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Joe Solo @ Belper Rugby Club

17th January 202017th January 2020 Mike Jones 0 Comments Belper Rugby Club, Chris Butler, Joe Solo

January 25th @ 7.30 pm Unite Community presents a We Shall Overcome night featuring Joe Solo and Chris Butler. Musician,

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Sean Taylor @ The Queen’s Head

10th September 201910th September 2019 Mike Jones 0 Comments Queens Head, Sean Taylor

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Katie Spencer at The Queens Head, Belper May 18th

11th May 2019 Mike Jones 0 Comments Acoustic, Folk, Katie Spencer, Live Music, Queens Head, soul, Spindrift

Barely turned 21, Katie Spencer is without doubt the brightest new star in the acoustic firmament. Channelling sources as diverse

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Live And Local Presents Tyhai At Belper Rugby Club – May 16th

11th May 2019 Mike Jones 0 Comments Belper Rugby Club, Indo Celtic Fusion, Live and Local, Music, Tyhai

Live And Local presents Tyhai, an Indo-Celtic fusion band at Belper Rugby Club on May 16. From Welsh airs and

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Ranagri Gig at Queen’s Head

14th March 2019 Mike Jones 0 Comments gigs, Queens Head, Ranagri

BLACK DOG RADIO PRESENTS – RANAGRI LIVE AT THE OLD KING’S HEAD, BELPER 16th March, 2019 Tickets £13 http://black-dog-radio.com/ranagri-live-in-belper-16/03/19  

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Ma Polaine’s Great Decline At The Queen’s Head March 29th

13th March 2019 Mike Jones 0 Comments Beth Packer, Clinton Hough, live, Ma Polaine’s Great Decline, March, Music, Queens Head

I’ve no idea where the duo acquired their name but I can only imagine a chapter heading from a steamy

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Meeting About Babington Hospital

13th March 2019 Mike Jones 0 Comments Babington Hospital, meeting

BABINGTON HOSPITAL.PAST,PRESENT AND …..FUTURE ? Under threat of closure, Babington Hospital is still an iconic building and invaluable resource to

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The Ferretts Supported By Andy Bole at The Queen’s Head March 9th

3rd March 20193rd March 2019 Mike Jones 0 Comments Andy Bole, Bonfire Radicals, live, March, Music, Queens Head, The Ferretts

A unique double bill reflecting the diverse and changing nature of folk, fusion and beyond. The Ferretts brand of alt

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Zetor in the Kailyard at The Queen’s Head Feb 16th

3rd February 20193rd February 2019 Mike Jones 0 Comments Music, Queens Head, Scottish/Irish, Zetor in the Kailyard

Zetor in the Kailyard play their only English gig before embarking on their European tour, at The Queens Head, Belper

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Rock For The Homeless at The Queen’s Head Feb 9th

3rd February 20193rd February 2019 Mike Jones 0 Comments Austerity, Chris Butler, Kingfisher Blue, Music, Queens Head, Rock For The Homeless

In the 21st century no child should go to school hungry or family be made homeless but applications to food

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Luna Cycle B, Spindrift and Saskia to Perform at The Queen’s Head Jan 19th

13th January 2019 Mike Jones 0 Comments Luna Cycle B, Music, Queens Head, Saskia, Spindrift

Richard Batson, Julian Woodcock are Luna Cycle B, the artists formerly known as Moon Bullet. From their inception in 2010,the

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Sean Taylor to Perform at The Queen’s Head

10th December 2018 Mike Jones 0 Comments Music, Queens Head, Sean Taylor

On the back of a staggeringly successful UK and European tour, Sean Taylor makes his only East Midlands appearance of

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Global Troubadour Andy White At The Queens Head – Nov 30th

28th November 2018 Mike Jones 0 Comments Andy White, Live Music, Queens Head, Singer-Songwriter, troubadour

Global troubadour Andy White returns to these shores and to Belper on November 30th. Since his 1980s debut on the

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Steve Ignorant’s Slice of Life at Queens Head – November 10th

6th November 2018 Mike Jones 0 Comments Chris Butler, Crass, Live Music, Queens Head, Slice of Life, Steve Ignorant, Steven Cooper

STEVE IGNORANT’S SLICE OF LIFE (ex Crass) + Steven Cooper (Blyth Power,Whisky Priests) and Chris Butler at The Queens Head,Belper.November

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Stepling -The Queens Head Pub October 26th

14th October 201815th October 2018 Mike Jones 0 Comments Folk, Jazz, Live Music, Queens Head, Roots, Stepling, What's On

Stepling make their Belper debut on October 26th. If you saw Against The Grain or Intarsia at The Queens Head,

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Billie Holiday Night -The Queens Head Pub October 5th

4th October 2018 Mike Jones 0 Comments Billie Holiday, Folk, Jazz, Legend, Live Music, Queens Head, Rock, What's On

Like many of our greatest artists,Billie Holiday’s capacity for self destruct caught up with her at a tragically early age.

