Posted in Events, History, Societies on Wednesday May 14, 2008 | No Comments »
Don’t forget tomorrow’s WI meeting:
‘Local Rituals’ a multi-media presentation
(including Winster Morris & Parwich Guizing)
by Rob Francis
7-30pm Thursday 15th May, Memorial Hall
Non-members welcome
Winster Guizers 1875 Parwich Guizers 1992
Posted in Events, Gardens, Societies on Tuesday May 13, 2008 | No Comments »
There are still spaces on the Horticultural Society’s trip to
Sheffield Botantical Gardens
Wednesday 21st May
depart Parwich Village Green 9am
The Gardens have undergone a multi-million pound restoration over a number years and are well worth a visit. Non-members are welcome. To reserve places phone Dot tel. 456 or Peter tel. 287
Posted in Events, Memorial hall, People, Photography, Project Parwich on Thursday May 8, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Not content with setting up The Horns and looking after her family, Jo-anne Jewett has been busy writing a book to help “empower” normal women by dispelling the myths about make-up and teaching them how to achieve a professional look themselves. The book, which is due to be launched at Bennetts in Ashbourne in July, [...]
Posted in Events, History on Thursday May 8, 2008 | No Comments »
Don’t forget that the History Society is hosting an illustrated talk on
“The Restoration of Cromford Mill“
7.30pm Thursday 8th May Parwich Memorial Hall
All welcome
Posted in Events, Memorial hall, Project Parwich on Wednesday May 7, 2008 | No Comments »
Posted in British Legion, Events on Tuesday May 6, 2008 | No Comments »
Carl has sent us this advanced warning so everyone can polish their spurs and get their stetsons ready:
“Wild West Night”
at Parwich Royal British Legion
Saturday May 24th 2008
Musical Entertainment with Chris Hooley
Wild West Fancy Dress Optional
(prize for the best costume)
8pm onwards
Posted in Environment, Events, Planning on Monday May 5, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The Peak District National Park Authority’s open consultation meeting on Parwich Conservation Area is
4pm to 7-30pm Tuesday 6th May
at Parwich Memorial Hall (unless we hear anything different)
Go along to ask your questions and have your say. We will only have the results that reflect our views if we find out about the proposals and let [...]
Posted in Events, Memorial hall, School on Sunday May 4, 2008 | 8 Comments »
There is uncertainty about the use of the Parwich Memorial Hall by the Peak District National Park Authority for some up coming public events.
The Authority’s Conservation Officers, as Parwich residents have been notified, have booked the Memorial Hall for the public consultation meeting on Tuesday (the 6th May). The Authority’s Legal and Democratic Services also [...]
Posted in Events, Out & About, People, Well dressing on Sunday May 4, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Yesterday for me was the finale of the Well Dressing. We went over for the afternoon to Tissington with 4 friends. It was good to see the carpark busy & was being very expertly manned by Debbie & Trevor - no cars crashed on their watch. We started at Hands well, which had the same [...]
Posted in Events, Farming, History on Saturday May 3, 2008 | No Comments »
This year sees the centenary of the National Farmers Union. The actual date for the founding of the NFU was 10th December 1908. Do let us know if any local celebrations are planned. Also we would welcome any suggestions for more farming related posts and contents for this site.
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 Events, History, Societies on Friday May 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Click here to find out more about Parwich & District Local History Society
Posted in Events, Out & About, People, Well dressing on Thursday May 1, 2008 | No Comments »
I have to be honest I was working today so couldn’t make the service at Tissington. The church was full and people had to stand outside to listen to the Ascension Day service. Afterwards led by the Bishop everyone proceeded around the wells where a hymn was sung & the wells blessed. [...]
Posted in Events, People, Well dressing on Thursday May 1, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Over the last 4 days I have given you clues and even partial pictures, so can you now identify the well dressing that I helped to create?
Can you also spot this well dressing, created by the children. What is this a picture of (and I don’t mean the finger on the left handside)?
Remember [...]
