Posted in Local government, Parish Council, Roads on Saturday July 20, 2013| Leave a Comment »
There has been an area of subsidence in Main Street by the entrance to the Memorial Hall (sorry it is not very obvious in the photo), possibly along the line of the stream in a culvet under the road. The Parish Council has informed Highways about this:
Please would you put a notice on the blog to say that the hole that has just appeared outside the Memorial Hall has been reported to the Council
Many thanks
Caroline Healy
Posted in Roads on Monday June 17, 2013| Leave a Comment »
We have been informed that there is a temporary 30 mph to 10 mph speed limit on the A5012 Via Gellia, Pikehall road, 400 m east of the junction with Mouldridge Lane. This covers a 4.8 km stretch as a result of works to undertake carriageway surface dressing. The closure is planned for 17.6.13-26.7.13.
Posted in 2013, Local government, Posts of Note, Roads on Tuesday June 4, 2013| 4 Comments »
Part night steeet lighting has now been implemented, that is some of our street lights are turned off between midnight and 5-30am. We will give our readers opportunity to review this more fully at the end of the year when we have had chance to experience it during darker nights, however in the meantime you can use the comments facility at the end of this post to share your experiences so far (good or bad).
The pattern of Parwich street lighting
the County Council planned to implement last month
(click on image to enlarge)
Do let us know if there are any lights not as planned.
Posted in 2013, Local government, Posts of Note, Roads on Thursday April 4, 2013| 1 Comment »
The County Council’s final plan for which lights in Parwich are to be part night can be downloaded as a pdf by clicking on the image below:
Their time scale and plans for review are:
The implementation of part night lighting for Parwich is planned to take place in May 2013 and we will review accident and crime statistics in approximately twelve months time.
Note: Our poll results disagreed with the County Council’s initial proposals for 16 of the 33 street lights in Parwich. As a result of these poll results the County Council altered their plans for 9 of those 16 lights.
Posted in 2013, Local government, Posts of Note, Roads on Wednesday April 3, 2013| 19 Comments »
The results of the polls here at parwich.org produced a clear pattern of recommendations on part night street lighting: supporting the general principle of some lights being on all night along the prime access route of Shaw Lane and Main Street (including Nether Green and Sycamore and Chestnut Cottages), but the rest of the village being part night (including the Kiln Lane lights, proposed by the Council to be permanently switched off).
The County Council have responded positively to these poll results in general with three exceptions:
They did however offered us chance to comment further. (more…)
Posted in 2013, Local government, Posts of Note, Roads, Services on Monday April 1, 2013| Leave a Comment »
The final results for our Street Light polls have now been counted. It may be possible to still vote for several days, but these votes will not be included in the information sent to Derbyshire County Council (DCC).
You can still comment on
the County Council’s own website until Tuesday (2nd April 2013)
Our full poll results and workings out can be down loaded as a pdf by clicking here, and will be forwarded to the County Council. However here is a summary:
PARWICH.ORG readers supported the general principle of ‘part night lighting with decisions being made on a light by light basis’. The poll results agreed with DCC’s proposals for 16 lights, did not reach any consensus for one light, and disagreed with the proposals for 16 lights.
There is a clear recommendation that more lights be part night than the County Council proposes, (more…)
Posted in Local government, Roads, Transport on Wednesday March 27, 2013| 3 Comments »
Given we are currently focused on our local roads (though speed has not been the main issue over the last few days), it seemed timely to create this post in response to Living Streets‘ new campaign (see their press release below) to persuade Councils to move faster on creating more 20 mph speed limits.
In January of this year the Department of Transport issued new guidance giving Councils more freedom to create 20 mph zones. Road safety is a topic that is periodically raised here on the Blog and with Parwich Parish Council. Previously there has been some local support for creating such a zone in Parwich; the Peak Park Authority would potentially support this, but historically the County Council has been resistant to schemes in villages such as Parwich.
