Closing time for Leonardo da Vinci exhibition
Leonardo da Vinci: A Life in Drawing, currently on display at Derby Museum & Art Gallery, comes to a close this Bank Holiday Monday after a three-month run attracting record numbers of visitors.
Leonardo da Vinci: A Life in Drawing, currently on display at Derby Museum & Art Gallery, comes to a close this Bank Holiday Monday after a three-month run attracting record numbers of visitors.
May 2019 will see the first ever Derby Walking Festival take place in Derbyshire, a celebration of walking and walks throughout the city.
Running from Sat 18 – Sun 26 May the festival will explore some of Derby’s fascinating heritage on suburban and urban strolls throughout the city and out into the county. Derby Parks and Move More Derby would like people from across Derby to get involved and take part in one of the many and varied walks scheduled during the festival.
Rex Preston's solo exhibition finished at gallerytop at the weekend. Most of the paintings were quickly purchased but two of the centrepieces of the show are still available.
Click on the images for more details. Contact the gallery for delivery options. If you'd like to see the exhibition catalogue, you'll find it here |
Derbyshire Creative Heritage Conference - 'Resilience through Collectivism'.
The conference will take place at Haarlem Art space, Wirksworth
on Friday 17th May 2019
10am - 4pm
Bondholder Tidyco, a supplier of hydraulic and pneumatic products to the UK rail industry for over 40 years, has been recognised as an Export Champion by the Department for International Trade (DIT).
A Derby father-of-three who started on a fitness drive as part of his lifestyle change to combat Type two diabetes, is raising money for a local charity through a series of challenges.
Simon Barcz (39) from Oakwood aims to raise thousands of pounds for Safe and Sound which specialises in grassroots work across Derbyshire that transforms the lives of children and young people who are victims or are at risk of child sexual exploitation (CSE).
'The Cavernicoles of Creswell - The Biology of Caves'
Wednesday 1st May, 7:30pm, Dronfield Hall Barn
£4 (£2 for Friends)
We're looking forward to welcoming Dr Chris Terrell-Nield to the Barn to give a talk all about the biology of caves. Dr Terrell-Nield is a principal lecturer at Nottingham Trent University, and a trained entomologist with particular interests in cave biology and woodland management. Join us as he gives a fascinating talk entitled 'The Cavernicoles of Creswell'.
Dry Stone Walling Workshops
Professional and amateur artists of all ages are being encouraged to enter their work in the prestigious annual Derbyshire Open Art competition.
The Derbyshire County Council competition and exhibition is in its 37th year and is being co-ordinated by the team at the council’s Buxton Museum and Art Gallery.
It is supported by Tarmac and the Friends of Buxton Museum and Art Gallery.
Artists considering entering the competition are encouraged to use Derbyshire as their inspiration and express through their work what the county means to them.
10am-4pm Saturday June 1st
Buxton Pavilion Gardens and Octagonal Hall
A day for all the family to Celebrate Summer
Back in its traditional home in the Pavilion Gardens on Saturday June 1st will be the Buxton Rotary Club's Annual Charity Bazaar and Fair. The event is expected to be bigger than ever before, with an increased emphasis on entertainment for younger family members - and it is still free to attend.
Part-melancholic love story, part-deliciously deadpan comedy, The Man Without A Past takes us on one man's extraordinary journey from anonymity to unexpected salvation.
Derby Cathedral Quarter Business Improvement District (BID) will stage its first CQ Saturdays free street entertainment event of the year on Saturday May 11 – focusing on the family-friendly ‘horrible history’ of this iconic part of the city centre.
A troupe of actors from city arts company FFTS Events will stage pop-up theatre performances across the Cathedral Quarter between 11am and 3pm.
They will share some of the haunting tales and scary stories from the ‘dead centre’ of England.
The Old Lock Up Gallery Ltd
The music of rock legends Queen is to be celebrated like never before at Derby Arena as West-End leading lady Kerry Ellis joins Scandinavian tribute stars Queen Machine for a fully orchestrated UK tour.
