Posted in A52s, Events, Pub on Thursday November 27, 2008| 2 Comments »
The A52s continue their world tour of Parwich with a gig in The Sycamore on Friday 19th December starting around 9.00pm. The band are waiving their enormous appearance fee as a gesture of goodwill to the people of the world.
On offer will be an inexplicable mix of folk and rock…..plus the band have been feverishly learning some unusual Christmas songs! Come along for a festive fandango!
Posted in Church, Events on Thursday November 27, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Rush to Fenny Bentley church after Strictly Come Dancing this Saturday to support a concert on the newly-refurbished church organ, which begins at 7.30 pm.
Christian Cartwright of ‘Pipes in the Peak’ at Dovedale Garage will join with Chris Dell of Ashbourne and Martyn Davis of Hulland and Tissington churches, to present a lively and varied programme of classical and modern music. According to Henry Groves and Son, the organ builders who carried out what was the first refurbishment of the organ in over 100 years, it is an excellent instrument which should now be good for at least another century.
They have certainly done an excellent job and we hope that many people will come to celebrate this milestone in the life of St. Edmund’s church. Admission to the concert is free but donations for the church will be invited.
Posted in Events, People on Tuesday November 25, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Jo-anne Jewett’s book, “The Beautiful Truth – Make-up is Easy, Don’t Believe the Hype.” is being launched on December 8th at Bennetts, Ashbourne at 1.00 pm on Monday 8th December. A champagne and canapés reception will follow from 5.30 pm at The Horns.
Jo-anne would welcome friendly faces from the village, so pop in and have a look and a chat.
The book can be purchased for £15.95 after Monday 8th December from Bennetts and The Horns. Alternatively you can pre-order and buy the book from Jo-anne’s web site http://www.beautifultruth.co.uk.
Posted in Environment, Events, Parish Council on Friday November 14, 2008| Leave a Comment »
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Posted in Events, Pub on Thursday November 13, 2008| Leave a Comment »
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Posted in Events, School on Monday November 10, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Parwich School Council hope to support Children in Need by collecting your 1p and 2p coins, to create a trail around the school building from the front door around the building and back again.
There are over a billion 1p and 2p coins currently in circulation in the UK. Not all of these are in the catchment area for Parwich Primary School but how about getting most of those that are to the School for Friday 14th November.
Posted in A52s, Events, People, tagged Legion, Music on Saturday November 8, 2008| 8 Comments »
This evening the A52s burst upon the Parwich music scene with a sophisticatedly raw blend of rock, folk and almost anything else you could think of … The Legion Hall was probably way above its audience limit for this new sound whose edge was so cutting you could hear it through much of the village – as you can see below –
– or by clicking here .
Posted in A52s, British Legion, Events on Thursday November 6, 2008| Leave a Comment »
The band are ready!
The Rock God Song Book has been studied and that tricky 20 minute bass solo has been mastered! All they need now is an audience without any eggs or tomatoes.
See you at The Legion 8.30pm to 9ish this Saturday night. Admission free!!!!!
Be there or be unaware!
The A52s discover a long-lost Nolan Sisters score.
Posted in Alsop, Events, History on Wednesday November 5, 2008| 1 Comment »
Tradition has it that after Guy Fawkes was captured and the Roman Catholic Gunpowder Plot failed in 1605, one of his fellow conspirators hid from King James’ men here at Manor Farm in Alsop en le Dale.
This is perhaps a little surprising as some fifty years earlier the Alsop family (lords of the manor) were active Protestants, sheltering a radical Protestant cleric from Queen Mary’s men next door at the Hall.
Guy Fawkes’ failure to blow up the Houses of Parliament and King James has been celebrated with bonfires on the 5th of November ever since. If you know any more about the identity of the 1605 conspirator at Manor Farm and local links to the original Plot, or about associated local customs, or take any photographs of tonight’s celebrations do send them to parwich@hotmail.co.uk.
Posted in Events on Sunday November 2, 2008| Leave a Comment »
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Posted in Church, Events, Pre-school on Saturday November 1, 2008| Leave a Comment »
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Posted in Events on Friday October 31, 2008| Leave a Comment »
There were some very scary creatures prowling the streets of Parwich this evening! If you were brave enough to open your door, you were highly likely to be confronted by a monster, a witch or a vampire! Well done to all who transformed into creepy creations. We were all very very spooked!
If you have any creepy pics, email them to parwich@hotmail.co.uk and we’ll put them here on the ‘gruesome gallery’!
