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CULTURE FEATURED WHAT'S ON 

Announcing … Belper Fringe

21st December 201921st December 2019 Clare Washbrook 0 Comments Belper Arts Festival, Belper Fringe, Music, summer festivals, Theatre

We are excited to announce the launch, through renovation and rebrand, of Belper’s theatre, music and art festival.  Belper Arts

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WHAT'S ON 

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

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

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

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CULTURE FEATURED NEWS 

Belper Arts Festival Kicks Off This Weekend

1st May 20191st May 2019 Edward Sills 0 Comments Arts, Belper Arts Festival, Belper Arts Trail, culture, May, Music, Seventh

Over 30 events alone taking place in first week.  The seventh Belper Arts Festival is set to be the biggest

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WHAT'S ON 

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

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

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

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WHAT'S ON 

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

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

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

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REVIEWS 

Findlay Napier – Old King’s Head, Friday 22nd February

24th February 201925th February 2019 Edward Sills 0 Comments Black Dog Radio, Blues, Findley Napier, Folk, Glasgow, live, Music, Old Kings Head

Warm, comical, and a consummate storyteller Findlay Napier digs deep down to cover everything from imagined Justin Bieber Glaswegian romance

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CULTURE HEALTH & WELLBEING WHAT'S ON 

Nationwide Tour for Local Singer/Songwriter Previews in Belper

12th February 201912th February 2019 Admin 0 Comments Comedy, local artistes, mental health, Music

Date: Saturday 23rd February 2019 Time: 7.30pm (55 minute run time, plus informal after show) Location: No. 28, The Marketplace,

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REVIEWS 

Thorn Tree Inn: Music Round Up

8th February 2019 Edward Sills 0 Comments Jiji LaVolpe, live, Music, Music Round Up, Spindrift, Thorn Tree Inn

Just over a year ago, mum and daughter team April Elliot and Amber-Rose took over the Thorn Tree Inn, Chesterfield

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WHAT'S ON 

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

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

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

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WHAT'S ON 

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

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

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

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REVIEWS 

Review: Abrucestic – Queens Head, Belper January 25th

27th January 2019 Edward Sills 0 Comments Abrucestic, live, Music, Nick McCann, Queens Head, Sophie Sparham, Springsteen, tribute

“I come from a boardwalk town where everything is tinged with fraud, so am I” Whilst few of us –

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

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

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

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CULTURE 

Town Wind Band Out And About This Christmas

5th January 2019 Edward Sills 0 Comments Belper Town Wind Band, Christmas, Live performances, Music, Review

Belper Town Wind Band’s busy programme of Christmas events was launched at an evening concert held at St Mark’s Church,

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WHAT'S ON 

Sean Taylor to Perform at The Queen’s Head

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

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

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CULTURE 

Belper Acts Join Derby Folk Fringe Festival In City Centre

5th October 2018 Edward Sills 0 Comments Belper, Derby Folk Festival, Festival, Folk, fringe, Kai Swarvett, Music, poetry, Sue MacFarlane, Sunflower Thieves, Tony Stark

The 12th Derby Folk Festival takes place this weekend featuring several prominent Belper acts as part of the free fringe

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CULTURE 

New Release: Sunflower Thieves – Two Halves

7th September 20187th September 2018 Edward Sills 0 Comments band, Music, New single, Release, Stream, Sunflower Thieves, Two Halves

The Sunflower Thieves, fronted by Amy Illingworth and Lily Sturt-Bolshaw from Belper, are releasing their new single ‘Two halves’ for

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REVIEWS 

Y NOT 2018: Manic Street Preachers 27/07/18

29th July 201830th July 2018 Edward Sills 1 Comment Friday, live, Manic Street Preachers, Manics, Music, Resistance Is Futile, Review, Y Not, Y NOT 2018

As Nietzsche – or Rusty Cohle if it suits you better – once said “everything that happens is inextricably knotted

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CULTURE NEWS WHAT'S ON 

World Renowned Pianist Set For Belper Concert

28th July 201816th February 2019 Admin 0 Comments Belper, Classical, Music, Performance, Pianist, Sergei Podobedov, Strutt Centre

