Posted in People, School on Monday July 20, 2009| Leave a Comment »
After many years’ service to Parwich Primary School, Mrs Black and Mrs Williamson are leaving. Staff, pupils and members of the village both past and present are invited to an afternoon of song and music in celebration of their time here. RSVP Parwich Primary School on 01335 390245 or at headteacher@parwich.derbyshire.sch.uk. Please pass on information about this open invitation to anyone who might not be a regular blog reader. We hope to see as many people there as possible.
Posted in 2009, Church, News, People, Posts of Note on Sunday July 19, 2009| 8 Comments »
Excellent news, a new vicar has been appointed to the group benefice of Alsop, Fenny Bentley, Parwich, Thorpe and Tissington. It is the Rev. Dr. Andy Larkin, who will be moving to our parish at the beginning of January.
Andy Larkin says of himself:
At present, my family and I live in Brailsford and I work as Curate in five parishes to the south of Ashbourne.
Previous to that, I worked as a chaplain at the Derby Hospitals and as a Curate at St Peter’s, Littleover.
My wife Jo is a secondary school psychology teacher, currently working part time at The Ecclesbourne School in Duffield.
We have been married for sixteen years and have three children, Ben (7), Harry (5) and Maisie (2). (more…)
Posted in People, Photography, Wakes on Sunday July 5, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Posted in People, Photography, Wakes on Saturday July 4, 2009| 6 Comments »
Posted in 2009, People, Photography, Posts of Note, Wakes on Friday July 3, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Instructions about how to win – Denis on his bike will ensure fair play!
Ready, Steady, Go….. past the school and up the hill.
Hang on Ref, we thought that the idea was to push the barrow up the hill, not run!! Denis missed that one!
(more…)
Posted in 2009, People, Photography, Posts of Note, Wakes on Sunday June 28, 2009| 1 Comment »
Posted in Eating Out, People on Friday June 19, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Ashbourne pub, the Horns, run by Parwich’s father and son team, Richard and Cameron Jewitt is featured in today’s Derby Evening Telegraph.
Posted in People on Friday June 19, 2009| 1 Comment »
Parliament has published details of all MPs’ allowances from 2004/05 to 2007/08, which can now be seen on-line (click here for more details), though with various degrees of ‘redaction‘ or censoring. Our MP, Patrick McLoughlin, has escaped the worst of the press onslaughts with just limited controversy about repairs to his Derbyshire home (his nominated second home). Click here to access the documentation relating to his allowances.
The items he regularly claimed for relate to mortgage payments, council tax, cleaning, insurance and food. There are also various claims for one off redecoration and other work on the house. Unfortunately the level of parliamentary censorship means it is not possible to identify what all the invoices relate to. The largest single invoice, for £12,630, dated 24 Jan 2007, is so heavily blanked out that only Mr Mcloughlin’s name, the amount and the date are shown. Presumably this is the replacement windows, previously referred to in the press.
Posted in People on Friday June 12, 2009| Leave a Comment »
A big thank you to everyone who sponsored us for the Moonwalk.We raised an incredible £2024.80!
When we first filled in our application forms we estimated raising £200 each; later Colin persuaded us to have a joint target of £1000 which we thought was quite high-so the final sum exceeded all our expectations.
So many people sponsored us and their support and good wishes were fantastic.
Posted in People, Photography on Monday May 25, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Posted in Arts, People on Saturday May 23, 2009| Leave a Comment »
From today until Monday there will again be the Derbyshire Open Arts Festival, this will see around 130 artists exhibiting their work at a range of venues throughout the county. For a brochure click here. This is a really fantastic weekend – a chance to enjoy some great art and also to explore some different areas of the Peak District and Derbyshire.
