Story Day - Tales from Movers and Shakers by Make/Shift Team https://padlet.com/wearemakeshift/x5ppeb6rhc0dk9y2 Over the past 18 months the Movers & Shakers Community Panel have worked together to shape and share a fund of £30,000 with local people taking creative action across Amber Valley. 77 applications were submitted across 3 rounds, with 32 ideas receiving funding. Here are a few stories of where that money helped to create change locally. This is an ever evolving document/scrap book. The information in blog posts/audio recordings was accurate at the time of being authored. Some projects may have changed or developed over time, not all stories are shared, and some stories are yet to unfold. Please feel free to add or edit your own stories as appropriate. If you fancy writing a blog to document your experience as a Mover and Shaker please get in touch with lizzie@wearemakeshift.uk en-us 2026-05-18 09:28:07 UTC 2026-06-10 10:34:59 UTC hello@padlet.com Listen to andrew martyn sugars - table top chaos club makeshiftteam https://padlet.com/wearemakeshift/x5ppeb6rhc0dk9y2/wish/3917657273 andrew (they/them) exploring object based play. Taking a bag of things to established communities with an invitation to take part in 'the tabletop chaos club.'


Look out for andrew's blog to find out more.

]]> 2026-05-18 09:34:37 UTC https://padlet.com/wearemakeshift/x5ppeb6rhc0dk9y2/wish/3917657273 Read all about the table top chaos club - a blog by andrew martyn sugars (they/them) makeshiftteam https://padlet.com/wearemakeshift/x5ppeb6rhc0dk9y2/wish/3917661043 2026-05-18 09:36:48 UTC https://padlet.com/wearemakeshift/x5ppeb6rhc0dk9y2/wish/3917661043 Listen to Sarah Dale - Lulla Notes Music Class makeshiftteam https://padlet.com/wearemakeshift/x5ppeb6rhc0dk9y2/wish/3917664147 Live music classes for caregivers and infants. These sessions aim to provide 45 joyful minutes of inclusive, and enriching musical experiences for adults and children, free from financial barriers.

]]> 2026-05-18 09:39:21 UTC https://padlet.com/wearemakeshift/x5ppeb6rhc0dk9y2/wish/3917664147 Listen to Charlie Burnley - Aldercar and Langley Friends makeshiftteam https://padlet.com/wearemakeshift/x5ppeb6rhc0dk9y2/wish/3917666394 A group designed to engage local people in local social and activity events. Aimed at, but not specific to, those socially isolated by circumstance, long term illness or recuperating. Events are shorter, easy to get to, free or as cheap as possible.

]]> 2026-05-18 09:41:37 UTC https://padlet.com/wearemakeshift/x5ppeb6rhc0dk9y2/wish/3917666394 Listen to Aby Dennett - Community Crafts makeshiftteam https://padlet.com/wearemakeshift/x5ppeb6rhc0dk9y2/wish/3917668435 A 2 hour window away from pressures of daily life for people to enjoy a planned & resourced craft activity, providing mindfulness & a sense of achievement.

]]> 2026-05-18 09:43:36 UTC https://padlet.com/wearemakeshift/x5ppeb6rhc0dk9y2/wish/3917668435 Listen to Tara Bennet - Listening to the land makeshiftteam https://padlet.com/wearemakeshift/x5ppeb6rhc0dk9y2/wish/3917672330 Using the leyline that runs through Amber Valley to explore a poetry trail - so that residents and groups can be inspired to take a mindful walk, explore both outer and their own inner landscapes through invitations to walk, sit, breathe, feel and listen to the land.

]]> 2026-05-18 09:47:27 UTC https://padlet.com/wearemakeshift/x5ppeb6rhc0dk9y2/wish/3917672330 Listen to Dan Webber - The Derby and Derbyshire Queer Arts Collective makeshiftteam https://padlet.com/wearemakeshift/x5ppeb6rhc0dk9y2/wish/3917673858 The DDQAC is a social & networking night for LGBTQ+ creatives across the region to share projects & passions & meet like minded artists creatives & makers

]]> 2026-05-18 09:49:02 UTC https://padlet.com/wearemakeshift/x5ppeb6rhc0dk9y2/wish/3917673858 Listen to Kelly Herrick - paint in the park makeshiftteam https://padlet.com/wearemakeshift/x5ppeb6rhc0dk9y2/wish/3917677931 Get connected to nature, enjoy the fresh air and make some nature-inspired art. Designed to de-stress and get your creativity flowing this is the perfect workshop to start making art or have a go at something new.

]]> 2026-05-18 09:53:17 UTC https://padlet.com/wearemakeshift/x5ppeb6rhc0dk9y2/wish/3917677931 Listen to Julie Swindel - Ponder Pond makeshiftteam https://padlet.com/wearemakeshift/x5ppeb6rhc0dk9y2/wish/3917679316 Inspire new ways of looking at the same with different perspectives. A neglected urban edge can be transformed into a beauty spot for wildlife & people.


]]> 2026-05-18 09:54:39 UTC https://padlet.com/wearemakeshift/x5ppeb6rhc0dk9y2/wish/3917679316 Read all about - You can Folk it - a blog by Deborah Hill makeshiftteam https://padlet.com/wearemakeshift/x5ppeb6rhc0dk9y2/wish/3917688364 A series of folk-art workshops which will be therapeutic and aim to combat isolation and loneliness.

]]> 2026-05-18 10:04:16 UTC https://padlet.com/wearemakeshift/x5ppeb6rhc0dk9y2/wish/3917688364 Finding fragments of stories on socials... makeshiftteam https://padlet.com/wearemakeshift/x5ppeb6rhc0dk9y2/wish/3917694164 So many mini stories have been shared on socials, we've popped together a map of Movers and Shakers activity to give a little flavour of the action.

]]> 2026-05-18 10:09:22 UTC https://padlet.com/wearemakeshift/x5ppeb6rhc0dk9y2/wish/3917694164 Listen to Miles Haplin - The Plot makeshiftteam https://padlet.com/wearemakeshift/x5ppeb6rhc0dk9y2/wish/3918374246 We grow fresh food; we give it to Hope for Belper food bank users who need it. Good for people; good for the planet; good for the community. Make/Shift are funding the Polly tunnel to make the growing season longer and more productive.


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]]> 2026-05-18 16:41:28 UTC https://padlet.com/wearemakeshift/x5ppeb6rhc0dk9y2/wish/3918374246 Read feedback from - Soul Ground, Playtime for Grown-ups - a project by Anna Sharpe-Jones makeshiftteam https://padlet.com/wearemakeshift/x5ppeb6rhc0dk9y2/wish/3921960981 A light-hearted, low-pressure introduction to the beautiful world of clowning; a much misunderstood concept. An opportunity for adults to enter into a space where playtime isn’t just for kids.

]]> 2026-05-20 09:50:39 UTC https://padlet.com/wearemakeshift/x5ppeb6rhc0dk9y2/wish/3921960981 Listen to - Seven Squares - a project by Sarah Francis makeshiftteam https://padlet.com/wearemakeshift/x5ppeb6rhc0dk9y2/wish/3948153787 Workshops inspired by nature, using natural or recycled materials. Participants will produce items to make a temporary display to brighten up Severn Square for the whole community.

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