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Quiz tonight – Sycamore

There is a quiz tonight (Wednesday) at the  Sycamore.

Starts at 8pm.

All proceeds will go to the St George’s Day Parade.

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On Sunday 26th April Parwich village will be celebrating St George’s Day with a day full of events. It starts at 10.15am with an Oddfellows parade from The British Legion, accompanied by Doveholes Brass Band. Everyone is invited to join in this procession, and children are encouraged to dress up either as St George or the dragon!

At 11am there is a special service in the Church, and we are all invited to join the Oddfellows and Cyberscouts.

The procession continues around the village stopping at various points. 

Between 1.30 & 3pm the Winster Morris Dancers will be performing.  Lunches are available from the Sycamore Inn. 

From 2pm there will be a Church Fete with stalls on The Green. Cream Teas will be available during the afternoon.

There will be live music in the Village Hall and the A52s (well known local band) will be on The Green.

The children’s Fancy Dress costumes will be judged by The Oddfellows.

Here is part of a video created by Martin C taken at  last year’s Oddfellow’s parade at the start of Wakes Week, in June.

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Oddfellows Quiz Night – Tonight

The Oddfellows are hosting a Quiz Night

in The Sycamore
Tonight
Light refreshments will be provided.
The quiz starts at 8.30 sharp.

Everyone is welcome.

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St George’s Day

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The Oddfellows are hosting a quiz night
in the Sycamore
on Wednesday 18th March
.

Light refreshments will be provided.

The quiz starts at 8.30 sharp.

Everyone is welcome. 

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A forth coming date to note in your diary…

Parwich Oddfellows are hosting a quiz night at the Sycamore on Wednesday 11th March.

It’s at 8pm for an 8.30pm start, with nibbles being provided at half time.

Entry is £1 per person and funds raised will go towards the St George’s Day Parade (see previous post), to be held on the 26th April.

Everyone is welcome!

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Parwich Oddfellows are planning a St George’s Day Parade this year on Sunday 26th April and are holding three quizzes to raise money for the event.

The first is:

Festive 3 Quiz
8pm Wednesday 28th January
Sycamore Inn, Parwich
Entry £1-00 per head

Look out for the dates for the February and March Quizzes to be announced soon.  Click here to find out more about St George.

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Oddfellows photos – can you help?

I have made a video of this year’s Oddfellows March, and I am looking for any photos or videos from previous years that I could add to it. If you have any material, could you please let me know.

Many thanks
Martin Compton martin@orchidserve.com

Here is a preview of the video:

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Race Night on Saturday


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The first of our 2008 Wakes Slide Show with some of the Odd Fellows Parade photographs is now on-line; click here to go to our Slide Shows index, or click on the image below to go straight to:

Slide Show No. 5: Odd Fellows Parade 2008

More to follow through the week …..
PS We haven’t forgotten about the Jigsaws, but there is just not enough time to get all that is hapening covered this fortnight.

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Thank you Graham Johnson for supplying the following:

Sitting down to write this post, I am a little overwhelmed by the task in hand (or is that the hangover?), since this is really the subject of books, or at least several posts setting the scene, positioning today’s events in the context of 172 years of history of the Laurel and Crown Lodge of The Oddfellows Society. However, this has been covered much more ably and eloquently by others in the past (for instance the excellent paper in issue 4 of The Parwich and District History Society No. 4(January 2001) by Brian Foden. So I will confine my post to a walker’s description of the day, rather than try to explain the why’s and wherefores of the Oddfellows movement, and the origin’s and symbolism of the Oddfellows Anniversary Walk.

Due to Carolyn’s temporary incapacity, my wife Amanda gamely volunteered to provide a couple of fellow brothers with “the full monty” (that’s the breakfast – not the floor show!) in order to ensure we were well positioned nutritionally to enjoy the day. A dry warm day beckoned, in contrast to last years rather damp affair which ensured the walk this year was very well attended. All gathered at the Sycamore from 9am onward to toast the start, and at 9:45 having “sung” the opening ode, we were off, the linking of hands, a public display of the mutually supportive aims of the society. The Burbage Band led the procession, adding a wonderful sound track to the colorful occasion.  (more…)

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Odd Fellows Parade

It’s now 2pm and the Odd Fellows are now sitting down to their roast beef.

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Events on Wakes Saturday

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

  • Holymoorside Band (up to aprox 8-30pm)
  • Chris Houlihan
  • James McKinlay’s Disco

The Sycamore Inn is open all day till late and children of all ages will enjoy the Wesseldines’ Fair!

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Marshals wanted for the Odd Fellows Parade on Wakes Saturday (28th June).  Two or ideally three people are required to help control the traffic during the Parade on the Saturday morning, which starts at 9-45am at the Sycamore Inn.

 
The Parade as it was about 100 years ago

If you can help please ring Mick Edge (tel. 461), so he can meet up with you in advance to go over the route.

 Click here to access the full Official 2008 Wakes Programme as a pdf

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