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Simon Manby: sculptor

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It might not be easy to find Wootton near Ashbourne without a good map or satellite navigation, but […]

June 18, 2019 Festivals, Sculpture

Ashbourne Festival kicks off with Street Fest

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Ashbourne is promising us 17 days of non-stop entertainment during its annual festival from June 21-July 7. As […]

June 17, 2019 Ceramics, Circus, Comedy, Dance, Drama, Festivals, Literature, Music, Photography, Sculpture, talks, Visual Art

Filmmaker Clive Booth to talk at Ashbourne

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If such an accomplished photographer and filmmaker as Clive Booth was part of your community it would be […]

May 29, 2019 Photography

Headline speakers for Ashbourne Festival

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Headline speakers and performers for the 2019 Ashbourne Festival include the queen of crime writing Val McDermid; popular […]

April 11, 2019 Festivals

20th anniversary for Ashbourne Festival

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This year is the 20th anniversary of the Ashbourne Festival and to mark the special year the organising […]

June 17, 2018 Uncategorized

Mary Wardle: artist, writer and photographer

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The doors to the garden were flung open so we could bring the outside in as we talked […]

June 16, 2018 Festivals, Photography, Visual Art

Sue Prince exhibition at Ashbourne

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My Place, a solo exhibition by folk artist Sue Prince, is being staged as part of the Ashbourne […]

June 12, 2018 Visual Art

Community project celebrates Shrovetide Football

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Our Game, a 5,000-piece community project celebrating Ashbourne’s Shrovetide Football game, will be one of the main highlights […]

May 9, 2018 Ceramics, Exhibitions, Festivals

Anna Thomas: landscape artist

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The home and studio of artist Anna Thomas is not the easiest place to find, but I knew […]

June 15, 2017 Exhibitions, Festivals, Visual Art

All-star line-up for Ashbourne Festival

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Few of the people enjoying the entertainment lined-up for the annual Ashbourne Festival will realise that the whole […]

June 8, 2017 Authors, Books, Classical, Comedy, Crafts, Dance, Drama, Exhibitions, families, Festivals, Film, Folk, Galleries, Jazz, Literature, Music, Poetry, Rock/Pop

Dame Patricia faces the music

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It is still one of the best-kept secrets in show business –that Dame Patricia Routledge trained not only […]

May 23, 2017 Exhibitions, Festivals, Literature, Music, Storytelling, talks, Theatre

Ashbourne Festival starts tomorrow

As always the Ashbourne Festival will be bringing big names and award-winning performers to Derbyshire this month. Among […]

June 16, 2016 Authors, Books, Classical, Comedy, Dance, Drama, Exhibitions, Festivals, Folk, Literature, Magic, Music, Poetry, Rock/Pop, Uncategorized

David Manley: artist

David Manley may be about to reach his official pensionable age but there’s no way that he is […]

June 14, 2016 Festivals, Visual Art

Rev Richard Coles headlines at Ashbourne Festival

The Reverend Richard Coles is one of the headline acts of this year’s Ashbourne Festival. He is one […]

May 28, 2016 Authors, Comedy, Festivals, Literature, Prose

Call for artists for Ashbourne exhibition

  The organisers of the Ashbourne Festival 2016 Summer Art Exhibition are on the look out for artists  […]

April 14, 2016 Exhibitions, Visual Art

Ashbourne Festival brings Streetfest to town

The Ashbourne Festival will be bringing a host of fantastic classical and contemporary arts to the town this […]

June 14, 2015 Exhibitions, Festivals

Call out for artists for Ashbourne Festival

The organisers of the Ashbourne Festival Summer Art Exhibition are looking for artists to submit work for this year’s […]

April 7, 2015 Festivals

Arts are vibrant in Derbyshire

When I launched artsbeat at the beginning of 2013 I already knew there was a vibrant arts scene […]

December 31, 2013 Dance, Drama, Exhibitions, Festivals, Film, Literature, Music, Visual Art

June artsbeat is out this week

The June issue of Artsbeat is out this week. There are features on theatre and shows, music and […]

May 22, 2013 News, Visual Art
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    • James Brereton: marine artist
    • Jane Bevan, artist
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    • Jenny Oldknow, artist
    • John Connolly, artist
    • Joyce Brown: artist
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    • Kerri Pratt, landscape artist
    • Kristan Baggaley, artist
    • Olivia Punnett
    • Paul Hobson – wildlife photographer
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    • Paul Smith – sculptor
    • Peter Aitchison, travel photographer
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    • Rebecca Soanes, Photographer
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    • Richard Holland – artist
    • Richard Wheeler – photographer
    • Richard Whittlestone, wildlife artist
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    • Sandra Orme – pastel artist
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