Posted in 2011, About this site, Photography, Posts of Note on Tuesday September 6, 2011| Leave a Comment »
The PARWICH.ORG photo gallery has always been our most popular page on the blog. Since it was set up, the main PHOTOS page has received over 16,000 page views – and following the most recent set of updates, we have now have over 5000 photos archived, dating back to December 2007.
To mark this milestone, let’s look back at the most frequently clicked-upon photos of all time!
Posted in 2011, Flora, Gardens, Memorial hall, Photography, Posts of Note, Societies on Sunday September 4, 2011| 1 Comment »
Visitors to this year’s 60th Horticultural Show were treated to another fine display of locally grown flowers, fruits and vegetables. Other categories included eggs, cakes, scones, biscuits, pies, quiches, bread, jams, chutneys, canapes and photographs.
The prize-giving ceremony, which was presided over by Nia Linnell, saw Tony Marshall taking home no fewer than five trophies: a remarkable achievement. This was followed by the ever-popular auction of entries, with Robert Bunting doing the duties as auctioneer.
Congratulations are due to all those who won prizes, and thanks are due to all the entrants, to the Horticultural Society for organising the event, and to the judges who kindly lent their expertise.
Please click “Continue Reading” for a full gallery of this year’s exhibits, along with a complete list of prize winners.
Posted in 2011, Posts of Note, Sport on Sunday September 4, 2011| 4 Comments »
As a number of people have already said, what a great day! Many thanks to Rob, Shaun, Tracy and the many others who organised the event. Although the change of date and venue forced by problems with insurance resulted in fewer competitors than last year, those who stepped up produced a close fought competition.
With old favourites and some new rounds there were ten challengers competing in six events:
Click on table to access as a pdf
Overall Andy Fletcher came first for the second year running, but only just, with Tom Slater just being beaten into second place by 2 points. Steve Lynam and Paul Richmond were joint third, but after a draw on the tiebreak arm wrestling, Steve was given 3rd place on the toss of a coin.
The six events were as follows: (more…)
Posted in 2011, Events, People, Photography, Posts of Note on Saturday September 3, 2011| 6 Comments »
Congratulations to Andy Fletcher, the winner of this afternoon’s Parwich Strongman Competition. Andy, who hails from Belper, held off a determined challenge from Parwich’s Tom Slater, who was only one point behind him as the competition reached its final round. The two contenders eventually went head-to-head, in a nail-biting race to place an increasingly heavy series of tyres on top of oil drums. Although Tom came within a whisker of victory, Andy was just quick enough to see off his rival, claiming the title for the second consecutive year.
Ten contestants took part in this year’s event, which was the first to be held on the Nethergreen football pitch. The size of the field was perfectly suited to the event, giving spectators ample room to view the action, and allowing the organisers to construct an impressive looking arena. All in all, it was great to see this underused space being pressed into service.
As well as the contest itself, spectators were able to enjoy live music from The A52s, a bar and a barbecue, as well a delicious cake stall, an ice cream van, and Lucy Burlinson’s face painting for the children.
Many thanks to Shaun and Tracy Marshall, Rob Keeling and everyone else who helped to organise the event, and also to all those who generously contributed towards the prizes.
Full scores will follow, along with many more photos – but for starters, here’s a small gallery of images from the day. Please click on each image to enlarge it.
Posted in 2011, Music, People, Photography, Pikehall, Posts of Note, Y-Not, Young people on Sunday August 14, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Posted in 2011, Competition, Flora, Gardens, People, Photography, Posts of Note, Societies on Friday August 12, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Mr Bill Whitfield, of Leatherbritches Nursery, has very kindly judged the baskets for us again. He looked at 29 baskets altogether and it was quite a task for him to decide which one to put in 3rd place. Here are the three winners.
Michael Hart, Secretary of the Horticultural Society.
