The Peak District Darker Skies Group are asking people to help monitor light pollution in the Peak District, by looking at Orion and associated stars later this month. If you are interested in being involved, either go to the Peak Park website or first read their full press release below.
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Scanning the Stars
Posted in Environment, Peak Park on Friday February 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Peak Park planning pages made easier
Posted in Peak Park on Tuesday January 24, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
New website pages have been created by the Peak District National Park Authority to make it easier for residents to make or comment on a planning application. Responding to feedback from website users all the information on the planning pages has been re-written to be shorter, avoid jargon and make it easier to understand. The [...]
PDNP have a new award available for children
Posted in Peak Park, School, Young people on Tuesday January 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Following the successful pilot scheme, the Peak District Award is now open to any schools, within the National Park and beyond, and is suitable for all ages and abilities. To gain the Peak District Award, participants must complete a study plan and keep a record of what they have done to show others, for example, [...]
Wind turbine proposal ‘too tall’ for national park
Posted in Environment, Farming, Peak Park, Planning, Sustainability on Monday January 16, 2012 | 3 Comments »
The following statement was issued today by the Peak District National Park Authority. This relates to the recent planning application for a wind turbine at Hill Top Farm.
Peak Park seek new Board Member
Posted in Peak Park on Wednesday January 11, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The Secretary of State is seeking to fill a vacancy on the Peak District National Park Board, she is looking for a new member with a specialist knowledge of national park or regional issues. It would be good if Park residents came forward for the post.
Peak Park Budget Announcement
Posted in Peak Park on Saturday December 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Key areas protected from budget cuts Extra money is to be spent by the Peak District National Park Authority supporting the local economy, communities and the environment despite budget cuts. The authority has to make cuts of £1.8 million over four years from its £7.8 million budget. In 2012/13 the authority needs to make permanent [...]
Peak Park to Increase Spending on Unsurfaced Routes
Posted in Peak Park on Saturday December 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Peak District National Park Authority is to increase spending to protect the national park from damage by 4x4s and trail bikes. At the Authority meeting yesterday, members agreed to allocate an extra £100,000 over the next two years to: • Resolve problems faster. • Speed up production of route action plans to manage the [...]
Guide to Understanding Planning
Posted in Peak Park on Thursday December 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Understanding planning A guide to make planning easier for residents to understand has been published by the Peak District National Park Authority. At the same time the authority and parish councils in the Peak District National Park area have agreed a Parish Accord, which sets out what to expect of each other during the planning [...]
Faster Broadband Survey
Posted in Peak Park, Services on Thursday December 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has allocated money to help improve broadband speed in rural areas, but this can only be accessed by local authorities providing matched funding. The Peak Park Authority are encouraging Park residents/businesses to fill in the local on-line surveys, which for our area is on the Derbyshire County Council [...]
Chance to explore stones and stars in the Peak District
Posted in Environment, Events, Peak Park on Thursday November 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Would-be archaeologists and stargazers are invited to meet the experts to explore ancient history and the night sky from a prehistoric stone circle on Sunday December 4th. Nottingham Trent University in partnership with the Peak Park are offering 60 free places for people to find out more about the Nine Ladies stone circle, on Stanton Moor, both [...]
Peak ParkWatch – next meeting
Posted in Environment, Opinion, Peak Park on Monday November 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Thursday 17th November 2011 at 8pm, Calver Village Hall Please visit our website. Contact us by email: info@peakparkwatch.org.uk or 01433 631436 “Peak ParkWatch are an independent organisation, and the opinions expressed on their website do not necessarily represent the opinions of the PARWICH.ORG blog team.”
Evening opportunity to talk to Peak planners
Posted in Peak Park, Planning on Friday October 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
People who cannot get to Peak District National Park HQ during normal office hours can speak to planners at an evening planning surgery on Wednesday November 2. The National Park Authority has organised the planning surgery from 5pm to 8pm at its head office, Aldern House, Baslow Road, Bakewell, DE45 1AE. People may seek general [...]
Peak District Authority recommends direct elections
Posted in Local government, Peak Park on Friday October 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Peak District National Park Authority (PDNPA) is one of two national park authorities that have been chosen by the Government to pilot direct elections. The PDNPA is now recommending that all 22 of its council and parish members should be considered for election. This would not affect the eight remaining members that are appointed [...]
Hill Top Farm – Wind Turbine Planning Application
Posted in Environment, Farming, Opinion, Peak Park, People, Planning, Sustainability on Tuesday September 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The planning application from Robert Gosling at Hill Top Farm has been registered with Peak District National Park. Application number: NP/DDD/0911/0933 Proposal: Erection of a single wind turbine and stone build plant rooms. All the planning documents can been seen on the National Park website or by visiting the Peak Park at Bakewell.
