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CREATIVE BELPER HERITAGE & HISTORY LIFESTYLE 

Blue Box Belper Celebrates its Third Annual Well-Dressing

26th September 202226th September 2022 Edward Sills Abi Francis, Blue Box Belper, Danielle Burton, Decoration, Derbyshire, heritage, Summer, Well Dressing

When summertime brings its flowers and greenery to rural Derbyshire, the tradition of Well-Dressing is certain to return. From roadsides

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CREATIVE BELPER CULTURE WHAT'S ON 

New film by Seiko Kinoshita to be shown in Belper

19th August 202219th August 2022 Edward Sills Art, Belper North Mill, Film, Seiko Kinoshita, St Peter’s

A free community event by artist Seiko Kinoshita will be taking place at St Peter’s Church, Belper, Sunday on September

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CREATIVE BELPER FEATURED WHAT'S ON 

Coming Up For Air – Celebrating Belper

16th May 2020 Clare Washbrook 0 Comments Coming Up For Air, lockdown, lockdown events, Showcase

“Coming Up For Air” is an online fortnightly showcase for some of the talent and inspirational community projects that are

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CREATIVE BELPER 

Short Story: Number Four by David Gladwin

16th April 202018th April 2020 Admin 2 Comments David Gladwin, Short Story

It was emptying the little garden shed out the back when I first felt it really hard, that this was

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Covid-19 CREATIVE BELPER 

A Viral Rhyme by Carol Brewer

20th March 202020th March 2020 Admin 1 Comment Coronavirus, Covid-19, poetry

A VIRAL RHYME If like me, you’re fed up of total gloomy reaction Here’s a few words that might prove

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CREATIVE BELPER NEWS 

Milford Photographer In International Garden Photography Awards

11th February 202017th February 2020 Admin 0 Comments Ashley Franklin, awards, photography

An image of Duffield’s Eyes Meadow in autumn was a near-winner for Milford-based photographer Ashley Franklin in the Trees, Woods

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CREATIVE BELPER NEWS WHAT'S ON 

Ashley Franklin Wins Gold Award!

22nd October 201923rd October 2019 Clare Washbrook 0 Comments Ashley Franklin, Belper Calendar, Photographer, Photographic Competition

Last year local photographer Ashley Franklin came second in Landscape Photographer of the Year, at the Society of Professional Imagemakers

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CREATIVE BELPER CRIME CULTURE HERITAGE & HISTORY NEWS 

The Loss of The Drop Inn

22nd October 201922nd October 2019 Admin 0 Comments Andrea Fox, Freefall, The Drop Inn, youth

The Drop Inn Youth Centre on Derwent Street in Belper closed its doors for the last time in September with

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CREATIVE BELPER HERITAGE & HISTORY WHAT'S ON 

Seiko Kinoshita’s Installation at Belper North Mill

18th October 201918th October 2019 Admin 1 Comment Art Installation, Belper North Mill, Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site, Great Places Scheme, lanterns, Seiko Kinoshita

By Leo Swarvett I visited the opening of Seiko Kinoshita’s art installation “Threading Through Time” today. It was situated in

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CREATIVE BELPER WHAT'S ON 

Official Launch of Emma Parkins’ The Badgers’ Sett

11th October 2019 Clare Washbrook 0 Comments Badgers, Elaine Lim-Newton, Emma Parkins, NHS, Night Bloom, Royal Derby Hospital, The Badgers Sett

Nailed is behind on delivering some news due to short staffing and illness. We apologise for the delay. On 17th

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CREATIVE BELPER WHAT'S ON 

Casting Call: Actresses Sought For Florence Nightingale Play

5th October 2019 Clare Washbrook 1 Comment casting call, Florence Nightingale 200, George Gunby

Kissing Miss Nightingale’s Shadow is a new play to commemorate the 200th birthday of Florence Nightingale, on 12th May 2020.

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CREATIVE BELPER WHAT'S ON 

National Poetry Day 2019

23rd September 201923rd September 2019 Admin 0 Comments #nationalpoetryday, National Poetry Day

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CREATIVE BELPER FEATURED HERITAGE & HISTORY NEWS 

‘SACRIFICE’ ENTERED FOR REGIONAL HERITAGE AWARD

13th September 2019 George Gunby 0 Comments Andy Mayers, Museum Development East Midlands, Regional Heritage Awards, Sacrifice

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CREATIVE BELPER WHAT'S ON 

Monthly Market @ No.28 – September 2019

13th September 201913th September 2019 Admin 0 Comments History, Jim Bell, Market, No.28 Community Hall

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CREATIVE BELPER CULTURE 

Call Out To Young Artists

5th September 20195th September 2019 George Gunby 0 Comments Belper Arts Festival, Call-out, Young People

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BUSINESS CREATIVE BELPER 

Guide For Promoting Your Event in Nailed

26th July 201926th July 2019 Admin 0 Comments Guidelines, Promotions

Nailed is unique in that we try to make sure we tell you as much of what is going on

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CREATIVE BELPER ENVIRONMENT FEATURED WHAT'S ON 

Transition’s Green Exchange goes all day

15th July 2019 David George 1 Comment Food Swap, Repair Cafe, Transition Belper

Belper’s first food swap event – register now On Saturday July 27th, the first Belper Growers and Makers – Food

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CREATIVE BELPER FEATURED 

Knit for Pride in Belper – Bunting Pattern

20th June 201920th June 2019 Clare Washbrook 0 Comments bunting, knitting, Pride in Belper

Anne Clark, the creator and organiser of Belper Woollen Woods, is organising the knitters of Belper to make bunting for

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CREATIVE BELPER WHAT'S ON 

FAB “Fine Art Belper” Pop Up Gallery TODAY

8th June 20198th June 2019 Clare Washbrook 0 Comments Art Gallery, Black Swan, FAB

FAB Fine Art Belper is a monthly pop up gallery organised by artist, Sara Brighty, which, on every second Saturday

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CREATIVE BELPER WHAT'S ON 

Concert to Celebrate 25th Twinning Anniversary With Pawtucket

6th June 20196th June 2019 Admin 1 Comment Concert, Pawtucket, twin town

Celebrate 25 years of Belper being twinned with Pawtucket at a special concert featuring Belper’s own Russian pianist SERGEI PODOBEDOV,

