Children say no to cars to make the school run safer
The first steps have been taken towards achieving a “School Street” in Derbyshire to reduce traffic and pollution outside a primary school by banning cars and motorbikes at peak times. William Gilbert Endowed CofE Primary School in Duffield, part of Derbyshire Diocesan Academy Trust (DDAT), has taken the bold steps to pilot the School Street concept, […]
Derventio Housing Trust reports providing two million beds to those most in need, as it moves HQ after more than 20 years in former church
Derby homelessness organisation Derventio Housing Trust has moved its HQ after being based in a former church in the heart of the city for more than 20 years, from where it has provided two million beds to those most in need. From beginning life as a night shelter at the end of 2002, Derventio Housing […]
Derby’s Brookfields Nursing Home ends 2024 on a high after winning a string of awards
Staff and residents of Derby-based Brookfields Nursing Home are ending the year on a high after it won a string of top awards in 2024. Brookfields, which is the oldest nursing home in the city, has been crowned with a series of accolades this year after impressing judging panels for the high quality of its […]
Derbyshire school students help bring smiles to the faces of once-homeless Derventio Housing Trust residents this Christmas
Generous students at a Derbyshire school have been helping people facing a lonely Christmas this year by collecting gifts to put a smile on their face. Students at Ripley Academy have been helping out less fortunate people in their communities by putting together festive boxes of treats and groceries to help Amber Valley residents of […]
School celebrates diversity and heritage through creative artwork
A Derby school with pupils from 56 different ethnic backgrounds is celebrating its rich cultural diversity by creating an art installation that spans across three floors. The display at Derby Cathedral School, in Great Northern Road, features 30 jigsaw-style squares which fit together to highlight the school’s inclusive values and its role within the Derby community. […]
Local charity makes Christmas unforgettable for two outstanding Bemrose students
Two outstanding pupils have been rewarded for their hard work with early Christmas presents after a city charity surprised them both with brand new PlayStation five’s. Derby-based Audrey’s Charity, has partnered with local company Albatross Cars to donate two PS5 consoles—each complete with two games—to The Bemrose School, to recognise students’ hard work this Christmas. The […]
High-flying entrepreneurs use Christmas fayre to raise funds
Students from a Derby school had a taste of The Apprentice when they used their entrepreneurial skills to raise funds for school essentials like hoodies and residential trips. Year six pupils from The Bemrose Primary School, in Radcliffe Drive, devised and executed business ideas which led to them setting up fundraising stalls at a Christmas […]
Lubrizol employees help charity wrap up a special Christmas for hundreds of hospitalised young cancer patients across the UK
Science company employees from Huddersfield have helped bring Christmas cheer to hundreds of young cancer patients stuck in hospital over the festive season. Staff at Lubrizol in Huddersfield stepped out of their labs and offices to help the Project Youth Cancer charity put together hundreds of festive gift bags for cancer patients aged between 13 […]
Belper WI helps Christmas come early for Derbyshire children given a festive treat by a long-running charity
Ladies from the Belper WI have helped Santa visit a group of Derbyshire children given a special festive week by a long-running charity. Members have decided to throw their support behind the Derbyshire Children’s Holiday Centre which since 1891 has been providing seaside stays at its Skegness base for the county’s children who would otherwise […]
Once homeless Derventio Housing Trust Warwickshire residents cheered up at Christmas time thanks to generous local company
Christmas has come early for once homeless Warwickshire housing trust residents who have been given special festive boxes full of treats thanks to kind-hearted employees of a local company. The team at NFU Mutual in Stratford-upon-Avon spent time assembling boxes of Christmassy treats so that more than 60 people living in Derventio Housing Trust properties […]