Civic Fund Holder Celebration

The University of Derby is hosting its Civic Fund Holder Celebration on Wednesday 2 December, from 10:00am to 1:00pm in Room CB410 of the Cavendish Building (DE1 1DZ). It's a morning dedicated to the Civic and Community Seed Funding Programme, bringing together the partners, fund holders and colleagues who've worked on the projects it supports. The whole point is to mark what they've achieved and show the impact those projects have had across Derby and Derbyshire.

The morning starts with presentations from the funded projects themselves, so you'll hear directly from the people on the ground about what they've been up to. That's followed by a stakeholder panel discussion called 'Sharing Learnings, Shaping Impact: The Value of Partnership with the University of Derby', chaired by Baasit Siddiqui and led by Professor Dr Rhiannon Jones, Head of Civic and Communities. Susan Ambler, Chief Financial and Infrastructure Officer, will open the session with a welcome address.

The panel brings together a real cross-section of the city's community work. Speaking are Joanna Garvey from The Will Garvey Trust Foundation, Robyn Riggans from Worth, Nev Clarke from Whaley Bridge Canal Group CIC, Gina Mollett from Slow Colour Yard CIC, Kathy Wilson from Surtal Arts, Karen Hughes from Building Bridges in the Community, Scott Clayton from Bluetonic and Pam Wood from South Derbyshire CVS. It's a wide-ranging group, so the conversation should cover a good bit of ground.

If you're interested in how the university is working with local organisations across the region, this is the place to see it all in one room. It runs from 10:00am to 1:00pm on Wednesday 2 December at the Cavendish Building, Room CB410, DE1 1DZ.