News from producers around Derbyshire

Derby Swap Shop – the brainchild of three Derby businesses – has celebrated its expansion into Leicester with a raft of awards finals, and an appearance on the BBC

The free to trade platform – offering skills and services swaps for small business and charities – was created at the start of lockdown in May 2020 by Ask the Chameleon, Huub and think3.

Fast forward a mere 4 months, and the Swap Shop has 260 members, over 80 active swaps, and has expanded beyond Derbyshire, into Nottingham and Leicester.

Minister for Apprenticeships and Skills Gillian Keegan MP has visited Derby College Group (DCG), which is the first FE provider in the East Midlands to launch the new T-Level qualifications, to see for herself how the study programmes will develop.

The first students to enrol in the new Digital Production, Design and Development T-Level at Derby College Group (DCG) have joined an extended employer induction programme at the Joseph Wright post-16 Academic and Arts college.

Derby College Group (DCG) is officially launching its new adult and community venue at The Community College in Pimlico, Ilkeston, with an afternoon of free taster courses on Saturday September 19.

People can arrive from 11am and then a wide range of activities will be available between 12 noon and 4pm to give a taste of the short courses that are now available at the College.

Please see the links below and the attached posters from Derbyshire County Council Adult Education, with information about their new courses

Both of this term’s brochures (one for qualification courses, the first of which start this week, and the other for learning for leisure – both countywide) are available in our section at:
www.derbyshire.gov.uk/adulteducation

The Old Lock Up Gallery is currently closed whilst the forthcoming show is installed. I'm delighted to be exhibiting 'Small Worlds' - solo show of work by Lois Wallace. Lois won the solo show prize last year in the gallery's annual open. The exhibition promises to be another stunning show of work - all pieces are relatively small in size and beautifully executed in oils.

The seasons are changing, and so is Derby Market Place. Building on its successful launch as an outdoor dining space, more will be on offer during October and November as the area hosts sessions of outdoor entertainment, a celebration of local Derby breweries, and its first market.

Derby LIVE is pleased to announce that tickets are on sale for two new fantastic shows taking place at Derby Arena next year. Joining our programme of events in 2021 are two music shows that are sure to get your foot tapping.

Direct from the West End and having sold out venues worldwide, Seven Drunken Nights - The Story of the Dubliners is coming to Derby Arena on Sunday 4 April 2021 with a brand new production for its 5th anniversary tour.

GNCCFonline 21-22 November 2020

Applications are now invited for the Christmas edition of Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair online.

We're giving a helping hand to some of the most rural parts of Derbyshire so they can access high speed broadband.