It may not be an Easter Bunny or Easter Chick but the curlews are again being regularly sighted in the field near Ballidon. Thanks to JF-S for this photo.
Archive for April, 2010
The Curlew Field
Posted in Ornithology on Sunday April 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Snowdrop “Thieves”
Posted in Gardens, Memorial hall on Sunday April 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Thank you to Andy & Jo, Phil K, Emma, Sue H & Patti for either potting up or letting us dig up parts of their garden and relieving them of some of their snowdrops. Once the Memorial Hall grounds have been landscaped, we will plant these bulbs in drifts in the bed near the entrance. [...]
Easter Week weather stats
Posted in Weather on Sunday April 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Last week’s readings: Rainfall in mm Pressure in Mb am Pressure in Mb pm Temperature in ºC Max Min Sun 28th 0.0 1007.7 1006.2 10.9 4.0 Mon 29th 10.8 1004.5 996.2 8.7 3.2 Tue 30th 1.3 989.8 985.4 10.3 7.5 Wed 31st 1.3 985.6 998.4 5.7 1.2 Thu 1st 2.2 1001.4 1007.6 8.7 0.7 Fri [...]
Parwich Lees Cottage
Posted in Classified adverts, History on Sunday April 4, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Happy Easter! We’re just coming up to having been at Parwich Lees Cottage for a year now – and have not had much luck in finding out too much about the history of the property other than it was the Head Bailiff’s House for the Parwich Lees Estate. We were wondering if there’s anyone in [...]
What’s on Where this Week
Posted in Events on Sunday April 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
What’s on Where this Week Date Time Event Location Sunday 11am Easter Sunday Holy Communion with Andy Larkin Parwich Church Sunday 11.15am Holy Communion Alsop Church Monday 11-4.30pm Tea & Cakes in the Churchyard Alsop Church Tuesday 11am Flagg Races – 1st Race – 1pm Flagg Wednesday 7.45pm RHS Film – Top Tips for Spring [...]
April Church Magazine
Posted in Church on Saturday April 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Click on the image of the cover to see the current issue of the Group Magazine for the parishes of Alsop, Fenny Bentley, Parwich, Thorpe and Tissington (as it is quite a large pdf it will take a minute or so to open). Paper copies can be obtained in each of the Churches or you [...]
Enjoy Tea & Cakes on Monday
Posted in Alsop on Saturday April 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Easter Monday sees the first Tea and Cakes in the Churchyard for 2010. Delicious homemade cakes will be served at Alsop Church between 11am and 4.30pm. Last Easter the sun shone and we basked in the warmth admiring the view. Do pop in and support this event, all proceeds to Alsop Church.
Film Night – Coming Soon – 16th April
Posted in Church, Films on Saturday April 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
50s & 60s Night at the Legion
Posted in British Legion, Music on Saturday April 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Cleaner wanted / babysitter available.
Posted in Classified adverts on Thursday April 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Cleaner Wanted. A friend of Debbie W’s in Brassington urgently needs a reliable cleaner with their own transport. If anyone is interested, please could they ring Debbie on 568 or email her on DebbieWebster@btinternet.com and she will pass on the appropriate contact information. This is a flexible role which could easily work around school hours/term [...]
Some signs of spring.
Posted in Photography on Thursday April 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Spring seems a long time coming this year, so it’s good to see the first splashes of colour here and there. Thanks to Mike G for these images, which look even better when enlarged.
Quiz at the Legion
Posted in British Legion on Thursday April 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Rare Song Thrush discovered in Parwich.
Posted in News, Ornithology on Thursday April 1, 2010 | 4 Comments »
UPDATE: This hardly needs saying, but just in case there is any confusion: the following news item is complete and utter made-up codswallop. So, was anyone April Fooled? Even for a split-second? Nope, thought not…! As part of our new series of linking bird photography with sound recordings, we have recently had a major new [...]


