Posted in Memorial hall on Friday November 20, 2009| Leave a Comment »
On Tuesday Parwich Memorial Hall were delighted to receive a £10,000 cheque which was presented to Jane Harris, chair of Parwich Parish Council by Derbyshire County Councillors, Simon Spencer and Chris Jackson as part of the Derbyshire Aggregates Levy Grant Scheme (DALGS). Official notification of this grant was received in late August.
Posted in 2009, Memorial hall, Photo Diary, Posts of Note on Wednesday November 18, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Yesterday the steel frame began to be erected, by tonight it should all be up and we will be able to see the outline of our new hall.
Posted in Memorial hall, Photo Diary on Monday November 16, 2009| 3 Comments »
We are delighted to report that we have seen the back of the drilling, no offence to the drillers. As you have probably gathered the last two weeks have not gone as smoothly as we all would have wished. This was due to mechanical breakdowns and geological conditions. The drillers have been extremely concerned about the intrusion of noise levels in the village and have been very considerate. Real thanks must go to those living in close proximity to the site, and particularly to Simon, Tracey-Ann and their young family for their positive attitude throughout; especially last night when the drilling had to go on rather late.
Tomorrow the steel will arrive and by the end of the week we should see the outline of the new hall emerging.
Posted in Memorial hall on Thursday November 12, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Due to further mechanical problems with the drilling rig, work will continue this weekend. Wildgoose again apologise for any inconvenience.
Posted in History, Memorial hall, Photo Diary on Thursday November 12, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Some of the old bottles and jars that were found when clearing the Memorial Hall site are on display in the entrance hall at the Sycamore Inn. They were given to the Local History Society, but left at the pub so people can see them.
There are not particularly old, probably the 1950s or more recent, but this will mean more people will remember them and will be able to identify them.
Posted in Gardens, Memorial hall, Societies on Sunday November 8, 2009| 6 Comments »
In recognition of the community’s support for the Open Gardens Day, Parwich & District Horticultural Society each year gives money to local causes. This year Open Gardens was particularly successful. At Friday’s AGM the Society wanted to support something that will benefit the whole community and that is gardening related.
We agreed to donate £1,000 towards the planting in the grounds of our new Memorial Hall. The Society also left open the possibility of the Committee donating more at a later date depending on our finances and the final planting scheme costs.
Nia L, Chair
Peter T, Vice-Chair
Ben B, Treasurer
Posted in British Legion, Memorial hall, People on Saturday November 7, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Though Remembrance Day is technically the 11th of November, usually we mark it on the nearest Sunday, which this year is tomorrow the 8th November:
To understand more about the origins of the Poppy Appeal and Remembrance Day click here to see our last year’s post.
The deaths in Afghanistan make Remembrance Services much more immediate this year, but there are also reasons closer to home that make this year more significant.
Given our Memorial Hall is currently being rebuilt, it is a good time to think about how we remember those who gave their lives. The names on our War Memorial and where they are buried can be seen by clicking here. The majority are buried or commemorated overseas, but Pte Ronald Cotterill and Trp Robin Philips who died during World War II are buried in Alsop Church Yard.
Parwich & District Local History Society is gathering any information on the people named on the War Memorial (e.g. Brunskill Lowes), so please send any information you have to them or to us here at PARWICH.ORG.
Posted in Memorial hall on Wednesday November 4, 2009| 2 Comments »
A message from Debbie Webster: “I know that I can borrow the old memorial hall table and chairs from Val or Janet, but where are the plates/cutlery/etc because I need to borrow those as well. Thanks! Debbie”
Posted in 2009, Memorial hall, Photo Diary, Posts of Note on Tuesday November 3, 2009| 2 Comments »
The drilling team hope to finish their work by early to mid next week. Today the first hole has reached a depth of 80 metres, only another 20 to go. If you have not seen the two men drilling, it is a filthy job. Water goes in as they drill and as the drill powers down, spray goes everywhere! For a full explanation about ground source heat pumps click here.
Until this week, we have been extremely fortunate with the weather, but the puddles in this photo taken yesterday show the rain that had fallen, this doesn’t include today’s deluge.
Martin C has sent in a video of the drilling – what a drenching!!