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CREATIVE BELPER CULTURE 

Work Starts on Belper Arts Festival 2020

6th June 2019 George Gunby 1 Comment Belper Arts Festival 2020

As the spotlights are dimmed on Belper Arts Festival 2019 work has begun on the 2020 package of events. “It

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CREATIVE BELPER FEATURED WHAT'S ON 

National Volunteers Week

1st June 20191st June 2019 Clare Washbrook 0 Comments National Volunteers' Week, volunteers

June 1st to June 7th is National Volunteers’ Week.  This is the 35th year of the event which recognises and

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CREATIVE BELPER WHAT'S ON 

Folk Legends to Close Belper Arts Festival

20th May 2019 George Gunby 1 Comment Barry Coope, Belper Arts Festival, John Tams

JOHN TAMS AND BARRY COOPE FUNDRAISER CONCERT FOR ‘SACRIFICE’. How it came to be … 20th December 2018 The Belper

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CREATIVE BELPER NEWS WHAT'S ON 

If You Go Down To The Woollen Woods…

17th May 201917th May 2019 David George 0 Comments Crafts, Walk, Woollen Woods

… you’ll certainly be enchanted by the magical walk along the path from Mill Lane where the trees will be

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Sarah Hinds Bullsmoor Song Project
CREATIVE BELPER WHAT'S ON 

The Bullsmoor Song Project

14th May 2019 Clare Washbrook 0 Comments Belper Arts Festival 2019, Bullsmoor, Bullsmoor Song Project

On Monday Sarah and Colin Hinds kicked off the Bullsmoor Song Project, which is part of the Belper Arts Festival.

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CREATIVE BELPER WHAT'S ON 

Belper Arts Festival To Celebrate Florence Nightingale Anniversary

13th May 2019 Admin 0 Comments Belper Arts Festival, Florence Nightingale 200, George Gunby

Florence Nightingale was one of the most famous Victorians of her day and her 200th birthday in 2020 is to

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CREATIVE BELPER WHAT'S ON 

Changes To Belper Recorders Group’s Tudor Day

8th May 2019 Clare Washbrook 0 Comments Belper Arts Festival 2019, Belper Recorders Group

In March we reported on the Belper Recorder Group receiving a grant, and detailed upcoming events, which included a Tudor

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CREATIVE BELPER CULTURE OPINION 

The Arts Trail Was An Inspiring Success

8th May 20198th May 2019 Clare Washbrook 0 Comments Belper Arts Festival 2019, Belper Arts Trail 2019

The Arts Trail is over for another year.  How many artists did you manage to see?  I tally mine at

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CREATIVE BELPER CULTURE FEATURED WHAT'S ON 

Hit the Arts Trail; Explore a Diverse Array of Local Art and Craft

5th May 20197th May 2019 Clare Washbrook 0 Comments Belper Arts Festival 2019, Belper Arts Trail

Belper Arts Trail started today, and it is a splendid thing to experience.  The whole town centre has become an

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CREATIVE BELPER CULTURE ENVIRONMENT FEATURED HEALTH & WELLBEING LIFESTYLE WHAT'S ON 

Planning For Belper Goes Green 2019 Now In Full Swing!

16th March 201919th March 2019 Clare Washbrook 0 Comments Belper Goes Green 2019, volunteers

by Cherry Anderson The festival, which will be held on the weekend of 31st May and 1st, 2nd June at

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CREATIVE BELPER ENVIRONMENT 

Poem: Birdwatch Hour

29th January 2019 Jo Kirk 0 Comments Jo Kirk, poetry, RSPB

Marking the end of the Big Garden Birdwatch run by the RSPB from 26th-28th January 2019, which asked members of

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CREATIVE BELPER WHAT'S ON 

Exhibition of Local Photographers

6th December 2018 Clare Washbrook 0 Comments

On Saturday 8th December and Sunday 9th December , there will be an exhibition of photography, hosted by local photographers

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CREATIVE BELPER CULTURE FEATURED 

Derwent Valley on Demand Goes Live

25th September 2018 Clare Washbrook 0 Comments DVoD, media, Video

We previously reported on the then-imminent launch of a new website and media service for the area, DV on Demand

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CREATIVE BELPER FEATURED 

National Poetry Day Competition

16th September 201816th September 2018 Clare Washbrook 1 Comment Competition, National Poetry Day

4th October is National Poetry Day, and we have decided to have a competition. National Poetry Day is an annual

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CREATIVE BELPER HERITAGE & HISTORY 

Knit for Victory! Your Town Needs You!

9th September 20189th September 2018 Clare Washbrook 2 Comments Belper In Wartime, knitting, WW1 Centenary

DO YOU KNIT OR CROCHET?  OR SEW? On 11th November I will be constructing an installation of knitted and crocheted

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CREATIVE BELPER CULTURE 

Jo Kirk: Short Story ‘Keeping Cool’

29th July 201829th July 2018 Jo Kirk 0 Comments Creative, culture, Environment, fiction, Keeping Cool, Short Story, Summer, Writing

A green corner in the shade. She felt the cold stone bring relief to her feet. What a summer! The

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CREATIVE BELPER ENVIRONMENT 

An Ode To Bullsmoor: The Bullsmoor Song Project

21st July 2018 Claire Meese 1 Comment album, Bullsmoor, Bullsmoor Song Project, heritage, Music, Planning, Protect Belper, stories, The Bullsmoor Song Project

On midsummer evening I took a walk over Bullsmoor and it struck me again, as I looked down on the

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CREATIVE BELPER 

KGB: An appreciation

6th July 201814th July 2018 Tony Webster 6 Comments Art, Kunst Gallery

Belper seemed to be an unusual place to open a contemporary art gallery. Most “art” in small towns, in art

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CREATIVE BELPER 

Fleet Arts Invites Artists To Celebrate ‘SEVENTY’ Years Of The NHS

5th July 20185th July 2018 Edward Sills 0 Comments 70 years old, Anniversary, Arts, Call-out, Fleet Arts, NHS, Royal Derby Hospital, SEVENTY

Fleet Arts is working with the University of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust to put together an art exhibition

