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, Gardens, Societies on Tuesday May 13, 2008 | No Comments »
There are still spaces on the Horticultural Society’s trip to
Sheffield Botantical Gardens
Wednesday 21st May
depart Parwich Village Green 9am
The Gardens have undergone a multi-million pound restoration over a number years and are well worth a visit. Non-members are welcome. To reserve places phone Dot tel. 456 or Peter tel. 287
Posted in Opinion, Planning, Services, Societies on Monday May 12, 2008 | 3 Comments »
The Environment Group (Parwich Village Action Group) supplied the following:
Having argued for more public debate on the Peak District National Park Authority’s Parwich Conservation Area Appraisal we want to make our contribution available, so please click here to read the Environment Group’s comments on the draft consultation paper.
Although we felt the Authority had done a commendable [...]
Posted in Out & About, Societies on Sunday May 11, 2008 | No Comments »
There are still places available on Tuesday for the trip to Castle Howard. The bus leaves at 8am from the bus shelter on The Green. The forecast looks good, so it will be a wonderful opportunity to explore this magnicent house & gardens.
Posted in Films, Memorial hall, Project Parwich, Societies on Saturday May 10, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The following has been provided by parwich film:
Last night’s very well attended showing of St. Trinnian’s marked the end of our successful third Season (2007/2008). After covering costs and ensuring a reserve to cover such as new bulbs for the projector, all profits will go to the Memorial Hall new build fund.
We are now planning our [...]
Posted in Gardens, People, Societies on Wednesday May 7, 2008 | No Comments »
Thank you to Di Turnbull for sending in this post.
What a great time we had planting up the border outside the hard play area.
Cloe, Courtney, Josh and Dan helped to put down the stone around the access paths and seating area a few months ago and were keen to help with the design and planting [...]
Posted in People, Societies, Sport on Tuesday May 6, 2008 | No Comments »
Thank you to Val & Glynis for sending in this post.
This weekend it was Parwich’s turn to host the annual tour match vs Cromer Tennis Club. (On alternative years Parwich visit Cromer) The weekend started with a friendly get-together in the Sycamore on Friday evening to catch up on the news and events of the past [...]
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, Gardens, Societies on Wednesday April 30, 2008 | No Comments »
Don’t forget tonight’s illustrated talk organised by the Horticultural Society:
The English & Their Gardens
by Danny Wells
7-30pm Wednesday 30th April
Parwich Memorial Hall
All Welcome
Posted in Events, Gardens, Societies on Sunday April 27, 2008 | No Comments »
Parwich & District Horticultural Society
The English and their Gardens
an illustrated talk by Danny Wells
7-30pm Wednesday 30th April
Parwich Memorial Hall
(Raffle & Refreshments - All welcome - Cost: Members £1, Non-Members £2)
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 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 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 Events, Societies, Sport on Saturday April 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Tomorrow Sunday 20th April Tomorrow
Grand Opening of the Hard Play Area
11am
by Holby City Celebrity Dr Sam Strachan (aka Tom Chambers)
Followed by some interesting sports matches
Local umpires include our experts Don & Amanda
ready to see that fairness & gamesmanship prevails
Watch out for the Red Cards!
Everyone Welcome to come along & watch the fun.
Refreshments available
Posted in Environment, Planning, Societies on Friday April 18, 2008 | No Comments »
Monday - Don’t forget the Village Action Group - Monday
are holding an Open Meeting to discuss
our Environment and the PDNPA Conservation Area Appraisal
8pm Monday 21st April
Sycamore Inn
All welcome!
Posted in Events, Gardens, Societies on Wednesday April 16, 2008 | No Comments »
The WI meeting this Thursday 17th April, 7-30pm at the Memorial Hall, is a talk and practical demonstration on
Planting Summer Containers
by Sarah Rhodes of Leatherbritches Nursery
Sarah is a most entertaining speaker, has lots of ideas and hopefully will also have plants and some containers on sale at the end. Non-WI members are welcome.
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 Events, Societies, Sport on Sunday April 13, 2008 | No Comments »
Don’t forget this afternoon from 1.30pm there is the Bowling Club Open Day. It is your chance to find out more about bowling - bowls & refreshments are available.
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 News, Out & About, Societies on Wednesday April 9, 2008 | No Comments »
Our thanks to Denis Laycock for providing us with this post.
