Help The Badgers, by Derbyshire Against The Cull
Article written by Derbyshire Against The Cull The Badger Cull is coming to Derbyshire and we need your help to
Read MoreArticle written by Derbyshire Against The Cull The Badger Cull is coming to Derbyshire and we need your help to
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 MoreThe Wildside Festival, run by Derbyshire Wildlife Trust is again not happening. Wildside was originally supposed to take place on
Read MoreThis Saturday’s (10th August) Farmers Market at the Market Place, Belper, has been cancelled. This is due to the forecast
Read MoreCLAIRE HASTINGS with JENN BUTTERWORTH LIVE AT THE OLD KING’S HEAD, BELPER SATURDAY 7TH SEPTEMBER, 2019 Tickets £12 DOORS AT
Read MoreMake your summer wild! Drop in to Derbyshire Wildlife Trust’s Whistlestop café on Thursdays in August and discover more about
Read MoreCreature Crafts, a children’s activity, will be back at Strutts North Mill on Tuesday 20th August. This will be an
Read MoreThere is to be a dog show at Belper Rugby Club on Saturday 17th August 2019, starting at 11 am.
Read MoreFirst off, what is Pride in Belper? It’s a brand new festival for Belper. It’s happening on Saturday 3rd August,
Read MoreTake up Derbyshire Wildlife Trust’s Wild Trent Challenge! Take the opportunity to explore wild spaces, experience the Trent Valley in
Read MoreDerbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner Hardyal Dhindsa will be travelling to Belper with his popup stall on Tuesday 30th July
Read MoreLooking for somewhere to take your children this summer? Creature Crafts is a craft and activities theme taking place at
Read MoreHeage Windmill is pleased to act as host to a touring group of players, backed by the Arts Council and
Read MoreOn Sunday 21st July 2019 it will be 100 years since the first Peace Celebrations following the end of WW1.
Read MoreTwo local community choirs will be performing in a free concert this Sunday afternoon (21st July) at St Peter’s Church
Read MoreThere is to be an Afternoon tea event at No.28, Market Place, on 28th July, for Over 55s. A ticket
Read MoreEnjoy Nature Tots For Free Derbyshire Wildlife Trust’s ever popular Nature Tots, our play group with a difference, has a
Read MoreBelper in Wartime are holding a quiz night on Saturday 20th July 2019, as part of the celebrations for the
Read MoreBelper’s first food swap event – register now On Saturday July 27th, the first Belper Growers and Makers – Food
Read More2019 is the 25th anniversary of Belper and Pawtucket being officially Twinned. It is also the 230th anniversary of Samuel
Read MoreThe July heritage walks by Strutt’s North Mill started on Sunday 7th with the Strutt Farms Walk, led by Adrian
Read MoreThe new WW1 history book from Belper in Wartime experts now has a list of local retailers. The book has
Read MoreDerbyshire Wildlife Trust’s music festival, which was postponed due to safety concerns after heavy rain, has announced a new date.
Read MoreSunday sees the return of the summer Food Festival for the 12th year, organised by Belper Town Council, and involving
Read MoreAt 7:30pm on 11th July 2019, we are holding an open meeting at No. 28, The Market Place, to discuss
Read MoreLook out for the PINK T-SHIRTS because the WALK FOR LIFE 3 to promote Organ Donation Awareness is here! Sponsor
Read MoreThis evening (Wednesday) in the Main Hall at the Strutts Centre, at 7.30pm Belper Historical Society will be hosting the
Read MoreTwo year 10 students from Belper School, Shannon Bull & Jenna Wilbraham are trying to raise money for a trip
Read MoreThe Belper Food Festival is back on Sunday 7th July 2019, and Slow Shopping is back for the third year,
Read MoreThe White Peak Distillery, from Ambergate, have been running litter picks with the hashtag #WPDwhiskypick! The next one is on
