Events Around Derby

Planning and Plotting Your Story With Mark A Latham Thursday 16th May, 7pm-8:30pm Tickets £7 from QUAD Box Office on 01332 290606 or from www.derbyquad.co.

In this session the whole family is welcome to play, make and have fun together. Each one is focused on a theme to help you and your family explore your creative sides. This Easter we’re taking inspiration from our Maurice Broomfield photography exhibition.

Charity Abseil down the side of the Derby Cathedral to raise funds for When You Wish Upon a Star and Derby Cathedral.

Programme: Vivaldi – "Spring" & "Summer" from The Four Seasons Vivaldi – Concerto for 2 Cellos Vivaldi – Concerto for 2 Violins A minor Vivaldi – La Follia Telemann – Viola Concerto Bach – Concerto for 2 Violins If you’re looking for a romantic candlelit experience - or simply want to enjoy some

Fluffy and soft and bright: welcome to the Cloud Factory. High in the sky clouds sit above us, out of reach and all alone, but Claud has a plan. Far away and high on a hill, they’ve built their very own cloud factory, but need your help to make their fluffy dreams come true.

Join us for this nature-focused session in Pickford’s garden during the holidays. Drop in session, suitable for families.

Come and join the fantastic Colour Blast Dash family fun run on Sunday 19th May 2019 on Darley Park in Derby, all in aid of The Laura Centre - an incredible charity who provide amazing support for bereaved families. Choose the 2.5k or the 5k race, and get blasted with colour on your way around!

A weekly Wednesday lunchtime Traditional Jazz session by The New Orleans Hotshots Jazz Band; leader, trombonist: Dave Harmer. Very good meals available.

25 acres of constantly developing educational Victorian gardens/woodlands maintained by students and volunteers.

Drop in and meet the Bumblebee Conservation Trust team to find out more about what species of bumblebee you might meet at Kedleston and elsewhere in Derbyshire. Have a look at bees under the microscope and take park in a Bee Safari at regular intervals throughout the day.

Spot the signs of spring while on a family walk in Kedleston parkland and gardens. Discover the signs of spring on a self led trail for families. Using a map find mini challenges and questions to answer as you explore the parkland at Kedleston Hall. Collect a sticker at the end of your outdoor adventure.

Make a wildflower seed ball to take home and watch burst into colour this spring. Roll your sleeves up and get your hands dirty making some wild flower seed balls that you can take home and plant in your own garden.

Join Paul Broesmith, writer and theatre producer as he runs a series of workshops designed to get you writing, easily and painlessly guiding you through exercises and processes designed to develop your skills across a range of genre, format and style.

Hearing Dogs for Deaf People are bringing the Great British Dog Walk to Kedleston Hall in Derbyshire. This is a family and dog friendly event and everyone is welcome. Join us for our massive group walk in the beautiful surroundings of the National Trust’s Kedleston Hall.

Join us on the first Monday of the month for a practical outdoor work session aimed at families who home educate. Sessions will be suitable for a mix of ages, but children should be over 5 years old. Please get in contact if your child has any additional needs.

Come along and get outdoors with your younger children to help them understand and appreciate nature and our great British wildlife. Bring along your little adventurers to our monthly outdoor play sessions. Expect crafts, games and stories, and dress for the weather.

Come and discover the beauty of the Old English walled garden at Elvaston Castle. Take in the peaceful atmosphere and enjoy the scents and colours of all the varieties of trees, shrubs and plants. Summer bedding and large herbaceous borders.

First in a series of well being workshops each focusing on one of the 5 Ways to Wellbeing using the Equine Assisted Activities and Learning alongside mindfulness exercises to explore that workshops theme and leave you feeling relaxed and connected. Will include: • Ground work round pen activity.

Etwall Art Group will be holding its Annual Art Exhibition in the Frank Wickham Hall during the Well Dressing weekend, where there will be original framed and mounted pictures on display. Two framed watercolour paintings by popular Midlands artists will be raffled on the two days of the exhibition.

Beginning with a modest appeal for spring bulbs, the 12 acre site of woodland and grounds now has thousands of daffodils. It has been developed over the last 10yrs taking into consideration the needs and fundraising activities of the hospice.

Back by Popular Demand! Sea Songs and Shanties - if you like Fishermens Friends you’ll love Kimber’s Men! From the West of West Wales to South and East England, and from Denmark to Ireland and Jersey audiences have raved over Kimber’s Men.

Become a volunteer and support your local Air Ambulance join the Belper & Matlock District Air Ambulance Volunteers Group We meet at 12.00 a.m. at The Railway Tea Rooms 3 Midland View, Belper DE56 1QB at 12.00 it will be upstairs in a private room.

Learn to decorate textiles with the ancient art of Batik. All materials will be provided for this quality 1 day workshop in Belper including a picture frame to take home your finished piece of art. Decorate your initial on a cotton panel using a variety of techniques with hot wax and dye.

A 17 acre historic garden with an abundance of rare trees and shrubs. Woodland and waterside planting with extensive herbaceous borders. Meconopsis, candelabra primulas, various Styrax and Cornus kousa. Other garden features incl Bakewells wrought iron arbour, a yew tunnel and fine C18 statuary and water features.