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CREATIVE BELPER NEWS WHAT'S ON 

Broadway Star To Open Next Year’s Belper Arts Festival

27th June 201827th June 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments 2019, Arts, Belper, Belper Arts Festival, Broadway, Concert, George Gunby, Jeanna De Waal, Music, St. Peter's Church, Star

It may be ten months away but a genuine Broadway star is headlining Belper Arts Festival opening concert on 4

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CREATIVE BELPER 

Celebrate Dylan Thomas Day With Nailed

11th May 201812th May 2018 Jo Kirk 3 Comments Dylan Thomas, Dylan Thomas Day, National Poetry Day, poetry, Submissions, Writing

May 14th is officially Dylan Thomas Day. It commemorates his life and work and is the 65th anniversary of Dylan

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CREATIVE BELPER FEATURED NEWS 

Scorching Start To Belper Arts Festival

7th May 20187th May 2018 Edward Sills 1 Comment 2018, Andy Potter Community Awards, Arts Trail, Artsword, Belper Arts Festival, Busk Stops, culture, Margaret Keys

The sixth Belper Arts Festival exploded into life over the Bank Holiday weekend with a stunning sell out concert, an

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CREATIVE BELPER FEATURED NEWS 

Fleet Arts Secures Vital Funding

2nd May 20183rd May 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments Arts, Derbyshire County Council, Fleet Arts, Funding, Grant, Turn it Up

Fleet Arts “delighted” at the news of securing support towards their general running costs from Derbyshire County Council for this

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CREATIVE BELPER NEWS 

2019 Will See ‘Voices Of The Valley’ Ring Through Town

24th April 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments 2019, Arts Festival, Belper Arts Festival, choir, VOICES OF THE VALLEY

Even before the first note has been sung and the final curtain has descended on Belper Arts Festival 2018, the

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CREATIVE BELPER WHAT'S ON 

Belper Arts Trail Set for 5th Anniversary

22nd April 201822nd April 2018 Emma Clinton 0 Comments Belper, Belper Arts Trail, Days out in Derbyshire, Derbyshire, What to do in Derbyshire

The Belper Arts Trail will be celebrating its 5th anniversary this year. Last year it was estimated that over 3,000 people

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CREATIVE BELPER FEATURED NEWS 

Plenty For All At Sixth Belper Arts Festival

19th April 201820th April 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments 2018, Belper Arts Festival, Belper Open Houses, Drama, Nell Gwynn, Shine!, Sixth, Woollen Woods

The sixth Belper Arts Festival opens on 5 May and runs until 2 June. In between the opening concert featuring

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CREATIVE BELPER 

Jud’s Jottings: At The Doctors – Part Two

19th April 201819th April 2018 George Gunby 0 Comments At The Doctors - Part Two, Comedy, George Gunby, Jottings, jud, Jud's

So, I were tellin’ yu that I’d bin t’doctors at ‘ealth centre. I think ‘ealth centre. Thi shud get done

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CREATIVE BELPER NEWS 

Derbyshire Open Art Competition Welcomes New Entries

10th April 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments Art, Buxton Museum and Art Gallery, Competition, Creative, Derbyshire County Council, Derbyshire Open Art, Derbyshire Open Art Exhibition

Artists are urged to get creative about Derbyshire’s life, landscapes and people in the annual Derbyshire Open Art Exhibition. The

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CREATIVE BELPER 

Jo Kirk: Narcissi

1st April 2018 Jo Kirk 0 Comments 2018, Easter, Jo Kirk, Narcissi, poetry, Spring

Narcissi   Trumpets unpleated from a bud, held tight their heads an elegant stretch their stems slender necks, drifting birds

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CREATIVE BELPER NEWS 

Auditions Open For ‘Bloody Mary’

28th March 2018 Edward Sills 0 Comments Auditions, Belper, Drama, George Gunby, Play

The reign of Mary Tudor, England’s first Queen Regnant, is to become the subject of a new play by Belper

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CREATIVE BELPER 

Jud’s Jottings: At The Doctors – Part One

28th February 2018 George Gunby 0 Comments At The Doctors - Part One, Comedy, George Gunby, Jottings, jud, Jud's

I took a trip t’ doctors. I say a trip. It were more of a stumble as I went through

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CREATIVE BELPER 

Jud’s Jottings: Inter future

23rd February 201828th February 2018 George Gunby 1 Comment Comedy, George Gunby, Inter future, Jottings, jud, Jud's

Be’ind ‘ouse are fields and some days I tek mesen off forra ‘ike. I say ‘ike. It’s more like a

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CREATIVE BELPER NEWS 

Joseph Knight Set To Release New Single ‘White Wine’

11th February 201811th February 2018 Edward Sills 0 Comments Joseph Knight, New, New Music, Single, tour, White Wine

Local singer-songwriter Joseph Knight will be releasing his new single ‘White Wine’ on February 23 and then going on tour.

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CREATIVE BELPER NEWS WHAT'S ON 

Clive Wheeler Photogram Exhibition Launch At Saturday’s Farmer’s Market Cafe

5th February 20185th February 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments Art, cafe, Clive Wheeler, Exhibition, glass, No 28

Clive Wheeler will be launching his new exhibition of photograms at No 28’s farmers market café next Saturday (February 10).

