The Fun-abil8y project at the St James Centre, in Normanton, is one of the leading groups in Derby supporting young disabled people to “live life to the MAX”. I wrote previously that […]
Bright new “Hive” for young disabled people in Normanton.
Pear Tree Medical Centre in Normanton awarded ‘Outstanding’ rating
Pear Tree Medical Centre has recently been awarded the prestigious “Outstanding” rating by the Care Quality Commission ( CQC – independent regulator for quality in health and social care in England) which […]
Voluntary Sector Grants: Council confirms no facts were used in making decision
In a previous article I questioned whether the Council had full knowledge of the facts in support of their decision to cut Voluntary, Community and Faith (VCF) Grants. The first of my […]
JET: Nail-biting times for Sharief – can they keep paying his £60k pa rent?
“JET’s survival could only be secured by remarkable and individual actions…..This is particularly true of the Sharief family who have donated £39,600 over the last 3 years to JET” (Quote from JET’S […]
175th Anniversary celebration of Arboretum Park
175 years ago Joseph Strutt, a wealthy mill owner, commissioned the Arboretum Park as a thank you to the workers who helped him make his fortune. It is famous for being the […]
JET: Did we need to spend £20,000 for another fly-tipping plan in Derby?
Fly-tipping in Normanton is a major nuisance, but it is not a complex problem – it needs one simple plan. Solving it is the responsibility of Derby City Council’s Streetpride department, and […]
Patrick Satchwell: Caring for the environment in Normanton
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Margaret Beckett opens 2 home-grown Derby Homes
The opening of 2, two-bedroomed houses in the centre of Normanton doesn’t sound like it should be the cause of a major celebration, particularly when there is a plan to construct over […]
Policing the Community is about Police in the community
There is only one certain thing about policing the Normanton and Arboretum wards in Derby, and that is the level of unpredictability. As with the majority of deprived inner city areas it […]
Hardwick Primary school: Cohesion through CARE and education
There are many challenges about the Normanton, and Arboretum areas of Derby which stem from the wide diversity of culture, religions, languages and upbringings. There are also many opportunities that this brings […]
Dignity Action Day 2015 at Indian Community Centre
Dignity Action Day is an annual event, UK wide, which provides the opportunity for health and social care workers, and members of the public to uphold people’s rights to dignity and provide […]
Bev : On being Black and “wonderfully made”
Crewe Street in Normanton, in the 1960s was a much simpler place to live. Life was more binary; it was more black and white. Summers were always sunny; life was tough as […]
Artcore launches the “Open Hands Project” at the Indian Community Centre in Derby
Reducing crime through Art, probably doesn’t sound like the most obvious of connections but then employing more Police to do the same isn’t a guarantee of success, either. Using a variety of […]
All Nations for Christ Carol Concert – in Normanton
The Annual Christmas Carol Concert took place on the 21st December at the All Nations for Christ Church on Walbrook Road in Normanton. The show included Nativity plays, singing, and dancing from […]
Invisible voice: unchaining the circle of abuse and addiction
When Rachel was born in 1983, in Milton Keynes, it would have been reasonable to have thought that her future was full of free choices. However, she became a link in a […]
