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Our Local News
HELP! YOUR VILLAGE NEEDS YOU
An exciting new range of skills ranging from languages through arts and crafts,
design,hobbies, drama and a whole lot more is being made available from
September and the Ecclesbourne Community Trust wants to use expertise of
people in the village to make this the most comprehensive set of courses
possible. The Trust is seeking suitably qualified or experienced people to lead the
range of new community based course starting in September 2009. More
ALBERT HALL TRIUMPH FOR VISION DANCE SCHOOL STUDENTS
They are back in training now, getting ready for their next big project, but still
buzzing about the day they performed to an audience of more than 4,000 at the
Royal Albert Hall in London.
The 46 girls who represented the Vision Dance School in a show called ‘Stars in
the Round' got rave reviews and teacher Sandra Knight was delighted with their performance.
in a production created by Mardi Gras. The production attracted large and prestigious dance schools from all
over the country. The dance troupe selected from pupils at Vision Dance School, Duffield performed a routine
choreographed by one of the dance teachers (Lauren Knight) to a Janet Jackson track “Rhythm Nation”.
The standard and professionalism of the dancers at Vision was equal to the best of the other dance schools
from around the country. More news>>
Premier League star Rory Delap threw himself into the action at Duffield Dynamo Football Club’s recent
Family Fun Day.
The former Derby County and current Stoke City midfielder showed off his famous long throw action
during a fund-raising throw-in competition.
Unsurprisingly, he achieved the furthest distance - and his sons Liam and Finn both proved to be chips off
the old block by coming top in their age groups. More news>>
Gardening Success
Duffield mother Sue Lorber is among a successful team of horticultural students from Broomfield Hall, Derby
College, which gained a Silver Award at the Harrogate Flower Show. More news>>
Woofie Walks in Duffield
A new reliable and caring, dog walking service is now available in the Duffield area. Before taking a booking,
please contact them for a no obligation meeting, so they can meet your dog and you can both meet the
walker. For more information call on 07919 832 851
Internet bits and bobs
New Design for our Website
We hope you like our new design and colour scheme. Further expansion to incorporate some of the previous
information and pictures will follow soon. If you, your club or business would like a web page on our website,
please contact us via email
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any queries.
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Duffield in
Derbyshire
Duffield is a village,
situated next to the
River Derwent in
Derbyshire at the
lower end of the
Pennines around five
miles north of Derby,
England.
