If last year was the summer of sport, this year should be known as the summer of music! There's an amazing line up of concerts by top artists including Robbie Williams, Rihanna and Bruce Springsteen and a cracking Glastonbury and Download Festival, as well as great local gigs and music including our very own Ripley Music Festival, which kicked off last week.
With all this music surrounding us, you might be inpired to start your own band... but is it as easy as it sounds?
Codnor Boys opened their new club house facilities at the weekend and to celebrate they invited Alfreton Town Juniors along for some special celebratory games.
Wondering what to do with the kids over the summer holidays? Why not consider something different this year, and give them a summer of fun at one of the great summer schools that will be running across our local area during July and August?
Calling all budding literary critics - Local author Neal James, from Heanor, is making an OUTSTANDING OFFER to his fans, with free copies of his eBooks available in return for writing a review with your thoughts on them!
This year’s Chesterfield Canal Festival looks like being the best yet. There will be lots of things to see and do, including boat trips, with the added attraction of Steam Train rides at Barrow Hill.
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