Street furniture expert Tim Troman joins Derbyshire-based Securiscape to help work towards a safer future
A business development manager with 30 years’ experience of street furniture industry has joined the ranks at Securiscape to help us to spread the word about our innovative high tech security HVM products. Tim Troman will be putting his knowledge of street furniture design and development to good use on our behalf as we seek […]
Nottingham craft fanatics set up Saturday morning club to promote healthy mind after winning Dragon’s Den style bid for funds
Two Nottingham business partners are launching a new weekend craft club designed to boost people’s health and wellbeing after they won a Dragon’s Den-style bidding contest. Menekse Stewart and Emma Rees were awarded £700 following their triumph and plan to use it in order to get their new venture, the Nottingham Craft Club, which will […]
Leading pest control register BASIS PROMPT appoints new data manager to launch training “check-in” system
An IT expert who has previously worked with a number of high-profile organisations has been appointed Data Manager at the pest control industry’s leading CPD register. Andrew Boulding will manage data and take the lead in a digital transformation project at BASIS PROMPT, a 4,800-strong register of pest control operatives. His key role will be […]
St Giles pupils travel to Kenya to help children at local school
Staff and pupils at a Derby Primary School have described a trip to Kenya as ‘eye-opening’ and uplifting’. St Giles School, the city’s only Special primary school, were represented by teachers Karen Clegg, Laura Taylor and Beth Rogers – plus pupils Declan Taylor and Daniel Flood – on the trip of a lifetime. […]
New Murray Park head teacher plans to open a farm at Derby school
After seven years, Murray Park School, in Mickleover, has a new head teacher. Nicola Caley has taken over the helm after five years as head teacher at Alderman White School, in Beeston. Here, Mrs Caley talks about the future and her vision for the school: “Every child has the right to an outstanding education […]
Outstanding Derby special school St Giles selected for national teaching role
Staff at a Derby special school have been selected for a national role supporting schools in challenging circumstances and for training new teachers. St Giles Special School, in Hampshire Road, which has been rated outstanding by Government inspectors, has been named as one of the UK’s newest National Support Schools. It means that staff will […]
Youngsters from Derby school experiment with different career options at Lubrizol
Future chemists and engineers donned their lab coats and safety googles when they spent a day experiencing the world of work for the first time. Twenty-seven children from Redwood Primary School, in Sinfin, were invited to take a part in a series of activities – which included building their own rockets – at Lubrizol, in […]
Toyota apprentices grow their skills by creating a school garden at Kingsmead
A group of apprentices volunteered their time to transform part of a school playing field into a garden after students asked if they could learn to grow their own vegetables and plants. Twelve young people from Toyota Manufacturing UK’s internal and external apprenticeship spent four days working at Kingsmead School’s site, in Wisgreaves Road, Alvaston. […]
Farming, food, football and a flypast – final countdown to the Derbyshire County Show
The weather forecasters are predicting wall-to-wall sunshine for the 138th Derbyshire County Show and Food Fayre and thousands are expected to turn out for the event. Dozens of volunteers are already hard at work transforming the 50-acre site at Locko Park, in Spondon, into a showground capable of hosting Derbyshire’s biggest celebration of all things […]
RAF Battle of Britain Memorial plane to perform flyover at 138th Derbyshire County Show
Visitors to the Derbyshire County Show and Food Fayre will be treated to a flyover by an iconic British aircraft. An RAF Spitfire from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight team will fly over Locko Park, Spondon to mark the 18th Show. It will leave its base at RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire and should, weather permitting, […]