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Derby
Derby is a city in the East Midlands of England. It lies on the banks of the River Derwent and is surrounded by the shire county of Derbyshire. In the 2001 census the population of the borough was 233,700
Derby's a thriving city with loads going on, but it's not too big to be overwhelming - just over 200,000 people live here.
Derby is the UK's most central city benefiting from the best of both worlds - a great cultural base situated in the East Midlands on the edge of the Peak District National park.
It's at the very heart of Britain and has the best of both worlds it's a vibrant, contemporary city which still holds on to its ancient heritage.
Derby County Football Club has just been promoted back into the Premiership raising Derby's profile within the UK.
There's also some fantastic surrounding countryside in Derbyshire and the Peak District.
Derby is famous for setting in motion Britain's Industrial Revolution with some of the countrys first factories and spinning mills. It is equally famous for later factories of Rolls Royce, Royal Crown Derby and Railway engineering.
The annual open-air concert at Darley Park is one of the biggest free concerts of its kind. It is one of many performances given throughout the year by Sinfonia Viva, a professional chamber orchestra based in Derby. The Derby Jazz group caters for the jazz interest in the city and is regarded as one of the UK's leading live jazz organizations.
Markeaton Park hold an annual fireworks display. The fair comes into town, there is always a giant bonfire and an impressive display of fireworks.
Derby Playhouse regularly receives acclaim in the national press for its productions, particularly, in recent years, for its staging of shows by Stephen Sondheim.
Derby Assembly rooms has a variety of acts, musical, comedy, children's entertainment and not forgetting the annual Pantomime.
QUAD is a new Visual Arts and Media Centre currently under construction in Derby. Work has commenced on the QUAD building and is due to be complete in 2008. The new building will house two digital cinema screens showing the best in independent and Hollywood cinema, two gallery spaces housing contemporary visual arts, a mac studio, participation spaces, digital editing suites, artists studio and a darkroom.