Congratulations to Dale Forbes-Sutherland, director of Ilkeston Academy of Voice and Piano (formerly Musikuk) on his recognition by the Royal Society of Arts and election as a Fellow.

He told us: “Never in my wildest dreams could I have imagined this.”

Born and bred in |Ilkeston, Dale has worked and performed as a singer and pianist all over the world and has recently been on tour with Abba Gold. His mission is to create and develop music education locally and make it accessible to everyone.