Cycle ride to celebrate Tissington Trail’s 40th anniversary
Posted in History, Peak Park, Walks & Rides on Tuesday August 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Families, residents and holidaymakers are invited to join a guided cycle ride to celebrate 40 years of the Peak District National Park Authority’s Tissington Trail. This free event on Tuesday August 30th will explore the history of this popular traffic free trail – one of the first of its kind in the UK when it [...]
For Teens interested in Drama/History
Posted in History, Peak Park, Young people on Thursday August 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Although a bit of a distance from our area and not on a direct transport link from Parwich, the following press release from the Peak Park Authority might be of interest to some of our teens: 11 August 2011 – Keen teens needed to bring moorland lore to life Young people are invited to act [...]
Views sought on Peak District trails
Posted in Peak Park, Walks & Rides on Monday August 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A survey will be held on four recreational trails in the Peak District National Park to get views on how they could be improved in the future. Trails Saturday is being organised by the Peak District National Park Authority on Saturday 20 August to ask users what they most like about the trails and to [...]
Bletch Brook Valley Walk
Posted in Farming, Flora, Peak Park, Previous posts, Walks & Rides on Tuesday July 5, 2011 | 1 Comment »
More than 20 people from Parwich and Tissington met up in the Bletch Brook Valley with representatives from the National Park, to look at the wild flowers and find out about the elusive water vole. Some of the best wild flower meadows are owned by Parwich United Charities (see photo below) and wonderfully managed by [...]
Free Walk with the experts on wildflowers and water voles – Monday
Posted in Environment, Events, Peak Park on Sunday July 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A free guided walk through wildflower-rich hay-meadows, and the chance to search for the elusive “Ratty”, is on offer on Monday July 4th in the Bletch Brook Valley, between Parwich and Tissington. Meet at 6.30pm outside The Sycamore Peak District National Park ecologists and experts from the Derbyshire Wildlife Trust will lead the walk, looking [...]
Local business wins Environmental Quality Mark
Posted in Environment, Local Links, News, Peak Park, Sustainability on Saturday June 25, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Congratulations to John and Marion F-S, who have been awarded a Peak District Environmental Quality Mark for Tom’s Barn and Douglas’s Barn. Click here for the full news story, and click here for Marion’s report of the awards ceremony on the Tom’s Barn blog.
Searching for Ratty in the Bletch Brook Valley
Posted in Environment, Events, Peak Park, Walks & Rides on Thursday June 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A free guided walk through wildflower-rich hay-meadows, and the chance to search for the elusive “Ratty”, is on offer on Monday July 4th in the Bletch Brook Valley, between Parwich and Tissington. Peak District National Park ecologists and experts from the Derbyshire Wildlife Trust will lead the walk, looking out for rare species including the [...]
Peak Park – make your views known
Posted in Environment, Peak Park on Thursday June 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Anyone with views on how the Peak District National Park should develop over the next five years and beyond is being encouraged to have their say during a public consultation. The Peak District National Park Authority began the Join Our Conversation consultation on a draft new National Park Management Plan in April and has received [...]
Peak Park – “Undemocratic & Unaccountable”
Posted in Peak Park on Wednesday May 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The third meeting of Peak Park Watch is tomorrow, Thursday night, 8pm at Calver Village Hall, Calver. Please come along and bring anybody else who has concerns with the Peak District National Park Authority’s lack of democracy, transparency accountability etc. We must keep up the momentum.
Former railway tunnels re-open after 40 years
Posted in Out & About, Peak Park, Walks & Rides on Saturday May 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Four former railway tunnels are ready to re-open to walkers, cyclists and horse riders, following a major renovation project. Transport minister Norman Baker will officially open them on Wednesday May 25th. Update: Norman Baker will not be attending the opening after all. The tunnels – Headstone, Cressbrook, Litton and Chee Tor – each measure between [...]
Electric bikes at Carsington Water: free trial for PARWICH.ORG readers
Posted in Alsop, Environment, Offers, Out & About, Peak Park, Walks & Rides on Friday May 13, 2011 | 1 Comment »
PARWICH.ORG has been contacted by Steve Garidis of the Electric Bicycle Network, which is part of a major initiative to create a network of electric bikes and charging points across the Peak Park, copying similar schemes in Switzerland and Germany etc. Steve says: Have you seen cyclists whizzing past, seemingly unconcerned about hills and headwinds? [...]
Peak Park – “Undemocratic & Unaccountable”
Posted in Peak Park on Sunday May 8, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Details of this meeting, their third, have been sent in by organisers of Peak Park Watch, they have informed us that 100 people turned up to their first meeting and almost 200 to their second meeting. The next Peak Park Watch public meeting will be held on the Thursday, 19th. May at Calver Village Hall, [...]
Local businesses to get a strong new voice
Posted in Events, Farming, Local government, Local Links, Peak Park, People on Friday April 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Businesses of all sizes in the Peak District are being given a strong new voice with the creation of a group to promote the area as a place to do business. Called Business Peak District the group will be led by a wide range of representatives from the business community. It will represent all businesses [...]
