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Available on line or in the Sycamore, this week’s Ashbourne News Telegraph has only one article of real local interest this week which is the ongoing saga of the road slip on the B5056:

p.2 Land slip fears fail to subside – another article on the landslip on the B5056 by the Bentley Brook – the council are now considering trying to repair the road in late May or early June of this year but the road will be closed during the works.  No weight restriction will be issued on this road however.  P.4 – contains a comment article on the same issue.

p.3 – Camera watch – watch your speed if you’re heading into or out of Derby on the A52 this week as police are using speed cameras on that stretch this week.

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Ashbourne News Telegraph seem to be publishing their on-line e-newspaper earlier on Wednesdays but, if you prefer paper in your newspaper, go to Janet in the Sycamore for today’s edition.

p.1 – Is Ashbourne ready for a French Connection? Ashbourne is going to be asked whether it would like to be twinned with the French town of Soisy-sur-Seine in Northern France.  Does anyone in Parwich know the town?  Would Parwich then be twinned with a village five miles outside Soisy only reachable by a road liable to imminent collapse?  Does the outlying village have its own band?  Is it named after a local A road?

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A thank you from members of South Staffs Jaguar Drivers.

The 26th April turned out to be a glorious Spring day for us all. Our members enjoyed some wonderful driving in their classic cars and a most enjoyable afternoon at Crich Tramway Village.

Members have asked me to express their delight at passing through Parwich and being held up by your Brass Band procession, not a hindrance but a bonus.

We try to enjoy our vehicles without inconvenience to others, and I enjoyed returning to the village in the evening for just one drink in the garden of The Sycamore.

Wishing you well.
Jaguar Drivers Club UK.

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If you have any dates for May or June that you would like adding to the village calendar so that they can go into the Parish Magazine, please email them in by Tuesday afternoon to parwich@hotmail.co.uk.  Thank you.

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News relevant to the village is somewhat light this week, so here are some stories that are almost on our doorstop.  Remember that you can buy your News Telegraph at The Sycamore or read it on-line.

p4 & P5 – “This fiasco over fungi is a marriage made in hell – Not much fun-gi! “- Sir Richard at Tissington Hall hits the headlines twice in his dispute with the National Park over rare mushrooms which are stopping Ashbourne & Tissington’s tourist industry – the dispute is over planning permission for a marquee for weddings on his grass, which may harbour these rare fungi.

P4 “MP demands action against illegal road racers on A515” & “Black Spot claims another rider’s life”. Concerns are being expressed by our MP about the speed safety measure on the A515.  We have all seen the multitude of signs that adorn the roads warning motorists of bikers, but Patrick McLoughlin wants to know what Peak Park are doing to tackle the problem.  Also on the A5012 near Via Gellia, a biker was killed on Sunday.

p9 “Overall crime is down in Dales – but burglaries rocket in last 12 months”.    Supt Paul Rouse says “That the statistics prove that Derbyshire really is a relatievely safe place to live.  However I would advise people not to become too complacent.”

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Letters, Page 8: “An inspiration to everyone.”
Page 24: “The Best Parliamentarian We Never Had.“

Tribute is paid this week to Robert ‘Bob’ Goodall of Kniveton, who died last week at the age of 92. A staunch opponent of British membership of the European Union, Mr Goodall unsuccessfully fought seven parliamentary elections on behalf of his own English Resurgance Party. He also contested the Brassington and Parwich ward of what was then the West Derbyshire District Council.

Page 28: “Noah and the Whale on bill.”

There’s a report on the August Y-Not Festival in Pikehall, which confirms Noah and the Whale, The Young Knives, The Rascals and Nine Black Alps as leading this year’s line-up.

Page 32: Advertisement for Bury and Hilton.

Bury and Hilton have added “Stanworth” on the Alsop Road to their books. It is available for let at £750 per month.

Page 47: Ashbourne Darts League.

Parwich Legion are placed third in Division One, The Sycamore are third in Division Two, and Parwich Legion A are seventh in Division Four.

In other news…

• A cyclist on the A52 was attacked by men in a passing vehicle.
• Some of the people affected by last September’s floods were finally able to return to their homes last week.
• Despite rumours to the contrary, The Flower Shop on Dig Street is enjoying “blooming sales”.
• A masquerade ball inspired by a five-year-old leukaemia survivor from Alstonefield has raised more than £5,000 for charity.

