Derby College Group (DCG) is officially launching its new adult and community venue at The Community College in Pimlico, Ilkeston, with an afternoon of free taster courses on Saturday September 19.
People can arrive from 11am and then a wide range of activities will be available between 12 noon and 4pm to give a taste of the short courses that are now available at the College.
Please see the links below and the attached posters from Derbyshire County Council Adult Education, with information about their new courses
Both of this term’s brochures (one for qualification courses, the first of which start this week, and the other for learning for leisure – both countywide) are available in our section at:
www.derbyshire.gov.uk/adulteducation
The seasons are changing, and so is Derby Market Place. Building on its successful launch as an outdoor dining space, more will be on offer during October and November as the area hosts sessions of outdoor entertainment, a celebration of local Derby breweries, and its first market.
GNCCFonline 21-22 November 2020
Applications are now invited for the Christmas edition of Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair online.
We're giving a helping hand to some of the most rural parts of Derbyshire so they can access high speed broadband.
With news today that the new restrictions are likely to be in place for the next six months now is the time to join us for our latest update webinar, Thursday 24 September 10:30-12:30. Find out more about our latest campaign to attract visitors to the area, hear about plans to help the area's visitor economy recover and ask questions of Cllr Barry Lewis, Leader of Derbyshire County Council and Jo Dilley, Managing Director of Marketing
Since opening its doors on 24th July, more than 6,000 people have enjoyed the vibrant al fresco dining experience of Derby Market Place, created by Bondholders Derby City Council, Derby LIVE and Katapult, with Visit Derby, as part of the work of the Derby Economic Recovery Task Force to help boost footfall and help hospitality businesses hit by the Coronavirus pandem
Businesses in Derby and Derbyshire are being urged to prepare themselves for the national launch of the NHS COVID-19 app this Thursday 24th September. Companies can download relevant resources here today.
The app will be a critical enhancement - and for many a legal requirement - of NHS Test and Trace, providing users with local risk information and alerting them if they have been in close contact with someone who has tested positive.
The Art of Remembering 2020 - An exhibition of children’s art work and the positives to come from 2020 lockdown.
Erewash Borough Council wishes to invite expressions of interest from a professional creative to develop and support instalment of a temporary exhibition for the Erewash community at Erewash Museum in Ilkeston, Derbyshire.
Timetable – this is a time critical commission and requires community engagement (reach) and exhibition instalment by w/c 14th December
Following on from the success of the first phase of A Necklace of Stars, we are looking for older adults who are housebound (aged 65+) from across Derbyshire to join us in a creative writing and embroidery project.
Arts Derbyshire is running a remote embroidery and creative writing project where participants receive weekly* one to one phone calls with artists ‘arthur + martha’. The artists will guide people through the process of creating beautiful embroidered stars or creative writing themed around lullabies, for free.