Does the new government guidance give us a chance to raise this again? Is this also an issue for Alsop en le Dale, Ballidon and Pikehall? Will ‘part night’ street lighting impact on what are safe speeds? What are your thoughts? (more…)
Posted in Roads, Weather on Tuesday March 26, 2013| 1 Comment »
After mammoth efforts from locals and Highways, it seems that the A roads and bus routes near by are now passable, though care may need to taken.
However it is still dropping well below freezing at night and forecast to remain cold at least to the weekend. Not all side roads are passable, so do leave comments if you have any updates or if there is more drifting.
Visit Buxton Weather or Derbyshire County Council websites for updates on the higher routes further north.
Wednesday 10am – snowing again. 3pm – but roads are OK.
Posted in Roads on Tuesday March 26, 2013| Leave a Comment »
A big thank you to Tarmac
It was Ballidon Quarry, (Lafarge Tarmac) the quarry manager Carl Young that asked for help with clearing the snow on Saturday morning as no one else could get in, so I accessed over the fields and dug a way out, he did say that if it would help the village and others around he had no issues with me clearing a way through to Parwich, good effort by all as mentioned yesterday on the blog, but from reports last night we have little to contend with compared to the Newhaven area and beyond.
DS
Posted in 2013, Posts of Note, Roads, Transport, Weather on Monday March 25, 2013| 1 Comment »
Our thanks to M.Lowndes for pointing us in the direction of this witty and wonderful piece of film, shot on the A515 at Newhaven on Monday afternoon. We have been advised that conditions have once again deteriorated since then.
Posted in 2013, Posts of Note, Roads, Weather on Monday March 25, 2013| 14 Comments »
Now, on Monday evening, the road from Parwich to the B5056 is passable with care, and the B5056 south to Ashbourne is also clear. We understand it is possible to get to the A515 through Alsop en le Dale, however we have not had any current reports of conditions on the A515 (Buxton Weather report there are still closures on the A515).
With the temperature again well below freezing and the possibility of more drifting, please keep on adding comments on road conditions, especially first thing Tuesday morning.
Tuesday 6-30am Road out of Parwich to Red House all OK to travel, narrow in places with a little ice; to allow passing look for vehicles ahead and oncoming. DS
Posted in Roads, Weather on Sunday March 24, 2013| 18 Comments »
Thank you to everyone that has been keeping the Blog up to date on the changeable road conditions. With tonight’s temperatures well below freezing and the possibility of more wind, it is not certain what the Monday morning traffic will meet, so please keep the comments coming in.
Posted in 2013, Environment, Local government, Posts of Note, Roads, Services on Sunday March 24, 2013| 2 Comments »
There continues to be strong support for some form of reduction in street lighting (86%), with the largest group in favour of making a decision on a light by light basis. So far the individual street light polls in general suggest some lights remain on all night in Main Street (including Chestnut and Sycamore Cottages) and Shaw Lane, through routes, including some that the County Council propose part night, but there is a split vote in relation to Smithy Lane, also a through route. In contrast for the rest of the village the polls support all lights being part night, more than proposed by the County Council, with the exception of Kiln Lane where there is support for the Council’s proposal to turn some lights off completely.
Parwich Parish Council have set up a sub-committee to forward their views, and will be taking these poll results into account on Wednesday. The County Council’s community engagement runs to the 2nd of April, so you can still contact them directly. The polls here at PARWICH.ORG will continue open until next Sunday (31st March), so those who have not done so already can still vote:
Polls for individual Parwich street lights: (more…)
Posted in Photography, Roads, Weather on Saturday March 23, 2013| 1 Comment »
Posted in 2013, Local government, Parish Council, Posts of Note, Roads, Services on Friday March 15, 2013| Leave a Comment »
So far there seems to be strong support for some reduction in street lighting (89%), with the largest group in favour of making a decision on a light by light basis. Up to this morning, Friday 15th March, 36 people have responded to our general poll:
In relation to the polls for individual lights, so far, things are less clear cut: some indicate agreement with the County Counci’s specific suggestion, others indicate disagreement with the proposals, though for many there is a split vote giving no clear consensus. (more…)
Posted in Environment, Local government, Roads, Services on Thursday March 7, 2013| 6 Comments »
The poll in our previous post is so far indicating a majority support some form of part night lighting in Parwich. This further post contains individual polls for each street light in the Village.