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Bank Holiday Weekend – Sat 23rd – Mon 25th 
Ruby at 4 Church Walk
Gill at Flaxdale House
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Posted in People on Monday May 18, 2009| Leave a Comment »
This is the time of year, mid May when honey bees are prone to swarm, when they leave their colony in search of a new abode taking with them the vital Queen bee. Last week a swarm of bees alighted in the cherry tree outside the telephone exchange next to The Old Post Office. Fortunately I was able to collect this swarm and take it to my apiary where it is now housed in a new hive.
If anyone in Parwich or the surrounding area becomes aware of a swarm of bees, do contact me on 390433 as soon as possible and I will be delighted to attempt to recover them and find a home for them. With the decline in the bee population due to colony collapse (no one knows the reasons for this, but some say it is due to herbicides) any attempt to promote the bee population should be welcomed as bees are a vital means of pollinating crops. I will be glad to play my small part in this. Mike Radcliffe, Flaxdale House, Parwich.
Posted in People on Monday May 18, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Welcome to Vinnie and Amy who are moving into Rathbone Croft. We all hope you feel at home in Parwich.
Posted in 2009, People, Posts of Note on Sunday May 17, 2009| 3 Comments »
From Sandra and Rebecca:
We would like to thank everyone for their support for the Moonwalk which we completed this morning.
Before the start
We set off from Hyde Park at midnight and strode out for the first 13 miles which took us past Buckingham Palace, Westminster along the Victoria Embankment and over London Bridge; coming back along the South Bank, Albert Embankment and Battersea Park; where there was a quick detour via the bushes!
Posted in Gardens, People, Services on Saturday May 16, 2009| Leave a Comment »
It’s the time of year where many of us start thinking about summer bedding plants, baskets and containers…
Leatherbritches Nursery, owned and run by our own Bill Whitfield (affectionately known to some as “Big Bill”), is definitely worth a visit.
There is a large selection of summer bedding plants to enable you to make your own fantastic displays and for those with less time there is a range of pre-planted baskets and containers that you can put straight out in the garden. Instant effects with none of the hassle!
As well as the summer bedding plants, there are herbaceous perennials / shrubs and alpines etc.
If you’re not a flower person, there is an excellent range of vegetable plants.
The nursery is opposite the Bentley Brook pub and is open 7 days a week from 9.30 to 5.30.
Bill offers free delivery to the village and a discount for locals / villagers.
You can contact the nursery on 07713 743295 or for out of hours enquiries contact Bill on 390571.
Posted in People on Friday May 15, 2009| 1 Comment »
All our best wishes to Sandra & Rebecca who are doing the Moonwalk tomorrow. They set off at midnight, Saturday night, from Hyde Park walking 26 miles in decorated bras, (plus a few more clothes). They are doing it for a fabulous cause, Breast Cancer, we all wish them well.
You can still sponsor them, either online at http://www.justgiving.com/rebeccajordan5 or using the sponsorship form in the pub. See below for the actual bras being modelled.
Posted in Out & About, People on Thursday May 14, 2009| 2 Comments »
As promised here is a picture of Sandra and Rebecca in their decorated bras ready for their Marathon length “power talk” around central London starting at Midnight this Saturday.
So far they have raised over £1000 for breast cancer projects.
You can sponsor them online at http://www.justgiving.com/rebeccajordan5 or there is a sponsorship form in the pub. There is absolutely no truth in the rumour that they will be collecting their sponsorship money in their fancy bras after the event.
Cheers
Colin B
Posted in People on Tuesday April 28, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Congratulation to Jonathan Chadfield who completed the London Marathon on Sunday in 4 hours 18 minutes. He was raising money for the Isle of Man Hospice. He said to his Mum,
The last few miles, I’ve never known pain like it.
Of course his Mum, Sandra, is doing the Moonwalking Marathon for Breast Cancer in May.
Julie Goodwin, whose parents Margaret & Roy live in the village, also ran the London Marathon, finishing in 3 hours 46 minutes. Julie was raising funds for bowel cancer and Fair Play Special Needs Youth Club.