Read MoreFollowing the response to his performance at the Sacrifice Unveiling, MAT WILLIAMS has been added to the bill for the
Read MoreOn 1 July 2016 Belper commemorated the fourteen men from the town who perished on the first day of the
Read MoreVegan Revelation are hosting two music and vegan food nights this year. This first one is to launch the new
Read MoreOn Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th June, Belper will open its gardens to be enjoyed by the public. Belper Open
Read MoreOn Saturday, Belper saw the Grade II listed Orangery building reopen, having been transformed by owners Lisa and Cameron Cook
Read MoreMass lobby – The Time is Now – Wednesday 26th June Supporters of Derbyshire Wildlife Trust are preparing to travel
Read MoreDuffield Lawn Tennis Club is offering a free taster session for the visually impaired. This VI Tennis session has been
Read MoreAmbergate Carnival is coming in July. This annual event is taking place on 13th July this year. There are three
Read MoreOn Saturday 29 June at 3pm the Derventio Choir, from Derby, will be singing at Heage Windmill. Derventio is a
Read MoreBelper’s pop up Repair Cafe, which launched at Belper Goes Green, will be at No. 28 on the Market Place
Read MoreBelper Singers is an established chamber choir of about 25-30 voices, some of whom have been with the choir for
Read MoreSunday offers “an evening of accoustic soul, folk and pop”, with two performances, both in the Thorn Tree Inn. The
Read MoreFAB Fine Art Belper is a monthly pop up gallery organised by artist, Sara Brighty, which, on every second Saturday
Read MoreCelebrate 25 years of Belper being twinned with Pawtucket at a special concert featuring Belper’s own Russian pianist SERGEI PODOBEDOV,
Read More‘SACRIFICE’ – THE UNVEILING ON THE EVE OF THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME ANNIVERSARY After three years of fundraising Andy
Read MoreExplore Witches Oak Water Join Derbyshire Wildlife Trust to celebrate wildlife during 30 Days Wild at Witches Oak Water, which
Read MoreJune 1st to June 7th is National Volunteers’ Week. This is the 35th year of the event which recognises and
Read MoreMusic This year Belper Goes Green has three stages, all centred in marquees, so this year any blips in the
Read MoreWe are delighted to learn from ‘Trip Advisor’ that for the fifth consecutive year as a result of the many
Read MoreBelper Town Wind Band are celebrating 20 Years of entertaining the public with their music. The band, which was formed
Read MoreBelper Goes Green Community, Eco and Arts festival’s live entertainment starts on Friday night 31 May with Water For Dogs
Read MoreTrent Barton are changing the bus timetable for the Sixes buses and adding extra buses, in what they are calling
Read MoreWe are reminding residents that there is a protest planned outside Amber Valley Borough Council HQ in Ripley Market Place
Read MoreOn Sunday (19th May) Strutt’s North Mill Museum held a delightfully relaxed afternoon of free art and music inspired by
Read MoreJOHN TAMS AND BARRY COOPE FUNDRAISER CONCERT FOR ‘SACRIFICE’. How it came to be … 20th December 2018 The Belper
Read MoreWe all know that Romeo and Juliet were young teenagers. Have you ever seen the play performed by actors who
Read More… you’ll certainly be enchanted by the magical walk along the path from Mill Lane where the trees will be
Read MoreOn the morning of Saturday May 18, Derwent Valley Trust will be organising a cycle up the A6 from Derby
Read MoreFamily Forest School Fun Come and join Derbyshire Wildlife Trust for our Forest School sessions in the woods at Millfield’s
Read MoreOn Monday Sarah and Colin Hinds kicked off the Bullsmoor Song Project, which is part of the Belper Arts Festival.