You can have your say on which street lights are turned off for part of the night and which remain on by contacting:
or here at
The County Council’s rationale in deciding their proposals can be seen on their website, but they will not understand as well as us how we might be effected, so please fill in at least the polls for the lights outside your house.
There should be a separate poll below for each Parwich street light (based on plan circulated by Derbyshire County Council): (more…)
Posted in 2013, Local government, Posts of Note, Roads, Services on Tuesday March 5, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Although the Council have already consulted on the general issue, we felt our readers might like to have a say on whether ‘part night lighing’ in general is a good idea:
Parwich households should have received a letter today telling them that Derbyshire County Council is now consulting on turning some Parwich street lights off for part of the night. (Click here for the consultation timetables for Derbyshire communities.) (more…)
Posted in Music, Roads, School on Friday February 22, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Click below for additional letters & forms:
Posted in Roads on Saturday January 26, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Following Friday night’s heavy snowfall, how are the roads in and out of Parwich? Please share any information you might have.
Posted in 2013, Posts of Note, Roads, Weather on Monday January 21, 2013| 3 Comments »
Cheryl W reports:
Just to let you know that the road to Ashbourne are not good – even the A515 from the Bentley Brook (as at 8am)
Graham J reports (10:51):
Got to Harpur Hill (Buxton) this morning via Fenny Bentley in 4WD.
The A515 north is fine – well ploughed and gritted, but side roads are not that good in Buxton.
We have also received this update (at 8.20am) from Derbyshire Dales District Council:
It’s a pretty bleak picture in the Derbyshire Dales first thing Monday.
Some good news is that enough staff have somehow managed to get into our four leisure centres in Ashbourne, Bakewell, Matlock and Wirksworth, so all are open for business, but please be aware that parking could well be a problem. Staff at Arc Leisure Matlock have managed to clear the driveway up to the lower pedestrian entrance, but the main car parks are not accessible.
Our weekly Bakewell stallmarket has been cancelled but the Monday livestock market at our Agricultural Business Centre in Bakewell is apparently going ahead as planned.
So far as waste & recycling collections go, there’s no chance of our crews getting out onto the roads today. A supervisor has been out on today’s routes and it simply isn’t safe to do the collections, so we’ll be playing catch-up for the rest of this week. Our advice to residents is please leave your bins out and we’ll get to you just as soon as we can.
For conditions in and around Buxton, the reports at http://www.buxtonweather.co.uk/ are always helpful.
If you have any more information on road conditions and snow-related closures today, please let us know.
Posted in Roads, Weather on Sunday January 13, 2013| 7 Comments »
At present the snow is still light, but more is forecast. So if you encounter any difficulties on the local roads please add comments below.
Posted in Flora, Parish Council, Roads on Sunday September 23, 2012| 1 Comment »
If you have tried to drive along Monsdale Lane recently, you will have seen it has become somewhat overgrown.
The Parish Council have been in contact with Highways (Derbyshire County Council), who have now scheduled the Monsdale Lane hedgerows to receive a trim some time this autumn.
Posted in 2012, Posts of Note, Roads, Services on Thursday April 26, 2012| Leave a Comment »
An article in yesterday’s Ashbourne News Telegraph indicated that Derbyshire County Council are considering turning off street lights in villages between midnight and 5-30am.
The first local village that could be effected is Brassingington that may see its streetlights off through the night as early as July this year. At present the plans for Parwich involve a ‘risk assessment’ to be undertaken in December of this year, followed by ‘community engagement’ in March 2013, with ‘installation’ (i.e. switching off) in May 2013. for more information see www.derbyshire.gov.uk/streetlights .
Posted in Roads, Weather on Wednesday April 4, 2012| 2 Comments »
With the return of snow this morning, please add comments to let people know about local road conditions. Alternatively, if you are staying at home, send in any photos of snowscapes.
