Blue Box Belper Celebrates its Third Annual 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
New film by Seiko Kinoshita to be shown in Belper
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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Coming Up For Air – Celebrating Belper
“Coming Up For Air” is an online fortnightly showcase for some of the talent and inspirational community projects that are
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Short Story: Number Four by David Gladwin
It was emptying the little garden shed out the back when I first felt it really hard, that this was
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A Viral Rhyme by Carol Brewer
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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Milford Photographer In International Garden Photography Awards
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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Ashley Franklin Wins Gold Award!
Last year local photographer Ashley Franklin came second in Landscape Photographer of the Year, at the Society of Professional Imagemakers
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The Loss of The Drop Inn
The Drop Inn Youth Centre on Derwent Street in Belper closed its doors for the last time in September with
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Seiko Kinoshita’s Installation at Belper North Mill
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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Official Launch of Emma Parkins’ 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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Casting Call: Actresses Sought For Florence Nightingale Play
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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National Poetry Day 2019
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‘SACRIFICE’ ENTERED FOR REGIONAL HERITAGE AWARD
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Monthly Market @ No.28 – September 2019
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Call Out To Young Artists
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Nailed is unique in that we try to make sure we tell you as much of what is going on
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Transition’s Green Exchange goes all day
Belper’s first food swap event – register now On Saturday July 27th, the first Belper Growers and Makers – Food
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Knit for Pride in Belper – Bunting Pattern
Anne Clark, the creator and organiser of Belper Woollen Woods, is organising the knitters of Belper to make bunting for
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FAB “Fine Art Belper” Pop Up Gallery TODAY
FAB Fine Art Belper is a monthly pop up gallery organised by artist, Sara Brighty, which, on every second Saturday
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Concert to Celebrate 25th Twinning Anniversary With Pawtucket
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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Work Starts on 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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National Volunteers Week
June 1st to June 7th is National Volunteers’ Week. This is the 35th year of the event which recognises and
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Folk Legends to Close Belper Arts Festival
JOHN TAMS AND BARRY COOPE FUNDRAISER CONCERT FOR ‘SACRIFICE’. How it came to be … 20th December 2018 The Belper
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If You Go Down To The 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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The 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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Belper Arts Festival To Celebrate Florence Nightingale Anniversary
Florence Nightingale was one of the most famous Victorians of her day and her 200th birthday in 2020 is to
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Changes To Belper Recorders Group’s Tudor Day
In March we reported on the Belper Recorder Group receiving a grant, and detailed upcoming events, which included a Tudor
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The Arts Trail Was An Inspiring Success
The Arts Trail is over for another year. How many artists did you manage to see? I tally mine at
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Hit the Arts Trail; Explore a Diverse Array of Local Art and Craft
Belper Arts Trail started today, and it is a splendid thing to experience. The whole town centre has become an
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Planning For Belper Goes Green 2019 Now In Full Swing!
by Cherry Anderson The festival, which will be held on the weekend of 31st May and 1st, 2nd June at
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Poem: Birdwatch Hour
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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Exhibition of Local Photographers
On Saturday 8th December and Sunday 9th December , there will be an exhibition of photography, hosted by local photographers
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Derwent Valley on Demand Goes Live
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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National Poetry Day Competition
4th October is National Poetry Day, and we have decided to have a competition. National Poetry Day is an annual
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Knit for Victory! Your Town Needs You!