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CREATIVE BELPER FEATURED NEWS 

New Platform Launched For Derbyshire Art

1st January 20181st January 2018 Edward Sills 0 Comments Art, Artsword, Ashley Franklin, Derbyshire, Film, Internet, James Oldrini, Music

A new internet platform ‘Derbyshire Artsword’ is being launched this week (5 January 2018) in Belper to showcase art in

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CREATIVE BELPER 

Belper Town Wind Band Brighten Up The Festive Season

22nd December 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments 2017, band, Belper Town Wind Band, Christmas, Highlights, Message, thanks, wind

Belper Town Wind Band has enjoyed a busy programme of Christmas events this year. At the turning on of the

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CREATIVE BELPER FEATURED NEWS 

Knitted Angels Appear Around Town To Spread Christmas Cheer

1st December 201726th November 2017 Edward Sills 5 Comments #xmasangel, Advent, Angels, Anne Clark, Belper, Christmas, happiness, knitting, Wool

The knitters and crocheters of Belper and beyond have been very busy this year making small angels as a Christmas

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BUSINESS CREATIVE BELPER 

Job Vacancy: Arts Manager For Fleet Arts, Belper

8th November 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments Belper, Derbyshire County Council, Job, Local Area Coordinator, Vacancy

Fleet Arts is a locally based arts organisation, with charitable status.    The Arts Manager will bring a range of skills

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CREATIVE BELPER NEWS 

Recipe Wall To Feature At Belper Winter Food Festival

8th November 201719th November 2019 Admin 2 Comments Belper Arts Festival, Belper Winter Food Festival, Food, ideas, Recipe, Recipe Wall

Belper Arts Festival is organising a ‘Wall Of Christmas Recipes’ at the Belper Winter Food Festival on 3 December. Community

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CREATIVE BELPER NEWS WHAT'S ON 

Belper Players Tackle ‘Five Tales In Verse’

27th October 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments Belper Players, Drama, Five Tales In Verse, Five Tales In Verse – And Sometimes Worse, Performance, Play, The Strutt Centre

A selection of traditional folk stories have been brought up to date for the 21st Century for performance by Belper

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CREATIVE BELPER NEWS 

‘Derwent Valley Art Crawl Guide’ Set to Boost Local Arts in 2018

5th October 2017 Emma Clinton 0 Comments

The organisers of the hugely successful annual Belper Arts Trail have come up with a new idea to boost local

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CREATIVE BELPER NEWS 

The Belper Passion Play Returns

4th October 201719th November 2019 Admin 0 Comments Auditions, Belper Passion, Churches Together in Belper, Play, The Walk Of Witness

After a three year break the hugely successful Belper Passion play returns to the streets and churches of the town

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CREATIVE BELPER FEATURED NEWS 

Belper Arts Festival Back For Sixth Year

30th September 201719th November 2019 Admin 0 Comments 2018, Belper Arts Festival, Belper Open Houses, Drama, Nell Gwynn, Shine!, Sixth, Woollen Woods

Preparations are well under way for the sixth Belper Arts Festival. It will run from 6 to 28 May 2018.

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CREATIVE BELPER FEATURED 

Nailed Celebrates National Poetry Day

27th September 201727th September 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments #nationalpoetryday, Creative, Creative Belper, Freedom, National Poetry Day, poetry

National Poetry Day will take place on Thursday 28 September 2017 with the theme this year being “Freedom”. National Poetry

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CREATIVE BELPER 

Jenny Cooper: MINE

27th September 201727th September 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments #nationalpoetryday, Freedom, Jenny Cooper, MINE, National Poetry Day, poetry

MINE   Today is mine. This time is mine. The sun that shines on earth and sea also warms me.

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CREATIVE BELPER 

Jo Kirk: On Freedom

27th September 2017 Jo Kirk 0 Comments #nationalpoetryday, 2017, Jo Kirk, National Poetry Day, poetry

On Freedom   When I think of freedom I think of birds and words for we live in language and

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CREATIVE BELPER FEATURED NEWS 

New Addition To Beth’s Poetry Trail

3rd September 2017 Edward Sills 0 Comments Art, Belper Railway station, Beth’s Poetry Trail, culture, poetry, The Beth Fender Memorial Fund

Beth’s Poetry Trail have installed a new poster poem at Belper Railway station on Platform 1. The Belper Railway station

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CREATIVE BELPER NEWS 

Are you ‘One In A MiLLion?’

18th August 201718th August 2017 Edward Sills 1 Comment Art, Belper, Belper Mill, Belper North Mill, Competition, Museum, One In A MILLion, Open Art Competition

Strutts North Mill Museum is seeking artwork submissions for their new community art exhibition ‘One In A MILLion.’ The inclusive

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CREATIVE BELPER 

Vacancy: Live & Local Fieldworker (Staffordshire & Derbyshire)

9th August 2017 Edward Sills 0 Comments Derbyshire, Fieldworker, Live & Local, Part Time, Vacancy

Live & Local are seeking two resourceful and effective communicators with good event management, marketing, administration and IT skills to

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CREATIVE BELPER FEATURED 

Interview: Sunflower Thieves

6th August 20176th August 2017 Edward Sills 0 Comments 2017, Belper, Interview, Live Music, Sunflower Thieves, Y Not

It’s safe to assume that Y Not 2017 won’t be too high up on most peoples ‘festival of the year’

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CREATIVE BELPER HEALTH & WELLBEING NEWS 

Craft Bombers Brighten Up The Bandstand

3rd August 20173rd August 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments Activities, Art, Belper River Gardens, Cotton-On Craft Club, Craft, Craft Bombing, Summer Holidays

Last weekend the Cotton-on Craft Club ‘craft bombed’ the bandstand in Belper River Gardens. The display featured 18 inventive, mill-inspired,

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CREATIVE BELPER LIFESTYLE WHAT'S ON 

Be Your Own Kind Of Brilliant – Skill Share Group

14th July 201714th July 2017 Claire Meese 1 Comment Be Your Own Kind Of Brilliant, share, skill, skill share, youth group

A multi-talented and curious group of young people in Belper need creative and brilliant local people of all ages to

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CREATIVE BELPER FEATURED NEWS 

Belper Photographer Becomes 1,000th Member of ‘Made in Derbyshire’

12th July 201712th July 2017 Edward Sills 0 Comments Belper, Derbyshire, Derbyshire County Council, Member, Photographer, PhotoHaiku

The long-running campaign celebrating everything that’s great about Derbyshire has reached the milestone of its 1,000th business member. Fine art

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CREATIVE BELPER NEWS 

Belper Artist Wins Derbyshire Trophy in Open Art Competition

28th June 201728th June 2017 Edward Sills 0 Comments Art, Artist, Belper, Competition, Derbyshire Trophy, Mark Langley, Open Art Competition

Belper artist Mark Langley has been awarded the Derbyshire Trophy in the Derbyshire Open Art Competition 2017 for his watercolour

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BELPER GOES GREEN CREATIVE BELPER 

