Derbyshire Federation Of Women's Institutes

Derbyshire Federation Of Women's Institutes Welcome to the Derbyshire Federation of WI's. Derbyshire House is open to callers 10:00am - 2:00pm Monday to Thursday.
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Closed Fridays, Council Meeting days and Bank Holidays. Affiliated to the National Federation of Women's Institutes, 104 New Kings Road, London SW6 4LY.

16/12/2025
LUNCH at MORLEY HAYES with IRITA MARRIOTT. The FUN TEAM are organising a lunch at MORLEY HAYES with TV Auctioneer and An...
16/12/2025

LUNCH at MORLEY HAYES with IRITA MARRIOTT.
The FUN TEAM are organising a lunch at MORLEY HAYES with TV Auctioneer and Antiques Expert - IRITA MARRIOTT on the 25th March 2026. Full details are included with your JANUARY Derbyshire Link and you can apply either by e-mail to the office at [email protected], over the phone during office opening hours or by post to the office using a General Application Form. Be quick because places will be GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE, SOLD before you know it!!

Some of you will remember Joanna from one of our council meetings.
13/12/2025

Some of you will remember Joanna from one of our council meetings.

Joanna Trollope, the bestselling author, has died aged 82.

Trollope found success with her bestselling tales of romance and intrigue in rural middle England, for which she was dubbed the โ€œQueen of the Aga Sagaโ€.

In a statement, her daughters Louise and Antonia said: โ€œOur beloved and inspirational mother Joanna Trollope has died peacefully at her Oxfordshire home, on 11th December aged 82.โ€

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Anyone recognise Santa's elf in this photo taken at Kedleston Hall this week? ๐ŸŽ…๐ŸŽ„
13/12/2025

Anyone recognise Santa's elf in this photo taken at Kedleston Hall this week? ๐ŸŽ…๐ŸŽ„

10/12/2025

๐Ÿ’™ A Message of Sisterhood from Derbyshire Federation of WIs ๐Ÿ’™

We understand the sadness and upset caused by the NFWI's recent announcement regarding changes to formal membership criteria for transgender women, effective April 2026.

This decision, made in response to the Supreme Court judgement on the Equality Act (2010), was taken with reluctance to ensure the WI can continue to operate legally as a womenโ€™s organisation and charity.

Transgender women remain valued and integral members of our WI family.

DFWI are committed to supporting the NFWI's plans to launch the new WI Sisterhood groups and other programmes to ensure our sisterhood, support, and fellowship continue to be extended to all women. We plan to meet with NFWI to discuss this further.

Please see the full, detailed statement from the NFWI here: https://mywi.thewi.org.uk/nfwi-news/articles/Update-to-WI-membership-rules-from-April-2026

07/12/2025

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TODAY AT DERBYSHIRE HOUSE - A fabulous Christmas film. ๐Ÿ“ฝ๏ธ๐Ÿฟ
05/12/2025

TODAY AT DERBYSHIRE HOUSE - A fabulous Christmas film. ๐Ÿ“ฝ๏ธ๐Ÿฟ

DFWI CHRISTMAS QUIZ, 30th December @ 7:30pm - back by popular demand!! We will be hosting the DFWI online Christmas Quiz...
04/12/2025

DFWI CHRISTMAS QUIZ, 30th December @ 7:30pm - back by popular demand!! We will be hosting the DFWI online Christmas Quiz again this year so if you would like to join in please e-mail the office before 2pm on the 18th December and your ZOOM link will be e-mailed to you on the 22nd December. Make an evening of it, invite friends & family to join you, pop the Prosecco and shake off that "Twixmas" fatigue!!

Events diary taken from the December edition of Derbyshire Link.
04/12/2025

Events diary taken from the December edition of Derbyshire Link.

03/12/2025
Catch up on WI news from November's issue of Derbyshire Life...
03/12/2025

Catch up on WI news from November's issue of Derbyshire Life...

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