St. Helen’s Church
(Darley Dale, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 2GG)
has secured one of Britain’s finest trumpeters
to play a concert on
Friday the 3rd of May 2019, 7.00pm
Light refreshments will be provided.
The cost of tickets is £7.50 and they can be obtained from St Helen’s treasurer Ian Sutton
who can be contacted by phone 01629 734290
The Heritage Lottery Fund has supported us in our bid to make Cromford Mills more resilient in our plans for the future. As our part toward this award the Arkwright Society is now fundraising for a new marquee suitable for events and hiring out.
5 Weeks Ceramic Course for Adults
The Bakewell International Day of Dance has gone from strength to strength and is now celebrating its 17th year - on Saturday 29th June 2019. For one day every year, the picturesque town of Bakewell hosts a stunning celebration of world music and dance, heralding the start of Bakewell Carnival Week. On the same day as the Farmers Market and with local well dressings on show, it is a day out not to miss, so join the several thousand people who travel from around the country to enjoy the dancing, colour and fun.
Art saved Notre Dame once and it can save it again, Buxton International Festival’s Chief Executive Michael Williams said in advance of the UK premiere of an award-winning musical performance inspired by the Parisian cathedral which has been ravaged by fire.
At the Winding Wheel Theatre, Chesterfield
8 May, 7pm to 9pm
We will be showing the short film The Silent Child
Lip reading session
Sign language session
Signing choir
Derbyshire farm shop Croots is staging its popular lambing day on Sunday 28th April.
Free to visit, the event is the chance to drop into the lambing sheds and see some of the lambs that have been born at Farnah House Farm, Wirksworth Road, near Duffield, this spring.
Visitors can get up close to pet the lambs and may even get the chance to bottle feed some of them. Kay Croot and husband Steve, who run the farm shop, will be on hand to answer any questions.
Rolls-Royce plc is offering 300 free tickets for people living in some of the most disadvantaged areas of Derby to enjoy the Darley Park outdoor classical music concert in September.
Students at Derby College Group (DCG) attended special Maths and English workshop sessions during the Easter break to help prepare them for this summer’s GCSE examinations.
Family-owned funeral directors, Wathall’s, which celebrated its 160th anniversary last year, has opened a new branch in Main Street, Stapenhill.
The company is Derby’s long-established funeral directors with branches in the city centre, Ashbourne, Alvaston and Borrowash.
The new branch has undergone major refurbishment to provide a private consultation area where families can arrange funerals as well as a chapel of rest.
The Burton branch will be managed by Jackie Dowdy who has returned to Wathall’s to take up the role.
Bondholder Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines have been selected by new Korean airline Air Premia to power 10 Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft.
Derbyshire Noir 2019
Saturday 17th August, Chesterfield Library, 9.30am – c.5pm
Join us at our brand new book festival for lovers of crime and psychological thrillers including panels, talks and signings aimed at readers and writers, with keynote speaker Stephen Booth.
Events on the day are currently under wraps but look out for news as we release event details and reveal our confirmed speakers on Derbyshire Libraries Facebook and Twitter: @DerbyshireLibraries @DerbyshireLibs
Save the date!
PRACTICAL SELF-PUBLISHING
With Alex Davis
Wednesdays 8th-29th May, 2pm-4pm
Tickets £50/£40 concessions from QUAD Box Office on 01332 290606 or from https://www.derbyquad.co.uk/whats-on/adults/practical-self-publishing
3rd-6th May 2019
Our second ever Dronfield Arts Festival is just weeks away, and we're already looking forward to what's in store.
With over 60 events taking place over across eight different locations in town, there's sure to be something for everyone. Remember that you can still purchase tickets for some of the festival's biggest events, including:
Summer Showstoppers in Concert
Friday 3rd May, 7:30pm
Dronfield Hall Barn Gallery, £8
Foundation Derbyshire has announced the winner of the eighth Jonathan Vickers Fine Art Award, one of the largest art awards in the country. Artist Ed Burkes will take up his residency in Derby in October 2019.
