Archive for June, 2009

Don’t miss the WI Talk tonight

Posted in Events on Thursday June 18, 2009| Leave a Comment »

‘Embroidery around the World’
Tonight Thursday – 18th June
7.30pm for Members
8pm for Non-Members
In the Memorial Hall
Everyone Welcome

‘Embroidery around the World’ with Kathleen Mason has proved to be a very entertaining meeting with other WIs. She has a delightfully amusing way of getting her message across and enthrals everyone with her many items of embroidery from around the world. From her Pandora’s box of a suitcase, examples are revealed from many countries including India, China, Canada, Italy, Norway and Sweden. Kathleen is a talented speaker, so come along and enjoy the evening.

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Odd Fellows film on Friday

Posted in Films, Oddfellows on Wednesday June 17, 2009| Leave a Comment »

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Open Gardens on Sunday

Posted in Gardens, Young people on Wednesday June 17, 2009| Leave a Comment »

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Call for tombola prizes and plants

Posted in Gardens, Young people on Wednesday June 17, 2009| Leave a Comment »

Parwich & District Horticultural Society are calling for contributions to their plant stall and for tombola prizes for the Open Gardens & Children’s Horticultural Show Day (Sunday 21st June 2009).

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Prizes and/or plants can be left at Hallcliffe House in advance or brought to the Memorial Hall on the morning of the Show. Many thanks to all those who support one our busiest days of the year.

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Tune in to Ashbourne Radio 96.7FM

Posted in School on Tuesday June 16, 2009| Leave a Comment »

Tune into Ashbourne Radio tomorrow morning (Wednesday) at 7.30 (or thereabouts) when there will be a news item on  Parwich Primary School’s participation in a world-record-breaking charity walking bus event.  School pupil, Jack Goldsworthy, will be on the radio to tell us all about it.  The event itself will be the subject of an article and photos on the blog to be posted on Thursday so watch this space!

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Properties for sale or rent.

Posted in Housing on Tuesday June 16, 2009| Leave a Comment »

IMPORTANT: These details have been updated elsewhere. Please click here for our most recent property round-up.

Hope CroftLenscliffe
PikehallSmithy Lane

The list will be updated again next month. Until then, you will be able to find it on the INFO page, and in the ELSEWHERE ON PARWICH.ORG section on the right hand side of this page.

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School newsletter

Posted in School on Tuesday June 16, 2009| Leave a Comment »

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For more information about tomorrow (Wednesday) morning’s attempt to break the “walking bus” world record, please click here.

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B5056 update

Posted in Roads on Tuesday June 16, 2009| Leave a Comment »

Highways have confirmed that their current plans are for the B5056 temporary closure to start tomorrow (Wednesday) and continue over Thursday and Friday.  It is hoped that it will be open over the weekend (18 June 09: Update: the road will not be re-opened over the weekend), but then closed again on Monday and Tuesday only next week, though this is dependant on the work not being hampered by the weather.

This is good news for Parwich Open Gardens, which should not now be effected by the closure.

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B5056 closure now Wednesday

Posted in Roads on Monday June 15, 2009| 5 Comments »

The temporary closure of the B5056 has been put back to Wednesday (17th June).  This closure is for investigation of the landslip north of the Bentley Brook Inn, prior to undertaking repairs at a future date.  It is likely to be closed into next week (so this will implicate Sunday’s Open Gardens traffic in the diversions), but Highways will get back to us to confirm this.  If we have more news today we will update this post, otherwise we will keep you updated with further posts as news comes in.

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Last week’s weather

Posted in Weather on Sunday June 14, 2009| Leave a Comment »

Last week’s data from the weatherman on the hill:

Rainfall

in mm

Pressure

in Mb am

Pressure

in Mb pm

Temperature in ºC

Max

Min

Sun 7th

20

1000.9

1002.3

11.6

7.8

Mon 8th

0

1004.7

1006.1

15.5

7.0

Tue 9th

0

1004.2

1006.3

16.0

5.3

Wed 10th

8

1008.2

1006.7

16.2

8.9

Thu 11th

0

1009.6

1015.0

18.0

7.3

Fri 12th

0

1016.3

1017.7

20.4

4.1

Sat 13th

0

1015.6

1014.8

23.5

12.1

Total

28

Average

17.3

7.5

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What’s on Where this Week.