Posted in Events on Friday October 31, 2008| 1 Comment »
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Posted in 2008, A52s, Arts, British Legion, Events, Posts of Note on Monday October 27, 2008| Leave a Comment »
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Posted in British Legion, Events, Oddfellows on Thursday October 23, 2008| Leave a Comment »
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Posted in 2008, A52s, British Legion, Events, People, Posts of Note on Monday October 20, 2008| 1 Comment »
If you took a Tuesday evening stroll along Smithy Lane this Summer, you may have heard the sound of clinking beer bottles, manic strumming, improvised accordions and uncontrollable laughter. This, ladies and gentlemen, was the sound of The A52s creating music. In the first week, the band learned some notes. In the second week, they tried putting them in the right order. As the weeks went by, these top musicians learned enough notes to do a debut gig! Terrifying huh?! We think so too!
The band turned down frantic offers from lesser venues such as the NEC and the O2 Arena, opting instead for the prestigious yet intimate Parwich Legion. The band will appear 8.30 to 9ish on Saturday 8th November. Make a note in your diaries for an evening of fine entertainment. Free admission (in fact, the band may be paying you)!
The A52s is Parwich’s foremost folk-rock band, comprising 4 musicians at the top of their game (which happens to be Snap):
The A52s Publicity Shot
The A52s In Full Effect
Posted in Events on Sunday October 19, 2008| Leave a Comment »
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Posted in Events, Gardens, Societies on Saturday October 18, 2008| Leave a Comment »
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Posted in 2008, Events, Posts of Note, Project Parwich on Sunday October 12, 2008| 10 Comments »
Thank you to all who gave so generously at the Swiss Raclette Evening held on Saturday night. Thirty people attended the Project Parwich fundraiser for the new village hall. The evening raised close to £300. Exact figures will be calculated when Sue and Mike are awake enough to work the calculator!
Thanks to John F-S for the photos.
p.s. Somebody left an umbrella. Just call round for it if it’s yours!
Posted in British Legion, Events on Friday October 10, 2008| Leave a Comment »
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Posted in British Legion, Events on Friday October 10, 2008| Leave a Comment »
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Posted in Events on Friday October 10, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Our local PCT (Derbyshire County NHS Primary Health Care Trust) are holding an open event to give out information and find out about what people want in relation to NHS Dentistry provision and the planned new Ashbourne health complex including the new hospital that will replace St. Oswald’s:
1pm to 4pm Saturday 11th October
Ashbourne Leisure Centre, Clifton Road
The event will give people an opportunity to find out more about the new facility and to ask any questions they have about the project to GP staff and key members of the project planning team (including managers of Derbyshire County Primary Care Trust (PCT), who have commissioned the services, and Southern Derbyshire Local Improvement Finance Trust Company (LIFT), a public private partnership, who are responsible for the design, planning, development and maintenance of the new building for the PCT).
The event is open to anyone interested in coming along. People will specifically be able to: (more…)
Posted in Events, Pub, Societies on Wednesday October 8, 2008| 1 Comment »
Posted in Events, School on Wednesday October 8, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Don’t forget to reserve your tickets by Friday 10th October!
Parwich Primary School staff are organising a
‘Curry and Quiz’ night
on Friday 17 October from 7.30pm
Parwich Memorial Hall
Tickets will only cost £6.00 each (over 16’s only), but they are currently selling slowly. Please think about coming!
The event is to raise money for an Indian Music Workshop in school.
A raffle will be held on the night and you are invited to bring your own drinks and glasses.
Click here for a booking form.
Posted in British Legion, Events, Oddfellows on Tuesday October 7, 2008| Leave a Comment »
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Posted in Events, Roads, Transport on Monday October 6, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Shirley’s Driving School are hosting a road safety event at 7:30pm on Tuesday (October 7th) at the Bluebell Inn, on the A515 at Tissington.
The event is open to past and present pupils, their parents, and pupils and parents from any other driving schools.
There will be a talk from Ashbourne fire service, chips and a raffle.
Posted in Events, Memorial hall, Project Parwich on Friday October 3, 2008| Leave a Comment »
The new date for the fund raising Snail Trail is Saturday 25th October. If you have not already booked in your stall please contact Barbara on 279 as soon as possible. Also can you help publicise this event by printing out posters and taking them out and about with you?
If you can help, click on the poster below to access it as a pdf that can be easily printed out on A4, then select the print icon in the tool bar. Please put the poster up anywhere you visit in the surrounding area where people might be interested (e.g. work places, colleges, shops, garden centres). The more people that know about it the more successful the event will be.
Posted in Events, School on Friday October 3, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Curry & Quiz Night
Don’t miss this exciting evening!
