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 [...]
Archive for July, 2011
Tuesday – Parwich Hill Race
Posted in Competition, Pub, Sport, Wakes on Monday July 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Fun & Games with the Campers – Photos
Posted in Photography, Wakes on Monday July 4, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Have your say
Posted in Police on Monday July 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
Lots of Carnival & Fair Faces!
Posted in Photography, Wakes on Sunday July 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Even More – The Parade & Village Market
Posted in Oddfellows, Photography, Wakes on Sunday July 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Monday – Children’s Sports Night
Posted in Competition, Wakes, Young people on Sunday July 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
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
Free Walk with the experts on wildflowers and water voles – Monday
Posted in Environment, Events, Peak Park on Sunday July 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
Oddfellows Parade – More Photos
Posted in Oddfellows, Wakes on Sunday July 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Here are a few more pictures taken during the Oddfellows Parade on Saturday morning:
Wakes Carnival photo gallery
Posted in Photography, Wakes on Sunday July 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
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.
Weather Stats: 6th June 2nd July
Posted in Weather on Sunday July 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
A beautiful evening
Posted in Photography, Wakes on Sunday July 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
On and Off Parade – Wakes 2011
Posted in People, Photography, Wakes, Young people on Sunday July 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A new arrival
Posted in Photography on Saturday July 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
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.
Oddfellows Odes
Posted in Oddfellows, Photography, Wakes on Saturday July 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
Knob Hall Springwatch – final installment
Posted in Ornithology, Photography on Saturday July 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
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.
Sunday – Wakes
Posted in British Legion, Competition, Wakes on Saturday July 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
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 – [...]
Welcome to our visitors from Notts DA
Posted in Wakes on Saturday July 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
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.)
Temporary road closures: Wakes Saturday and Tuesday
Posted in Roads, Wakes on Saturday July 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
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.
175th Anniversary
Posted in Oddfellows, Photography, Wakes on Saturday July 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
This year sees the 175th anniversary of the Parwich Odd Fellows: More photos to follow.
Bowls Club up-date 2/7/11
Posted in Sport on Saturday July 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
What’s on Where this Week – 2nd July
Posted in Events, Wakes on Saturday July 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
Fun of the Fair starts tonight (Friday)
Posted in Wakes on Friday July 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Start your Wakes fun early by coming along to the Fair on the Green tonight from 8pm!
Church Magazine
Posted in Church on Friday July 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
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.
Village market on the Green
Posted in Wakes on Friday July 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
People are getting ready for tomorrow’s market and entertainment on the Green (Saturday 11am to 4pm)
Road resurfacing next week
Posted in Roads on Friday July 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
Has the cat got the cream as well?
Posted in Pets of Parwich, Photography on Friday July 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
JF-S
Wakes Saturday
Posted in Competition, Oddfellows, Wakes on Friday July 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
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. [...]
Saturday, Bulk Rubbish for Parwich & Ballidon
Posted in Services on Friday July 1, 2011 | 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. Unfortunately Saturday’s collection day does coincide with the Wakes Saturday and the Oddfellow’s Parade, as was pointed [...]
Cakes & Produce Stall
Posted in Church on Friday July 1, 2011 | 1 Comment »
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.
Message from Afghanistan – Number 5.
Posted in Afghanistan, People, Previous posts on Friday July 1, 2011 | 2 Comments »
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 [...]