Posted in Events, Out & About, People, Well dressing on Wednesday April 30, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Day 4, everything has to be finished and part of the team worked until 11pm last night, rumour has it that the bottle of port helped! This morning I just concentrated on the background, thousands of camomile heads. The photo below shows the use of various leaves to form part of the hills [...]
Posted in Environment, Events, Planning on Wednesday April 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Don’t forget about the Peak District National Park Authority’s Open Meeting next week, 4pm to 7-30pm Tuesday 6th May at the Memorial Hall. The Environment Group are currently preparing their comments on the Authority’s draft Parwich Conservation Area Appraisal, but they copied to us the following email sent to Sue Adam (sue.adam@peakdistrict.gov.uk):
To Sue Adam (Peak [...]
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 Events, Gardens, Societies on Wednesday April 30, 2008 | No Comments »
Don’t forget tonight’s illustrated talk organised by the Horticultural Society:
The English & Their Gardens
by Danny Wells
7-30pm Wednesday 30th April
Parwich Memorial Hall
All Welcome
Posted in Events, Memorial hall, Project Parwich on Tuesday April 29, 2008 | 10 Comments »
Here are a few words forwarded to us by Patti Beasley who is organising the PR for next weeks launch. The text of the Project Parwich letter is posted further down.
Hello Everyone – well by now you should all have received a letter, cheerfully delivered by Jane Harris and hopefully also seen the posters [...]
Posted in Events, Out & About, Well dressing on Tuesday April 29, 2008 | 5 Comments »
The sun was shining this morning so the great debate was how many layers of clothes do I need to wear whilst working in a cow shed? The answer - as many as possible - thermal long johns, two long sleeved thermal vests & two sweatshirts - I had no intention of being cold.
Today we [...]
Posted in Events, Memorial hall, Project Parwich on Tuesday April 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
By now all households in Alsop en le Dale, Ballidon, Parwich and Pikehall should have received a letter announcing the launch of Project Parwich and your opportunity to see the plans for our new Memorial Hall. However just in case you have not seen the letter here it is:
What WE CAN do for OUR [...]
Posted in Events, Out & About, People, Well dressing on Monday April 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
This blog is not X-rated, but merely a new word that I learnt whilst working at Tissington today. This was the first morning of really getting our hands dirty. The designs for the Well Dressing had been marked on the clay & now we had to outline everything in either tiny coffee beans, [...]
Posted in Arts, Events, Out & About, People on Sunday April 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
May 6th - 8th - Pear Tree Farm, Matlock
Painting “Emotions” based on Landscape - all media (mainly acrylic)
Learn with Parwich artist Lewis Noble how to focus on your own individual reaction to the landscape and use contemporary techniques to produce semi-abstract images using colour, form, texture. Please bring conte crayons, oil or dry pastel sticks [...]
Posted in Events, History, Out & About, People, Well dressing on Sunday April 27, 2008 | No Comments »
Over the next few days I am going to be posting a “Diary of Tissington Well Dressings”. In 2007 I was fortunate enough to be invited to join one of the Well Dressing teams, either they are desperate or I did a reasonable job last year because I am joining them again.
The Tissington Well [...]
Posted in Arts, Events, People on Sunday April 27, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Derbyshire Open Arts is a visual arts and crafts event across the county. This free event invites you to visit artists and craftspeople in their show spaces and workplaces over Spring Bank holiday weekend.
Our next event will take place during Spring Bank holiday weekend, 24th, 25th and 26th May.
One of the venues for this event [...]
Posted in Events, Gardens, Societies on Sunday April 27, 2008 | No Comments »
Parwich & District Horticultural Society
The English and their Gardens
an illustrated talk by Danny Wells
7-30pm Wednesday 30th April
Parwich Memorial Hall
(Raffle & Refreshments - All welcome - Cost: Members £1, Non-Members £2)
Posted in Events, Memorial hall, Project Parwich on Saturday April 26, 2008 | No Comments »
Project Parwich - the Launch
Notices have gone out to all residents of Alsop en le Dale, Ballidon, Parwich and Pikehall announcing the launch of Project Parwich and an opportunity to see the architect’s plans for our new Memorial Hall:
7th-May 7th-May 7th-May 7th-May 7th-May 7th-May 7th-May 7th-May 7th
Project Parwich & our new Memorial Hall
Wednesday May 7th [...]
