Through the swirling mists emerged a figure, a friendly witch ready to welcome all the vampires and ghosts to her haunted home. Fearsome spiders and their webs dance over the ghoulish gate illuminated by the witches pumpkin. Then THEY arrived!! (Lots of scary pics)
Archive for October, 2009
Halloween Photos!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted in People, Young people on Saturday October 31, 2009 | 16 Comments »
Live Music and Scary Costumes at the Legion tonight
Posted in A52s, British Legion, Music on Saturday October 31, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Horticultural Society AGM
Posted in Gardens, Societies on Saturday October 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Horticultural Society Subs Due
Posted in Gardens, Societies on Thursday October 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The annual subscriptions of £2 for Parwich & District Horticultural Society are now due. This is still a fantastic bargain, for only £2 you get: the opportunity to order at discount seeds, onion sets, seed potatoes and much more through the Suttons Seeds catalogue subsidised trips to gardens and nurseries and horticultural talks cheaper entry [...]
Public Meeting on the B5056 Closure
Posted in Local government, Roads on Thursday October 29, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Derbyshire County Council are holding a public meeting about the B5056 closure at 7pm on Tuesday 17th November at Tissington Village Hall. Our Councillor, Simon Spencer, will be at the meeting. We will post any further details as they become available. If you have anything you want us to pass on to the County Council [...]
Next Parwich Parish Council Meeting
Posted in Parish Council on Thursday October 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The next Parish Council meeting is on Tuesday 3rd November at the Pavilion on Parson’s Croft. The public can address the Council at the start of the meeting and can attend, but not participate in, the remainder of the meeting. To see the agenda click here, and to see the unapproved minutes of the previous [...]
Photos on the Blog
Posted in Photography on Wednesday October 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It is great that people are willing to share their local photos. Indeed our photo archive pages are our most viewed pages, so including these photos is our most popular feature. We have some valued regular contributors and some one-off contributors such as the post below. We are happy to get photos from both. We [...]
An Autumn Walk
Posted in Photography on Wednesday October 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Thank you to the person who sent in these great photos, but modestly requested we did not publish their name: I enjoyed a lovely walk round Parwich last Friday and thought you might like to share some of the photos I took. I think you are so fortunate to live in such a pretty village [...]
This Week in The Stunner
Posted in News on Wednesday October 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This week The Stunner seemed rather thin and there is certainly not much to report about Parwich. As always you can buy the Ashbourne News Telegraph in the pub or view it online. p2. Bid to build brand loyalty in Ashbourne - Ashbourne needs to showcase its most renowned assets and adopt a clear-cut identity to [...]
Memorial Hall Build update
Posted in Memorial hall, Photo Diary on Wednesday October 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This week, week 5, has seen the completetion of the footings with the steel bolts in place ready for the main steel structure. Tomorrow a specialist company will start drilling 3 bore holes approximately 100 metres deep for the ground source heat pump, which will then heat the new hall. The Marshalls have completed the [...]
November Newsletter from PSCO Kate Cleveley
Posted in Police on Wednesday October 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Update from your Safer Neighbourhood Officer November, 2009 Since the 22 September there has not been a great deal to report on the area. On the 5 October an isolated building at a company on Alsop Road Parwich had an attempted entry, nothing was taken all contents remained intact. Later in the month [...]
Videos of the Essentially Brass concert at St Peter’s, Saturday 19th September.
Posted in Church, Music on Tuesday October 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Our thanks to Martin C for these four superb videos – more of which can be found, in their full widescreen glory, on Martin’s YouTube channel.
Tom on Waterloo Road
Posted in Tom Chambers on Tuesday October 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »
In the build up to Waterloo Road, Tom Chambers has had a number of TV appearances, including this interview on yesterday’s Paul O’Grady Show: Tom is also due to appear on tomorrow morning’s BBC Breakfast TV (Wednesday 28th Oct), and
Water Power
Posted in Environment, Peak Park on Tuesday October 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This is probably not relevant to our area unless the new owners of Bradbourne Mill have any ideas, however someone might be interested in the workshop next month on small scale hydroelectric schemes.
Halloween Party At The Legion
Posted in A52s, British Legion, Events on Tuesday October 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »
A Silent Film with Improvised Organ Accompaniment!
Posted in Church, Films on Monday October 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Congratulations to Peter Harrison
Posted in People on Monday October 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It is good to hear about the successes of former residents, and the Rev Christopher Harrison must be very proud of his son, Peter, gaining a scholarship to Clare College, Cambridge. Well done! Peter has been awarded the organ scholarship at Clare, to begin next autumn. He will be reading maths and physics alongside this. [...]
Peak Park Consultation on Planning Policy
Posted in Peak Park, Planning on Monday October 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Peak District National Park Authority start today their public consultation on their new Core Strategy for the Local Development Framework. This is the policy document that is used to inform their planning decisions. The focus of this consultation is on their website, where there is an on-line survey, with various background and ‘preferred option’ [...]
Parwich Village Action Group
Posted in Environment, Housing, Planning, Roads, Services, Sport on Monday October 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The web pages here at PARWICH.ORG for the Parwich Village Action Group have been updated, along with links to the 2004 Village Management Plan and the previous surveys and reviews that it is based on. The Management Plan has aims relating to: The Environment Affordable Housing Community and Sports Hall Facilities Roads, Traffic and Parking [...]
Girls’ Next Desk available
Posted in Classified adverts on Monday October 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Does anyone want a girls’ Next Desk? It is made of light wood effect veneered chipboard with 3 drawers down one side with pink and lilac fronts? The top is slightly loose as one of the fixings is lost, but its only a problem when you try and move it. Rebecca 390318
Halloween – less than a week away.
