Thank you to Heather and Carl W for letting us know that as from 25 March 2012, the 8.14 bus to Ashbourne and the 16.05 return will only run on schooldays. This means that during school holidays, the earliest bus to Ashbourne will be at 9.53 am and if you want to return in the [...]
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Change in Bus Frequency
Posted in Services, Transport on Wednesday February 15, 2012 | 2 Comments »
A message from Derby and District Samaritans
Posted in Services on Thursday January 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
In despair……..contact Samaritans January can be a difficult month for many people as the cost of Christmas reflects itself in high bills at a time when money is tight and winter fuel costs are also putting a strain on finances. If things are beginning to overwhelm you remember Samaritans are available 24 hours a day [...]
Bin Day reminders for this week
Posted in Services on Wednesday January 4, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
So it is Friday 6th for the Green Bin and Saturday 7th for the Black Bin, next week it is back to normal with Green bin fortnightly on Thursdays and Black bin on Fridays.
Freshly Baked Bread For A Good Cause
Posted in Services, Young people on Friday December 30, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Black bin & blue box – This Saturday, 31st December
Posted in Services on Thursday December 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The collection details can be found on the Info page on the blog, just go to the tab at the top of the page.
Refuse Collection
Posted in Services on Wednesday December 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
This week is a normal week. Next week – Black Bin & Blue Bag on Saturday 31st December.
Generations Back: volunteers sought for free family history research
Posted in Classified adverts, People, Services on Wednesday December 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Please click here to visit the Generations Back website.
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 [...]
Grit bins & the Law
Posted in Parish Council, Police, Services on Monday November 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Residents in Ashbourne and the surrounding villages are being advised to make sure they use grit fairly and sensibly during the winter months. It is after reports that during the cold spell last year, some residents had taken grit from roadside bins for use on their own driveways. PCSO Kate Cleveley of the Tissington Area [...]
Clocks change tonight
Posted in Services on Saturday October 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Tonight at 2am the clocks will change, so remember to move your alarm clock back one hour. The advantage is that you can have an extra hour in bed but the downside is that the sun will set before five and it will be dark by 5.30pm.
Acupuncture available in Alsop.
Posted in About this site, Health Care, Local Links, Services on Monday September 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Alsop resident Natasha Astara is a qualified acupuncturist, with over six years of experience and practice, including traditional Chinese medicine and Five Element. You can contact Natasha on 01335 390705 / 07816 601782 or via tashspirit@hotmail.com. Her website is here. Details have also been added to our directory of local businesses and services. Reminder: If [...]
Quality of Life Survey from DCC
Posted in Services on Monday September 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Derbyshire County Council have sent out 6,000 copies of a survey to gather residents’ opinions on the services that are provided and to find out how satisfied residents are with the area in which they live. This survey is also available online. The questionnaire asks you to think about ‘your local area’, which is classed as within 15-20 minutes [...]
Green & Black Bin Collections this week
Posted in Services on Wednesday August 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Digital Switchover – next Wednesday!!!
Posted in Services on Saturday August 13, 2011 | 6 Comments »
Thank you to Martin for sending in a reminder about the switchover to Digital TV next Wednesday, 17th August. This means in order to watch TV from this date you would need either: A Freeview set top box (they start from £20) and possibly a new aerial + your old telly Or a TV with [...]
Ballidon – Saturday – Final Bulk Rubbish Day
Posted in Ballidon, Services on Friday August 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Saturday is the final day for bulk rubbish collection for Ballidon. The van will stop by the houses between 10.30 – 10.45am.
Opening Times – Shop, Pub & Legion
Posted in British Legion, Pub, Services, Shop on Thursday August 11, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Cardboard – Recycle but NOT in your Green Bin
Posted in Services on Monday August 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
From today, Monday 1st August NO cardboard can be put in the green bin, it has to be placed in the Blue Bag along with newspapers etc. The Green Bin is for garden and kitchen waste, and it will be inspected before being emptied, the next collection is this Thursday. Cardboard will next be collected [...]
No more Saturday Bulk Rubbish
Posted in Services on Tuesday July 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Leaflets have been dropped off at every house informing everyone that the Saturday Bulk Rubbish finishes on Saturday 27th August. This means that Alsop get their final collection on 6th August and Ballidon on 13th August, but there will be no further collections in Parwich. From Monday 1st August NO cardboard can be put in [...]
Saturday, Bulk Rubbish for Parwich & Ballidon
Posted in Services on Friday July 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Tomorrow is the bulk rubbish collection; the dustcart picks up at various points in the village. Remember if you leave rubbish to be removed, you must be in attendance when the wagon comes and load your rubbish, yourself. Unfortunately Saturday’s collection day does coincide with the Wakes Saturday and the Oddfellow’s Parade, as was pointed [...]
Fed up with junk phone calls – a 10 second solution
Posted in Services on Tuesday June 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Telephone Preference Service (TPS) is a free service. It is the official central opt out register on which you can record your preference not to receive unsolicited sales or marketing calls. It is a legal requirement that all organisations (including charities, voluntary organisations and political parties) do not make such calls to numbers registered [...]
Newhaven Services open longer hours
Posted in Classified adverts, Services, Shop, Transport on Tuesday May 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
From yesterday (23/5/11), Newhaven Services are open from 8am to 8pm Seven Days a Week They are looking to extend what they sell in their shop and, if this experiment works, may stay open even later. They are our nearest source of petrol and diesel.