Sergei Podobedov has been described by conductor Gennady Rozhdestvensky as: “a magnificent pianist who possesses outstanding virtuosic skills combined with

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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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NEWS WHAT'S ON 

Eleventh Year For Successful Belper Food Festival

2nd July 2018 Edward Sills 0 Comments 2018, Belper, Belper Food, Belper Food Festival, Craft, eleventh, Festival, Food, Line-Up, Music, Real Ale, Real Ale and Craft Festival

On Sunday July 8th from 10 am Belper will once again welcome visitors to the annual Belper Food, Real Ale

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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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NEWS WHAT'S ON 

Belper’s David Gibb Returns To Derby For Family Focused Festival

8th June 2018 Edward Sills 0 Comments Arts, Comedy & Arts, David Gibb, Derby, Festival, Furthest from the Sea, Furthest From The Sea Music, Music

David Gibb, award winning song-writer, story-teller and self-confessed tallest man in Derbyshire returns to Derby on Saturday 16th June to perform

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FEATURED NEWS WHAT'S ON 

Belper Arts Festival 2018 Arrives In Style

1st May 20181st May 2018 Claire Meese 0 Comments 2018, Art, Belper Arts Festival, Beth’s Poetry Trail, culture, Margaret Keys, Music, Pirate Captain Dan, The Arts Trail

The first week of the sixth Belper Arts Festival opens on 5th May with a special concert at St. Peter’s

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FEATURED WHAT'S ON 

Interview: Margaret Keys

2nd April 20182nd April 2018 George Gunby 1 Comment Bel Canto, Belper Arts Festival, Interview, Margaret Keys, Music, soprano, St. Peter's Church, The Fishpond Choir

Soprano Margaret Keys will open Belper Arts Festival with a special concert featuring guests the Fishpond Choir and Bel Canto

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FEATURED 

Interview: Mark Morriss – The Bluetones

12th March 2018 Edward Sills 0 Comments Britpop, George and Dragon, Interview, live, Mark Morriss, Music, The Bluetones, The Maypoles

Mark Morriss is a singer songwriter who famously made his name fronting English indie outfit The Bluetones. Mark fronted the

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NEWS WHAT'S ON 

Y NOT Festival Announces Massive Headline Acts For 2018

12th February 201812th February 2018 Edward Sills 0 Comments 2018, Catfish and the Bottlemen, Festival, Jamiroquai, Line-Up, Music, Pikehall, The Libertines, Y Not

Y Not festival has announced a massive line-up of bands for its 2018 event, with The Libertines, Jamiroquai and Catfish

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NEWS WHAT'S ON 

Crime Fiction and Country Music Collide For “The Other Half”

21st January 2018 Edward Sills 0 Comments Belper Rugby Club, Drama, Live & Local, Mark Billingham, Music, My Darling Clementine, The Other Half

Mark Billingham and My Darling Clementine will be performing their new collaboration “The Other Half” for the first time at

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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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NEWS 

Packed Derby Folk Festival is “Music Of The People”

9th October 2017 Edward Sills 0 Comments 2017, Coope Boyes & Simpson, Derby Folk Festival, eleventh, Folk, Music, Show Of Hands

The 2017 Derby Folk Festival is the most successful yet. Now in its 11th year the event, which ran from

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WHAT'S ON 

THIS MAN: A Modern Oratorio – October 14th

4th October 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments A Modern Oratorio, Anne de Waal, choir, Music, St. Peter's Church, THIS MAN

On October 14, at St. Peter’s Church, there will be a performance of THIS MAN: A Modern Oratorio by Anne

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Water For Dogs: Live Music Lock-up #083 – October 7th

2nd October 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments George and Dragon, live, Live Music Lock-up, Music, Water For Dogs

Water For Dogs return to play the Live Music Lock Up on October 7 at the George and Dragon Pub,

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FEATURED NEWS 

Belper Games Raises Record Breaking £37k For Charity

11th September 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments Belper Games, charities, charity, Event, Music, Sports, The Bluetones, The Seahorses, Weekender

