The latest news from producers, makers, venues and events organisers from around Derby and Derbyshire. If you have news to add to this page, then email us to let us know about it: editor@madeinderbyshire.org
Author Mary Colwell will re-live her 500-mile trek in search of clues to the growing threats facing one of the Peak District’s best-loved wild birds when she appears in Buxton International Festival’s book series on July 22.
The writer stopped working at the BBC Natural History Unit to track down the truth behind catastrophic population figures which point to the extinction of the curlew from the UK.
Care homes will provide their residents with front row seats during this year’s Buxton International Festival thanks to a charity dedicated to taking live music to people in healthcare.
Music in Hospitals & Care picked the Festival as one of the 70 events chosen nationwide to celebrate its 70th anniversary of using music to raise sprits, reduce stress and bring pleasure to sick and vulnerable adults, children and their families.
Buxton resident Fiona McIntosh, who is one of the charity’s trustees, is hoping that all care homes in Buxton will benefit from the project.
One of the oldest brass bands in the world is teaming up with the Friends of Buxton Festival to create a perfect English afternoon of music and food.
Buxton-based Burbage Brass Band, founded in 1861 to teach music free of charge, will march down a country lane from its headquarters to the home of former Friends Chairman Louise Potter where guests can enjoy afternoon tea in her English country garden.
The fund-raising garden party at 2.30pm on June 24 will feature a medley of music from the Band’s repertoire which includes, marches, opera, ballads and film scores.
If your community group or club would like to secure funding towards school summer holiday programmes or projects, we recommend that you get your application in by 30 June 2018.
Do you know the stories of the local women who fought for your vote? The women who used their experience of fighting for workers' rights to help galvanise women across the country? It's time we put them on the map. Come and help us do this as part of NOT WORDS, an HLF funded project which uncovers Derbyshire women and their stories.
Come along to the following free workshops
WEST STUDIOS
The Tinderbox Performing Arts Summer Schools
Musical Theatre School
Rehearse and perform a musical in 3 days
Wed 25th July -Fri 27th July 10-3pm
For 8-18 year olds - £65
Drama School
For budding actors and musicians
Wed 29th -Fri 31st August 10-3pm
For 8-18 year olds - £65 (individual days available)
Chesterfield Collage announce the schedule for their 2018 Arts Festival set to take place in June. From film to photography, ceramics to fashion, the event is a real celebration of everything creative.
If you'd like to book a school visit please email marketingteam@chesterfield.ac.uk and we will arrange for you.
Here is a quick rundown of what's happening at this year's festival:
The Derby Business Show is taking place on Wednesday 27th June at Pride Park Stadium, Derby.
A local bereavement support group has added to the total raised for The Laura Centre in Derby by organising yet more fun and games for participants at the charity’s recent Colour Blast Dash in Darley Park.
Derby Dandelions holds monthly social group meetings in Derby and Ashbourne to offer support to anyone suffering bereavement.
The group is run by family-owned funeral directors G Wathall & Son which celebrates its 160th anniversary this year – making it the city’s longest established independent funeral directors.
More than 15 teams from local companies have so far entered the second annual Derby Business Games with limited places still available.
The Derby Business Games will be held on Thursday July 19 2018 at the University of Derby in Kedleston Road – organised by Derby-based Choose Sports and Timms Solicitors.
Derby Business Games is designed to be a ‘grown up’ version of the school sports day.