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Hill Race 2009 Trophy Winners

Posted in 2009, Posts of Note, Sport, Wakes on Tuesday June 30, 2009| Leave a Comment »

Here are the trophy winners and placed runners:

Local Mothers Race

Paula Lynam Trophy

  • 1st Sue Purvis
  • 2nd Janice Wigley
  • 3rd Sandra Chadfield

Junior Hill Race

The Hauliers Trophy for the outright winner

  • 1st Harry Stafford
  • 2nd Rannoch Linnell
  • 3rd William Beesley

The Dorothy Foden Memorial Trophy for the first Girl (outright)

  • 1st Amy Stone
  • 2nd K Round
  • 3rd Isabel Purvis

The Russell Shield for the first Local Boy

  • 1st Harry Stafford
  • 2nd Rannoch Linnell
  • 3rd William Beesley

The Foden Shield for the first Local Girl

  • 1st Isabel Purvis
  • 2nd Shannon Jewitt
  • 3rd L Dale

Senior Hill Race

The Harley Lowndes Cup for the outright winner

  • 1st Paul Mannion
  • 2nd S Margiotta
  • 3rd G Tighe

The John Lees Memorial Shield for the first Lady

  • 1st C Howard
  • 2nd C Coonan
  • 3rd L Holmes

The Russell Trophy for the first outright Veteran

  • 1st D Motley

The Wainwright Cup for the first runner to the top of the Hill

  • 1st Paul Mannion

The Slater Shield for the first local runner

  • 1st Robert Drummond
  • 2nd Clive Russell
  • 3rd Nick Bird

The Tilcon Cup for the first local Lady

  • 1st Eleanor Purvis
  • 2nd Sue Purvis
  • 3rd Helen Pitts

The Chambers Trophy for the first local Veteran

  • 1st Clive Russell

Taymac Trophy for Oldest Local to finish

  • 1st Clive Russell

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Hill Race 2009 – photos down below

Posted in 2009, Posts of Note, Sport, Wakes on Tuesday June 30, 2009| Leave a Comment »

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Hill Race 2009

Posted in 2009, Posts of Note, Sport, Wakes on Tuesday June 30, 2009| 6 Comments »

Thank you to Graham, our roving reporter for this evening:

Our Roving Reporter

Our Roving Reporter

No Haile Gebrselassie ( -spell that without Google!), no Ron Hill, no Roberto Buntingo, no Paula R (she told us the lack of course toilets prevented an appearance this year) – no matter – 80 of the region’s best runners (and me) lined up for the annual Parwich Hill Race this evening.

The weather was warm and sticky but much more pleasant than last years deluge.

Even if I wasn’t a keen runner (enthusiasm here being a definite talent substitute), the Hill Race night would be one of my favourites of Wakes week. With the fair in full swing, and crowds congregating on the streets around the pub and the green, it tends to maintain a good natured carnival atmosphere which is starting to be lost on the evening of Wakes Saturday, (which I find is becoming sadly marred by the intimidating groups of marauding binge drinking youth’s largely from outside the village smashing glass, throwing firework’s and racing cars).  (more…)

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Parwich Strongest Man Competition tomorrow night

Posted in Pub, Sport, Wakes on Tuesday June 30, 2009| Leave a Comment »

Wednesday 1st July: Parwich Strongest Man

8-00pm Strongest Man Competition at the Sycamore Inn

Click here to see the event poster.
Click here to see the full Wakes Week programme.

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Sports and storm clouds – more photos

Posted in 2009, Posts of Note, Sport, Wakes, Weather, Young people on Tuesday June 30, 2009| 2 Comments »

Thank you to Colin B for these photos (click here for Nia’s write-up):

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Children's Sports during Wakes 2009

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Storm cloulds over the sports field

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Hill Race tonight

Posted in Sport, Wakes on Tuesday June 30, 2009| Leave a Comment »

Parwich Hill Race

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The 2009 Wakes Programme

Posted in Wakes on Tuesday June 30, 2009| Leave a Comment »

We hope everyone is enjoying their Wakes Week, and as always are impressed by the organisation and hard work put in by the Carnival & Recreation Committee and all the other organisers and helpers.  Make the most of the rest of the week by clicking on the image below to access the 2009 Official Wakes Programme as a pdf.

