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Regeneration & innovation Improving our chances the times Saturday July 22 2017 2 Derby & Derbyshire Innovation puts MARK AVERILL historic region back on the map

each cube represented various innova- The birthplace of tions, from the world’s first factory to the iconic poppies at the Tower of London, all emanating over the past 300 years from industry is seeing Derby and the surrounding county. Marketing Derby, the inward invest- another revolution, ment agency behind the event, recently opened an office in London. It also now with quality of announced the creation of a London chapter of Derby ambassadors — people life at its heart with origins and loyalties in Derby but whose careers are rooted firmly in the capital. ast week, a pop-up exhibition Most cities have teams chasing inward called The Art of Innovation investment but Derby does it differently. was held in the gardens of London’s global nature throws out a historic Lambeth Palace, the challenge to those of us in the regions who official London residence of are seeking people to live, work or play. quality of life when taking corporate or Derby’s architectural mix Buxton is now part of the university. Derby the Archbishop of Canter- Our business is to change perception personal investment decisions: what is the of old and new echoes Roundhouse, the world’s oldest surviving bury. Guests, including busi- and, in doing this, we have to find ways place like, does it have ambition, is it its regeneration of railway roundhouse, is now a college. Lness ambassadors and investors, were that grab attention, to get on people’s changing with the times?” business and industry Ten years ago the city looked tired and confronted by a series of large, mysterious radars. Holding a pop-up at the home of The answer to all three questions is unloved. We needed radical change in cubes, each containing striking abstract the archbishop seemed a neat way of definitely positive. Derbyshire’s stunning order to retain wealth and we have already photographs. doing this. Peak District was the UK’s first National attracted over £4 billion of investment, The exhibition catalogue revealed how The use of heritage, in both the city of Park and the city’s arboretum was the first with £3 billion in the pipeline. Derby and in Derbyshire generally, as a public park. The engines that flew Alcock Perhaps the most notable change has means of driving transformation has and Brown non-stop across the Atlantic been the huge expansion in cultural activi- This supplement was produced become a central strategy in developing and powered the Spitfire were designed ties. Events such as Format (photography) by The Times Special Reports. the local economy. The United Nations and developed in Derby. Derby Festé (street) and the book festival With the exception of the above recognised this in 2001, when they de- Westfield, the Australian retail giant, have all earned national reputations. introduction the sponsor had clared the Derwent Valley a Unesco World opened a £340 million shopping centre in Derby consistently tops the Campaign Heritage Site. Derby ten years ago. And the iconic Cath- for Real Ale league table and this year no influence over the content. Martin Rawson, the Derby city council- edral Quarter was judged best city retained its title, with an astonishing 336 Editor: Mark Barber lor leading on regeneration, says: “We are location in the 2016 Great British High real ales available on census night. Design: David Smith acutely aware of the need to insulate Awards. The event at Lambeth helped showcase Sub editor: Norman Lane area from potential Brexit fall-out. In the Peak District, the Royal Horticul- our innovative DNA and positive percep- Pictures: Tania Cagnoni “Being home to giants that trade global- tural Society holds an annual flower show tion receives another nudge. Cover image: Alamy ly, such as Rolls-Royce, definitely helps. at Chatsworth, that most stately of stately JOHN FORKIN But people are now looking at the wider homes, while the Devonshire Dome in Managing director, Marketing Derby From factory clatter Poppies,

rom the cupola of Derby Silk to tourists’ chatter Mill’s great brick tower a flood of ceramic poppies cascades to the ground alongside the River he small village of Cromford in vital role in Derby’s future as well as its F Derwent. They are 5,500 of the Derbyshire holds a unique place past. So says Simon Wallwork, commercial poppies that in 2014 turned the moat of the at the heart of the industrial director at the Arkwright Society, an edu- Tower of London red with such power and revolution, thanks to a water- cational charity which exists to promote poignancy — now back in the city where T powered cotton spinning mill the county’s rich industrial heritage. they were made to commemorate British invented and built there in 1771 by Sir “Cromford’s £5 million visitor centre; and Commonwealth lives lost in the First . opened last year after two decades of World War. Along with other early pioneers such as renovation, has already become a magnet The artist Paul Cummins, whose work- John Lombe — whose had for the many people who want to know shop at Pride Park produced many of the begun production 50 years earlier — the about how Sir Richard Arkwright became 888,246 handmade poppies, one for every industrialist chose the tranquil the father of the factory system,” he says. A workroom at John — with one exception. The John Smedley life, in the original installation Blood Swept setting of the Derwent Valley to draw up “When they spend a day with us, they Smedley’s mill in earlier knitwear company, based at Lea Mills Lands and Seas of Red, feels his work has what became a blueprint for the world’s understand how early mass production times. Customers have in Matlock, continues to produce hand- come full circle. “The poppies are back first factory system. not only changed the lives of eighteenth included Marilyn Monroe crafted garments from a factory first home. This is where I thought it up in 2012. In the 240 or so years since Sir Richard century workers but continues to shape and the Beatles opened in 1784. Examples of the “industri- Here, I could see it go up every day. It’s used Cromford as his testing-ground, the modern life today.” al housing” built for the first workers are where 300 people hand-coloured each clattering noise of machinery which once With the help of CGI technology, still on view nearby. flower, turning their houses red. For me, rang out across the Derbyshire Dales has visitors are also given the chance to Today Lea Mills, part of which has been the story is the people.” fallen silent. “meet” a computer-generated replica of converted into a factory shop, is recog- The installation Poppies: Weeping But with working mills now replaced by Sir Richard. nised as the oldest manufacturing factory Window, by Cummins and designer Tom visitor attractions, guided tours and All but one of the first-generation Derby in the world to have been in continuous Piper, ends tomorrow (July 23) but could exhibitions, the mills live on today through the tourist operation since day one. take five days to dismantle so there is still World Heritage Site continues to play a pound rather than textile manufacturing VIRGINIA MATTHEWS a chance to see it before it moves on. the times Saturday July 22 2017 Derby & Derbyshire 3 marketingderby.co.uk Heritage given a modern makeover

