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Schools and Visits – Week Commencing 25th January 2016

Well we have had a fantastic start to 2016 with nearly 700 visitors using our faith trails alone and February looks to be even busier! This week we started off with the Mobile Exhibition being displayed in Duffield Meadows Primary School and the second Exhibition being displayed at Crich Junior School for their

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Schools and Visits – Week Commencing 18th January 2016

A very busy week at the Open Centre with almost 300 visitors this week!!! Highfields Secondary School visited over three days with nearly 200 students in year 7, learning about Sikhism and Islam. Sophie Collis – Teacher Commented “Excellent, informative talks pitched at the correct level. The students get a

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Staff Training Event on Faith Trails – January 2016

As with everything, there is always room for improvement. At the Open Centre, we pride ourselves on providing a quality and differentiated service for all visitors. As a result we closely monitor our staff and provide opportunities for further training to ensure we are only ever providing the best service

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Schools and Visits – Week Commencing 11th January 2016

A Happy New Year to everyone!!! The Open Centre has started off 2016 with an extremely busy period, with an estimated 800 visitors set to visit during January compared to the previous years average of 400. It is great everyone is wanting to experience and promote cultural diversity. The first visit

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Competition Time – Win a Free Workshop

To celebrate the New Year, we are offering one lucky school the chance to win a free workshop, for up to 30 children, subject to availability of dates. All you need to do is like the status on our Facebook page or retweet us on Twitter @DerbyOpenCentre. Last Month’s Winner, Tamara

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What’s inside the Open Centre?

Here is a sneak peak at what the Open Centre looks like inside, now we have added some of the finishing touches to our new premises. The Main Room consists of a Comfy Seating Area, where visitors can explore various religious artefacts and read information about the Open Centre. A

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Schools and Visits – Week Commencing 14th December 2015

A quieter week this week as everyone is getting ready for the holidays but despite this we have still had over 300 visitors using our ‘Faith Trails’ to the Open Centre in December; also including seven different workshops and four assemblies. Derby College students have been working with us as part of their ‘Faith

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Schools and Visits – Week Commencing 7th December 2015

We have had a great week again at the Open Centre even though everyone is now preparing for the holidays. Monday morning we met the reception children of Fairmeadows School from Swadlincote, who came for a Hindu experience. The children visited the Hindu Temple and took part in a Hindu

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Our New Sign!!!

The Open Centre is proud to present our brand new for our offices. We would like to thank Pak Foods, Normanton Road Derby who have kindly paid for our sign to be made. Why not come and visit us and have a look for yourself?

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Welcome Back!

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

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Parental Concerns

We understand that, particularly at this time, many schools are facing concerns following the recent government announcement regarding the increase in threat levels, alongside understandable

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