First prize – Two of Jack Cundy’s three splendid baskets. (Main Street) (more…)
Posted in 2011, Posts of Note, Sustainability on Friday August 12, 2011| 4 Comments »
The following post covers all the different types of Renewable Energy discussed at last month’s sustainability meeting, as well as drawing together additional information and links to other official sites. There is a lot of detail included, so do use the Index to find the information that is relevant to your own situation.
Twenty four people attended the meeting, which was extremely informative and produced some probing questions about the facts behind renewable energy (RE): the pros, cons and implications for individuals and communities.
The meeting, which had been set up by Robert Gosling, was as a result of comments and returned questionnaires from his own open meeting in May. John Youatt who used to be a planner for PDNP led the meeting, more recently he has been assisting Sustainable Youlgreave.
Jim Dixon, Chief Executive of Peak District National Park Authority has kindly said that when our community holds any future meetings he will be pleased to attend or send the right people to help.
Index
1. Solar & PV Panels
a. PV Panels
b. Solar Panels
2. Feed in Tariffs and Renewable Heat Initiatives
3. Rent your roof
4. Heat Pumps
5. Wind Power
6. Biomass Heating
7. Anaerobic Digestion
8. Hydro Power
9. Planning Regulations
Solar thermal or hot water panels and, solar electric (photovoltaic or PV), what does this mean?
Solar thermal is the capture of heat into fluids in tubes placed on roofs transferred to a storage tank. Solar electric or photovoltaics (PV) is the conversion of sunlight and daylight (refracted sunlight) into direct electric current (DC), through silica cells in panels on roofs or on the ground. ‘On-grid’, the current is then converted into alternating current (AC) at 240v, to be used on site, with any spare sold to the national grid at a guaranteed price. ‘Off grid’, the direct current can be fed to batteries, eg on a remote building such as a field barn or a remote road sign.
How does it work in practice?
A Company with a certificate installs approved panels or a heat pump for you. A Government-backed contract guarantees you a price, currently 43.3p for every kilowatt hour you generate and 3.1p on top of that for every kilowatt you sell back to the grid. (more…)
Posted in 2011, Photography, Posts of Note on Tuesday August 9, 2011| 3 Comments »
This photo comes from a book called Derbyshire part of the series, King’s England, written by Arthur Mee and published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1937. It shows the back of Orchard Farm in the left hand corner, with a view that is somewhat different today. The photo appears to have been taken close to the track on Monsdale Lane that says “Unsuitable for motors”. Thank you to JF-S for finding this gem.
If anyone has any old photos of Parwich, maybe we could borrow them, scan them and put them on the blog.
Posted in 2011, Music, People, Pikehall, Posts of Note, Y-Not, Young people on Sunday August 7, 2011| 5 Comments »
…for there’s a new star in town! It was great to see Parwich’s Hazel B playing such a confident and well-received three-song set this afternoon, in the Acoustic Tent at this year’s Y-Not Festival. This was only Hazel’s second public performance, following her recent debut at the Miners Arms in Brassington, and PARWICH.ORG predicts that she will go far!
Posted in 2011, First Responders, Posts of Note on Sunday August 7, 2011| 1 Comment »
Posted in 2011, Parwich Panoramic 5, Photography, Posts of Note, Pub, Sport, Young people on Wednesday August 3, 2011| Leave a Comment »
This was the third Parwich Panoramic Five Fell Race (PP5) with the best turnout so far, 112 runners. There were 24 clubs represented and 34 non affiliated runners. The overall winner was Chris Nicoll from Derby Tri Club and he just missed the course record by 37 seconds. 28 ladies ran, with the leading lady, Jo Bednall coming in 42nd overall and 70 veterans participated: aged 40+. Four juniors ran, all finishing in the top 78% of the field, with the fastest coming in 28th position aged only 11!
“Best fell race”, “Great course and views”, “Best marked course” and “Friendliest marshalls” were some of the comments that have been made about this year’s race – a tremendous amount of work was put into last night’s events, so these words are very much appreciated.