Martin has created his own “channel” at YouTube and by clicking here you can view thumbnails of all his videos. By using the icons just below the video clip you can alter the volume and watch in full screen size.
Posted in 2009, Environment, Memorial hall, Peak Park, Posts of Note on Monday November 2, 2009| 4 Comments »
This week, drilling begins for the installation of the Ground Source Heat Pump (GSHP) for the new Memorial Hall. Without wishing to bore you (sorry) with too much technical information about GSHPs (and I could, I really could), I thought this would be a good time to provide a little background about what they are and what they do.
The new hall has been designed to maximise energy efficiency. To this end, renewable energy will be used, as opposed to burning fossil fuels such as coal or oil. The GSHP provides a way of heating the hall by making use of the renewable energy stored in the ground. As such, it is now regarded as one of the most energy efficient ways to heat buildings.
So how does it work? A GSHP works a bit like a fridge, but in reverse. If you hold your hand at the back of your fridge, you will feel heat coming out. That is because the fridge is effectively pumping heat from inside the fridge to the outside air, thereby making the inside of the fridge cold. A GSHP works by pumping heat that is stored in the ground into the water pipes of the building’s heating system.
In order to do this, pipes are sunk deep into the ground, usually up to 100 metres down – hence the drilling this week. When the system is completed and operational, water is circulated through these pipes to extract heat from deep underground. which is then used to heat the hall.
GHSPs provide constant heat to a building with low running costs. An oil-fired boiler would cost considerably more to run, and electric heating would be at least three times as expensive.
There are no hazardous gas emissions, no flammable oil, LPG or gas pipes, no flue or chimney and no unsightly fuel tanks. GSHP systems have absolutely no site emissions. There is no need for regular servicing or annual safety checks and maintenance is very low.
For these reasons, GSHPs are becoming increasingly popular within the Peak Park. Over Haddon’s new village hall will use a GSHP for its heating, for example. The Peak Park has also installed GSHPs in the new Moorland Centre in Edale, the new cycle hire centre at Parsley Hay, and at the Bushy Heath Farm training barn in Tideswell.
Our GSHP has been financed by a generous grant from the Peak District National Park Authority Sustainable Development Fund.
Click here to see photos and video footage of the work actually taking place in Parwich.
– Kevin S.
Posted in Memorial hall, Photo Diary on Wednesday October 28, 2009| Leave a Comment »
This week, week 5, has seen the completetion of the footings with the steel bolts in place ready for the main steel structure. Tomorrow a specialist company will start drilling 3 bore holes approximately 100 metres deep for the ground source heat pump, which will then heat the new hall. The Marshalls have completed the new substation and what a great job they have done.
Posted in 2009, Memorial hall, People, Posts of Note on Saturday October 17, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Two years ago we had a lovely party in the Hall to celebrate our daughter’s 40th birthday. (Balloons by Christine and David Goldstraw.) Cheers John F-S.
Posted in Memorial hall, Photo Diary on Friday October 16, 2009| Leave a Comment »
The main excavation work has finished and Wildgoose are presently digging out the footings ready for concreting next week. Thank goodness for the good weather this week.
The Marshalls are doing a beautiful job of walling the new substation.
Posted in 2009, Memorial hall, Posts of Note on Friday October 16, 2009| 2 Comments »
Thank you Sandra for emailing these memories of the building of the old Memorial Hall:
Following on from my recent comment here are some of my memories of the Memorial Hall.
It was great how everyone worked together to raise funds. We children were involved in concerts which took place in the old Institute (a tin shed!). These concerts were put together by Evelyn and Elsie, two village ladies who put a lot of time and effort into them. It was great fun taking part in these shows for adults and children alike.
I also recall walking past the site on my way to school and seeing the builders Tyler and Coates a local building firm from Ashbourne who had been given the job of building this exciting new hall for us with joy of joys!! ……. Inside Toilets!
We were very fortunate to have Sir John Crompton-Inglefield living at Parwich Hall at the time and he very generously matched our fund raising pound for pound so the village only had to raise half the amount needed. That is not to say it was an easy task, it seemed an awful lot of money in those days. So I can understand why people are sad to see the old hall go, myself included. We have very happy memories of the good times we had there: our wedding reception, birthdays, pantomimes, dances to name but a few.