Posted in Young people on Monday October 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Halloween in Parwich is usually very successful, with the youngsters and their parents normally only calling on homes where they are known. The children make a real effort in their dressing up and the atmosphere is fun and non-threatening. If you are happy to have callers but you are not normally visited please put a lantern [...]
Autumn colour
Posted in Flora, Photography on Sunday October 25, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Half an avenue is better than no trees at all John F-S
What’s on Where this Week
Posted in Events on Sunday October 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
What’s on Where this Week Date Time Event Location Sunday 11.15am Mattins Alsop Church Sunday 2.30pm Methodist Service Parwich Church Thursday Horticultural Committee Meeting Saturday 10.30-10.45am Saturday Morning Rubbish Collection Ballidon Saturday Halloween
Weekly weather round up
Posted in Weather on Sunday October 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Last weeks readings: Rainfall in mm Pressure in Mb am Pressure in Mb pm Temperature in ºC Max Min Sun 18th 0 1021.0 1018.5 12.5 4.0 Mon 19th 0 1012.1 1007.0 13.2 5.7 Tue 20th 2 999.8 997.4 8.4 4.6 Wed 21st 3 996.5 994.8 12.6 8.5 Thu 22nd 10 995.2 999.8 12.3 9.7 Fri [...]
parwich film update
Posted in Films on Saturday October 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
parwich film‘s 2009/10 season got off to a good start last night with the film The Young Victoria. Some thirty people came along, quieting our worries that a change of venue would adversely affect numbers. As Jane pointed out in her comment the film’s visuals fitted particularly well with the Victorian architecture of St Peter’s. [...]
A good drink!
Posted in Photography on Saturday October 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I like a drink with my nuts. Cheers John F-S.
Poppy Appeal
Posted in British Legion on Saturday October 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Don H has started his annual poppy selling around the village, he is the official door to door representative.
New Sherwood Foresters Memorial
Posted in History, Out & About on Saturday October 24, 2009 | 2 Comments »
This afternoon (2pm Central European Time, i.e. 1pm BST) sees the unveiling of a new Sherwood Foresters Memorial at the Tyne Cot Cemetery in Belgium. To see photographs of the stone being carved go to the WFR Museum website. This Project has been led by Major John Cotterill MBE Mercian Regiment, Mr Cliff Housley Regimental [...]
Don’t forget the clocks go back
Posted in Uncategorized on Saturday October 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
British Summer Time ends tonight at at 2am (Sunday 25th Oct), when the clocks go back one hour, so 2am becomes 1am (Greenwich Mean Time). Tomorrow we get an extra hour in bed and lighter mornings, but darker evenings. The current system will continue to 2011, when the Government are reviewing it. What are your [...]
2009 Poppy Appeal
Posted in British Legion, People on Friday October 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday saw the launch of this year’s Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal. You can donate on-line (click on the poppy above to go to the Royal British Legion website) or get your poppies locally at the Parwich Legion and the Sycamore Inn. Obviously the memory of those who died in action is more to the [...]
Retirement of Simon our Postie
Posted in People on Friday October 23, 2009 | 5 Comments »
As some of you may be aware Simon has already take his well-earned retirement and is just filling in until early January, when his replacement will take on his round. Simon has been serving the village for the last 11 years and we felt we wanted to do something to say thank you and good [...]
Dovedale Dash – Sunday 1st November
Posted in Sport on Friday October 23, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Tie your laces up tight and get ready for this year’s Dovedale Dash – you can find more information by clicking this link.
School Newsletter – Issue 8
Posted in School on Friday October 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Please click to enlarge, in printer-friendly PDF format.
Saturday Morning Rubbish Collection
Posted in Services on Friday October 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Tomorrow is the bulk rubbish collection; the dustcart picks up at various points in the village. Remember if you leave rubbish to be removed, you must be in attendance when the wagon comes and load your rubbish, yourself. Don’t lose it, use it – even if you only have a small amount to get rid [...]
Junior Tennis Tournaments tomorrow
Posted in Sport, Young people on Friday October 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Junior Tennis Tournaments are to be held tomorrow, Saturday 24th October 2009: 11 years and under: start 9am at the courts; format to be decided based on how many enter 16 years and under, boys and girls: start 11am at the courts Don’t forget to return the trophies to Nia or bring them along [...]
Race Night this Saturday
Posted in British Legion on Thursday October 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The school needs your boxes
Posted in School on Wednesday October 21, 2009 | 4 Comments »
The infants need lots of boxes for junk modelling and building things – cereal boxes, tea bag boxes, tubes from kitchen and loo rolls, egg boxes, cat food boxes – any other boxes you can think of. Please either give them to someone you know who goes to school or pop them into school yourself. [...]
This week in the Stunner
Posted in News on Wednesday October 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Available online or in the Sycamore, the Ashbourne News Telegraph has the following stories of local interest: P.1 – Tom goes back to school – Tom Chambers is back on prime time TV in Waterloo Road next week – see page 3 for full story including comment from our village school headteacher, Caroline Rodgers. p.2 [...]
Friday’s Film in St. Peter’s Church
Posted in Films on Wednesday October 21, 2009 | 1 Comment »
More on Breaking Poynt
Posted in Music, People on Tuesday October 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It is now some years since Don and Linda gave up the Sycamore and Colin moved out of Parwich, but the family, not so far away, still have strong links to the village. So for those who want to know more about the band ‘Breaking Poynt’, here is a clip on YouTube: See also: www.breakingpoynt.co.uk [...]
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