Posted in 2009, Events, People, Posts of Note on Thursday April 23, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Sandra and Rebecca would like to thank everyone who very generously supported their coffee morning to raise money and sponsorship for taking part in the London Moonwalk. They collected a massive total of £440.30 in the morning in donations, sponsorship, cake stall and raffle.
All the proceeds are going to breast cancer projects supported by the Moonwalk. Together with sponsorship already collected they are getting dangerously close to reaching their target at which they promised to post a picture of them in their decorated bras in which they will walk a full marathon length circuit around the streets of London, starting at Midnight on May 16th.
Here is a picture of them taken just before they polished off all the left-over cakes and biscuits.
Posted in Events, People on Tuesday April 21, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Posted in People on Thursday April 9, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Posted in Events, People on Wednesday April 8, 2009| 1 Comment »
Sandra and Rebecca are doing the Moonwalk in London on May 16th. They will be walking a full marathon length of 26+ miles, starting at midnight, to raise money for Breast Cancer projects.
Here is a picture of them in training on the Tissington Trail. As it is traditional to do the Moonwalk in decorated bras, they will post a photo of themselves in their bras on this web site when they have raised sufficient funds… so watch this space!
(Please click to enlarge.)
Sandra and Rebecca are having a coffee morning at Knob Hall on Thursday 23rd April from 9am to 12 noon, where you can sponsor them, buy cakes and raffle tickets.
Alternatively, you can sponsor them online by following this link.
More information about the moonwalk is available here.
Posted in People on Saturday April 4, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Posted in Memorial hall, News, People, Photography, Project Parwich on Sunday March 15, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Our thanks to the Ashbourne News Telegraph, for making these photos available to us on PARWICH.ORG.
Please click here to read the full text of their article.
The Horns, Ashbourne. Cheque presented by Jo-anne Jewett and Lorna Etches to Mike Gerard-Pearse, chairman of Parwich Memorial Hall Management committee. Reproduced by kind permission of the Ashbourne News Telegraph. Please click image to enlarge.
Posted in Events, People, Photography, Societies on Sunday March 15, 2009| Leave a Comment »
The Parwich WI invite you to an evening of
Endurance Racing including
the Everest Marathon, the Canadian Ironman & the Davos Mountain Marathon Challenge.
Thursday 19th March at 8pm (Members meet at 7.30pm)
In the Memorial Hall – £2 Refreshments Provided
Everyone is Welcome – Male, Female, Adult and Child.
Claire Shea-Simonds talks about other gruelling Marathons that she and many others participate in – her talk last year was so popular she is back again with other photos and tales to fascinate. So don’t miss out.
Posted in 2009, Events, Memorial hall, People, Photography, Posts of Note on Sunday March 8, 2009| 1 Comment »
Our thanks go to Patti and Brian Beasley, for hosting such an enjoyable – and delicious! – fund-raising evening, in aid of the Memorial Hall redevelopment project. Those who attended feasted themselves on Beef Goulash with dumplings and red cabbage, followed by Apple Strudel and whipped cream.
Thanks are also due to Richard Hobday at White Peak Farm Butchery in Tissington, for generously donating the beef at cost price.
More pictures of the evening: (more…)
Posted in Arts, Events, People on Saturday March 7, 2009| 1 Comment »
Parwich artist Lewis Noble has spent a large part of the past year working within the grounds of the Chatsworth estate, and producing a collection of over thirty pictures on the theme of “Chatsworth Reflected”. The collection will be exhibited at Chatsworth from next Wednesday (March 11th), when the house and gardens re-open to the public for the 2009 season.
As part of the BBC’s Video Nation project, Lewis has been filmed at work on the collection, and talking about the creative processes that were involved. Click here to watch the five-minute film.
To find out more about the exhbition, (more…)
Posted in 2009, Church, News, People, Photography, Posts of Note on Thursday February 26, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Thanks to John F-S for sending us this report:
Fifty or so of Chris Harrison’s former parishioners boarded a Warrington’s coach on Sunday afternoon to attend ‘The licensing by the Lord Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham and Installation by the Archdeacon of Nottingham of the Reverend Christopher Harrison as Priest-in-Charge’.
