An Evening with Fergal Keane, Friday 13 November

Bookworms: The Kids Takeover at Electric Daisy

Now a firm fixture in our children’s programme, Bookworms offers a day of stories and nature discovery with storytelling (aimed at under 11s) from authors, illustration demonstrations and talks on nature. 

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Rob Hopkins: How to Fall in Love with the Future

What would the world look like if we all got to work imagining—and then building—a world we were deeply in love with?   

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Steve Farnsworth: Painting Faces: Being a Life of that Capital Artist, Joseph Wright of Derby

Head to this talk on the 19 July about this novel by Steve Farnsworth.

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Grandma’s Shop returns to Buxton Fringe 2026

Julie Flower returns to Buxton Fringe with her hit solo theatre show about an extraordinary shopkeeper in 1980s Sheffield - Grandma’s Shop - the story of an eccentric grandmother, her stray cats and her legendary second-hand Sheffield clothes shop, told by her granddaughter.

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THE MENTORING SCHEME 2026/27 IS OPEN FOR ENTRIES | Writing East Midlands

The Mentoring Scheme 2026/27 is now open! Writing East Midlands’s ever-popular FREE writer craft and career development programme is accepting applications, with just one month until the deadline.

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Share your creativity in the ‘A Ray of Hope’ 2026 art competition

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is inviting people across Derby and Derbyshire to take part in its 2026 art competition, themed 'A Ray of Hope'. Using any two-dimensional medium – including paint, pencil, collage, ink or textiles – entrants are encouraged to explore what a 'ray of hope' means to them through art. Artwork can be created individually or collaboratively, with the competition celebrating creativity while raising awareness of the Trust's services.

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