New Writing Courses with best-selling writers Sophie Draper and Roz Watkins are now available to book!

"Gripping Fiction": a live online course: Wed 15th Sept to 20th Oct 2021 incl.

"Submitting to Agents": a live online course: Mon 8th Nov - 29th Nov 2021 incl.

About the writers

Roz specialises in writing crime series novels, the first of which was shortlisted for the Debut Dagger! Sophie writes a more psychological thriller genre, the first of which won the Bath Novel Award.

Derby’s Cathedral Quarter and St Peters Quarter Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) have teamed up with the international social impact company Too Good To Go to help and support more city centre businesses to reduce their food waste.

Fancy developing your art skills with the help of the Dronfield Hall Barn's Artist in Residence? Then make sure you get involved with a new term of art classes taking place every Thursday from September.

More than 450 A Level students at Derby College Group (DCG) are receiving their results by email this morning (Tuesday August 10).

Whilst students are asked to celebrate their results at home with their family and friends, staff are on hand in person at the Joseph Wright Centre to support any students who need help with issues such as clearing and appeals.

After the team at St John Street Gallery have managed to survive the past year, they had to reconsider their business goals and the way forward. And so, they are turning over a new leaf: a new name, new logo, a new colour theme and sign outside!

St John Street Gallery's new website and social media pages will be up and running soon.

Hubbub are really pleased to announce that they have made a full return to in person activity at their base in Deda!

Summer Term Residencies 

This term, Hubbub had 2 fantastic residencies with artists Daniel Longhurst and Omar Khan.

Artcore has been keeping busy with loads of exciting events happening throughout the season so we can all keep creative over the summer break. The team is looking forward to August and all the summer endeavours they are about to take. Join the gallery this August and get creating!

August Programme Overview

Dance Interaction is a unique practise developed by Debi Hedderwick at Learning Through Arts through long term in-depth work with young people in Special Education.

Andrew Baker, Managing Director at Baker Consultants, will be giving a presentation on Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) at the 2021 Farm Business Innovation Show in November 2021.

The Environment Bill now stands states that it is a requirement for most types of development to secure a measurable 10% gain in biodiversity. The biodiversity value of the land upon which the development is sited will be measured prior to development; developers will need to show post-development that biodiversity loss is fully compensated plus a 10% net gain.