Bring your friends!
(over 16s only)
7-30pm Friday 17th October
Parwich Memorial Hall
Incredible value at
£6 per person
The event is to raise money for an Indian Music Workshop in Parwich Primary School. A raffle will be held on the night and you are invited to bring your own drinks and glasses.
To get your tickets leave your contact details (click here for a booking form if required) and the money at School by Friday 10th October.
Posted in Events, Pub, Societies on Tuesday September 30, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Posted in Events, School on Monday September 29, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Click on newsletter to download as pdf, which is easier to read and can be printed out more easily
Posted in Events on Friday September 26, 2008| Leave a Comment »
An amazing £450 has been raised so far for the Macmillan Cancer Support, at today’s coffee morning. It was a super morning with lots of goodies to buy & a very resplendent looking raffle. Thank you to everyone who supported this event and to Sandra & Rebecca for organising it.
Posted in British Legion, Events on Thursday September 25, 2008| Leave a Comment »
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Posted in Events on Thursday September 25, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Friday 26th September
Biggest Coffee Morning in the World
for Macmillian, Cancer Support
at Sandra C’s
9am – noon
Cake Stall & Raffle,
with prizes and cakes gratefully received.
Posted in Events, Project Parwich on Wednesday September 24, 2008| 4 Comments »
Well, postponing the previous date because of bad weather was certainly prescient, as we had the worst rain on record and a lot of people were too busy clearing up to have much time for any buying or selling. However a new date is now planned:
Parwich Snail Trail Garden Gate Sale
This will hopefully go ahead on Saturday 25th October
So please keep everything you were going to sell and
pray for a good day!
More details to follow.
Posted in Events on Wednesday September 24, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Our local PCT (Derbyshire County NHS Primary Health Care Trust) are holding an open event to give out information and find out about what people want in relation to NHS Dentistry provision (£450,000 to be spent) and the planned new Ashbourne (£20 million) health complex including the new hospital that will replace St. Oswald’s Hospital:
1pm to 4pm Saturday 11th October
Ashbourne Leisure Centre, Clifton Road
Copies of the PCT’s questionnaire on what people in the Ashbourne area want from NHS dentistry can be obtained at this event or downloaded from their website.
Posted in 2008, Church, Events, Posts of Note on Tuesday September 23, 2008| 1 Comment »
Harvest Supper on Monday night was an evening enjoyed by almost 60 people, there was good food, good wine (as long as you brought your own) and good company. A lot of work had been put into the event and we were very grateful to all those who donated salads, jacket potatoes & crumbles and those who helped in any other way. There was as always a very successful and entertaining auction, once we know how much was raised we will update this blog.
Posted in Events, School on Monday September 22, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Parwich Primary School Staff are organising a
‘Curry and Quiz’ night
on Friday 17 October from 7.30pm.
In the Memorial Hall
Tickets will cost £6.00 each (over 16’s only) and are available from Mrs Black and Mrs Wilkinson.
The event is to raise money for an Indian Music Workshop in school.
A raffle will be held on the night and you are invited to bring your own drinks and glasses.
Posted in Events, Peak Park on Monday September 22, 2008| 1 Comment »
The Peak District National Park Authority are planning a series of visits to Peak District villages. The first visit will be to Hartington on 30th September, when the Chair, Narendra Bajaria, and the Chief Executive, Jim Dixon, will be meeting members of the Hartington community. Parwich is included in the list of villages to be visited, but we do not have a date yet. If you want to be involved in the visit contact John Fern, head of communications, on 01629 816356 or emailing john.fern@peakdistrict.gov.uk.
Below is the Authority’s full press release: (more…)
Posted in Events on Sunday September 21, 2008| Leave a Comment »
This Friday (September 26th) sees Parwich participate again in the largest coffee morning in the world. It is of course the annual coffee morning for Macmillan, Cancer Support. Please join in at Sandra C’s anytime from 9am-noon. Cake Stall & Raffle, with prizes and cakes gratefully received.
Posted in 2008, Church, Events, Posts of Note on Sunday September 21, 2008| Leave a Comment »
What a delightful service it was today at the Harvest Festival, a joint event with St Peter’s Church and Parwich Methodists. The church was beautifully decorated, every window sill full of autumn fruits and vegetables.
Harvest Supper. The produce will be auctioned tomorrow night at the Harvest Supper. We are delighted that all the tickets have been sold. We look forward to seeing you at 6.30pm in the Memorial Hall. Any further produce, fruit, veg, flowers and cakes will be gratefully received because we are a little short of things for the auction.
Thank you to Martin C for sending in these photos.
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