Built at the height of the Industrial Revolu- The city’s iconic tion, left derelict for many years and now revived as part of a £48 million restoration, the building’s new role in the lives of the buildings are now next generation could not be more apt, says Russell Rigby, director of Rigby & Co, must-have business a local commercial property and regener- ation specialist. addresses, reports “Studying in a building like the Round- house can’t help but inspire our young Virginia Matthews people, regardless of whether they want to go off to university or find an internship or apprenticeship closer to home,” he says. ome say that the faint whiff “Derby is blessed with lots of inspiring of cigar smoke still lingers in buildings from all sorts of different epochs Marble Hall, the former Rolls- and although some of them may have been Royce HQ and factory site in badly neglected, there is a tremendous Derby which housed secret will to breathe new life into them for the meetings of the War Office entire city.” at the height of the Second While transforming a heritage building SWorld War. into office space can be a challenge, Rigby Best known for its Battle of Britain commemorative stained glass window, the 1912 building was once camouflaged to protect production of the Merlin engine, powerhouse behind the legendary Spitfire. Entrepreneurs want Now the centrepiece of a £14.2 million project by Connect Derby — which aims somewhere original to create unique workspace for micro businesses, entrepreneurs and SMEs — to build their brand Marble Hall is one of a number of land- mark buildings being repurposed for a believes that by taking into account the new generation. needs of the local community as well as “There’s a great demand for quirky corporates, all groups can be catered for. addresses among entrepreneurs who may As an example, he cites Marble Hall. find modern offices not just visually dull The building is located in Nightingale but also too expensive for a start-up,” says Road, Osmaston; a densely-populated and Ann Bhatti, manager of Connect Derby. neglected area which until recently, Rigby “By relocating to a building with strong says, was not considered an appropriate cultural associations they are telling business address. their staff and their clients that they take But in addition to managed workspaces, a different approach to doing business modern office space through a £4 million The stained glass window “Whether they hail from Derby origi- the refurbishment included a community and want somewhere original to build regeneration project, its original dock and at Marble Hall depicts nally or are thinking about relocating hub complete with a YMCA-run training their brand.” prison cell have proved very popular with a Battle of Britain pilot here, the prison cell appears to be the per- kitchen and an upgraded nursery facility Another potent weapon in the Connect clients, Bhatti says. standing on the propeller fect place for a selfie behind bars.” which he says has repurposed the building Derby armoury is Riverside Chambers, “We were renting out space long before of a Rolls-Royce Merlin The 19th century Roundhouse railway for everyone. the city’s distinctively Art Deco former the facelift was finished and it’s a site which engine with an eagle building on the city’s 180-acre Pride Park “Marble Hall is a beautiful building on a magistrates’ court which remained dere- is perennially attractive to creative, tech site is the oldest of its type in the world and tough street but it’s in a postcode which is lict for many years. Now transformed into and professional services firms.” now forms part of Derby College campus. becoming known for all the right reasons.”

