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
Caravan Fragments by Rob Chapman (above)
Our next exhibition 'Off the Press' opens on 15th March from 11-5pm.
After some thought I have decided to change the format of the shows opening and most curated shows will now open, to the general public, on a Sunday from 11-5pm.
We have lots of lovely workshops coming up in March, click on the button to be taken to our website for more information and booking...
The Financial Times, which has a global audience of over 1m readers, has today included an eight-page Special Report - a 'Business Guide to Derby'.
A profoundly deaf student at Bondholder Derby College Group (DCG) who appeared on the BBC’s The One Show in 2018 talking about his dream to work at fellow Bondholder Rolls-Royce, has now been accepted onto its full apprenticeship scheme starting in September 2020.
Derby-based rapid diagnostics, and laboratory screening company Bondholder SureScreen Diagnostics, has launched a rapid test for the Coronavirus.
The product is easy to use - needing only finger prick capillary blood to function - and provides a result in 10 minutes, a significant improvement compared to laboratory testing methods currently being employed.
Bondholder intu Derby has brought together colour psychologists, light artists and designers to help boost the mood and wellbeing of its shoppers, by creating 'The Light House Experience'.
A study conducted by intu shows yellow makes us happiest, with blue and green helping to ease anxiety, and this has been transposed into three glowing 'light houses' launched in Derby on 24th February, which will visit 12 other intu centres around the UK.
New Bondholder Bulkhead Interactive has expanded its UK operation with a move to a major 6,436 ft2 office facility at Bondholder Nurton Developments' Cardinal Square office complex, facilitated by Bondholder FHP.
Residents and businesses of Derby are being asked by Bondholder Derby City Council to give their opinions on how the city runs its local elections.
A consultation is underway to consider moving from the current ‘Elections by Thirds’ model, where elections are held three times in every four years, to the 'Whole Council Elections’ model, with an election held once every four years.
Having partnered with award-winning waste management company ACM Environmental, The Derby Conference Centre has put an ambitious plan in action to reach a 0% landfill goal by the end of this year.
At a time when many companies are still in the early stages of reviewing their environmental impact, this unique and versatile Derby venue is already tackling the issue head on and making real changes in its day-to-day operation.
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Our new exhibition AFRESH opens on 14 March and includes a group of paintings by Rex Preston.
Rex Preston has been painting the British landscape for many years, developing a highly individual vision of iconic locations including Cornwall and the Lake District, but particularly the Derbyshire Peak District. He has achieved a national reputation for his paintings:
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