DO YOU KNIT OR CROCHET? OR SEW? On 11th November I will be constructing an installation of knitted and crocheted
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Jo Kirk: Short Story ‘Keeping Cool’
A green corner in the shade. She felt the cold stone bring relief to her feet. What a summer! The
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An Ode To Bullsmoor: 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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KGB: An appreciation
Belper seemed to be an unusual place to open a contemporary art gallery. Most “art” in small towns, in art
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Fleet Arts Invites Artists To Celebrate ‘SEVENTY’ Years Of The NHS
Fleet Arts is working with the University of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust to put together an art exhibition
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Broadway Star To Open Next Year’s Belper Arts Festival
It may be ten months away but a genuine Broadway star is headlining Belper Arts Festival opening concert on 4
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Celebrate Dylan Thomas Day With Nailed
May 14th is officially Dylan Thomas Day. It commemorates his life and work and is the 65th anniversary of Dylan
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Scorching Start To Belper Arts Festival
The sixth Belper Arts Festival exploded into life over the Bank Holiday weekend with a stunning sell out concert, an
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Fleet Arts Secures Vital Funding
Fleet Arts “delighted” at the news of securing support towards their general running costs from Derbyshire County Council for this
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2019 Will See ‘Voices Of The Valley’ Ring Through Town
Even before the first note has been sung and the final curtain has descended on Belper Arts Festival 2018, the
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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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Plenty For All At Sixth Belper Arts Festival
The sixth Belper Arts Festival opens on 5 May and runs until 2 June. In between the opening concert featuring
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Jud’s Jottings: At The Doctors – Part Two
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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Derbyshire Open Art Competition Welcomes New Entries
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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Jo Kirk: Narcissi
Narcissi Trumpets unpleated from a bud, held tight their heads an elegant stretch their stems slender necks, drifting birds
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Auditions Open For ‘Bloody Mary’
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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Jud’s Jottings: At The Doctors – Part One
I took a trip t’ doctors. I say a trip. It were more of a stumble as I went through
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Jud’s Jottings: Inter future
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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Joseph Knight Set To Release New Single ‘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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Clive Wheeler Photogram Exhibition Launch At Saturday’s Farmer’s Market Cafe
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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New Platform Launched For Derbyshire Art
A new internet platform ‘Derbyshire Artsword’ is being launched this week (5 January 2018) in Belper to showcase art in
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Belper Town Wind Band Brighten Up The Festive Season
Belper Town Wind Band has enjoyed a busy programme of Christmas events this year. At the turning on of the
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Knitted Angels Appear Around Town To Spread Christmas Cheer
The knitters and crocheters of Belper and beyond have been very busy this year making small angels as a Christmas
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Job Vacancy: Arts Manager For Fleet Arts, Belper
Fleet Arts is a locally based arts organisation, with charitable status. The Arts Manager will bring a range of skills
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Recipe Wall To Feature At Belper Winter Food Festival
Belper Arts Festival is organising a ‘Wall Of Christmas Recipes’ at the Belper Winter Food Festival on 3 December. Community
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Belper Players Tackle ‘Five Tales In Verse’
A selection of traditional folk stories have been brought up to date for the 21st Century for performance by Belper
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‘Derwent Valley Art Crawl Guide’ Set to Boost Local Arts in 2018
The organisers of the hugely successful annual Belper Arts Trail have come up with a new idea to boost local
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The Belper Passion Play Returns
After a three year break the hugely successful Belper Passion play returns to the streets and churches of the town
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Belper Arts Festival Back For Sixth Year
Preparations are well under way for the sixth Belper Arts Festival. It will run from 6 to 28 May 2018.
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Nailed Celebrates National Poetry Day
National Poetry Day will take place on Thursday 28 September 2017 with the theme this year being “Freedom”. National Poetry
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Jenny Cooper: MINE
MINE Today is mine. This time is mine. The sun that shines on earth and sea also warms me.
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Jo Kirk: On Freedom
On Freedom When I think of freedom I think of birds and words for we live in language and
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New Addition To Beth’s Poetry Trail
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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Are you ‘One In A MiLLion?’