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Paul Cummins’ ceramic poppies portraits and purple pop-ups cascade down the tower wall at Derby Silk Mill The original 1717 silk mill was the first Vivienne Westwood, the fashion designer. shed in the world comfortably doubling factory in the world. The present building Pickford built several houses in Friar today as a performing arts centre and — in is part of the Derwent Valley Mills World Gate but none as grand as his own. new buildings alongside — an engineering Heritage Site — a 16 kilometre stretch of Although it was a family home, he also academy for Derby College. mills, canals and pump houses that were intended it to be an advertisement for his The regenerated Cathedral Quarter, the wonder of the age. During the First architectural prowess. dominated by the church’s great Perpen- World War the mill was divided into two Derby Museum and Art Gallery is a dicular tower, was awarded the Great businesses, one grinding corn and the place of pilgrimage for students of its most British High Street of the Year city location other producing medical supplies, both famous son, Joseph Wright, the 18th award last year. It is home to Derby Quad, integral to the British war effort. century English landscape and portrait an edgy arts hub constructed of steel and Now known as Derby Silk Mill Museum painter whose works are famed for their glass with indie cinema, café-bar, art of Making, the building is being renovated extreme contrast of light and dark and gallery and workshop. at a cost of £16 million to celebrate the their depiction of scientific experiment. Derby’s innovative Sinfonia Viva, an inventors and manufacturers of the city’s The dramatically lit A Philosopher Lectur- ensemble of professional musicians, tours glorious industrial past; men such as Rich- ing on the Orrery, for instance, shows an with a purple inflatable pop-up theatre ard Arkwright, the cotton king, George early mechanism for demonstrating the that can seat 200 and also plays annually Sorocold, the engineer and John Lombe, movement of the planets around the sun. to 35,000 people in Darley Park. the mill’s founder. The first professional painter to express When the BHS store in St Peters Street The mill is the most conspicuous testa- the spirit of the Industrial Revolution, fell vacant, the mural artist Peter Barber ment to Derby’s cultural regeneration but Wright is nowhere better represented was invited to liven up the frontage with a by no means the only one. In Friar Gate, than in his home city, in a collection of 20 metre by 3 metre dynamic piece of for example, the magnificent Georgian national importance. street art. He painted this summer’s riot of townhouse built by architect Joseph Derby’s confident blend of old and new cultural activities with a tongue-in-cheek Pickford in 1770 is a museum of upstairs- is the most telling feature of a city at ease slogan: Nothing ever happens in Derby. “I downstairs life. But the building is also a with itself. Pride Park’s massive brick like the irony of the statement,” he says. modern exhibition space, currently show- Roundhouse, built by George Stephenson www.visitderby.co.uk ing the collection of shoes belonging to in 1839, is the oldest locomotive turning ELIZABETH GRICE the times Saturday July 22 2017 4 Derby & Derbyshire Giants of engineering are happy to call the region home

Investment in the area by companies such as Rolls-Royce and Bombardier is reward for council backing, writes Mark Frary

CHRIS HORSLEY o say that Derby and Der- byshire punch above their weight when it comes to engineering would be doing a great disservice to the region — there are very good reasons why compa- Tnies such as Bombardier, JCB, Rolls-Royce and Toyota have made this their home. Derby celebrated 175 years of links with the rail industry in 2014 and this looks certain to continue for years to come. Bombardier is the big name in rail in the city, although hundreds of other compa- nies operate in the sector from the region. In June, it announced that it had been awarded an £895 million contract from FirstGroup and MTR to provide and maintain Aventra rolling stock for the South West franchise. In just four years, orders for Aventra are already close to what its predecessor, Electrostar, achieved in twenty. Garry Mowbray, finance director at Bombardier, says: “We have taken a lot of steps to ensure we can maintain competi- tiveness with our supply base in particular, whether that is in terms of engineering or in the outsourcing of non-core activites, to keep our 88-acre, 2,000-employee site running.” there, many of them on the Trent family of The company has also injected £45 million Rolls-Royce says its new Toyota has been in the region since 1990. The company has invested heavily in a aircraft engines. into its submarine engine facilities at Trent XWB Ultrafan Tony Walker, deputy managing director, 250-metre long test facility which will The newest engine, the Trent XWB, has Raynesway in Derby. engine, left, is the world’s says: “The region has been completely enable it to test trains such as those pulled in an impressive £30 billion of “Derby has played an important part in most efficient large aero transformed, driven largely by collabora- intended for use on Crossrail, he says. orders, underpinned by serious invest- our history and plays a vital role in our engine. Above: Toyota’s tion between business, the community There is also a facility which enables sup- ment in the region. In 2015, Rolls-Royce future as we deliver on our record order Burnaston plant is gearing and the local authorities. Working pliers to test their kit offline and speed up opened a new £30 million production book for new aerospace engines,” says Paul up to meet the demand together has given Derby and Derbyshire development. facility extension and has recently Harris, Rolls-Royce’s director of economic for hybrid cars huge strength.” Rolls-Royce has its headquarters in announced a £150m investment in test- development. “We are continually invest- Models such as the Aventis and Auris Derby and 15,000 people are employed bed facilities for large civil aero engines. ing in the city and surrounding area.” are built at the Burnaston plant, which is