Read MoreFlorence Nightingale was one of the most famous Victorians of her day and her 200th birthday in 2020 is to
Read MoreThe 2019 green festival promises to be the biggest and most environmentally conscious yet. Belper Goes Green Community, Eco and
Read MoreOn Saturday 18th May 2019, between 11am and 2pm, the Belper Safer Neighbourhood Team of Derbyshire Constabulary will be holding
Read MoreBarely turned 21, Katie Spencer is without doubt the brightest new star in the acoustic firmament. Channelling sources as diverse
Read MoreLive And Local presents Tyhai, an Indo-Celtic fusion band at Belper Rugby Club on May 16. From Welsh airs and
Read MoreIn line with Accessible Belper’s aim to make all Belper events accessible to those with disabilities, there is to be
Read MoreIn March we reported on the Belper Recorder Group receiving a grant, and detailed upcoming events, which included a Tudor
Read MoreBelper Arts Trail started today, and it is a splendid thing to experience. The whole town centre has become an
Read MoreBelper Arts Trail is in its sixth year, having started in 2014. The organisers wanted “to bring together local and
Read MoreThe Derbyshire Wildlife Trust are running a FREE day at the nature reserve at Hilton Gravel Pits, on Willowpit Lane
Read MoreBLACK DOG RADIO PRESENTS – PONS AELIUS LIVE AT THE OLD KING’S HEAD, BELPER 17th May, 2019 Tickets £13 or
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 MoreNew fitness challenge comes to Derbyshire A 9km run followed by an 8km paddle – it’s the Wild Trent Challenge,
Read MoreOn Saturday 27th April 2019, it is World Tai Chi Day, and the U3A (University of the 3rd Age) Tai
Read MoreMorgan Cars to Visit Mill Heage windmill opened last weekend for the first time in 2019 and enjoyed good weather
Read MoreBLACK DOG RADIO PRESENTS… ADAM SUTHERLAND’S “TUNES ‘N TALES” AT THE OLD KING’S HEAD, BELPER THURSDAY 9th MAY, 2019
Read MoreIt’s a f***ing long play init?* At two and a half hours, I think that this is the longest play
Read MoreThe 2019 Wildside Festival line-up has been released – diverse, local and perfect for a summer festival – it’s a
Read MoreThis months farmers’ market is held on Saturday April 13th from 8.30 am to 1 pm. Taking place on the
Read MoreOn the 12th of April Blue Rose Code with Katie Spencer will be playing live at the Old Kings Head,
Read MoreFamily Forest School Fun Come and join Derbyshire Wildlife Trust for our Forest School sessions in the woods at Millfield’s
Read MoreCLASSICS AND COCKTAILS AT SHOTTLE HALL Now based in Belper, Moscow born classical pianist Sergei Podobedov brings his world class
Read MoreBy Danny Bloomer Belper Town will be looking to return to winning ways when they host Pickering Town at
Read MoreTo call attention to what we humans have done to nature, Sir David Attenborough, Catherine Tate, Stephen Fry, Alison
Read MoreAshley Hutchings, once described by Bob Dylan as “the single most important person in English Folk Rock”, is playing a
Read Moreby Cherry Anderson The festival, which will be held on the weekend of 31st May and 1st, 2nd June at
Read MoreJoin Derbyshire Wildlife Trust to learn about the newts that live at the Trust’s Avenue Washlands nature reserve, at Wingerworth.
Read MoreThe Green Party’s co-leader Jonathan Bartley will be talking to young people in Derbyshire about their role in our future,
Read MoreBLACK DOG RADIO PRESENTS – RANAGRI LIVE AT THE OLD KING’S HEAD, BELPER 16th March, 2019 Tickets £13 http://black-dog-radio.com/ranagri-live-in-belper-16/03/19
Read MoreI’ve no idea where the duo acquired their name but I can only imagine a chapter heading from a steamy
Read MoreBABINGTON HOSPITAL.PAST,PRESENT AND …..FUTURE ? Under threat of closure, Babington Hospital is still an iconic building and invaluable resource to
Read MoreJim Cartwright’s gritty play Road will be performed in Belper in April. The play is a snapshot of one evening
Read MoreA unique double bill reflecting the diverse and changing nature of folk, fusion and beyond. The Ferretts brand of alt
Read MoreCelebrating five years of DerwentWISE at Cromford Mills, DE4 3RQ Saturday 23rd & Sunday 24th March 2019 Fun for all
Read MoreMatt McGuinness’ new show, which previewed in Belper on Saturday 23rd February, before going on nationwide tour, is comfortable. That
Read MoreFebruary’s Transition Belper Green Exchange Café will be held at No 28, Market Place, Belper on Saturday 23rd February from 10.00
Read MoreNeighbourhood Watch, the 50 year old partnership of community groups, voluntary groups, individuals, local authorities and police is inviting Neighbourhood
Read MoreHere is the 2019 calendar for Derbyshire County Council’s Countryside Events. These are events where you can access the history
Read MoreRussian born pianist Sergei Podobedov has been described by conductor Gennady Rozhdestvensky as: “a magnificent pianist who possesses outstanding
Read MoreThere’s plenty for families to look forward to in Derby this February half term, from Atlantis Splash Run to Family Track Cycling. Make a splash
