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Join us tomorrow for Derbyshire Makes Festival Bolsover! We can't wait. We'll be there with our Interactive Portraits. You can find us on Castle Street by the Cenotaph. Create a backdrop of what your favourite Derbyshire looks like and have a photo with your crew. Plus, take home a little piece of Derbyshire with your own customised Jacob's Ladder, the county flower. Sat 16 May 2026 Bolsover Town Centre 10am - 3pm A vibrant day celebrating Bolsover’s creativity, community and imagination. 🔗For more details follow the link in our bio Portrait backdrop illustrations by @sam.firecatcher . Image ID: An illustrated background shows a wall of picture frames and shelves from a front room. There are icons of Derbyshire dotted about in the background. In the foreground are a man with a beard and glasses in a bright yellow top and cheering. A woman with short blonde hair stands next to him making the peace sign and cheering. She's wearing a bright orange top. Video description: An animated video showing different illustrated items like pictures and ornaments making their way onto the wall and shelves of an illustrated backdrop. A man and woman then pop up posing for a photo. Promoting First Art's Interactive Portraits at Derbyshire Makes Festival Bolsover. @derbyshiremakes @junctionartsuk @artsderbyshire @aceagrams @bolsoverdc #DerbyshireMakes #oldtownbolsover

Derbyshire Makes Festival is coming to Bolsover on Saturday 16 May and we'll be there with our Interactive Portraits. Come and create a backdrop of your favourite Derbyshire and have a photo with your crew. Join us 10am - 3pm for a vibrant day celebrating Bolsover’s creativity, community and imagination. 🔗For more details follow the link in our bio @derbyshiremakes @junctionartsuk @artsderbyshire @aceagrams @bolsoverdc #DerbyshireMakes #oldtownbolsover

🌼Make the most of this glorious Spring sunshine and join the @claycrosshealthyfutures litter pick in Danesmoor this Saturday! 📅Saturday 21st March 2026 🕛9.30am until 12pm 📍Meeting at Clay Cross Social Centre, off Market Street, Clay Cross Why not pop down to help tidy up the local area, get outside for some fresh air and make a difference. All equipment is provided and light refreshments available afterwards

A free afternoon tea and a bit of time out trying something a bit different - sound like something you'd fancy giving a go? There's still time to book a FREE place at our Afternoon Tea Dance this coming Thursday at Grassmoor Community Centre. You don't have to be a dancer to come along. It's a fun, relaxed afternoon complete with an afternoon tea and open to all abilities (and there's absolutely no obligation to dance - you can just watch if you prefer). 📅Thursday 19 March 2026 📍Grassmoor Community Centre 🕛12.30pm - 3pm 🎟️FREE - Booking required If you fancy a bit of a cha cha cha, professional dancers will be on hand to take you through your steps. There'll be a bit of ballroom, sequence, Latin and more. Suitable for ages 10+, 🔗 The event is free but booking required for all those attending which you can do via the link in our bio. Images @dleivers This event is brought to you by First Art and is part-funded by East Midlands Combined County Authority and the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. Additional funding is from the Arts Council England as part of the Creative People and Places programme. #UKSPF

Just some of the activities available today for our Spring celebration! 🌹💐🌸🌷🌻 Head down to @northwingfield_allotment to take part and have a free cake and hot drink until 3PM 🍰☕️

The gates are open for our Spring Celebration at @northwingfield_allotment ! Everything you need to know for your visit: 🕛The event runs 12pm - 3pm 🎟️It’s all free, just pop along 📍North Wingfield Community Garden, Alice’s View S42 5XA 🦉There will be performances throughout the afternoon of ‘To the Moon and Back’ from @barmpottheatre Each performance is 10 mins long and suitable for all the family Activities throughout the afternoon will include: 🌸Clay eco-owl workshop, which is alongside the puppet theatre show ‘To the Moon and Back’ also coming to the event (see above) 🌼Making pressed flower suncatchers, nature bracelets and pressed flower bookmark. 🌸Paint your own plant pot complete with spring flowers. 🌼Decorate a Spring banner with vegetable printing. 👩‍👦‍👦Please note that children under 14 must be accompanied and supervised by an adult at all times, including for performances and workshops 🥾Please dress for the weather as this event will be outdoors, although there will be shelter provided. As the ground is still quite soggy after recent weather, you might like to wear wellies or shoes/boots you don’t mind getting wet and a bit dirty 👨‍🦽The ground flat but is still quite wet after recent weather but there are some gravel paths 🚾There will be a toilet onsite but unfortunately there is not an accessible toilet available. 🅿️ Please note that there is no designated parking at the Community Garden, so, if you can, we recommend walking. There is no parking on the street directly next to the gardens as residents require access 🔗Event information can also be found via the link in our bio. To the Moon and Back show and workshop images © Margaret Corson This event is brought to you by First Art and is part-funded by East Midlands Combined County Authority and the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. Additional funding is from the Arts Council England as part of the Creative People and Places programme. #UKSPF

Heading to our Spring Celebration at @northwingfield_allotment tomorrow (Sat 14 March)? Here's good to know info for your visit: 🕛The event runs 12pm - 3pm 🎟️It's all free, just pop along 📍North Wingfield Community Garden, Alice’s View S42 5XA 🦉There will be performances throughout the afternoon of 'To the Moon and Back' from @barmpottheatre Each performance is 10 mins long and suitable for all the family Activities throughout the afternoon will include: 🌸Clay eco-owl workshop, which is alongside the puppet theatre show ‘To the Moon and Back’ also coming to the event (see above) 🌼Making pressed flower suncatchers, nature bracelets and pressed flower bookmark. 🌸Paint your own plant pot complete with spring flowers. 🌼Decorate a Spring banner with vegetable printing. 👩‍👦‍👦Please note that children under 14 must be accompanied and supervised by an adult at all times, including for performances and workshops 🥾Please dress for the weather as this event will be outdoors, although there will be shelter provided. As the ground is still quite soggy after recent weather, you might like to wear wellies or shoes/boots you don’t mind getting wet and a bit dirty 👨‍🦽The ground flat but is still quite wet after recent weather but there are some gravel paths 🚾There will be a toilet onsite but unfortunately there is not an accessible toilet available. 🅿️ Please note that there is no designated parking at the Community Garden, so, if you can, we recommend walking. There is no parking on the street directly next to the gardens as residents require access 🔗Event information can also be found via the link in our bio. To the Moon and Back show and workshop images © Margaret Corson This event is brought to you by First Art and is part-funded by East Midlands Combined County Authority and the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. Additional funding is from the Arts Council England as part of the Creative People and Places programme. #UKSPF

🚨CALLING ALL MANSFIELD🚨 As they say, 'you've got to be in it, to win it' and that's exactly what we're doing. @cppfirstart @unanima and a host of other partners involved in Mansfield's cultural scene are putting together an Expression of Interest (EOI) to become the first ever UK Town of Culture. This is a new national competition with £3 million for the winning town, and £250,000 for category finalists. It could result in a six-month cultural programme for 2028 and with it bring major investment and lasting positive change to Mansfield. This is a rare opportunity, so if we don’t go for it, other towns will. Here's the catch. We've got a small window of time to pull this all together with the EOI due in at the end March. The most important part of this is hearing from you, the local community. The voice of the community is central to the bid. We want to hear your thoughts on Mansfield's identity, along with ideas, and ambitions. How do you get involved? We've got several ways. 👉Answer the short online survey via the link in our bio or at https://forms.gle/Td6rSDZgoFVdjgPj6 before 20 March 2026. 👉Get the word out and ask your friends, family, colleagues and anyone else you know in Mansfield to complete the survey. 👉 Come along to one of the sessions for local residents and partner organisations to chat about your thoughts and ideas: 📅Mon 16 March 11am-1pm (online) 📅Tues 17 March 1pm-3pm (in person - venue in Mansfield town centre tbc) 📅Tues 17 March 6pm - 8pm (in person - venue in Mansfield town centre tbc) 📅Wed 18 March 11-1pm (online) If you’d like to attend, please email [email protected] with the date and time you wish to join; we’ll then send the meeting link or venue details. Please share this information with anyone else who may want to attend. So, we urge you to hop on board and help us get this thing on the road. Thank you! Images: 1. The Full Shebang Festival, image First Art © Lamar Francois 2. OneFest, image Unanima © Tom Platinum Morley 3. Unity Festival, image Inspire Youth Arts © Neil Pledger 4. Takeover Youth Festival, image Captivate © Lamar Francois 5. Mansfield Town Film Festival, image Mansfield Cultural Services

😍A huge THANK YOU again to everyone that came along to the Celebrating Girl Outdoors event at @mill_waters_parksand_reservoir Saturday. Such a great day, celebrating a wonderful project and wonderful women and girls! In return for a sneak peek of some of the official pics, if you haven't already done so, we'd be hugely grateful if you could complete our survey. This massively helps us when it comes to getting funding to put on more projects and events like this, and to keep them free. It also lets us know how we've done. 👉Head to the link in our bio to complete the survey. Images © @dleivers #HeritageLotteryFund #CreateYourPlace

Come on an adventure with a mini barn owl with big dreams this Saturday at our Spring Celebration event at @northwingfield_allotment To the Moon and is a short mini-puppet show in a suitcase from @barmpottheatre . Follow the barn owl as she searches the fields for food for her family, all the way to the Moon and back! Full of beautifully crafted miniature puppets, fun clowning, gorgeous original music and a few surprises along the way, the show is suitable for all the family and each performance last 10 minutes. 🎟️It's a free event, just pop along. 📅Saturday 14 March 2026 🕛12pm - 3pm 📍North Wingfield Community Garden, Alice's View S42 5XA 🦉Alongside the show, you can also make a clay eco-owl with Ruth Stanley from Oxcombe Pottery. After making an owl out of clay, you'll have the option to roll your owl in wildflower seeds and put them outside where they'll break down and grow into a mini wildflower-meadow, or you can leave them without seeds and they can live in your house! Please note that children need to be accompanied by adults for the show and workshop. There'll also be other creative activities to get involved with: 🌼Make a pressed flower sun catcher, bookmark or nature bracelet. 🌼Paint your own plant pot complete with spring flowers. 🌼Decorate a Spring banner with vegetable printing. 🔗More information about the event can be found via the link in our bio. To the Moon and Back show and workshop images © Margaret Corson This event is brought to you by First Art and is part-funded by East Midlands Combined County Authority and the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. Additional funding is from the Arts Council England as part of the Creative People and Places programme. #UKSPF

🌸🪻🐝This Saturday, spend an afternoon with us in the lovely surroundings of North Wingfield Community Garden as we celebrate the new season. 🌼We'll be making pressed flower sun catchers, bookmarks and nature bracelets, along with painting plant pots (complete with spring bulbs) and designing spring banners using vegetable printing. 🦉🦉We'll also be joined by a special guest! @barmpottheatre will be bringing their adorable family puppet show 'To the Moon and Back'. The star of the show is a mini barn owl with big dreams. You'll join an adventure whilst she searches the fields for food for her family, all the way to the Moon and back. 🌱It's also a chance to have a look around the community garden and allotment. 🎟️It's a free event, just pop along. 📅Saturday 14 March 2026 🕛12pm - 3pm 📍North Wingfield Community Garden, Alice's View S42 5XA 🔗More information about the event can be via the link in our bio. Barn Owl / To the Moon and Back image courtesy of Barmpot Theatre. This event is brought to you by First Art and is part-funded by East Midlands Combined County Authority and the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. Additional funding is from the Arts Council England as part of the Creative People and Places programme. #UKSPF Image ID 1. A miniature barn owl puppet sits amongst painted scenery from the puppet show 'To the Moon and Back' by Barmpot Theatre. 2. A delicate clear, circular suncatcher decorated with pressed flowers hangs in a window with the sun shining through. We'll be making these at the event. 3. A person (out of sight) is hand painting a small terracotta plant pot with a colourful design. You'll have the chance to do this and pot up with spring bulbs. 4. The event poster with details and an image of a toddler on a man's shoulders looking at the blossom on trees in an orchard.

Thank you to everyone that came along to Celebrating Girl Outdoors today @mill_waters_parksand_reservoir . And a huge thanks to everyone that helped make it happen. What a great day with some awesome people and a great way to mark this year’s #IWD! We know we always ask but if you could fill out the event survey that would be massive help - it’s helps us to know how we did but also helps us secure future funding. Follow the link in our bio to complete the survey. Thanks so much and Happy International Women’s Day for tomorrow 💪