Posted in Events on Sunday June 14, 2009| Leave a Comment »

What’s on Where this Week
Date Time Event Location
Wednesday 6pm & 7.15pm Pilates Memorial Hall
Thursday Embroidery around the World
with Kathleen Mason
a WI event		 Memorial Hall
Friday Teacher Training Day
No school for Children		 Parwich
Friday 6pm Parwich v Whitworth Park Bowling Club
Friday 8pm World Film Premiere
Parwich Oddfellows Parade 2008		 Memorial Hall
Saturday 10.30-10.45am Saturday Morning Rubbish Collection Ballidon
Sunday 10am Family Service Parwich Church
Sunday 11.15am Family Service Alsop Church
Sunday 2-6pm Open Gardens & Children’s Show.
Teas in the Memorial Hall – 1.30-5pm.		 Parwich

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Pikehall Harness Racing

Posted in Events, Pikehall, Sport on Saturday June 13, 2009| Leave a Comment »

Tomorrow (Sunday June 14th) sees the first of this year’s two Pikehall Harness Racing fixtures. The first race starts at 2pm, and admission is £8 (plus free admission for children under 14). If you’ve never attended one of these events before, then it’s an experience which is well worth sampling.

Click here for the official website, and click here for our photo gallery from 2008.

The second of this year’s fixtures takes place on Sunday July 12th.

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Thank You First Responders

Posted in First Responders on Saturday June 13, 2009| Leave a Comment »

Many thanks to the Parwich First Responders who gave up their time on this sunny day to teach some of their skills. A steady stream of people visited the Memorial Hall to learn what to do in the event of choking, heart attack or unconsciousness. The event was very well set up and has given many people some knowledge that may prove invaluable one day.

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Children’s Horticultural Show Schedule

Posted in Gardens, Young people on Saturday June 13, 2009| Leave a Comment »

trophiesParwich Children’s Horticultural Show is on Sunday 21st June.  Entries must be brought to the Memorial Hall between 9-30 and 11-30 am on the Sunday morning.  (Note: the Geranium classes are only open to children attending Parwich pre-School and Parwich Primary School.)

The Show will be open for viewing from 2pm and exhibits can not be removed until after the prizes are presented at 5pm.

Click here to access the show schedule as a pdf.

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The Parwich Panoramic ‘Five’

Posted in Environment, Memorial hall, Pub, Sport on Friday June 12, 2009| 3 Comments »

Parwich Panoramic Race LogoA group of running enthusiasts (well Paul D, Don and me) are organising an event in aid of The Memorial Hall rebuild to be staged on the evening of Tuesday 4th August.

There will be a series of fell runs for juniors (under 8’s, 10’s and 12’s) followed by the inaugural running of the “Parwich Panoramic Five” which is a beautiful 5 mile (approx.) cross country run under the auspices of The Fell Runners Association. The course follows the skyline around Parwich and Alsop-en-le-Dale, and will provide runners with a series of spectacular views around Parwich and Alsop.

Janet has kindly agreed that race control will be The Sycamore Inn, and the junior events will be starting at 6:30pm, with the senior event around 7:15pm.

We are hoping to attract local schools, as the junior event is one of a series of junior fell races taking place in Kirk Ireton, Thorpe (details to follow) and Bradbourne on Sunday 30th August.

Anyone who would like to run, jog or even walk is welcome, as every entry will help with the Memorial Hall funds.

We also are looking for volunteers to help with registration and marshalling, and if you are interested please contact either Paul Drummond (561), Don Higgins (773) or Graham Johnson (344).

Thanks Graham.

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Tomorrow – Just 5 Minutes of your time could Save a Life.

Posted in First Responders on Friday June 12, 2009| Leave a Comment »

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A Buzzy time of Year

Posted in Photography on Friday June 12, 2009| Leave a Comment »

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Thanks you JF-S

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Thank You from Rebecca & Sandra

Posted in People on Friday June 12, 2009| Leave a Comment »

walk the walkA big thank you to everyone who sponsored us for the Moonwalk.