The installation was an impressive service sustained by beautiful music and singing in one of Chris’s three new parish churches. Afterwards we were generously entertained to tea and cakes. We left feeling that Chris has a huge, exciting and demanding task ahead of him – we look forward to seeing him from time to time when he returns ‘home’ for a bit of refreshing country air.
Posted in People on Saturday February 14, 2009| Leave a Comment »
For those of you who missed it, there was a really good article on Jo-anne and her book (The Beautiful Truth) in last Saturday’s Derbyshire Evening Telegraph. Jill Gallone, who wrote the article, said:
It’s been put together beautifully and simply. As well as showing you, step-by-step, how to apply make-up correctly, it tells you the basics you need to buy and explains the colours to suit your hair, eye and skin tones.
I followed the advice, was astonished to learn about some of the daft mistakes I’d been making for 20-odd years, then looked into the mirror to discover a new me.To read the full article, click here.
Posted in Environment, People on Friday February 13, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Someone in the village heard about this competition on the radio & wondered if we could post an article on the blog, to see if anyone is interested in:
Some of the information needed for the entry has already been gathered through the Big Lottery Bid and through the Community Pub of the Year, but there would still be work to do, (email us at parwich@hotmail.co.uk )
Prize money could go toward the Memorial Hall project – to help equip the interior.
The Calor Village of the Year® competition is a search for the most vibrant, enterprising and sustainable communities. It helps communities to evaluate themselves, by working out exactly what goes on in their area, thinking of how to safeguard the long-term viability of local life benefits the village hugely. Generally judges are looking for lively communities with activities for all ages in their area. Forward-thinking villages with clear ideas about how they can move with the times are likely to succeed – and not just in the Calor Village of the Year® competition. Elton was the winner from Derbyshire last year.
Please complete the poll and add your views.
Posted in 2009, Church, People, Posts of Note on Monday February 9, 2009| Leave a Comment »
It was always going to be difficult to say goodbye to everyone at the service at St. Peter’s church yesterday, and there seemed to be far too little time to speak with individuals. There were lots of memories of the last twelve years, a period during which Parwich has changed considerably, not least because well over 30 residents have died during this time. I would like to repeat my thanks to the many people who contributed generously to our farewell gifts – a speaker system, some Le Creuset cookware, photos of several of the churches, and this splendid painting of Thorpe church by John Wilford:
We were also presented with a wonderful album of photos from the church over recent years, taken largely by John Fuller Sessions, who also took these yesterday:
There are so many people to thank for all that we have done together in the churches over the years, that it is impossible to name them all. But I want especially to thank Isobel for all her support and her understanding of the long hours I have often had to work, and all those who have showed us hospitality and made us welcome over the past twelve years. Do come to visit in Nottingham!
Posted in A52s, Music, People, Photography, Pub on Sunday February 8, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Thank you everyone in Parwich that made our weekend stay at Orchard View so memorable. We were made to feel really welcome and looked after really well.
Thanks to all who came to the Sycamore on Saturday evening – you were great! Some pictures of the evening are attached.
Best wishes,
Gadghee (Dave, Chris, Simon, Ian and Peter)
See also: GADGHEE at the Sycamore (tonight)…
Posted in 2009, Church, People, Posts of Note on Friday February 6, 2009| 2 Comments »
Christopher Harrison’s final Service is almost upon us and he and his family will be gone by mid February…. He has led a very busy life over the past 12 or so years, for life in rural parishes is no sinecure these days. Five parishes with five PCC meetings and all their differing issues were soon increased by the post of Rural Dean. This has meant overseeing the needs and problems of a wider area from Brailsford to Hulland to Clifton etc, and not forgetting the Ashbourne churches which were without a Vicar for some time. Indeed he was eventually asked, “to have a responsibility” for these churches and their particular problems before the arrival of the Rev. Geraldine Pond. (more…)
Posted in Church, People on Friday February 6, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Posted in A52s, British Legion, Environment, Peak Park, People, Pikehall, Planning, Sport, Tom Chambers, Young people on Thursday February 5, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Apologies for the late publication regarding this week’s Ashbourne News Telegraph. Unfortunately the blog team are a man down, as Peter is not well at the moment.
