Create . Participate . Connect
Key Strands: Young People, Creative Well-being, Community Action, Artist Support
A well-established community arts charity based in Belper, Amber Valley in Derbyshire, since 1983. We work with a wide variety of groups and partners across the region, delivering quality, diverse, arts workshops, projects, events and support, particularly with those at risk of social exclusion.
Any queries, please get in touch
This Season...
‘Cool Beans’ artist residencies
Hurrah…come to Co-create Space to the FREE The Cabin creative sessions to: Meet, Make & Mingle sessions.
Derbyshire Makes: Cromford
This Easter holidays we are excited to finally launch our ‘Revolutions’ offerings, as part of the Derbyshire Makes Cromford Mills event. We have the anything-is-possible ‘Imagination Train’ (see our separate web page) & the fun-challenges ‘Wheel of Fortune’ made with 16-121 year old welding apprentices from Engineered Learning Ltd!
Word of Mouth: Poetry Open Mic
Perform or just listen to poems, in our welcoming Co-create space.
‘Cotton-on’: Youth Council podcasts
Take a comfy seat in Belper Library and settle in to listen to our three podcast interviews by Belper Youth Council, as part of our Creative Lives award nominated ‘Cotton-On’ project.
Bloomin’ Marvellous 2026
Nature-based creative sessions, including a cuppa in a community garden followed by an indoor eco-art activity for adults.
Belper Arts Trail
Come and immerse yourself in art in our Co-create space over the bank holiday Arts Trail weekend. We will have a fabulous artist market, You-create Youth arts exhibition, Revolutions art activities!
BIG thanks to individuals and organisations that have contributed to our core funding,
to enable us to continue to deliver our charitable work:-
Garfield Weston Foundation
Vernon Robert Bowmer Charitable Trust
Belper Town Council
The Masons
The Welcome Meal
Duffield & Belper Rotary Club
‘Friend of Fleet Arts’ donors
…and kind donations through in-person philanthropy and our website.
More information on our project funding is in our ‘Partners and Funders’
on our ‘Who we are’ page…
Facebook Posts
Come along to our last Summer poetry open mic TOMORROW!![]()
@centralcoopuk @belpercouncil
Hurrah for the brilliant donkeys! Thanks Chris Lewis-Jones Belper 250
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Get yourself down next Thursday to our cooooool Co-create space for our last of the Summer 'Word of Mouth' sessions. Come and speak a poem (your own or anothers) or just come along to be a supportive audience member...all 18+ welcome (we plan to do an under 18 session sometimes...watch this space).![]()
@centralcoopuk Belper Town Council
We really enjoyed being in the coooooooool @centralcoopuk Co-create space yesterday for our evaluation well dressing meeting...and already got some plans for next year! Thanks for all the volunteer help across the ages. ![]()
@belpercouncil