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Steve Ashley – At The Queens Head Pub September 29th

26th September 201826th September 2018 Mike Jones 0 Comments Folk, Legend, Live Music, Queens Head, Rock, Steve Ashley, What's On

Folk rock legend Steve Ashley returns to Belper on September 29th. One of the seminal figures of the great folk

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Harp And A Monkey – September 15th

30th August 201831st August 2018 Mike Jones 0 Comments Harp and a Monkey, Lancashire, Live Music, Queens Head, What's On

Harp And A Monkey return to The Queens Head on September 15th. The Lancashire based trio and self proclaimed electro-folk

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Katie Spencer – The Queens Head, Belper. September 22nd

26th August 201831st August 2018 Mike Jones 1 Comment Live Music, Queens Head, Tony Stark, What's On

Katie Spencer is all of twenty years old, hails from Hull and is widely tipped to be ‘the next big

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OPINION 

Opinion: “Happy Seventieth Birthday NHS – But Is It In The Balance?”

29th June 2018 Mike Jones 0 Comments 70, Anniversary, Austerity, Babington Hospital, Birthday, CCG, cuts, Derbyshire, healthcare, NHS, STP

Austerity impacts on our lives in many ways. It can threaten our public services, even damage our health but it

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Intarsia – The Queens Head, Belper. June 22nd

17th June 2018 Mike Jones 0 Comments Intarsia, Jo May, June, Live Music, Queens Head, Sarah Matthews, What's On

If you remember Against the Grain last October, you will know just how exciting folk/world music collisions can be. This

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Celebrate Our NHS Night With Robb Johnson, Chris Butler and Graham ‘Cookie’ Cooke at The Queens Head, Belper. June 9th.

31st May 2018 Mike Jones 0 Comments 70th, Anniversary, Celebration, Chris Butler, Graham 'Cookie' Cooke, Live Music, NHS Benefit, Queens Head, Robb Johnson, What's On

A 70th anniversary celebration of our NHS featuring songs and stories from 3 wonderful acoustic acts: Robb Johnson Chris Butler

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Rock For The Homeless feat. Kingfisher Blue, SPG And The Ferrets – The Queens Head, Belper. May 12th

6th May 2018 Mike Jones 0 Comments Kingfisher Blue, Live Music, May, Queens Head, Rock For The Homeless, SPG, The Ferrets, What's On

In the 21st century no one should lack a roof over their head, no child should go to school hungry

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SoulDeep Fusion & Dave Sturt – The Queens Head, Belper. May 4th

2nd May 2018 Mike Jones 0 Comments Dave Sturt, Live Music, May, Queens Head, SoulDeep Fusion, The Way Out, What's On

SoulDeep Fusion Trio return to The Queens Head on May 4th. Inspired by such jazz funk legends as The Crusaders

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Bonfire Radicals & The Way Out – The Queens Head, Belper. April 27th

1st April 20181st April 2018 Mike Jones 0 Comments Bonfire Radicals, Live Music, Queens Head, The Way Out, What's On

  The freewheeling, exuberant fusion of folk, jazz and psychedelia that is Bonfire Radicals returns to The Queens Head, Belper

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Opinion: “Time Is Running Out to Save Our Hospital”

21st March 2018 Mike Jones 1 Comment Babington Hospital, beds, campaign, CCG, closure, cuts, Derbyshire, Derwent St, Hospital, NHS, petition

Babington Hospital could close within two years at the latest. But why should we worry? After all, all of the

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Brooks Williams At The Queens Head March 3rd

15th February 2018 Mike Jones 0 Comments Anthony Stark, Brooks Williams, Live Music, Queens Head, What's On

Consistently voted among the world’s top guitarists, Brooks Williams returns to Belper on March 3rd. One of the few blues

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Bob Cheevers At The Queens Head Feb 16th

5th February 2018 Mike Jones 0 Comments Bob Cheevers, Live Music, Queens Head, What's On

  Austin Texas has long been the hub of a diverse and creative scene for generations of inspirational musicians and

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John Martyn Celebration At The Queens Head Feb 2nd

21st January 2018 Mike Jones 0 Comments Blues, Celebration, Folk, John Martyn, Live Music, Queens Head, What's On

By turns irascible and inspirational, the great John Martyn left us all too early ten years ago almost to the

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Headsticks At The Queens Head, Belper. Jan 27th

6th January 2018 Mike Jones 0 Comments Chris Butler, Graham 'Cookie' Cook, Headsticks, Live Music, Queens Head, Top bar, What's On

2017 was something of a ground-breaking year for Headsticks with stand out gigs on the festival circuit and the release

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SoulDeep At The Queens Head, Belper. Dec 22nd

18th December 201718th December 2017 Mike Jones 0 Comments Christmas, fusion, Jazz, Live Music, Queens Head, SoulDeep, What's On

Something very different for the Christmas run-up. Premier jazz fusion trio bring their improvisational skills to The Queens Head, Belper.

