Derwent Pulse

Derwent Pulse was a celebration of the Derwent and the Derwent Valley Mills. It wove together past, present and future histories of the river, its history and its people. Its pulsating Light Flow travelled from the river’s source on Bleaklow to its mouth on the Trent. The Light Flow was shepherded by local schools and riverside communities who were often adorned with an electric parade. Charting the Future workshops engaged riverside schools and communities in producing images and text for a new map of the river, Derwent Chart. The project was caputured by a team of professionally led photographers whose images will be bought together in a twelve panelled Legacy Screen. Devised and led by Charles Monkhouse, Derwent Pulse was commissioned by the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site and funded by the Arts Council, the Peak District National Park Authority and local mills.