Upcoming Local Events in Erewash
News of upcoming local events and activities around the Erewash Area. To include details of your own event on this page, as well as on air, please email all the details to guide@erewashsound.com. (Service available FREE to all local non-profit organisations only).
Local residents and businesses flooded in Derbyshire during Storm Babet can now apply for grants of up to £5,000 to help protect their property from further flooding in the future.
Have you got an old/unused laptop or tablet you could donate to a Derbyshire charity?
Rural Action Derbyshire has teamed up with PCrefurb, to pilot a scheme to refurbish donated devices to then get them out to people who would otherwise be digitally excluded.
- Erewash Indoor Bowls Club, Station Road, Long Eaton
Members of a chess club gather at the Erewash Indoor Bowls Club off Station Road in Long Eaton every Monday night between 6pm and 8pm.
The aim is to help people to learn or improve their game of chess. With sufficient members, the hope is that competitions can then be started. The first session is free.
For more information, send e-mail to grandprixchess @ outlook.com.
Some of the Erewash Sound presenters will, at the second attempt, be walking from Ilkeston to Long Eaton to raise money for your local radio station! The team had originally planned to put their best feet forward on 23rd December, but circumstances beyond their control meant the event had to be rearranged.
Community Pharmacy Derbyshire, the organisation that supports local pharmacies across the region, is inviting people to head to their local pharmacy for help with seven minor conditions which would previously have required a GP appointment.
Angelique Foster, Derbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner, is to examine the progress being made against her Police and Crime Plan priority to improve road safety and tackle dangerous driving in her next performance meeting.
Over £250,000 has yet to be claimed as part of Charis' Park Homes Warm Home Discount scheme, and the company is encouraging friends and family of these residents to help check their eligibility.
The company believes that many park home residents are not active on social media and are not digitally aware, so may not have received the information that has been sent out regarding the availability of the £150 payment. Or they may lack the confidence to make the application themselves.
- Ashbrook Community Centra, Ashbrook Avenue, Borrowash DE72 3JE
Ockbrook & Borrowash W.I is running Chair Yoga sessions at Ashbrook Community Centre, Ashbrook Avenue, Borrowash (DE72 3JE) from 2pm to 4pm every Tuesday
Healthwatch Derbyshire, the independent champion for people who use health and social care services, is reaching out to the community to gather their feedback and experiences of social care services across Derbyshire.
Maggie Throup OBE MP, Member of Parliament for Erewash, is urging local organisations to apply to the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) Energy Efficiency Scheme.