Sunshine Support shines its rays into Derby
An organisation that provides support to parents and teachers of children with special educational needs has opened a multi-purpose community space for families in the city. Sunshine Support has moved into a 1000 sq ft unit in Prime Business Park, Spondon which will be used to host some of the events that have previously been […]
School’s special guests make prize-giving extra special
A host of Derbyshire VIPs joined children at a city school to celebrate the outstanding achievements of pupils during the annual prizegiving celebration. The Bishop of Repton, the Rt Rev Malcolm Macnaughton, was joined by Mayor of Derby Robin Wood and the High Sheriff of Derbyshire Mike Copestake for the open day at Derby’s Royal […]
Community work helps students and local neighbourhood
Residents in Mackworth have praised young people from a Mickleover school after they gave up their time to transform a local community garden space. A group of teenagers from Murray Park Community School, in Murray Road, have given a facelift to Mackworth Community Managed Library, in Prince Charles Avenue. The project was carried […]
Sam’s Sensory Garden officially opened at Silverhill School
A sensory garden has been officially opened at a Mickleover school in memory of former pupil Sam Liew who died from a rare epilepsy syndrome last year. Silverhill Primary School, in Draycott Drive, has spent almost £15,000 creating Sam’s Sensory Garden complete with raised flower beds, a rainbow-coloured Arbor, a garden shed and artificial grass. […]
Book vouchers for book worms at Bemrose
A group of 17 students at a city school have been rewarded for reading a variety of genres and completing almost 1,000 books between them. Pupils at The Bemrose School, in Uttoxeter New Road, were invited to take part in a reading challenge by their librarian and the 17 bookworms were rewarded with vouchers after […]
Full marks for Derbyshire secondary school set to welcome record numbers in 2022
A Derbyshire secondary school will be beating all records this year when it welcomes more children coming up from primaries than ever before. The 1281-pupil Long Eaton School in Thoresby Road will see 224 students joining year seven in September. The academy has agreed with the local authority a temporary uplift in capacity in order […]
Science company with Derbyshire UK HQ leads the way in charity mapping day
Volunteers from a science company with a Derbyshire headquarters have been helping map some of the most vulnerable corners of the world – all without leaving their desks. Employees from Lubrizol, whose UK HQ is based at Hazelwood near Belper, took part in a charity day helping put some of the world’s most vulnerable […]
Much-needed Shirebrook foodbank turns to students to help it spread the word about its work
The organisers of a Shirebrook community project say they’re hoping to spread the word about their vital work after taking part in a marketing exercise with students from a local school. Volunteers from the Storehouse Community Food store say that they came away with a host of ideas about ways in which to raise […]
Three former ‘Skeggy home’ holiday makers share memories of much-loved Derbyshire children’s charity
Getting away from it all for a week or two over the summer is one of the finest pleasures of modern life. Whether you prefer seaside fun in the sun or a trip to the bright lights of the city, it’s hard to know what’s more enjoyable: the wonderful anticipation of a summer holiday or […]
Derby needs to upset the odds for the good of the next generation, warns city rail boss
A leading member of Derbyshire’s rail industry says Derby will be letting down the next generation of engineering talent if it didn’t do all in its power to win the race to be named home for the Great British Railways HQ. Malcolm Prentice, chairman of Swadlincote-based MTMS, says that the city has a huge […]