Strutts North Mill Museum is seeking artwork submissions for their new community art exhibition ‘One In A MILLion.’ The inclusive
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Vacancy: Live & Local Fieldworker (Staffordshire & Derbyshire)
Live & Local are seeking two resourceful and effective communicators with good event management, marketing, administration and IT skills to
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Interview: Sunflower Thieves
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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Craft Bombers Brighten Up The Bandstand
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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Be Your Own Kind Of Brilliant – Skill Share 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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Belper Photographer Becomes 1,000th Member of ‘Made in Derbyshire’
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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Belper Artist Wins Derbyshire Trophy in 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 Poem: Festival
Butterfly mandalas and colours and lights and pancakes and oatcakes and tee-shirts and bikes and badges and raffles and
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Belper Arts 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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Belper Arts Festival: Jayne Nemeth Interview
In what has become something of a tradition, Belper Arts Festival will close with Belper Open Houses over the Bank
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Woollen Woods Bring Enchantment To Town
Anne Clark and her team of volunteer knitters and crocheters put themselves through several downpours last Friday to decorate trees
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International Dawn Chorus Day: Birds At Dawn
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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Local Artists Urged To Enter Derbyshire Open Arts Competition
The competition returns for 35th year and is open to amateur and professional artists, including children and is supported by
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Belper Arts Festival: Josh Sly Interview
“Hamp” is a play by John Wilson, directed by Larry Waller. With a stellar cast, a set designed by Andy
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Belper Arts Festival: Ian Mcmillan Interview
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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Interview: Y Not Festival 2017
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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Election Special: Zeitgeist
General election electorate inspection Brexit for the nation remainers’ consternation Scotland losing patience Europe fearing racists May wants
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Q & A: With The Belper Arts Trail
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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Pentrich Revolution Exhibition Launch
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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Fracking Month: Spell
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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‘Bunch of Kunst’ – A Film About Sleaford Mods, To Show At Old Nail Shed
The Derbyshire premiere of ‘Bunch of Kunst’ will be held at KUNST Gallery on the 28th & 29th April April
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Interview: The Further
After being put through the wringer of the music industry once or twice, bandmates Peter Backler, James Dowse and Barrington
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Marty Ross Returns To No. 28 With New Performance ‘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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Young Musician Competition Opens For Derbyshire Students
A new music competition, open to Derbyshire students in Year 13, has been launched by the Dalesmen Male Voice Choir.
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‘Call Home The Heart’ An Extract By Sally Wragg
A thunder cloud hung over Nethermere. November had arrived with a storm this year, whipping the leaves from the beeches
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Belper Arts Festival 2017 Programme Announced
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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Help With The Filming Of New Belper Arts Festival 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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Vacancy: Part-Time Craft Project Coordinator at Strutt’s North Mill Museum
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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Show Off Your Inner Rebel With New Music Workshop
‘Rebel Yell’ will be running a series of 5 workshops to encourage people to write songs. Folk singer Pete Castle
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Belper Arts Trail 2017 Invites Creatives
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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The Belper Arts Christmas Trail
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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Local Authors Hold Fundraiser For Derby International Women’s Day
On Friday 18th of November, from 7-10 pm, local writers Sophie Snell, Roz Watkins & Tricia Durdey will all be
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Review: Stephen Elvidge ‘Memories In Place’
Responding to the death of parents and brother, Nottingham artist Stephen Elvidge has used his new collection to interpret how
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Marde Hen ‘Light Up’ Their New Play
Further to the success of ‘Late’ and their Eagle Award nominated production ‘Fish & Chips’, and following the recently sold-out
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‘Past Lives Project’ Seeks Amateur Belper Movie Footage
The ‘Past Lives Project’ is calling out to Belper residents for amateur cine film, home movies, photos, local music and
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Night Market Comes To Belper Mill
For one night the historic Strutt Mill building and surrounding area of Belper will be transformed into a food and
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Something For Everyone At Belper’s 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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Belper Mill Artists & Makers Fair Returns For Second Year
Next weekend (Sunday 23rd October) visitors can experience over 50 stalls, featuring handmade items and local talent, at the Belper
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A Poem For National Poetry Day
Errand What message is sent with drills not of seed corn but of nature bent to an unholy toil with
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Belper’s First Fun Palace Amazes Community
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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Talented Young People Shine At ‘Burning Sounds’ Event