The biennial Award brings a rising artist to Derbyshire to produce work inspired by the county’s landscape, heritage and people. The continuing theme of the Award is ‘Sense of Place’, inspired by the people, landscape and heritage of Derbyshire.
Chatsworth’s most controversial mistress returned to the stately home in triumph for a one-night only performance – more than 200 years after her death.
Georgiana, who scandalised and fascinated Georgian high society in equal measure while married to the Fifth Duke of Devonshire, took to the stage in Chatsworth’s private theatre for a sneak preview of Buxton International Festival’s world premiere of the opera which takes her name.
Can you write about ‘Our World’ in up to 50 words?
That is the challenge we are setting for our 2019 Fifty Word Flash Fiction Writing Competition which is launched today, Wednesday 10 April. We are looking for stories of up to fifty words, as calculated on the website entry form (excluding the title). You can interpret the theme of ‘Our World’ in any way you wish, but your work must be original, and it must tell a complete story.
Indietracks are very happy to announce that Martha, Desperate Journalist, Advance Base, Best Praxis, Lost Tapes, The Proctors, Surf Muscle and The Sunbathers are all joining the Indietracks 2019 line-up.
Exile Music Festival, 28 - 30th June, is the hidden gem of local family friendly festivals.
There are activities for all ages, music from national and local acts, poetry and spoken word, fancy dress, and the Exile Introducing
competition, which is open now for entries.
Tickets and more details can be found at:
http://www.exilemusicfestival.co.uk/ or find us on facebook at:
Matlock Storytelling Cafe, would like you to join us for our next evening of storytelling, when Ursula Holden Gill returns on Friday 3rd May with The Bishoprick Garland (or to give it its full title: ‘The Bishoprick Garland or a Collection of Legends, Songs and Ballads Belonging to the County of Durham’). If you haven't heard of Ursula here's what the Craven Herald said of her when she appeared at Settle Storytelling Festival " When Ursula Holden Gill steps on to the stage your first impression is of a Victorian urchin with a somewhat impish twinkle in her eyes.
Rex' solo exhibition opened last Saturday at gallerytop. Rex' work is in high demand and his solo exhibitions are eagerly anticipated. Contact the gallery for more information on 01629 735580 or e-mail info@gallerytop.co.uk. |
Last week gallerytop travelled to Hampshire to visit Elaine Peto in her studio. We brought back a a fantastic collection of her work including a group of Hares. These compliment the Hares we already have in the gallery by Jeremy James. By co-incidence it's Mad March/April, the time for hares to be seen boxing on the moors, fields and woodland edges of the Derbyshire Peak District....
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It's a busy time of year at Dronfield Hall Barn with the Arts Festival coming up soon, and there's plenty of opportunities for you to get involved with some of our activities. Here's just some of what's coming up over the next few weeks...
'Ocean World'
Lantern Making Workshops
Saturday 13th April
Tuesday 16th April
Tuesday 23rd April
Saturday 27th April
All 10am-2pm, £2 per child
Markeaton Park’s Paddling Pool will be opening on Saturday 25 May in perfect time for the Spring Bank Holiday. The family favourite at Markeaton’s Mundy Play Centre is a free way for children to make a splash in the summer with 3 fountains for extra fun!
Brick History takes famous moments from history and imagines them in LEGO® bricks how many do you recognise? From DNA and the Big Bang to Mozart, Martin Luther King and mobile phones, LEGO® artist Warren Elsmore and his team have created a celebration of our shared stories, struggles, and triumphs, made from everyone’s favourite Danish toy.
From tiny recreations of Concorde and the Titanic that could fit in your hand, to a 1.5m square medieval castle bustling with activity, there are models to make you smile, to make you think, and to inspire you to build a better world.
