Community Living Room
- Val & Trev Radio 

Drop in to the Community Living Room hosted by Val & Trev from mischief makers Maison Foo Theatre.

Big Community Skills Share  

Celebrating and sharing the extraordinary everyday making, doing, mending and growing across Amber Valley.  

Community Living Room - Listening Lounge

Listen to stories that celebrate extraordinary power of everyday making in our local communities.  

Dare to Dream

Join artist Karen Logan to repurpose and reinvent old textiles to create banners and flags to dream a better future.

Make A Bird Box with Swanwick Men’s Shed  

Try your hand at DIY with this free family friendly workshop led by Swanwick Men’s Shed showing you how to make your very own wooden bird box to take home.  

The Makory

Look out for The Makory, a mobile maker space on wheels inviting families to hop on board for free making workshops hosted by local artists in collaboration with Derby Museums.

Reimagine, Transform & Create Anew: A Weekend of Fun with Waste! 

Join Khadijah from Generous Waste for a hands-on experience where you’ll learn how to turn everyday household waste into beautiful, functional creations.

Festival Flock with Michelle Reader 

Create your own bird from recycled materials with artist Michelle Reader. Part of ‘Bloomin Marvellous’, an eco-art project led by Fleet Arts.

Sprout of the Ordinary; Sow Much Potential 

 Plant, swap and share seeds in this drop-in family friendly workshop with local organisation Grow Outside.   

Mini Makers at Infinite Wellbeing Community Centre 

Free, drop-in activities all day including family cooking, messy play, music and more. As well as access to our wonderful baby sensory area (for under 2’s) and our role play space (for under 5s)

Mini Makers at Infinite Wellbeing Community Centre 

Free, drop-in activities all day including family cooking, messy play, music and more. As well as access to our wonderful baby sensory area (for under 2’s) and our role play space (for under 5s)

Embroidered Stories with Lise Bennett 

Join artist Lise Bennett to embellish our giant embroidered map of Amber Valley with your stories and stiches. 

Hands-On Heanor 

Furthest from the Sea, are inviting families to get creative together,  adding their handiwork to a community art project that will be on display over the weekend.   

Hubbub Theatre in Residence  

Follow the sunflowers to find us in our accessible space where we will have chillout tunes from our Hubbub DJ’s and creative activities all day.  

Heanor Community Craft Fair

A treasure trove of fabulous artisan crafts and foods from local suppliers run by local community group Heanor Vision.

Paint Pouring with Paola De Giovanni

Come and try your hand at creating unique and beautiful colour combinations on canvas in the cosy surrounds of Mustard cafe.

Family Storytime and Craft

Fun family craft sessions that bring preschool board books to life through shared making and play.

Greater Creative- Squares

A new collective community adventure to make lots of yarn and textile squares!

MAKE Room  

MAKE Room is a roaming art programme, exploring local sustainable materials and practices, offering a place for thinking about how we can all connect with Nature