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One day later than normal due to bank holiday.

Note no additional garden waste will be taken beyond the usual bin (or 5 bags if you don’t have a bin).

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…and Food Caddy

In other news the car number restrictions are longer in operation at the recycling centres 

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Update for Bradbourne & Parwich Heating Oil Club

Brent crude continues to remain stable this week, around $44 a barrel, despite global Covid-19 concerns. Delivery times are currently 5 to 10 working days

Pre-winter checks: Have you serviced your boiler recently? If not, it would be a good time to get this booked in with your local technician to prepare for the winter months ahead.

Rate:  £0.2599 (pence per litre excluding vat [5% for Domestic use])

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Now hopefully with food caddy.

Note no additional garden waste will be taken beyond the usual bin (or 5 bags if you don’t have a bin).

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Update for Bradbourne & Parwich Heating Oil Club

Although demand concerns persist, Brent crude hit a five-month high this, week passing $45 a barrel as U.S. crude oil inventories fell for the third week in a row with larger than expected draws on US oil stocks. Delivery times are currently 5 to 10 working days.

NOTE Due to Covid-19 some suppliers are no longer leaving delivery dockets (PODs) at the time of delivery, they will be sending them via post after delivery instead. Due to current delays with the postal service in some areas, please allow a week or so for them to arrive.

Rate:  £0.2645 (pence per litre excluding vat [5% for Domestic use])

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A couple of photos from this morning’s VJ day service. Martin C

And these from Richard T:

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I have discovered many small pieces of glass all along the road at the top of Creamery Lane outside Rathbourne Court. I have a suspicion that the recycling waste lorry has been leaking the glass, and I am planning to ask the Council to send a road sweeper to clear it up (we have already cleared the road, but the pieces are tiny).

If you see any glass in other parts of the village, can you please let me know, so that I can inform Derbyshire Dales.

Martin C. 390529

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UPDATE – owners now found. Charlotte Beach has found a boy black cocker spaniel, collar but no tag, very happy boy! please call 01335 390181 if he’s yours.

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Now sold. We have a double wardrobe for sale. All details on the pictures. £40 ono.

Any questions let Lucy M know lucywigley@googlemail.com

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Is anyone in the village selling a caravan? We have had a knock at the door this morning from a man asking about a caravan being for sale in the village and wondered if this is legit.

Rona C

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Residents’ garden waste service questions answered

With garden waste collections now operating to schedule across the Derbyshire Dales during the continuing coronavirus pandemic, local residents are being reminded there will be a charge for the service from April next year.

More than half of all UK councils now charge residents for garden waste collections, including 39 of the 50 councils most similar to Derbyshire Dales District Council.

It will cost a discounted £35 for Dales households that subscribe to the garden waste service before the end of January 2021, generating funds to offset the increased cost of the District Council’s new waste and recycling contract, which starts next month.

The cost of the contract rises by £1-million a year after Dales residents made it clear they wanted the District Council to maintain current service levels, which are the best in Derbyshire. It means fortnightly collections of dry recycling and residual household waste continue as the new contract kicks in, together with weekly food waste collections.

A cheaper deal could have been struck by making household waste collections less frequent – but in resident surveys local people rejected this idea. Councillors voted by an overwhelming majority at a special council meeting at the end of last year for Serco to continue to deliver the waste and recycling contract for the district and also agreed to approve the new charge for collecting garden waste.

Subscriptions open from September this year and the cost will rise to £50 from February 2021 when the discount period ends. Free garden waste collections will continue for all 34,000 households across the Dales until April next year. Ahead of the new garden waste service launch, the District Council has prepared a comprehensive list of frequently asked questions online at www.derbyshiredales.gov.uk/gardenwasteFAQs

A District Council spokesperson said: “It’s important to stress this will be an opt-in service and charging for garden waste collections was a decision councillors took reluctantly, but we have to raise extra revenue to balance out the impact of the rising cost of the new waste and recycling contract. The reality is that we’ve had to set the garden waste charge so the waste and recycling service overall is affordable to the Council Tax payer.We appreciate residents will have many questions, including why the new contract is £1-million more expensive than the current one, which is why we have prepared the FAQs.Put simply, the market place was much more competitive when we struck the current deal eight years ago. That deal, which was exceptional value for money, simply does not exist in 2020, and this became clear during a rigorous tendering process. Vehicle prices have increased due in part to additional safety features and improved environmental standards, and staff wages have also increased significantly and are likely to continue to rise. In addition, we have specified new technologies such as 360 degree cameras and in-cab technology, which adds to the cost. At the same time, the price obtainable for recyclables has fallen substantially.”