Tomorrow is Bulk Rubbish Day
Posted in Services on Friday May 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Tomorrow is the bulk rubbish collection; the dustcart picks up at various points in the village. Remember if you leave rubbish to be removed, you must be in attendance when the wagon comes and load your rubbish, yourself. Don’t lose it, use it – even if you only have a small amount to get rid [...]
Saturday – Bulk Rubbish Day
Posted in Services on Tuesday May 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Just a quick reminder that Saturday is Bulk Rubbish Day. For full details of collection points click here.
Toilets will now stay open
Posted in Services on Thursday May 12, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Further to our appeal in Tuesday’s post a volunteer has come forward and is going to take over the cleaning of the toilets until we have a new Parish Council, hopefully in July. The blog would like to pass on our thanks to this extremely public spirited person and also to thank Jane Harris for doing this [...]
Village Toilets to Close
Posted in Local government, Parish Council, Services on Tuesday May 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
At the Parish Council AGM it was pointed out that the public toilets at Parsons Croft/Creamery Lane will be closed from mid May. When no one applied for the original toilet cleaner’s job, the Parish Council were extremely grateful to Jane Harris for voluntarily doing the work. As Jane is moving out of the village [...]
Bins & Box collection, this Saturday
Posted in Services on Thursday May 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Bin Days this Weekend
Posted in Services on Thursday April 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Thank you to Derbyshire Dales for supplying this information.
Black Bins Tomorrow
Posted in Services on Thursday April 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Refuse collections over the Bank Holidays
Posted in Services on Wednesday April 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
As we are inundated with Bank Holidays over the next few weeks, we thought it might be useful to remind everyone about rubbish collection days. This week Black Bins, Blue Boxes and Blue Bags will be collected as normal, on Good Friday. Next week Black Bins will be a day later, on Saturday 30th April but Green [...]
Reminder: buttonholes for the St Georges Day Parade
Posted in British Legion, Oddfellows, Services on Wednesday April 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Oddfellows: if you would like a red rose buttonhole for the St Georges Day Parade on Sunday 17th April, please order by 6.00pm on Friday 15th April. Buttonholes, priced at £3.50, will be available for collection from the Legion from 9.00am onwards on the day. Thank you, Delia 390758 / 07773 487882 / dee.pegg@btinternet.com
Clocks change tonight
Posted in Services on Saturday March 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Don’t forget the clocks change tonight, so move them forward one hour.
Don’t forget to fill in your Census this Sunday
Posted in Services on Friday March 25, 2011 | 3 Comments »
The national census is due to take place on 27th March 2011, run by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) in England and Wales, so please ensure you fill it out. 2011 Census requires everyone to be counted at the address where they usually live. Anyone away from home on census day, Sunday 27 March, [...]
Saturday Rubbish Collection for 2011-2012
Posted in Alsop, Ballidon, Services on Friday March 4, 2011 | 1 Comment »
This service has now been withdrawn. For more details click here. Saturday Morning Bulk Rubbish Collection 2011-2012 Date Time Location Village 2011 March 5th May 21st July 2nd September 10th November 5th 2012 February 4th March 31st 9 – 9.20am 9.25 – 9.45am 9.50 – 10.10am 10.15 – 10.45am Sycamore Cottages Village Green By old [...]
Tomorrow is Bulk Rubbish Day
Posted in Services on Friday March 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Tomorrow is the bulk rubbish collection; the dustcart picks up at various points in the village. Remember if you leave rubbish to be removed, you must be in attendance when the wagon comes and load your rubbish, yourself. Don’t lose it, use it – even if you only have a small amount to get rid [...]
Everyday First Aid
Posted in Health Care, Services on Thursday March 3, 2011 | 4 Comments »
FREE FIRST AID SESSIONS FROM THE BRITISH RED CROSS The aim of everyday first aid is to provide people with the skills and confidence to act in a first aid emergency, thereby increasing the resilience of local communities and reducing “the bystander effect”. The Red Cross knows that everyone can learn a few simple skills [...]
Next Saturday is Bulk Rubbish Collection Day
Posted in Services on Sunday February 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Next Saturday is the bulk rubbish collection; the dustcart picks up at various points in the village. Remember if you leave rubbish to be removed, you must be in attendance when the wagon comes and load your rubbish, yourself. Don’t lose it, use it – even if you only have a small amount to get rid [...]
2011 Census
Posted in Services on Saturday February 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A census is a count of the population. We have had one in the UK every ten years to find out more about who we are as a nation. We ask everyone to tell us a bit about themselves to help census users decide how best to plan and deliver the everyday services we all [...]
TV Digital Switchover
Posted in Services on Tuesday February 22, 2011 | 7 Comments »
The TV Digital Switchover in Parwich is due on 17th August 2011 This means in order to watch TV from this date you would need either: A Freeview set top box (they start from £20) and possibly a new aerial + your old telly Or a TV with Freeview built in Or a satellite dish [...]
New Parwich Transportation Service Available
Posted in Services on Monday February 7, 2011 | 8 Comments »
If you find climbing the hills of Parwich a trifle arduous, fear not! A brand new transportation service has just arrived in the village. The Mike and Sue ‘willow litter’ will be making circuits every 15 minutes around the most popular points in Parwich. Flag them down and take a seat on top of the [...]
Fire Safety
Posted in Services on Thursday February 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Following the tragic fire in Hulland Ward, this is the time to check if you have WORKING smoke alarms. The Derbyshire Fire Brigade offer a FREE home fire safety check, where if required smoke alarms will be fitted FREE of charge. The home fire safety check will give you valuable information on making your home a safer [...]
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