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Church ready for Concert

Parwich Church is looking very fine with GS and AK’s flower arrangements ready for tonight’s concert.  Tickets have sold well and if you want to sit in the nave phone tel. 01335 390 529 to reserve your seat, with only a few left.  Otherwise if you just turn up tonight, there should be seats in [...]

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Summer Concert on Saturday

Tickets are proving very popular so do reserve and buy your tickets now – Ring Martin on 390 529.

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July/August Church Magazine

Click on the image below to access July & August’s edition of the Church Group Magazine. Paper copies can also be bought in the churches or can be order for home delivery.  Also look out for details of Parwich & District Local History Society’s up coming visit to Fenny Bentley Church.

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Summer Music at St. Peter’s

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St Peter’s Day

Happy St Peter’s Day
St Peter’s day (29th June), along with St John the Baptist’s day (25th June), is an important marker for mid-summer celebrations.  Bonfires were lit on both St John’s Eve (Midsummer’s Day, this was the Summer Solstice before changes in the calendar) and St. Peter’s Eve. In Tudor England both these celebrations included [...]

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Plenty of cakes in the Church

The tea and cakes in Parwich Churchyard went down well, and all the proceeds will go to the Church restoration fund.

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Sunday’s events

Sunday 28th June: Campsite Service, Treasure Hunt and Bar-B-Q
11-00am Campsite ‘Songs of Praise’ at Parson’s Croft (or if wet in the Church)
12-00am Fun & Games with the Campers
2pm to 4-30pm Tea & cakes in the Churchyard (if raining inside the Church)
6-00pm Treasure Hunt (start on the Green)
8-00pm Wakes Bar-B-Q at the Legion
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Teas in the Church Yard

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All this week, The Guardian has been running a series of pull-out supplements entitled “Great British Walks”. Today’s supplement, which is themed around castles and churches, contains a step-by-step description of a walk from Parwich to Bradbourne and Ballidon, intended to take ramblers past three churches of Norman origin. The guide also recommends [...]

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June Church Magazine

Click on the image below to access the June 2009 Church Magazine for the parishes of Alsop, Fenny Bentley, Parwich, Thorpe and Tissington.

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Concert – Saturday 11th July

Concert in the Church, please book this date in your diary, tickets available from Martin 529.

In aid of Parwich Church Restoration Fund.

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A Bird’s Eye View

Last Sunday, a small team of ‘professional’ Parwich cameramen were asked to make a video record of the St. George’s Day Parade. The exercise was meticulously planned and good vantage points were identified the day before. One of these points happened to be the bell tower of St. Peter’s Church, providing a rather interesting panorama [...]

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May Church Magazine

Click on the image below to down load the May Group Magazine for the parishes of Alsop-en-le-Dale, Fenny Bentley Parwich, Thorpe and Tissington.

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Video of the Church Fete

Here is some footage from the Church Fete last Sunday. Didn’t we have a lovely time….and wasn’t the weather kind. Great to see the village out in force practising for Wakes!

Many thanks to Mike G for his camerawork and Martin C for his production skills.

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Church Group Magazine

A reminder to the people who have the magazine delivered that their subscription is now due.  Could those that have not renewed already, pay the person who delivers their copy.  The magazine is a bargain at £5 per year.
The magazine serves the parishes of Alsop-en-le-Dale, Fenny Bentley, Thorpe, Tissington and Parwich.  If you want a [...]

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The Parwich Odd Fellows set in motion a very successful day. A big thank you to everyone, including the organisers, especially Mick Edge without whose vision, ideas and determination, the day would not have happened, all the helpers and those who came along and supported the day. 

The morning’s march by the Odd Fellows and the Derbyshire [...]

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Church Fete

The Church Fete tomorrow will be a super fun event, with lots of activities, games, stalls and teas happening throughout the afternoon.  Of course one of the ‘highlights’ will be the infamous famous A52’s who have just flown in from a gig in Mexico and will be rounding off their tour, tomorrow, on The Green [...]

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As we have seen from earlier posts there will be a fun packed day on Sunday 26th April, starting with a Procession at 10.15am from The British Legion to the Church, led by the Oddfellows, Cyberscouts and Doveholes Brass Band, everyone else is then invited to join in.  Hopefully there will be lots of children [...]

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Tea & Cakes at Alsop today

Today sees the first tea and cakes of the season at Alsop Church.  Come along anytime from 11am to 4pm.  Relax out in the Churchyard overlooking the fields & Tissington Trail and enjoy the sunshine.

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Easter in the Church

The Church has been beautifully decorated with Spring flowers ready for the Easter family service tomorrow at 10am.  It is a service for everyone, especially the children and everybody is invited to join in.  Afterwards there are refreshments in the Church and an Easter Egg Hunt.

