A lovely start to February, this week with the Open Centre working with seven different schools, from across Derbyshire and Staffordshire. The week began with Hady Primary School hiring our Mobile Exhibition as part of their faith week. Meanwhile back at the Open Centre, Riverview Primary School from Burton, came

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

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

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

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

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

Well done to Tamara Dale from Ridgeway Primary School- Derby. Who has won our competition for Buy One Get One Half Price Workshop. (Competition Link) Keep a look out for similar competitions coming soon.    

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

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

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