Parwich Over Sixties began their new season of visits with a mystery trip. 37 members set off at 6 o’clock with our driver, as usual, keeping very quiet as to our destination.
We soon found ourselves up on the A515 and heading towards Buxton. We were [...]
Posted in News, Societies, Sport on Wednesday April 9, 2008 | No Comments »
Despite the cold, the showers held off and the setting sun was visible at Ashwood Park in Buxton last night. The Tuesday Team had a close run match taking two games out of the four. However they won the match with an overall score of 74 to 72. Congratulations on a very [...]
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 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 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 Gardens, Societies on Friday April 4, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Tonight, Friday there is a committee meeting for the Horticultural Society - 7.30pm at Nia’s.
Posted in Events, Societies on Friday April 4, 2008 | 8 Comments »
Don’t forget 7.45pm tonight is film night in the Memorial Hall. For more details click here. Also:
Alternative Films Night?
Parwich Film have been discussing the idea of a second film night in the month showing less commercial films. This could include classics of the cinema, foreign language films or art films. Do let them know what [...]
Posted in Events, Societies, Sport on Tuesday April 1, 2008 | No Comments »
Parwich Bowling Club starts its 2008 season next week (Tuesday 8th April). Also they will be holding an open session for anyone interested in joining the Club or just having a go:
Parwich Bowling Club Open Day
1-30pm Sunday 13th April
at the bowling green, Parsons’s Croft
All welcome; bowls and refreshments provided
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 Films, Societies on Saturday March 29, 2008 | No Comments »
As well as having another film showing coming up next Friday, the 4th April, Parwich Film has added to its links section a number of other film societies in easy reach of our villages and the independent cinemas in the towns and cities that surround the Peak District (there are a surprising number).
Also the links section will [...]
Posted in About this site, Films, Memorial hall, Societies on Thursday March 27, 2008 | No Comments »
There are new pages posted under the Directory of ‘Local groups and organisations‘ on this site. Have your say about what films you would like to see in Parwich, or post your reviews of the films we have already see.
Click here for the Parwich Film pages
Posted in News, Societies, Sport on Wednesday March 26, 2008 | No Comments »
Grand Reopening of the Hard Play Area
Sunday 20th April
at 11am
by our local Holby City Star - Tom Chambers
This will then be followed by a mini tournament of tennis, 7 aside footie and netball with 3 teams formed from the major user groups taking part. Refreshments will also be available.
Posted in Events, Societies on Wednesday March 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Just in case you hadn’t spotted them on our Calendar page, there are two Annual General Meetings taking place in Parwich tonight (Wednesday).
At 19:45, Parwich PCC (Parochial Church Council) holds its AGM in the church.
At 20:00, the Carnival & Recreation Committee are meeting in the British Legion, where they will be welcoming new ideas [...]
Posted in Societies, Sport on Monday March 24, 2008 | No Comments »
Junior Tennis Coaching will start from Saturday 19th April, 10am for beginners, 10.40 for improvers and 11.20 for the U16 squad. Adult team training will take place from 12pm as organised by team captains.
Sunday 20th - 10am - After the Grand Re-opening of the Hard Play Area, there will be a mini tournament of tennis, 5 aside [...]
Posted in Gardens, Societies on Sunday March 23, 2008 | No Comments »
We are experimenting with possible formats for pages for local groups. We can either create pages using the blogging software (WordPress) that generates most of PARWICH.ORG, or we can create them as more traditional web pages.
Click here to see an example of some pages made with the WordPress blogging software for the Horticultural Society.
We would welcome [...]
Posted in Gardens, Out & About, Societies on Friday March 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Today I went across to Lea Gardens near Tansley to get the Horticultural Society’s two season tickets, and was surprised to see how many of the earlier azaleas and rhododendrons are already in flower.
Posted in Events, Societies on Friday March 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Last night we had a great evening at the Memorial Hall. The WI had invited Carolyn back again, (after her success with Christmas Card making) this time to make Easter Cards. All sorts of things had been cut out ready for us and then we were able to use all our ‘creative talents’ to make [...]
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, Memorial hall, People, Societies on Wednesday December 19, 2007 | No Comments »
What a great night, it was tense, it was close, just a few points in it. Six well planned rounds with interesting themes – Up the Union! A little bit of culture; A little personal; Odds & Ends, Truly General & finally Happy Christmas. Thanks Denis.
Seven teams battled it out, punctuated by well-earned drinks after [...]
