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, 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, 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 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, 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 History, News on Wednesday April 23, 2008 | No Comments »
There were two photos of Parwich Hospital taken while it was a Red Cross hospital during World War II in a recent Derby Evening Telegraph issue. I have not seen them yet but hopefully more details will follow or someone will add more information under the comments.
Posted in Events, History, Societies on Friday April 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The informal meeting at the Sycamore last night went well. Some eight of us met and looked through a collection of press cuttings and some photographs taken by the Ashbourne Telegraph, from the last fifty years. However by the end of the evening the group had been swelled by others who had come in for [...]
Posted in Events, History, Societies on Wednesday April 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Don’t forget the History Society are holding an informal meeting at the Sycamore tomorrow (Thursday 10th April) at 8pm in the back room. The idea is to come along and share any information you have or memories you have or share any topics you want to find out more about. The idea is to explore [...]
Posted in Environment, Favourite posts, History on Monday March 24, 2008 | No Comments »
I was chatting with a neighbour about bees, and we were wondering how much is known about the history of local bee keeping and honey production.
The Domesday Survey of 1086 mentions the Royal Estate’s income from Parwich before 1066 as having been “£32 and 6½ sesters of honey“, suggesting that in Saxon times Parwich [...]
Posted in History, Out & About on Saturday March 22, 2008 | No Comments »
Looking for something to do this weekend, then you might be interested in this information sent to us by Rob Francis:
Leawood pump on the Cromford Canal will be in steam this Sunday and Monday - 23/24th March. Entry is free but donations are welcome.
This is a fantastic way of looking through into the power [...]
Posted in Favourite posts, History, News on Thursday March 20, 2008 | No Comments »
Our thanks to Alan Gifford, for mailing us this update on Bradbourne Mill.
Much as I would like to have seen this lovely building stay as a water mill, it was not to be and Amos Developments Ltd. are making a good job of the work on site. Much of the approved conversion, other than of [...]
Posted in Events, History, Societies on Monday March 10, 2008 | No Comments »
7-30pm Thursday 13th March 2008
“Ashbourne, Gateway to Dovedale”
An illustrated talk by Danny Wells
All welcome (admission: members £1 & non-members £2)
Many will know Danny Wells, either from his courses and walks in Ashbourne, or his very successful talk last year to Parwich WI, on Joseph Paxton. He has an extensive knowledge of local history with a special [...]
Posted in Events, History on Sunday December 9, 2007 | No Comments »
It is estimated that world wide, up to twelve million individuals are subject to some form of forced labour or slavery. Can we be confident that the contents of our shopping baskets in the current global market were produced without oppression and exploitation?
Posted in History, Local Links on Sunday September 30, 2007 | No Comments »
In October 1975, Time Magazine in the USA published a news feature on the police raid that took place at the so-called “Red House” (better known as White Meadow House), which was then being used as a training centre for the Workers’ Revolutionary Party. The article has now been made available online, and makes [...]
