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Archive for July, 2009
The Wheelbarrow Race
Posted in People, Photography, Wakes on Sunday July 5, 2009| Leave a Comment »
What a fantastic Wakes week!
Posted in Photography, Wakes on Sunday July 5, 2009| 3 Comments »
What a fantastic Wakes week this year! Really good turn outs and great participation, and marvellous weather. The only event cut short was the Children’s Sports, and even then we had the compensation of some dramatic cloudscapes.
A massive thank you to the Carnival & Recreation Committee and the other organisers for their generous commitment of time and energy.
Here is a look back over the seven days as seen through the eyes of extremely popular parwich.org. Just over 8,000 page views this week alone! Photos and links to the week’s events…. (more…)
What’s on Where this Week
Posted in Events on Sunday July 5, 2009| Leave a Comment »
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What’s on Where this Week |
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| Date | Time | Event | Location |
| Sunday | 2pm | Senior Cup Competition | Bowling Club |
| Sunday | 6.30pm | Evensong | Parwich Church |
| Friday | 8pm | Darts and Dominoes Knockout Stepping Stones Pre-School Event |
The Sycamore |
| Saturday | 8.40-9.15am | Saturday Morning Rubbish Collection | Alsop |
| Saturday | 7.30pm | Summer Concert Flute, Guitar & Violin with the de Parys Trio Donations to Church Fabric Appeal ring 529 to book tickets |
Parwich Church |
| Sunday | 2pm | Pikehall Harness Racing | Pikehall |
| Sunday | 2.30pm | Methodist Service | Parwich Church |
Wakes weather as was
Posted in Weather on Sunday July 5, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Wakes week was hot and sultry, and the thunder storms more or less behaved themselves by staying away, despite Monday’s close approach, until the heavens opened on Friday morning. Last weeks readings are:
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Rainfall in mm |
Pressure in Mb am |
Pressure in Mb pm |
Temperature in ºC |
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Max |
Min |
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Sun 28th |
0 |
1013.6 |
1015.0 |
25.0 |
15.2 |
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Mon 29th |
0 |
1017.0 |
1019.4 |
25.9 |
14.7 |
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Tue 30th |
0 |
1019.5 |
1019.8 |
24.8 |
14.4 |
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Wed 1st |
0 |
1020.6 |
1022.8 |
29.5 |
17.2 |
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Thu 2nd |
0 |
1021.0 |
1017.9 |
28.6 |
17.2 |
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Fri 3rd |
25 |
1013.5 |
1011.7 |
20.6 |
16.3 |
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Sat 4th |
1 |
1012.6 |
1011.3 |
23.3 |
9.7 |
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Total |
26 |
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Average |
25.4 |
15.0 |
18mm of Friday’s 25mm rainfall occurred in around 1 hour from about 9. 00 am. A lot of people were keeping an eye out on water levels. However we were luckier than Ashbourne, where in Parkside School flooding sent the children home by 10am.
Tumble drier available
Posted in Classified adverts on Saturday July 4, 2009| 1 Comment »
Friday’s Fun – Balls, Ferrets & “Horses”
Posted in 2009, British Legion, Posts of Note, Wakes on Saturday July 4, 2009| 1 Comment »
This post and the photos don’t do justice to what was a really good, well attended and excellently organised series of events, nonetheless…
Wakes Friday hosted a “Race Night Triathlon” involving balls, ferrets and “horses”.
The evening’s activities began at Pump Hill with the Ball Race at 7.00 pm sharp. This was followed by the Race Night at the Legion (including the Thoroughbred Ferret Furlong & the Legion Grand National).
Click on continue reading for the winning balls and more photos of the events.
Happy Independence Day
Posted in Uncategorized on Saturday July 4, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Happy July 4th to our adopted Americans, including parwich.org’s own recent roving reporter (though the more distant roving of her family restricted her role):
Comments!!
Posted in People, Photography, Wakes on Saturday July 4, 2009| 6 Comments »
Lots of Photos of the Wheelbarrow Race.
Posted in 2009, People, Photography, Posts of Note, Wakes on Friday July 3, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Instructions about how to win – Denis on his bike will ensure fair play!
Ready, Steady, Go….. past the school and up the hill.
Hang on Ref, we thought that the idea was to push the barrow up the hill, not run!! Denis missed that one!
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Hill Race time sheets 2009
Posted in 2009, Posts of Note, Sport, Wakes on Friday July 3, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Here are this year’s time sheets as pdfs. Click on the relevant item to access the full results for that race:
- Local Mothers Race Time Sheet (first home in 8min 18sec)
- Junior Hill Race Time Sheets (first home in 12min 35sec)
- Senior (Open) Hill Race Time Sheets (first home in 18min 7sec)
All the races were faster than last year: by 21sec in for the seniors, by 24sec for the juniors and by 26sec for the local mothers. (Click here if you want to see the 2008 Time Sheets for comparison. If you don’t already have Adobe Reader needed to access these files, click here to download the free software.)
