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Family-owned Wathall’s have congratulated Clifton Cricket Club on a successful first season under the company’s three-year sponsorship package.
As part of the sponsorship the Wathall’s logo is displayed on all senior team’s kit and sponsor boards at Chapel Lane, Clifton.
Clifton CC near Ashbourne play in the Derbyshire County Cricket League and the three senior teams have played in Division 1, 6S & 9SW for the 2021 season.
There is just one week left to take part in Level Centre's Ryan Heath World-Building Summer Project.
After the organisations super workshop with #LEVELResidency Lab Artist Ryan earlier this year, the team at Level asked him to create a summer project with the same theme so everyone can have a go and get involved with World-Building.
What you will need to take part:
Chesterfield Theatre have just announced some must-see screenings for this autumn!
Come celebrate with the team at Courtney Gallery and their artists for a new and exciting exhibition launch - their first under a new name, a new look, a new brand, and a new focus!
‘ReConnect’ wants to take the gallery visitors on a visual journey into all the changes, trials and tribulations that the artists experienced during the pandemic, and how they chose to pursue and display these experiences.
This will be the first live performance of the songs and music from The Crooked Spire – a medieval murder-mystery musical, on Saturday 16th October 2021 at Chesterfield Parish Church.
Hair stylists to support mental health
Hairdressers, barbers and beauty professionals are being offered free training to help them support their clients' mental health.
Families have long requested that mourners donate to a charity of their loved one’s choice in lieu of flowers at a funeral and the pandemic has encouraged more uptake of online pledges, according to Helen Wathall MBE, managing director and fifth generation to run Wathall’s – Derby’s longest-established independent funeral directors.
Beam are delighted to be able to share with you the news that five new statues have been added to the ‘Walking Together’ mining memorial by Artist Stephen Broadbent at Derbyshire County Council’s Markham Vale Business Park.
The new statues take the total of life-sized steel figures at the site to 93, and Beam are continuing to work alongside partners to fundraise to see the target of all 106 figures installed.
The most recent additions are sited at the Markham Vale Environment Centre and are dedicated to:
On Friday 24 September the Museum of Making is holding its official opening ceremony led by the Duke of Devonshire, Patron of Derby Museums, who has been a great supporter of the Museum of Making throughout its development. Derby Silk Mill – widely regarded as the site of the world’s first modern factory – opened as the new Museum of Making in May, and since then has been going from strength to strength.