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Community groups looking for a new way to serve their community are being asked to think about running one of our libraries.
 We're re-launching our drive to find local groups across the county who are interested in taking over the reins at one of 14 county council-run libraries earmarked for community management. These are: Borrowash, Brimington, Clowne, Creswell, Duffield, Gamesley, Hadfield, Hayfield, Holmewood, Killamarsh, Pinxton, Somercotes, Whaley Bridge and Whitwell.
We want to transfer 20 council-run libraries out of 45 over to community management over the coming years.
The first milestone has already been reached with the handing over of Woodville Library, now called Woodville Community Managed Library, near Swadlincote, to Circularity.org.
Five other groups are currently working with us with a view to taking charge of their local libraries in the future in Etwall, Melbourne, Old Whittington, Tideswell and Wingerworth.
We'll provide financial support for successful groups with grant funding for five years. So if you're part of a community group and want to ask questions and find out more you can email community.libraries@derbyshire.gov.uk or phone 01629 533444.
Pictured are Rob Gillespie (left) and Chris Baldwin inside Woodville Community Managed Library.
It can be difficult to open up and chat with friends or family about mental health, even though mental health issues affect one in four of us.
That's why we're running Time to Talk Derbyshire from 7 February to 4 March.
The campaign aims to encourage everyone to be more open about mental health – to talk, to listen and to help change lives.
What are you doing to start the conversation? We'd like to hear from you about your experiences of talking about mental health and wellbeing.
Let us know your story or ideas about how to start a conversation about mental health. Email asch.time2talk@derbyshire.gov.uk and we’ll share your tips on social media during the Time to Talk campaign.
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Are you a hair or beauty professional? Barbers, hairdressers and beauticians across Derbyshire have another chance to take part in free, online mental health training.
We've commissioned training for people working in the hair and beauty profession to help them support their customers’ mental health.
The next free training session takes place at 10am on Monday 28 February 2022.
Barbers and hairdressers are in a unique position to have conversations with customers, and they have the chance to hold supportive, positive chats around mental health.
Clients can find it easier to confide in people that they don’t see very often and we want to help hair and beauty professionals feel confident enough to be able have a conversation about mental health.
The training is commissioned from Lions Barber Collective – an international group of top barbers who have come together to help raise awareness on suicide prevention.
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Traffic conditions and parking advice are among the information available to Chesterfield road users on our new highways signs.
 The signs, which are in eight different spots across the town and on the major routes into the town, can display a range of different messages to help the travelling public. They give information about car park occupancy rates and provide information about traffic conditions. They will also be used to promote any events or major roadworks in Chesterfield.
Pictured is Councillor Kewal Singh Athwal, our Cabinet Member for Highways Assets and Transport, with two highways officers at one of the signs.
Calling Derbyshire cooks. Could you be the creator of the perfect Platinum Pudding for the Queen?
A nationwide baking competition is underway to find a brand new pudding to be dedicated to Her Majesty. The competition is open to UK residents aged eight years and over and the closing date for entries is 4 February 2022.
Five finalists will be chosen and invited to prepare their pudding for an expert judging panel at the live final the week commencing 14 March 2022.
Judges include Dame Mary Berry, Monica Galetti and Buckingham Palace Head Chef Mark Flanagan. The winning recipe will be made available to the public and the pudding will be enjoyed at Big Jubilee Lunches during the Jubilee weekend, and by generations to come.
The Platinum Jubilee will also be an opportunity for communities and people throughout Derbyshire and the United Kingdom to come together to mark the historic milestone. The Jubilee Weekend means four days of celebrations including public events and community activities, as well as national moments of reflection on The Queen's 70 years of service.
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Ever wondered how the Georgians holidayed? Did you know that Derbyshire was a very popular destination for 18th-century tourists?
Buxton Crescent Heritage Trust's first talk of 2022 – and the first for more than two years – will follow in the footsteps of Georgian tourists.
Follow them marvelling at the picturesque scenes in Dovedale and Matlock Bath, judging the interiors and gardens at Chatsworth and having eerie and death-defying experiences at Peak Cavern.
Along the way, there'll be geological wonders, unscrupulous tour guides and atrocious roads.
Buxton Crescent Heritage Trust is staging this talk in the Pump Room of Buxton Crescent, on Wednesday 9 February. The talk is led by Anna Rhodes, who is a curator for our museum and art gallery in Buxton.
Tickets cost £10 full price, £9 for concessions* and £8 for friends of Buxton Crescent Heritage Trust.
*65+, Full-time student, in receipt of benefits (please bring proof of concession on the evening).
More talks and activities are planned in the next few months.
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