The Belper Games Weekender returned on the 14th – 16th July 2017 and it again broke all previous records by

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WHAT'S ON 

Weathered Eye – Live Music Lock-up #075 August 12th

9th August 2017 Edward Sills 0 Comments George and Dragon, live, Live Music Lock-up, Music, Weathered Eye

The Live Music Lock-up is a free live music night at The George and Dragon, Belper every Saturday night throughout

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FEATURED NEWS 

Sixth Belper Games Bounces Into The Lead

20th July 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments Belper, Belper Games, Charity Event, live, Music, Rugby Club

Belper Games, which took place over the weekend on three days across the 14th – 16th July to raise money

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NEWS WHAT'S ON 

Steve Tilston To Headline Festival Of Peace, Love and Co-Operation

19th July 201720th July 2017 Edward Sills 0 Comments book day, cultural, Festival, Love And Co-Operation, Music, Peace, real ales, Steve Tilston, Water For Dogs

The festival of Peace, Love and Co-operation will take place this weekend (21st to 23rd of July) at Belper Rugby

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NEWS WHAT'S ON 

Tenth Anniversary Of Belper Food Festival This Sunday

2nd July 20174th July 2019 Admin 0 Comments Belper, Belper Food, Belper Food Festival, Craft, Festival, Food, Line-Up, Music, Real Ale, Real Ale and Craft Festival

On July 9 from 10 am Belper will once again welcome visitors to the annual Belper Food, Real Ale and

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Hymn For Her – Live Music Lock-up #070 July 8th

2nd July 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments George and Dragon, live, Live Music Lock-up, Music

The Live Music Lock-up is a free live music night at The George and Dragon, Belper every Saturday night throughout

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Pete Castle In Concert: No 28, Market Place Belper. July 1st

27th June 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments Ancient meets Modern, Belper, live, Market Place, Music, No 28, Pete Castle, Pete Castle In Concert

At 7.30pm this coming Saturday (1st July) Pete Castle will performing ‘Ancient meets Modern.’ ANCIENT MEETS MODERN Belper based, internationally

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Jasper Malone – Live Music Lock-up #069 July 1st

27th June 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments George and Dragon, Jasper Malone, live, Live Music Lock-up, Music

On Saturday July 1st at the George and Dragon Jasper Malone will play as part of their Live Music Lock-Up.

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WHAT'S ON 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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WHAT'S ON 

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

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

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

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NEWS 

Larks In The Park Starts In Style

6th June 20176th June 2017 Claire Meese 0 Comments Belper River Gardens, Belper Town Wind Band, Larks In the Park, live, Music, What's On

The Larks in the Park Season of Concerts in Belper River Gardens opened with home players Belper Town Wind Band.  The

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WHAT'S ON 

KUNST 13: Stupid Cosmonaut, June 24th

6th June 2017 Edward Sills 0 Comments 13, Art, Graham Ensor, Kunst, live, Music, Stupid Cosmonaut

Science Fiction Meets Science Fact Fresh from releasing their debut album ‘Algol’ via the Brighton based Drone Rock Records Label,

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

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

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

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BELPER GOES GREEN FEATURED NEWS 

Astonishing Line-up for 5th Belper Goes Green

3rd May 20176th May 2017 Claire Meese 1 Comment 2017, Belper Goes Green, Line-Up, Music, poetry, Rugby Club

The organisers of the fifth Belper Goes Green ECO Festival to be held at Belper Rugby Club from 2nd to

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REVIEWS 

Review: “Seasons EP” by The Idolins

4th March 20174th March 2017 Edward Sills 0 Comments Folk, Idolins, Music, Pop, Seasons

Following on from their live performances in Belper last year we take a look at the Idolin’s latest EP ‘Seasons’.