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 MoreThis months farmers’ market is held on Saturday February 9th from 8.30 am to 1pm. Taking place on the second
Read MoreZetor in the Kailyard play their only English gig before embarking on their European tour, at The Queens Head, Belper
Read MoreIn the 21st century no child should go to school hungry or family be made homeless but applications to food
Read MoreStrutt’s North Mill are offering 2 days of Victorian games and crafts for children during the February half term. The
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 MoreRichard Batson, Julian Woodcock are Luna Cycle B, the artists formerly known as Moon Bullet. From their inception in 2010,the
Read MoreDerbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner, Hardyal Dhindsa, will be travelling around various parts of Amber Valley with his popup stall
Read MoreOn Christmas Eve the Town Council will once more hold the very popular Carols on the Market Place. The
Read MoreOn the back of a staggeringly successful UK and European tour, Sean Taylor makes his only East Midlands appearance of
Read MoreA newly formed Belper and District Speakers Group aims to help people to build the confidence and skills needed to
Read MoreOn Saturday 8th December and Sunday 9th December , there will be an exhibition of photography, hosted by local photographers
Read MoreThis months farmers’ market is held on Saturday December 8th from 8.30 am to 1pm. Taking place on the second
Read MoreGlobal troubadour Andy White returns to these shores and to Belper on November 30th. Since his 1980s debut on the
Read MoreOliver Twist the stage play is set to come to Strutts this December featuring local children in the cast Belper
Read MoreNovember’s Transition Belper Café and Green Exchange will be held at No 28, Market Place, Belper on Saturday 24th November
Read MoreEleanor Tomlinson, who plays “Demelza” in BBC1’s BAFTA winning of drama Poldark, has confirmed she will switch on Belper’s Christmas
Read MoreHeage Windmill told us: “We are so pleased that Santa has told us that he will be calling at Heage
Read MoreThree folk based local acts are putting on an evening of music and song to raise money for The Basic
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 MoreThe future of the folk blues remains in young but capable hands. Barely into his mid twenties, Sunjay has packed
Read MoreOn Sunday 11 November Belper will remember those who sacrificed their lives for our freedoms. The Memorial Gardens will be
Read MoreBelper Musical Theatre will be performing “Our House” at Belper Community Theatre (at Belper School) from 20th-23rd February 2019 and
Read MoreThis months farmers’ market is held on Saturday November 10th from 8.30 am to 1pm. Taking place on the second
Read MoreSTEVE IGNORANT’S SLICE OF LIFE (ex Crass) + Steven Cooper (Blyth Power,Whisky Priests) and Chris Butler at The Queens Head,Belper.November
Read MoreThis month Transition Belper’s Green Exchange will be on Saturday October 27 10.am – 1.00 pm at No 28 on
Read MoreA NEW PLAY BY GEORGE GUNBY DIRECTED BY SUE REANEY 17 NOVEMBER ST PETER’ CHURCH BELPER, 7:30pm ADULT TICKET
Read MoreStepling make their Belper debut on October 26th. If you saw Against The Grain or Intarsia at The Queens Head,
Read MoreThe George and Dragon Pub are hosting their 10th annual Octoberfest – ROCKTOBERFEST! ROCKTOBERFEST! Dies ist ein drei tage bierfest mit
Read MoreWoman in Mind, the Alan Ayckbourn play which was to begin its run on 17th October next week has been
Read MoreThis months farmers’ market is held on Saturday October 13 from 8.30 am to 1pm. Taking place on the second
Read MoreLike many of our greatest artists,Billie Holiday’s capacity for self destruct caught up with her at a tragically early age.
Read MoreJeanna de Waal, Broadway star of ‘Kinky Boots’ (Lauren) and ‘American Idiot’ (Heather), has been cast as Diana in a
Read MoreRebellion – A Radically Different Walk in Belper Friday 2nd November. 10.15am, starts Market Place, Belper, DE56 1FZ, Finishes
Read MoreIt’s back and wilder than ever! Derbyshire’s very own Wildside Festival is back for 2019 – and bigger, in fact,
Read MoreVariety and significance – key to festival’s 14th year Over the long summer of 2018, researchers, event organisers and volunteers
Read MoreFolk rock legend Steve Ashley returns to Belper on September 29th. One of the seminal figures of the great folk
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 MoreOn Friday 21 September at 7.00 pm St Peter’s Church and Transition Belper will be holding a special screening of
Read MoreThis months farmers’ market is held on Saturday September 8 from 8.30 am to 1pm Taking place on the second
Read MoreA series of drop-in community events are being held to discuss the future of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage
Read MoreDerbyshire County Council are joining the NHS, local charities and organisations in supporting World Suicide Prevention Day which is on
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