DERBY INSTITUTES ASSOCIATION

The Derby Institutes Association originally began as a Whist league back in 1893. The league grew from strength to strength forming billiards, snooker, cribbage and darts leagues. Over the years the billiards and cribbage leagues have finished with just the snooker and darts continuing today. We have 3 divisions of snooker played on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and 1 division of darts played on Fridays.  In March 2015 the DIA was asked to help take over the running of the Derby Ladies Wednesday Darts League.  The Ladies league has been running successfully for over 20 years and has now come under the DIA umbrella.