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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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WHAT'S ON 

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

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

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

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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 

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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NEWS WHAT'S ON 

Wersi Artiste Brett Wales To Play On January 21st

19th December 2016 Claire Meese 0 Comments Belper & District Keyboard Club, Brett Wales, Congregational Church, live, Music, Organ, Wersi

On January 21st the Belper & District Keyboard Club welcome internationally renowned Wersi artiste Brett Wales from Nottingham. On the

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NEWS WHAT'S ON 

‘Lock-Up’ Closing Party To Celebrate Huge Year Of Live Music

15th December 201615th December 2016 Edward Sills 0 Comments Familia Roots, George & Dragon, Jasper Malone, JiJi, live, Live Music Lock-up, Music, Node56

This Saturday (the 17th) the George & Dragon in Belper will be hosting the final Live Music Lock-Up of the

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FEATURED LIFESTYLE 

Crate Digger: Alternative Halloween Songs

31st October 201631st October 2016 Tony Webster 2 Comments Alternative, Crate Digger, Halloween, Music

Halloween does not yet suffer from the same musical overload as Christmas. Mercifully we are spared endless repititions of the

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David Rovics At The Queens Head, October 22nd

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

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

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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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FEATURED WHAT'S ON 

Nailed: Live Music Fundraiser

18th September 201620th September 2016 Edward Sills 0 Comments Fundraiser, Itty Bitty Committee, live, Minatore, Music, Nailed, Old Kings Head, Scott McCall & The Tenderspots

On Friday, September 23rd, at the Old King’s Head in Belper, we will be holding a Nailed Fundraiser and all

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‘We Shall Overcome’ Say Community Minded Musicians

11th September 201620th September 2016 Claire Meese 2 Comments Belper's Food Bank, Community, homelessness, Music, We Shall Overcome

Belper is hosting two gigs this year as part of over 200 taking place across the UK on October 3-9. Local musicians

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NEWS WHAT'S ON 

Duffield Set To Come Alive For Arts Festival

11th September 2016 Claire Meese 0 Comments Art, Drama, Duffield Arts Festival, Music

Duffield is set to host its inaugural Arts Festival on the 17th & 18th September. Duffield Arts Festival will offer

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FEATURED NEWS 

Local Composer James Oldrini Announces Debut Album ‘Enlighten’

5th September 20165th September 2016 Claire Meese 0 Comments album, Belper, Classical, composer, debut, Enlighten, James Oldrini, Music

Belper based, independent contemporary composer, James Oldrini releases his debut album ‘Enlighten’ on September the 23rd. Oldrini’s work ‘Chevin’ and

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REVIEWS 

Review: The Rattlers

2nd August 2016 Claire Meese 0 Comments Celtic, live, Music, Old Poet’s, Reunion, The Rattlers

Rattling Good Years There’s a long tradition of folk-rock bands in and around Derby and much of it has Belper

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NEWS REVIEWS 

Derbyshire’s Biggest Music Festival Returns

1st August 20161st August 2016 Edward Sills 0 Comments Editors, Festival, Madness, Music, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Pikehall, Y Not

A good festival is like a cocktail, it has to have the perfect mix of ingredients and a large splash

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REVIEWS 

Chris Helme: The Belper Games

18th July 2016 Edward Sills 0 Comments Belper Games, Chris Helme, live, Music, The Belper Games, The Seahorses

The road out of a Brit-pop legacy is fraught with danger, with many a chart-topping songwriter having to crawl back

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FEATURED NEWS 

The Countdown To The 5th Belper Games Starts Now

7th July 20163rd June 2019 Admin 0 Comments Belper Games, Chris Helme, Games, Music, Rugby Club

It’s now less than two weeks until the fan-tabulous Belper Games gets under way at the Rugby Club. Set up

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NEWS WHAT'S ON 

Belper Summer Food Festival Returns This Sunday

4th July 20163rd June 2019 Admin 0 Comments Belper Food Festival, Drink, Food, Live Music, Music, Real Ale, Summer

This Sunday (10th of July, 10am to 4pm) is the 2016 annual Belper Summer Food Festival. The Belper Food Festival

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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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Interview: Experimental Sonic Machines

6th June 20167th June 2016 Edward Sills 1 Comment Alternative Music, Belper Goes Green, Britains Got Talent, Experimental Sonic Machines, Music, Peter K Rollings, Robots

At Belper Goes Green we were lucky to interview part-time gardener and full-time creator of surreal soundscapes, Mr Peter K