Posted in Events, Gardens, Out & About on Saturday April 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The West Derbyshire Spring Plant Fair
In aid of Mid-Derbyshire Association for Moblie Physiotherapy
11am to 4pm Sunday 27th April
Culland Hall, nr Brailsford
If you can go along and support this sale of unusal plants, as it will raise money for an important local charity administered by our own Debbie Webster.
The Plant Fair is open from 11am to 4pm [...]
Posted in Events on Thursday April 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Patrick McLoughlin MP
Next advice session:
Saturday 10 May at Ashbourne Leisure Centre
For an appointment, or to contact Patrick, please call:
0207 219 3511
Or e-mail:
patrick.mcloughlin.mp@parliament.uk
or write to:
House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA
Our thanks to Patrick McLoughlin MP for contacting us with these details. He has recently discovered PARWICH.ORG for himself, and pronounces it “excellent”.
Posted in Events, Favourite posts on Wednesday April 23, 2008 | 10 Comments »
There must have been between 40-50 of us gathered in The Sycamore for the Coffee Morning. It was a super morning and a great opportunity to catch up on local news and just have a good gossip. Janet had a fire roaring and the cakes supplied by many and organised by Marian were [...]
Posted in Events, People on Wednesday April 23, 2008 | No Comments »
The funeral of Annie Steeples of Smithy Close, Parwich, will take place at St. Peter’s church on Thursday 24th April at 11.45 am in St. Peter’s church.
Annie grew up in Camberwell, London, before meeting her husband Frank during the Second World War. Frank had grown up in Parwich and brought her back there, apparently telling [...]
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 Events, Films, Memorial hall on Tuesday April 22, 2008 | No Comments »
The infamous school for ‘young ladies’, St T…’s , is once again facing dire financial crisis. While unorthodox headmistress Camilla Fritton (Rupert Everett) struggles to deal with the new Education Minister Geoffrey Thwaites’ tireless advances and his unyielding objective to transform her chaotic environs into a ‘respectable’ ladies college, the responsibility for saving St T…’s [...]
Posted in Events, Shop on Tuesday April 22, 2008 | No Comments »
Come to see the Shop and chat with your neighbours at the Sycamore.
10-30 to 12-00am Wednesday 23rd April
Coffee and cakes provided.
Posted in Events on Tuesday April 22, 2008 | No Comments »
The Vicar’s multi-media presentation India: global giant or country of caste and corruption? is tonight at 7-30pm Tuesday 22nd April in the Memorial Hall. All welcome!
Posted in Events, Out & About, Pikehall on Monday April 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Well folks, it’s here again!
Taking place from 1st to 3rd August at Pikehall, the Y Not Festival will showcase over 50 acts across two stages. There’ll be a range of music on offer with live bands playing Folk to Reggae right through to Indie Rock. Also on offer over the weekend will be comedians, real ale, local ciders [...]
Posted in Environment, Events, Planning on Sunday April 20, 2008 | No Comments »
Monday - Don’t forget the Village Action Group - Monday
are holding an Open Meeting to discuss
our Environment and the PDNPA Conservation Area Appraisal
8pm Monday 21st April
Sycamore Inn
All welcome!
Posted in Events, Favourite posts, People, Societies, Sport on Sunday April 20, 2008 | No Comments »
Parwich sport has never had it so good, as dozens of fans crowded together supporting this impressive occasion. The ground was hard & the conditions were cold but we witnessed drama, mental resilience & the breathless physical fitness of so many.
We may not have had the hordes of celebrities who were present last night [...]
Posted in British Legion, Events on Saturday April 19, 2008 | No Comments »
What a fantastic night we have just had in The Legion, as the evening progressed the numbers swelled. Paul Curtis can really sing - he entertained us with a wide range of songs & it was brilliant. If you weren’t there you seriously missed out - and what a super way of supporting The Legion, [...]
