Posted in Societies on Friday April 3, 2009| Leave a Comment »
£3 entrance
Organised by the WI – another Community Event
Posted in Gardens, Societies on Tuesday March 31, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Another Community Event – Everyone Welcome – Come & listen to this excellent Royal Horticultural Speaker whose garden has been featured on the BBC.
Posted in Gardens, Societies on Saturday March 28, 2009| 1 Comment »
Stuart Dixon travels widely, sharing his love of the traditional English garden in “down to earth” talks to horticultural societies. He is a Royal Horticultural Society, Hardy Plant NCCPG & GCS and National Trust speaker, much of his knowledge and expertise being gained from the restoration of his own 18th Century garden at Hebb’s Farmhouse near Nottingham, which has been featured on BBC TV. So come and enjoy an informative evening organised by The Horticultural Society – Another Community Event.
Posted in Gardens, Societies on Wednesday March 25, 2009| Leave a Comment »
There are 10 places available on the trip to Bridgemere Gardens on Tuesday April 14th. The bus leaves at 9.30am from The Green and will leave the gardens at 5pm. It is an Over 60’s event but adults of all ages are welcome. For non member there is a £10 charge. Please ring Alan L on 279 to secure your place.
Posted in Societies, Sport on Tuesday March 24, 2009| 1 Comment »
Special Bowling Session – Every Monday- 6pm to dusk.
Starting Monday 6th April until the end of May, the Parwich club is holding 8 special weekly evening sessions to introduce the game to potential new players. If you would like to have a go, practice, receive some coaching, or just watch, have a chat and a hot drink please come to any of our Monday sessions at Parson’s Croft from 6pm until dusk. If you want to try but cannot make a Monday, phone John on 302 to arrange something to suit.
The Parwich Bowling Club offers a full programme of social and competition bowling to suit all skill levels and abilities, and will extend a warm welcome to new members who would like to join us to enjoy a summer of sport.
Some bowling facts. (more…)
Posted in Events, History, Societies on Friday March 20, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Posted in Societies on Wednesday March 18, 2009| 2 Comments »
Don’t miss this fascinating talk about Extreme Marathons – including some wonderful photography from Everest, Canada & Europe. Come along to the Memorial Hall tomorrow (Thursday) at 8pm. £2 which includes some wonderful refreshments. Everyone is welcome. Another Community Event for all.
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 Societies on Friday February 20, 2009| Leave a Comment »
If you are interested in joining the Over 60’s group, please ring Alan on 279.
If there are sufficient places available on the coach, then non-members are welcome to come along. The coach always leaves from The Green.
Posted in Gardens, Societies, Young people on Thursday February 19, 2009| Leave a Comment »
There are lots of interesting trips, talks and shows being organised by Parwich & District Horticultural Society for 2009. Everyone is welcome. To book or make enquiries regarding trips please ring Liz Henbury on 302.
Posted in Events, Societies on Wednesday February 18, 2009| Leave a Comment »
The Parwich WI has a variety of talks and visits organised for 2009. Why not think about joining this organisation? Contact Rachel R (202) or Jill L (353) for more details. They meet on the 3rd Thursday of the month in the Memorial Hall at 7.30pm. The talks and trips are always open to everyone and they have some wonderful catering to round off the meetings.
Posted in History, Societies on Wednesday February 11, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Dear Members,
Apologies for the delay in making News Quarterly available, we hope to have it on-line later this month or early March.
With thanks
Peter Trewhitt (Secretary)
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 History, Societies on Tuesday December 9, 2008| Leave a Comment »
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Posted in Societies on Friday November 28, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Pilates and New Year’s resolutions!
A number of people have mentioned to me that they would like to start Pilates in the New Year. Whilst there are a few spaces available for both classes at present, could I ask people to e mail Tricia direct to reserve a space to avoid disappointment! triciadurdey@uwclub.net. The classes are on a Wednesday 6pm-7pm and 7.15pm – 8.15pm. They run in half termly blocks and payment of £7 per class is made for a block of classes (usually 5 so a payment of £35). Concessions are available. Those who are already signed up for the classes will automatically be allocated a space in the next set unless they tell Tricia to the contrary. Thanks Rebecca.
A relaxing & fun way to spend an evening.
Posted in History, Societies on Friday November 21, 2008| 3 Comments »
Parwich & District Local History Society’s last Newsletter came out in February 2007, however they are now re-launching it in a new guise as their News Quarterly. (It should be born in mind that a local history society’s idea of news, might not be as current as the more general reader’s, for example the last Newsletter reported that readers had missed the deadline to object to a proposed new road through Parwich, by only 197 years.)
All the Society’s members are being contacted to establish whether they want to continue to recieve mailings in the time honoured paper form, or whether they want to go electronic.
The News Quarterly will also be on-line at the Society’s website. The first two issues, now on-line, are accessible to all. Once the Society’s members have indicated how they want to receive their mail shots, future issues of the News Quarterly will be accessible to the members only for the first year following publication, after which they will be released for full public consumption.
