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Welcome to our new Website The Open Centre has had a fantastically good year during 2012 and record numbers of pupils (and adults) have benefited from the services we offer. But we are not resting on our laurels! We have a fantastic new website for you that showcases all our
A new website, HURRAY! We love it and we hope you do as well. You can even follow us on Facebook so please make sure you do. We promise to keep you updated with all our activities. December 2012
It says in the news that shopping online is on the up. More and more and more of us are realising that it is so much easier than going to the shops. So we are getting up with the times and we have created an online shop. There are just
The process of recruiting volunteers to the `Our Heritage` project is underway. Response so far has been great. We are looking for volunteers that have an interest in media, History, Photography, IT, and Graphics. Or people that have a flair for organising and paperwork. There are loads more areas of
Key Stakeholders where invited to a very special celebration lunch following the wonderful news that we have been successful in securing funding for the `Our Heritage` project from the Heritage Lottery Fund. Partners from Derby City Council, Staffordshire Council, Probation Service and key members from Derby’s faith establishments came together
Following securing the funding for the `Our Heritage` project a steering committee has been formed. Their job is to ensure we are going to deliver what we have promised. It is going to be a rewarding challenge for all involved. If anyone is interested in joining the group please get
We have just found out we have been successful in securing funding for the `Our Heritage` Project form the HLF. This is fantastic news and we are very excited. We plan to build 2 mobile and 1 static interactive exhibitions which will a natural progression of the work we do
We were so pleased to help the Chesterfield schools with their month of celebrations themed on Cultural Diversity. We hosted 3 Faith Trails where representatives from all the schools attended, followed by a range of cultural workshops back at school. Feedback from all that participated was great and it was
We are pleased to hear that East Staffs Rights and Equality Council have received funding for a further year to continue running the programme supporting East Staffordshire Schools to visit the Open Centre. This programme has been running for over 5 years now and has increased in popularity year on
The new staff are settling and have been busy creating new and exciting workshops. Qudsiya has come up with a fantastic Asian craft workshop and David has developed an Asian and African comic strip storytelling one. Check out our booking page for more details or give us a call.
As we prepare for the new academic year, our fees will increase from September 2026. This adjustment reflects rising operational costs and our ongoing commitment
And we are back in for an amazing and exciting summer! Hoping you all had a great half term and are ready to jump in