Posted in Roads on Monday March 12, 2012| Leave a Comment »
New Update – Monday 12, noon.
Following an update from Derbyshire County Council, Monsdale Lane is closed with restricted access throughout the week. Currently there is a large hole which they will try to plate at the end of the day, to allow full access, but this may not happen. So if the road is closed at the Creamery Road end, then access is via the longer way around, out the village & up Highway Lane, the road to Pikehall.
Posted in Local government, Roads on Wednesday March 7, 2012| Leave a Comment »
From Monday 12th for 5 days, Monsdale Lane will be closed, except for access. DCC are doing drainage investigation work, so there is no problem for people needing to get to their homes or businesses but be patient if they are working and you need to pass.
Posted in Police, Roads on Tuesday February 28, 2012| 1 Comment »
Almost 50 motorists have been stopped for not wearing a seatbelt or for using their mobile phone while driving following a road safety check in Ashbourne.
They were found during the latest Operation Safedrive day, a partnership campaign to ensure drivers are road safe and legal.
The checks place on Friday, February 17 at Ashbourne Fire Station on Park Road, thanks to the support of Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service, who are the lead on road safety.
During the checks the team, which included police officers and PCSOs from both CREST (Casualty Reduction and Enforcement Support Team) and the areas local Safer Neighbourhood policing teams, issued a mixture of warnings and fixed penalty notices to:
• 44 drivers for seatbelt offences
• 14 for driving while using a mobile phone
• 11 people for driving vehicles with tyre defects
• 2 motorists were asked to remove their vehicles window tinting because it was found to be below legal visibility levels.
• 1 for number plate offences
• 1 motorist for their manner of driving (more…)
Posted in Roads, Weather on Monday February 6, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Just to warn that conditions underfoot are treacherous this morning. It’s currently raining into frozen ground so there is a lot of black ice on both the roads and footpaths.
Cheryl
Posted in Roads, Weather on Saturday February 4, 2012| Leave a Comment »
The snow has arrived, and I for one am not planning to drive this evening. However, if you have any news to share on the condition of our local roads, please add a comment to this post.
Posted in Events, Roads on Friday November 4, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Derbyshire Constabulary have received notification for the annual AB Motorsport Rally taking place on 5th-6th November starting at 11.40pm on Saturday 5th November and finishing at 5.15am on Sunday 6th November.
The route is as follows:-
Chesterfield A619 – A632 – north to Holymoorside – Harewood Grange – Beeley Moor – Beeley – south on B6012 to A6 – S to Darley Dale – Darley Hillside – Darley Forest – Upper Hackney- Matlock – Limestone Way – Brightgate – S of Winster & Elton – Rockhurst Farm, The Nook – Pikehall – A5012 to Newhaven – N to Middleton – W to Parsley Hay – N to Monyash – Doehouse Farm – Flagg – Chelmorton – Midshire Way – Farditch Farm – A5270 – Blackwell – A6 – B6049 Millers Dale – Hargatewell – Wheston – Tideswell Moor – Bradwell Moor – S of Castleton – Hope – A625 to Hathersage – Bamford – A6013 Ladybower – A57 Moscar Lodge – Bradfield Moors – then into South Yorks – Burbage Moor – Hathersage Moor – Hathersage – Abney Moor – Great Hucklow – Bretton – Foolow – Longstone Moor – Great Longstone – Hassop – Baslow – A621 – Ramsley Reservoir – Unthank – Eastmoor – A619 – Chesterfield.
Posted in Roads on Saturday October 15, 2011| Leave a Comment »
I was relieved to see yesterday that speeding motorists were being brought to book by an unmarked police car, patrolling on the section south of Newhaven. Specifically an unmarked blue VW Passat, slightly grubby and battered looking. With a set of those hidden blue lights that come on to the front and rear of the car when stopping motorists.
RickG
Posted in Police, Roads, Transport on Friday September 30, 2011| Leave a Comment »
School buses checked for safety in Ashbourne.