Hopefully the next generations of villagers and children will have as much fun as we did, in a facility which has been built to today’s standards and which will provide a warm and safe environment for all their activities. The word warm certainly strikes a chord with me, as one who has stood many hours at events over the years in that bloomin freezing kitchen!!
Finally I do sincerely hope that when the new Memorial Hall has been built and has been re-dedicated to the fallen (as it will be), that people will feel as proud of it as we did all those years ago and if not then at least acknowledge that it has been another remarkable achievement for a small village.
Sandra
The minute books of the Memorial Hall management committee go back to before the start of the building work and the early entries make fascinating reading. The old Memorial Hall was built at a cost of £6,000 by the Ashbourne firm Tyler & Coates. The village raised half this sum and Sir John Crompton-Inglefield provided the rest. (more…)
Posted in Memorial hall, Photo Diary on Tuesday October 13, 2009| 4 Comments »
What’s happening to the materials from the demolished hall, that is the question that some people have been asking.
Wildgoose the building contractors have a strong policy on sustainability and responsible building practices, with the recycling of building materials being a cornerstone (excuse the pun) of their business. If anyone saw the demolition or watched Martin’s great video on the Blog they will have seen the care taken over the demolition, separation and removal of all the old materials off the site. The recycling is then carried out by Transcycle who are specialists in this field. (more…)
Posted in 2009, Memorial hall, Photo Diary, Posts of Note on Saturday October 10, 2009| 3 Comments »
Thank you to Martin C and to Rob (Wildgoose) for this video – something to add to the history of Parwich.
Posted in Memorial hall on Monday October 5, 2009| Leave a Comment »
We have a new site manager, Rob Osborne, who will be looking after things during this project. He will be on site most of the time. A specialist firm is just completing the removal of all the asbestos from the old hall and we should get the all clear today, this will mean that the demolition should start by Wednesday at the latest. Obviously during the demolition phase there will be increased activity on the site, with more vehicle movements as the rubble is removed. Mains electricity is being established today, our thanks to the Parwich Legion for facilitating this. Thanks, Ben.
Posted in Memorial hall on Tuesday September 29, 2009| 5 Comments »
According to Wikipedia: “Abstinence is a voluntary restraint from indulging a desire or appetite for certain activities that are widely experienced as giving pleasure.”
Now that our Memorial Hall fund-raising drive is reaching its final stages, perhaps it’s time to think once again about ways in which we can help to raise additional funds for the project.
With this in mind, here’s one possible idea: a sponsored “Abstinence Week”, in which some of us will pledge to give up some of our favourite indulgences, in return for donations (from friends, relatives, colleagues, and anyone else outside the village who might be feeling supportive) to the building fund.
For example: if you enjoy a drink, then why not give up alcohol for a week? Or if you’re a smoker, could you be persuaded to give up tobacco for seven days? For younger people, how about pledging to stay away from sweets and fizzy drinks?
There are loads of other possibilities. Ladies could spend a week “au naturel“, without using make-up or other beauty products. Gentlemen could go without shaving. Internet addicts could refrain from surfing the web. Telly addicts could switch off their TV sets. Game players could shut down their Playstations or Xboxes. Or perhaps users of “colourful language” could promise not to swear!
These are just a few suggestions. But before we commit to organising anything, we’d like to hear from you.
If you had to give something up for a week, what would you choose? Please let us know in the comments box!
Posted in 2009, Memorial hall, Photo Diary, Posts of Note on Tuesday September 29, 2009| 2 Comments »
Jane with Rick, the site manager
Portacabins in place 
Posted in Classified adverts, Memorial hall on Tuesday September 29, 2009| 2 Comments »
As a result of the removal of an ash tree at the Memorial Hall, there are now some logs available. They are tucked just past the old substation on the right hand side in the corner, outside of the cage. Please help yourselves, donations always welcome. Thanks Ben.
Posted in Memorial hall on Friday September 25, 2009| Leave a Comment »
A recent Office of Fair Trading (OFT) report was pointed out to us by several local residents and had already been drawn to the attention of Parwich Parish Council and the Memorial Hall Committee. Although there appear to be no negative implications for the Memorial Hall rebuild, we felt it was important to report in full.