Here is a list of our other posts on the 2009 Hill Race, including lots of photographs:
- Hill Race 2009 (report)
- Hill Race Trophy Winners (list + some photos)
- Hill Race 2009 – photos down below (photos)
- Parwich Hill Race – The story from up top (photos)
- More Hill Race Photos (photos)
- (Yet More) The Hill Race from Top to Bottom (photos)
A lot of photos, but they are going down well, being amongst our most popular recent posts.
Former Spar Shop change of use granted
Posted in Planning, Shop on Friday July 3, 2009| Leave a Comment »
The PDNPA Planning Officers, using their delegated powers, have conditionally granted planning permission for change of use of the former Spar Shop in Parwich to domestic residential.
After over one hundred years of trading, the Shop had closed in February 2008. The current planning consent (application number NP/DDD/0509/0370) means the whole building can now be used as a single dwelling. The conditions imposed are:
- No alterations to the external appearance of the dwelling (other than included in the current application) shall be carried out and no extensions, porches or ancillary buildings whatsoever shall be erected on the site without the Authority’s prior written permission
- The double garage on the eastern side of the building shall be retained for the parking of private domestic vehicles in association with the application site in perpetuity
- The proposed window on the north west elevation shall be obscure glazed and shall remain so in perpetuity
Saturday morning, bulk rubbish collection – Tomorrow
Posted in Services on Friday July 3, 2009| Leave a Comment »
On Saturday morning it is the bulk rubbish collection; the dustcart picks up at various points in the village. Don’t lose it, use it – even if you only have a small amount to get rid of.
Sycamore Cottages 0900 – 0920
Village Green 0925 – 0945
By old shop, village top 0950 – 1010
Croft Avenue 1015 – 1045
*** We have been asked to point out a problem that is regularly occurring on The Green on these days. If you leave rubbish to be removed, you must be in attendance when the wagon comes to help load it. There is only one council refuse collector, and it is your responsibility to get the refuse on to the wagon yourself. At the moment some people are leaving their rubbish there on Friday and not returning on Saturday morning, leaving it to a few on Saturday morning to load all their rubbish onto the wagon.***
Strongest Man 2009 – Photos
Posted in 2009, Posts of Note, Sport, Wakes on Friday July 3, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Thank you to Amy H-G and Peter T for these photos:
For lots more pictures of each event click on (more…)
Friday night Race Night
Posted in British Legion, Wakes on Thursday July 2, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Friday 3rd July: Race Night
7-00pm Ball race on Pump Hill
7-30pm Race Night at the Legion (including the Thoroughbred Ferret Furlong & The Legion Grand National)
Allotments?
Posted in Gardens, Peak Park on Thursday July 2, 2009| 2 Comments »
A while ago a couple of people raised the idea of allotments in Parwich. A Peak Park press release today indicates what has happened in Grindleford with a bit of financial support. (more…)
Darts & Dominoes Knock Out
Posted in Pre-school, Pub on Thursday July 2, 2009| Leave a Comment »
click on poster to enlarge
A busy week for PARWICH.ORG.
Posted in 2009, About this site, Posts of Note on Thursday July 2, 2009| Leave a Comment »
We knew that Wakes Week was going to be a busy time for PARWICH.ORG, but we didn’t quite expect such record-breaking traffic. Yesterday, there were a whopping 1790 page views on this site: a new record. And at some point during the course of today, we will reach 200,000 page views since the site began. Keep an eye on the “BLOG STATS” section on the right hand column, and maybe you’ll be our 200,000th viewer?
Update: We passed the 200,000 mark somewhere around 15:10 this afternoon.
As many of you will already have noticed, there’s also a feature on this blog on page 8 of the new (July 2009) edition of the PDNPA’s Park Life magazine, which the is distributed free of charge to every household in the Peak District National Park.
Click here for an electronic version, in PDF format.
If you’ve reached us as a result of the article, then welcome – and we hope that having taken a look at what we do, you might feel inspired to launch a similar venture in your own community.
For more information on how to set up a village blog, then the PDNPA have provided a useful set of instructions and guidelines, which can be accessed via this link.
And finally… PARWICH.ORG’s spies in London tell us that we were mentioned at yesterday’s “Activate 09” conference, in front of a whole host of “new media” luminaries, as a shining example of how small communities can make successful use of blogging tools. Click here for the visual evidence. OK, that’s quite enough trumpet-blowing!
Parwich Strongest Man 2009 results
Posted in 2009, Posts of Note, Sport, Wakes on Thursday July 2, 2009| 3 Comments »
Strength & Endurance
It was a hot evening and the crowds gathered in anticipation of this year’s strongest man competition….
