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The Big House programme opens its doors
Derby Theatre is thrilled to be part of The Big House, a £5 million tailored support programme for the Creative and Digital Industries (CDI) sector in the region.
LOCAL TALE OF A STICKY SITUATION SET TO GET DERBY FAMILY AUDIENCES BUZZING THIS SPRING
Do you want the chance for your music to earn you £400?
Then you might want to know that on Saturday 18th. March 2017. a music competition will be held at The Strutts Centre, in Belper.
There will be a prize of £400 for the winning student, a prize of £150 for the student in second place, and a third prize of £75.
The competition is sponsored by the Dalesmen Male Voice Choir.
Competition details
Former Rams striker Marcus Tudgay returned to his former school Merrill Academy to officially open a new floodlit all-weather football pitch.
Derby-based regional orchestra Sinfonia Viva has teamed up with world-leading power systems company Rolls-Royce plc, Derbyshire Music Education Hub and Derby Museums to launch a creative project that focuses on bringing science, technology and maths to life through music.
The project, entitled ‘Mechanical Advantage’ has been inspired by the gears, levers and pulleys aspects of the key stage two national curriculum following feedback from school teachers about the need to tackle the subject in a more creative way.
Derby and Ashbourne family-owned funeral directors G Wathall & Son Ltd have presented a cheque for £1,322 to The Laura Centre Derby who help local families when a child dies or is bereaved.
The money was raised through donations made by those who attended a special Service of Thanksgiving and Hope at Derby Cathedral, organised by Wathall’s.
Wathall’s have supported The Laura Centre for the past three years – raising more than £30,000 to help the charity move into premises in Vernon Street where they provide counselling and bereavement services for local families.
Derby-based Clean Slate, one of the Midlands’s largest independent commercial cleaning companies, has expanded with the acquisition of Trojan Commercial Cleaning East Anglia.
Clean Slate has been operating in the region for 60 years and has more than 230 staff working at a range of customer sites across the region from GP surgeries and schools to offices and factories.
The Business Improvement District (BID) proposals for the future of the St Peters Quarter area of Derby city centre will be officially launched at an event on Monday January 16.
Derbyshire farm shop Croots has been named a finalist for the Midlands Family Business of the Year Award 2017.
The farm shop and café near Duffield, run by husband and wife team Steve and Kay Croot, is one of 12 family firms shortlisted for the accolade.
“We are delighted to learn that we’ve been chosen as a finalist in this award. It’s great news for Croots Farm Shop and all the wonderful, hard-working staff we have on our team,” said Kay Croot. “The farm shop was launched at my parents’ farm in 2008, and has gone from strength to strength.
Derby College has teamed up with regional dance house Déda in the city’s Cathedral Quarter to broaden students’ employability skills and career opportunities across the creative arts industry.
The Déda Creative Arts Employer Academy is the latest in the Derby College initiative to match students with local businesses and organisations – providing them with work experience, special projects, masterclasses and mentoring.