Don’t forget Tea & Cakes in Alsop Churchyard on Monday – [...]

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Easter Monday at Alsop Church.

In keeping with time-honoured tradition, the ladies of Alsop will be dispensing teas and cakes at Alsop Church from 11.00am till 4.00pm on Easter Monday.
Visitors to the church may also be lucky enough to hear Robert playing the new organ. (Contributions to the organ fund would also be welcome.)

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On Sunday 26th April Parwich village will be celebrating St George’s Day with a day full of events. It starts at 10.15am with an Oddfellows parade from The British Legion, accompanied by Doveholes Brass Band. Everyone is invited to join in this procession, and children are encouraged to dress up either [...]

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At Andrew Robinson’s request, John Fuller-Sessions has put together a splendid photographic catalogue of the stained glass windows inside St. Peter’s Church.
There are 41 images in total. Some are of the full windows, and some are detailed close-ups.
As the images look best in “full-screen” mode, we have loaded them into a slideshow on Flickr.
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Final Lent Lunch – Tomorrow

This is the final Lent Lunch of the year and it is being held at John & Marion Fuller-Sessions – Orchard Farm.  Pop in anytime on Thursday 26th March from 12.30pm, with lunch finishing at 2pm.   (If you know that you are definitely coming let Marion know on 519 – but otherwise just pop in – there [...]

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This is the final Lent Lunch of the year and it is being held at John & Marion Fuller-Sessions – Orchard Farm.  Pop in anytime on Thursday 26th March from 12.30pm, with lunch finishing at 2pm.   (If you know that you are definitely coming let Marion know on 519 – but otherwise just pop in – there [...]

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Lent Lunch Today.

Pop along to Church Farm (Andrew & Rachel’s) at 12.30-2pm for Lent lunch (Thursday).  Enjoy a range of cheeses, pates and bread – more fun that making your own lunch.  You don’t have to be a member of the Church to enjoy this lunch – it is a community event to raise funds for Church [...]

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Lent Lunch – Thursday

This week’s Lent Lunch is being held at Andrew & Rachel’s house – Church Farm, Creamery Lane.  Pop in anytime on Thursday from 12.30pm, with lunch finishing at 2pm.  There are some delicious cheeses and bread on the menu.  Just make a donation towards the Church repair fund and come along and catch up with [...]

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Lent Lunch Thursday

This week’s Lent Lunch is being held at Rosemary & Stuart’s house – Town Head.  Pop in anytime from 12.30pm, with lunch finishing at 2pm.  There are some delicious cheeses and bread on the menu.  Just make a donation towards the Church repair fund and come along and catch up with new and old friends.

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Lent Lunch – Tomorrow.

Come and join in the informal lent lunch this Thursday, 5th March 12.30 -2pm at Andrew & Rachel’s house: Church Farm in Creamery Lane. 
Pate, Cheese & Bread is on the menu. 
If you know that you are definitely coming, please let Rachel know to help with catering (202).
Or if it’s a last minute decision, then just come along anyway.  
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Thanks to John F-S for sending us this report:
Fifty or so of Chris Harrison’s former parishioners boarded a Warrington’s coach on Sunday afternoon to attend ‘The licensing by the Lord Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham and Installation by the Archdeacon of Nottingham of the Reverend Christopher Harrison as Priest-in-Charge’.
The installation was an impressive service sustained [...]

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Lent Lunch – Tomorrow

Don´t forget the Lent Lunch that is being held at Church Farm, Creamery Lane (Andrew & Rachel) tomorrow from 12.30pm.  Enjoy some cheese, pate and bread – all in aid of the Church improvement fund.
An opportunity to catch up with the local news, with friends and help the Church repairs.

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Lent Lunch this Thursday.

Come and join in the informal lent lunch this Thursday, 26th February at Andrew & Rachel’s house: Church Farm in Creamery Lane. 
Pate, Cheese & Bread is on the menu. 
If you know that you are definitely coming, please let Rachel know to help with catering (206).
Or if it’s a last minute decision, then [...]

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Don’t forget that this Sunday, 22nd February at 3.30pm sees the Licensing and Installation of  Christopher as Priest in Charge of All Saints’, St Mary’s and St Peter’s in Nottingham City Centre. 
A number of people are going by coach from the village, but we have been asked to put up details of St Mary’s location, for those [...]

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Parish Magazine

This month’s Parish Magazine is now out. To access a copy on line, please click here.

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Christopher Harrison’s final Service is almost upon us and he and his family will be gone by mid February…. He has led a very busy life over the past 12 or so years, for life in rural parishes is no sinecure these days.  Five parishes with five PCC meetings and all their differing issues were [...]

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This Sunday.

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By now many of you in the village will have received information relating to the appeal for funds to repair various areas of the church.  To this end it has been suggested that a calendar of events be publicised for this year and a small group within the PCC has met and agreed a number [...]

