News from producers around Derbyshire

LOCAL DERBYSHIRE FARMER LOOKS TO LAND CHILLI AND CHOCOLATE CHEESE ON ALDI’S SHELVES IN CHANNEL 4 SERIES

Hartington Creamery in the Derbyshire Dales beat hundreds of other applicants to appear on Aldi’s Next Big Thing
Six-part series sees food and drink suppliers compete to be listed in all Aldi stores nationwide
Programme will air on Channel 4 on Thursday 10^th November at 8pm

Safe and Sound and Royal School for the Deaf Derby

New BSL Resources Highlight Dangers of Child Exploitation

The Royal School for the Deaf Derby has produced a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreted video in partnership with Derbyshire’s specialist child exploitation charity, Safe and Sound.

The video feature students from the school in Ashbourne Road who sign the question and answer scenarios that raise awareness amongst the deaf community of child exploitation.

Let’s light up the town

Join us for the Christmas Lights Switch On in Chesterfield on 20 November and help us to light up the town for the festive season.

The Christmas Lights Switch On is a firm favourite in the festive calendar, and it will include stage show entertainment from 3pm, festive market stalls and the lights switch on itself at 4.45pm.

ALL WORDS, ALL ACTIONS, ALL WEATHERS - Derbyshire County Council

A Conference And Exhibition On Wellbeing, Mental Health And Suicide Prevention In The VCSE Sector

Opening Night Thursday 24th November 2022 - 6pm to 8pm
Conference Day Friday 25th November 2022 - 9am to 5.30pm

Relate Chesterfield, 3rd Floor, Dents Chambers, 81 New Square, Chesterfield, S40 1AH

Everyone Welcome. Free Event!

Please join us for the first, FREE annual,, Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VSCE) sector conference and exhibition focussing on Wellbeing, Mental Health and Suicide Prevention within the VSCE sector.

Local Businesses Sought For Festive Events That Will Help Make Christmas Less Stressful For Derby families

Independent businesses in Derby are being encouraged to help spread some festive cheer at a series of unique Christmas events being held in the city.

Organised by Sunshine Support, an award-winning not-for-profit organisation that supports parents and professionals of children with special educational needs and disabilities, there will be six events in the run up to the festive season, including wreath making and a ‘Dads-Only’ shopping event.

Almost £13.6 million in Derby/shire as Arts Council England Backs Art, Culture, and Creativity for More People in More Places

Arts Council England has revealed details of its new national portfolio of funded organisations for 2023-26. In total, 17 organisations in Derby/shire will receive a share of more than £4.5 million (each year) ensuring that more people in more places can find fantastic, fulfilling art and culture on their doorsteps.

Project Dastaan comes to Derby Museums to mark the 75th anniversary of Indian Partition

Derby Museums is proud to bring Project Dastaan to Derby as part of its UK tour to mark the 75th anniversary of Indian Partition (1947).

Project Dastaan, which opens at Derby Museum and Art Gallery on Tuesday 8^th November, explores the aftermath of the 1947 Partition of India and Pakistan, and ideas around postcolonial identity, forced migration and the effects of colonisation as told by those who experienced it.

Trilogy of tribute artists to join a busy Spring of entertainment at Derby Arena, Derby

Derby Arena is the place to be this Spring for music lovers as three tribute shows are added to the programme.

Fred Thelonious Baker at Spital Arts

On Saturday November 26th. Spital Arts are excited to present the very talented, one and only Fred Thelonius Baker.

We are very fortunate to have been able to book Fred as he is currently touring the world with Soft Machine.

Fred is a local Chesterfield resident and originally from Tibshelf, he is a virtuoso Jazz and Bass Guitarist . He is much in demand as a session musician and solo artist, having performed with Courtney PIne, Robert Wyatt, NIgel Kennedy and Phil MIller amongst others.

FORMAT is seeking volunteers to help realise the next festival.

We are looking to create a team of enthusiastic volunteers from all backgrounds to help organise and deliver different aspects of the festival.

FORMAT23 includes an ambitious programme of exhibitions, events, talks and portfolio reviews, working with over 200 international photographers, curators and industry professionals.