The District Council invited all Dales residents to respond to two consultations during a waste service review period. The main survey closed in September 2018 with 2,629 responses. The spokesperson added: “Local people made it clear to us they wanted to maintain fortnightly collections of household waste and recycling, and weekly food waste collections. To keep the service at the same level in the face of rising costs, it is necessary for a charge for garden waste to offset some of the overall costs of the new service. Added to this, local government finances continue to be challenging and successive central government grant cuts mean we need more money to continue to provide the frontline services our residents expect. The level of government grant we receive will have reduced from £2.8m in 2013/14 to £1m by 2020/21. So even after making substantial savings in recent times, we have to find additional ongoing annual savings or additional income of £250,000 by 2023/24.”

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Free travel cot for collection from Janice W. Call 390281 or email lucywigley@googlemail.com

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Massive thank you to the judges and everyone who took part here are the results….

Best Household – Jacqui Jesson Sycamore Cottages. Plus a special mention to Glasthomebury Tim Rider

Best Row – First place draw to West View and Alsop Road

Best Overall Adult – Roger, Roy, Mary and Arnold

Best Older Child – Betty Laycock

Best Younger Child – Dougie Maddocks and Stan Laycock

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As you can all imagine Parwich Wakes is going to look a little different this year but we still wanted to mark the occasion before we are back with a bang in 2021. Therefore the Parwich Carnival and Recreation Committee have put together a small programme of events for the Wakes Saturday and activities for you to take part in at your leisure throughout the week. We are working closely with the Sycamore, Legion and Odd Fellows so if government rules change and as more things are confirmed we will let you know.

Lucy M

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Dougie and Lily have their ice cream ready and waiting for our holiday search. What’s everyone else missing from holidays? We can’t wait to find out on our holiday treasure hunt over the next week.

Lucy M

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Well a holiday hunt! As many of us should be on holiday next week and we don’t really need an excuse to brighten up the village and make us smile how do people fancy creating their own holiday pictures for us all to find . Whether it be a picture of an ice cream 🍦, bucket and spade or an awesome sand castle – the brighter the better. Hunt starting from this Saturday – we can’t wait to see your creations.

Lucy M

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Our very own DJ Funky Gibbon will be doing a Facebook live session from 8pm – 9pm this Bank Holiday Friday featuring hits through the decades. You can ask for requests through his Facebook page as more info will appear on there shortly. So grab a loud speaker sit in your front garden and carry on the VE Day celebrations.

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Just in case you haven’t visited Pump Hill on your daily walk its definitely worth a visit before the bluebells go.

Lucy M

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Stand in your front gardens and join in the celebrations..

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Don’t forget to put up your dragon’s for St George’s Day. Dougie and Lily’s is breathing fire on West View.

Lucy M

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Parwich.org has readers far and wide and we have received our first entry from Clitheroe. Thank you to Amy W for sending them in for the under 7 category.

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We have received (well I’ve taken a photo of) an entry for 15 years and older. Can you guess who has designed it?

Keep the entries coming in till Sunday. Val and John K have kindly agreed to judge.

Lucy M

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I have been strolling around the village for about five years now and only discovered these steps a few days ago. Although overgrown, there are steps behind the undergrowth. Can anyone guess where they are and let me(us) know of any history

Bottle of wine for the first right answer

Kind regards

Malcolm H

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UPDATE – been collected

Cameron and Demi J have 13 x 5 ft of turf available to collect now from Parsons Croft. Please come and help yourself.

Thanks

Cameron J

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This village never ceases to amaze me – you are all lovely people and the rainbows and teddies have brought such joy over the past couple of weeks. So for Easter week please can we do just one more!!

I was thinking if we could create the biggest village Easter hunt the kids have ever seen so hide pictures of eggs, bunnies or anything Easter related then we can all have fun finding them.

Then finally email us photos of your Easter creations to parwich@hotmail.com or lucywigley@googlemail.com and the best pictures will win an Easter prize. We will have a prize for under 7’s, 7-15 yr olds and finally 15 and over so everyone can get involved (Liz E I’m sure your dying to send us some 😀). Photos to be sent by Monday 13th April.

Happy Hunting

Lucy M

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