The event is co-ordinated by Graham J, with a very supportive band of workers, who deliver, fetch, carry, marshal, photograph etc etc.. So big thanks to everyone, who helped, ran and supported this fabulous evening. (Below is Graham busy organising his “troops”!)
The evening also saw the running of the Junior Fell Race which is organised independently by David Denton: another great success. For those youngsters who would like to do more running, just check out his website for more local runs.
Finally a quick plug for next year’s PP5, which is provisionally booked for Tuesday 7th August 2012 – tbc.
Parwich Panoramic Fell Race Results 2011
Junior Fell Run Race Results 2011
More Photos (more…)
Posted in 2011, Parwich Panoramic 5, Photography, Posts of Note, Young people on Wednesday August 3, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Even more photos of the Junior Runners
Thank you to JF-S for these great photos (more…)
Posted in 2011, Parwich Panoramic 5, Posts of Note, Sport on Wednesday August 3, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Here are yet more photos from last night’s Panoramic Five race, most were taken as the runners neared the finish:
Posted in 2011, Parwich Panoramic 5, Posts of Note, Sport on Wednesday August 3, 2011| 5 Comments »
Provisional date for the PP5 next year is Tuesday 7th August 2012 – TBC.
Lots more photos (more…)
Posted in 2011, Parwich Panoramic 5, Posts of Note, Sport, Young people on Wednesday August 3, 2011| Leave a Comment »
| PARWICH JUNIOR FELL RUNS | |||
| Tuesday 2 August 2011 | |||
| RACE 1 : U8 | |||
| 1 | Lucy Bednall | 4.49 | |
| 2 | Abbie Fryer-Winder | 5.06 | |
| 3 | Flora Kanan | 7.00 | |
| 4 | Zizi Peck | 7.11 | |
| 5 | Jack Webster | 7.18 | |
| 6 | Caitlan Grainger-Spivey | 7.35 | |
| 7 | Lordez Aylott | 6.01 | |
| 8 | Oliver Kent | 6.10 | |
| 9 | Megan Harris-Wood | 6.10 | |
| 10 | Lawrie Peck | 7.10 | |
| RACE 2 : U10 | |||
| 1 | Betheny Fentem | 7.00 | |
| 2 | Ben Wainwright | 7.43 | |
| 3 | Josh Leiper | 7.44 | |
| 4 | William Kent | 7.48 | |
| 5 | Lexie Linnell | 7.49 | |
| 6 | Dan Stevenson | 8.01 | |
| 7 | Adam Bostock | 8.30 | |
| 8 | Miriam Aylott | 9.56 | |
| RACE 3 : U12 | |||
| 1 | … | Alex Slade-Walker | 12.27 |
| 2 | Jacob Buckley | 12.30 | |
| 3 | Lewis Forshaw-Perrings | 13.33 | |
| 4 | Sam Leiper | 13.35 | |
| 5 | Matthew Holt | 13.49 | |
| 6 | David Fryer-Winder | 14.33 | |
| 7 | Jane Uprichard | 15.03 | |
| 8 | Oscar Wainwright | 15.28 | |
| 9 | Josh Stevenson | 15.28 | |
Posted in 2011, Parwich Panoramic 5, Posts of Note, Sport on Wednesday August 3, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Click on the timesheet for a full list of results.
Overall Winner of the PP5
1st – Chris Nicoll
2nd – Darren Holloway
3rd – Peter Northall
1st Female – Jo Bednall
1st Male Veteran – Chris Nicoll
1st Female Veteran – Jo Bednall
Provisional date for the PP5 next year is Tuesday 7th August 2012 – TBC.
Click here to see the photos from the Parwich Panoramic Five
Posted in 2011, Events, Parwich Panoramic 5, Photography, Posts of Note, Sport on Wednesday August 3, 2011| Leave a Comment »
The following gallery shows the valiant runners from the Parwich Panoramic Five Main Event as they reach the top of a particularly gruelling hill. Impressive performance from all runners!
