News from producers around Derbyshire

The Derby Economic Recovery Task Force is seeking discussions with ministers over how Government can support its ambitious efforts to restart, revive and renew the city’s fortunes.

Just as the final plans were being made to announce The Hannells Darley Park Concert, the country went into lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Owing to the continued need for social distancing and to ensure the safety of the public, no date has yet been given for when large-scale public events can be held again. This means it is not possible for this year’s concert on Sunday 30 August to go ahead as planned.

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Grab a cuppa or even your own virtual quiz team and get ready for what could be the cultural quiz of the century! Join us at 8pm on Friday 3 July for our first ever online quiz, hosted by our very own quiz master Mo Suleman! We'll be streaming the quiz on our YouTube channel live from the Museum and Art Gallery. 

Following the amazing response to their last live-edited Stay Home Shakespeare which gained over 3000

viewers when it aired online last month, family run touring theatre company, Oddsocks Productions are back with another hilarious home staging of Shakespeare.  This time they have chosen to tackle Shakespeare's most popular of comedies: "A Midsummer Night's Dream”. 

An ambitious scheme to invest £30m bringing £68m of economic benefit, by building 201 high quality build-to-rent apartments on Derby's North Riverside, will be considered by planners tonight.

Derby College Group (DCG) has been chosen by the government as one of a further 18 schools and colleges to become ‘edtech demonstrators’.

DCG is the only college in the East Midlands to be part of the second stage of the programme. Others are Exeter College, Grimsby Institute, Harlow College, The Manchester College, Oldham Sixth Form College, West Suffolk College Group and Wilberforce College.

Residents can take part in a wide range of free online courses this summer.

For more info, visit: Summer adult education courses are moving online

Here at Writing East Midlands we are exploring how to engage new audiences online through our various different projects and services. 

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Covid-19; Getting ready to open for business webinar

Thursday 18 June 10.30 - 12.00

We may have cancelled our annual Superhero Picnic in the Park due to Covid-19, but now we are going virtual! For this year’s event, instead of us all flocking to our local parks, we invite you to join Derby Parks online for a free, fun-filled day as we celebrate in true superhero style with our new Superhero Picnic at Home!