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EVENT DETAILS
VENUE: Buxton Opera House
DATE: 13/01/2018
TIME: 7.30PM
ADDRESS: Buxton Opera House, Water Street, Buxton, SK17 6XN
BOX OFFICE: 01298 72190
WEBSITE: www.buxtonoperahouse.org.uk
ABOUT THE SHOW
7.30pm Rose Hill United Reformed Church, Rose Hill (Near Town Hall car parks), Chesterfield
A fabulous concert of tuneful, entertaining music to raise money for the Mayor’s Appeal featuring a talented band of local performers:
A new treasurer was elected at Buxton Festival Fringe’s recent Annual General Meeting, which bade a fond farewell to longstanding committee member and former treasurer, Barbara Wilson.
Queen of the murder mystery Val McDermid is back on home ground when she returns to Derbyshire for a Crime Writers’ Lunch, one of the highlights of Buxton International Festival’s Book Weekend in November.
Val, who created the Wire in the Blood TV series starring Robson Green, lived in Buxton for 12 years, and set one of her best-selling thrillers, A Place of Execution, in the town.
High Peak Community Arts have entered a Creative Writing project into the Aviva Community Fund, which works by a voting system – the projects with the most votes get the funds. We are in the £1,000 – 5,000 category and hope to raise £5,000.
Our project will be in partnership with Writing East Midlands.
Furthest from the Sea Music, Comedy & Arts CIC return to Nottingham Comedy Festival.
Britain’s history proves that the nation will pull together after Brexit just like it did after The War of the Roses, author John Higgs believes after researching his new book, Watling Street: Travels Through Britain and Its Ever-Present Past.
Christmas is fast approaching and whether you want a handmade Christmas this year at home, want to crochet gifts or treat yourself to some me time... Why not book on a course or workshop to learn something new or get a crafty friend a gift voucher?
Ref: DCC/17/7427
Salary Details: Grade 9 £24,091 - £25,846 per annum pro rata
Job Term: Part Time
Appointment Type: Fixed Term contract – Due to funding, until 31 October 2019
Hours: 14 hours and 30 minutes per week
Location: Eco Centre, Middleton