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It’s that time of the week again with the release of the 1 April edition of the Stunner – available to buy in the pub or to read on your computer when the e-edition goes on-line.  I will start with a story which appears later in the paper but celebrates the achievements of Parwich’s own rugby hero, Bertie L:

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Apologies for the late posting of this item due to forgetfulness on the part of the person responsible.  Unless I have missed things out, there is very little local news in this week’s edition.  As usual, you can buy the Stunner from Janet in the pub or read the e-edition online although at the time of publishing this post, the News Telegraph website was still linking to last week’s version.

p.6 – Trailer safety flaw led to suspension of licence – The owner of a tractor business in Alsop had his licence suspended for almost a week after failing to ensure his vehicles were safely maintained. (more…)

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This week’s News Telegraph is full of Shrovetide Football, with plenty of discussion about the event, both for and against.  As a result there doesn’t appear to be any mention of Parwich.  Articles that may be of interest to our readers are highlighted below.  Remember that you can buy your copy of the paper at The Sycamore or click here to read the the online e-edition.

p1. Traffic Wardens on Shrovetide Rampage   Parking wardens were out in force during these games slapping fines on 21 parked cars – and the town has reacted in fury. (more…)

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You can buy it in the Sycamore, you can browse it online, and you can skim our pick of this week’s stories from today’s Ashbourne News Telegraph right here:

Pages 1 to 3: Down’ard’s Revenge: A lenthy report on Ashbourne’s “most exciting Shrovetide game for years”.

Page 7: Cutting bike road deaths: monitoring equipment is being installed various stretches of road, including the A515 from Ashbourne to Alsop-en-le-Dale.

Page 14: Debbie W’s volunteering column returns, with a report on Parwich school’s new gardening project. The column is headed by a cheery colour photo of Debbie with Parwich’s head teacher Caroline Rodgers and school student Lexie L. (Oh, and thanks for plugging PARWICH.ORG, Debbie!)

Page 14: Cinema group step up a gear: A positive report on the film programme at Ashbourne’s Empire Ballroom makes particular mention of the impressive turn-out for Mamma Mia – a film which turned out to be Parwich’s own box-office blockbuster!

Page 18: The Acknowledgements section contains a message of thanks from Gladys, following the funeral of William (John) Myers at St. Peter’s Church on February 10th.

Page 47: Parwich Legion’s darts team scored a 5-4 win against the Royal Oak, Wetton, and the Legion’s A team beat the Shire Horse by the same amount. Parwich Legion are currently placed fifth in Division One, and Parwich Legion A are sixth in Division Four.

If we’ve missed anything, please tell us!

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As ever, Wednesday is Ashbourne News Telegraph day. The newspaper is available for purchase from the shop in the Sycamore, and a free electronic edition is also available.

Here are some of this week’s stories of interest:

Pages 1 & 3: Marks and Spencer is coming to town. A council planning committee has overturned a decision made in December to stop the arrival of the retail giants.

Page 4: Council tax bills are set to rise for hard-up residents.

Page 5: Heavy rain is expected for this year’s Shrovetide game.

Page 5: Filling the gap with dentists: an Ashbourne dentist has pledged to take on extra NHS patients from next month.

Page 5: Don Jr, son of the late Don Lowndes Sr, has allowed 2 of his father’s Shrovetide footballs to be displayed in the Coach and Horses in Ashbourne. Don Lowndes Sr was born in Parwich and turned up the ball in 1974.

Page 6: QEGS is seeking planning permission for a 9.1 metre flagpole at the school.

Page 7: Clamping down on motorists: stricter parking enforcement starts in Ashbourne from tomorrow (Thursday Feb 19th).

Page 26: JW Foot & Sons from Parwich traded at the most recent Bakewell market.

Page 27: Mayfield’s weekly salsa and merengue classes (at the Royal Oak) offer “a chance to try out the Latin style of dance made famous by Parwich’s Tom Chambers”.

Page 27: There’s a screening of Baz Luhrmann’s “Australia” at Hulland Ward on Saturday, admission £4.

On the website only: Historic video footage of Shrovetide games dating back to the 1920s has been found on an internet archive. Five clips are available for view, including some remarkable ATV footage of the 1974 games which features the late Don Lowndes.

Have we missed anything? If so, then please let us know…

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Parwich doesn’t seem to feature very much in this week’s Ashbourne News Telegraph, but it is quality not quantity that counts.