Derby Concert Band’s next concert is on Saturday 13 July 2019 at 7.30pm at Landau Forte College, Fox Street, Derby DE1 2LF. This will be a particularly special concert with guest soloist, trumpet and cornet virtuoso, Roger Webster
Residents in and around the Six Streets area of Derby will open up their homes and gardens once again for the fifth biannual Six Streets Arts Trail on the weekend of Sat 22 – Sun 23 June.
With more participants than ever, 30 residents and community venues will host over 50 artists and makers displaying and selling their work.
In just a couple of months The Derby Conference Centre will begin to host a series of celebrity speaker nights. The first event to schedule into your calendar will take place on June 7th with ex-professional footballer and manager, Dean Saunders.
Organisers of Derby Festé have joined forces with Bondholder Derby Cathedral to present a breathtaking attraction in the run up to the city’s popular annual arts festival.
Thursday 25th April 2019
NWG Derby
There is no doubt that throughout the country there is a disparity in the support available to children making the transitions into adulthood and the services available to them. However there are more and more conversations happening nationally that are recognising the need to offer support and acknowledging that vulnerabilities we see in them as children don't just go away when they turn 18.
The number of registered electric cars in the Derby area has risen by 74% over 12 months - one of the biggest increases in the country. In a conscious move to contribute towards helping reduce emissions Berkeley Inns has joined forces with Alfa Power to provide electric vehicle [EV] charging points at all of its 5 venues.
Easter weekend is rapidly approaching – and here at GT Couriers we are geared up to cope with this very busy period.
As usual we will be operating throughout, but may well have reduced capabilities due to the bank holiday.
If you have deliveries that are scheduled over the bank holiday then please advise us as early as possible – we will allocate you vehicles and assign drivers to ensure your pre-booked deliveries all go without a hitch.
We're so excited for the very first time to be taking part in Milan Design Week, having been invited to dress the magnificent 15th Century cloisters and courtyard of San Barnaba.
READ MORE OF OUR STORY HERE
Il Chiostri di San Barnaba, Via S. Barnaba, 48, 20122 Milano
Open every day from 12.30 - 22.30
9th - 14th April
Delivered by Erewash Borough Council in partnership with artist, care setting and local people
Funded by Erewash Public Health Locality Fund
Summary:
Arts Development are looking for 5 individual artists to each facilitate a creative workshop for over 16s, as part of Creativity and Wellbeing: a National Celebration, 10 – 16 June 2019.
Workshops can be creative in the broadest sense, from comedy to calligraphy, dance to drumming, flower pressing to felting, and everything in-between.
Workshops need to be themed around one, some or all of the five ways to wellbeing (connect, give, keep learning, be active, take notice).
A group of 40 garden volunteers are returning to RHS Chatsworth Flower Show in June to promote the physical and mental benefits of volunteering their time to restore and maintain the historic gardens at Derby College Group’s Broomfield Hall land-based and leisure college.
Bondholder East Midlands Airport's Air Traffic Control (ATC) tower celebrates 20 years in operation with £130k investment to upgrade its radar room.
EMA has control of airspace up to 105,000 feet above ground level and covering an area of 150 sq miles. On average 320 aircraft movements pass through this space each day.
The programme for the fifth Derby Book Festival is revealed tonight (Wednesday 10 April) at Derby Reads, a special event to be held in QUAD, Derby when the Festival programme is published. The Festival, which will be held from 31 May - 8 June, will include over 90 events and activities in venues across the city. Derby Reads will feature readings from books to be featured at this year’s Festival.
Time is running out to enter this year’s Buxton Festival Fringe (July 3-24) with the strict and final deadline for the printed programme being Sunday April 21!
Our next exciting Spital Arts event, in conjunction with Live & Local will be 'Team Viking' by James Rowland, presented by Tangram Theatre Company on Saturday May 11th.
Five Years ago, James's best friend Tom was diagnosed with Heart cancer and given three months to live. His last wish was to be given a full viking burial.
