Significant numbers attend Remembrance Day Service in Market Place.
Remembrance services at Nottingham Road Cemetery (Chaddesden)
The Derbyshire Submariners led the services at the Cemetery, today, with their homage to ERA John Brooks (D/269639) and Signalman Charles A Buttle (D/J9244). Both men lost their lives in action during […]
Derby Feste returns ; Fun, dance, acrobatics…and lots of colour
Rolls-Royce war dead remembered, for the future, as OSCAR says farewell
Last year, on the 75th Anniversary of the bombing of the Rolls-Royce factory in Osmaston, a memorial was unveiled to remember the 23 people that lost their lives 75 years ago : […]
Homelessness and the disappearance of pubs explored in new Art exhibition.
Issues around Homelessness and the disappearance of pubs are the subjects of Artcore’s “Re-Imagining the City exhibition which opened last Thursday. 2 young artists, Jess Price, a recent graduate from the University […]
Holocaust Memorial Day in Derby, 2018
In Derby, Holocaust Memorial Day is remembered through a number of events during the week. The focal point is at the QUAD which, this year was on Thursday 25th. The programme covers […]
Remembrance Day – Derby Market Place 2017
Derbyshire Pride 2017 – marks 50 years since partial decriminalisation of homosexuality
The day started with a parade from St Peter’s Church to Curzon Street where there will be a full day of events. The acts include XFactor’s Freddy Parker, Cleo Higgins from the Voice, […]
75 years ago : Memorial unveiled to commemorate 23 people killed during bombing raid on Rolls-Royce
75 years ago, 23 people aged from 2 to 62 were killed in a bombing raid on the Rolls-Royce plant on Nightingale Road. Largely forgotten to the people of Derby, a memorial […]
Furthest from the Sea Festival – Music, Dance….and Pirates!
A cornucopia of music, dance, theatrical acts, fairground attractions, and pirates…..lots of pirates!…. in the Market Place today. A festival of fun for the family put on by local arts and events […]
Jamie: Derby Poet – making the ‘Best of a Bad Situation’
How different would Jamie’s life have been, had his surname not been Thrasivoulou? Born to very young parents, in 1984, in Alvaston, when money was very tight, in a household that was […]
Successful Christmas Lights switch on shows spirit of community
Lisa Higginbottom of Brilliant Communities, and Matt McGuiness of Furthest From the Sea had a bright idea a few weeks ago. In the face of the Council cancelling the very popular, annual, […]
Derby Feste 2016 ; The weird and the wonderful
The annual street festival was back in Derby with a collection of some very strange, weird, astounding , and wonderful acts. It never disappoints!
Silk Mill March, Rally and People’s Festival 2016 – Remembering the “lock out”
In 1833 the employees of the Silk Mill were famously united in opposition to the forced pay-cuts to the workers of the Mill. The industrial unrest, which was one of the earliest […]
“Yes to Life” for Cancer on a “Road Less Travelled”
Inspired by the loss of his father to cancer, Simon Jones (aka Praxis), produced an album, “A Road Less Travelled”, of music, spoken word, and hip-hop, from some of the finest talent […]
Stand Up to Racism : London 2016
In addition to the core messages around racism, and #BlackLivesMatter the event this year roundly embraced and supported the perspective of “Refugees are Welcome”. People have been disturbed by the scenes in […]
International Women’s Day 2016 : Celebration Festival
For the past few years a team of Volunteers, led by Vanessa Boon, have put on an International Women’s Day event in the Centre of Derby. Whilst there are many important messages […]
Multi-Faith Centre – “Faith and Spirituality” Photography Competition
As a natural lead up to Inter-Faith Week, which takes places from 15th- 21st November, the Multi-Faith Centre organised a Photography Competition which was open to the general public on the subject […]
Diwali : Festival of light at Derby Hindu Temple
The annual Diwali celebration took place on November 6th 2015 at the Hindu Temple in Normanton. The lights were switched on by the Mayor, Paul Pegg, and the event included dance, and […]
Derby Feste : Saturday
WHEEL HOUSE BY ACROJOU MARKET STALL BY C12 DANCE THEATRE LAUNDRY XL BY DIRECTIE & CO / TOTAAL THEATER SURTAL ARTS FRANTIC BY ACROJOU UNDERGROUND BY MOTIONHOUSE MAN IN A BOX BY […]
