Derbyshire charity to screen award-nominated short film in Belper
An award-winning short film highlighting the impact of rural domestic abuse is set for a special screening in Belper on
Read moreAn award-winning short film highlighting the impact of rural domestic abuse is set for a special screening in Belper on
Read moreA free community event by artist Seiko Kinoshita will be taking place at St Peter’s Church, Belper, Sunday on September
Read moreFor the past 4 years, Save Belper Lane have been fighting against the proposed development of green fields within Belper’s
Read moreLockdown has seen Belper lose its vibrant culture and festivals this summer, but Belper Fringe has arranged a program of
Read moreAn exhibition of Ola Wilson’s work is to take place at No.28. The exhibition will include artwork, installations and performances.
Read moreWe are excited to announce the launch, through renovation and rebrand, of Belper’s theatre, music and art festival. Belper Arts
Read morePlans to turn a derelict and listed Belper building into a micro pub have been submitted. Joanne Gregory, an Oakwood resident,
Read moreAn image of Duffield’s Eyes Meadow in autumn could win Milford-based photographer Ashley Franklin a major prize. As well as
Read moreCosplay (which is a portmanteau of costume and play) is the art of dressing up as your favourite character while
Read moreOn Monday morning the residents of Spencer Grove care home celebrated their creation of a netted display of remembrance poppiesm
Read moreMore than 90,000 people have visited the Knife Angel at Derby Cathedral this month and there is now only one
Read moreThe Drop Inn Youth Centre on Derwent Street in Belper closed its doors for the last time in September with
Read moreA new play takes a fresh look at Shakespeare’s Macbeth and turns the traditional story on its head. Ross, written
Read moreLast month Belper Town Councillor and Deputy Leader of Amber Valley Borough Council, Ben Bellamy, was named “Beard of
Read moreNot many towns have their own classically trained concert pianist. Belper does. His name is Sergei Podobedov. Sergei first came
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Read moreBelper Arts festival is seeking new input and new blood. Are you interested in being part of Belper Arts Festival
Read moreBelper based artist Mark Langley has been awarded a prestigious national award. Mark was thrilled to receive the prize for
Read moreBy Alex Smith The 15th August 2019 saw the opening of a brand new, contemporary art space belonging to visual
Read moreLocal musician Phil Doleman is looking for people who would like to be in a video for his song “You
Read moreCromford Mills is currently hosting an art installation called Mr. Arkwright. Cromford Mills is part of the Derwent Valley Mills
Read moreAt 6.30 this morning, Saturday 10th August 2019, the finalists for The Great British High Street were announced and voting
Read moreFirst off, what is Pride in Belper? It’s a brand new festival for Belper. It’s happening on Saturday 3rd August,
Read moreOn Saturday 13th July, Belper held a Twinning Concert at St. Peter’s Church, in honour of our guests from Pawtucket.
Read moreOn Tuesday 9th July representatives started to arrive from Pawtucket, Rhode Island, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Belper and
Read moreThis year’s Summer Food Festival can’t really be declared a success, as there was quite a lot of criticism and
Read moreAt 7:30pm on 11th July 2019, we are holding an open meeting at No. 28, The Market Place, to discuss
Read moreOnce upon a time (1975) the Belper News was to be closed by owner Wilfred Edmunds Ltd. One of its
Read moreSunday offers “an evening of accoustic soul, folk and pop”, with two performances, both in the Thorn Tree Inn. The
Read moreAs the spotlights are dimmed on Belper Arts Festival 2019 work has begun on the 2020 package of events. “It
Read moreA colossal scheme to build a waterpark resort in a disused Derbyshire quarry have been met with both excitement and
Read moreIn a packed “Little Theatre” in the Old King’s Head there was an attentive audience for the Short Play Festival
Read moreBy Sarah Barley-McMullen Belper is great at celebrating things – we have the Arts Trail, Belper Goes Green, the Food
Read moreOn Sunday (19th May) Strutt’s North Mill Museum held a delightfully relaxed afternoon of free art and music inspired by
Read moreThe Arts Trail is over for another year. How many artists did you manage to see? I tally mine at
Read moreBelper Arts Trail started today, and it is a splendid thing to experience. The whole town centre has become an
Read moreOver 30 events alone taking place in first week. The seventh Belper Arts Festival is set to be the biggest
Read moreBelper Arts Trail is in its sixth year, having started in 2014. The organisers wanted “to bring together local and
Read moreBELPER ARTS FESTIVAL FILLS THE MONTH OF MAY OVER 30 EVENTS IN THE FIRST WEEK The seventh Belper Arts Festival
Read moreWaller’s swansong to Belper is Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare’s classic love story is brought to new life by a young
Read moreby Cherry Anderson The festival, which will be held on the weekend of 31st May and 1st, 2nd June at
Read moreDerbyshire Wildlife Trust is delighted to announce that plans have been submitted for the much-loved Aqueduct Cottage on Cromford Canal.