Click on ‘Continue reading’ to access the rest of the pictures. We think we have a shot of each runner…
Provisional date for next year’s PP5 is Tuesday 7th August 2012 – TBC.
Posted in 2011, Afghanistan, Posts of Note on Sunday July 31, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Major Benjamin Imgham writes:
Before sitting down to write this article, I took a minute to reflect on the last six months. There is no doubt that it has gone exceptionally quickly, but having only completed half of my tour there is the pervasive sense of disappointment in missing out on so much back in the UK. Despite the wonders of technology and the ability to receive emails in seconds, Skype and satellite telephone, there are times when the contact only heightens the feeling of being disconnected from the real world. Whilst being away, two new additions to the Ingham household have appeared in the form of the twin girls Alice and Charlotte, but equally we have lost two family members: the dogs Tyro and William. Being away, I have been unable to share the delight of watching the nephews and nieces grow up, but I have also avoided the pain of loss. The key question is: ‘do the benefits of deploying for a year outweigh the significant sacrifices?’
At this time it is impossible to answer the question. But as we reach a significant tipping point in the conflict against the insurgency within Afghanistan, it is evident that the coalition forces play a role in the prevention of the spread of global terrorism through the disruption of the terrorist network and safe havens. I am pleased that I am contributing to the campaign.
The last month has also been marked with a few highlights in terms of getting ‘out and about’. The first occasion was to a location within the far eastern side of the country, to conduct an assessment of some of the Pakistan and Afghanistan border observation posts. The journey, by helicopter, took us across some spectacular landscapes that would not look out of place on Mars. Red and grey treeless mountains weathered by centuries of wind and rain and baked for years of seemingly endless scorching summers rose out from the barren, dust-ridden deserts. The occasional river, a shocking turquoise blue with cultivated banks, formed a small ribbon of vivid colour set against an otherwise lunar landscape. Small hamlets nestled within the inhospitable terrain, interconnected by thin tracks that looked like a lattice of spider webs when viewed from above. The absence of roads, telephone or electricity pylons and no obvious signs of economic development indicate that those individuals living within these rural areas lead a medieval, subsistence, existence. It was during this trip that we landed in a small outpost where the remnants of an old British fort still doggedly stood, a sharp reminder of our inauspicious colonial past in the region, which was marred by defeat. An American Infantry Battalion ran the outpost and the irony of western soldiers back in the same location 200 years later was not lost on us. (more…)
Posted in 2011, Posts of Note, Tom Chambers on Tuesday July 19, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Tom is in the news this week, on Saturday evening, 23rd July, Tom is special guest on live The National Lottery Draw and he is also in Hello Magazine, talking about his new show, Top Hat .
Tom Chambers and Summer Strallen star in Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers’ legendary Hollywood hit of the 1930s. One of the greatest dance musicals of all time, Top Hat receives its world premiere live on stage at Milton Keynes Theatre, before setting off on a UK tour.
Tom Chambers, Strictly Come Dancing winner and Holby City heartthrob, plays Jerry Travers, the famous American tap dancer who arrives in London to appear in his first West End show. Travers meets the irresistible Dale Tremont, the girl of his dreams, played by Summer Strallen (triple Olivier Award nominee and star of Love Never Dies, The Boy Friend and Hollyoaks) and follows her across Europe in an attempt to win her heart with his wonderful song and dance routines.
Irving Berlin’s celebrated score features such classics as Cheek to Cheek, Let’s Face The Music & Dance, Isn’t It A Lovely Day To Be Caught In The Rain and Top Hat, White Tie & Tails.
Beautiful sets, lavish costumes and sensational dancing will sweep you off your feet in this stunning new musical comedy.
