The Cliff Inn, Crich

21/06/2026

A great event for a great community. Brought to you by members of said community! Not long to go now folks! Get it in your diaries. It’s always a laugh and a smashing time! What is not to love! Cheers … 😎

Did you know that the fete typically costs around £3,500 to stage? That’s why we also run other fundraising events, notably the bonfire and fireworks display in November.
Some costs are just plain necessary, such as insurance, toilet hire and First Aid.
Then we pay for many of our entertainments, so they are free for you to enjoy!
Some of our commercial operators donate part of their profits to fete funds.

Local community groups help us by running the tea tent (CRICH YOUTH CLUB AND CHIKS) and the BBQ (CRICH SCOUTS). The fete is a major fundraiser for them, so it’s a win win!

We are also indebted to many other local organisations for providing free or subsidised services including:- CRICH PARISH COUNCIL (use of the Rec), CRICH JUNIOR SCHOOL (design of posters and programmes), THE NATIONAL TRAMWAY MUSEUM (parking), G&M HARTSHORNE (lorry/stage), ROY NADIN PRINT (programme), DERWENT SKIP HIRE, THE GLEBE FIELD COMMUNITY CENTRE, CRICH MEDICAL PRACTICE.
Not to forget THE MONUMENT RACE ORGANISERS, CRICH BRASS, CRICH FIRE STATION, CRICH STANDARD, NATASHA LAUREN SCHOOL OF DANCE. And individual residents who supply power and water to the stage and tea tent or provide practical help on the day.
And finally, a shout out to the community groups who attend with their own stalls to raise awareness and/or funds for themselves while providing yet more entertainment. And to the local businesses who have so kindly donated prizes for the raffle. More about these in future posts.

Thanks to every person, organisation or company who contribute to making the event so successful. Together you make the fete what it is. True community!

19/06/2026

A well needed update!

Well… against all odds, I officially completed The Big Silence!

For those who sponsored me, donated, cheered me on, or simply enjoyed the rare and historic event of me not talking for 24 hours, thank you very much. 😊

So far we’ve raised a whopping £266.60 from over 20 donations, and that’s before I’ve counted the cash kindly dropped into the jug on the bar last night!

I’m absolutely chuffed. It’s all going to a brilliant cause that supports people with speech, language and communication difficulties….

For anyone who still fancies chucking a few quid in, I’ll leave the collection pot on the bar for a little while longer.

Thanks again, me dears. Turns out I can be quiet after all… although I reckon I’ve got about three days’ worth of words to make up for now. 😜🍻

Lilli 🤘🏻😊🧡

18/06/2026

Ay up friends…..

Today is the day I embark upon my Big Silence Endeavour. For those who know me well, you’ll appreciate that this is less of a sponsored silence and more of an extreme endurance event.

There’ll be a pot on the bar later for any cash donations, and I’ll pop the link back on here for anyone who’d like to contribute…..

I’m raising a bit of coinage for a brilliant cause that supports people with language and communication difficulties.

Whether I manage the full challenge or spontaneously combust from not talking remains to be seen. Cheers. Lilli 🤘🏻

https://speechandlanguage.donorsupport.co/-/NTWZFRNU?member=SDHVTFTS

17/06/2026

Ay up folks. Near, dear, far, or wherever you may be at this point in time…. 😊😎♥️

After weeks of plotting, planning and probably more discussion about cowboy hats than any Derbyshire pub should reasonably be having…. 😂😜 We’re finally ready to reveal our line-up for our 4th July Hoedown! Brought to you by Annie, Lill, and all at The Cliff….

Kicking things off from 4pm, we’ve got The Limestone Cowboys - a Derbyshire three-piece delivering a hearty helping of Alt-Country and Americana favourites to get the afternoon rolling nicely. 😎✊🏻🎵

Then from 7:30pm…. Wood Street Dogs are treating us to their loose-as-a-goose brand of country hound-dog howlin’ to you lot in Crich! Aren’t we lucky! (Guaranteed to have feet tapping, heads nodding and at least a few questionable dance moves making an appearance.) 🤠🎶🐶

All we need now is you lot.

So dust off yer hats, polish yer boots and get thi sen down to The Cliff!

And if Crich suddenly turns into Texas, we’ll be as surprised as anybody…. 😊🤠✊🏻🍺

13/06/2026

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12/06/2026

11/06/2026

Ay up friends of The Cliff! Hope your Thursday is going as well as can be. Don’t let the weather get you down - this is Crich after all! 😂😊✊🏻

It’s exactly one week until Lil’s Big Silence… or should I say my big silence. Talking about myself in the third person feels a bit strange, so I’ll pack that in now.

For anyone who hasn’t heard me banging on about it already, next week I’ll be attempting a sponsored silence to raise money for a brilliant cause. Those of you who know me well will appreciate just how much of a challenge this is going to be. Some locals, friends, people from here and there have even suggested it may be physically impossible…. 😳😜

There’s still time to donate if you’d like to support me (and enjoy a day of peace and quiet from yours truly).

A big cheers to everyone who has already donated, shared the fundraiser, or offered words of encouragement. It genuinely means a lot. 😊😎♥️

Wish me luck… I think I’m going to need it! 😂

https://speechandlanguage.donorsupport.co/-/NTWZFRNU?member=SDHVTFTS

06/06/2026

Tonight is the night… Get yer sens up for a blinder of a night with the generally brilliant . 8:30pm start! Be there or be square. ✊🏻😎🎶