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Barn Closed - Tuesday 3rd November
We apologise for the short notice - the Barn will now be closed for a wedding on Tuesday 3rd November 2020.
We have a lovely couple who have now had to postpone their wedding twice due to Covid lockdowns. They were due to get married this coming Saturday and we have managed to work with them to bring it forward to this Tuesday so they can finally have their special day!
The Government has announced that Derby will be escalated to Covid alert level ‘High’ restrictions from Saturday.
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Derby train-maker Bombardier Transportation is celebrating after landing a contract extension worth almost £250 million, which will see it continue to maintain Arriva CrossCountry trains.
Just before lockdown we received a small £750 grant from East Midlands Airport for a sound project Together Through Sound and we had agreed to work with a writer & filmmaker as part of Lovelit an Arts Derbyshire project funded by ACE.
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Our community poem Ticket to Hope with poet Helen Mort is starting to take shape. A big thank you to everyone who has contributed, we will update you on progress in the coming weeks.
Joanna Courtney is offering two workshops in November on writing historical fictionand plotting a novel via Zoom. There are now only a handful of places left on 4th November workshop.
Owing to both members of The Lost Boys having to stay in quarantine until early November, Derby City Council’s Derby LIVE team has regretfully taken the decision to cancel the Hallowe’en Session and Quiz Night-mare, which was due to happen this Sat, 31 Oct.
We have been unable to find an alternative compère who could meet the expectations set by The Lost Boys, with their own inimitable style and humour, and feel the evening would not be the same without them.
Over the summer, Derby City Council’s Derby LIVE team have been working hard to rebrand and relaunch our third-party ticketing services to make selling tickets easier, quicker and more convenient.