• p1 – Shrovetide footage discovered in archive – Historic video of the game dating back to the 1920’s has been found including a clip of the late Don Lowndes preparing for his moment of glory in 1974.  Don was born in Parwich.
• p17. – Clergyman bids a fond farewell – Ashbourne area’s longest serving clergyman, Rev Christopher Harrison, said goodbye on Sunday to the parishes he has served for over 12 years… He has been a member too of the Parwich village website blog team.
• p24 – Snow Snow, Thick Thick, Snow – Whilst many schools kept their gates shut Parwich opened on Thursday, one of the few schools brave enough to keep lessons going despite the thick snow.
• p46 – Weather no barrier for darts league – Parwich Legion hosted the Cock Inn and won 7-2.

As always click here to access The Stunner on line.

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The Ashbourne News Telegraph is in the shops again today, as well as being available electronically. Click on the image of this week’s front paper to see the paper in full on-line (to be added when available). Click here to find out about getting it emailed to you on a regular basis.

There are a few items relating to our immediate area this week:

• p.3 Stray dog attacked a young goat in Tissington (although this is not in our immediate area, it is not far for a dog to travel).
• p.6 Tom’s Strictly success is cited as a reason for taking up the opportunity for ballroom dancing classes.
• p.19 The death of Don Lowndes prompted a full page Memory Lane feature on Ashbourne Amateur Boxing Club
• p.25 Good to see Debbie’s cheerful smile, as she recommends volunteering activities to help get you fit (to find out more on local volunteering contact the Volunteer Centre)
• p.46 Ashbourne Dominoes League: Div C Sycamore stands in 4th position

However you might also be interested in the these additional articles: (more…)

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The Ashbourne News Telegraph is in the shops again today, as well as being available electronically. Click on the image of this week’s front paper to see the paper in full on-line. Click here to find out about getting it emailed to you on a regular basis.

There are a few items relating to our immediate area this week:

• p.8 ACE Youth Worker Trust, a Parwich-based Methodist Church organisation, is to receive nearly £4,000 raised at a police auction of goods confiscated by courts in Derbyshire.
• p.22 Decision to be made soon on a planning application to extend cow-shed at Hill Top Farm, Parwich.
• p.43 The funeral of Don Lowndes, a well known former Parwich resident, was today.  The paper contains a comprehensive obituary.  (PARWICH.ORG would like to extend our sympathy to the family of this remarkable man.)
• p.44 Ashbourne Town Darts results and league tables.
• p.46 Cavendish Dominoes results and league table.
• p.48 Ashbourne Dominoes league table.

However you might also be interested in the these additional articles: (more…)

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On Tuesday Parwich had two mentions in the Derby Evening Telegraph (sorry we did not pick up the links earlier):

• an update on those still out of their homes because of last September’s flooding (click here to read the article).
• a note on Tuesday’s Peak District National Park Authority’s visit to the village (click here to read the article).  Currently we are gathering comments from the groups involved to post a report on the day here at PARWICH.ORG.

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The Ashbourne News Telegraph is in the shops again today, as well as being available electronically.  Click on the image of this week’s front paper to see the paper in full on-line.  Click here to find out about getting it emailed to you on a regular basis.

There are a few items relating to our immediate area this week:

• p.2 Diesel stolen from lorries’ fuel tanks at Longcliffe between 5pm Monday 5th and 5pm Tuesday 6th Jan (please report any information to the Police on tel 0345 123 333)
• p.9 Simon Ingham would rather not be in the paper this week as Bennetts announce five redundancies
• p.9 Planning application has been submitted to convert existing barns to holiday accommodation at Cold Eaton Farm (click here for details of the application)
• p.29 The record level of hits for PARWICH.ORG last month resulted in part from Tom’s Strictly Come Dancing success (see our post on the December figures)
• p.46 Hartington and District Darts and Dominoes: results both the teams from the Legion and the Sycamore and their league postitions
• p.47 Ashbourne Town Darts (results on-line)

However you might also be interested in the these additional articles: (more…)

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For those of you that prefer the computer to hard copy, it is easy to read the Ashbourne News Telegraph on line for free.  We’ll create a regular link from our Stunner update every week, but otherwise you can click on their website and go the the picture shown here on the left to open the e-edition, you can also register and receive their e-edition by automatic email.  It is very easy to use.  (more…)

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The first edition for 2009 of “The Stunner” is, like last week a little on the thin side.  Obviously not too much news around.  So this week the links to Parwich are slightly more tenuous.   To read this week’s e-edition online click here.

p1.  “New Year brings new sighting of ‘black beast’“, as spotted by Ralph, founder of the Y-Not-Festival held near Pikehall.
p2. “Monitoring crime on your patch.” – A new police website is aiming to keep us informed on crime rates.  Tissington Safer Neighbourhood area (covers Parwich) statistics state that crime is down by 11.1%.
p7. “Time to recycle your Christmas tree” Derbyshire Dales Council are encouraging recycling.  Put your tree out at the edge of your property by 7am on your “green” collection day between 5th & 30th January, and as long as it is no higher than 5ft it will be collected, otherwise chop it down to size.