On Tuesday of this week the OFT issued a press release entitled ‘Construction firms fined for illegal bid-rigging’ summarising the completion of a three and a half year investigation.
They fined some 103 construction companies mainly for ‘cover pricing’, that is where companies entering competitive tendering submitted deliberately high bids to ensure an agreed company gained the contract. There were also a number of instances where building firms successfully gaining the contract, paid cash sums to ‘unsuccessful’ competitors, by means of false invoices. The events reported took place between 2000 and 2006.
A significant number of companies co-operated with the OFT investigation and consequently had their fines reduced by between 35 and 65%. It is recognised in the Report that these practices have been widespread in the industry. Indeed the OFT had evidence relating to a considerably larger number of companies nationally, but chose to focus their investigation on the East Midlands, Yorkshire and Humberside.
The report further states that the companies fined may now have more reliable procedures in place than other companies not subject to investigation. The OFT and OCG (Office of Government Commerce) advise that the named companies should not be excluded from bidding for public projects on the following grounds:
The contractors for our new Memorial Hall, Wildgoose Construction Ltd were cited by the OFT as being involved is some 7 cases, between April 2001 and July 2003. However, they had stopped this practise some time before the start of the OFT investigation. Wildgoose, though fined, had their total reduced by 50% (the second largest reduction) as a result of their co-operation in the investigation.
The OFT report gives us no grounds to doubt either Wildgoose’s current trading practices or their conduct in relation to our project. Indeed the OFT goes further saying those companies who co-operated with their investigation are now likely to have more reliable policies for public tendering. (more…)
Posted in Memorial hall on Monday September 21, 2009| Leave a Comment »
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Posted in Memorial hall on Saturday September 12, 2009| 3 Comments »
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Entry for Children is £1-00. Any raffle prizes will be greatly received, please leave them with Janet G or Sandra C in advance.
Posted in 2009, A52s, Memorial hall, Posts of Note on Friday September 11, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Posted in Memorial hall on Thursday September 10, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Everyone is invited to a meeting in the Memorial Hall on Tuesday 22nd September at 7pm, it is an opportunity to meet the builders who will be building our new Memorial Hall. You can find out about the building programme and how they are going to keep the village informed about work and progress. A letter will be coming to each household from Wildgoose Construction over the next week, giving more details. So do try and keep this evening free and come along and join us.
Posted in Events, Memorial hall, Music on Tuesday September 8, 2009| 3 Comments »
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Entry for Children is £1-00. Any raffle prizes will be greatly received, please leave them with Janet G or Sandra C in advance.
Posted in 2009, History, Memorial hall, Posts of Note on Friday September 4, 2009| 1 Comment »
The demolition of the Carbide Shed prompted me to look through the History Society’s archives to see if there was any relevant information. I found it on the following two maps:
The 1843 Tithe Map (held in the County Records Office, Matlock) shows there was a shed on the same site at that date.
Section of the 1843 Tithe map for Parwich as copied by Brian Foden
Posted in Memorial hall, Photo Diary on Thursday September 3, 2009| Leave a Comment »
The stone and slates are being carefully stacked ready to reuse again when the replacement building is erected.
Posted in Church, History, Memorial hall on Thursday September 3, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Thank you to Martin C for pointing out that there is still a memento of the carbide gaslights in Parwich Church, namely the gas meter.
A meter suggests that the Church would have been charged for the gas they used. Does anyone have any information on who installed and maintained the carbide generator on the village hall site? Was it run by the community or on a semi-commercial basis?
Also does anyone have a photo of the gas lights in the Church? ( In ‘The Spirit of Parwich’ book there is a photograph taken around 1906 when the Church was still lit by oil lamps.)
Posted in Memorial hall, Photo Diary on Tuesday September 1, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Over the next weeks and months there will be regular photo updates about the progress of the new Memorial Hall. Today has seen the start of the demolition of the carbide shed; this work is being carried out by EON.
Click here for Sunday’s post on the schedule for relocating the substation and rebuilding the carbide shed.