From Sunday, we will also be losing Christopher – so if you are interested in joining this very friendly, small team, please email us.
Posted in Memorial hall, People on Tuesday February 3, 2009| 1 Comment »
Robert Bunting offers help with the New Build
On behalf of the Parwich Memorial Hall Committee, the Fund Raising Group would like to thank Robert Bunting for his very generous offer of help with the building of the new hall. He has very kindly said that he would transport materials for the construction whenever it is possible. Robert made this offer in response to the recent letter sent out to each household in the community.
Any other offers no matter how small, will help us all to build this hall.
Posted in 2009, People, Posts of Note on Tuesday February 3, 2009| Leave a Comment »
It is with sadness that we announce that John Myers, who lived for many years at Bradbourne Mill, has died. John spent many weeks in St Oswald’s hospital last year, before returning to his home at Tissington for Christmas. John was one of the traditional Derbyshire farming fraternity who always had time for you if you were passing the Mill, with his perceptive comments and friendly conversation.
The funeral service will be at St. Peter’s church on Tuesday 10th February at 2.30 pm. Please remember John’s wife Gladys, also her sisters Freda, Sheila and the rest of the family.
Posted in Alsop, First Responders, People, Pikehall, Societies, Young people on Sunday February 1, 2009| 7 Comments »
Yesterday 29 of us attended probably the most important course in our lives – learning how to save a child’s life – that child could be yours!
Course was supported by the Charity ‘Just A Few Minutes’, organized by Alan Gibson consultant neonatologist at Sheffield Children’s Hospital, and staff from Sheffield & Chesterfield Hospitals. We were dealing with the most precious of things, a child’s life, but never has a course seems so compelling and interesting. Considering the seriousness of the subject, at times we were in fits of laughter, especially when faced with some of the ‘real life’ scenarios and the initial ways in which we tried to deal with the situation. Click on any of the photos to enlarge. (more…)
Posted in 2009, People, Posts of Note on Thursday January 22, 2009| 2 Comments »
Here are the notes his family prepared for the Vicar to read at Don Lowndes funeral yesterday (Wednesday) and some photographs sent by his daughter Linda. Once met, Don was not someone you forgot:
Don was born in Parwich in 1926. His Mother and Father were Harley and Kitty Lowndes. He had a sister Peggy and a brother Cyril.
He went to school in Parwich, and then joined Barnes’s in Ashbourne to an apprenticeship to become a ‘Black Smith’. He joined the Royal Navy in approximately 1942, and served in Portsmouth, then due to an accident, he was forced to come back to Parwich, where he became the village Black Smith, making thousands!!! of gates, which are probably still hanging today.
His passions at the time included Boxing – he was the DABA County Champion in 1950. In the late 90’s he was a major instigator of The Revived Ashbourne Boxing Club, which still operates today.
Posted in 2009, History, People, Posts of Note on Saturday January 17, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Following the photographs of Townhead House in a post last year, thank you to Eileen Brownson for sending us several photographs of an oil painting of the house:
Eileen indicates that this is one of several pictures that
were painted by my Gd Mother Fanny (Brooks) Brownson The little girl was my Auntie Laura Brownson They are oil paintings, we have them here, unfortunately some are badly damaged, my daughter JoAnn has had a few repaired but that is very expensive, the other pictures are of Scottish cattle, I didn’t include those. All are signed by my gd mother and dated, barely recognizable. Glad you can share them with everyone interested.
Given the difficulties in photographing paintings here is another shot of the same view. (more…)
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