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SPRING RECYCLED CRAFT
Tues 2nd March 2021 14:15 – 16:15
(ref C2344475) 7 sessions £44.80
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Wed 24th February 2021 11:15 – 13:15
(ref C2344485) 7 sessions £44.80
News from producers around Derbyshire
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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 Telegraph confirmed as final sponsor for the Derby Ram Trail
It’s fab-ewe-lous news for Derby, as the Derby Telegraph offer their support to the Derby Ram Trail.
The Derby Telegraph will work closely with Derby Museums to help promote the Derby Ram Trail, coming to Derby in May this year.
The free discovery trail will run from 27 May to 22 August 2021, when 30 stunning 5ft Ram sculptures, each designed and painted by a different artist, will be dotted all over the city.
Investment at Infinity Park Derby moves closer
Plans for two major new developments on Infinity Park Derby look set to move a step closer.
Photo Print Shop: Now available on the Dronfield Arts Festival website!
Make sure you head to the Dronfield Arts Festival website to access a new photo print shop!
Businesses Step Up Support For Hope Box Appeal
A wide range of businesses have successfully kick-started a special appeal launched by Derbyshire’s specialist child exploitation charity Safe and Sound.
Safe and Sound have teamed up with Derby-based personalised gift company Colleague Box to create a bespoke ‘Hope Box’ for local young people and families who they work with.
Bombardier Egypt deal for Derby-built trains gets £1.7bn boost
A deal which will see Bombardier export Derby-built trains to Egypt has received a £1.7 billion boost from the Government.
A consortium led by the Litchurch Lane company has confirmed a deal with the Egyptian Government to build two new monorails thanks to the financial backing from UK Export Finance (UKEF).
Further Capital Works Planned Ahead of Next T-Levels Launch
Derby College Group (DCG) has been awarded a £780,000 government grant to create new laboratory and integrated IT facilities for students who will join the second stage of the T-Levels roll out programme this September.
Existing rooms at DCG’s Joseph Wright Centre will be refurbished over the coming months ahead of the launch of the Science T-Level this September which is focused on enabling the next generation of laboratory scientists to become work-ready.
HSG Expands Offer To Keep Workplaces Covid-Safe
Washroom services and water conservation specialists HSG have expanded their offer in response to the increasing requirements for fast and accurate Coronavirus testing in the workplace.
Derby-based HSG are now able to supply to businesses lateral flow rapid testing kits, which give results within 15 minutes, and then arrange the collection and safe disposal of the kits after use.
New Training Focuses On Grief in The Workplace
Family-owned funeral directors Wathall’s, whose bereavement support programme has attracted several regional and national awards, has launched a new service to help employers better understand and support colleagues who have lost a loved one.
The new online training programme has been developed by the Wathall’s bereavement support and counselling team and is run by the company’s trained facilitators.
SHOWCASE - ‘Only the Lonely’ – how the pandemic added an extra dimension to Tony Fisher’s loneliness project
Tony Fisher is a photographic artist based in Riddings near Alfreton. Tony describes his work as “looking through the lens and capturing what I see – transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary, seizing the moment.”
This blog is the forth in our #WINDOWONTHEWORLD series which offers a platform to artists who are using creativity to shine a light on the experiences of those who are most vulnerable.