Posted in Events, Wakes on Saturday July 5, 2008| 4 Comments »
Parwich.org would like to apologise to world class athlete Roberto Buntingo for a possible mis-reporting of the results of last Tuesday’s Hill Race. Apparently Roberto climbed the hill so fast that he left all the other runners far behind. Here’s photographic proof:
Posted in Arts, Church, Events, History on Saturday July 5, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Sunday evening sees a special service when the Bishop of Repton will dedicate the new stained-glass Annunciation window in memory of Mrs & Miss Graham and the replica Tympanum. The theme of the service is one thousand years of Christian art.
6pm St Peter’s Church, Parwich
Dedication Service
All are welcome.
This is for all the community, not just the regular church attenders, and it is hoped that as many as possible will come to remember the Grahams, to enjoy the flowers and the history of our parish church, and to support the future of this fine building.
Posted in Events, Wakes on Friday July 4, 2008| 5 Comments »
This was the response I received when a work colleague asked me what I would be doing this evening. “Oh, I said, just a bit of ferret racing”.
Our traditional Friday Race Night at the Legion was well up to scratch. Local ferret breeders battled to find the finest ferret in the Thoroughbred Ferret Furlong – try saying that 10 times quickly! Local jockeys competed in the Legion Grand National, egged on by their sponsors and punters.
This evening marked the end of a wonderful Wakes week. Most of us are exhausted and need to go now for a bit of a lie down. Never mind lads and lasses….it’ll soon be next years Wakes!
Posted in 2008, Events, Posts of Note, Wakes on Friday July 4, 2008| 1 Comment »
Deep in the bowels of Carnival Committee Headquarters, fevered brainstorming led to a radical change in location and setup for this year’s ball race. Light, flimsy plastic balls were jettisoned in favour of sturdy tennis balls – Andy Murray no longer needs them! Gone also were the low-tech crates used last year to hold and release the balls. This year’s solution was…….a digger!!!! Never let it be said that the Committee doesn’t think big!
Posted in Alsop, Arts, Church, Events on Friday July 4, 2008| Leave a Comment »
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Posted in 2008, Church, Events, Posts of Note on Thursday July 3, 2008| Leave a Comment »
The various local groups are working hard getting Parwich Church ready for tomorrow’s start to the Flower Festival.
Posted in Church, Events on Thursday July 3, 2008| 9 Comments »
Parwich Methodist Chapel is due to be auctioned by Fidler & Taylor this evening (Thursday 3rd July) at 7pm at the Green Man Hotel in Ashbourne, unless sold before by private negotiation.
We understand the guide price is £40,000, though interested parties are advised to discuss any possible change of use with the Peak District National Park Authority’s planing service in advance.
(Note added Friday 4th July: the Chapel was sold for £76,000.)
Posted in Church, Events, Gardens on Wednesday July 2, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Friday 4th July to Sunday 6th July
Flower Festival
St Peter’s Church, Parwich
Posted in Events, Sport, Wakes on Tuesday July 1, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Whether you plan to impress or be impressed come along to:
click on poster to enlarge
Click here to access the full Official 2008 Wakes Programme as a pdf
Posted in Events, Police on Tuesday July 1, 2008| Leave a Comment »
If you are interested in going to the Community Forum & Road Safety Partnership being held at Tissington Village Hall on Wednesday 16th July at 7.30 please send in your forms by this Friday so that they have an idea of attendance numbers.
If you wish to talk to to PC Ian Cooper 1525 about this meeting & any ideas you may have, please contact him on 0845 123 33 33, by email at ian.cooper.1525@derbyshire.pnn.police.uk or call in to Ashbourne Police Station.
Posted in Events, Police on Tuesday July 1, 2008| Leave a Comment »
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Posted in Events, Sport, Wakes, Young people on Sunday June 29, 2008| Leave a Comment »
The Wakes Children’ Sport (fingers crossed for the weather) will take place at Nether Green at 6-30pm. It is open to any children upto and including 11 years old who want to take part.
Click here for details of the events.
Posted in 2008, Events, Posts of Note, Wakes on Saturday June 28, 2008| 1 Comment »
This year’s Fancy Dress and Carnival was nothing short of specticular! It seems like the whole village turned out to support the event. Here are a few pictures of the procession. Click on ‘Continue Reading’ below.
Posted in Events, Wakes on Saturday June 28, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Sunday’s programme is:
Click here to access the full Official 2008 Wakes Programme as a pdf
Posted in Events, Wakes on Saturday June 28, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Details also published the day before each event.