This is the remarkable story of how James actually gave his best mate the send-off he wanted. Featuring live music, razor-sharp comedy and a heart swelling story of death, friendship and viking helmets.
LEVEL, in collaboration with East Midlands Participatory Arts Forum (EMPAF) present a one-day symposium of discussion, experiences and debate. Join us on the 11 April 2019 to ask the question WHERE THE POWER LIES?
The day will centre around three themes;
Participation and Power
The Human and the Machine
Digital Interfaces and the process of engagement
You can follow all the developments of the project via the hashtag #DigitalpARTicipationis
The ever-popular Outdoor Theatre and Cinema season will return to Markeaton Park Craft Village this June, July and August. Derby LIVE and Derby Parks will be bringing audiences thrilling shows from Oddsocks Productions, The Lost Boys and Babbling Vagabonds, as well as showings of award-winning films, all in the beautiful surroundings of Markeaton Park.
Springtime is here, and it’s the perfect time to get up and active again. This spring cleaning season In Derby is here to help the people of Derby focus on their wellbeing, from a half price Derby Active membership to Derby’s first ever Walking Festival, now is the season to spring into shape.
Open call for artists, writers, curators or researchers for Haarlem Artspace’s Collectivism Residency May 13 – 17, 2019
Come along to an interactive musical adventure for your baby at Déda this April.
Over the Moon weaves together gentle classical music with familiar nursery rhymes and sensory play in an interactive musical adventure for babies.
Presented by Hurly Burly Company at Déda this April, the show creates an enchanting atmosphere and relaxing environment using a mix of classical, operatic and soothing music for you and your baby to enjoy.
Over 200 artists are exhibiting in over 50 exhibitions in over 20 venues across the historic city of Derby and all are free to see until the close of the festival on 14th April.
Dronfield Heritage Trust
Peel Centre
High Street
Dronfield, Derbyshire S18 1PY
LEVIATHAN
Saturday 6th April, The Peel Centre, 7:30pm
£8 for Under-16s, £12.50 for Adults
Enjoy our Maurice Broomfield-inspired Camera Magic session, or put on your detective hat at Pickford's House to find the residents' missing shoes. Explore Leonardo da Vinci's drawing tools in a special Art Hub workshop, or take in the glamour of the 1920s and 30s with our Crafty Tuesdays fashion events.
Sheffield’s silver-tongued septuagenarian Sheridan Shacklethwaite warmly invites you to accompany him on an illuminating, alternative tour of Poole’s Cavern, as part of this year’s Buxton Fringe Festival (3-24 July 2019).
Time is running out to enter this year’s Buxton Festival Fringe (July 3-24) with the strict and final deadline for the printed programme being Sunday April 21!
Now based in Belper, Moscow born classical pianist Sergei Podobedov brings his world class talent to the Orangery at Shottle Hall, beneath Adam Walkden's inspirational sky-scape ceiling, on Friday 12 April.
FORMAT19 closes this weekend on the 14th April, but there is still time to catch all the exhibitions across Derby. Pop into BEAR and discover Forever Elvis; visit the Market Hall to see the portrait project SIXTEEN, a French treasure hunt by Emily Graham and some wonderful youth projects.
Check out the University of Derby where you can the work by over 25 artists; see Simon Roberts' Brexit Lexicon at the Strand Arcade and Brian Griffin's new commission is at the Tram Shed. Eagle Market is hosting the FORMAT Fringe alongside projects drawn from FORMAT19's open call.
DC Comedy Club, which is held every month at The Derby Conference Centre, is proud to announce they have secured a headline sponsor from Carlsberg. The club which launched in February brings an affordable comedy night to Derby and has been a roaring success so far with both shows selling out.
Global giant Amazon has revealed plans to open a new warehouse in Derbyshire creating 200 jobs.
The new fulfilment centre will be based in Chesterfield with the internet retail giant saying the move will help it meet customer demand, expand its selection and support SMEs who sell their products through Amazon Marketplace.
Bolsover District Council’s chief executive Dan Swaine said: "This is great news and a welcome boost for the area."
