Posted in Church on Friday May 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The other day I came across a splendid photograph of the blessing of Coffin Well, Tissington, in 1899. It is in a collection held by the Victoria and Albert Museum, and can be seen here .
Posted in Church on Friday May 16, 2008 | No Comments »
We had hoped that a new stained glass window on the theme of the Annunciation (Gabriel announcing to Mary that she would bear God’s Son) was going to be installed in St. Peter’s church this coming Wednesday. The window, commissioned by Roger Graham in memory of his aunt and grandmother, both of whom were postmistresses [...]
Posted in Alsop, Church on Monday May 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »
It was like a summer afternoon as we basked in sunshine at Alsop church. There was a worrying moment as raindrops fell & an umbrella was unfurled, but as Sheena said this was enough to drive the rain away. By 4pm it was positively hot. Attendence was very good this afternoon and there were 6 [...]
Posted in Alsop, Church on Monday May 5, 2008 | No Comments »
Don’t forget that between 11am and 4pm today tea & cakes are being served at Alsop church.
Posted in Church, News on Monday May 5, 2008 | No Comments »
Parwich Methodist Chapel was closed on Sunday 4th May after 159 years of worship in the chapel building. The Ashbourne Superintendant Minister, the Rev’d Tim Morris, led the final service, emphasising that it was not a ‘wake’ but an opportunity for a new beginning. From now on chapel members will worship in St. [...]
Posted in Church, Events, Out & About, Well dressing on Saturday May 3, 2008 | No Comments »
At the well dressing service last week we had the good fortune to have the Bishop of Yei, in southern Sudan, the Rt. Rev’d Hilary Adeba, as one of our speakers. Following the sermon given by the Bishop of Repton, the Rt. Rev’d Humphrey Southern, Bishop Hilary gave some deeply moving remarks about how scarce [...]
Posted in Church, Events, News on Friday May 2, 2008 | No Comments »
Don’t forget this Sunday sees, after 159 years, the final service in Parwich Methodist Chapel
3-30pm Final Service & Chapel Anniversary
Parwich Methodist Chapel
followed by refreshments in the Memorial Hall
Although this is a sad occasion, especially for those who have worshipped here all their lives, also remember and give thanks for all that have worked so hard [...]
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 these [...]
Posted in Church on Wednesday April 23, 2008 | No Comments »
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.
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 post, [...]
Posted in Church, Events on Saturday April 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
A presentation by the vicar
Tuesday 22nd April at 7.30 pm in the Memorial Hall
Following recent trips to Assam, the Eastern Himalayas and Delhi, as chairman of the Derbyshire Churches’ Partnership with the Church of North India, Christopher Harrison will give a talk, with photographs, on India today. All are welcome to attend.
Reports and pictures of [...]
Posted in Church, Local Links, School on Thursday April 17, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Alternative title: Isn’t it amazing what you find when you enter “Parwich” into Google?
Parwich Primary School’s OFSTED page.
This page also contains links to the school’s two most recent OFSTED inspection reports.
Parwich War Memorial.
A memorial page for the eight Parwich soldiers who lost their lives in the First World War.
Memorial Inscriptions from St. Peter’s Churchyard.
140 inscriptions [...]
Posted in Church, News on Wednesday April 16, 2008 | 8 Comments »
Yet again there are two features on Parwich in the Ashbourne News Telegraph out today. The main one is an article on the closure of Parwich Methodist Chapel, with the final service on the annual Chapel Anniversary, 3-30pm Sunday 4th May, followed by refreshments in the Memorial Hall. The second is a short feature and photo [...]
Posted in Church, Favourite posts, News on Wednesday April 16, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Work is progressing on a replica of the Tympanum.
This ancient carved stone is now above the west tower door of Parwich Church. Experts have dated the original variously between the seventh and twelfth centuries, though it most likely to have been carved in the early 1100s drawing on earlier Saxon and Celtic imagery. Since being [...]
Posted in Church, News, People on Sunday April 13, 2008 | No Comments »
Thursday 24th April
10am at Dam Farm
As you will have read in an earlier blog Ambrose Wilton has left a generous sum of money to the Church and it was agreed that this should be put towards some kneelers in Church. Helen is hosting the initial meeting at her house, Dam Farm (near the Pond) [...]
Posted in Church, Favourite posts, Out & About, Services on Tuesday April 8, 2008 | No Comments »
This morning Ben & I went over to Bradbourne to support Flo at the Haven Grange Club Coffee morning in the Church Hall. They raised £103.65. It was a nice little affair, with Flo manning the bric a brac and the cake table.
I asked Flo what the Club was all about. Apparently the Church [...]
Posted in Church, Environment on Tuesday April 8, 2008 | 6 Comments »
My sources have informed me that illicit dumping of garden rubbish etc has been taking place in St. Peter’s churchyard. The scale of this is probably very small, and I would not be surprised if the items concerned have merged seamlessly with the pile of authentic churchyard rubbish. Nevertheless, I am wondering whether we should [...]