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Andy White At The Queens Head, Belper. Nov 25th

21st November 2017 Mike Jones 0 Comments Andy White, Live Music, Queens Head, Sunjay, Tich, What's On

From the halcyon days of the Kershaw show to the present day, Belfast born Andy White has stood out as

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Sunjay And Robyn Johnson At The Queens Head, Belper. Nov 24th

11th November 201720th November 2017 Mike Jones 0 Comments Live Music, Queens Head, Robyn Johnson, Sunjay, What's On

One to turn up early for! Belper is once again at the forefront of cutting edge music with the return

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Amnesty International Benefit At The Queens Head – Nov 11th

8th November 2017 Mike Jones 0 Comments Amnesty International, Annette Oakes, Live Music, Queens Head, Sarah Newby, Tony Stark, What's On

For over fifty years Amnesty International has campaigned against injustice and lit a candle in the face of cruelty and

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Carol Hodge And Simon Wells At The Queens Head – Nov 3rd

27th October 201727th October 2017 Mike Jones 0 Comments Carol Hodge, Live Music, Mr Chris Butler, Queens Head, Simon Wells, Sophie Sparham, What's On

Coming next, an evening of words and music drawing from the widest pool of talent both local and national. Carol

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Against the Grain at The Queens Head October 27th

11th October 2017 Mike Jones 0 Comments Against the Grain, Live Music, Queens Head, What's On

Exponents of World Music, Against the Grain actually hail from Derbyshire and Bucks. Guitarist Matt Sullivan and percussionist Jo May

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Anthony John Clarke at The Queens Head September 30th

24th September 2017 Mike Jones 0 Comments Anthony John Clarke, Live Music, Queens Head

Anthony John Clarke returns to The Queens Head on September 30th. Less than a month ago, Anthony was busy compering

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Matt McGuinness And The MLC + Jack’s Got A Plan At The Queens Head, Belper – September 22nd

7th September 2017 Mike Jones 0 Comments Belper, Jack's Got A Plan, Live Music, Matt McGuinness, Matt McGuinness And The MLC, The Queens Head

And so to an enthralling and eclectic new season at The Queens Head with hopefully the right balance of established

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Kingfisher Blue + The Juvenile Delinquents At The Queens Head, Belper. July 1st

27th June 2017 Mike Jones 0 Comments Belper, Kingfisher Blue, Live Music, Music, The Juvenile Delinquents, The Queens Head

Sheffield’s finest ‘Kingfisher Blue’ play The Queens Head, Belper on July 1st A six-piece folk rock band, they are no

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Festival Of Peace, Love And Co-Operation At Belper Rugby Club. July 21st-23rd. Feat: Steve Tilston, Bric A Brac & Andy Bole

18th June 2017 Mike Jones 0 Comments Andy Bole, Belper Rugby Club, Bric A Brac, Festival Of Peace, Love And Co-Operation, Music, Real Ale, Steve Tilston

Feel that festivals are becoming that little bit formulaic? Time to think again. Coming to a Rugby Club near you,

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Joseph Knight + Laurie Illingworth And Jack’s Got A Plan At The Queens Head, Belper. June 16th

12th June 201712th June 2017 Mike Jones 4 Comments Belper, Jack's Got A Plan, Joseph Knight, Laurie Illingworth, Live Music, Music, The Queens Head

Festivals often throw up a few surprises and at last year’s Belper Goes Green, it was Joe Knight. Filling in

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Paytron Saint And Moon Bullet At The Queens Head On June 10th

29th May 201729th May 2017 Mike Jones 0 Comments Belper, Live Music, Moon Bullet, Music, Paytron Saint, The Queens Head

While both bands are clearly linked historically by the presence on bass of Dave Sturt, this should not detract from

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‘We Shall Overcome’ Anti-austerity Benefit Featuring Joe Solo – May 12th

3rd May 20173rd May 2017 Mike Jones 0 Comments Austerity, foodbank, Hope For Belper, Joe Solo, The Queens Head, We Shall Overcome Benefit

What is austerity for? Is it an economic necessity or an ideological choice? History suggests it is a choice. In

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Bonfire Radicals and Arguably Venomous Mammals At The Queens Head, May 5th

23rd April 201723rd April 2017 Mike Jones 0 Comments Arguably Venomous Mammals, Bonfire Radicals, Live Music, Queens Head

On May 5th at the Queens Head, Belper Bonfire Radicals and Arguably Venomous Mammals will be teaming up for an

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Amadou Diagne And Yakar At Belper Rugby Club. April 27th