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Children’s races – Monday night – a scorcher…….

Posted in 2009, Posts of Note, Sport, Wakes, Young people on Monday June 29, 2009| Leave a Comment »

Thank you to our roving reporter for the evening Nia:

It all started well, with Dennis, missing his usual side kick – Brian- getting the races off to a flying start at bang on 6.30pm. Children were clutching their brown envelopes of money and sucking on revolting looking purple chews with more additives in them than a bag of candy floss from the fair, by the time the roving reporter made it down to the sports ground…..

The birth explosion in Parwich around the millennium meant the tape holders had to work doubly hard as heats had to be run before the finalists could be decided. The ‘smarter’ children quickly realised they needed to ensure they got in the right heat in order to guarantee a place in the final. For the boys that meant avoiding Jack G. and Jacob B. and the girls had to avoid Bethany F. These 3 youngsters were obviously under strict instructions to bring home to the dosh as they were flying down the home straight into 1st place in every race they entered.(unless it was against each other of course….) (more…)

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Tuesday night Hill Race

Posted in Sport, Wakes on Monday June 29, 2009| Leave a Comment »

Tuesday 30th June: Hill Race

7-00pm Local Mothers’ Race
7-30pm Junior Hill Race
8-00pm Senior Hill Race

For more details on the evening click here and for enquiries about the Hill Race call tel. 01629 732004.

For last years’ times click here.

Westledine’s funfair will be in full swing for the evening.  Click here to see the full Wakes Week programme.

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Children’s sports

Posted in 2009, Posts of Note, Sport, Wakes, Young people on Monday June 29, 2009| Leave a Comment »

Thank you to Amy H-G, who is visiting Parwich, for these photos (taken before the storm clouds arrived).  Click here for Nia’s write up of the evening.

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Wakes photos

Posted in Wakes on Monday June 29, 2009| Leave a Comment »

Do you have any Wakes photos that we could add to the blog?  Or any Wakes photos that we could use in a caption competition?  Please send them to our email address – parwich@hotmail.co.uk.  If we get inundated, we may not be able to post them all but will post as many as we can.  We would also like photos from the campsite games if anyone has any.  Thank you.

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St Peter’s Day

Posted in Church, Wakes on Monday June 29, 2009| Leave a Comment »

St PeterHappy St Peter’s Day

St Peter’s day (29th June), along with St John the Baptist’s day (25th June), is an important marker for mid-summer celebrations.  Bonfires were lit on both St John’s Eve (Midsummer’s Day, this was the Summer Solstice before changes in the calendar) and St. Peter’s Eve. In Tudor England both these celebrations included music, processions, garlands of flowers, drinking ale and feasting.

Locally St. Peter’s Day is the fixed point for the timing of Parwich Wakes, and gardeners in the village used to regard this as the best time for digging your first new potatoes.

The Odd Fellows Ale drunk at their feast on Saturday is a recent revival of a very old tradition.  Chris and the A52s are keeping alive local music making.  Our Carnival Parade is a reminder of the Tudor processions, and the floats in the parade echo the decorated carts popular in the north as part of the build up to hay making.

Being currently between vicars there is no St Peter’s Day service in Parwich Church this year, but Andrew Robinson, lay reader wrote the following on St Peter for us: (more…)

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Wakes Week Saturday – Even More Snaps!

Posted in 2009, Posts of Note, Wakes on Sunday June 28, 2009| Leave a Comment »

Wakes Week got off to an excellent start yesterday. The weather became progressively better and much fun was had by all who participated.

Here are some more photos from the Odd Fellows’ Procession, the Village Market and the Fancy Dress Parade. See if you can spot yourself!