Posted in About this site, Church, Favourite posts, News on Monday April 7, 2008 | 4 Comments »
PARWICH.ORG notes with amusement - and no small measure of pride - that the Diocesan Office in Derby were well and truly spoofed by last week’s “Ring Tones for Parwich Church” post.
Having contacted the office to seek “fast track approval” for the project, our vicar was surprised to receive a totally genuine reply - complete [...]
Posted in Church, Favourite posts, News on Tuesday April 1, 2008 | 10 Comments »
Warning: As befits its date of posting, what you are about to read is 100% false. We hope that you enjoyed our (second) momentary lapse into April Foolery. Normal service will now be resumed.
From next Sunday, a new church bell system will be installed in St Peter’s church, replacing our existing set-up.
Taking full [...]
Posted in Church, Favourite posts on Saturday March 29, 2008 | No Comments »
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This photo of St Michael & All Angels Church, Alsop-en-le-Dale is hanging inside the Church and was sent to us by The Revd. Christopher Harrison. This Norman Church still retains it’s original Norman nave, doorway and font.
What does the number 1695 on the photo refer to?
Does [...]
Posted in Church, Favourite posts on Saturday March 29, 2008 | No Comments »
Just had a super morning helping to clear up the Churchyard. There were about 10 of us getting stuck in, the yew has been well pruned & now the cross has been revealed, providing a lovely vista from the path.
Gravestones have been stripped of unwanted ivy, saplings removed, roses pruned and just a good [...]
Posted in Church on Friday March 28, 2008 | No Comments »
Tomorrow, Saturday we are doing a cleanup of the Churchyard, if the weather is awful then we will be concentrating on other jobs that need doing inside, so there is no excuse not to be there! We have a lovely Church which is always open to the public and this is pretty amazing when so [...]
Posted in Church, Events, Favourite posts on Thursday March 27, 2008 | No Comments »
Parwich Parochial Church Council had a positive meeting last night. Jonathan Marshall stepped down after six years as church warden. His dedicated input has been much appreciated, and it is heartening that he offered to take over as PCC secretary, fitting it in between his travelling the world’s railways. Helen Pitts and Martin Compton were [...]
Posted in Alsop, Church, Eating Out, Favourite posts, Out & About on Monday March 24, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Easter Monday, what shall I do today? Well checking the blog site gave me one idea, bearing in mind that I have a partner who is currently on crutches & can’t walk more than 200 metres. So I decided to go and start the process of testing out various eateries (purely I add [...]
Posted in Church, Favourite posts on Monday March 24, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Our thanks to Christopher Harrison for sending us this article.
If anyone was awake at 7.00 am on Easter morning and wondered why the church bell was ringing, this was Parwich’s contribution to the ancient tradition of celebrating Easter with a dawn service (well, just after dawn). There is something very primal about lighting the Paschal [...]
Posted in Church on Sunday March 23, 2008 | 5 Comments »
It was a lovely service in Church this morning, beautifully led by Andrew. It was super seeing him bounding up the aisle with a sword, he made me feel positively exhausted (all to illustrate that Jesus is alive). There were lots of villagers and visitors to the service & lovely to see so many children [...]
Posted in Alsop, Church, Services on Friday March 21, 2008 | No Comments »
On Easter Monday make your way to Alsop Church, refreshments are on sale from 11am -4pm. To quote Christine, an Alsop resident,
Monday will see us serving steaming mugs of freshly brewed tea and filtered coffee, with plates of luscious cakes for you to choose. We look forward to seeing you all.
Tea & Cakes are [...]
Posted in Church on Saturday March 15, 2008 | No Comments »
Ambrose Wilton has left a generous sum of money to the Church and it was agreed that this should be put towards some kneelers in Church.
What we now need are some volunteers to make them. It really is very easy, the pattern is printed on the canvas & it is just a case of [...]
Posted in Church, Events, News on Monday March 3, 2008 | No Comments »
With a dwindling congregation and having had problems raising sufficient funds to maintain the building, it has been announced that after 159 years the Parwich Methodist Chapel is to close. The final service will be on the Church Anniversary on Sunday 4th May at 3-30pm.
Methodism will continue in Parwich with future services on the 2nd [...]
Posted in Church, Events, Favourite posts, Photography on Sunday December 16, 2007 | 2 Comments »
The Festival kicked off on Saturday 15th with a Christmas Fair and then a Carol Service today Sunday 16th at 4pm. It will run up to Twelfth Night. St. Peter’s Church will be open daily from 10am to 3-30pm.
Trees were decorated by local groups and the theme of the festival is the Twelve Days of [...]
Posted in Church, Favourite posts, Photography on Sunday September 30, 2007 | 1 Comment »
