Posted in About this site, Favourite posts on Thursday May 15, 2008 | 3 Comments »
So far our four most popular posts, since the site was launched, are all very different:
When is a neighbour not a neighbour?
243 hits
Easter Cards & Scrapbooking with the WI
233 hits
New “sounds” for church bells
205 hits
Carolyn’s Corner (No. 1)
167 hits
There are each by different bloggers and each on very different topics. Two of them, the planning post and [...]
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 Favourite posts, People, Societies, Sport on Tuesday April 22, 2008 | 4 Comments »
(Thanks to Graham for supplying this post.)
The Grand opening of the superb hard play area on Sunday morning was followed by an equally auspicious event in the afternoon - “The Chairman & Presidents day” organized by the Parwich Tennis Club.
Flushed with success playing for the football team in the opening round robin competition in the [...]
Posted in Environment, Favourite posts, Societies on Tuesday April 22, 2008 | No Comments »
Peter Trewhitt supplied the following:
For an hour or so we took over the front bar at the Sycamore, so the casual drinkers participated in the meeting whether they wanted too or not. Some 12 people participated in the discussions on the Conservation Area appraisal with ideas from two other people not present being included. Despite [...]
Posted in Eating Out, Favourite posts, Out & About on Monday April 21, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Often when you have friends & family staying regularly you are looking for some different ideas of where to go & where to have a “nibble” out. Well this week I have been trying out some new places.
David Mellor - On the outskirts of Hathersage, a rather innovative design, a round building houses his [...]
Posted in Favourite posts, Gardens, People, Photography on Monday April 21, 2008 | 2 Comments »
We would like to thank Dorothy for all the hard work she has put into creating a woodland garden on the Parish Council land in front of Parwich Hall.
The Parish Council were bold enough to go for this land in the centre of the village when it came up for auction a couple of years [...]
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 Favourite posts, Opinion, Roads, Transport on Sunday April 20, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I have been driving up and down the A515 most weekdays for around 12 years. From 1995 when we lived in Doveridge, near Uttoxeter to work in Buxton, and from 2002 when we moved to Parwich. The past month, I have witnessed more dangerous driving incidents than most of those 12 years put together.
What [...]
Posted in Eating Out, Favourite posts, Out & About on Saturday April 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I’ve been told that I need to expand my expertise from tea rooms into dining out. Now I have no problem with this, just in case you hadn’t realised I like my food and I’ll happily send my expenses in at the end of each month, but where to!
This evening we set off [...]
Posted in Favourite posts, Photography on Saturday April 19, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Remember how hot and sunny it was last April? No such luck this year!
As it was such a cold day today we thought a few Parwich photos with a ‘brrrrrrr’ theme would be in order . Hope you enjoy them.
Posted in Events, Favourite posts, Services, Societies, Sport on Saturday April 19, 2008 | No Comments »
Do you or your family use the sports field and area on Parson’s Croft?
If so, there is a great opportunity for you to play a part in its management.
We are holding a preliminary meeting next Saturday 26th April at 10:00 a.m. to see if there is interest in forming a group to look at various [...]
Posted in Favourite posts, Housing, News, Planning on Friday April 18, 2008 | 3 Comments »
The Planning Application for a rear extension to Station Road Farm house was rejected today by the Peak Park Authority’s Planning Committee. It was rejected by 5 votes to 4, with one abstention. Of the possible 19 Committee members some eleven, including the Chair, were present, meaning the rejection was carried by less than one [...]
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 Favourite posts, Opinion, Planning, Services on Monday April 14, 2008 | 24 Comments »
The following was supplied by ‘a bemused Peak dweller’ (otherwise Peter T):
The commendable success of PARWICH.ORG, I feel, relates to the strength of our community and to neighbourliness. I had thought up to March of this year that I had understood the word ‘neighbour’, but, having been in correspondence with the Peak District National Park [...]
Posted in Favourite posts, Services, Societies, Sport on Sunday April 13, 2008 | No Comments »
Following the previous post on the successful resurfacing of the hard play area and the community work day, Di Turnbull has sent us further information:
P.A.R.C. stands for Play Area Resurfacing Committee. It was set up purely to organise the resurfacing of the hard play area. It is a sub-committee of the Parish Council. After the [...]
Posted in About this site, Favourite posts on Friday April 11, 2008 | 5 Comments »
At some point later today (Friday), PARWICH.ORG will be clocking up its 10,000th page view. Considering that we launched the site less than four weeks ago, that’s a remarkable achievement, and one which surpasses even our wildest expectations.
If you had asked me to estimate our daily readership figures a couple of months ago, I would [...]
Posted in Favourite posts, News, Services on Wednesday April 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The First Responders asked us to post the following:
A THANK YOU FROM PARWICH FIRST RESPONDERS … AND WHY NOT JOIN US???
We have been rather busy over the last few weeks and we would like to thank all those villagers who have helped when someone has become unwell – you know who you are – and [...]
Posted in Favourite posts, News, Societies, Sport on Tuesday April 8, 2008 | No Comments »
Our thanks to Di Turnbull for submitting this article.
Following the resurfacing and refurbishment of the hard play area on Parsons Croft, the P.A.R.C. committee arranged a working group to complete maintenance tasks, before the official reopening on 20th April 2008, at 11a.m.
What we didn’t expect was a fall of snow that very morning!
Undeterred, we all [...]
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 Events, Favourite posts, News, Societies, Sport on Tuesday April 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Parwich Crown Green Bowling Club’s 2008 season starts today. They have two teams that play regularly through the summer, as well as informal sessions. The team in the Matlock Tuesday League has its first match this evening away at Ashwood Park in Buxton. The team in the Matlock Friendly League (over 50s) [...]