The tour begins on 16th August and reaches Salford Quays on September 28th for 12 days
Posted in 2011, Posts of Note, Services on Tuesday July 19, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Leaflets have been dropped off at every house informing everyone that the Saturday Bulk Rubbish finishes on Saturday 27th August. This means that Alsop get their final collection on 6th August and Ballidon on 13th August, but there will be no further collections in Parwich.
From Monday 1st August NO cardboard can be put in the green bin, it has to be placed in the Blue Bag along with newspapers etc. The Green Bin is for garden and kitchen waste, and it will be inspected before being emptied.
Bulky items can be disposed of at the Recycling Centres at Ashbourne or the new centre at Northwood, Darley Dale.
To read the leaflets click on the photos.
Posted in 2011, Posts of Note, School, Young people on Saturday July 16, 2011| Leave a Comment »
On Thursday 14th July 2011 at 2.15pm 150 Royal Blue Balloons were released celebrating 150 years of education at Parwich Primary School. Many thanks to those people that purchased a balloon and helped make the afternoon such a fantastic success.
Caroline Rodgers, Headteacher.
Posted in 2011, Gardens, Posts of Note, Societies on Saturday July 16, 2011| Leave a Comment »
The coach was completely full as we set off to Felley Priory Garden, situated a few miles from Heanor. The weather was kind, and a pleasant morning was spent by all wandering through the 2.5 acre garden. There were some very unusual plants but luckily the gardener was on hand to help identify any that were not labelled. Although the rose garden had clearly suffered from the very dry weather, the newly planted White Garden was delightful.
The perennial herbaceous borders were full of colour and there were opportunities to take time to sit and enjoy the surrounding. Lunch was simple but tasty, although competition from a second coach party seemed to stretch the cafe’s capacity! However, everyone managed to eat, shop at the nursery and be ready to leave at 1.30pm for our onward journey.
We approached Hebb’s Farm with a little trepidation, as a previous group had given poor feedback. Hebb’s Farm is the private garden of Stuart Dixon, who has previously spoken to the Horticultural Society. Our fears proved groundless. The garden was lovely, with even more unusual plants and some more familiar ones. There were lots of places to sit and enjoy the different areas, and for those of us who have a permanent plant wish-list – the plants were all clearly labelled, note books and pencils were put to good use.
Stuart Dixon was a great host, very approachable and happy to share his knowledge and experience, it was a garden with a lot of soul. The afternoon was made complete by delicious scones and a cup of tea served by Stuart’s wife.
I think it is safe to say, “A good day was had by all”.
Thank you to Glynis for this report, with photos taken by Marion F-S
Posted in 2011, Church, Posts of Note, School, Young people on Thursday July 14, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Wednesday 13th July saw Operation Red Rabbit, the 2011 Peak Five School’s Fun Day swing into action. A full school day of activities for the children of Parwich and Fitzherbert Primary Schools, organised by our local churches. The day was generously sponsored and supported by many local individuals and businesses. Thank you to all of you of you for helping create such a lovely day. For the full story and lots more photos see the church website. Rev’d Andy Larkin
Posted in 2011, British Legion, Church, Competition, Events, Films, Memorial hall, Oddfellows, People, Photography, Posts of Note, Pub, School, Societies, Sport, Wakes, Young people on Saturday July 9, 2011| 2 Comments »
Another extremely successful Wakes Week is over and thanks must go to everyone who took part, spectators, participants, organisers and helpers, but without the hard work of the committee who meet, plan and co-ordinate the events we wouldn’t have this amazing week. So special thanks to Kerry Allsop, Janet Bainbridge, Sandra Chadfield, Roger Cundy, Liz Edge, Denis Laycock, Alan & Barbara Lowes, Paula Lynam, Sharon Swindell and Karen Wigley.
Next year’s Wakes begins on Saturday 30th June 2012.