Why the Koreans think Denby From cardigans to carbon masks: pottery is just their cup of tea why innovation is in Derby’s DNA Surprisingly for a company that domestic market began to catch was founded locally not just to up, eating increasingly global creating a niche for startups like epm: Derbyshire, but to a particular foods in a more casual way. “We Whether quirky or opulent, manufacturing technology, which creates products from seam of clay, one of Denby’s big- sell more pasta bowls than high-tech composite materials. Set up by gest markets is now South Korea. dinner plates now,” Baddiley Graham Mulholland in the mid 1990s, it “We’re as hot as handbags says. And those kimchi bowls is alive and thriving, reports Emma Bartley specialises in producing parts for aircraft there,” laughs Hayley Baddiley, come in handy for olives. and automotive businesses. More unusual the marketing director. Denby has been innovating commissions have included a huge LED The English heritage brand since its inception during the ritain, we are often told, is no company has nevertheless moved with the screen for U2’s recent Joshua Tree tour, and first introduced a range in six industrial revolution. “The key is longer a manufacturing nation. times, recently producing the UK’s first a carbon fibre face mask for a Derby Coun- neutral colours to Korean stores asking what each generation But visit Derby and you’ll see that unisex knitwear collection. ty footballer who had broken his nose and in 2010, after being approached needs,” Baddiley says. When is not necessarily the case. Since Similarly, , whose needed some protection while it healed. by a local partner. radio was invented, that meant B the Industrial Revolution this fine bone china was first endorsed by Even more niche is Cathelco, which sup- “As long as your tableware is ceramic insulators. During the has been a city where things are made. George III in 1775, has more recently plies parts to the shipping industry. Its tonally in the same space, you Second World War, utility bottles. Mass production was pioneered here (Sir carved out a niche in creating one-off equipment has been installed on more don’t have to throw away the “Being quite small means that Richard Arkwright is said to have invented commissions for royalty and dignitaries. than 50,000 ships worldwide in its 50-year stuff in the cupboard when you we can be nimble when change the 24-hour shift pattern at his mill) and as Its skilled employees apply 22-carat gold history, and business is still brisk thanks to buy something new,” Baddiley is needed,” Baddiley says. the global economy has shifted it has and platinum by hand to designs for high-- innovations such as hull corrosion protec- says. “Koreans get that.” The workforce is evolved again, becoming a hub of innova- profile clients from around the world, as tion, which has been installed on HMS Helpfully, Koreans also tend proud of its tive, niche manufacturing. well as hospitality businesses such as The Queen Elizabeth, the Royal Navy’s largest to use a lot of dishes, with up Derbyshire At an event held by Marketing Derby Dorchester and Betty’s Tea Rooms. “Our ever warship. In response to new maritime to ten on the table at any heritage. “We last week at Lambeth Palace in London, craftspeople use traditional techniques to legislation it has also developed a system given time. have people there was no consensus as to why entre- innovate in the design and shape of our to stop ships carrying invasive species As Denby began to aged from 16 to 60, preneurs are making everything from wet- tableware,” says Kevin Oakes, the com- from one ocean to another in ballast water. adapt to the bowl sometimes in the suits to LED facemasks. History must play pany’s chairman. “The development and manufacture of culture of its new same family.” a part — as in the case of the knitwear Smaller manufacturers can also benefit [such] systems draws on a range of skills Asian market, the EB brand John Smedley, whose Lea Mills site from proximity to big ones. Rolls-Royce, from design engineering and electronics first opened in 1784. Still family run, the Bombardier and Toyota all need suppliers, to computer technology and project man- the times Saturday July 22 2017 Derby & Derbyshire 5 marketingderby.co.uk

‘I learn something Giants of engineering are happy to call the region home new every day’

