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THRIVE : Youth Arts Club

A brand new Art Club for young people in our Co-create space. Different art mediums will be explored led by professional artists. FREE but must book via our online form as per poster details.

Half-term activities

Lots on offer over half-term holidays this February!

Week of Words

Help us celebrate World Book Day with our word-orientated free offerings this week!

Youth Arts Club

A brand new Art Club for young people in our Co-create space. Different art mediums will be explored led by professional artists. FREE but must book via our online form as per poster details.

Human Library

Get in touch if you are interested in being a HUMAN BOOK for our very first Human Library in our Co-create Space.

Bloomin’ Marvellous 2025

Nature-based creative sessions, including a cuppa in a community garden followed by an indoor eco-art activity for adults.

Co-create Cabin: Meet, Make & Mingle sessions

Hurrah…come to Co-create Space to the FREE The Cabin creative sessions to: Meet, Make & Mingle sessions.

Bloomin’ Marvellous

Nature-based creative sessions, including a cuppa in a community garden followed by an indoor eco-art activity for adults.

Co-create

Watch this space for our new and exciting creative take-over timetable in the Coop shop in Belper!

Happy Mondays

FREE drop-in, creative activities for up to 15 x people…as part of the support sessions to help people with energy bills and to feel less isolated during the colder/darker months.

Deck the halls with…BIG chandeliers and disco dancing! Pop in to our community chandelier workshop as part of the Winter fair and Christmas Lights switch on. Then put on your glitter and head down to have a dance and make something festive at our Daytime Disco Solstice/Christmas PARTY…both in our new community residency space in Belper Coop!

Meet & Make

Creative sessions for families, linked to books in Belper Library in school holidays.

Bollywood in Belper

Book your tickets for a special evening of Bollywood dance with refreshments and disco.

Cotton-On exhibition

This one-year Fleet Arts project with Belper Youth Council culminated in a series of pop-up exhibitions in Black History Month and will be exhibited from January 2023, in Derby Museum and Art gallery. It has also been short-isted for a ‘Creative Lives’ Award…please vote for us here: http://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/peoples-choice-2022 (voting closes 27th January 2023).

Young Traders

Young entrepreneurs are invited to apply for a stall to share their skills and wares at our Youth Market this Summer. Get in touch soon! We will have music, refreshments, art and much more.

Pride in Belper

We worked with artist, Steph Coley to run Love banner workshops with Blend Youth groups and Long Row Primary School. These were then paraded at the 12,000 strong parade!

Daytime Disco

Dance to DJ’s playing diverse & uplifting music sets
BYO drinks/snacks…and raise valuable funding for our charity
Be back home for your dinner…or use it as a springboard for your Saturday night out-out!

Happy Mondays

We are happy we can support the ‘Happy Mondays’ initiative during the cold months, by offering a variety of free, drop-in, creative activities at No.28 on a Monday as part of the free access sessions to help people feel less isolated and with energy bills.

Bloomin’ Marvellous

Nature-based creative sessions, including a cuppa in a community garden followed by an indoor eco-art activity for adult Carers/self-referral wellbeing individuals.

Adult and family Lego workshops

Creative Lego building activities set by Lego artist/extraordinaire, Tan Draig. One workshop just for adults…one for families. Book soon to secure your place!

World Menopause Day

Come and help support this under-rated issue that effects so many of us, with a creative well-being activity as part of the Big Blue Vegan Revelation Cafe.

Diwali classical concert

Book your tickets for a special evening of classical Indian music with three amazing performers. Also there will be authentic Diwali snacks in the interval. Book your tickets now:-
https://www.surtalarts.co.uk/event-details/enchanting-raga

Global Grooves

Music sessions exploring different genres of music from different countries in Primary Schools.

Artist Development Day

Join artist and trainer, Tan Draig (OBE) on this fun, interactive day that will help you explore and develop your own creative practice.

UNION

We are excited to have been chosen to be part of the UNION23 programme…exploring arts and social activism in our changing world.

DONATE for our 40th Birthday

Please help us continue our positive work with those who need it. We need your support to help us remain stable and fill our funding gaps (all core funding has been pulled this year), in our 40th Birthday year!

Whale Skeleton Community Parade

Mini road closure Saturday 25th March, 11am – 11.45am on King Street.

Warm Welcome

We are happy we can support the ‘Warm Spaces’ initiative during the cold months, by offering a variety of free, drop-in, creative activities at No.28 on a Monday as part of the ‘Welcome Meal’ sessions.

International Women’s Day: Deda DJ night

ALL are welcome to come and celebrate International Women’s Day with us by dancing the evening away with two great FEMALE DJ’s!
The bar will be open for refreshments.
We will be taking over the Deda Cafe in Derby…see the poster for booking details for this charity FUNdraiser (some to Fleet Arts and some to support women in Iran).

Winter 2023

We have lots of workshops, projects and events happening this Winter at the start of our 40th Birthday year. Enjoy!

Diwali taster of art, dance and food in Belper

A taste of Diwali

An immersive Diwali celebration in the heart of Belper.

Meet & Make

Ukrainian families have been making wire and bead stars to help decorate the Christmas Lights Switch On event on 25th November 5.30pm.

Belper Food Festival

We will have a drop-in festive art activity to take part in at this busy Food Festival.

Poetry Open Mic

Margaret Gosley and friends at the popular Poetry Open Mics at Belper Library.

Autumn 2022

We have lots of workshops, projects and events happening this Autumn

World Menopause Day

Symbolic arts activities, hand massage, literature and vegan snacks to encourage relaxation and networking

Sunny Sunday

A wide variety of arts and craft stalls with live music and DJ, plus an art activity to decorate plant pots and a sunflower seed..to fundraise for Ukrainian relief.