Tuesday 1 March 2016 - Annual Council Meeting
Venue: Winding Wheel – Chesterfield
Time: 11.00 am – 3.45 pm – lunch break 12.30 pm – 1.55 pm
Speakers: Mandy Hickson – first woman RAF pilot to fly with Tomado Squadron and Judith Hibbert – entertainer
Tickets were available to order from your WI Treasurer in December 2015
Wednesday 16 March and Friday 18 March 2016 Celebrate St Patrick’s Day – two venues
Come and try your Riverdance Skills (Irish Dance) followed by a session of Dru Yoga – all ages and abilities welcome.
Wednesday 16 March
Venue: Baslow Village Hall
Time: 10.30 am – 2.30 pm
Friday 18 March 2015
Venue: Derbyshire House
Time: 10.30 am – 2.30 pm
Cost: £12 – Tea and biscuits provided – please bring packed lunch
Closing Date: Tuesday 16 February 2016
Apply using standard form plus SAE
Thursday 7 April 2016 – Pyrography with Bob Neill
Time: 10.00 am – 4.00 pm
Venue: Derbyshire House, Sherwin Street, Derby, DE22 1GP
Cost: £28.00 – Materials: £5.00 - £10.00 on the day
Tea and coffee provided during the day – please bring packed lunch.
Apply in the usual way sending a cheque for £28 made payable to DFWI enclosing a SAE.
Closing Date: Thursday 10 March 2016
Monday 11 April 2016 - ACWW Midlands Supporters Day
Time: Doors open at 10.30 am for an 11.00 am start – 3.00 pm approx.
Venue: Derbyshire house, Sherwin Street, Derby
Come along and find out what is happening with ACWW at home and abroad and browse around the market stalls
Cost: £8.50 to include tea and biscuits on arrival and a light lunch
Closing Date: Thursday 17 March 2016.
Please make cheques payable to ACWW Derbyshire and enclose a sae for return
Tuesday 12 April 2016 – “Sweet Sensations” at Ashford -in -the –Water
Time: 10.30 am – 3.30 pm
Venue: Ashford-in-the-Water Memorial Hall
David Walker of Edward and Vintage Sweetshop in Tissington will talk on the history of sweet making and life in his shop and Nancy Hawksworth will demonstrate pastry making.
Cost: £13 to include a buffet lunch and coffee on arrival.
Closing Date: Monday 21 March 2016
Apply in the usual way enclosing S.A.E. to Derby House
Further enquiries to Wendy Woolley.
If the event is oversubscribed a ballot will take place after the closing date
Wednesday 20 April 2016 – Resolution Briefing
Venue: The Ballroom The Whitworth Community Centre Darley Dale Matlock DE4 2FT
Time: Doors open at 10.00 am – start 10.30 am – 12.30 pm
Cost: £3.50 per person including coffee/tea on arrival
An opportunity to hear and ask questions of informed speakers on the selected resolution(s) to be presented at the NFWI Annual Meeting at Brighton.
Closing Date: 24 March 2016
Applications in the usual way – all WIs applying will be guaranteed 1 ticket
Friday 22 April 2016 – Join us for Afternoon Tea to celebrate the 90th Birthday of Her Majesty the Queen
Two Venues: Derbyshire house and Memorial Hall, Ashford in the Water
Time: 2.00pm to 4.00pm
Cost: £10 – with the option to purchase a glass of prosecco!
Closing Date: Friday 18 March 2016.
Apply in usual way stating preferred venue and any special dietary requirements
County Quiz
Baslow, Buxton, Derbyshire House, Mickleover, Risley, Staveley, Swanwick
Thursday 28 April 2016
Cost: £12 per team of 4
Closing Date: Tuesday 15 March 2016
Teams are welcome to bring drinks and nibbles
Please note: Due to limitation of space no spectators are allowed
Doors open at 7.00 pm. Quiz commences at 7.30 pm – prompt.
