Derby’s Alvaston Moor Academy celebrates diverse community with flags from more than 40 nations
Students at Derby secondary Alvaston Moor Academy have been granted their wish of permanently decorating their school with flags from around the world. Derby secondary school Alvaston Moor Academy, on Bracken’s Lane, has celebrated its cultural diversity by decorating its interior spaces with more than 40 flags representing countries including Kenya, Jamaica and South Korea. […]
Royal school receives honour from the late Queen
The only school in Derby to have official royal status has been chosen as one of just 350 recipients of a gift from the late Queen Elizabeth II to mark her Platinum Jubilee. Pupils from Royal School for the Deaf Derby, in Ashbourne Road, were given a tree as part of the Queen’s Green Canopy, […]
Award-winning charity Enthusiasm Trust shares its success
A charity has received an award for its impact on the local community and handed out trophies to the volunteers who give up their time for the group. Enthusiasm Trust, based in Cotton Lane, picked up the Community Impact award at the East Midland’s Chamber’s Derbyshire Business Awards last week. The organisation has been helping […]
Dean of Derby leads Remembrance Day service at city’s Royal School for the Deaf
Poppies were placed in front of a newly installed flagpole in the grounds of Royal School for the Deaf Derby during a service to mark Remembrance Day. The Dean of Derby, The Very Reverend Dr Peter Robinson, led the memorial service in the grounds of the Ashbourne Road school, which was interpreted into British Sign […]
Royal School for the Deaf Derby gets message from Joe Wicks
Fitness coach Joe Wicks sent children at a city school a special thank you message after they took part in fundraising for BBC Children in Need. The pupils at Royal School for the Deaf Derby, in Ashbourne Road, also taught Pudsey Bear how to use British Sign Language, so he can communicate with everyone. The […]
HMS Ambush submariners visit The Bemrose School for inspired careers assembly
Submariners from one of the most advanced attack submarines in the Royal Navy’s fleet have spoken to pupils about their career choices at the only school in the UK to be affiliated to the vessel. The Bemrose School was chosen by the Royal Navy to be officially linked to HMS Ambush, the second of the […]
Gillotts pledges to help local families as it launches its 2022 Christmas tree appeal
A Heanor funeral firm has promised to help put food on the table of local families once again by raising money for a local foodbank through its memorial Christmas tree charity appeal. Gillotts Funeral Directors will launch its annual appeal as the town council turns on its Christmas lights, on Saturday, November 19, with fair […]
Colleague Box to donate percentage of profits from World Cup box to humanitarian rights charity
Derby business Colleague Box will donate a percentage of profits from their World Cup-themed gift box to a charity that support humanitarian rights. Football fans Adam and Natalie Bamford, who founded the corporate gifting company two years ago, have said that they will be boycotting this year’s tournament in Qatar. The most controversial World Cup […]
UK’s biggest vitamin maker from South Derbyshire wins major award after helping the local community during COVID
Britain’s biggest manufacturer of vitamins, based in South Derbyshire, has won a prestigious award for its management through the difficult times of the COVID pandemic, and its support of the local community. IVC Brunel Healthcare, which employs 550 staff and produces vitamins and supplements at its 30,000 square metre state-of-the-art base in Swadlincote, was crowned […]
MTMS gold-plates its IT defences as it steps up to Cyber Essentials Plus status
UK rail maintenance company MTMS has strengthened its defences to safeguard its staff and customers against the rising tide of online crime by gaining the coveted Cyber Essentials Plus certificate. The firm, which is based in Swadlincote, Derbyshire, but operates across the country, has become the latest UK company to have been awarded Government-backed accreditation, […]