummy Sausage and Croots Scrumpy Sausage are the latest in a long line of original bangers invented to celebrate sporting occasions and follows its ‘Olympig sausages’ and its football-inspired ‘Bangerooney’ sausage.

Now the farm shop near Duffield has launched two new flavours of sausage in celebration of the Rugby World Cup, which kicks off on 18th September.

From haulage to handbags…launch of Nellie-Jane sparks career change for Derbyshire woman

After a career that has taken her from transport and logistics, and via one of the East Midlands’ oldest bakeries, Helen Yates is now on the road with a new enterprise following the launch of handbag retailer Nellie-Jane.

Helen, who was previously MD at Sherwood Truck & Van before becoming a director at Luke Evans Bakery, is fulfilling a dream to own her own business.

And the idea came to her during her summer holiday as she wandered the streets of Venice and chanced upon a shop selling beautifully designed, quality handbags.

New Chamber Choir Sings for Friends

Traditionally, singing groups specialise in one type of music: it might be Renaissance church music, or 19th century part-songs, or arrangements of popular songs. 

The New Chamber Choir was formed deliberately to explore and sing the whole of the choral repertoire. The challenge for the singers is to master a variety of choral styles so they constantly surprise the audience.

Their next concert is in aid of Friends of the Peak District and will be performed at the All Saints Church in Curbar on Saturday 24 October.

Poetry and Song with Sally Goldsmith

Tuesday 20th October 2015

10.30am- 12.00pm

Staveley Library

 

Join Sally for a feast of words and music in the library. Sit back and relax with tea and cake.

 

All Welcome. Refreshments will be available.

 

Free Event but please ring Staveley Library to book your place. Telephone: 01246 472448

Celebrating Bolsover writing workshop

Bolsover Library 

Friday 16th October 2015

2pm-4pm

 

Join River Wolton to write in celebration of Bolsover's stories and people - past, present and future. All welcome - no writing experience needed.

 

Wandering Words (11am-1pm) - look out for River as she visits groups across the town to weave together a patchwork of poetry in praise of Bolsover.

 

Free Event, but please book places at Bolsover Library on 01246 823179

Poetry Cafe

Monday 5th October 2015

2.00pm - 3.30pm

Wingerworth Library

 

Join us for an afternoon of poetry exploring this year's national poetry day theme - "Light".

Bring your favourite poems to share or sit back, relax and listen.

 

Free Event.

All Welcome. Refreshments will be available.

 

For more information please 

Meet Helen Mort, Derbyshire Poet Laureate

Monday 5th October 2015

4.00pm - 5.00pm 

Clowne Library

 

Relax and listen to Helen reading her poems, whilst enjoying tea and cake.

Open to all. Families and children welcome.

Refreshments will be available.

Free event. But please ring Clowne Library to book a place on 01246 810675

New 2015/16 Programme Highlights Breadth of Work

Derby-based Sinfonia Viva’s new 2015/16 programme has been confirmed -  demonstrating the breadth and diversity of the regional Orchestra’s work in the city and county.

 

Viva’s 2015/16 season starts with a concert specially designed for children aged under five and their families on Sunday October 25 at the Rolls-Royce Heritage Centre as part of the national Family Arts Festival.

 

St Peters Quarter Takes Centre Stage at Derby Festé

St Peters Quarter, which is the core retail area between Cathedral Quarter and Intu Derby shopping centre, will welcome thousands of visitors to a host of events as part of this year’s popular Derby Festé programme.

On Friday September 25, the Saurus parade will start from St Peter’s Cross at 9pm with the incredible giant beasts stalking their ‘prey’ with deafening roars along St Peter’s Street and Victoria Street on their way to the Market Place.

CQ Saturdays – The Perfect Appetiser for Derby Festé

Derby Cathedral Quarter’s CQ Saturdays September events will give visitors a fantastic flavour of the 2015 Derby Festé programme.

A wide range of street entertainment and events will be held in the Cathedral Quarter as part of the two-day Festé programme on Friday September 25 and Saturday September 26.

In the meantime, there is a host of free entertainment in the area in the run up to the event.

Déda Launches New Class Programme

With ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ fever set to return in the coming weeks – Déda is giving local people the chance to learn and improve their techniques in a wide range of dance styles.

Déda has a new-look class programme including an expanded Social Dance offer which will start on Monday September 7 at its purpose-built studios in Derby’s Cathedral Quarter.

Croots Farm Shop cultivates wedding party plans after double anniversary

A double wedding celebration sparked a new business idea for husband and wife team Steve and Kay Croot.

The couple, who run Croots Farm Shop in Derbyshire, celebrated their silver wedding anniversary on 1st September. This came two weeks after Kay’s parents Jim and Sue Yates marked their golden wedding anniversary.

When planning a joint celebration at the farm near Duffield, the couple decided that it was such an ideal place to hold a wedding reception that they should open it up to others.

Croots Farm Shop cultivates wedding party plans after double anniversary

A double wedding celebration sparked a new business idea for husband and wife team Steve and Kay Croot.

The couple, who run Croots Farm Shop in Derbyshire, celebrated their silver wedding anniversary on 1st September. This came two weeks after Kay’s parents Jim and Sue Yates marked their golden wedding anniversary.

When planning a joint celebration at the farm near Duffield, the couple decided that it was such an ideal place to hold a wedding reception that they should open it up to others.

Croots Farm Shop cultivates wedding party plans after double anniversary

A double wedding celebration sparked a new business idea for husband and wife team Steve and Kay Croot.

The couple, who run Croots Farm Shop in Derbyshire, celebrated their silver wedding anniversary on 1st September. This came two weeks after Kay’s parents Jim and Sue Yates marked their golden wedding anniversary.

When planning a joint celebration at the farm near Duffield, the couple decided that it was such an ideal place to hold a wedding reception that they should open it up to others.

Croots Farm Shop cultivates wedding party plans after double anniversary

A double wedding celebration sparked a new business idea for husband and wife team Steve and Kay Croot.

The couple, who run Croots Farm Shop in Derbyshire, celebrated their silver wedding anniversary on 1st September. This came two weeks after Kay’s parents Jim and Sue Yates marked their golden wedding anniversary.

When planning a joint celebration at the farm near Duffield, the couple decided that it was such an ideal place to hold a wedding reception that they should open it up to others.

Physical Theatre Course Launched At Déda

A new Physical Theatre course has been launched at Déda in Derby, which aims to improve budding actors’ understanding of the different aspects of Physical Theatre.

The first course – Physical Theatre and Comedy – starts at the venue in Chapel Street on Thursday September 17 with a second course focusing on Physical Theatre and Performance starting on November 12.

Both are run by accomplished actor and director Gerry Flanagan who runs Shifting Sands Theatre Company in Matlock.