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Easter Promise school holiday activities and food

6 April 2022

Free meals and activities for low-income Derby city families during school holidays.

Bowmer + Kirkland’s Associate Director Gus Kedzior hands over the key to Moorways Sports Village to Cllr Ross McCristal

Moorways Sports Village is handed over on time and on budget

9 March 2022

The new Moorways Sports Village has been handed over to Derby City Council by its construction partner Bowmer + Kirkland, on time and on budget.

Aerial view of Derby

New primary school for a growing area of Derby

24 February 2022

An exciting project is under way to build a new primary school to serve the expanding population of Boulton Moor.

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The top ten holiday activities in Derby this February half-term

17 February 2022

Need some ideas to keep the kids occupied this February half term? There’s plenty of family friendly fun to be had in Derby.

Cast of Sleeping Beauty, Derby Arena, 2021. Credit Pamela Raith

Panto cast show the need for foster carers

6 January 2022

The cast of the Derby Arena pantomime, Sleeping Beauty, have teamed up with Derby City Council’s fostering team to highlight the number of children in care seeking a family of their own.

Winter Mini Reading Challenge

Winter Mini Reading Challenge

2 December 2021

The Winter Mini Challenge encourages children to keep up their reading habits over the winter holidays, with a free-to-access website featuring rewards for reading and reviewing books.

Child playing with plasticine

Derby City has improved services for children with special needs

23 November 2021

Inspectors found that the city has made sufficient progress in addressing all the weaknesses identified at a previous inspection in June 2019.

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Online events offer chance to take ‘a serious look’ at adoption

8 November 2021

Adoption East Midlands is urging people to attend a new series of online events as way of taking a serious look at adopting. Four information events will take place over the next two months.

Queens Green Canpoy planting

Queen's Green Canopy Celebration Tree

15 October 2021

Castleward Spencer Academy was chosen as one of only 70 school's to plant a Celebration Trees as part of the Queen’s Green Canopy project to mark the Queens Platinum Jubilee next year.

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National fostering film launches in Derby

12 October 2021

The 2021 Fostering Film, 'Out There', is now live. This short film is the collective efforts of the largest collaboration of local councils and children’s trusts from all over England.

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