Sunshine Support helps Derby mental health CIC Bridge the Gap to greater audience
TWO organisations that support families with children who have special educational needs or mental health issues are joining forces to allow them to reach more families in crisis. Bridge the Gap is a non-profit making organisation, based in Friar Gate, that provides a range of mental health services for children, young people, and their families. In […]
Project D shakes open its first permanent home in Loughborough
AN award-winning artisan bakery which delivers hand-decorated doughnuts to doorsteps across the UK has opened its first ever store – and launched a range of shakes to celebrate. Project D, which produces elaborately decorated doughnuts from its home in Derby, has opened its first permanent store at Loughborough University Students’ Union, in Ashby Road. Photo […]
Event organisers will need to step up their safety efforts as Protect Duty takes its next step
A Derbyshire manufacturer of security street products says events organisers will now need to put safety at the forefront of their thinking after new laws to protect the public took another step closer. Mark Stone, managing director of Ashbourne-based Securiscape, said that venue owners and anybody planning a public event should start to get to […]
Derby firms Cosy, Lubrizol and Smith Partnership promise to give students a voice as they back the City of Culture bid
THREE well-known Derbyshire companies have stepped forward to jointly pledge a total of £60,000 to help Derby’s City of Culture 2025 bid – and have set their sights on getting young people on board. Learning equipment supplier Cosy Direct, additives manufacturer Lubrizol and legal firm Smith Partnership have each pledged £5,000 over a four-year period […]
Why Jamie wants everyone to turn over a new leaf on climate change
A Long Eaton school pupil is urging action on climate change and has co-written a book about how to make a difference – which is on sale in bookstores across the UK. The book, Changing the Climate, has been penned by The Long Eaton School pupil Jamie Hawker, 14, with his mum Debbie and dad […]
Marnie’s Christmas appeal gets celebrity backing
CARING Marnie Wadlow has been interviewed on live TV with a host of celebrities after announcing that she wants to raise enough money to provide 30 families with Christmas dinners. Marnie, 10, from Chellaston, was invited to appear on Steph’s Packed Lunch on Channel 4 to talk about her Christmas campaign to help families who […]
High praise for artistic Zunairah from MP – and PM!
A CHRISTMAS card designed by a talented city school pupil has received praised from Prime Minister Boris Johnson who has promised to position it on the mantlepiece of 10 Downing Street. Derby North MP Amanda Solloway invited children living in her constituency to get creative and design her official 2021 Christmas card. The winning design […]
Why Bemrose is officially School of the Year
A city school has received a prestigious award for raising the aspirations of its pupils by providing careers advice to every child – from three-year-olds through to sixth formers. The Bemrose School, in Uttoxeter New Road, is the only all-through school in the city and begins preparing its pupils for the world of work in […]
Renewed Enthusiasm for Derby charity after three decades of support for young people
A Derby charity which has helped more than 10,000 children achieve a better life is entering its 30th year with “fresh energy and purpose” led by a brand-new CEO and board of trustees. Enthusiasm, which is based in Cotton Lane, has been helping children from disadvantaged backgrounds in the city to reach their full potential since […]
Caring Derbyshire charity gives festive cheer to deserving youngsters
A Derbyshire charity has been handing out festive cheer this Christmas to some of the youngsters who have been otherwise unable to benefit from its services in 2021. The Derbyshire Children’s Holiday Centre (DCHC), which celebrated its 130th birthday in 2021, normally takes 600 children from across the county for a summer holiday to its centre […]