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Derby City Lab has welcomed more than 10,000 visitors a month after launching inside the newly restored Derby Market Hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The lab, which is situated inside a ground level unit inside the historic building, achieved the landmark following a group visit by T Level Management and Administration students from Derby College Group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Derby City Lab initially launched in St James Street two years ago, before moving into the Derbion shopping centre last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During that time, it attracted 20,000 visitors \u2013 but it achieved half that number in just a single month at Derby Market Hall.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Adam Rodgers, inward investment executive at Marketing Derby and Derby City Lab lead, said: \u201cWe\u2019ve been bowled over by the number of people who have visited the lab since it relocated from Derbion to Derby Market Hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFrom day one, people have been flocking into the lab to learn more about the city\u2019s regeneration story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur aim is to engage and inform as many people as possible about the positive things that are happening right now in our city \u2013 and in our new Market Hall location, we are doing just that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The aim of Derby City Lab is to engage the public in the city\u2019s future \u2013 informing them of the latest developments in the city centre \u2013 and gathering their feedback, thoughts and ideas on how Derby can be made better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first edition of the lab opened in St James\u2019s Street in 2023, with the backing of a private\/public partnership involving Marketing Derby, Derby City Council, the University of Derby, Lathams and Clowes Developments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then, in March last year, with the support of Derbion, the lab moved to a unit on Level 2 of the centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The lab then had the opportunity to move back into the city centre\u2019s regeneration heartland by taking space at the Market Hall, which opened to the public on Saturday 24 May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The centrepiece of the lab is the Derby City Model \u2013 a detailed 3D model of Derby city centre, which aims to help visitors visualise the city\u2019s ongoing regeneration story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It also includes the City Living Room, the 300 years of innovation timeline and the University of Derby\u2019s DUST showcase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is also a new specially commissioned touch screen kiosk created by Hardy Signs, which features an interactive development pipeline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Derby City Lab is open seven days a week \u2013 from 8am to 3pm Monday to Wednesday, 8am to 5pm Thursday to Saturday and 11am to 3pm on Sundays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To plan your visit, go to https:\/\/derbycitylab.com\/<\/a> .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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