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Nottingham

A coach is being organised for those who wish to attend the licensing service at St. Mary’s church, Nottingham on Sunday 22nd February at 3.30 pm.  The cost will be £6 for adults and £3 for children – please enter your name on the list in the church if you wish to come.

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Video and DVD of the Nativity Play.

This year’s critically acclaimed Nativity Play, which took place in St Peter’s Church on Christmas Eve, is now available as a DVD.
To obtain a copy – in return for a donation to St Peter’s Church Restoration Fund – please contact Martin by e-mail at martin@orchidserve.com, or by phone on 529.
Martin has also loaded [...]

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Where are our sheep?

Two delightful shepherds were seen wandering around Parwich today. Were they looking for their sheep?  Find out tomorrow.  Come along tomorrow at 4pm to Parwich Church and see The Nativity Play and Christmas Eve service.

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Carol Service on Sunday

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Organ concert

A few days ago, Fenny Bentley church held an organ concert to celebrate the refurbishment of the organ, completed earlier this year by Groves of Nottingham at a cost of £11,000. Several people from Parwich attended the concert, whose second half was provided by Christian Cartwright of ‘Pipes in the Peak’ at Dovedale Garage, Thorpe. [...]

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December parish magazine now online

You can now read the December-January magazine for the Parwich group of parishes online here .
The hard copies are currently being printed and should be distributed later this week.

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Rush to Fenny Bentley church after Strictly Come Dancing this Saturday to support a concert on the newly-refurbished church organ, which begins at 7.30 pm.
Christian Cartwright of ‘Pipes in the Peak’ at Dovedale Garage will join with Chris Dell of Ashbourne and Martyn Davis of Hulland and Tissington churches, to present a lively and varied [...]

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Dorothy Foden – in memory

Dorothy Foden, of Brook Cottage, was well loved by many people in Parwich and beyond.  She was very much at the heart of St. Peter’s church, as well as being a strong supporter of Parwich Methodist chapel.  A new altar frontal in her memory, donated by Brian, was last week put in place in the chapel [...]

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Church tower explosion drama

Click here for more details of this disturbing event captured on camera by a mystery photographer.

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Vicar featured in Nottingham paper

Yesterday the Nottingham Evening Post ran a fascinating feature on Rev Christopher Harrison, who is moving from the parishes of Aslop, Fenny Bentley, Parwich, Thorpe and Tissington to Central Nottingham.
Under the title “Thatcher and drugs and rural Derbyshire – Nottingham’s new vicar tells his story” here are some extracts:
For Christopher, 51, is on the cusp of taking up [...]

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Remembrance Day Service

We Will Remember Them 

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A shoebox full of gifts means such a lot to the children and families – not only the presents inside but the thought behind it.  Often this will be the only present the child has ever been given and they are greatly treasured, even the box and wrappers. Every contribution makes for another happy child.
What to [...]

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REMEMBRANCE DAY

Thank you to Ben B for this article.
The first national act of Remembrance was held at Whitehall on November 11th 1920, when the new Cenotaph was unveiled to commemorate the passing of the Unknown Warrior on its way to Westminster Abbey. The Cenotaph, designed by Edwin Lutyens has become the focal point for the Nation’s [...]

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Stepping Stones Fund Raiser

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Parish magazine now online

The November magazine for the parishes of Parwich, Alsop, Fenny Bentley, Thorpe and Tissington has just been printed – and for the first time it is now available online by clicking here.
There are usually a few spare copies of each month’s magazine in the respective parish churches, and in the Sycamore Inn in Parwich – or to [...]

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2008 Poppy Appeal

Today sees the launch of the Royal British Legion’s 2008 Poppy Appeal:
The Royal British Legion provides financial, social and emotional support to millions who have served and are currently serving in the Armed Forces, and their dependants. Currently, nearly 10.5 million people are eligible for our support and we receive thousands of calls for help [...]

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Jean Allen, of Croft Avenue, who lived for many years at Woodeaves, just outside Fenny Bentley, has shown me some splendid photos of people from Alsop en le Dale dating back to the 1920s. Her father, Charlie Allen, was stationmaster at Alsop when the trains still ran on that line. These provide a [...]

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The Bishop of Patna, the Rt. Rev’d Philip Marandih, has long been trying to get me to visit his diocese.   So when the director of schools for Derby Diocese suggested that I join a trip to India, designed to set up and develop links between schools in Derbyshire and in India, including Patna diocese, I readily [...]

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The rest of the Blog Team would like to congratulate Christopher and give our very best wishes to him and his family.  Not only are we losing a repected vicar, but also a valued member of the Blog Team, though our loss is Nottingham City Centre Church Group’s gain:

       

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