Iron Age Mass Grave found at Monsal Dale
Posted in History, Peak Park on Tuesday April 19, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Skeletons of women and children found buried during a 2 year community dig revealing crucial new evidence on Iron Age hill forts, the first discovery of its kind in Britain. This grisly discovery, which will be of interest to many history buffs in Parwich, has been made at Fin Cop and sheds new light on [...]
Explore the Peak District by Pedal and Pencil
Posted in Peak Park, Walks & Rides on Thursday March 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Sketch pads and pencils are needed for the next guided cycle ride on the Monsal Trail. The Tour de Sketch ride, organised by the National Park Authority’s Pedal Peak District project, is to take place on Sunday March 27, 10am-3pm. Booking is essential, as spaces are limited, on start@pedalready.co.uk or 0114 2412775. Pedal Peak District’s Carol [...]
Concerned about planning – have your say
Posted in Peak Park, Planning on Thursday March 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Peak District National Park residents can talk about planning issues with senior planning managers on Tuesday March 29th. The Peak District National Park Authority has organised a planning surgery at Cliff College, near Calver. Residents can book 20-minute private appointments between 4pm and 8pm to discuss planning cases or suggest ideas on how planning could [...]
Meeting On Planning Authority: Thursday 20th January
Posted in Peak Park on Saturday January 15, 2011 | 2 Comments »
We have been asked to post the following message from Terry P so local people can attend the meeting if they wish: I have received a letter regarding a meeting at Calver Village Hall at 7pm on Thursday 20th of January. The meeting is for people who have had dealings with the Peak Park Planning [...]
Star gazing project
Posted in Peak Park on Friday December 17, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The Peak District National Park are asking for help monitoring light pollution. They want people to observe Orion between New Year’s Eve and the start of February. To participate go to the Peak Park website, or for more information read their following press release: PR 726: 16 December 2010 Help needed to go star-spotting in the Peak [...]
The location of Green Lane!
Posted in Peak Park, Pikehall, Roads on Monday November 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Hope this helps solve the mystery of the exact location of Green Lane – thanks to Lynn Burrow at Peak Park for responding to our request for help. Click on the map to enlarge.
Green Lane, Pikehall – vehicle ban
Posted in Peak Park, Pikehall, Roads on Friday November 19, 2010 | 9 Comments »
Update on Green Lane, Pikehall I recently wrote an article about green lanes and motor vehicles in Parwich parish magazine and on the Parwich website. I now wish to update you on the situation relating to Green Lane, Pikehall. We have recently been informed by Derbyshire County Council that the claim to have this lane [...]
How should National Parks consult?
Posted in Peak Park on Saturday November 13, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Defra has launched a consultation on National Park governance, that is how the National Park Authorities take into account people’s views. You can find out more about this consultation at the Defra website or at the Peak Park website, and can respond to either or both. Defra say: Defra’s draft Structural Reform Plan published on [...]
Hares in the Derbyshire Dales
Posted in News, Peak Park on Monday October 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This post is perhaps not strictly with the remit of parwich.org but I am sure most people gain great pleasure from seeing the hares in our area, and may be interested in this book, published today. If anyone has seen it do post your reaction in a comment. Information on the book is contained in [...]
Issues relating to Green Lanes near Parwich
Posted in Peak Park, Roads on Thursday September 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Thank you to Lynne Burrow, Area Peak Park Ranger, for information relating to a voluntary restriction for motor vehicles on Gallowlow Lane, south of Mininglow over the winter and the erection of drive with care signs on Green Lane near Pikehall. It also explains how the action being taken on these lanes links to wider work that [...]
Free Cycle Events this Autumn
Posted in Events, Peak Park, Walks & Rides on Monday September 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Free events will encourage new or nervous cyclists to get out and about in the Peak District National Park this autumn. Pedal Peak District, a cycling project run by the Peak District National Park Authority, is putting on guided rides, cycle skills training and bike maintenance workshops for residents and visitors. Booking is essential on [...]
Free Cycle Events for the Autumn
Posted in Events, Peak Park, Walks & Rides on Saturday August 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Free events will encourage new or nervous cyclists to get out and about in the Peak District National Park this autumn. Pedal Peak District, a cycling project run by the Peak District National Park Authority, is putting on guided rides, cycle skills training and bike maintenance workshops for residents and visitors. Booking is essential on [...]
Families can step back in time at Magpie Mine – Saturday July 31
Posted in Events, Out & About, Peak Park, Young people on Thursday July 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Children can try being a lead miner, meet characters from the past, and enjoy things that go boom, bang or squelch at a free archaeological family fun day at the 270-year-old Magpie Mine, Sheldon, on Saturday July 31, 10.30am-3pm. Peak District National Park rangers and the Peak District Mines Historical Society are staging “Magpie Mayhem,” [...]
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