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For the full Wakes Programme click here Tuesday – Hill Race Night Registration for the Hill Race is by the Sycamore Inn 7pm – Local Mothers’ Race – For the Paula Lynam Trophy 7-30pm – Junior Hill Race – aprox. 1½ miles Any children aged 14 years and under can enter. Local Children are defined [...]

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Have your say

Tissington area Safer Neighbourhood Policing Team Forum Meeting Tuesday 12th July at 7.30pm at Bradbourne Village Hall If you have any concerns or issues that you would like raising at this next meeting, please contact this group through their new e-forum, which is part of the Community Messaging Service.  This gives each individual and village the [...]

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For the full Wakes Programme click here Children’s Sports Night – 6.30-pm – Monday Weather Permitting All children are invited to take part in the Sports Night,  just come along to Nether Green and join in the fun.   For details of all races

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A free guided walk through wildflower-rich hay-meadows, and the chance to search for the elusive “Ratty”, is on offer on Monday July 4th in the Bletch Brook Valley, between Parwich and Tissington.  Meet at 6.30pm outside The Sycamore Peak District National Park ecologists and experts from the Derbyshire Wildlife Trust will lead the walk, looking [...]

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Here are a few more pictures taken during the Oddfellows Parade on Saturday morning:

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Please click each image to enlarge it – and don’t forget to click “Continue Reading” for many, many more. Alternatively, please click here for a slideshow, which will display all the images on full screen.

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Weather Stats: 6th June 2nd July

With perfect weather for Wakes Saturday and Sunday, here are last week’s readings: Rainfall in mm Pressure in Mb (am) Pressure in Mb (pm) Temperature in ºC Max Min Sun 26 0.0 1017.0 1017.5 27.2 14.7 Mon 27 3.1 1014.9 1014.4 27.3 14.6 Tue 28 0.4 1019.5 1021.1 17.3 10.4 Wed 29 0.0 1024.8 1025.1 [...]

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A beautiful evening

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A new arrival

PARWICH.ORG welcomes Poppy: a fine Jersey cow who arrived in Parwich today, full of anticipation for the Wakes Week festivities. If you’re walking down the bottom of Creamery Lane, do be sure to say hello. Photo by JF-S.

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Oddfellows Odes

OPENING ODE Tune: “Stuttgart” Outside the Sycamore Inn at the start of the parade Brethren of our friendly Order, Honour here asserts her sway; All within her sacred border Must her high command obey. Join, Oddfellowship of brothers, In this song of truth and love; Leave disputes and strife to others- We in harmony must [...]

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Colin B says: Our Spotted Flycatchers have successfully reared 3 chicks which have now left their nest and are flying about from tree to tree. You can see the smallest two being fed a tasty wasp in these pics.

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Sunday – Wakes

Wakes Sunday For the full Wakes Programme click here 11am –  The Campsite ‘Songs of Praise’ Service (on Parson’s Croft, or                  if wet in the Church), 12am –  Fun and Games (with the campers at Parson’s Croft)                 Tug of War & Volleyball + other games and alot of water 6-pm Treasure Hunt – [...]

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Welcome to our visitors from Notts DA

Our annual visitors from the Camping and Caravanning Club’s Nottinghamshire District Association are with us once again, staying at Parson’s Croft until Monday. They are always a welcome presence on the Carnival Parade, and we particularly hope that they will enjoy tomorrow’s “Fun and Games”, which starts at midday. (Please click the image to enlarge.)

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Don’t forget that Main Street and Church Walk will be closed today (Saturday) between 6pm and 830pm for the Carnival. Both roads will be closed again for the Hill Race on Tuesday, between 630pm and 9pm.

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175th Anniversary

This year sees the 175th anniversary of the Parwich Odd Fellows: More photos to follow.

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Bowls Club up-date 2/7/11

The start of the second half of the season. Where did the first half go? One win one loss again this week. Tuesday league 28 June – Away – Matlock Golf Club. They say a week is a long time in politics; well it is a disaster in bowls. By a fluke in the fixtures [...]

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All Wakes Events are in blue – for a detailed programme click here. What’s on Where this Week  Day Time Event Location . . Saturday 2nd – Friday 8th Wakes Week . Saturday 9-10.45am Saturday Morning Bulk Rubbish Collection Parwich   9.45am Wakes Saturday Oddfellows Parade starts from The Sycamore   10.30-10.45am Saturday Morning Bulk [...]

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Start your Wakes fun early by coming along to the Fair on the Green tonight from 8pm!

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Church Magazine

Here is the July/August issue of the Church Magazine For more info about Parwich and the other Churches in the Group Ministry go to the Peak Five website.

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Village market on the Green

People are getting ready for tomorrow’s market and entertainment on the Green (Saturday 11am to 4pm)

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Road resurfacing next week

Derbyshire County Council are undertaking some road resurfacing in Parwich next week; this will involve Smithy Close and Croft Avenue.  They had also planned to resurface Church Lane then, but will postpone that until the week after to avoid clashing with Wakes Week. Residents of the streets involved should have recieved warning, but for more [...]

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JF-S

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Wakes Saturday

During Wakes Week, each day’s programme of activities will remain at the top of the blog. Please scroll down for the rest of today’s posts, or click here for the full Wakes Week timetable. Wakes Saturday Saturday is the first day of Parwich Wakes week, and there is a full programme of events starting from 9.45am.  [...]

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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.  Unfortunately Saturday’s collection day does coincide with the Wakes Saturday and the Oddfellow’s Parade, as was pointed [...]

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Cakes & Produce Stall

On Saturday the Church are running a stall as part of the Village Market, from 10am in the Pump Shed/Bus Shelter.  Any cakes or home-made produce will be gladly received.  Bring them along on the day or drop them off at Helen’s, Dam Farm.  Thank you.

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Major Benjamin Ingham writes: I have been deployed for just over five months now and have been keen to try to explain what a typical day might entail. A single day feels like a week back in the UK, however very soon the hours blur into days and days into weeks. Regardless, I dare not [...]

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