The rest of this article contains all the Wakes posts and is a shortcut to any event or photo you may have missed. (more…)
Posted in 2011, Posts of Note, School, Wakes on Saturday July 9, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Photo from JF-S (more…)
Posted in 2011, Posts of Note, Sport, Wakes, Young people on Friday July 8, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Well done to everyone who took part, here are the results from Monday evening.
FLAT RACES
1. Girls 9-10 – 50 yards
Posted in 2011, Competition, Posts of Note, Wakes on Thursday July 7, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Posted in 2011, Bowls, Competition, Photography, Posts of Note, Sport, Wakes on Wednesday July 6, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Posted in 2011, Posts of Note, Sport, Wakes, Young people on Wednesday July 6, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Here’s one for the parents and grandparents. We have included as many photos as possible from Monday night’s Sports.
Posted in 2011, Competition, People, Photography, Posts of Note, Wakes on Wednesday July 6, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Posted in 2011, Photography, Posts of Note, Sport, Wakes, Young people on Wednesday July 6, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Posted in 2011, People, Photography, Posts of Note, Sport, Wakes on Wednesday July 6, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Posted in 2011, Competition, People, Posts of Note, Wakes on Wednesday July 6, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Posted in 2011, Posts of Note, Sport, Wakes on Wednesday July 6, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Posted in 2011, Posts of Note, Sport, Wakes, Young people on Tuesday July 5, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Posted in 2011, Posts of Note, Sport, Wakes on Tuesday July 5, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Although it is not a long distance as fell racing goes, the challenge of Parwch Hill Race is the steep-sided Parwich Hill.
Above is J Pountain as he approaches the summit to win the trophy for first runner to the top of the Hill. Following are nearly all the runners near the top (apologies to the few that were missed):
Posted in 2011, Posts of Note, Sport, Wakes on Tuesday July 5, 2011| Leave a Comment »
With the rain holding off, the evening went well with increased numbers of runners in the main Senior Race, which was won by M Jones in 18min 59sec, slightly slower than last year. We missed Paul Mannion this year, but at least it gave someone else a chance.
The quickest home in the Junior Race was A Stone in 12min 33sec, a faster time than last year. Here are the winners:
Local Mothers Race
Paula Lynam Trophy
Junior Hill Race
The Hauliers Trophy for the first Boy
The Dorothy Foden Memorial Trophy for the first Girl
The Russell Shield for the first Local Boy
The Foden Shield for the first Local Girl
Senior Hill Race
The Harley Lowndes Cup for the outright winner
The John Lees Memorial Shield for the first Lady
The Russell Trophy for the first outright Veteran
The Wainwright Cup for the first runner to the top of the Hill
The Slater Shield for the first local runner
The Tilcon Cup for the first local Lady
The Chambers Trophy for the first local Veteran
Taymac Trophy for Oldest Local to finish
Click on the following links to access this year’s time sheets:
Click here for last year’s results (2010)
Posted in 2011, Farming, Flora, Peak Park, Posts of Note, Walks & Rides on Tuesday July 5, 2011| 1 Comment »
More than 20 people from Parwich and Tissington met up in the Bletch Brook Valley with representatives from the National Park, to look at the wild flowers and find out about the elusive water vole.
Some of the best wild flower meadows are owned by Parwich United Charities (see photo below) and wonderfully managed by local farmers who over recent years through positive husbandry have brought back mixed hedgerows and increased the number of flowers dramatically. The reddish brown hue is bentgrass which follows the ridges of the ridge and furrow system in this field. One farm alone in the valley has over 200 mature trees, including 17 different species, this is considered remarkable for such a small area.
Thank you to Lynn Burrow, our local ranger for organising last night’s delightful free walk and to the experts, for their fascinating insight to the area and to all the farmers who look after this valley.
Photos – JaneB & Patti
Posted in 2011, Photography, Posts of Note, Wakes on Monday July 4, 2011| 2 Comments »
Posted in 2011, Photography, Posts of Note, Wakes on Sunday July 3, 2011| Leave a Comment »
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