Friday 21 November 2014 – Let Us Entertain you – Again! The Sherwin Singers
Derbyshire House Sherwin Street Derby DE22 1GP
Time: 7.00 pm
Cost: £5.00 per person
The Sherwin Singers (Federation Choir) will take you on a trip down memory lane with songs from yesteryear together with new music. Audience participation encouraged.
Booking in usual way via application form
Closing Date: Friday 7 November 2014.
Monday 24 November 2014 – ACWW Christmas Market
Derbyshire House Sherwin Street Derby DE22 1GP
Time: 10.00 am – 3.30 pm
Cost £7.50 to include lunch and refreshments during the day
Come along and find out what is happening in ACWW at home and abroad. Speakers and Stalls
Please send cheques for tickets to ACWW Derbyshire and include a SAE c/c Derbyshire House
Closing Date: Wednesday 5 November 2014
Monday 24 and Tuesday 25 November 2014 – Thornton’s WI VIP Nights
Thornton’s store at the Westfield (now Intu) Centre, Derby
Time: 6.30 pm – 8.30 pm
Free event
Bow making, tasting table, gift wrapping and chocolate roulette game – plus 10% off all purchases!
Apply to Denise Green at Derbyshire House on General Application Form.
Closing date: Thursday 6 November 2014
Thursday 27 November 2014 – Launch meeting for Long Haul Holiday 2015 – to Cuba
Whatnall WI Hall, Main Road Watnall, Nottingham, NG16 1HS
Time 12.30 pm
Come along and hear about this exciting holiday organised for Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Federation members.
Further details from Joan Rowland – Trustee on 01246 203476
Friday 5 – Saturday 6 December 2014 – A Festive Week-end to remember
Overnight stay at the Chesterfield Hotel with celebratory meal and tickets to the Pantomime at the Pomegranate Theatre (Cinderella). Saturday – morning shopping then the County Carol Service at the Crooked Spire at 2.30 pm.
Booking via form with your WI Secretary
Closing Date: early August 2014
January 2015 - Preservation Classes (days to be decided – but one day per month from Jan – Nov)
Wyaston Village Hall, Nr Ashbourne
Time: 10.30 am – 3.00 pm
Certificate in Preservation course involving practical and home study with written work to be submitted either manually or electronically each month. Course uses seasonal foods to produce marmalades, jams, curds, cheeses etc.
Cost: £15 per session approx.
Please contact Nancy Hawksworth – email: – telephone 01332 792254
Monday 23 February 2015 – Inspiring Groups (2 venues and 2 time slots)
Time: 2.00 pm at Darley Dale Methodist Church Hall
Time: 7.00 pm at Derbyshire House
Meeting for Group Convenors and for Group members interested in the running and improving of our groups.
Tea/coffee and biscuits to be served at the beginning of the meeting with time to chat and exchange ideas before a Powerpoint presentation designed to encourage everyone to inspire members.
Cost: £2.00
Apply in the usual way on general application form
Closing Date: 29 January 2015
Tuesday 3 March 2015 - Annual Council Meeting - Speaker: Peter Snow CBE
Winding Wheel, Chesterfield
More details to follow
Wednesday 18 March 2015 – Dance Fit and Dru Yoga
Baslow Village Hall
Time: 10.30am – 2.30.pm
Friday 20 March 2015 – Dance fit and Dru Yoga
Derbyshire House
Time: 10.30am – 2.30pm
Cost: £10 to include drinks and biscuits – please bring own packed lunch
Apply in the usual way on general application form
Closing Date: 16 February 2015
Tuesday 24 March 2015 – Temari Balls with Cathy Reavy and Jani Barnard
Derbyshire House Sherwin Street Derby DE22 1GP
Time 10.30 am – 4.00 pm
Made in Japan in 8th centaury you will be taken through the process to make your own beautiful balls.
Cost: £35 to include all materials
Closing date: Tuesday 10 February 2015
Send cheque payable to DFWI with application form and SAE
Tuesday 24 March 2015 – Celia at the Chocolate Factory
Thornton’s Chocolate Factory
Time: 10.30 am
See behind the scenes at this popular venue – and taste the produce! Please note there are over 500 stairs and no walking aids including frames and sticks are allowed
Cost £7.00
Closing Date: 20 January 2015
Tuesday 31 March 2015 – Chemistry Workshop – Come up Smelling of Roses
Derbyshire House Sherwin Street Derby DE22 1GP
Time 10.30 am – 3.15 pm
Discover the science of scents. Get hands on, explore the properties of aromatic oils and blend your own perfumes
Cost: £10 to include lunch
Closing date: 30 January 2015
Thursday 23 April 2015 – Hand Patchwork with Greta Fitchett
Derbyshire House Sherwin Street Derby DE22 1GP
Time: 10.30am – 3.30pm
Cost: £25
Creative patchwork with a modern twist with Greta – material and equipment list will be sent with confirmation
Tea and coffee provided during the day – please bring a packed lunch
Closing date: Tuesday 19 March 2015
Send cheque payable to DFWI with application form and SAE
Derbyshire Federation Weekend to Denman – 25 – 27 September 2015
Courses on offer: Let’s Make Cheese, Silver Clay Jewellery, Design your own Christmas card in Watercolour, Ribbon Embroidery – Poppy Fields, Discover Oxford – Lewis and Morse, Music of the Musicals, Royal Palaces in and around London.
Cost: £300 approx – to include pick-up points. There may be an extra charge for some materials – refer to course notes.
Applications to be sent direct to Derbyshire House together with a deposit of £50 – payable to DFWI
Closing Date: End of February 2015