News from producers around Derbyshire

Spring- a time for new beginnings, development, growth and blossoming.

Spring into Spring.

The daffodils are up and the sun is coming out, we have some exciting opportunities for you this spring to nurture your growth and development.

• Big Dates in Spring
• Therapeutic Thursdays- Understanding and Managing Emotions
• Creative Well-being Groups
• New transition group
• Do you want to be a creative practitioner?
• Are you a University of Derby Student?
• A Marathon in May
• Easy Fundraising

GDPR

Tickets now available for our next festival fundraiser - Flats & Sharps This popular band from Cornwall bring their unique blend of bluegrass, pop country and folk to New Mills on Friday 25th May 2018 at St. George’s Church in support of the New Mills Festival.

"...effortlessly entertaining ...sublime five part harmonies ...the pace of their performance is breathtaking - I recommend seeing Flats and Sharps at the earliest opportunity. If you can prove your disappointment, I'll personally send you a cash refund." - Mark Ellen - R2 Magazine

Today we’re very excited to reveal the full day splits for all the artists playing at Indietracks this year. So if you’re wondering which bands are playing on which days, please pop over to our website:
http://www.indietracks.co.uk/2018-day-splits-revealed/

The sixth Belper Arts Festival exploded into life over the Bank Holiday weekend with a
stunning sellout concert, an expanded Arts Trail and the first Andy Potter Community Awards.
The Festival opened with a sellout concert at St. Peter's Church featuring soprano Margaret Keys
and her guests Bel Canto Male Chorus and the Fishpond Choir conducted by Dana De Waal.
The combination brought an eclectic mix of music to
Margaret arrived in Belper between dates in Ireland and Jersey with Russell Watson and prior to

Sue Clark and David WinderPiano duets

Handel

Organ concerto opus 4 No.5 in F major1685-1759 Larghetto - Allegro - Alla Siciliana - Presto

Theme and Variations in G major K501

No. 1 in C major

No. 3 in E major

No. 4 in A flat major

Brahms 1833-1897 Seven Waltzes from opus 39

JC Bach 1735-1782 Sonata in A major opus 18 No.5

Derbyshire County Council have launched their Action Grants scheme and groups, clubs, local charities and other non-profit organisations working in communities across the county can download the online application pack.

Our leader, Councillor Barry Lewis, said:

A level students at Derby College’s Joseph Wright sixth form centre have won a clutch of awards in the British Olympiad competitions for Maths and Sciences.

Thirteen students have been presented with awards for Maths, Chemistry or Biology having completed papers in the subjects set by national bodies.  They completed the timed exams at the College which were then marked and submitted for verification.

Visitors to St Peters Quarter on Saturday May 12 will be treated to a day of free live entertainment at the Spot between 11am and 3pm.

St Peters Quarter Business Improvement District (BID) has secured a £10,000 grant from National Lottery Awards for All – Big Lottery Fund to stage eight SPQ Live street entertainment days during the year, also supported by Derby City Council.

The first was held mid April which provided a day of music for all to enjoy at the Spot, St Peters Quarter.

Shoppers at Croots Farm Shop and Café in Derbyshire are helping to shape the business’s future and its commitment to quality and great customer service.

The shop and café, which first opened in June 2008, asked randomly-selected customers what they liked about Croots and where improvements could be made.

In the shop, the butchery counter emerged as a firm favourite with its commitment to locally sourced meat – scoring ten out of ten. While the café’s full English breakfasts and cakes were overwhelmingly singled out as a reason to visit.

Derby College Sports student Justin Taylor-Tipton (17) from West Hallam recently returned from Switzerland with a clutch more medals in Freestyle Skiing.

Justin, a former pupil at Kirk Hallam Community Academy, is studying Sports Coaching at the College’s Broomfield Hall campus and spends the winter season training in Switzerland.