Saturday 22nd July 2017 – 12.00-18.00
Surtal Arts is delighted to bring you the ‘Derby Mela’, in conjunction with Derby City Council’s Diversity Event ‘In-Sync’.
Join us for a fun packed festival with locations all over the city celebrating arts from Southern Asia and debuting our exciting work from the Surtal Arts Connect project.
Derby Theatre is thrilled to announce that it will remain as part of Arts Council England’s National Portfolio, plus receive an uplift in funding, which will result in it receiving a total amount of £3,180,000 over the next four years (£795,000 per annum), a £1,180,000 uplift on current funding to support key strands of the Theatre’s programme of work from 2018 to 2022.
Survey work is underway this week at Moorways in preparation for the proposed new swimming pool complex.
Leading engineering consultants Curtins have been appointed to carry out geo-environmental investigations on the site to help develop detailed designs for the new swimming pool complex. As part of the work a ground team will be drilling down to 15 metres to assess the ground conditions.
A pair of quilts embroidered with the wartime history of Derbyshire is set to go on display.
A long-established hair salon in Derby’s Cathedral Quarter has adapted its premises to support customers with specific needs.
Headquarters salon, on the second floor of 49 Queen Street, has created a new private VIP room where customers with hair loss can have private consultations.
Owner Rosin Clarke has completed specialist training from celebrity hair stylist Trevor Sorbie MBE under his unique ‘My New Hair’ programme.
Reigning male and female champions in the annual Jenson Button Trust Triathlon will be returning to Derby next month in the hope of raising the trophies again.
Emma Pallant (28) has won the event for the past two years since the JBTT moved to its present home at Markeaton Park and also won one of the events when it was staged at Luton Hoo.
Last year’s men’s champion was Ben Dijkstra (18) from Loughborough has been combining his training and events this summer with his A level exams and is also aiming to be the first across the line in this year’s finals.
Derby-based regional dance house Déda learnt today (Tuesday) that the organisation is to receive a 44% increase in funding from Arts Council England.
Déda in Chapel Street in Derby Cathedral Quarter will continue as an Arts Council England National Portfolio organisation and receive £1,373,496 between 2018 and 2022 which is an increase of £105,000 a year.
The additional money will support Déda’s work with city partners in developing Derby Festé – the annual international streets arts festival.
Five teams of three from Derby College are amongst the 20 teams who have signed up for the Jenson Button Trust Triathlon team challenge at Derby’s Markeaton Park on Sunday July 23.
The Derby College teams are all made up of first-time or novice triathletes who have come together with the aim of raising more than £1,000 for this year’s charity partner Barnardo’s.
Save the Date 13/10/2017
Derbyshire Creative Heritage Conference
Gothic Warehouse Cromford Mills
Keynote Speaker Stella Duffy OBE founder & codirector of Fun Palaces
10 – 4pm Suggested donation of £5 to book your place
More information to follow
Inaugural Derbyshire Creative Heritage Conference at the Gothic Warehouse, Cromford Mills, Cromford Wharf, Cromford, DE4 3RQ
Stained Glass Workshops
Join our friendly stained glass group who will teach you how to work with glass - help us to create pieces for the Barn as well as your own piece!
All sessions are from 9.45 until 1.15pm upstairs in The Peel Centre on the following dates:
Monday 5th June
Monday 19th June
Monday 3rd July
Monday 17th July
Monday 31st July
£8 members (£12 non-members) per session