Canadian soldiers braved the worst the trenches could throw at them — but found one thing about World War One hard to take: cricket!
By 1918, three large hotels and a hospital in Buxton were turned over to the rehabilitation of Canadian forces injured in the fighting, and sport played a great part in getting them back to fitness, research in advance of Buxton International Festival’s book programme has found.
22-24 November 2019
Applications to exhibit at the Harley Art Market 2019 are now being accepted. Designer-makers of contemporary craft, visual and fine artists are welcome to apply. Stalls cost from £230.
Places left for Sunday 21 April 2019
This month, our life model is Rachel and, as usual, the untutored session starts at 10am and will finish at around 12.30pm, including a 30 minute break part-way through.
Refreshments are available and included within the price but you are welcome to bring your own along if you wish. The session costs £12.50 and you will need to bring your own drawing materials and equipment along for use during the session.
We need your support in contributing to and circulating and a survey that will benefit the East Midlands visual arts community.
You can access the survey at https://tinyurl.com/Visual-Arts-Survey-EM
Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) 2020 (27th January 2020) will mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. In commemoration of this landmark anniversary, Holocaust Memorial Day Trust (HMDT) is launching an exciting new project for organisations and community groups around the country to take part in. The theme for HMD 2020 is Stand Together.
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A Protected Services student based at Derby College Group’s Broomfield Hall Land-based and Leisure college in Morley has completed his study programme ahead of time and clinched a place in the Army’s Royal Logistics Corps.
Helen Wathall, managing director of Derby’s longest established independent funeral director, Wathall’s, has been awarded an MBE by HRH Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, at an investiture held at Buckingham Palace.
Miss Wathall (52) was awarded the MBE in the New Year’s Honours list for her services to business and the local community.
She was accompanied to the official investiture by her three children Bec (25), Charlotte (21), Hugo (14) and best friend Melanie Holwell and was delighted when it was announced who would be carrying out the investiture.
The Tor Light
We really love this new Tor light, named after Mam Tor - a hill not far from our Derbyshire workshop. It means 'Mother Hill' and the chosen colour palette reflects the beautiful landscape of this High Peak ridge. The combination of our Slate Grey, soft Garnet Red and Yellow Ochre balance perfectly and work so well with one of this years' stand out colour ways - dusky blush.
Popular Annual Arts Festival Returns - Friday 27 and Saturday 28 September 2019
Organisers of Derby Festé have joined forces with Derby Cathedral to present a breathtaking touring attraction to the city in the run up to the city’s popular annual arts festival.
#FSBConnect Chesterfield Networking - Making Tax Digital
Thursday 11 April 10am - 12.00noon at Saint Helena Centre, University of Derby Chesterfield Campus, Sheffield Road, Chesterfield S41 7LU
Seasalt has announced that it will be opening a brand new shop in Bakewell on 6th April 2019 following work with Marketing Derby as part of its invest in Derbyshire service.
Renowned for their contemporary clothing and accessories in natural fabrics, the Seasalt team designs the range from their studios overlooking the sea in Falmouth, Cornwall. With artistic and practical designs, Seasalt was drawn to the character of the town, along with its beautiful, historical landmarks.
A LoveLit event presented by Arts Derbyshire and Derbyshire Libraries
at Chesterfield Library on 18th June 2019, 7.00 pm. Tickets £6.88.
Who were the five women murdered by Jack the Ripper, Halllie Rubenhold shares their stories and offers new insights using previously unseen or unpublished material in a book which focused on the women, not their murderer.A talk with Q&A and signing with writer, social historian, broadcaster and historical consultant Hallie Rubenhold.
Sinfonia Viva, the East Midlands’ Grammy-nominated professional orchestra, will make its debut at Derby’s newest performance space – the historic Central Library in The Wardwick – on Wednesday April 17.
Derby Central Library was originally built in 1879 in a Gothic revival style and is now under the stewardship of Derby Museums Trust.