News from producers around Derbyshire

Hundreds of employees at a chemistry company with a Derbyshire headquarters will be helping save lives after nominating St John Ambulance as their next adopted charity.

Lubrizol, a science company whose research and development function and headquarters is based at Hazelwood near Belper, has now announced that the leading first aid organisation will be its next charity partner over all its UK sites.

The partnership means that Lubrizol’s employees will be undertaking a series of fundraisers aiming to raise thousands of pounds for St John Ambulance over the next two years.

No Jobs in the Arts is now taking entries for their seventh zine edition, in collaboration with Round Lemon; they’re seeking visual artwork submissions from early-career artists and creatives, currently living, working, or studying in the Midlands. The theme for Issue #7 is the environment and sustainability. Read more about the open call by heading to their website here. 

There are lots of exciting events with Fleet Arts this Spring and Summer!

Belper Arts Trail

Celebrate Community and the Environment with Fleet Arts, for the Belper Arts Trail. Be part of our installation outside St Peter's Church, with these three opportunities:

Are you confident, reliable and trustworthy? Do you have strong interpersonal and organisational skills and the ability to maintain confidentiality? Are you looking for a flexible role that gives you the freedom to choose when you want to work?

If this sounds like you, then why not consider joining our team of Sessional Examination Invigilators!

We are delighted to be able to bring face-to-face networking to Bakewell in the Peak District, bringing the FSB and the Peak District National Park together to run an inaugural event. Join us!

As they say, it’s not what you know, but who you know… Destination Digital is delighted to have brought together two friends in high places for a face-to-face networking event in the heart of the Peak District National Park’s only town, beautiful Bakewell.

With the support of national institutions, major grants and an extraordinary effort from museum supporters in Derby and beyond, many famous paintings will come to the city for the first time.

A partnership spearheaded by Derby-based Nimbus Disability has enabled disabled football fans to benefit from easier access to tickets thanks to a pioneering partnership.

Sports venue ticketing platform Alloc8 has teamed up with Nimbus Disability to incorporate the award-winning bespoke Access Card software into its own ticketing system which is being operated for the first time at Tranmere Rovers FC.

New Perspectives return with a romcom with songs.

Finding one true soulmate is fortunate. Finding two, life becomes complicated! New Perspectives Theatre Company makes a very welcome return to Tideswell this month (18th March) with this romcom which mixes drama and comedy with songs.

Husband and wife, Simon and Carey: the perfect couple. They have some news to share and the swearing has to stop. They are having a baby!

Then Carey makes a new musician friend and we discover life-changing secrets of their past.

We are busy planning the 2023 Summer Book Festival and are planning to hold a book and book-related craft fair at the Museum of Making in Derby on Saturday 13 May. It will run from 10:30am-4pm (with time to set up and clear away to be scheduled).

We are currently open to expressions of interest from potential stallholders who may be interested in joining us. It will be an opportunity for you to showcase your book-related crafts or books - whether as an author or on behalf of an author or as an independent publisher or bookseller.

Callout for artists and interested parties. Hosted by Alfreton Town Council and Tony Fisher.

April 20th at 6pm in Room 1, Alfreton House.

Project co-ordinator for the proposed art trail, Alfreton, is a local artist/photographer/historian.

Alfreton is a town and area in Derbyshire, rich in history. Visited by famous writers such as D. H. Lawrence.

View Alfreton wikipedia site here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfreton