DerbyshireMakes

🚀 Yesterday, we launched the detailed programme for our ambitious countywide festival across Derbyshire. ⚡️ Building on the energy and creativity in 2025, we’re excited to share our 2026 programme 🚌 Starting this weekend with the Makory visiting Matlock. 🌟 Discover your creativity at Derbyshire Makes 2026! 🎨 Join us for a vibrant celebration of local talent, showcase performances! 🔗 Check out the full programme and sign up to our newsletter to stay informed 🎥 Carys Kaiser #DerbyshireMakes #DerbyshireMakes2026 #derbyshiremakesfestival @cromfordmills1771 @junctionartsuk @highpeakcomarts @we_are_makeshift @people.express @the_drone_lass @derbyshirecountycouncil @aceagrams @heritagefunduk

DISCOVER - MAKE - SHARE - CELEBRATE MAKE something this spring. Derbyshire Makes is back for 2026 – a countywide celebration of creativity, skills and ideas. Across April and May: 🧵 Make, mend, build, weave, print 🎭 Experience bold live performance 🎨 Join workshops, markets and exhibitions 🌿 Discover making in heritage sites, high streets and landscapes Featuring large-scale showcase performances by artists including Autin Dance, Matt Pang, Maison Foo and John Whall, alongside the Makory mobile makerspace touring across the county. With six festival hub days across: Cromford / Chesterfield / Swadlincote / Heanor / Glossop / Bolsover Plus a wider programme unfolding in market towns, libraries, heritage venues and community spaces across Derbyshire. 📅 April – May 📍 Across Derbyshire Start planning and book your tickets 🔗 in bio Image 1: Thingamabob by Matt Pang 📸 Ashley Bird Image 2: The Giant Wheel by Autin Dance Theatre 📸 Andrew Moore Image 3: MAKELAND by John Whall 📸 Ashley Bird Image 4: Val and Friends Community Living 📸 PictoriaVictoria @pictoriavictoria Image 5 and 6: Thingamabob by Matt Pang 📸 Ashley Bird @derbyshirecountycouncil @aceagrams @heritagefunduk #DerbyshireMakes2026 #derbyshiremakesfestival #derbyshire

✨ Derbyshire Makes 2026 - Programme Announcement! ✨ We’re kicking off an exciting year dedicated to creativity, community and craftsmanship in Derbyshire! Join us as we celebrate our local makers, artisans, and innovators who bring exciting things to our communities. From year-round hands-on workshops, a festival between April to May featuring stunning performance showcases, artist workshops and artist talks, there’s something for everyone to enjoy! Six dedicated festival days will take place in six Festival Hubs across the county: Cromford • Chesterfield • Swadlincote • Heanor • Glossop • Bolsover. Expect hands-on making, bold performances, pop-up experiences in brilliant places - plus Dare to Dream sewing bees, Women Who Make, and The Makory goes on tour. 👉Join Derbyshire Makes in 2026! Read the full news item (link in bio) 👀 👉 Share and follow us using #DerbyshireMakes2026! 👉 Sign up to our newsletter to stay informed about the festival! (link in bio) 👀 @derbyshirecountycouncil @derbyshirerecordoffice @derbyshiremakes @aceagrams @heritagefunduk @weare.local @artsderbyshire @cromfordmills1771 @junctionartsuk @people.express @we_are_makeshift @highpeakcommarts @derbymuseums #DerbyshireMakes2026 #derbyshiremakes #derbyshiremakesfestival

✨ WOMEN WHO MAKE FESTIVAL ✨ 📍 @hardwickhallnt 🗓️ Saturday 30 May 2026 🎟️ FREE Festival Join us for a special day celebrating women, creativity, making, storytelling and connection at the stunning Hardwick Hall as part of the wider Derbyshire Makes programme. From talks, walks, stalls and workshops to makers, artists, conservation stories, textiles, creativity and collective making - this festival brings together women who are shaping culture, community and creative futures across Derbyshire and beyond. Importantly, the festival takes place before the pay barrier, making it open and accessible for everyone to enjoy throughout the day. Expect: 🧵 Inspiring talks & conversations 🛍️ Women Who Make Market Place 🌿 Creative walks & workshops 🎨 Artists, makers & demonstrations 💬 Stories of women’s creativity, labour & leadership ✂️ Collective making & participation @weare.local are proud to curate and deliver this programme on behalf of Derbyshire Makes in partnership with National Trust Hardwick Hall as part of Hardwick’s 500-year celebrations. Read our blog to explore the ideas, themes and incredible contributors shaping this year’s programme and visit the Derbyshire Makes website to book onto talks and events - rbyshiremakes.co.uk/ #WomenWhoMake #DerbyshireMakes #HardwickHall #WomenWhoMakeFestival #CreativeCommunities #Making #Textiles #WomenInCulture #Derbyshire #NationalTrust #Craft #Creativity #Community See less

Lovely morning here in Bolsover at @derbyshiremakes ☕️🥰

🚌 This weekend @DerbyshireMakes Makory tour is in Bolsover, exploring the area’s rich geological, industrial and natural history from Bolsover’s mining heritage to the archaeology of Creswell Crags. Today, artist Emma Reynard @emma.reynard joined Brockley Primary School to share the story of the Bolsover dragonfly and uncover the hidden histories beneath the landscape. Tomorrow, Saturday (16th) you’ll find the Makory in Castle Street Car Park, where Emma is inviting visitors to create their own fossils inspired by the local landscape. Sunday (17th) we head to Creswell Crags, where maker Verity Foster @birchoverclaycreations will lead workshops creating textured tiles and light holders inspired by the landscape and the work of Joseph Wright. Join us from 10am - 4pm each day. Everyone is welcome aboard the Makory. 👆 Find out more in the profile - The Makory Tour 2026 📍Next stop: Saturday 23 May at Hardwick Hall The Makory is supported by Derbyshire Makes and Derbyshire Makes History, with funding from Derbyshire County Council, Arts Council England and The National Lottery Heritage Fund.

🌱Flaxy Adventures Preparing For @DerbyshireMakes Bolsover Tomorrow 🌱 Today has involved piles of #flax, seed boxes, fibres everywhere, breaking stems, twisting cordage, packing the car and trying not to leave trails of shive across the house. Tomorrow I’ll be in Bolsover sharing hands on flax activities as part of @platformthirty1 inviting people to break flax, reveal the fibres hidden inside, make simple cordage and take flax seeds home to grow themselves. What began in my front garden in Riddings is gradually continuing to travel outward through shared making, conversation and curiosity. If you’re nearby, come and say hello to me, @calmandcraftyclaire and @revampedcurtains Thanks to #mensshed in Swanwick for building my kit. X @mensshed #DerbyshireMakes #Bolsover #ContemporaryTextiles SocialPractice @annemarielagram @artscouncilengland

🎉 Derbyshire Makes in Bolsover is TOMORROW!! 🎉 Join us from 10am in Bolsover town centre for a full day of live performances, creative workshops, films, exhibitions & more! ✨ What’s on: 🎡 Parade – The Giant Wheel 🏰 Bolsover Festival of the Arts 🎨 FREE drop-in workshops 🎬 Film screenings 🧶Knit & Natter 🖌️ Meet & Make sessions 🛍️ The Teenage Market 🚚 Makory Van 📸 Interactive Family Portraits ♿ Accessibility We’re pleased to have 2 x BSL interpreters available all day 📆 Sat 16 May ⏰ 10am - 3pm 📍 Castle Street / Bolsover Library / Bolsover Castle / The Pillar of Rock 🎟️ FREE For more access information, parking map and full event programme - see links in bio 👆 @platformthirty1 @englishheritage @cppfirstart @autindt @oldbolsovertowncouncil @bolsoverdistrictcouncil @ourbolsoverstoryuk @weare.local @derbymuseums @englishheritage @autindancetheatre @artsderbyshire #derbyshiremakes

🎉 Derbyshire Makes Hub Festivals go out with a bang this weekend in Bolsover with a huge day of creativity, performance, music and making across the town centre! 🏰✨ From Bolsover Castle to Castle Street, you’ll find hands-on workshops, live performances, exhibitions, heritage crafts and activities for all ages happening throughout the day. You might find yourself making a willow lantern inspired by Bolsover’s famous lantern parades. Or creating silk paintings, woven artworks, fossil impressions or miniature worlds. You could try heritage button making, printmaking, embroidery or craft your own copper ring. There’s creativity around every corner, with local artists, makers and community groups sharing skills, stories and traditions throughout the town. ✨ Highlights include: ✨ Bolsover Festival of the Arts at Bolsover Castle 🛍️ Teenage Market showcasing young creatives and makers 📸 Made in Bolsover exhibition and film experience 🧵 Lantern making workshops 🏛️ English Heritage Conservation in Action Van 🎶 Live Music Stage at Bolsover Castle featuring local performers, Mind and Melody Music Group and community samba band Bolsover Beats 🎭 Parade – The Giant Wheel by Autin Dance Theatre 🚐 The Makory’s dragonfly fossil workshops inspired by Bolsover’s geological history 🎨 Craft workshops, weaving, collage, silk painting and more ♿ Accessibility is an important part of the festival, with 2 x BSL interpreters available throughout the day. ✨ Come for an hour or stay all day. Wander, make, listen, watch and join in - there’s no right way to take part. 📆 Sat 16 May ⏰ 10am - 3pm 📍 Castle Street / Bolsover Library / Bolsover Castle / The Pillar of Rock 🎟️ FREE 🔗 Head to the website for full details and to plan your visit Let’s make something together in Bolsover 💛 @junctionartsuk @platformthirty1 @englishheritage @cppfirstart @autindt @oldbolsovertowncouncil @bolsoverdistrictcouncil @ourbolsoverstoryuk @weare.local @derbymuseums @englishheritage @autindancetheatre @artsderbyshire #DerbyshireMakes #DerbyshireMakes2026 #Bolsover #CreativeDerbyshire #FreeFestival #Making #TheMakory #HeritageCraft #FamilyActivities #Festival #Thingstododerbyshire

✨ Glossop – a town woven together through making, music and folklore 🧵 On Saturday, Glossop felt like stepping into a living storybook. The day began with the awakening of the Lady of the Loom – weaving her way through Norfolk Square, greeting makers, musicians and visitors as the town came to life around her. And from that moment, threads appeared everywhere. In hands weaving. In scraps of fabric transformed into creatures and celebration flags. In cups of tea shared beside craft tables while music drifted across the square. The Springtime Makers Market was full of discovery, while upstairs the Arkane Collective exhibition offered a quieter moment of reflection. Nearby, The Makory welcomed visitors on board for hands-on making inspired by Glossop’s rich textile heritage. At the Partington Theatre, stories drifted between folklore, film and memory. Thingamabob brought glorious chaos and laughter to the streets, while Val & Friends created a living room where strangers became neighbours for a while. Then came the rain! But we were not ready to leave. The music grew louder inside the Market Hall. Children danced. Makers kept making. Conversations carried on. The rain didn’t stop the festival – it became part of it. By the time the Lady of the Loom returned for the Celebration Parade, Glossop felt transformed. Not just busy, but connected. Full of shared stories, small moments and unexpected encounters. Huge thanks to High Peak Community Arts for creating such a joyful and imaginative day, and to every artist, performer, volunteer, maker and visitor who helped bring Glossop’s springtime folklore to life. ➡️ Bolsover is next – Saturday 16 May 🚀 🎥 Richard Tymon @highpeakcommunityarts @maisonfoo @mattpangcreates @artsderbyshire @weare.local #DerbyshireMakes #Glossop #CreativeDerbyshire #MakingTogether #Folklore #CommunityCreativity

Accessibility @ Derbyshire Makes, Bolsover We’re delighted to be bringing BSL support to this year’s event. Throughout the day, two roaming BSL interpreters will be available. To connect with them, simply head to the Junction Arts Information Point and we’ll assist you. We are committed to making the festival more inclusive and welcoming for everyone. To support this, we’ve created an Accessibility Guide (link in bio), which includes: • Locations of Changing Places and accessible toilets • Information for breastfeeding parents • Accessible routes and public transport details • Quiet space locations 📍 You’ll find the Junction Arts Information Point near the Cenotaph, clearly signposted for ease of access. We recognise there is always more to do. We are listening, learning, and working each year to remove barriers and improve access for all. For full details, visit the link in our bio or send us a DM 💬 @platformthirty1 @englishheritage @cppfirstart @oldbolsovertowncouncil @bolsoverdistrictcouncil @ourbolsoverstoryuk #DerbyshireMakes #Bolsover #BolsoverEvents

We're excited to welcome our first school visit to the Hub this week, as well as special opening on Saturday for a busy Bolsover day of @derbyshiremakes , Festival of the Arts at the Castle and Teenage Market run by @oldbolsovertowncouncil 🛍 Come and see us from 10am at 8 Cotton Street!