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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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NEWS WHAT'S ON 

BBC 2016 Young Musician Of The Year To Play Arts Festival

19th May 2016 Edward Sills 0 Comments Arts Festival, BBC 2016 Young Musician Of The Year, Belper Arts Festival, Classical, Concert, Music, Sheku Kanneh-Mason

Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason who recently won the BBC Young Musician of the Year award will be playing tomorrow night (20th

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FEATURED 

CELEBRATE BELPER : THE CONCERT

8th May 20163rd June 2019 Admin 0 Comments Belper Arts Festival, Celebrate Belper : The Concert, George Gunby, Music

Let’s go back to August 2015 when I sat in Fresh Ground with composer James Oldrini and commissioned him to

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NEWS 

Larks In The Park To Return This Summer

28th April 20163rd June 2019 Admin 0 Comments Entertainment, Larks In the Park, Music, River Gardens

Belper Town Council  has announced that Larks in the Park will be returning this summer. The council will be providing

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FEATURED NEWS WHAT'S ON 

Belper Goes Green – Full Line-up Announced

21st April 20163rd June 2019 Admin 1 Comment Belper Goes Green, Belper Rugby Club, Entertainment, Live Music, Music

Transition Belper are delighted to announce an incredible line-up of, mainly, local talent to keep festival goers entertained at the

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NEWS 

Editors, Kelis, Band Of Skulls, Fun Lovin’ Criminals, The Coral and More Join Y Not’s 2016 Line-up

15th March 201615th March 2016 Edward Sills 0 Comments Festival, Line-Up, live, Music, Y Not

Editors, Kelis, Band of Skulls, Fun Lovin’ Criminals, The Coral and 24 more acts are now confirmed for Y Not

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HERITAGE & HISTORY NEWS 

World War One Commemoration “The Fourteen” Announced

18th February 201620th February 2016 Edward Sills 0 Comments Drama, First World War, Music, St. Peter's Church, The Fourteen

WE WILL REMEMBER THEM On the 1st July 2016 a commemoration of the first day on the Somme and the

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NEWS 

Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds and Madness to headline Y Not 2016

8th February 2016 Edward Sills 0 Comments Derbyshire, Festival, Music, Noel Gallagher, Y Not

Winner of ‘Best Medium Festival’ at the recent Festival Awards, Y Not today reveals the legendary Noel Gallagher appearing, as

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LIFESTYLE 

Crate Digger: Alternative Christmas Songs

16th December 20153rd June 2019 Admin 3 Comments Alternative, Alternative Music, Christmas, Music, Top Ten

Every Christmas seems to be accompanied by the same sound track. I am not one to begrudge the extra income

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GEM Connection to Carry Beacon of Harmony

15th December 201515th December 2015 Clare Washbrook 0 Comments Acapella, Barbershop, Beacon of Harmony, Music

Inspired by the Olympic Torch, LABBS (Ladies Association of British Barbershop Singers) decided to celebrate their 2016 40th anniversary by

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LIFESTYLE 

Crate Digging: An Occasional Column Extolling the Virtues of Vintage Vinyl

8th December 20153rd June 2019 Admin 0 Comments Music, vintage, vinyl

There was a time when charity shops were a joy for the crate digger. A rummage through the record stacks

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NEWS 

Local Duo Release Charity Single ‘LOVE IS’

7th December 20158th December 2015 Edward Sills 0 Comments Amy & Lily, Belper Arts Festival, charity, James Oldrini, Music, Sunflower Thieves

The Sunflower Thieves, or locally known artists Amy Illingworth and Lily Sturt-Bolshaw from Belper, have collaborated with contemporary composer and

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REVIEWS 

Ferocious Dog: ‘From Without’

17th September 201522nd June 2021 Edward Sills 0 Comments Music, Review

Nottinghamshire’s best live band return with ‘From Without’, a sophomore album that sees them more ferocious, more political and more

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WHAT'S ON 

Belper Goes Live! Friday 20th November

19th August 20153rd June 2019 Admin 1 Comment live, Music, Old Kings Head

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