All timings provisional, check the notice board for final details |
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| Sat 28th | 9.45am 11am |
Oddfellows Parade from The Sycamore & Church Service |
Around Village |
| Sat 28th | 11am – 4pm | Village Market, Refreshments & Children’s entertainment | The Green |
| Sat 28th | 6pm | Fancy Dress & Carnival – start from the School | The Green |
| Sat 28th | 7.30pm | Evening Entertainment Hog Roast Holymoorside Band until 8.30pm Chris Houlihan & James McKinlay’s disco Tables, Chairs & Gazebos provided |
The Green |
| Sun 29th | 11am12am | Campsite Service followed by Fun & Games with the Campers |
Parsons Croft (if wet service at the Church) |
| Sun 29th | 6pm | Evening Treasure Hunt – adults & a children’s hunt | The Green |
| Sun 29th | 8pm | WAKES BAR-B-Q whatever the weather |
British Legion |
| Mon 30th | 6.30pm | Children’s Sports Night | Nether Green |
| Tue 1st | 7pm 7.30pm 8pm |
Hill Race Night Local Mother’ Race Junior Hill Race Senior Hill Race |
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| Wed 2nd | Stongest Man Competition | Sycamore Inn | |
| Thu 3rd | 7pm 8.30pm |
Pet Show & Wheelbarrow Race (new route!) |
Memorial Hall Car Park |
| Fri 4th | 7pm | The Ball Race | British Legion |
| Fri 4th | 7pm 7.30pm |
Race Night in the Legion including the Ferret Furlong & The Legion Grand National | British Legion |
Posted in Events, Wakes on Friday June 27, 2008| Leave a Comment »
At 7pm on Race Night (Friday 4th July) there will be an improved version of last year’s new event, the Ball Race. Tickets cost £1 and are available all week. Don’t miss out on your chance to win a massive cash prize:
1st Prize £50
2nd Prize £25
3rd Prize £10
Posted in Events, Sport, Wakes on Friday June 27, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Parwich Hill Race is on Tuesday 1st July this year. There are three main events with runners competing for the following trophies:
7-00pm Local Mothers’ Race
7-30pm Junior Hill Race
For children 14 years old and under. Local children are defined as those who were, or still are, eligible to attend Parwich School.
8-00pm Senior Hill Race (Entry £3)
Posted in Events, Oddfellows, Wakes on Friday June 27, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Tomorrow is the beginning and for many the highlight of Parwich Wakes week. Check the notice board by the Pump Shed (bus shelter) for any updates, but the following is planned:
9-45am – Odd Fellows Parade (starting at Sycamore Inn)
11-00am – Odd Fellows Service (at Parwich Church – all welcome)
11am to 4pm – Village Market & Children’s Entertainment (on Church Green)
6-00pm – Carnival entrants gather at School steps
6-15pm – Fancy Dress Parade (click here for categories)
7-30pm (onwards) – Hog Roast & Entertainment
The Sycamore Inn is open all day till late and children of all ages will enjoy the Wesseldines’ Fair!
Posted in Events, Sport, Wakes, Young people on Thursday June 26, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Weather permitting Children’s Sports takes place on Monday 30th June
at 6-30pm at Nether Green.
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The Sports are for any children who wish to take part. For those who have competed in previous years here is a reminder, and for those that haven’t competed before here is the events list: (more…)
Posted in Events, Wakes on Wednesday June 25, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Full details will be published the day before each event.
All timings provisional, check the notice board for final details |
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| Sat 28th | 9.45am 11am |
Oddfellows Parade from The Sycamore & Church Service |
Around Village |
| Sat 28th | 11am – 4pm | Village Market, Refreshments & Children’s entertainment | The Green |
| Sat 28th | 6pm | Fancy Dress & Carnival – start from the School | The Green |
| Sat 28th | 7.30pm | Evening Entertainment Hog Roast Holymoorside Band until 8.30pm Chris Houlihan & James McKinlay’s disco Tables, Chairs & Gazebos provided |
The Green |
| Sun 29th | 11am12am | Campsite Service followed by Fun & Games with the Campers |
Parsons Croft (if wet service at the Church) |
| Sun 29th | 6pm | Evening Treasure Hunt – adults & a children’s hunt | The Green |
| Sun 29th | 8pm | WAKES BAR-B-Q whatever the weather |
British Legion |
| Mon 30th | 6.30pm | Children’s Sports Night | Nether Green |
| Tue 1st | 7pm 7.30pm 8pm |
Hill Race Night Local Mother’ Race Junior Hill Race Senior Hill Race |
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| Wed 2nd | Stongest Man Competition | Sycamore Inn | |
| Thu 3rd | 7pm 8.30pm |
Pet Show & Wheelbarrow Race (new route!) |
Memorial Hall Car Park |
| Fri 4th | 7pm | The Ball Race | British Legion |
| Fri 4th | 7pm 7.30pm |
Race Night in the Legion including the Ferret Furlong & The Legion Grand National | British Legion |
Posted in About this site, Events, News, Wakes on Wednesday June 25, 2008| Leave a Comment »
During Wakes Week we would like to put a report of each day’s events on the Blog the same day they happen or the next at the latest. Anyone wanting to or willing to cover specific events please contact us on parwich@hotmail.co.uk in advance. Also do send any photographs.