TIM ANDREW Moving to Derby was a big step for He believes Derbyshire was and is an Megan Dennison, below, a higher engi- obvious choice for Toyota, thanks to the neering apprentice with Rolls-Royce. region’s engineering and manufacturing She had become interested in engineer- heritage, the availability of space and ing at school and secured a work experi- support from the local council. ence placement. “I did it three years in a This collaborative environment is evi- row, I enjoyed it so much,” she says. dent in the University of Derby Science Dennison left sixth form with A levels Park, announced in March. The park, on a in maths, physics and chemistry and an site adjacent to Rolls-Royce’s headquar- AS-level in Spanish. She had planned to ters, is a joint project involving the univers- go to university and return to ity, Derby City Council and major local Rolls-Royce through its graduate businesses. scheme. “I was lucky enough to hear Professor Judith Lamie, the university’s about the apprenticeship schemes and pro vice-chancellor, says: “The park will be set up a meeting with a graduate and a the home to innovative start-ups to help higher apprentice to go through all the growth businesses within incubation pros and cons.” areas, as well as providing workshops She chose the higher apprentice route where we will be working with bigger com- as this means she can still take a degree panies to look at digital solutions for their but be supported by the company. She challenges. It will help keep talent within is doing her apprenticeship in the large the region and the city.” engines team and moves department The university, which was recently every three or four months. awarded gold status in the Higher Educa- “I learn something new every day,” tion Funding Council for England’s teach- Dennison says. “I ensure I speak to as ing excellence framework, is a key pipeline many people as possible when carrying for talent — 45 per cent of graduates stay out tasks, to expand and retain my on in the region after graduation. networks and good working relations.” Another Derbyshire engineering giant “My family all live in Sheffield. They is JCB, which produces engines at its plant understood that I had done my in Foston. The company, famous for its research. They agreed that it was a once bright yellow construction equipment, in a lifetime opportunity and that there started production of its own engines in was a possibility for an exciting career.” 2004. The Foston plant has now produced “Moving away from home to work for more than 400,000 engines and, in Febru- Rolls-Royce meant renting a house in ary, the company announced a £10 million Derby. I had to spend roughly half of my investment to produce cylinder heads and monthly wages on blocks for the first time, helping improve rent, bills and food. undergoing a £240 million upgrade to efficiency and quality control “It was a steep install the company’s future-looking New The engine facility has helped the com- learning curve but Generation Architecture platform, which pany win a Queen’s Award for inter- I’m glad I shared it The region has been completely will help it meet demand for hybrid cars national trade. Overseas third party sales with five other ap- in particular of the JCB engine family grew by more prentices, now close transformed, driven largely by “In the first six months of this year, 41 than 325 per cent between 2012 and 2014. friends, who were all per cent of the cars we produced were Alan Tolley, JCB’s group director for in the same boat as I collaboration between business, the hybrids. By 2040 or so we are predicting engines, says: “Great progress has been was.” the end of the ICE age (internal combus- made with our engine business in the last MARK FRARY community and the local authorities tion engine),” Walker says. ten years and there’s more to come.”

GETTY IMAGES It may not be exactly cutting edge but this business idea has been honed to perfection

Blok Knives founder Ben Edmonds everything locally, so he placed from Derby College, in an old cotton was brushing his teeth one morn- an order for 30 steak knives for mill. They still hand-grind every ing when a sales inquiry came his restaurant in Nottingham,” knife, meaning that each one is through. Edmonds says. slightly different. “The handmade “It was a lady who wanted to buy With no formal training when he movement seems to be really a knife for her son,” he says. “She started, his designs are guided by kicking off in Derby at the moment,” needed it in the next few days and what feels right, rather than Edmonds says. “Rather than buying we had a waiting list of two and a copying traditional shapes and lots of cheap stuff, people are half years at that point, so I told her techniques. “The profile shape of valuing where they get their coffee, it wasn’t going to be possible.” the knife is quite unique to us. I their food, their clothes. You get But the lady on the phone wasn’t spent a lot of time on how it looks something nice and look after it.” finished. “She said, ‘It’s for Jamie and balancing it,” he says. “You can In that spirit, Edmonds teaches Oliver if that makes a difference?’” do lots of fancy stuff with the customers how to look after their Edmonds rinsed his mouth out and handles, putting resin through knives, and always enjoys it when got to work on a new knife. them, making hybrids of resin and someone from the village pops in Since the former graphic wood. And we’ve spent time to get them sharpened. designer — who loves food and working on graphics that can be But it’s always extra flattering cooking — saw a YouTube video lasered on to the blades.” when a celebrity chef owns one of about knife-making and Blok Knives now employs a team his knives — as many do, since Blok U2 stand in front of the LED screen created by epm:technology for the band’s tour started “pottering of four, two who joined as Knives have been used as trophies about” crafting them in apprentices in the Observer Food Awards for agement,” says Justin Salisbury, managing For Dr Alastair Redfern, the Bishop of his Derby cellar, quite a the past four years. “Mary Berry director of Cathelco. “There is a clear ad- Derby, who spoke at last week’s gathering, number of top chefs have and Nigella Lawson have had vantage in being in a region that is at the these businesses and more are part of a become fans. them,” says Edmonds. “It’s a hub of metals technology, both in terms of culture of creativity. “Innovation is in “In the very early days Sat privilege to get our knives in having the right suppliers and being able to the DNA of Derbyshire,” he said. “It has Bains read about me in Der- the hands of those people.” recruit from universities with engineering been there for centuries and it’s still byshire Life and he likes to get EB design specialisations.” there today.” the times Saturday July 22 2017 6 Derby & Derbyshire Peak performances always guaranteed