Posted in Memorial hall, Roads on Sunday August 30, 2009| 1 Comment »
This week Central Networks will be demolishing the old Carbide Shed on the Memorial site to create a larger replacement shed to house the new electricity sub-station. The demolition work should begin on Tuesday 01/09/09 and is likely to take 2-3 days.
Parwich Parish Council and the Memorial Hall Committee have contacted the immediate neighbours, and they apologise for any inconvenience this work may cause.
This will be followed by the creation of a new sub-station on this site, cabling work along Main Street from the shed towards the old Spar Shop to connect the new sub-station to the mains cables, and work along the foot path to disconnect the old sub-station at the south end of the current Memorial Hall. This electrical work is scheduled to start on the 10th or 11th of September and is planned to take 10 days. (more…)
Posted in Memorial hall on Friday August 28, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Well done to the Fund Raising Committee, particularly Amanda for all her hard work in successfully gaining a £10,000 grant award from the Derbyshire County Council Aggregates Levy Grant Scheme. The Memorial Hall Committee heard the good news last night.
Posted in Memorial hall on Monday August 24, 2009| 35 Comments »
Please click here for a printer-friendly version of this newsletter, in PDF format. Printed copies can also be found in St. Peter’s Church, The Sycamore, and on village notice boards.
After a thorough and comprehensive tender process involving five separate building companies competing for the job, Wildgoose Construction Ltd have now been appointed as the contractors for the new Memorial Hall. One of the reasons that this company was selected – in addition to them presenting the lowest price – was their previous experience of working locally and collaborating directly with the Peak District National Park Authority. They demonstrated sensitivity to the demands of working in a village such as ours, and understood the need to keep disruption to a minimum.
Wildgoose has shown a willingness to work closely with the committee and the existing donors and local business who are offering free of charge, or at cost building materials. This ensures that we get best value for money, while keeping the overall cost as low as possible.
We have all been aware of the difficulties created by the recent economic climate. However, every cloud has a silver lining. For us this means building costs have reduced dramatically over recent months, enabling the current estimate to be in the region of £730,000. It is hoped that this figure can be further reduced when the detail of all materials that can be supplied free of charge is known. This can then be further subtracted from the costs.
The revised figure not only reflects reduced costs of building, but also the professional fees for the consultants and design team. Their support has been instrumental in achieving the building cost reductions. Since professional fees were originally included in the fundraising figures as “in kind” contributions, we have now reduced this accordingly. Consequently, the funding gap is now in the region of £40,000 to £60,000, depending on how subsequent costs come down as prices become clearer with time. This is good news because there are applications already submitted (and some with a good chance of success) for grants totalling over £90,000.
The build can now start as soon as all the necessary contractual paperwork has been finalised. Our current expectations are that this paperwork will be completed by mid September.
Posted in Memorial hall, Parwich Heights, Sport on Monday August 10, 2009| 3 Comments »
We have finally derived the profit figure for the PP5 run, and therefore the contribution from the event to the Memorial Hall fund.
A total of £ 313.00 profit was raised by the event.
Graham
The Parwich Panoramic Five posts:
Posted in Classified adverts, Memorial hall on Friday August 7, 2009| 3 Comments »
A new home is being sought for the Memorial Hall piano. It had already been offered to the School and Highfields House, so if anyone has any further ideas for a suitable home please let the Memorial Hall Committee know.
Failing that if anyone is interested in having the piano in exchange for any donation to the new build project, please contact the Secretary as soon as possible.
A new home needs to be found for the piano before the builders arrive. You can contact the Secretary Amanda on 344 or emails to parwich@hotmail.co.uk will be forwarded to her.
Posted in Memorial hall on Friday August 7, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Posted in Memorial hall on Saturday August 1, 2009| Leave a Comment »
The Memorial Hall Committee is happy to announce that another £10,000 has been won for the New Build. This comes from the Garfield Weston Foundation and the village is very grateful for their support. Congratulations to the fund raising team.
The Committee is currently working to reduce costs even further by making the hall more sustainable which will allow them to apply for further grants in this area.
Posted in Memorial hall, Sport on Saturday August 1, 2009| Leave a Comment »
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Posted in Memorial hall, Sport on Monday July 27, 2009| Leave a Comment »
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