We raised an incredible £2024.80!

When we first filled in our application forms we estimated raising £200 each; later Colin persuaded us to have a joint target of £1000 which we thought was quite high-so the final sum exceeded all our expectations.

So many people sponsored us and their support and good wishes were fantastic.

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Hanging Basket Competition

Posted in Flora, Gardens on Friday June 12, 2009| Leave a Comment »

Hanging basket competition 2009
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Click here to download an entry form as a pdf.

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Landscape Photography Competition

Posted in Peak Park, Photography on Friday June 12, 2009| 1 Comment »

We do not always know which of the Peak Park press releases should be posted here, although we try to select those with a links to our immediate area.  This one is perhaps more general – but given yesterday’s national publication of two Parwich photographers, there may be some interest in it:

PR 596: 12 June 2009
National park images sought for £10,000 photographic competition

Keen photographers are being given the chance to win a top prize of £10,000 for a picture showing the Peak District National Park’s landscape.  (more…)

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Thanks from Colin Swindell

Posted in Local government on Friday June 12, 2009| Leave a Comment »

The following was forwarded to us for publication from Colin Swindell, who was the second-placed candidate for the Dovedale division in the recent County Council elections:

As the Labour Party Candidate in the County Council Elections held on 4th June, may I express a heartfelt thanks to the many people who helped me to achieve such a respectable result.

First and foremost, thank you to everybody who put trust in me and voted for me in the election. I am aware that many people voted for me on personal merit, despite having allegiances with other political parties, and for this I am truly grateful. (more…)

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B5056 Temporary Closure

Posted in Roads on Friday June 12, 2009| Leave a Comment »

Don’t forget that from Monday the B5056 will be closed for up to two weeks while Highways investigate the subsidence just north of the Bentley Brook Inn.  Click here to read the Highways notice.

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Wakes Saturday Market

Posted in Wakes on Friday June 12, 2009| Leave a Comment »

marketThe Wakes Market will be as usual on the afternoon of Wakes Saturday (27th June).

For more details and to book your pitch please contact Barbara on tel. 279.

Also local groups wanting a stall let Barbara know. Don’t miss this fund raising opportunity.

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Parwich Panoramic – Book 4th August

Posted in Events, Memorial hall, Pub, Sport on Thursday June 11, 2009| Leave a Comment »

Parwich Panoramic Race

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“Three Norman treasures.”

Posted in Ballidon, Church, Local Links on Thursday June 11, 2009| Leave a Comment »

All this week, The Guardian has been running a series of pull-out supplements entitled “Great British Walks”. Today’s supplement, which is themed around castles and churches, contains a step-by-step description of a walk from Parwich to Bradbourne and Ballidon, intended to take ramblers past three churches of Norman origin. The guide also recommends that walkers recover afterwards at The Sycamore, while stocking up on their groceries.

Following a request from the newspaper, the article is illustrated with photos from two of our local snappers: a detailed view of the stained glass inside St Peter’s (taken by John F-S) and an exterior shot of Ballidon Church (taken by Kevin S). Congratulations to both, for landing such prestigious freelance commissions!

Full route instructions can be downloaded and printed via this page, although free registration is also required.

Update: The article is also available via the Guardian website.

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Open Gardens & Children’s Show

Posted in Flora, Gardens, Young people on Wednesday June 10, 2009| Leave a Comment »

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This week’s Stunner

Posted in News on Wednesday June 10, 2009| 1 Comment »

Available in the Sycamore or online, the Stunner is almost completely devoid of Parwich news this week but I did find one local gem:

p.21 Time to Volunteer – a fabulous photo of and article by our very own Debbie Webster – all about the rewards of helping in charity shops.

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Friday’s Film

Posted in Films on Wednesday June 10, 2009| Leave a Comment »

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Live and Work Rural

Posted in Peak Park on Wednesday June 10, 2009| Leave a Comment »

Update from Adele Metcalfe and Dan Yates, Live & Work Rural Officers at the Peak District National Park Authority

Since April this year, following the completion of the Peak District Community Planning project, we have both been working on the new Live & Work Rural Programme. This is a £1.253 million scheme involving the East Midlands Development Agency (emda), the Peak District National Park Authority and the Derby and Derbyshire Economic Partnership (DDEP) to support rural businesses and communities.