To see the first two issues of the Parwich & District Local History Society News Quarterly click on the respective contents lists below:
Anyone who regards themselves as a member of Parwich & District Local History Society (even if your fees are not up to date) but has not received a mailing including Issue 1 of the new News Quarterly by 30th November please let the Society know on parwichhistory@hotmail.com.
Posted in History, Societies on Tuesday November 18, 2008| Leave a Comment »
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Posted in Gardens, Societies on Saturday November 8, 2008| Leave a Comment »
At last night’s Parwich & District Horticultural Society’s AGM the following Officers were elected unopposed:
Peter Rawlins stood down from the Committee, to the thanks of the Society for his long service and hopes to be able to continue to draw on his expertise and knowledge.
The Society also elected two new Committee Members and Ben Bennett as our Memorial Hall Representative. Outgoing Chair Peter Trewhitt thanked everyone for all the support he and the Society have received over the past year. He continues as a committee member.
The Society enthusiastically committed to an active role in Parwich Primary School’s ‘Growing Together‘ project. Anyone wanting to volunteer to support developing a productive vegetable garden at the School please contact Nia L, Helen P or Rebeca J.
Posted in Gardens, Societies on Wednesday November 5, 2008| Leave a Comment »
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Posted in Events, Gardens, Societies on Saturday October 18, 2008| Leave a Comment »
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Posted in Societies on Thursday October 16, 2008| Leave a Comment »
If you are a member of the Over 60’s and want to join in the Pie & Pea Supper on November 11th at 6pm in the Memorial Hall , please can you ring Alan as soon as possible on 279.
Posted in Events, Pub, Societies on Wednesday October 8, 2008| 1 Comment »
Posted in History, Out & About, Societies, Transport on Monday October 6, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Yesterday’s Local History Society trip was a great success. We started at Middleton Top, where the stationary engine was working. When the Cromford & High Peak Railway (now the High Peak Trail) was build in the late 1820s, to join the Cromford Canal to the Peak Forest Canal at Whaley Bridge, they did not have a set idea of what a railway should be. (more…)
Posted in History, Out & About, Societies, Transport on Saturday October 4, 2008| Leave a Comment »
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Click here for more information on the two steam engines
Posted in Out & About, Societies on Friday October 3, 2008| Leave a Comment »
There are still some seats left on the Parwich Over 60s trip to Shrewsbury on Tuesday 14th October. You don’t have to be over 60 to come along.
Contact Alan L on 279 for more details or to reserve your seat(s).
Posted in Events, Pub, Societies on Tuesday September 30, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Posted in History, Out & About, Societies on Monday September 29, 2008| Leave a Comment »
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Click here for more information on the two stationary engines
Posted in Societies, Sport on Wednesday September 24, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Nia, even though Colin B is definitely wrong in suggesting you are unbalanced, it took me a little while to interpret your email about night becoming day. I hope this makes sense:
Parwich Tennis Club‘s regular Club Night is moving to
Sunday Afternoons at 2pm
Starting this Sunday (28th September) the weekly club drop-in sessions are on Sunday afternoons from 2pm. Anyone is welcome to come to play and check out the Club.
Hope to see lots of you there.
Posted in 2008, Posts of Note, Societies, Sport on Monday September 22, 2008| 10 Comments »
Photos have been added to this post (Tues 23rd Sept)
Thanks to Val S for another literary masterpiece as well as champion tennis player.
I knew I was in trouble when I woke to the sound of Cher from my bedside radio….yes I KNOW our love won’t pay the rent but neither will it get a tennis tournament and end of season BBQ organised…..
Glynis (aka Drummond G) called, she’ll get rolls, beer and stuff, the Linnells are on sausages (obviously) and Colin B is organising the tennis; I get to clean and scrub two rusty dirty barbeques and plan some stuff for the annual dinner, my cup overfloweth.
All ready by 1pm. 24 highly motivated players were confronted by yet another cunning competition format, this time devised by Colin B……….And when I’m sad, you’re a clown …….. ….24 players – 3 Drummonds, 3 Smiths, 3 Linnells, 3 Beesleys, 2 Coates, 2 Yarletts, 2 Watsons, a single Fentem, a Chadfield (well done Sandra!) a Bunting, the vicar, a bloke called Richard and me – making 12 couples…I got you to hold my hand……
Posted in Events, Societies on Friday September 19, 2008| 2 Comments »
Being one of the three men that attended this talk, I can uncategorically say that those of you who did not go on Thursday evening missed an excellent talk and some incredible photos. Clare Shea-Simonds, an experienced athlete, has recently won a European silver medal for Triathlon. She and her husband, with some 80 other westerners and Nepalese, entered last year’s Everest Marathon, and Parwich WI reaped the benefit of having her mother on their committee.