Belper Goes Green Poem: Festival

15th June 2017 Jo Kirk 1 Comment Belper Goes Green Poem. Festival, Creative, Creative Writing, Poem, poetry

  Butterfly mandalas and colours and lights and pancakes and oatcakes and tee-shirts and bikes and badges and raffles and

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CREATIVE BELPER FEATURED NEWS 

Belper Arts Festival: George Gunby

24th May 2017 George Gunby 2 Comments 2017, Belper, Belper Arts Festival, Chair, Co-Ordinator, Festival, George Gunby

As we approach the final weekend of Belper Arts Festival 2017, I’ve been reflecting on past festivals. When eight people

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CREATIVE BELPER FEATURED WHAT'S ON 

Belper Arts Festival: Jayne Nemeth Interview

17th May 2017 George Gunby 0 Comments Art, Artist, Belper Arts Festival 2017, Belper Open Houses, Jayne Nemeth

In what has become something of a tradition, Belper Arts Festival will close with Belper Open Houses over the Bank

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CREATIVE BELPER FEATURED NEWS 

Woollen Woods Bring Enchantment To Town

16th May 201716th May 2017 David George 1 Comment Anne Clark, Art, Belper Arts Festival 2017, Belper Parks, Wool, Woollen Woods

Anne Clark and her team of volunteer knitters and crocheters put themselves through several downpours last Friday to decorate trees

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CREATIVE BELPER ENVIRONMENT 

International Dawn Chorus Day: Birds At Dawn

9th May 2017 Jo Kirk 0 Comments Birds, Birdwatching, Poem

The short poem was written while I was listening to Radio 4’s six and a half hour broadcast of birdsong

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CREATIVE BELPER NEWS 

Local Artists Urged To Enter Derbyshire Open Arts Competition

9th May 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments Art, Competition, Derbyshire, Derbyshire County Council, Derbyshire Open Arts

The competition returns for 35th year and is open to amateur and professional artists, including children and is supported by

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CREATIVE BELPER 

Belper Arts Festival: Josh Sly Interview

5th May 2017 George Gunby 0 Comments Belper Arts Festival 2017, Drama, Hamp, Josh Sly, Play, Strutt Community Centre, WW1

“Hamp” is a play by John Wilson, directed by Larry Waller. With a stellar cast, a set designed by Andy

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CREATIVE BELPER FEATURED 

Belper Arts Festival: Ian Mcmillan Interview

4th May 20175th May 2017 George Gunby 0 Comments 2017, Barnsley, Belper Arts Trail, Ian Mcmillan, Interview, Luke Carver, Poet

A Beat Generation Les Dawson? The best ideas often occur in a pub. So don’t be surprised that it was

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CREATIVE BELPER FEATURED 

Interview: Y Not Festival 2017

29th April 201729th April 2017 Edward Sills 0 Comments Derbyshire, Live Music, Music Festival, Pikehall, Stereophonics, The Vaccines, Two Door Cinema Club, Y Not

Now in its twelfth year, Derbyshire’s largest music festival Y Not (27-30 July) returns with an huge line-up of acts

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CREATIVE BELPER POLITICS 

Election Special: Zeitgeist

26th April 201722nd April 2017 Jo Kirk 0 Comments 2016 General Election, Election, Vote, Voting

    General election electorate inspection Brexit for the nation remainers’ consternation Scotland losing patience Europe fearing racists May wants

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CREATIVE BELPER FEATURED NEWS 

Q & A: With The Belper Arts Trail

12th April 2017 Edward Sills 1 Comment Art, Artists, Bank Holiday, Belper, Belper Arts Festival 2017, Belper Arts Trail, Interview

This year’s Belper Arts Trail returns on Sunday 30th April and Bank Holiday Monday 1st May. Nestled in 55 locations

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CREATIVE BELPER HERITAGE & HISTORY NEWS 

Pentrich Revolution Exhibition Launch

10th April 201711th April 2017 Edward Sills 0 Comments Art Exhibition, bicentenary, cafe, No28, Pentrich Revolution

Not only was there art and music, but revolution was in the air at No.28 Cafe this Saturday where talents have

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CREATIVE BELPER ENVIRONMENT 

Fracking Month: Spell

7th April 2017 Jo Kirk 0 Comments Envrionment, fracking, poetry

N is for nature, wondrous and wild, O for the ozone that nearly retired, F for forget-me-not, fennel and furze,

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CREATIVE BELPER WHAT'S ON 

‘Bunch of Kunst’ – A Film About Sleaford Mods, To Show At Old Nail Shed

3rd April 20173rd April 2017 Claire Meese 1 Comment documentary, Film, Gallery, Kunst, Old Nail Shed, Punk, Sleaford Mods

The Derbyshire premiere of ‘Bunch of Kunst’ will be held at KUNST Gallery on the 28th & 29th April April

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CREATIVE BELPER FEATURED 

Interview: The Further

17th February 2017 Edward Sills 0 Comments Barrington Mole, Interview, James Dowse, Music, Peter Backler, Single, Sound-Hub Studios, The Further, The Other Side Of the Valley

After being put through the wringer of the music industry once or twice, bandmates Peter Backler, James Dowse and Barrington

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CREATIVE BELPER NEWS WHAT'S ON 

Marty Ross Returns To No. 28 With New Performance ‘The Storm Bride’

10th February 201710th February 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments Drama, Folktale, Marty Ross, No 28, The Storm Bride

Storyteller Marty Ross is bringing new show ‘The Storm Bride’ to one of his “favourite yarn spinning haunts,” Belper’s No.

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CREATIVE BELPER NEWS 

Young Musician Competition Opens For Derbyshire Students

28th January 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments Competition, Dalesmen Male Voice Choir, Music, musician, Year 13

A new music competition, open to Derbyshire students in Year 13, has been launched by the Dalesmen Male Voice Choir.