The county cultural scene is buzzing with festivals for all tastes, reports Mark Barber

orged from 300 years of indus- return of university students to the city trial heritage, the innovation campus, the festival’s stated aim is to and creativity that underpins deliver spectacle, distinctiveness and a Derby’s regeneration and sense of place that encourages audiences development does not stop at to feel proud of where they live. the factory gates, it radiates Festé now attracts 30,000 visitors to the Hartington Creamery is keeping Blue Stilton cheesemaking alive in Derbyshire out into the community city as well as some of the best perform- Fbeyond. Unsurprisingly, therefore, the ance art acts from around the world. It cultural scene in and around the city is was established jointly between Derby’s equally as dynamic and innovative as its cultural partners: Déda, a creative centre Blue heaven awaits commercial counterpart and the diversity for dance and contemporary circus; Derby and quality of the festivals the county Live, part of Derby City Council charged offers are testament to that. with developing the facilities and perform- for fanciful foodies From Thursday next week, the natural ance spaces in the city; Derby Quad, a rhythm and peaceful harmony of the Peak charity-run cinema, gallery, café bar and District countryside gives way to some- creative hub; and Derby Theatre, which is former employees and in 2014 the cheese thing with an altogether more also a centre for training, mento- Grilled oatcakes and was back on sale again. urban beat when the Y Not ring and artistic excellence. “We needed to ensure this connection to Festival returns to Pike- “We now genuinely be- Derbyshire was retained for future gener- hall, near Matlock, for lieve that we are a global cucumber ale are ations and to continue the history,” says its 12th anniversary. city,” says Adam Buss, Claire Millner, a director of Hartington What started as a chief executive of also on the menu in Creamery, now the sixth licensed dairy in gathering of sixth Derby Quad. “The the world that can legally produce Blue form pupils from industrial landscape the Peak District, Stilton and the only licensed creamery Queen Elizabeth’s we sit in creates that in Derbyshire. Grammar School in sense of global con- finds Esther Palmer “Our Stilton is handmade by passionate Ashbourne to listen nection, but we are cheesemakers using milk from two local to local bands and now seeing that in all farms. It is quite young when it leaves the DJs, has evolved into elements of what we Clockwise from left: fun henever Kate Brockle- dairy — about nine weeks old on average a music festival of inter- do. We work with part- at the Y Not Festival; hurst heads down to see — and very creamy and quite mild with no national repute, attract- ners from China to New Derby Festé in full swing; her sister in London, she bitter aftertaste. ing some 25,000 on each of York and no longer feel we bookworms Jenny takes a bag weighed “We also make a fabulous Shropshire the three days to the 10 stages are at the wrong table when we Denton and Sian Hoyle; W down with Derbyshire’s Blue from animal rennet, a creamy Peak- and performance tents. have those conversations,” an Eroica Britannia rider best-kept food secret — giant oatcakes. land Blue and a crumbly, very fresh cheese The Stereophonics, the Vaccines and The theme of this year’s festival is East dressed for action The region is better known for its creamy called Peakland White that is similar to a Two Door Cinema Club headline at this meets West, with circus acts from across Blue Stilton and jammy almond-flavoured Cheshire, with a hint of feta.” year’s sell-out event. Europe and dancers from India adding an Bakewell tart but for locals the real deal The area’s most famous product is Now in its 11th year, Festé continues to explosion of colour to the city streets. is thick Derbyshire oatcakes eaten warm Bakewell tart, which started life as a celebrate Derby’s cultural offering with a Format is a festival which from humble with eggs, beans and bacon. pudding in Bakewell but mostly exists as a weekend of spectacular outdoor family roots in 2006 has developed into the UK’s “As a child, Derbyshire oatcakes were tart elsewhere. It is said to have been made entertainment. Timed for the last week- leading photographic event and one of the one of my favourite things,” says by accident in the 1830s when a pub end in September to coincide with the top ten in the world, rivalling Madrid and Brocklehurst, who co-owns cook misinterpreted the landla- Brock & Morten, a local dy’s recipe and made a producer of rapeseed oils, filling instead of a pastry inset, and mayonnaise, using almond paste and which she sells at food eggs and spread it to set Traders take their lead fairs on delicious season- on top of jam. Take your al salads from a convert- pick from half a dozen ed horsebox known as vendors in town, each the Salad Box. clamouring about the from hot dog history “The oatcakes are as big “world-famous” merits as side plates and hard to and authenticity of their dislike; I like the way they recipe. If you can’t decide, an ideal platform for a rotating line-up of crisp up when toasted or grilled.” then either Bloomers or the The city’s claim to street food vendors and local food produc- Brocklehurst’s rapeseed oil is pro- Bakewell Pudding Parlour are the two ers and has brought some life to an duced on 700 acres of family farmland in most frequently recommended by locals. attractive, yet underused part of the city. and around the pretty village of Ashford in Just down the road from Bakewell is fame is one reason “It is a great example of putting food the Water. The limestone soil and mineral- Thornbridge Brewery, which offers tours and drink at the heart of regenerating a rich spring water of the Peak District give and socials at its riverside setting as well as why the restaurant city centre in an unusual way,” says Sarah the oil a slightly malty, earthy flavour and the family-friendly Peakender festival in Pritchard, a co-founder who owns several a golden colour beloved by local chefs. mid-August. “Derbyshire is great for mak- scene is sizzling, cafes and restaurants in the city, including “Loads of good chefs in the area use our ing beer because we have some of the best the Bean Caffé and Hide Burger Bar. oil, including Rupert Rowley, head chef at water, which runs along the hills of the says Esther Palmer Inspired by similar events in London, Fischer’s at Baslow Hall, Derbyshire’s only Peak District National Park and down into the market is building on a growth in Michelin-starred restaurant. He once the brooks,” says Simon Webster, chief confidence among Derby’s independent made a rapeseed oil jelly,” Brocklehurst executive. He urges visitors to sample food sector that is reflected in the bulging says. Jaipur IPA, Thornbridge’s flagship beer iven Derbyshire’s claim that number of entries for the annual food and Another regional artisan delicacy that that has won about 200 awards globally one of its Victorian sons — drink awards. Last year 2,500 nominations takes pride of place on many local chefs’ and is generally regarded as Britain’s first Harry Stevens — invented the were received, a rise of 60 per cent tasting menus is Hartington Creamery’s craft beer. hot dog, it is surprising to find on 2015. Blue Stilton. It is especially coveted as “The countryside can be a source for G only one ’dog vendor, Frank “The food and drink scene in Derby has production of Stilton almost stopped for some great ingredients, too. We have a Corndogs, at the lively Bustler Market in come on leaps and bounds in the past five good in Derbyshire following the closure summer beer named after the River Wye the city centre. years,” Pritchard says. “Traders are more of the former Dairy Crest-owned cream- in Derbyshire. Wye is a cucumber pale ale, Set on the River Gardens in a double- prepared to take risks and we have seen a ery in Hartington in 2009. Thankfully, a brewed with more than 1,000 local height, semi-industrial unit, the new large number of fantastic, independent new, smaller dairy was set up by two cucumbers balanced by floral hops.” monthly market, which opened in May, is businesses emerge.” the times Saturday July 22 2017 Derby & Derbyshire 7 TIM GOODE / PA marketingderby.co.uk Peak performances always guaranteed

