News from producers around Derbyshire

Derbyshire-based Invictus Communications have completed an extensive telephony upgrade for innovative bus company trentbarton to support the company’s commitment to improve communications and customer service.

Invictus, which is based in Melbourne and specialises in telecommunications, IT and energy provision, has installed a new internet-based telephony platform across trentbarton and its wider parent Wellglade Group’s twelve sites spanning its network from South Yorkshire to Loughborough as well as at the main customer service call centre in Heanor, Derbyshire.

Derbyshire’s specialist child exploitation charity, Safe and Sound, has launched a ‘warm welcome’ support programme for the families they support in the city, thanks to Government’s Household Support Fund (HSF) administered through Derby City Council and Derby Communication Action.

The long-established charity will provide hot meals, energy and food vouchers, family activities as well as support and advice sessions every Friday until the end of March between 11am and 5pm.

Family-owned funeral directors, Wathall’s, have confirmed dates for this year’s daytime and evening free programmes designed to help people come to terms with bereavement.

The Grief Journey programme is part of Wathall’s Dandelions Bereavement Support service which also includes support groups in Derby and Ashbourne, 1-2-1 counselling and bespoke training programmes for businesses and organisations.

Pantomime lovers assemble, we’re delighted to announce that Mother Goose will be landing at Derby Arena this December.

After the success of Aladdin, we are looking to 2023. Mother Goose will egg-cite audiences at Derby Arena, as Derby’s own award-winning Dame, Morgan Brind returns along with team behind the smash-hit Aladdin.

A new-born Derbyshire baby group specially for working parents has been helped to take its first steps thanks to local company Lubrizol.

The Old Lock Up Gallery's first show of 2023 is on Sunday the 15th January. There will be a beautiful array of work in the gallery space.

The galleries website will be updated soon with a full catalogue of work in this all female exhibition 'Selene'. The show continues until the 4th of March and is open Friday - Sunday 10-5pm.

For more information about the 'Selene' exhibition, head here.

The Smallprint Company, the only heritage letterpress studio of its kind in the midlands, turns 10 in January and to celebrate, an open day will be held on the 28th January.

From humble beginnings at the kitchen table to the city centre studio that the workshop and shop can be found in today, The Smallprint Co has gone from strength to strength.

Happy New Year everyone!

The deadline for applications for Derbyshire Open Arts 2023 is Monday 16th January. If you haven't already, pop along to our website to start your application now. Full instructions are shown there. 

If you have already started your application please don't forget to finish it! There are quite a few of you in that position. 

Any problems, drop us an email at info@derbyshireopenarts.co.uk

Junction Arts are seeking a new Managing Director. The ideal candidate will lead the charity, deliver its vision and be responsible to the Board on all matters of strategy, policy development and management.

As the New Year begins, we are celebrating the successes of the live entertainment that adorned the Derby Arena stage in 2022.