Twelve fearless competitors of all shapes and sizes gathered to face five gruelling tests of strength and stamina. The twelve included two of the entrants from last year’s competition, a couple of new competitors, and a number of familiar faces from the area and previous Strong Man events. This year’s competitors (in no particular order) were:
The competitors and organisers
July/August Church Magazine
Posted in Church on Thursday July 2, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Click on the image below to access July & August’s edition of the Church Group Magazine. Paper copies can also be bought in the churches or can be order for home delivery. Also look out for details of Parwich & District Local History Society’s up coming visit to Fenny Bentley Church.
School Sports Week
Posted in School, Sport on Thursday July 2, 2009| Leave a Comment »
As well as being Wakes this week, the school has had their sports week. I popped in on a couple of their sports sessions yesterday. The first was a game of rounders played with footballs – i.e. the bowler bowls a football to the kicker who kicks then ball then runs. The second was Nia preparing our netball team for an upcoming tournament. There are a couple of pictures from each below:
Odd Fellows DVD and group photo
Posted in 2009, Classified adverts, Oddfellows, Posts of Note on Thursday July 2, 2009| 1 Comment »
DVD available at £6-00
The DVD of the 2008 Parwich Odd Fellows Parade (cost £6-00) is an hour long film of the parade, the service and much more: narrated by Brian Foden, it also contains information on the history of the Odd Fellows and interviews with members. This and the official 2008 photograph of the Parwich Odd Fellows at Parwich Hall (cost £1-50) can be bought from Arnold Chadfield tel 390-317.
Group photograph available at £1-50
Parwich Strongest Man 2009
Posted in Sport, Wakes on Wednesday July 1, 2009| Leave a Comment »
The evening was a great success with twelve entrants:
Parwich Strongest Man 2009 - contestants and organisers
The winner was Carl Prime of Matlock. We will post a fuller report and more photographs tomorrow.
Carl Prime, the overall winner
Thursday events
Posted in Films, Sport, Wakes on Wednesday July 1, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Thursday 2nd July: Film and Wheel Barrow Race
7-00pm Film Show in the Memorial Hall (click here to see the poster and click here for more detail on the film)
8-30pm Wheel Barrow Race, starts at the Pump Shed and finishes at the Legion
(Yet More) The Hill Race from Top to Bottom.
Posted in 2009, Posts of Note, Sport, Wakes on Wednesday July 1, 2009| 1 Comment »
I enclose a few photos that show:
– the view from the top (taken at 8:11pm just before the first senior runner arrived)
– the winner actually RUNS up the hill! (more…)
More Hill Race photos
Posted in 2009, Posts of Note, Sport, Wakes on Wednesday July 1, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Parwich Film does Wakes
Posted in Films, Wakes on Wednesday July 1, 2009| Leave a Comment »
If you have competed in the sports events and run up the hill, then here is a chance to enjoy Wakes in a more leisurely fashion… (Click on the poster to enlarge.)
The latest stunner
Posted in News on Wednesday July 1, 2009| Leave a Comment »
This week’s Ashbourne News Telegraph hits the newsagents again (1st July 2009). To see the full paper electronically, click on the image of its front page (on the right). Alternatively, Janet has plenty of real copies of the paper in the Sycamore Shop.
p.2 Planning application to convert outbuilding into an office or garden room at Knob Hall.
p.6 Details of the Summer Concert in Parwich Church on Saturday 11th July. See the poster on this site for more details.
p.12 Report on the Open Gardens and Children’s Horticultural Show along with a photo of some volunteers on the plant stall (Peter T would like to apologise to the trophy winners he photographed but the photo was not sharp enough for the paper to use).
As always, let us know of any local mentions we have missed.
Peak Park Authority surveying residents.
Posted in Local government, Peak Park on Wednesday July 1, 2009| Leave a Comment »
The Peak District National Park Authority are sending a survey to just over 7% of the Park’s residents this week, asking for comments on how the Park is managed and on services for local people. Given our previous support for more democratic control for the National Park Authority we would strongly urge anyone receiving a survey to take the time to complete and return it.
To see their full press release (more…)
Parwich School Newsletter
Posted in School on Wednesday July 1, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Strongest Man tonight
Posted in Sport, Wakes on Wednesday July 1, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Click on poster to enlarge
Summer Music at St. Peter’s
Posted in Church, Music on Wednesday July 1, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Liberation Day Event
Posted in Police on Wednesday July 1, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Friday 3rd July – 10.30am to 3.30pm – Liberation Day event at the Pavilion Gardens, Buxton. This is an annual event now, and is free for people over 50. A number of Agencies, including the Police, Fire Service, NHS, County Council, District Councils, Age Concern will be present to talk and provide information about their services. During the day there will be free refreshments, free lunch and entertainment.
Parwich Hill Race – The Story From ‘Up Top’
Posted in 2009, Posts of Note, Wakes on Wednesday July 1, 2009| Leave a Comment »
This is one of those situations where pictures can say more than a thousand words. So let them speak…..
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