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Work is ongoing at Tissington Ford. It is due for completion by September 1st. The photos show tarmacing on the hill beyond the ford, as well as some of the ‘new’ stones in place in the ford.

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Over the past few weeks sheep keep appearing on the B5056, but today Pennie B has sent a comment in.  I don’t know if anyone has reported this, but it could be quite a hazzard, and not just to the sheep! Lots of sheep out on the road from Bradbourne to the main road this [...]

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Please note that signs are up reporting a further planned closure of the A515 between Fenny Bentley and Sandybrook tomorrow Thursday 5th August 2010 – 6pm to 6am. To avoid this you will need to go via Nether Bradbourne/Kniveton or via Thorpe. I did note today that our brilliant new section of the B5056 is worryingly starting [...]

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The A515 is closed south of the Bentley Brook going into Ashbourne from about 7pm to 5am for resurfacing.  We’d missed seeing the advance warning signs and at that stage it can be a real pain, so use the Bradbourne route to Ashbourne.  Work is scheduled to finish by Monday.  There are also traffic lights back on the [...]

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Thanks to Aud & Don for ringing this one in.  Sat 4.45pm  – The Dale Road between Parwich & A515 is closed because a tree has come down.  The police have been informed, but do let us know when the road is open.

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Many thanks to Dave R who has provided the following photos of the repairs to the landslip near the Bentley Brook Inn. They were taken on Monday 3rd May. Dave says that the road is rumoured not to re-open until the end of May. He also notes that the woods are slipping away from the [...]

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Thank you to Sue H for giving this information. There are significant delays on the Alsop Road by Swiss Cottage, near Parwich Lees.  Delays can be as long as 15 minutes.  So if you are in a hurry or have an appointment then it may be best to go via Bradbourne.  Kerbing is being replaced [...]

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Many thanks to Dave R who sent us the following information: Work appears to be progressing very well both on the landslip near the Bentley Brook Inn and on road repairs between Bradbourne Ford and the landslip. I hear that it could be open by 11th May. The attached photographs show that the retaining wall [...]

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Many thanks to Dave R who has provided some photos of the construction works at the B5056 landslip site as taken this Sunday. The line of piles has been connected by a concrete ground beam with a reinforced concrete retaining wall on top. It looks like progress is being made.

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Well, holes just keep on appearing outside Jack’s house.  No sooner is one section repaired than they find another problem.  How do we know what is happening higher up and lower down. Thanks to JF-S for these pictures taken over the past two days. Click on them to enlarge. And today….  

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Thank you to Andy for this warning sent at lunch time today: Just to let you know that the Tissington ford is now above the “1″ level on the depth indicator. Folk in Tissington consider that to the limit for getting a two wheel drive car through safely. Regards, Andy. Though with the drier afternoon [...]

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We have received an email at 6.30pm on Thursday that a tractor’s trailer has partially overturned near to Parwich Lees which is causing congestion and may even cause the road to be closed. Add more info in the comments section if you know more.

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If you are out and about today, please could you let the blog team know about road conditions.  Has anyone managed to leave the village yet, if so, on which road?

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The comment that Cheryl put on yesterday about the mud that has been dragged onto the road is true, but fortunately the weather so far has not made an adverse impact. The good news is that Derbyshire County Council have been along the Alsop Road filling many of the deepest edges with chatter.  True, it [...]

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12-30pm – Do let us know if the fresh snow (a couple of short but heavy falls, but melting straight away in the village) is having any impact on the roads.

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Today we received a reminder of the dangers of traffic going too fast through our villages, most of our lanes have no pavements and limited or non-existent verges.  This is particularly relates to where the road abruptly narrows between the gables of Dam Farm and Church Gates Cottage in the vicinity of the children’s Play [...]

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Please update drivers on the condition of the roads.

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Thanks to Cheryl and Helen for sharing the following information. Roads are very icy this morning, so care is needed. The Alsop road is quite bad all the way along where it has rained and then frozen, and there are patches of ice on the A515 to Ashbourne, particularly on the hill going down from [...]

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Update on the New Year’s Eve post regarding the  B5056 roadworks. A desolate looking B5056, showing some of the tree removal.

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Is it less icy this morning?  Thank you particularly to those early morning drivers who update the blog.

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We’ll definitely keep this section up this week, whilst the road conditions are still causing some concern and there is still a possibility of more snow on Wednesday/Thursday.  Keep your comments coming, because it does help drivers.

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As we have been asking every day this week, please update the blog on the road conditions.  Although it appears that the thaw is maybe starting, there are warnings of icy roads again.   The information that you send in is extremely helpful to other drivers.  Thank you. 11am – Roads are generally OK but slushy, spray [...]

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Please keep the blog updated about the roads – of particular interest – A515, Alsop Rd, Bradbourne/Kniveton, Longcliffe. 8.30am Alsop Road is slushy rather than icy.  The A515 to Ashbourne and Buxton is OK, but take care especially with the fog. Bradbourne to Ashbourne is also OK but with care. Delighted to see that some [...]

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This interesting comment has just been made in response to the article Exclusive photos of the B5056 How nice to see my work appreciated! I thought that I might be alone in admiring the milestones and their history. The one showing ‘W Slack, Brasfington’ is next to my house at Woodeaves. About 20 years ago [...]

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Black Ice – Danger on roads and pavements. 18:40 - Please keep the blog up to date with road conditions, especially as yesterday the A515 seemed to deteriorate during the day. Thank you to Alice B & Christine G for letting us know that the pavements and roads are extremely icy this morning, so a danger [...]

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Please keep us updated, this is particularly useful for those in 2WD. Just spoken to someone who has driven from Chesterfield to Monyash and they had no problems, the road through Monyash just needs to be taken carefully. 12.30pm – Just come back from Monyash and the A515 is OK, there is a lot of [...]

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Last updated: 18:40. People returning to Parwich have so far reported no particular problems. Within Parwich itself, the sleet turned into rain this afternoon, before stopping. The temperature has settled at around zero, and the two main roads into the village are basically OK, even though they haven’t been gritted. Conditions on most roads in [...]

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With another layer of fresh snow on the ground, and still more snow forecast for tomorrow (Sunday) afternoon and evening, any information on the current state of the roads would be very gratefully received. Our site stats tell us that the number of visits to PARWICH.ORG has increased almost threefold over the past few days, [...]

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We are all concerned about the state of the roads and the problems with gritting and the now apparent shortage of salting reserved held in the county, but it is what is under the snow that will be a real concern once the snow has gone.  Walking down Dam Lane towards Alsop the road is [...]

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Although today was glorious if you were out walking, it was also like a skating rink in places, especially where the snow has been compacted.  Under the snow it is like sheet ice – certainly on the minor roads.   Do let us know what the Alsop Road, A515 to Ashbourne and Buxton and the road to [...]

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