Penstone Patchwork

In the year 2000, a remarkable project brought together neighbours who barely knew each other's names. The Penstone Patchwork began as a millennium celebration but grew into something far more meaningful: a testament to our village's spirit, its wildlife, and its people.

That first patchwork, completed in 2002, now hangs in Colebrooke Parish Church as a snapshot of Penstone at the turn of the millennium. Its borders catalogue the birds and wildflowers that graced our hamlet then, while its squares tell stories of our homes and community life.

In early 2025, a chance observation of two song thrushes sparked an intriguing question: how has our village changed in 25 years? Climate change, new neighbours, different wildlife patterns - all these have shaped today's Penstone. Thus began the idea of creating a new patchwork, marking the quarter-century since the original project.

The Penstone Patchwork is evolving into a generational tradition - a creative documentation of our village life every 25 years. Through these textile time capsules, we capture not just the physical changes in our hamlet, but the spirit of community that persists through time.