Read moreCHILDREN CHALLENGE THE VICTORIANS Children stepped back in time at Strutt’s North Mill in Belper, when they “Challenged the Victorians”
Read moreBELPER Recorders Group (BRG) was recently presented with an £800 cheque by DCC Cllr Peter Makin, at a group meeting
Read moreJim Cartwright’s gritty play Road will be performed in Belper in April. The play is a snapshot of one evening
Read more“My observations from a bridge overlooking the river Derwent on 18th February 2019.” Kingfisher by Jo Kirk I am
Read moreRussian born pianist Sergei Podobedov has been described by conductor Gennady Rozhdestvensky as: “a magnificent pianist who possesses outstanding
Read moreDate: Saturday 23rd February 2019 Time: 7.30pm (55 minute run time, plus informal after show) Location: No. 28, The Marketplace,
Read moreOn Tuesday 12th Feb, there will be a Pagan Moot held at the Thorn Tree Inn, on Chesterfield Road. This
Read moreThe Wildside Festival, run by Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, have launched a song competition, seeking an anthem of salvation for local
Read moreBLOODY MARY is coming! THE TUDOR COURT COMES TO BELPER “Welcome to the court of Queen Mary the first, where
Read moreBelper Town Wind Band’s busy programme of Christmas events was launched at an evening concert held at St Mark’s Church,
Read moreBelper is a special place, which can be defined by its community spirit. The capacity of our people to come
Read moreGeorge Gunby’s new play, “Bloody Mary – The Story of a Tudor Queen”, which examines the reign of England’s first
Read moreOver December Fleet Arts are holding the following events. Friday 14th December, 7pm – 10pm: end of project ‘SHEAR’ (working with teenage
Read moreMargaret Keys will be appearing in a Christmas Concert alongside the Fishpond Choir and Bel Canto Male Chorus. The concert
Read moreTHE BIG GIVING GIG is an evening of music organised by DERWENT VALLEY ON DEMAND, HOPE FOR BELPER and the
Read moreBelper Musical Theatre will be performing “Our House” at Belper Community Theatre (at Belper School) from 20th-23rd February 2019 and
Read moreWoman in Mind, the Alan Ayckbourn play which was to begin its run on 17th October next week has been
Read moreThe 12th Derby Folk Festival takes place this weekend featuring several prominent Belper acts as part of the free fringe
Read moreJeanna de Waal, Broadway star of ‘Kinky Boots’ (Lauren) and ‘American Idiot’ (Heather), has been cast as Diana in a
Read moreHuzzah! It’s National Poetry Day, the day to lyrically lilt along tersely versing and timing your rhymes. Tis the day
Read moreDerby LIVE are inviting local acts, community groups, dance groups and performers to apply to take part in this year’s Christmas Lights
Read moreOf Amber Valley CAMRA’s allocation of 10 pubs to include in the newly published 2019 Good Beer Guide more than
Read moreWe previously reported on the then-imminent launch of a new website and media service for the area, DV on Demand
Read moreBelper Players return next month with an Alan Ayckbourn play which goes deeper and darker into the mind of Susan,
Read moreThe 9th Amber Valley CAMRA festival will be held at Strutts on Derby Road, Belper from Thursday 27th September
Read moreThe Sunflower Thieves, fronted by Amy Illingworth and Lily Sturt-Bolshaw from Belper, are releasing their new single ‘Two halves’ for
Read moreWe are living in the anthropocene – an epoch where everything is being determined by the activities of just one
Read moreDV on Demand, an information and media hub for the Derwent Valley, will launch September 24 at 11am. Derwent Valley
Read moreSuch is the interest in Belper Arts Festival 2019 that the call out for events is earlier than ever. Although
Read moreSaving up their best performance of the summer season, Belper Town Wind Band entertained the visitors picnicking in the gardens
Read moreAfter an absence of four years, the Belper Short Play Festival will return in 2019. Short Play Co-Ordinator Sue Reaney
Read moreA green corner in the shade. She felt the cold stone bring relief to her feet. What a summer! The
Read moreSergei Podobedov has been described by conductor Gennady Rozhdestvensky as: “a magnificent pianist who possesses outstanding virtuosic skills combined with
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