Click here to access the full Official 2008 Wakes Programme as a pdf
Click here to see what has been posted on PARWICH.ORG about Wakes
Posted in Events, Wakes on Wednesday June 25, 2008| 1 Comment »
If you haven’t already, there is still time to plan your costume for the Fancy Dress Parade on Saturday. The Marshal and his deputies are planning to storm Camelot, but hopefully there are other challengers in the wings.
Participants show assemble at the School steps for 6pm; the parade begins at 6-15pm. The categories are: (more…)
Posted in Events, Farming, News, Young people on Wednesday June 25, 2008| 1 Comment »
In today’s (25th June 2008) Ashbbourne News Telegraph are the following our readers might find of interest:
P.6 A great page feature on Sunday’s Children’s Show (even though I say it myself). Seriously with four photos, a big thank you to the paper for including the results in full. Everyone including the children worked really hard, so it is good to get the recognition.
P.7 The 13th World Toe Wrestling Championship is to take place at the Bentley Brook Inn on Friday (6pm to 9pm). TV coverage and celebrities! However make sure you are not too hung over to enjoy Wakes Saturday.
P.9 Councillor Ray Caswell is to step down from Ashbourne Town Council because of ill health. Many will know Mr Caswell. We would like to take this opportunity to send Mr Caswell our best wishes, and look forward to his continued excellent representation of our ward (Dovedale Ward) on the County Council. (more…)
Posted in Events, Gardens, Photography on Wednesday June 25, 2008| Leave a Comment »
You wait for ages, then three come along at once. Click here to link to our Slide Show Index, and on the photo below to see the silde show of the 2008 Open Gardens and Scarecrow Competition.
Posted in Church, Classified adverts, Events on Tuesday June 24, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Can you help during the Flower Festival in Parwich Church (Friday 4th to Sunday 6th July)? The Church will be open from 11am to 6pm (Friday and Saturday) and from 2pm to 5pm on Sunday with refreshments served.
Volunteers are needed for one or two hour slots to act as stewards in the Church or to help with refreshments.
Also we are looking to borrow a number of largish glass carboys or demijohns to put in the church to collect visitors’ donations. Can you help, or do you have any suitable alternatives?
If the answer to any of the above is yes, please contact Rachel R on tel. 202.
Posted in About this site, Events, Gardens, Photography, Young people on Tuesday June 24, 2008| 1 Comment »
We have a new slide show on-line with photographs of the 2008 Children’s Horticultural Show. A further show on Open Gardens will follow soon. Click here to go to our index of slide shows, or click on the photo link below to go straight to the Children’s Show photos:
Posted in Church, Events, Young people on Monday June 23, 2008| 1 Comment »
The Flower Festival (4th to 6th July) will also be to launch a display on Parwich’s oldest man-made object. This is the carved stone over the west door of St Peter’s Church.
Children of all ages are invited to colour in the above sketches of the carvings to help decorate the church over that weekend. Copies of the animals will be available in the village, or print them yourself by going to a printer friendly pdf version by clicking on the above image or clicking here.
Please leave your coloured in versions in the box in Church by Wednesday 2nd July. If you have any questions please contact Andrew Robinson.
Posted in Events, Wakes on Monday June 23, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Many thanks Tracy for this poster
click on poster to enlarge
Click here to access the full Official 2008 Wakes Programme as a pdf
Posted in Events on Monday June 23, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Tuesday 24th is the deadline for the Parish Magazine & it is a joint issue for July & August. So if you have any dates for anything during this period please can you email them to parwich@hotmail.com by tomorrow. I will then update both the blog calendar & the calendar for the magazine.
