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
Derby College Performing Arts student Jordan Roebuck is using his talents to help adults express themselves through music and dancing at a community arts centre.
Jordan, who is 18 and from Hilton, recently gained part-time employment at Steps for the Future after two years of volunteering with the Derby charity, based in Nottingham Road.
Derby Local Studies and Family History Library, is connecting with people to document the live music scene in Derby during the 1980’s. Working with volunteers, the Derby City Council library is aiming to collect ephemera (flyers, tickets, posters, gig listings, riders, fanzines, photos etc.) audio and video recordings of local bands and live music venues.
Wednesday 8th November
10am-12noon
KNIT AND NATTER
Location: Arkwright’s Café
FREE ENTRY
Join us for a morning of knitting and nattering. This drop in session is suitable for anyone who wants to knit, learn to knit or just fancies a chat!
For further details please visit www.cromfordmills.org.uk or phone 01629 823256.
Thursday 9th November
7pm (includes cheese and wine 7pm-7:30pm)
Wednesday 11th October
10am-12noon
KNIT AND NATTER
Location: Arkwright’s Café
FREE ENTRY
Join us for a morning of knitting and nattering. This drop in session is suitable for anyone who wants to knit, learn to knit or just fancies a chat!
For further details please visit www.cromfordmills.org.uk or phone 01629 823256.
Thursday 12th October
7pm (includes cheese and wine 7pm-7:30pm)
High Peak Community Arts is excited to be presenting an outdoor performance of William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night in the beautiful High Lea Park, New Mills, on Sunday September 24th 2017, 4-6pm.
The play will be performed by the renowned acting company The Three Inch Fools.
The Three Inch Fools are five actors who, with all manner of musical instruments, present an inventive take on Shakespeare’s rib-ticklingly good comedy of old fashioned trickery and mistaken identity.
Popular Derbyshire farm shop Croots has scooped two gold star awards in this year’s Great Taste Awards – including one for a cake designed in conjunction with Bake Off star Val Stones.
Val’s Virtuous Cake, a fat-free, sugar-free and egg-free bake created by Val, who is the sister of Croots’ owner Steve Croot, was awarded a gold star accolade in the 2017 awards.
Croots Hickory Smoked Chicken Sausage, created in-house by the butchers at the farm shop near Duffield, also won a gold star in the awards, which are widely regarded as the ‘Oscars’ of the fine food world.
Purple and Grey is in holiday mode but our Art Group did meet at Tansley Village Hall last week where I ran a workshop. We have a lovely friendly bunch of artists of all abilities and have many laughs. Our next Art Group is on Wednesday 27 Sept 10.30-12.30 and it's £4.95 with lots of free tea and coffee. New members welcome.
Derby LIVE is proud to announce that Kenton Cool will be visiting the Derby LIVE’s Guildhall Theatre.
Kenton’s obsession with climbing developed at school, in the Scouts and was furthered at the University of Leeds. In 1996 he suffered a fall from a rock face in North Wales and shattered both heel bones, he was told he’d never walk unaided again. One Man’s Everest is his incredible story.
September is set to be a stellar month at Derby LIVE for the drama enthusiast, who can look forward to a number of great productions at the Guildhall Theatre. From emotional musicals to chilling horror stories, there is something for everyone to enjoy this month.
On Saturday 2nd September, the Friends of Derby Arboretum is holding its annual celebration of summer with its Lark in the Park. There will be loads of stalls, entertainment and fun activities. The Star tent stage will have continuous performances, this year in collaboration with Furthest-from-the-Sea, Music Comedy and Arts. Local entertainment, arts and crafts are the main themes running through this event. It's free and caters for all age groups. There will be a second performance tent with a magician, storytelling and acoustic music.