Open Mic at Fleet Arts in Belper

The Airbus Africa Community are relaunching their Coding Club at Alfreton Library on Saturday 28th March from 10am-12noon. which will also run for a further intial session on Saturday 25th April.

Join writer and former Derbyshire Poet Laureate Cathy Grindrod at Alfreton Library for a workshop to help writers interested in or beginning to be involved in writing to commission.

To celebrate the release of the latest book in Harriet Muncaster's 'Isadora Moon' series, Isadora Moon Goes on Holiday, we're hosting a couple of fun craft sessions for children on Saturday 7th March:

We're delighted to welcome the UK Poet Laureate Simon Armitage to the new Belper Library ahead of its official opening! 

Simon will be reading from his new book `Magnetic Field: The Marsden Poems’ and telling brief stories around the poems before taking questions from the audience.

Throughout March we'll be sharing our favourite stories written by women writers, as well as some fantastic non-fiction titles that help celebrate some of the most influential women in our history.

We're also paying tribute to the influence that so many female colleagues have had on our library service throughout the years. Angela from Chesterfield Library (pictured) has worked for us since 1978, and says that her three favourite books are:

As part of the Derby Ram Trail taking place this summer, Derby Museums together with Education sponsors Rolls-Royce, are inviting Derby city schools (Primary, Secondary and SEND) to take part in a cross-school art competition, giving pupils the opportunity to get their own mini ram on a trail around the Museum and Art Gallery.

Volunteers have restored over 100 metres of boundary hedge around Chaddesden Wood in quick time – meaning the remaining four scheduled sessions are no longer needed.

Work on the project was expected to take ten sessions, but after only six totalling over 600 volunteer hours, the traditional hedges leading to the Cherrybrook Drive entrance have been restored, improving the woodland habitat for wildlife.

The work was carried out by Derby Parks Volunteers, Derby Parks and members of the Friends of Chaddesden Wood, with new members learning the ancient craft of hedgelaying.

Seeking performance artists to creatively explore the heritage of Willersley Castle & connections to the wider Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site.

Full details at:  https://www.beam.uk.net/events/artist-opportunity-willersley-castle/

Deadline for responses is Fri 20 Mar, 5pm

Local people in Littleover, Mickleover and Chellaston have helped Rotary Club of Derby raise £2,500 for specialist Derby charity Safe and Sound.

Volunteers and Rotary Club members took their Santa Sleigh across the local communities – collecting donations from generous residents.

The money will go towards Safe and Sound’s Butterfly Appeal which is raising money to expand the work that the charity does to support children and young people who are victims of or at risk of exploitation.