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CREATIVE BELPER FEATURED 

‘Call Home The Heart’ An Extract By Sally Wragg

28th January 201728th January 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments Call Home The Heart, Derbyshire, Novel, Sally, Wragg, Writer

A thunder cloud hung over Nethermere. November had arrived with a storm this year, whipping the leaves from the beeches

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CREATIVE BELPER FEATURED NEWS 

Belper Arts Festival 2017 Programme Announced

26th January 201726th January 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments 2017, Arts, Belper, Festival, Line-Up, Programme

The programme of events for this year’s Belper Arts Festival has been published containing a mixture of tried and tested favourites

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CREATIVE BELPER NEWS 

Help With The Filming Of New Belper Arts Festival Trailer

15th January 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments 2017, Art, Belper Arts Festival, Creative, Filming, Trailer

Filming of the Belper Arts Festival 2017 Cinema Trailer will take place on the 22nd of January 2017 at 9:30am.

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CREATIVE BELPER 

Vacancy: Part-Time Craft Project Coordinator at Strutt’s North Mill Museum

13th January 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments Craft Project Coordinator, Part Time, Strutt's North Mill, Vacancy

Belper North Mill Trust have announced an exciting part-time paid position for a Craft Project Coordinator at Strutt’s North Mill

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CREATIVE BELPER FEATURED 

Show Off Your Inner Rebel With New Music Workshop

1st January 20171st January 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments Creative, Music, Pete Castle, Protest Song, Rebel Yell, songwriting

‘Rebel Yell’ will be running a series of 5 workshops to encourage people to write songs. Folk singer Pete Castle

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CREATIVE BELPER NEWS 

Belper Arts Trail 2017 Invites Creatives

8th December 2016 Edward Sills 0 Comments 2017 Arts festival, Belper Arts Festival 2017, Belper Arts Trail, ceramicists, glass artists, painters, photographers, printmakers, textile artists

A callout has been made for creatives to join next years Belper Arts Trail. Sunday 30th April and Bank Holiday Monday

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CREATIVE BELPER WHAT'S ON 

The Belper Arts Christmas Trail

7th December 20168th December 2016 Claire Meese 0 Comments Arts Trail, Christmas

For one day only and by special request…the hugely successful Belper Arts Trail is hosting a Christmas event featuring 34

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CREATIVE BELPER NEWS 

Local Authors Hold Fundraiser For Derby International Women’s Day

14th November 2016 Claire Meese 0 Comments Belper North Mill, Derby International Women's Day, Fundraiser, Roz Watkins, Sophie Snell, Strutts, Tricia Durdey, writers

On Friday 18th of November, from 7-10 pm, local writers Sophie Snell, Roz Watkins & Tricia Durdey will all be

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CREATIVE BELPER REVIEWS 

Review: Stephen Elvidge ‘Memories In Place’

13th November 2016 Edward Sills 1 Comment Art, Gallery, Installation, Kunst, Memories In Place, Stephen Elvidge

Responding to the death of parents and brother, Nottingham artist Stephen Elvidge has used his new collection to interpret how

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CREATIVE BELPER NEWS WHAT'S ON 

Marde Hen ‘Light Up’ Their New Play

1st November 2016 Claire Meese 0 Comments Christmas, Drama, Light One Up, Marde Hen, Play, Smoking Ban, Strutt’s Centre

Further to the success of ‘Late’ and their Eagle Award nominated production ‘Fish & Chips’, and following the recently sold-out

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CREATIVE BELPER FEATURED NEWS 

‘Past Lives Project’ Seeks Amateur Belper Movie Footage

31st October 20161st November 2016 Claire Meese 0 Comments Belper, Cine, Film, home movies, Past Lives Project, social history

The ‘Past Lives Project’ is calling out to Belper residents for amateur cine film, home movies, photos, local music and

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CREATIVE BELPER NEWS WHAT'S ON 

Night Market Comes To Belper Mill

30th October 2016 Claire Meese 0 Comments Arts, Belper, Craft, Food, Mill, Night Market, vintage

For one night the historic Strutt Mill building and surrounding area of Belper will be transformed into a food and

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CREATIVE BELPER FEATURED HERITAGE & HISTORY 

Something For Everyone At Belper’s North Mill

24th October 201622nd June 2021 Emma Clinton 0 Comments Belper North Mill, Derwent Valley Mills, Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site, North Mill

On Sunday 23rd October Belper North Mill was offering free entry to its exhibitions as part of the Derwent Valley

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CREATIVE BELPER NEWS WHAT'S ON 

Belper Mill Artists & Makers Fair Returns For Second Year

16th October 2016 Claire Meese 0 Comments Art, Artists & Makers Fair, Craft, Derwent Valley Mills, Discovery Days, fair, North Mill, Strutts

Next weekend (Sunday 23rd October) visitors can experience over 50 stalls, featuring handmade items and local talent, at the Belper

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CREATIVE BELPER ENVIRONMENT 

A Poem For National Poetry Day

6th October 201610th October 2016 Claire Meese 0 Comments Jo Kirk, National Poetry Day, poetry

Errand What message is sent with drills not of seed corn but of nature bent to an unholy toil with

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CREATIVE BELPER NEWS 

Belper’s First Fun Palace Amazes Community

3rd October 2016 Edward Sills 0 Comments Art, Belper, Fun Palace, Market Place, No28, Science

Last Saturday (October 1st) saw intrigued visitors exploring Belper’s first Fun Palace at Number 28, the Market Place. Fun Palaces

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CREATIVE BELPER FEATURED NEWS 

Talented Young People Shine At ‘Burning Sounds’ Event

22nd September 2016 Claire Meese 0 Comments Art, Burning Sounds, Derbyshire County Council, Exhibition, Fleet Arts, Lea Green, Music, Performance

Young people showed off their musical and artistic talents at the Burning Sounds event. Burning Sounds, now in its ninth

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CREATIVE BELPER 

Community Choir Seeks New Musical Director

21st September 2016 Claire Meese 0 Comments Community Choir, Music, Musical Director, Rough Truffles, Singing, Vacancy

Rough Truffles community choir is looking for a new musical director. Established for over 15 years, Rough Truffles meets weekly

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Line-Up Announced For Belper’s Fun Palace

17th September 201620th September 2016 Claire Meese 1 Comment Anne Clark, Belper, Creative, Fun Palace, Nansy Ferret, No 28, Tan Draig

It’s not long now until Belper’s first Fun Palace. The event will take place on October 1st from 12.00 –

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CREATIVE BELPER FEATURED WHAT'S ON 