AVERILL PHOTOGRAPHY the next full exhibition, but Format also has a year-round programme of exhibi- tions, events and skills workshops for those who cannot wait. formatfestival.com Where the city’s velodrome caters to the cutting edge of track cycle racing, Eroica Britannia draws on Derbyshire’s natural beauty to reconnect people with their regional heritage through cycling. Every June for the past 10 years, families from across the country and farther afield don vintage garb, straddle their bicycles (pre-1987) and take to the roads and lanes Derby Arena’s velodrome attracts both professional cyclists and amateur enthusiasts of the Peak District National Park. The three days of cycle rides and festivities aim to celebrate heritage, craftmanship and style, along with the best of regional food In the footsteps of and drink, music and entertainment. Eroica Britannia draws its inspiration from Italy’s L’Eroica, which started in 1997 Cloughie and Co and has provided a blueprint for cultural adventure cycling across the world. Today, Eroica Britannia is the it boasts one of only three velodromes in largest of these, welcoming From table tennis to England. What makes Derby Arena 4,500 riders and 10,000 unique, however, is that its velodrome is visitors a day. raised up and surrounds a spacious floor Where Eroica is a triathlon, Derby has area which accommodates a variety of celebration of culture sports. These include badminton, volley- through movement, plenty of sports to ball, netball, table tennis and martial arts. the Derby Book Fes- The arena’s gym has 150 state-of-the-art tival, also in June, keep fans happy, stations and there are numerous keep fit sets an altogether activities and classes to suit all levels. more sedate pace. says Norman Lane But it is the velodrome that commands What started as a most attention. It attracts professional New York. It utilises flight of fancy cyclists from home and abroad but anyone more than 30 locations between Jenny Denton sk any sports fans what they over the age of 12 can follow in the wheel across the city for exhibi- and Sian Hoyle over a associate most about Derby tracks of Chris Hoy, Bradley Wiggins and tions, including the gallery glass of wine in 2014 has in and they will almost certainly Jason and Laura Kenny. All that is re- at Derby Quad, the university, three short years grown answer “Brian Clough and quired is to gain accreditation through an cafés, bars as well as empty buildings and into a nine-day event with readings, dis- A Peter Taylor”. It is true that hour-long supervised training session. public spaces. cussions and workshops in 20 plus venues the statue of the footballing managerial Other sports such as golf and swimming The biennial festival runs for a month across the city and attracting literary lumi- marvels outside Derby County’s Pride are well catered for while Moorways Sta- from March to April and this year’s event, naries such as bestselling author Sebastian Park Stadium ensures that the pair stand dium, with its recently refurbished run- which explored landscapes and the lives Faulks, Waterstones’ Book of the Year win- head and shoulders above the city’s other ning track, is home to Derby Athletic Club within them, welcomed 100,000 visitors to ner Sarah Perry and The Guardian child- adopted sporting heroes. as well as hockey and football. its exhibitions, talks, screenings, installa- ren’s fiction winner Alex Wheatle. The dynamic double act’s achievement But the daddy of Derby sporting tions and workshops. Famed for its real ale, the county also in dragging Derby County up by their challenges takes place tomorrow (July 23) Visitors will have to wait until 2019 for boasts a number of beer festivals. bootlaces from old second division at Markeaton Park. The Jenson But- obscurity to the pinnacle of ton Trust Triathlon is a day of