Thank you
Posted in Events, People, Project Parwich on Monday June 23, 2008| 2 Comments »
In the current (July) issue of The Derbyshire Magazine, you’ll find a decidedly glamorous photo feature on the “Beautiful Fund Raiser” evening which took place at The Horns in Ashbourne last month (raising £300 for Project Parwich in the process). Copies of the magazine are available in the Sycamore shop.
Elsewhere in the same issue, you’ll find an illustrated trailer for a feature in next month’s magazine, in which Jo-anne Jewett will be talking about her work as a top make-up artist.
Posted in 2008, Events, Gardens, Posts of Note, Young people on Monday June 23, 2008| 1 Comment »
Thank you to Parwich & District Horticultural Society for sending us the following:
Everyone will agree that this year’s event has been a great success. The weather was a welcome improvement on last year. This year 17 gardens were open. The Horticultural Society appreciates all the hard work involved in preparing your gardens and tidying up afterwards, in addition to the time taken on the day; so a very big thank you to all who opened their gardens. Also well done Dot; the day ran smoothly, as always. This is one of those great days in the year, like Wakes, when one is so glad to be part of such a marvelous community. (more…)
Posted in 2008, Events, Gardens, Photography, Posts of Note, Societies on Sunday June 22, 2008| 3 Comments »
Photographing seventeen gardens within the space of two and a half hours was always going to be a tall order. For Kevin S., who was forced to decline numerous offers of liquid refreshment along the way in the name of duty, completing the circuit represented an almost superhuman feat of endurance.
Kevin also found time to snap most (or was it all?) of the entries in this year’s scarecrow competition. Sincere apologies to anyone whose scarecrow remained undiscovered.
Despite the cloudy skies and the heavy winds, the gardens of Parwich looked truly magnificent this afternoon. Many thanks to all who took part, to all who visted, and of course to the Horticultural Society for arranging yet another successful and enjoyable event.
In the gallery which follows, our seventeen show gardens are displayed in numerical order, according to the official map: The School, School View, Stable Cottage, Wheatsheaf Cottage, Pool Croft, Town Head, Parwich Hall, Gardener’s Cottage, Knob Hall, Creamery Cottage, Orchard Farm, 6 Church Walk, Church Cottage, Flaxdale, The Fold, Walnut Cottage and Brook Close Farm.
At least one image from each garden has been chosen; usually there are two, and occasionally there are three. Again, our apologies to those gardens who received somewhat short shrift; time was very limited, and lighting conditions were far from ideal.
Our 2008 gallery starts “below the fold”. As always, clicky-clicky to make it biggy-biggy!
Posted in 2008, Events, Gardens, Posts of Note, Societies on Sunday June 22, 2008| 1 Comment »
We would like to express our appreciation to everyone who contributed to a highly successful Open Gardens and Childrens’ Show.
Despite the wind, the gardens were looking beautiful and we would like to thank all those who invited us into their gardens and allowed us enjoy the results of their hard work.
Thank you also to the children who submitted exhibits to the show. Your creations were wonderful!
We would also like to thank you if you were involved behind the scenes – those who organised the event, donated plants, baked scones, served yummy cream teas, did the washing up….plus others who undertook the thousand other unsung jobs! Your efforts allowed us all to have a really good time.
Posted in Events, Gardens, Societies on Saturday June 21, 2008| Leave a Comment »
When the heavens opened for last year’s Gardens Open Day, the “positive spin” went something like this:
“Well, it’s a good thing in a way; the true enthusiasts won’t care about getting wet, so the gardens will be less crowded and we’ll all get a better view…”
This time around, I’m guessing that we could all put up with the occasional bottle-neck in return for some halfway decent weather!
The good news is that the Met Office are predicting dry conditions for most of Sunday. As it’s always difficult to know which forecast to pick from the Met Office site (are we closer to Bakewell, Buxton or Sudbury?), here are the current snapshots from all three: (more…)
Posted in Events, Gardens on Saturday June 21, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Posted in Events, Gardens, Young people on Friday June 20, 2008| Leave a Comment »
If you have any prizes suitable for the Horticultural Society Tombola at the Children’s Show and Open Gardens, please give them to Ann Beach (asap) or bring them to the Memorial Hall at 5-30pm on Saturday (21st June). Or on Sunday morning at the very latest!
Posted in Events, Gardens on Friday June 20, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Are you ready for the Children’s Horticultural Show, is your Scarecrow getting made, is your basket hanging? Whether your answers are ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ come along on Sunday afternoon, enjoy some beautiful gardens, have a cream tea and a great time.
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