Anne Boleyn Returns To Melbourne Festival

15th September 2016 Claire Meese 0 Comments Anne Boleyn, Boleyn, Boleyn – The Death & Life Of A Queen, Drama, George Gunby, Melbourne Festival 2016, Play

A new play by Belper writer George Gunby will be staged on the 24th of September as part of Melbourne

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CREATIVE BELPER NEWS 

KUNST Shows Off Its Primary Colours

12th September 201612th September 2016 Edward Sills 0 Comments Art, Competition, Gallery, Kunst, Winners

KUNST gallery has announced its first BELPER PRIMARY winners: Charlie, Emily and Thomas. On Saturday, September 10th, Belper Town Cllr

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CREATIVE BELPER 

Victory for Belper Town Wind Band

22nd August 20163rd June 2019 Admin 0 Comments Belper Town Wind Band, summer season

Saving up their best performance of the summer season Belper Town Wind Band entertained the visitors crowded into Hall Leys

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CREATIVE BELPER NEWS WHAT'S ON 

Fleet Arts To Open Summer Singer-Songwriting School

8th August 2016 Claire Meese 0 Comments Fleet Arts, performance skills, Singer-Songwriter, Summer School

Do you want to learn how to write songs? Fleet Arts Singer-Songwriter Summer School 2016 is going to show you

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CREATIVE BELPER NEWS 

‘Wind The Bobbins Up’ Craft Competition Launch At The Strutt’s North Mill Museum

2nd August 20162nd August 2016 Claire Meese 0 Comments Bobbins, Competition, Craft, Derwent Valley Mills, Discovery Days, Museum, Strutt's North Mill, Tom Wyke

Belper is home to many talented craft artisans and enthusiasts, and because of this, Strutt’s North Mill, with funding support

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CREATIVE BELPER FEATURED WHAT'S ON 

Art and Science Join Together For Fun Palace Campaign

24th July 201624th July 2016 Edward Sills 1 Comment Anne Clarke, Art, Creative, Fun Palace, Number 28, Writing

Local artist Anne Clarke, best known for her Woolly Woods installation earlier in the year, is planning to organise Belper’s

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CREATIVE BELPER 

Self-Portrait Competition Now Open For Belper Under-10’s

22nd July 2016 Edward Sills 0 Comments Art, Belper, Competition, Kunst, Schools

The new Kunst Art Gallery, on Campbell Street, is holding a self-portrait competition for pupils of Belper schools. It is

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CREATIVE BELPER NEWS 

Belper Mill Artists & Makers Fair To Return

13th July 2016 Edward Sills 0 Comments Art, Belper Mill, Belper Mill Artists, fair

After the success of the first fair, the date for the next Belper Mill Artists & Makers fair has been

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CREATIVE BELPER WHAT'S ON 

Shakespeare in the River Gardens for 400th Anniversary

13th July 201613th July 2016 Clare Washbrook 0 Comments Performance, Shakespeare, Workshops

2016 marks the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death and there are many Shakespeare events across the country.  Belper sees Pyramus

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Belper Open Gardens Delights and Inspires

27th June 201627th June 2016 Emma Clinton 1 Comment

Visitors to Belper Open Gardens this weekend couldn’t fail to be delighted. For a modest charge of £3, there was

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CREATIVE BELPER 

Local Actors Sought

10th June 2016 Edward Sills 0 Comments Acting, Promenade Play, Roles, Strutt's North Mill

Do you want to be part of an exciting performance of a promenade play? We are looking for local actors

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CREATIVE BELPER WHAT'S ON 

Saturday: Farmer’s Market, Cafe, New No. 28 Art Exhibition and Entertainment

10th June 2016 Clare Washbrook 0 Comments Art Exhibition, Belper Farmers Market, Music, No 28

  Saturday 11th will see the Farmer’s Market on the Market Place in Belper from 8:30am until 1pm and the

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CREATIVE BELPER HERITAGE & HISTORY 

Search for Relatives of WW1 Soldiers

8th June 20168th June 2016 Clare Washbrook 1 Comment The Fourteen. WW1 Centenary, Theatre

The creators of The Fourteen, a centenary commemoration of the destruction of world war one, are still seeking relatives of

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CREATIVE BELPER WHAT'S ON 

New Crafts Club – Creative Bizarre

6th June 201610th June 2016 Clare Washbrook 0 Comments Community groups, Crafts, Creative Belper

A new crafts club launches in Belper this week. Creative Bizarre! will be meeting at the Strutts Centre opposite Babington

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CREATIVE BELPER WHAT'S ON 

Belper Arts Festival Announce Free Concert

23rd May 20163rd June 2019 Admin 0 Comments Belper Arts Festival, Concert, Free, St. Peter's Church

Because of the success of the BELPER MUSIC FESTIVAL in particular and the BELPER ARTS FESTIVAL in general, it’s been

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CREATIVE BELPER NEWS 

Art Gallery Kunst Opens To Public

23rd May 201623rd May 2016 Edward Sills 5 Comments Art, Art Gallery, Kunst

Friday night (May 20th) was the opening night of the new contemporary art gallery Kunst on Campbell Street, Belper. Situated

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CREATIVE BELPER 

Musical Musings of the Ukulele 3

19th May 20163rd June 2019 Admin 3 Comments Comic, Music, Musical Musings of the Ukulele 3, Tony Webster, Ukelele

By Tony Webster

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CREATIVE BELPER 

Poem: Marsh Pastoral

19th May 20163rd June 2019 Admin 1 Comment Jo Marsh, Nature, poetry

Marsh Pastoral Geese wing-flap their young along, mosquitos cloud busy over puddles on the rutted track, an incidental composition, the

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BELPER GOES GREEN CREATIVE BELPER 

Bloomin’ Junk Project Pop-up Workshop

12th May 2016 Edward Sills 0 Comments Art, Belper Goes Green, Recycling, workshop

Lead by Emma Parkins and Nansy Ferret Transition Belper will be holding a pop-up workshop at Belper Market Place on

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CREATIVE BELPER 

The Trail Turns Woolly

12th May 2016 Edward Sills 0 Comments Anne Clark, Art, Belper Arts Festival, Woollen Woods