Saturday 30 April 2016 – Spring Walk around Chatsworth – led by Chris Gilbert of Morley WI
Venue: Chatsworth – meet at Calton Lees Car Park, DE4 2 NX ( car park charge £3.00) – walk approx 7.5 miles – drop off at the house if you don’t wan to walk that far!
Time: 10.00 am
Please bring a packed lunch if doing the whole walk
Contact Diane McHage 07866 982832
No need to book – just turn up!
Saturday 7 May 2016 – Women Walk the World – with DFWI ACWW
Venue: Carsington Water
Time: 10.30 am – 4.00 pm
Distance: From 200 yards to the bird hide to 8 mile walk round – you choose
Cost: £3 per member/family
Bring your own packed lunch or stop off at one of the cafes.
Negotiating with Severn-Trent Water for reduced car parking fees
Closing date: Friday 15 April 2016
Please apply in usual way making cheque payable to ACWW Derbyshire – NO SAE
Call the Midwife tour and 5 day visit to Kent – 8 – 12 May 2016
Stay in a 4* Hotel – enjoy ‘Call the Midwife’ tour and guided tour of Chatham Dockyard. Visit Rochester, Canterbury and Leeds Castle. Entrance price for tours and Leeds Castle included.
Cost: £329.00 to share a twin/double room on a DBB basis. Husbands/partners are welcome to join us.
Closing Date: 24 July 2015
Email: for an application form or write and request an application form from Christine at Derbyshire House enclosing a sae
Thursday - 12 May 2016 - Beading – Beginners and Beyond – Tutor: Heather Vickers
Venue: Derbyshire House, Sherwin Street, Derby
Time:10.00 am – 4.00 pm
Cost: £28 plus approx £6.00 for materials – payable on the day
Closing Date: Thursday 7 April 2016
Tea and coffee provided – please bring own packed lunch
Apply in the usual way – cheques payable to DFWI – enclose sae for return
W ednesday 18 May 2016 – Archery Day - Wild Park Leisure – Brailsford
Special Archery session with a trained instructor
Cost : £10 per person
Time: 2.00pm – 4.00 pm
Closing date: Wednesday 20 April 2016
Apply in the usual way sending sae for return
Friday 20 May 2016 – Pamper Day
Venue: Derbyshire House, Sherwin Street, Derby
Time: 10.00 am to 4.00 pm
Come along and be pampered – enjoy a head or hand massage, take part in gentle exercise and learn a little more about some common ailments along the way
Cost: £10.00 per person – to include refreshments on arrival and a light lunch
More details to follow
NFWI Annual Meeting – Saturday 11 June 2016
The Brighton Centre, Brighton
Wednesday 17 – Monday 22 August 2016 - ACWW Triennial Conference
Venue: University of Warwick Coventry
Cost: Early bird bookings - £390 – then £415 for the whole conference – Day tickets - £85
Optional “Outings Day” Tuesday 23 August - £50
Accommodation: Single ensuite DBB £73 pppn to Superior double/twin – 1 person DBB £106 pppn – 2 person DBB £156 prpn.
Closing date: Friday 1 July 2016
Details of programme and events on ACWW web site (www.acww.org.uk). Application form can be downloaded there or contact Sam Hall, Derbyshire Rep. On 07845493264
2016 Federation Denman Weekend
Date: Friday 30 September – Sunday 2 October 2016
Cost: From £320 depending on course chosen
Discover Oxford with Morse and Lewis
Let’s make Cheese
Handbell Ringing
Palaces in and around London
Silver Clay Jewellery
Patchwork – a Christmas Table Runner
Stained Glass for Beginners.
All WIs will have application details – see your Secretary.
Complete the application form and send with £50 deposit to Derbyshire House in the usual way.
Applicants unsuccessful in the ballot for 2015 will have priority on this occasion.
Tuesday 4 October 2016 – Autumn Federation Meeting
Details to follow