The three-year programme aims to help businesses create new jobs and safeguard existing ones and enable communities to carry out projects to benefit local residents. It is funded by a £595,000 grant from emda and DDEP, £458,000 of funding from the Peak District National Park Authority and £200,000 of additional support from various other partners. (more…)

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Letter to our MEPs

Posted in Local government on Tuesday June 9, 2009| 4 Comments »

Congratulations to the five MEPs elected for the East Midlands:

On behalf of the blog we have emailed all five with the following letter, hopefully encouraging them to engage with the site and respond to the issues raised here over the last year. (more…)

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June Church Magazine

Posted in Church on Tuesday June 9, 2009| Leave a Comment »

Click on the image below to access the June 2009 Church Magazine for the parishes of Alsop, Fenny Bentley, Parwich, Thorpe and Tissington.

June Cover

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Ashbourne restaurant recommendation

Posted in Eating Out on Tuesday June 9, 2009| 2 Comments »

A friend of mine emailed me to say that her son and girlfriend are staying in Ashbourne next week and looking for somewhere nice to go out for dinner that’s not too pricey.  Any recommendations?  Lynne on 474.

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Parents meeeting at School

Posted in School on Tuesday June 9, 2009| Leave a Comment »

Tomorrow, Wednesday 10th June at 7pm at Parwich School there is a meeting for parents of current pupils and former pupils to plan marking the two staff leaving this term.  Mrs Black in particular has served 24 years at the School.  It is hoped that former pupils will also want to get involved.

(This is the meeting postponed from last week)

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Teaching jobs in Parwich

Posted in Classified adverts, School on Monday June 8, 2009| Leave a Comment »

As can be seen from today’s School Newsletter the two up coming vacancies at Parwich Primary School are now being advertised by Derbyshire County Council.  Both have a closing date of 28th June.  Click on the links below for more details of each job:

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Call for Plants and Prizes

Posted in Flora, Gardens, Young people on Monday June 8, 2009| Leave a Comment »

Parwich & District Horticultural Society are calling for contributions to their plant stall and tombola prizes for the Open Gardens & Children’s Horticultural Show Day (Sunday 21st June 2009).

plant stall

Prizes and/or plants can be left at Hallcliffe House in advance or brought to the Memorial Hall on the morning of the Show.  Many thanks to all those who support one of our busiest days of the year.

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Former Spar Shop change of use

Posted in Planning, Shop on Monday June 8, 2009| Leave a Comment »

The Peak Park planners are currently considering a re-application for “change of use from retail shop to domestic residential” for the old Spar Shop in Parwich.

The application and plans, which can be see on-line at the Peak Park website (application number NP/DDD/0509/0370), are for a single dwelling with the rooms upstairs unchanged and the ground floor shop area as an undivided living space.

Any comments must be sent in by Friday 12th June (either email to planning.service@peakdistrict.gov.uk or click here for more details on how to comment).  If there are no comments from the public or other organisations this may be decided by the planning officers on delegated authority.

For the Authority to grant permission for change of use of a former village shop it must comply with their Local Plan, chapter 5 section 5.6:

Only where it can be shown that a shop is no longer viable or required by the local community, and that the proposed new use meets another community need, should change of use be allowed.

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School Newsletter 37

Posted in School on Monday June 8, 2009| Leave a Comment »

Newsletter 37
click on letter to access as pdf

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European election results

Posted in Local government on Monday June 8, 2009| Leave a Comment »

The five MEPs elected for the East Midlands are:

The four sitting MEPs that stood were re-elected, and the fifth seat was won by Emma McClarkin for the Conservatives.  The turnout in the region was 38% overall, but it rose to 46% in the Derbyshire Dales. (more…)

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History Society visit Bonsall

Posted in History, Out & About on Monday June 8, 2009| Leave a Comment »

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Parwich Odd Fellows 2008 Parade

Posted in Films, Oddfellows on Monday June 8, 2009| Leave a Comment »

Odd Fellows 2009click on poster to enlarge  (more…)

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