Young people showed off their musical and artistic talents at the Burning Sounds event. Burning Sounds, now in its ninth
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Community Choir Seeks New Musical Director
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
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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Anne Boleyn Returns To Melbourne Festival
A new play by Belper writer George Gunby will be staged on the 24th of September as part of Melbourne
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KUNST Shows Off Its Primary Colours
KUNST gallery has announced its first BELPER PRIMARY winners: Charlie, Emily and Thomas. On Saturday, September 10th, Belper Town Cllr
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Victory for Belper Town Wind Band
Saving up their best performance of the summer season Belper Town Wind Band entertained the visitors crowded into Hall Leys
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Fleet Arts To Open Summer Singer-Songwriting 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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‘Wind The Bobbins Up’ Craft Competition Launch At The Strutt’s North Mill Museum
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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Art and Science Join Together For Fun Palace Campaign
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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Self-Portrait Competition Now Open For Belper Under-10’s
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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Belper Mill Artists & Makers Fair To Return
After the success of the first fair, the date for the next Belper Mill Artists & Makers fair has been
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Shakespeare in the River Gardens for 400th Anniversary
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
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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Local Actors Sought
Do you want to be part of an exciting performance of a promenade play? We are looking for local actors
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Saturday: Farmer’s Market, Cafe, New No. 28 Art Exhibition and Entertainment
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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Search for Relatives of WW1 Soldiers
The creators of The Fourteen, a centenary commemoration of the destruction of world war one, are still seeking relatives of
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New Crafts Club – Creative Bizarre
A new crafts club launches in Belper this week. Creative Bizarre! will be meeting at the Strutts Centre opposite Babington
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Belper Arts Festival Announce Free Concert
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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Art Gallery Kunst Opens To Public
Friday night (May 20th) was the opening night of the new contemporary art gallery Kunst on Campbell Street, Belper. Situated
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Musical Musings of the Ukulele 3
By Tony Webster
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Poem: Marsh Pastoral
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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Bloomin’ Junk Project Pop-up 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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The Trail Turns Woolly
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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Derby Museums Welcomes EVERYONE To Be Part Of a New Exhibition
This summer, Derby Museums is sending out an open invitation to participate in an art exhibition with a difference. ‘Everyone
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Call Out For An Arts Project Co-ordinator
Arts Project Co-ordinator – DerwentWISE Landscape Partnership Participatory Arts Projects: Anatomy of the Landscape – photography and painting of the
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Hundreds Attend Successful Arts Trail
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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Belper Arts Festival Set to Inspire Town
Belper will be at its creative best as The Arts Trail takes centre stage on the 1st & 2nd May –
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A Busy Spring For Belper Folk Singer, Storyteller And Author Pete Castle
For most of my adult life I travelled the length and breadth of Britain to tell stories or sing songs,
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By Tony Webster
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Belper Goes Green – Blooming Junk Community Arts Project
‘Roses are red, Violets are blue, can you make a recycled flower or two!’ As part of the festival we
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Local Artist Chosen for 2017 Diary Cover
Earth Pathways have selected ‘Painting the Blossom’ by Belper Artist Ruth Gray to grace the cover of their 2017 diary
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Belper Arts Festival 2016 – Your Full Programme is Here!
Continuing Inclusivity not Exclusivity The Belper Arts Festival was created four years ago under a banner that read “inclusivity not
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Flower Making Brain Storming Eve – Belper Rugby Club – March 9th
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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Commemorating The Battle of The 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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Poem: Snowdrops Mirror by Jo Kirk
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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Crime Writing Competition Announced
On Saturday the 21st of May from 10am to 4pm at the Lion Hotel, Belper, there will be a one
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Belper Arts Trail Student Market Stalls Now Available
The Arts Trail is planning a Student Art Market for Monday 2nd May. The rules are simple. Are you 19
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Glass Artist Offers Local Workshops
Angela Thompson, a local glass artist, is offering workshops in Fused Glass and Copper Enamelling at her studio, Glass @
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Theatre in Belper: Stephen Lee Rees – Interview
Stephen Lee Rees is an actor, director and writer who is making his mark on Belper theatre with his original
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Proposal for a new Arts Centre for Belper
On Friday evening (29 Jan) a good number of interested parties attended a meeting to discuss the possibility of a
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Belper North Mill: Vacancies
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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THE RIVER’S BRIDE: A Short Story by David Gladwin
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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