It may not be an Easter Bunny or Easter Chick but the curlews are again being regularly sighted in the field near Ballidon. Thanks to JF-S for this photo.
Archive for April, 2010
The Curlew Field
Posted in Ornithology on Sunday April 4, 2010| Leave a Comment »
The Snowdrop “Thieves”
Posted in Gardens, Memorial hall on Sunday April 4, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Thank you to Andy & Jo, Phil K, Emma, Sue H & Patti for either potting up or letting us dig up parts of their garden and relieving them of some of their snowdrops. Once the Memorial Hall grounds have been landscaped, we will plant these bulbs in drifts in the bed near the entrance. If you have any spare clumps of snowdrops in your garden, please pot them up and let Jane (665) or Glynis (561) know.
Easter Week weather stats
Posted in Weather on Sunday April 4, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Last week’s readings:
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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 |
0.0 |
1007.7 |
1006.2 |
10.9 |
4.0 |
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Mon 29th |
10.8 |
1004.5 |
996.2 |
8.7 |
3.2 |
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Tue 30th |
1.3 |
989.8 |
985.4 |
10.3 |
7.5 |
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Wed 31st |
1.3 |
985.6 |
998.4 |
5.7 |
1.2 |
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Thu 1st |
2.2 |
1001.4 |
1007.6 |
8.7 |
0.7 |
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Fri 2nd |
2.7 |
1004.9 |
999.8 |
7.6 |
2.7 |
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Sat 3rd |
0.9 |
999.0 |
1001.5 |
8.7 |
3.3 |
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Total |
19.2 |
|
Average |
8.7 |
2.2 |
Hopefully this week was only a temporary glitch in the weather getting warmer.
Parwich Lees Cottage
Posted in Classified adverts, History on Sunday April 4, 2010| 1 Comment »
Happy Easter!
We’re just coming up to having been at Parwich Lees Cottage for a year now – and have not had much luck in finding out too much about the history of the property other than it was the Head Bailiff’s House for the Parwich Lees Estate. We were wondering if there’s anyone in the village that has any further information on the property or any old photographs of what it used to look like, we know it was in a state of disrepair in the 1960’s when a builder took it over and renovated it. We also know that the property was extended at some point in the recent past – and were wondering what it would originally have looked like inside and out. We discovered that there was originally a range in what is now the dining room and have exposed the original inglenook fireplace, but are a little confused as to how the rest of the house was laid out.
Any info or photos would be greatly appreciated.
Regards
Keeley
Any information emailed to parwich@hotmail.co.uk will be forwarded to Keeley (see also Parwich & District Local History website for more on the history of the area).
What’s on Where this Week
Posted in Events on Sunday April 4, 2010| Leave a Comment »
| What’s on Where this Week | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Location |
| Sunday | 11am | Easter Sunday Holy Communion with Andy Larkin |
Parwich Church |
| Sunday | 11.15am | Holy Communion | Alsop Church |
| Monday | 11-4.30pm | Tea & Cakes in the Churchyard | Alsop Church |
| Tuesday | 11am | Flagg Races – 1st Race – 1pm | Flagg |
| Wednesday | 7.45pm | RHS Film – Top Tips for Spring with the Horticultural Society |
Parwich Church |
| Thursday | 7pm | Memorial Hall Committee Meeting | The Sycamore |
| Sunday | 9.30am | Holy Communion with Andy Larkin | Parwich Church |
| Sunday | 11.15am | Holy Communion | Alsop Church |
| Sunday | 2.30pm | Parwich Methodist Service | Parwich Church |
April Church Magazine
Posted in Church on Saturday April 3, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Click on the image of the cover to see the current issue of the Group Magazine for the parishes of Alsop, Fenny Bentley, Parwich, Thorpe and Tissington (as it is quite a large pdf it will take a minute or so to open).
Paper copies can be obtained in each of the Churches or you can arrange to have it delivered to your house.
Please note that this year’s subscriptions are now due. They are being held at the bargain price of £5 for the whole year.
Enjoy Tea & Cakes on Monday
Posted in Alsop on Saturday April 3, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Easter Monday sees the first Tea and Cakes in the Churchyard for 2010. Delicious homemade cakes will be served at Alsop Church between 11am and 4.30pm. Last Easter the sun shone and we basked in the warmth admiring the view. Do pop in and support this event, all proceeds to Alsop Church.
Film Night – Coming Soon – 16th April
Posted in Church, Films on Saturday April 3, 2010| Leave a Comment »
50s & 60s Night at the Legion
Posted in British Legion, Music on Saturday April 3, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Cleaner wanted / babysitter available.
Posted in Classified adverts on Thursday April 1, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Cleaner Wanted.
A friend of Debbie W’s in Brassington urgently needs a reliable cleaner with their own transport.
If anyone is interested, please could they ring Debbie on 568 or email her on DebbieWebster@btinternet.com and she will pass on the appropriate contact information.
This is a flexible role which could easily work around school hours/term times.
Babysitter Available!
Sam W has expanded his pet sitting business to include children! Sam was 14 in October 2009, so is now 14.5 years old. He is available to babysit all age groups other than babies.
You can contact Sam on the same number as above: 568.
Some signs of spring.
Posted in Photography on Thursday April 1, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Spring seems a long time coming this year, so it’s good to see the first splashes of colour here and there. Thanks to Mike G for these images, which look even better when enlarged.
Quiz at the Legion
Posted in British Legion on Thursday April 1, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Rare Song Thrush discovered in Parwich.
Posted in 2010, News, Ornithology, Posts of Note on Thursday April 1, 2010| 4 Comments »
UPDATE: This hardly needs saying, but just in case there is any confusion: the following news item is complete and utter made-up codswallop. So, was anyone April Fooled? Even for a split-second? Nope, thought not…!
As part of our new series of linking bird photography with sound recordings, we have recently had a major new development: a combined sighting and recording of a very rare subspecies of Song Thrush.
Ornithologists out there will know that three subspecies of Song Thrush are recognized throughout Europe. The male’s song, which is given from trees, rooftops or other elevated perches, is a loud clear run of musical phrases, repeated two to four times (“filip filip filip codidio codidio quitquiquit tittit tittit tereret tereret tereret”) and interspersed with grating notes and mimicry. An individual male may have a repertoire of more than 100 phrases, many copied from its parents and neighbouring birds. The Song Thrush is also a very gifted mimic and has been known to imitate man-made objects such as telephones.
Over recent years, the repeated use of mimicry has led to a proposal to classify a fourth subspecies of Song Thrush. At some time during the last sixty years, a Thrush was able to mimic part of Mozart’s Queen of The Night aria, as sung by Florence Foster Jenkins (the famously atrocious soprano) and was then able to pass this song on to its offspring. There are now thought to be several hundred of this subspecies, living mainly in Scandinavia.
Just like their close cousins the Redwing, the recent freezing weather has cause this very rare Jenkins Thrush to migrate south, and only last week we were able to record one singing near the Cuckoo Gate. This is a very exciting event for local ornithologists, and PARWICH.ORG is proud to provide you with an exclusive preview of this unique recording.
To listen to the Jenkins Thrush, please click the picture below.
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