Derby to Celebrate English Culture with Free St George's Day Events

Derby will host a celebration of English culture on Saturday ahead of St George’s Day, which falls on Tuesday. The city centre will come alive with free events designed to showcase English heritage and culture “in all its eccentricities.”

The festivities will take place at St Peter’s Cross and the Market Place from 12:00 BST to 14:00. Visitors can enjoy a variety of activities, including knight training, medieval games, arts and crafts workshops, puppet shows, and theatrical retellings of the story of St George and the dragon.

Organized by Derby LIVE, The Lost Boys theatre company, and Derby BID, the event promises a family-friendly atmosphere with a vibrant mix of groups and performers.

City Councillor Nadine Peatfield expressed enthusiasm for the celebration, stating, “As ever, Derby is proud to celebrate St George’s Day with a whole host of family-friendly activities that will bring the story of our patron saint to life. We’re delighted to have such a vibrant mix of groups and performers taking part in what is sure to be an excellent event.”

Daniele Naddei

Daniele Naddei is a journalist at Parliament News covering European affairs, was born in Naples on April 8, 1991. He also serves as the Director of the CentroSud24 newspaper. During the period from 2010 to 2013, Naddei completed an internship at the esteemed local radio station Radio Club 91. Subsequently, he became the author of a weekly magazine published by the Italian Volleyball Federation of Campania (FIPAV Campania), which led to his registration in the professional order of Journalists of Campania in early 2014, listed under publicists. From 2013 to 2018, he worked as a freelance photojournalist and cameraman for external services for Rai and various local entities, including TeleCapri, CapriEvent, and TLA. Additionally, between 2014 and 2017, Naddei collaborated full-time with various newspapers in Campania, both in print and online. During this period, he also resumed his role as Editor-in-Chief at Radio Club 91.
Naddei is actively involved as a press officer for several companies and is responsible for editing cultural and social events in the city through his association with the Medea Fattoria Sociale. This experience continued until 2021. Throughout these years, he hosted or collaborated on football sports programs for various local broadcasters, including TLA, TvLuna, TeleCapri, Radio Stonata, Radio Amore, and Radio Antenna Uno.
From 2016 to 2018, Naddei was employed as an editor at newspapers of national interest within the Il24.it circuit, including Internazionale24, Salute24, and OggiScuola. Since 2019, Naddei has been one of the creators of the Rabona television program "Calcio è Passione," which has been broadcast on TeleCapri Sport since 2023.