Posted in Favourite posts, Out & About on Monday April 7, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I decided this afternoon that I ‘needed’, sorry wanted to up my intake of calories, so where to go? I headed off westwards & over the county boundary into Staffordshire & to the delights of Ilam. I did a brisk but short circular walk along the river near the church & cut back [...]
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 Favourite posts, Out & About, People on Sunday April 6, 2008 | 2 Comments »
In danger of becoming Little Parwich in Ashbourne, at the Horns, the Jewitts provide familiar friendly faces for those of us visiting the big city. An old Ashbourne pub on Victoria Square (known locally as the Butchery), it is at the bottom of the market place, and has over the years been extended into neighbouring [...]
Posted in Events, Favourite posts, Societies on Saturday April 5, 2008 | No Comments »
Firstly, here is a reminder for the Horticultural Society trips planned for this summer; non-members are welcome, though if they are oversubscribed members will be given priority. Also don’t forget that the Society’s two season tickets for Lea Gardens are available to members (contact Peter Trewhitt tel. 287).
Wednesday 21st May
with a 9am departure from The [...]
Posted in Favourite posts, Out & About on Friday April 4, 2008 | No Comments »
While researching bus routes for a forthcoming “Public Transport” section on this site, I made an interesting and useful discovery, which I thought was worth sharing with fellow pub-goers and reluctant drivers.
For anyone who enjoys a lunchtime pint (or three), and who fancies a change of scenery, but who doesn’t relish the thought of having [...]
Posted in Favourite posts, News on Thursday April 3, 2008 | 15 Comments »
I have just been onto Derbyshire County Council again, with regard to the not so ‘temporary’ traffic lights. I have spoken to David Nicholson (01629 580000 extn 7685) and the lights will be present for at least another 12 months minimum. Apparently a new wall has to be built, but so that it [...]
Posted in Favourite posts on Wednesday April 2, 2008 | 11 Comments »
Can anyone help?
How long have the temporary traffic lights been on the B5056, just past Bradbourne Mill. I am sure they must have been up at least 6 months, any ideas on how we can get the work moving? Also have you noticed how much the road has slipped returning from Ashbourne [...]
Posted in Events, Favourite posts, News, Societies on Tuesday April 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Report from AGM - March 26th 2008
The Carnival Committee held a successful & well attended AGM in the Royal British Legion last Wednesday, March 26th.
Chairman Denis Laycock welcomed a full complement of existing committee members together with newcomers Sharon Swindell (making a welcome return after an absence of several years) and Louise Laycock. He [...]
Posted in Favourite posts, News on Tuesday April 1, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Warning: As befits its date of posting, what you are about to read is 100% false. We hope that you enjoyed our momentary lapse into April Foolery. Normal service will now be resumed.
Our sources have informed us that planning consent is being sought for a new quarry between Parwich and Tissington. Geologists [...]
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 Favourite posts, News on Monday March 31, 2008 | 3 Comments »
On Saturday night (29th March) there was a bash at the Whitworth Centre in Darley Dale to celebrate the work of Derbyshire Film. The project is finishing in its current form, having helped establish 12 local film groups including Parwich Film. Also various ‘Oscars’ were presented by Derbyshire Film to mark the occasion. [...]
Posted in Favourite posts, Out & About on Monday March 31, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Yesterday, I met friends for lunch in Byways Tearooms in Bakewell. Inspired by Jane B’s ‘Well and truly replete’ post, I thought I would report back on the experience. I have been before, otherwise Byways is easy to miss, off the main street in Water Lane, and then up what seems quite a steep stairway. [...]
Posted in Favourite posts, People on Sunday March 30, 2008 | No Comments »
I was ’surfing the net’ looking at relevant links for the Parwich Film section, got sidetracked and came across a film director called Pete Parwich (not Big Pete and not Posh Pete, but Pete Parwich). The site for Nordic Film Days Lübeck in northern Germany (http://www.luebeck.de/filmtage/99/program/filme/120.
html) says the following about him:
After studying in Vienna [...]
Posted in Favourite posts, News, Services on Sunday March 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The direct bus service from Parwich to Derby that went every other Friday has been discontinued (as of 23rd March 2008). For the people that used the service this is a big loss. Now if people want to get to Derby by public transport (as well as to anywhere else) they have to [...]
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, 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 Favourite posts on Tuesday March 25, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Our thanks to Rob Francis, for agreeing to share these striking images with us. They were taken on the Sunday before Christmas, just below Alsop car park on the Tissington trail.
As Rob says: “The conditions were strange to say the least. One of them has the image on the photographer ( ie me) projected unto [...]
Posted in Favourite posts, News on Tuesday March 25, 2008 | No Comments »
Readers of the gardening magazine Bises will already have seen the feature on Church Cottage Garden by the photographer Jerry Harpur in their April edition (We think?). Jerry Harpur photographed several Parwich gardens (Gardener’s Cottage, Creamery Cottage and Church Cottage) last summer and the images are beginning to appear around the world.
For those who [...]
Posted in Favourite posts, Services, Shop on Tuesday March 25, 2008 | No Comments »
Janet is trying out the following opening hours for the new shop at the Sycamore Inn:
Lunch times
Evenings
Monday
10am to 2pm
7pm to 9pm
Tuesday
10am to 2pm
7pm to 9pm
Wednesday
10am to 2pm
7pm to 9pm
Thursday
10am to 2pm
6pm to 9pm
Friday
10am to 2pm
6pm to 9pm
Saturday
10am to 4pm
7pm to 9pm
Sunday
All day - 10am to 9pm
See Directory of Local businesses & services for the Pub [...]