Amazing though the challenge of a marathon starting near Everest Base Camp at 17,000 feet is, the challenge of walking to the start is as impressive. Described as the worlds most impressive race, it has been run 12 times since 1987. Clare talked of Nepal, the poverty (the average income is around £125 a year) and the people. (more…)
Posted in 2008, Posts of Note, Societies, Sport on Monday September 15, 2008| Leave a Comment »
(SECOND ONLY TO WIMBLEDON) – SATURDAY
The day dawned – surprisingly brightly given the recent dampness.
This was the penultimate event of the Tennis Club’s year, the climax of their competitive year, the pinnacle of competitive ambition, the epitome of competitive standards. At stake was the honour of having your name in gold leaf on the pavilion honours board for eternity.
This is a day for finely tuned athletes, the light of foot, the stern of heart, those who care and the masochists who routinely subject themselves to ritual humiliation on an annual basis. This is not a day for the lily-livered, for those who play for enjoyment or those with the good sense to recognise their limitations. Today we were gladiators!
There were two competitions – ‘one for the ladies’ and ‘one for the gentlemen’.
Posted in Events, Societies on Monday September 15, 2008| Leave a Comment »
The W.I. have a talk and pictures by Claire and Duncan Shea-Simonds who completed the Everest Marathon in November 2007, at the Memorial Hall on Thursday 18th September at 8pm, everyone is welcome.
Posted in Events, Gardens, Societies on Saturday September 6, 2008| Leave a Comment »
The Horticultural Society offers its commiserations to all effected by the flood, and hopes you get sorted out soon. It was impressive to see the Shop/Pub trading more or less as usual at the same time as the clean up operation was going on. They certainly deserve to do well in the Best Community Pub award in ten days or so. Well the Show must go on.
If you have any flowers, fruit or vegetables left (at least Mike and Dot don’t need to pick theirs, the flood has spread them across the lawn) please bring you entries along between 8am and 11am on Sunday morning (7th Sept). If you crop has been washed away come along at 3pm for the auction of produce so you can still stock up your freezer.
Posted in Societies on Friday August 15, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Posted in Events, Gardens, Societies on Sunday August 10, 2008| Leave a Comment »
This year’s Annual Flower & Vegetable Show is to take place on Sunday 7th September in the Memorial Hall. Classes are within the following categories:
Local
Open
The Local Classes are open to anyone living within 4 miles of Parwich and the Open Class are open to all.
The 2008 Parwich Annual Flower & Vegetable Show Schedule is now available via the Sycamore Inn, the Shop and the Legion. Also click here to see the Schedule on-line. Do have a think about entering, and don’t forget about the auction of produce at the end of the Show. (There are some great bargains to be had, and much fun trying to stop your rivals buying the best Victoria Sponge or the largest marrow.)
For more details contact Mike H tel. 456 or Peter T tel. 287
Posted in 2008, Gardens, People, Posts of Note, Societies on Friday August 8, 2008| 2 Comments »
Thank you to Parwich & District Horticultural Society for the following:
This year we revived our Hanging Basket Competition, which fell into abeyance some years ago. This was prompted by the donation of a Trophy to the Society in memory of the late Abel Shipley. Abel was born in 1915 at Warslow, but his family moved to The Croft in Parwich when he was three months old. He lived in Parwich the rest of his life, and retained an impressive memory of village affairs right up to his death. Many will have very fond memories of Abel.
As a child Abel worked on the family allotment behind their house, now gone unfortunately, and “every fortnight my mother walked me, aged 5, over to Warslow to clean and wash for my grandfather and uncle and then walk back again. This took us through Alsop, Gypsy Bank and Beresford Dale. (more…)
Posted in Societies on Wednesday August 6, 2008| Leave a Comment »
There are a few spare seats available on the Mystery Trip on Tuesday 12th August. It leaves from The Green at 6pm, returning around 10ish. You don’t have to be over 60 to enjoy this trip, but it is for adults only! Why not give Alan a ring on 279 to book your seat.
Posted in Gardens, Out & About, Societies on Monday July 28, 2008| Leave a Comment »
On Friday 17 of us set off to the RHS Tatton Park Show, it was a great day out, very warm and thankfully dry. There was loads to see, the most amazing displays in the marquees, including vegetables, plants & flower arranging. Outside there were the show gardens, back to back gardens & formal beds – some take a little while to get your head around. There is also all the paraphernalia that goes with gardens, we came away with a greenhouse!! Thanks to Dot for organising this trip for the Horticultural Society.
Posted in History, Out & About, Societies on Wednesday July 16, 2008| Leave a Comment »
The Local History Society’s visit last night to Arkwright’s Mill at Cromford was a great success. There was a tour of the mill site, an organ recital in St Mary’s Church with its amazing Victorian wall paintings and coffee in Willersley Castle.
Photo by Mike G
The Arkwright Society has achieved a great deal, but it is vital they are supported to complete the restoration of this World Heritage Site, in particular the internationally important first mill.
More information and further photos will be available, in the hopefully not too distant future, through our History Society Newsletters.
Posted in Events, History, Out & About, Societies on Wednesday July 9, 2008| Leave a Comment »
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