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MORE than 1,000 spectators braved freezing temperatures to cheer on friends and family in a gruelling charity race which saw competitors plunging 30ft into icy water. (more…)

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The advertiser reports this week that the Competition Commission has finished its provisional investigation into the takeover of Hartington cheese factory.  It concludes that with out Long Clawson Dairy takeover, Dairy Crest’s Blue Stilton factory would close down anyway, shortly after Christmas – it has been making a loss for years.    The downturn in the factory’s profitability has been partly put down to a decline in the quality of cheese going back to 2001 when expensive new equipment was brought into the site, they lost customers like Sainsbury’s.  The Hartington Creamery was founded in 1870 and has been used for the production of Stilton since 1900.  

The Commission has invited the public to have their say on the finding, please email stilton@cc.gsi.gov.uk before January 9th.

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It’s Wednesday again and the latest issue of the Ashbourne News Telegraph is out. Because of the paper’s printing deadlines and the BLF decision to announce the Memorial Hall grant today, on a day when the most important piece of news for Alsop, Ballidon, Parwich and Pikehall breaks, there are almost no items in today’s paper that relate to our immediate area:

• p. 21 NUF Centenary to be marked locally by a visit from the  national President (7-30pm Tuesday 23rd Dec at the Bluebell Inn Tissington).
• p. 60 A page spread on Tom & Camilla getting through to the Strictly Come Dancing Final (Click here to see the article).
• p.62 Cavendish Dominoes current league table positions: the Legion in third place and the Sycamore in tenth.

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It’s Wednesday again and the latest issue of the Ashbourne News Telegraph is out. Here are the items that relate to our immediate area:

• p.3 ‘Traffic lights under attack’: a short piece on the temporary lights on the B5056 and a comment from Ashbourne Police Officer Rachael Baggaley, saying damage has been reported over the last two or three weeks and urging people with information to call 0345 123333. (Click here to see the most recent post on this at PARWICH.ORG.)
• p.4 An excellent feature along on PARWICH.ORG’s Special fund raising Advent widows, with photos of Tony and Shaun, both dressed and undressed. (Click here to see their article, ‘Calendar Boys Go Blue‘.)
• p.6 A page spread on the launch of Jo-anne Jewett’s new book “The Beautiful Truth” on Monday at Bennett’s in Ashbourne. (Click here to see PARWICH.ORG post.)
• p29 A double page spread on Tom and Strictly Come Dancing including a photo of his and Camilla’s visit to the Sycamore last week.  Tom did make a second visit to the pub on Wednesday after the cameras had gone, although he wants the publicity, it is also still his local in Derbyshire. (Click here to see article and photo in the Sycamore.)
• p.55 Hartington and District League placings, with Darts A – Legion (H) 4th and Legion (P) 4th; Darts B – Sycamore 3rd; Dominoes A – Legion (P) 3rd and Legion (H) 4th; and Dominoes B – Sycamore 6th.

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It’s that day of the week again with the Ashbourne News Telegraph out. Here are the items that relate to our immediate area:

• p.7 Tom and Camilla: take your partner for the quarter final (click here to see the article)
• p.7 & 41 A short article and a notice in the ‘Don’t Miss’ section about the launch of Jo-anne Jewitt’s booknext Monday at 1pm in Bennetts of Ashbourne and 5-30pm at the Horns
• p.41The ‘Don’t Miss’ section includes notice of Stepping Stones Christmas Fayre, unfortunately the date has been altered since they went to press and the new date is not included
• p.60 Ashbourne TownDarts: results include Legion 7 -2 Yew Tree; Vaults A 4 – 5 Sycamore; and Bluebell 4 – 5 Legion A.  With a local clean sweep this week the Legion is in 3rd place in Div 1; Sycamore in 5th place in Div 3 and the Legion A 7th in Div 4.
• p63 Hartington Darts & Dominoes current league positions Darts A Division Legion (H) and Legion (P) are 3rd and 4th respectively; Darts B Division Sycamore 3rd; Dominoes A Division Legion (P) and Legion (H) are 3rd and 4th respectively; and Dominoes B Division Sycamore joint 5th.

Here are some other items of more general interest: (more…)

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Don’t forget that from tomorrow there is Free Parking in all Derbyshire Dales District Council Car Parks from 2pm, until 24th December.

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