A number of school buses in Ashbourne have been checked as part of a police and partnership road safety operation. Operation Safedrive took place on Friday, September 23 and a team of police officers, PCSOs and officers from CREST (Casualty Reduction and Enforcement Support Team), VOSA (Vehicle Operator Services Agency) and Derbyshire County Council started the day at Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School. The team examined over 15 buses and coaches to check the condition and safety of the vehicles bringing children to school. During the checks two buses were found with defects which needed to be fixed as soon as possible and one bus had to be towed back to the depot for immediate repairs after officers found two wheel nuts which had sheared off.
Vehicle Checks
They then moved on to Ashbourne Fire Station where the team were joined by the DVLA and a fire safety officer to carry out checks on passing vehicles. A mixture of warnings, notices and fixed penalty notices were issued to:
• 6 drivers for using their mobile phone while driving
• 3 drivers for having tyre defects
• 2 for number plate offences
• 1 driver for not being in proper control of the vehicle
• 1 for not having a valid MOT
• 28 drivers were stopped for not wearing a seatbelt;
these drivers were also given advice and shown photographs taken by the fire service of cases where people a seatbelt.
In addition, VOSA issued:
• 5 immediate and 2 delayed prohibition notices,
these are given to drivers for defects on vehicles which seriously affect their roadworthiness. The owners then have to have their vehicle inspected at an MOT centre before they can legally drive on the public highway.
The DVLA also brought their camera car and a total of 3018 cars passed through, and seven were found not to have road tax.
Posted in Roads, Weather on Monday September 5, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Winter may seem a little way off but it is only 11 weeks to the same time that we were hit by the freezing weather and deep snow in 2010. Derbyshire County Council has opened a consultation document asking for our views about improving the gritting of the roads. Plans for our community appear to be no different from in previous years, but please do go online and submit your views by Wednesday 12th October. These forms can also be picked up from the library.
The primary roads planned to be gritted are A515 and the B5056. (more…)
Posted in Roads on Sunday August 7, 2011| Leave a Comment »
The “Buxton Hill” section of the A515 in Ashbourne, from 100 metres north of the junction of North Avenue/Windmill Lane (by the Bowling Green pub) to the junction of Union Street (at the north end of the Market Square), will be closed between 7pm and 7am on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday (August 8th-10th), and again from Monday August 22nd to Friday August 26th.
There’s more information, including suggested diversions, on the Derbyshire County Council website.
Thanks to Sue H for alerting us to this.
Posted in Roads on Monday July 11, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Any queries please contact
Paul Beckett, South Area Maintenance
Derbyshire County Council
Tel: (01629) 538585
E-mail: paul.beckett@derbyshire.gov.uk
Posted in Roads, Wakes on Saturday July 2, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Don’t forget that Main Street and Church Walk will be closed today (Saturday) between 6pm and 830pm for the Carnival.
Both roads will be closed again for the Hill Race on Tuesday, between 630pm and 9pm.
Posted in Roads on Friday July 1, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Derbyshire County Council are undertaking some road resurfacing in Parwich next week; this will involve Smithy Close and Croft Avenue. They had also planned to resurface Church Lane then, but will postpone that until the week after to avoid clashing with Wakes Week.
Residents of the streets involved should have recieved warning, but for more information contact Derbyshire County Council on tel 08456 058058.
Posted in Parish Council, Roads on Thursday June 30, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Some people have received notification of upcoming road works in Parwich next week. A Parish Council rep is discussing with the County Council having the work delayed until after Wakes Week.
We will post more information about what is planned and when it will be happening as soon as possible.
Posted in Roads on Monday May 16, 2011| Leave a Comment »
From Monday for two weeks, Brackendale Lane from Bradbourne to the B5035 at Knockerdown will be closed. It looks like the County Council are starting the resurfacing.
Posted in Roads on Friday May 13, 2011| Leave a Comment »
From Monday for two weeks, Brackendale Lane from Bradbourne to the B5035 at Knockerdown will be closed. It looks like the County Council are starting the resurfacing.
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