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Belper

The best of Scottish in Belper

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Ross Ainslie and Ali Hutton return to Belper with Jenn Butterworth with their skilfully performed instrumental music deeply […]

February 20, 2020 Folk, Music, Uncategorized

Review: The Butterfingers Angel, Captive Audience

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I applaud anyone brave enough to tread the boards in the name of entertainment – it can be […]

December 12, 2019 Drama

Belper hosts another Sergei concert

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Russian-born pianist Sergei Podobedov has been described by conductor Gennady Rozhdestvensky as “a magnificent pianist who possesses outstanding […]

December 10, 2019 Classical, Music

Ignite UK recruiting new singers

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If you are dreaming of joining a women’s four-part a cappella chorus then Ignite UK would love to […]

October 29, 2019 Classical, Jazz, Music

Sarah gathers memories of Bullsmoor

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Folk singer-songwriter Sarah Hinds walks her dog almost every day along footpaths and across fields in a part […]

April 27, 2019 Folk, Music

Belper’s Bloody Mary play postponed

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The production of a new play – BLOODY MARY – scheduled for November 17 at St. Peter’s Church, […]

November 9, 2018 Uncategorized

Ross Sallaway: Portrait and landscape artist

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Ross Sallaway won his first prize for his art when he was a youngster growing up in Queensland, […]

October 18, 2018 Visual Art

This production has now been postponed

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Belper Players return this month with an Alan Ayckbourn play which goes deeper and darker into the mind […]

October 7, 2018 Drama

Virtuoso pianist to perform in Belper

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Russian virtuoso pianist Sergei Podobedov is set to play a concert in Belper in September. Producer George Gunby […]

August 1, 2018 Classical, Music

Review: Mixed Up!, Marde Hen

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Wannabe playwrights are exceedingly lucky to have an enthusiastic amateur theatre group like Marde Hen Productions willing to […]

June 1, 2018 Drama, Reviews, Uncategorized

Review: Nell Gwynn, Captive Audience Community Theatre

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Larry Waller admits he likes a challenge and he certainly took one on when he decided to stage […]

May 19, 2018 Drama, Reviews

Review: Billy Liar, Belper Players

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When you have young actors with the talent of Joseph Riley among your ranks it must be tempting […]

April 19, 2018 Drama, Reviews

Two tributes to Great War heroes

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Some ordinary people become involved in extraordinary situations. The way they react can become the stuff of legends. […]

March 14, 2018 Drama, Exhibitions, Music, Visual Art

Sarah Stanton Longdon: photographer

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The Chevin, an ancient track along a hill that rises above Belper to the west, has a very […]

December 19, 2017 Photography

Creartii is arty and creative

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Rachael Wayne likes to knit, sew, stick, glue, cut paint… so long as it is arty she loves […]

December 8, 2017 Crafts

New direction for Fleet Arts

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Changes are taking place at Fleet Arts in Belper thanks to the appointment of new arts director Jane […]

July 15, 2017 Crafts, Dance, Exhibitions, Music, Shows, Workshops

Classical music reviews by Mike Wheeler

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  Derwent Singers, St Mary’s Church, Derby, 8.4.17 Choral conductor and composer Knut Nystedt (1915-2014) has been one […]

May 31, 2017 Classical, Music, Reviews

Sunflower Thieves release debut EP

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Sunflower Thieves – Lily Sturt-Bolshaw and Amy Illingworth– have just released their debut EP Hold The Storm. The […]

April 17, 2017 Folk, Jazz, Music

Celebrate Earth Hour in Belper

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You can celebrate Earth Hour at the Unitarian Chapel on Short Row, Belper, on Saturday March 28, 8.30pm to […]

March 24, 2017 Classical, Folk, Music

Be a part of festival’s promotional film

Filming of a cinema trailer for the 2017 Belper Arts Festival will take place in the town centre […]

January 16, 2017 Festivals, Film

Review: Light One Up, Marde Hen Productions

Writer Jane Wilton certainly packed plenty of action into her new play Light One Up. We had a […]

December 2, 2016 Comedy, Drama

Victoria Wood’s brother signing books

Chris Foote Wood, the brother of comedian and musician Victoria Wood, will be signing  his new book about her […]

November 26, 2016 Authors, Books, Literature

Review: A Servant to Two Masters, Belper Players

To close their 80th birthday celebrations, it would have been an easy option for Belper Players to take […]

November 9, 2016 Comedy, Drama, Reviews

Belper’s Ritz Cinema celebrates 10th anniversary

Ten years ago Amanda Mundin and Neil Roberts opened the doors of The Ritz Cinema in Belper for […]

November 7, 2016 Film

Caroline Bridges: photographer

Like father like daughter is a phrase you rarely hear but in Caroline Bridge’s case it cannot be […]

October 19, 2016 Photography

James Oldrini releases debut album

Belper contemporary composer James Oldrini has just released his debut album, Enlighten. He set about scoring his works […]

October 11, 2016 Classical, Music

Choir looking for new members

Would-be singers are being invited to audition for Ignite UK – Derbyshire’s newest women’s chorus. The four-part harmony […]

September 13, 2016 Classical, Jazz, Music, Opera, Rock/Pop

Three Keepers family show at Déda

Acclaimed Derbyshire-based physical theatre company WinterWalker returns this spring with the second tour of their popular family show, […]

April 9, 2016 Drama

Can you play part of striking miner’s wife?

Marde Hen  a new production company based in Belper are hunting for a woman to take a key role […]

March 31, 2016 Drama

Review: Murdered to Death, Belper Players

Belper Players are filling their 80th year with a wide variety of productions that includes new  plays by […]

March 17, 2016 Drama, Reviews

Belper Players to stage clever whodunnit

Belper Players promise an evening of merriment and mayhem in their forthcoming production of Murdered To Death by […]

March 13, 2016 Drama

Review: Fish & Chips by Marde Hen, Belper

Without theatre companies like Marde Hen Productions many new playwrights may never get the chance to see their […]

February 19, 2016 Drama, Reviews, Uncategorized

Belper musicians release charity single

A charity single called Love Is has just been released in aid of the Derbyshire based charity Aquabox […]

December 7, 2015 Classical, Folk, Jazz, Music, Rock/Pop, Uncategorized

Belper Singers looking for new members

If you are a singer looking for a choir to join then Belper Singers would love to hear […]

October 14, 2015 Classical, Music

Meet the artists this weekend

The month of May wouldn’t be the same in Derbyshire if artists didn’t open their studio doors to […]

May 24, 2015 Ceramics, Crafts, Photography, Textiles, Visual Art

Opera Babe performs in Belper

The Belper Arts Festival has scored something of a coup by persuading international singing star and Opera Babe […]

May 17, 2015 Classical, Music

New book about Derwent Valley to be launched

A new book filled with then-and-now views of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site is being launched to […]

May 11, 2015 Authors, Books, Literature

Anniversary for Belper Art Group

A gem of an exhibition is being promised by Belper Art Group to celebrate their 40th birthday this […]

May 7, 2015 Exhibitions, Visual Art

Review: The Resurrection, St Peter’s Church, Belper

It’s becoming something of a tradition in Belper that Easter is celebrated with a community based drama. In […]

April 6, 2015 Drama

Mark Langley draws with precision

If you take just a casual look at a Mark Langley drawing you may think it is a […]

March 12, 2015 Uncategorized

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