Day 4, everything has to be finished and part of the team worked until 11pm last night, rumour has it that the bottle of port helped! This morning I just concentrated on the background, thousands of camomile heads. The photo below shows the use of various leaves to form part of the hills in the [...]
Archive for April, 2008
Hail – a near disaster
Posted in Events, Out & About, People, Well dressing on Wednesday April 30, 2008 | 4 Comments »
In the papers 30th April 2008
Posted in Ballidon, News, Planning, Sport on Wednesday April 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I have spotted two articles this week’s Ashbourne News Telegraph relating to our area, as well as the darts report, but do let us know if there are more. Firstly there is a report on the planning decision by the Peak Park Authority to reject the application for an extension to Station Road Farm. The [...]
“Active” Local Planning Applications: end-April 08
Posted in Housing, Planning on Wednesday April 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This post is an update to the planning application post listed earlier this month. Information has been sourced from the search facility on the Peak District National Park Authority (PDNPA) website. There no new planning applications for Parwich, Pikehall and Alsop-en-le-Dale. There is one new application for Ballidon: Ballidon Quarry – Non-Compliance with condition 5 [...]
Parwich Conservation Area Appraisal
Posted in Environment, Events, Planning on Wednesday April 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Don’t forget about the Peak District National Park Authority’s Open Meeting next week, 4pm to 7-30pm Tuesday 6th May at the Memorial Hall. The Environment Group are currently preparing their comments on the Authority’s draft Parwich Conservation Area Appraisal, but they copied to us the following email sent to Sue Adam (sue.adam@peakdistrict.gov.uk): To Sue Adam [...]
What to do this weekend?
Posted in Alsop, Arts, Church, Events, Out & About, People on Wednesday April 30, 2008 | 4 Comments »
This weekend there are lots of local events to choose from & if you plan carefully you can do everything. Thursday to Wednesday – Tissington Well Dressings – Food is served at The Stables and certainly over the weekend lunches and Teas are also in the Village Hall (I speak from experience when I say that [...]
“The English & Their Gardens”
Posted in Events, Gardens, Societies on Wednesday April 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Don’t forget tonight’s illustrated talk organised by the Horticultural Society: The English & Their Gardens by Danny Wells 7-30pm Wednesday 30th April Parwich Memorial Hall All Welcome
More on Project Parwich
Posted in Events, Memorial hall, Project Parwich on Tuesday April 29, 2008 | 10 Comments »
Here are a few words forwarded to us by Patti Beasley who is organising the PR for next weeks launch. The text of the Project Parwich letter is posted further down. Hello Everyone – well by now you should all have received a letter, cheerfully delivered by Jane Harris and hopefully also seen the posters [...]
Tissington Day 3
Posted in Events, Out & About, Well dressing on Tuesday April 29, 2008 | 5 Comments »
The sun was shining this morning so the great debate was how many layers of clothes do I need to wear whilst working in a cow shed? The answer – as many as possible – thermal long johns, two long sleeved thermal vests & two sweatshirts – I had no intention of being cold. Today [...]
Publicity: our first press release
Posted in About this site, News on Tuesday April 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
In the build up to the launch of Project Parwich we are starting our publicity. This is our first press release on PARWICH.ORG: its remarkable success so far and the reasons behind setting it up. If you have any suitable contacts that it should be forwarded to then please let us know. It can also be [...]
Project Parwich Launch
Posted in Events, Memorial hall, Project Parwich on Tuesday April 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
By now all households in Alsop en le Dale, Ballidon, Parwich and Pikehall should have received a letter announcing the launch of Project Parwich and your opportunity to see the plans for our new Memorial Hall. However just in case you have not seen the letter here it is: What WE CAN do for OUR [...]
Tom Chambers on the Great Walk to Beijing.
Posted in People, Tom Chambers on Monday April 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Thanks to Tom’s dad Stuart for alerting us to these great photos of the lad in action, as part of The Great Walk To Beijing 2008. 1. Tom on the Great Wall of China. 2. By the remains of a tower on the Great Wall, with Gordon Chan, Adam Sutton, Cliff Richard, Allison Cratchley and [...]
Black Knobbing a patient procedure!
Posted in Events, Out & About, People, Well dressing on Monday April 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
This blog is not X-rated, but merely a new word that I learnt whilst working at Tissington today. This was the first morning of really getting our hands dirty. The designs for the Well Dressing had been marked on the clay & now we had to outline everything in either tiny coffee beans, which are [...]
Lewis Noble – Art Workshop
Posted in Arts, Events, Out & About, People on Sunday April 27, 2008 | 2 Comments »
May 6th – 8th – Pear Tree Farm, Matlock Painting “Emotions” based on Landscape – all media (mainly acrylic) Learn with Parwich artist Lewis Noble how to focus on your own individual reaction to the landscape and use contemporary techniques to produce semi-abstract images using colour, form, texture. Please bring conte crayons, oil or dry [...]