CACTUS IMAGES English football in the 1971/72 swimming, cycling, running, She flags up The Orange Tree , hidden led by experts in the 250-year-old cellar. season will always be re- and fun. It has been orga- away on George Street, for its “incredible If diversity in dining is an emerging membered fondly in the nised by the Jenson But- cocktails”; Lorentes tapas bar — “a little movement in Derby, then real ale is a well city. But sport in Derby ton Trust, set up to allow piece of Spain on Friar Gate opened by established pillar. Five years ago the today means more than the 2009 Formula One a Spanish engineer” — and winner of Lonely Planet guidebook declared Derby football. Much more. world champion, inset, the best international award at the Derby the “best place to drink real ale in the On Thursday, July 20, to donate to charitable Food and Drink Awards 2016; and Ebi world” and the highly respected Cam- the County Ground, causes close to his heart. Sushi, frequently touted as “the best sushi paign for Real Ale (CAMRA) raves about Derby played host to India Barnado’s will be the bene- north of London” and, understandably, Derby as the “real ale capital” of Britain. and Australia in the semi- ficiary this year. a magnet for workers at the Toyota High praise indeed. final of the ICC Women’s Competitors will undertake factory nearby. The city has at least seven different Cricket World Cup, the oldest a 200 metre swim, followed by a Upscaling a notch, Blacksmith’s Loft breweries, which keep the 70 or so hostel- and most prestigious international 10 kilometre bike ride and then a 2.5 comes recommended by Derby’s most ries replenished with real ales and craft women’s cricket tournament. kilometre run. As if that was not enough, prolific restaurant reviewer, Angie Cur- beers. A great place to sample a few is the Home to Derbyshire County Cricket the fastest finishers will be entered auto- ran-Bilbie of the Sticky Beak blog. Head Grade 2-listed Greyhound pub or “smoke Club and known officially as the 3aaa matically in a second race, with each disci- chef Simon Bates serves contemporary and craft house”, which has a new-look County Ground, it was one of only five pline twice as long. There is also a separate rustic dishes in a building that dates back secret garden and roof terrace. venues chosen for the tournament. The team event and one for families. to the 15th century. His recent summer A popular winner of the best pub award recognition follows the building of a The main mover behind the triathlon’s tasting menu included chicken liver pate at the Derby Food and Drink Awards 2016, £2 million business and media centre as arrival in Derby in 2015 was Dean Jackson, “perfectly disguised as a tomato” and the Greyhound serves six brews from the part of the club’s vision to create an amphi- a son of the city and founder of Huub cannon of Derbyshire lamb with Jersey Derby Brewing Company, a part crowd- theatre capable of hosting international Design triathlon clothing and equipment. Royal hash and garlic minted peas. Next funded, family-run microbrewery, includ- cricket, concerts and community events. “When I set up the company in 2011 I up: a tasting experience of Victorian ing award-winning ales Business as Usual That vision is fast becoming reality: was helped by 12 investors and the Derby themed dishes in August. and Quintessential. earlier this year 14,000 fans packed into Enterprise Growth Fund, so I wanted to Tapping into the national gin revival, As for building on Derby’s hot-dog the ground for an Elton John gig and a bring a great event to the city as a thank one of the best of a number of places in history . . . the entrepreneurial Pritchard similar number is expected on Saturday, you,” Jackson says. Derby is Rowley’s gin bar and wine has plans. September 16, when Boyzone will take to “I approached the Jenson Button Trust cellar, a buzzy establishment in the “Our customers tell us that we already the stage. The recently revamped 3aaa Pa- and persuaded them to give Derby a go.” The expanding food Cathedral Quarter. make the best burger in town, so it would vilion is also the venue for conferences, ex- From that small beginning in 2011 Huub scene in and around The exposed brick walls and Chester- be a natural step to add a hot dog hibitions and even weddings. now has a 30 per cent share of the UK Derby is nothing field sofas in the new first-floor lounge made with local sausages and Derbyshire For those in the city who want to partici- wetsuit market and boasts Britain’s top to beef about lend it a members’ club vibe that is perfect relishes in honour of one of our most pate rather than spectate, look no further triathletes, Alistair and Jonny Brownlee, for its twice weekly artisanal gin tastings famous sons.” than Derby Arena. Opened in March 2015, among a long list sporting customers.