19th April 201719th April 2017 Mike Jones 0 Comments Amadou Diagne, Belper, Belper Rugby Club, Live and Local, Live Music, West Africa, Yakar

On April 27th, at Belper Rugby Club, Live and Local present Amadou Diagne and Yakar. Amadou Diagne is a musician

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ENVIRONMENT OPINION 

Fracking Month: In Space No One Can Hear You Frack

5th April 2017 Mike Jones 0 Comments Amber Valley Against Fracking, Festival, Folk, fracking, Live Music, Winter Wilson

If you were a Martian visiting Earth for the first time, you would find it abundantly clear that fracking poses a

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Andy T & Support At The Queens Head, Belper. April 22nd

31st March 2017 Mike Jones 0 Comments Adie Sanders, Andy T, IBC, Live Music, poetry, Sophie Sparham

On Saturday April 22nd  a night of contemporary poetry with Andy T, IBC, Sophie Sparham and Adie Sanders will take

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Steve Ignorant Returns To The Queens Head, Belper March 25th

3rd March 2017 Mike Jones 0 Comments Chris Butler, Crass, Dwayne Reads, Live Music, Queens Head, Slice of Life, Steve Ignorant

Surely one of the most multi-faceted artists ever to grace the stage at The Queens Head, Steve Ignorant is much

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Save Our NHS Benefit Night: Friday 24th February At The Queens Head, Belper

19th February 201719th February 2017 Mike Jones 0 Comments Annette Oakes, Benefit Night, Crisis, Live Music, NHS, Save Our NHS, Sweet Liquorice, The Queens Head

This Friday, the 24th of February, will see local artists Sweet Liquorice, Annette Oakes and more join together to raise

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Sean Taylor With Support from Sweet Liquorice At The Queens Head, Belper, February 17th

9th February 2017 Mike Jones 0 Comments Blues, Folk, Live Music, Sean Taylor, Sweet Liquorice, The Queens Head

From North London to Austin Texas is only one part of Sean Taylor’s extraordinary musical journey. Barely into his thirties,

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Bob Cheevers At The Queens Head, Belper, February 11th

30th January 20179th February 2017 Mike Jones 0 Comments Bob Cheevers, live, Music, Queens Head, Sean Taylor, Singer-Songwriter

‘On Earth as it is in Austin’ is not only the title of Bob Cheevers 10th studio album, it is

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Dave Sturt And Andy Bole At The Queens Head, Belper. January 20th

1st January 2017 Mike Jones 0 Comments Andy Bole, Dave Sturt, Gong, guitarist, Live Music, Queens Head

Long term members of the family of Gong, Dave Sturt and Andy Bole perform in tandem at The Queens Head,

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Esther Swift Returns To The Queens Head

2nd December 2016 Mike Jones 0 Comments Esther Swift, Harpist, Live Music, The Queens Head

Scottish harpist Esther Swift returns to The Queens Head on Dec 8th. ‘Like Debussy making daisy chains with Fairport Convention.’

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Andy White & Silk Road Acoustic At The Queens Head

26th November 2016 Mike Jones 0 Comments Acoustic, Andy White, Live Music, Silk Road, The Queens Head

Andy White returns to The Queens Head, Belper on Thursday December 1st. Literally a global artist with a fan base

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ZZ Birmingham At The Queens Head Belper. November 26th.

13th November 2016 Mike Jones 0 Comments Blues, Live Music, Queens Head, ZZ Birmingham

Welcome back to one of our finest blues bands; fronted by the inimitable Arthur Billington and spearheaded by the driving

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Steve Ignorant’s Slice Of Life Return To The Queens Head

29th October 2016 Mike Jones 0 Comments Chris Butler, Dwayne Reads, Slice of Life, Steve Ignorant's, The Queens Head

One of rock’s most multi-faceted performers, Steve co-founded legendary anarcho-punk band Crass, going on to tour worldwide and releasing a

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FEATURED OPINION 

Sustainability And Transformation Plan: Where Do We Go From Here ?

21st October 2016 Mike Jones 0 Comments Clinical Commissioning Group, Health and Social Care, Keep our National Health Service Public, KONP, Sustainability and Transformation Plan

After a weekend of activity, the future of Health and Social Care in Derbyshire still appears to be shrouded in

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David Rovics At The Queens Head, October 22nd

16th October 2016 Mike Jones 0 Comments David Rovics, live, Music, Political, Queens Head, Top bar

With Bob clutching the Nobel Prize for literature, it is only appropriate to welcome back an artist sprung from the

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March To Matlock Starts NHS Fightback

2nd October 20162nd October 2016 Mike Jones 1 Comment Babington Community Hospital, Babington Hospital, Belper, March, NHS, Protest, SOS

Remember all those glossy booklets promoting ‘joined up care’ that seemed to be prominently displayed everywhere in the run up

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