Tissington Well Dressings – Day 1.
Posted in Events, History, Out & About, People, Well dressing on Sunday April 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Over the next few days I am going to be posting a “Diary of Tissington Well Dressings”. In 2007 I was fortunate enough to be invited to join one of the Well Dressing teams, either they are desperate or I did a reasonable job last year because I am joining them again. The Tissington Well [...]
Unfair Parking Ticket…? Help Needed (Quickly!)
Posted in People, Transport on Sunday April 27, 2008 | 7 Comments »
I could do with a bit of advice… Back in March I was issued with a parking ticket; since I thought the ticket was completely unfair I immediately appealed against it, only to find out yesterday that my appeal was turned down and I must, “pay the full amount of £80 within 7 days” or [...]
Derbyshire Open Arts (DARTS) in Parwich
Posted in Arts, Events, People on Sunday April 27, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Derbyshire Open Arts is a visual arts and crafts event across the county. This free event invites you to visit artists and craftspeople in their show spaces and workplaces over Spring Bank holiday weekend. Our next event will take place during Spring Bank holiday weekend, 24th, 25th and 26th May. One of the venues for [...]
Talk on “The English & their Gardens
Posted in Events, Gardens, Societies on Sunday April 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Parwich & District Horticultural Society The English and their Gardens an illustrated talk by Danny Wells 7-30pm Wednesday 30th April Parwich Memorial Hall (Raffle & Refreshments – All welcome – Cost: Members £1, Non-Members £2)
School Newsletter No. 28
Posted in School, Young people on Saturday April 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Parwich Primary School News 28 25 April 2008 Dear Parents, I would like to thank everyone for the warm welcome I have been given in my first week at Parwich School. It has been lovely to meet some of the parents and I look forward to meeting everyone over the forthcoming term. If you have [...]
Project Parwich
Posted in Events, Memorial hall, Project Parwich on Saturday April 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Project Parwich – the Launch Notices have gone out to all residents of Alsop en le Dale, Ballidon, Parwich and Pikehall announcing the launch of Project Parwich and an opportunity to see the architect’s plans for our new Memorial Hall: 7th-May 7th-May 7th-May 7th-May 7th-May 7th-May 7th-May 7th-May 7th Project Parwich & our new Memorial [...]
Plant Sale at Culland Hall
Posted in Events, Gardens, Out & About on Saturday April 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
For details of 2009 Plant Sale click here The West Derbyshire Spring Plant Fair In aid of Mid-Derbyshire Association for Moblie Physiotherapy 11am to 4pm Sunday 27th April Culland Hall, nr Brailsford If you can go along and support this sale of unusal plants, as it will raise money for an important local charity [...]
Long Walk Home
Posted in Transport on Friday April 25, 2008 | 3 Comments »
This morning Ben caught for the first time the bus into Ashbourne, for an 11.30 appointment. I checked the timetables & assured him he could catch the 13.10 to Carsington Water & then onto Parwich arriving about 13.57. When he alighted in Ashbourne he asked the driver about the return journey & was told that [...]
Message from France
Posted in About this site, People on Friday April 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Here I am with news for Parwich, and could not find my way around Parwich.org to write a comment, is it done by email I wondered. I was looking for ‘post a blog here’ type button! Anyway, here I am in Central France, on the edge of the Limousin and the Aquitaine, doing a little [...]
Doggie Doo on play area
Posted in Environment on Friday April 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Several parents of young children have asked us to do a post on ‘doggie doo’ on the Green around the children’s play area in Parwich. On several occasions recently young children have had their play interrupted because they had to be taken home to be bathed and have their clothes washed. Parents have cleared the [...]
Tom and Amanda on Friday’s Paul O’Grady Show
Posted in People, Tom Chambers on Thursday April 24, 2008 | 9 Comments »
Thank you to Stuart for forwarding the following information, sorry we did not get it posted on Wednesday when it was sent in, we are not normally this slow: Tom flies out with Cliff Richard tonight (Wednesday) to join the Great Walk to Beijing and we should be able to follow his progress via the website [...]
More Photos of the Square
Posted in Gardens, Photography on Thursday April 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Many thanks to Lewis Noble for emailing the following: Here’s a few pics I took of the woodland that Dorothy Littlewood looks after. She’s been working really hard and the daffs look great!
Patrick McLoughlin MP: next surgery in Ashbourne.
Posted in Events on Thursday April 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Patrick McLoughlin MP Next advice session: Saturday 10 May at Ashbourne Leisure Centre For an appointment, or to contact Patrick, please call: 0207 219 3511 Or e-mail: patrick.mcloughlin.mp@parliament.uk or write to: House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA Our thanks to Patrick McLoughlin MP for contacting us with these details. He has recently discovered PARWICH.ORG for [...]
