Although Patrick Satchwell originates from Jamaica his surname has a legacy dating back to the Norman Conquest when his namesakes settled in Derbyshire. There were Satchwell landed gentry associated with the area […]
Patrick Satchwell: Caring for the environment in Normanton
Disability Karate: Inspiring the Disabled at St James’ Centre.
At first glance, Karate and Disability don’t seem like natural bedfellows. However within that counter-intuitive contradiction there is a gem of a concept which is proving to be an inspiration for disabled […]
Why does the ‘Mayor of Derby’s Charity Fund’ donate so little to Derby ?
It is routine that at the end of the Mayor’s year in office, donations are made from a specific fund, to charitable causes. The total amount is modest, and in May 2015 […]
Derby City Council wantonly axe ‘Outstanding’ Castle Nursery
SUMMARY Derby City Council has decided to close the Castle Nursery in order to re-allocate £100,000 ( of a £195 million budget) and deprive the children of Derby of an Outstanding Nursery […]
Do What You Want Live : Age & Disability Service event at Derby Arena
Derby is served by hundreds of organisations and charities that provide advice, services and equipment for disabled adults & children, older people, carers and professionals. Over 120 of those, were brought together […]
Feeding the homeless on the streets of Derby is now 7 days a week
In previous articles I wrote about the good work of Street Safe Derby, and the Guru Nanak mission who have been relentlessly providing hot and cold food, as well as drinks, toiletries, […]
Rachael : Inspirational Impact on the Youth of Derby
“It was like, Shock! Horror! Is it real? What’s going off?! We’re in Derby – I’ve lived here all of my life. I know these people! I know the families. That’s when […]
Reppin Endz: Remembering Derby Parks – Finale Event
Reppin Endz (@ReppinEndzDerby) is an unsual project which had been exploring the history of 4 of Derby’s parks (Osmaston, Chaddesden, Markeaton, and Normanton) , through different cultural mediums, including Hip-Hop. The project […]
Trussell Trust Food Banks : Keeping the confusion despite clarity.
In Trussell Trust’s 2015 report they have seen fit to clarify their statement regarding their published statistics following my question to them, directly, last year. On June 18 2014, I posted an […]
JET (Jobs, Education, Training) : Derby Telegraph promoting PR – what happened to journalism?
The Derby Telegraph posted an article on 22 April seemingly as a response to my piece entitled “JET Derby (Jobs,Education, & Training) – Who really benefited from the £118,000 Derby City Council […]
Ravi: A Blessing from the Indian Community in Derby
For Ravi, “the future is just another big day”, but sitting in an anonymous airport lounge, on her own, waiting to board a flight for the first time, to go to a […]
Street Safe : The “Angels and Diamonds” for the Homeless in Derby
When the ostentatious glamour of the Lady-boys of Bangkok were in full swing dancing to the Village People, and the scantily clad, over-perfumed, Friday night revellers stumbled between restaurants and bars, with […]
Dame Margaret Beckett holds an open meeting at the Indian Community Centre
On the day that the Labour Party manifesto was issued, Dame Margaret Beckett held a public meeting at the Indian Community Centre. It was attended by around 50 people mainly from the […]
Armed Police ‘lay siege’ to house on Pear Tree road
Just before 5pm , today, (13th April), the Police surrounded a property on the corner of Pear Tree Road, and St James Street. Fully armed police were present both on the street, […]
Musical interlude for Asylum Seekers of Derby
Derby Refugee Advice Centre in conjunction with Amnesty International in Wirksworth put on a “Musical Extravaganza” for a number of Asylum seekers currently living in Derby. For them it was a joyful […]
SpectrumD launches ACT against Hate Crime project
Hate in society is pervasive, and can happen to a broad spectrum of people in a variety of ways. Why a person “hates” someone else to such an extent that they commit […]
JET Derby (Jobs,Education, & Training) – Who really benefited from the £118,000 Derby City Council contract – not the unemployed Roma!
In January 2014, JET (Jobs, Education and Training) in Normanton was awarded, by Derby City Council, an 11 month contract worth £118,000. This was to help East European migrants into work, “with […]
Hannah: Supporting Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Derby, with noble acts of human kindness
“They broke into her house, set the house on fire, took her away in a jeep, she was then beaten, and made to watch other people being beaten. She was then forced […]
Stand up to Racism and Fascism – Demonstration and Rally – London March 21 2015
>The march through London yesterday was a protest against all forms of racism and bigotry in our society as well as the Government policies which are particularly disadvantageous to minorities and vulnerable […]
St James’ Centre – Community Development through Commitment, Dedication and Passion.
The St James Centre is one of the remaining vestiges in Normanton of the Derby Pride scheme of the early 90s which created the modern Pride Park complex. An opportunity to regenerate […]
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