If you go down to the woods today, you’re in for a woolly surprise. Under the canopy of the Belper

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CREATIVE BELPER 

Derby Museums Welcomes EVERYONE To Be Part Of a New Exhibition

4th May 20163rd June 2019 Admin 0 Comments Art, Derby Museum, Exhibition, Submission

This summer, Derby Museums is sending out an open invitation to participate in an art exhibition with a difference. ‘Everyone

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CREATIVE BELPER 

Call Out For An Arts Project Co-ordinator

3rd May 2016 Edward Sills 0 Comments Art, Arts Project, DerwentWISE, Opportunity, Work

Arts Project Co-ordinator – DerwentWISE Landscape Partnership Participatory Arts Projects: Anatomy of the Landscape – photography and painting of the

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CREATIVE BELPER FEATURED NEWS 

Hundreds Attend Successful Arts Trail

2nd May 20163rd June 2019 Admin 0 Comments Arts Trail, Belper Arts Festival

Visitors were treated to a feast of creativity this bank holiday weekend, as they followed their maps around the streets of Belper

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CREATIVE BELPER 

The Musical Musings of the Ukulele

24th April 20163rd June 2019 Admin 1 Comment Comic, The Musical Musings of the Ukulele
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CREATIVE BELPER FEATURED 

Belper Arts Festival Set to Inspire Town

17th April 201617th April 2016 Edward Sills 0 Comments Arts Festival, Arts Trail, Belper Arts Festival, Busk Stops

Belper will be at its creative best as The Arts Trail takes centre stage on the 1st & 2nd May –

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CREATIVE BELPER FEATURED 

A Busy Spring For Belper Folk Singer, Storyteller And Author Pete Castle

9th April 20163rd June 2019 Admin 1 Comment Author, Folk Singer, Pete Castle, Storyteller, Where Dragons Soar

For most of my adult life I travelled the length and breadth of Britain to tell stories or sing songs,

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CREATIVE BELPER 

The Musical Musings of the Ukulele

7th April 20163rd June 2019 Admin 1 Comment Comic, Comic Strip, Tony Webster, Ukulele

By Tony Webster

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CREATIVE BELPER ENVIRONMENT 

Belper Goes Green – Blooming Junk Community Arts Project

25th March 201625th March 2016 Edward Sills 1 Comment Arts, Belper Goes Green, Blooming Junk, Flowers, Recycling

‘Roses are red, Violets are blue, can you make a recycled flower or two!’ As part of the festival we

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CREATIVE BELPER NEWS 

Local Artist Chosen for 2017 Diary Cover

25th March 2016 Edward Sills 0 Comments Art, Earth Pathways, Ruth Gray

Earth Pathways have selected ‘Painting the Blossom’ by Belper Artist Ruth Gray to grace the cover of their 2017 diary

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CREATIVE BELPER FEATURED WHAT'S ON 

Belper Arts Festival 2016 – Your Full Programme is Here!

13th March 201613th March 2016 Emma Clinton 0 Comments Arts, Arts Festival, Belper, Belper Arts Festival, Derbyshire, Inclusive Arts

Continuing Inclusivity not Exclusivity The Belper Arts Festival was created four years ago under a banner that read “inclusivity not

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CREATIVE BELPER WHAT'S ON 

Flower Making Brain Storming Eve – Belper Rugby Club – March 9th

3rd March 20167th March 2016 Edward Sills 1 Comment Belper Goes Green, Creative, flower making, Rubgy Club, Scrap, workshop

This year’s big project for Belper Goes Green that aims to involve the whole town is the flower making from scrap

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CREATIVE BELPER WHAT'S ON 

Commemorating The Battle of The Somme

16th February 2016 Clare Washbrook 0 Comments meeting, Performance, somme

There are creative plans afoot for a commemoration of The Battle of the Somme and an invitation is being extended

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CREATIVE BELPER ENVIRONMENT 

Poem: Snowdrops Mirror by Jo Kirk

15th February 20163rd June 2019 Admin 0 Comments Jo Kirk, Nature, Poem, poetry

Snowdrops mirror a distant blizzard and flurries remind the early spring that winter’s realm has stretched its wings, the slender

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CREATIVE BELPER 

Crime Writing Competition Announced

14th February 2016 Edward Sills 0 Comments Crime, Lion Hotel, Stephen Booth, Writing

On Saturday the 21st of May from 10am to 4pm at the Lion Hotel, Belper, there will be a one

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CREATIVE BELPER 

Belper Arts Trail Student Market Stalls Now Available

5th February 20169th February 2016 Edward Sills 0 Comments Arts Trail, Belper, Creative Belper, Market, Stall

The Arts Trail is planning a Student Art Market for Monday 2nd May. The rules are simple. Are you 19

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CREATIVE BELPER 

Glass Artist Offers Local Workshops

2nd February 20162nd February 2016 Clare Washbrook 1 Comment Art, Craft, workshop

Angela Thompson, a local glass artist, is offering workshops in Fused Glass and Copper Enamelling  at her studio, Glass @

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CREATIVE BELPER WHAT'S ON 

Theatre in Belper: Stephen Lee Rees – Interview

1st February 20161st February 2016 Emma Clinton 0 Comments

Stephen Lee Rees is an actor, director and writer who is making his mark on Belper theatre with his original

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CREATIVE BELPER FEATURED NEWS 

Proposal for a new Arts Centre for Belper

31st January 201612th February 2016 Emma Clinton 3 Comments

On Friday evening (29 Jan) a good number of interested parties attended a meeting to discuss the possibility of a

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CREATIVE BELPER NEWS 

Belper North Mill: Vacancies

21st January 201621st January 2016 Edward Sills 0 Comments Belper North Mill, Full Time, Manager, Part Time, Vacancy

Belper North Mill Trust are currently looking for a Part-time Craft Project Co-ordinator and Manager Belper Strutt’s North Mill, which

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CREATIVE BELPER 

THE RIVER’S BRIDE: A Short Story by David Gladwin

8th January 20163rd March 2020 Admin Creative Writing, David Gladwin, Derwent, Short Story, Writing

Rex sniffed quick the corner-curling wall and pissed in passing, barely pulling on the lead. Colin hummed in his throat

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