Happy Birthday Sheila K
Posted in People on Thursday April 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We hope you are having a good birthday, and are sorry you have to spend it at St. Oswald’s Hospital. Get well soon. Best wishes from all your friends in Parwich.
Order Sunday papers at Shop
Posted in News, Shop on Thursday April 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Janet is selling Sunday papers at the Shop in the Sycamore Inn, but only if you order them in advance. Go and see Janet or phone her on 212 to order your Sunday papers.
More pages re-Memorial Hall on-line
Posted in About this site, Memorial hall, News on Thursday April 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
We now have more pages relating to the Memorial Hall on-line. Firstly the pages here at PARWICH.ORG where you can share your comments Memorial Hall News Updates @ PARWICH.ORG How you can get involved Our Village Hall History In Memoriam and secondly (what hopefully will become) more detailed information at PARWICHMEMORIALHALL.ORG Parwich Memorial Hall – [...]
Kneeler Meeting – Thursday
Posted in Church on Wednesday April 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
If you are interested in making a kneeler for the Church there is an informal get together tomorrow morning at Helen’s, Dam Farm at 10am.
Pilates
Posted in Sport on Wednesday April 23, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Tonight was our first session of Pilates in the Memorial Hall, very relaxing. Now just remember girls navel to spine as you inhale & then let it all hang out! Or is it the other way round? The 6pm class is full but if you are still interesting in joining we need a couple more [...]
A515 amongst the most dangerous in the country
Posted in News, Roads, Transport on Wednesday April 23, 2008 | 3 Comments »
This week’s Ashbourne News Telegraph reveals us to have one of the most dangerous stretches of road in the country for motorbikes: “Figures released to coincide with a new campaign show that the short stretch of A515 between Ashbourne and Alsop-en-le-Dale has seen more bikers die or be injured than most other roads in the [...]
Potholes!
Posted in Roads, Transport on Wednesday April 23, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Have you noticed that the potholes seem to have been “repaired”. An orange DCC van was seen yesterday at various points around Parwich filling the many holes. Is our blog & the phone calls to County Council making a difference.? I have been told that there is a book open in the village, bets being [...]
Great Coffee Morning
Posted in Events on Wednesday April 23, 2008 | 10 Comments »
There must have been between 40-50 of us gathered in The Sycamore for the Coffee Morning. It was a super morning and a great opportunity to catch up on local news and just have a good gossip. Janet had a fire roaring and the cakes supplied by many and organised by Marian were a treat [...]
Lift to Ikea?
Posted in Transport on Wednesday April 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Tomorrow we have an appointment in Ilkeston at 2pm, if anyone wants to visit Ikea or Decathlon Sports, we’ll glady drop you off for 1 1/2 and pick you up on our return. We’ll be leaving Parwich just after 1pm. Give us a ring on 665
Carolyn’s Corner (No. 4)
Posted in Carolyn's Corner, News, People on Wednesday April 23, 2008 | 4 Comments »
A further update on Carolyn….. Carolyn has been in the rehab ward for over a week and the treatment she has received there has made a noticeable difference. She is making good and regular steps forward and Howard reports daily progress. In fact, Carolyn has really impressed the physiotherapist as she was able to stand [...]
Funeral of Annie Steeples
Posted in Events, People on Wednesday April 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The funeral of Annie Steeples of Smithy Close, Parwich, will take place at St. Peter’s church on Thursday 24th April at 11.45 am in St. Peter’s church. Annie grew up in Camberwell, London, before meeting her husband Frank during the Second World War. Frank had grown up in Parwich and brought her back there, apparently [...]
St. George, Patron Saint of England
Posted in Church, Events on Wednesday April 23, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Today, 23rd April, is St George’s Day. We are not aware of any particular celebrations taking place in our villages, though next year the Odd Fellows and the Legion may be marking the occasion. However, PARWICH.ORG could not let the day pass without a post. When checking with the Team if I could have this [...]
Parwich Hospital in Derby Telegraph
Posted in History, News on Wednesday April 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
There were two photos of Parwich Hospital taken while it was a Red Cross hospital during World War II in a recent Derby Evening Telegraph issue. I have not seen them yet but hopefully more details will follow or someone will add more information under the comments.
“How to get mugged by Parwich Tennis Club, and enjoy it!”
Posted in People, Societies, Sport on Tuesday April 22, 2008 | 4 Comments »
(Thanks to Graham for supplying this post.) The Grand opening of the superb hard play area on Sunday morning was followed by an equally auspicious event in the afternoon – “The Chairman & Presidents day” organized by the Parwich Tennis Club. Flushed with success playing for the football team in the opening round robin competition [...]
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