Pentrich WI

30/04/2026

30/04/2026

DFWI AUTUMN CELEBRATION - 3rd November at the Winding Wheel, Chesterfield.
Announcing our 2nd SPECIAL GUEST..............
PROFESSOR PAUL MEALOR
Paul is one of the world’s most ‘performed’ living composers and has composed music for some of the most important UK State, National and Royal occasions of the last ten years, including the wedding of The Prince and Princess of Wales (2011), King Charles’s 65th, 70th and 75th birthdays, two works for the late Queen Elizabeth II’s National Services of Thanksgiving (2022), two works for the Coronation (2023) – including the first ever setting of the Welsh Language at a Coronation, and three works for The Honours of Scotland Service (2023). He has also written music for films and television, three operas, four symphonies, concerti, chamber music, choral music and songs....phew!!
Tickets are on sale NOW from the office. Tickets will be allocated on a "FIRST COME FIRST SERVED" basis so get your orders in early to avoid disappointment!!

30/04/2026

DFWI AUTUMN CELEBRATION - 3rd November at the Winding Wheel, Chesterfield.
Announcing our 1st SPECIAL GUEST..............
PATRICK GRANT
Patrick is a British Clothes Designer and probably best known as a judge on the BBC's GREAT BRITISH SEWING BEE. He is a fierce critic of the "fast fashion" industry and the environmental damage this causes. In 2016 Patrick launched the sustainable clothing brand Community Clothing, a social enterprise and manufacturers
co-operative based in Blackburn, which produces a line of clothing staples in order to provide consistent employment at British clothing mills and factories, while reducing clothing waste.
Tickets are on sale NOW from the office. Tickets will be allocated on a "FIRST COME FIRST SERVED" basis so get your orders in early to avoid disappointment!!

11/02/2026

Poppies from Pentrich for Standing with Giants heading off this morning.

09/11/2025

15/10/2025

An enjoyable craft evening last night making pine cone decorations.
Our Committee had spent an afternoon cutting out many many two inch squares of fabric which soon seemed to disappear.

27/09/2025

The Second Revolution Quilters are all set up at Pentrich Village Hall this morning, lots of beautiful quilts to be seen.
Our Pats Compass quilt can be seen down on the bottom wall. 10-4pm.

13/09/2025

Can’t believe we’re already looking at our bookings for December, we have the following
Wreath making 29th November,
Haddon Hall Mercatum Market on the 4th December.
Santos at Higham for our Christmas meal on the 9th…..a very good menu we thought this year.
Morley Hayes on the 18th December for one of their Singalong Lunches…..our 3rd year.

In the meantime we have the Second Revolution Quilters with their annual exhibition at Pentrich Village Hall on Saturday 27th September from 10-4pm where you have the opportunity to see a Compass Quilt made by our very talented member Pat, who exhibited it at the Festival of Quilts at the NEC.

15/08/2025

Our winning entry at Ashover Show this week with 93 points, 2nd Oakwood WI with 921/2 and 3rd Swanwick WI, it’s always interesting to read the judges comment sheets. Well done to everyone who took part, it was a very hot day and the flowers were soon wilting.
Only 5 WIs entered the Wye Valley trophy, there are 142 WIs in Derbyshire…….where were you?
A huge “Thank you” to all the judges and most of all to the hard working Trustees and all our WI volunteers serving refreshments, you must have sweated buckets behind your teapots.
You’ll have to work out which comment sheet fits with the different entries I’m afraid…..the workings of Facebook.🙄🤷‍♀️

06/08/2025

https://www.facebook.com/100066683533682/posts/1094812799418161/?

All you crafty people 😊