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The Odd Fellows' Procession

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Monday night is Children’s Sports

Posted in Sport, Wakes, Young people on Sunday June 28, 2009| Leave a Comment »

Monday 29th June: Children’s Sports

6-30pm Children’s Sports at Nether Green and call in at the funfair on your way home.

For a list of events click here to see the full Wakes programme.

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Strongest Man Competition soon

Posted in Sport, Wakes on Sunday June 28, 2009| 3 Comments »

Strongest Man 2009
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A lazy Sunday morning

Posted in Wakes on Sunday June 28, 2009| Leave a Comment »

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More Wakes photos.

Posted in 2009, People, Photography, Posts of Note, Wakes on Sunday June 28, 2009| 1 Comment »




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Hill Race 2009

Posted in Sport, Wakes on Sunday June 28, 2009| Leave a Comment »

Parwich Hill Race

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From the wife of an Oddfellow.

Posted in 2009, Posts of Note, Wakes on Saturday June 27, 2009| Leave a Comment »

Ah, the sound of the band, the sight of a parade of rather smartly turned out gentlemen (or ‘Odd Fellows’ take your pick…) wearing white gloves and carrying sticks, the sparkling of Lou’s jewellery stand at the ‘Market Place’, the smell of Janet and Paula’s burger stand…it could only be the start of Wakes!

As usual it was great fun for both participants and observers. I always enjoy a spot of shopping, and very much enjoyed my little spree on the green this afternoon. Two necklaces, three bracelets and one 1930’s koala bear later I then strolled over to the beautiful garden at The Fold for a quick sip of beer. The atmosphere there was fantastic! It is great to see to many Parwichians (that sounds like a Native American Tribe, doesn’t it?!) in one spot – especially loved seeing Barbara and Brian McCormack and their gorgeous grandchildren.

What’s next on the agenda? My own lovely Oddfellow (every girl should have one) coming home, full of roast beef and beer, falling asleep on the sofa.

I suppose it is only once a year…

Thank you to Deb for her perspective on the afternoon, she is joining the team for this week as one of our overworked and underpaid roving reporters.

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Sunday’s events

Posted in British Legion, Church, Wakes on Saturday June 27, 2009| Leave a Comment »

Sunday 28th June: Campsite Service, Treasure Hunt and Bar-B-Q

11-00am Campsite ‘Songs of Praise’ at Parson’s Croft (or if wet in the Church)
12-00am Fun & Games with the Campers

2pm to 4-30pm Tea & cakes in the Churchyard (if raining inside the Church)

6-00pm Treasure Hunt (start on the Green)

8-00pm Wakes Bar-B-Q at the Legion

Click here to see the full Wakes programme.

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Photo Diary of What goes on Where on Wakes Saturday.

Posted in 2009, Posts of Note, Wakes on Saturday June 27, 2009| 3 Comments »

This post is an active one and will grow throughout the day.  This post is packed with photos, all will enlarge, just click on them.

By 10am the village is alive with people, the Odd Fellows have already visited 2 venues and quickly marching up the hill for their 3rd pint whilst the Village Market stall holders are busy preparing their goods for the start of the sales at  11am.

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The 3rd stop for the marchers after The Sycamore and Flaxdale House is The Hall, with the Shields family serving refreshments for the thirsty participants, it’s a long way up the hill!

10.15 Some of the suspect faces up at The Hall.

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Welcome to 2009 Parwich Wakes

Posted in Wakes on Saturday June 27, 2009| Leave a Comment »

Welcome to the first day of Parwich Wakes, which starts each year on the Saturday nearest to St. Peter’s Day (29th June).  The Derbyshire village wakes have their roots in the celebration of each village’s patron saint, dating back to before the Reformation.  So Parwich has been celebrating Wakes at this time of year for at least four hundred years; though it could be as long as nine hundred years or more.

Village wakes are a time of celebration, but also from medieval times they have been a time for fund raising for village causes, and equally importantly a time for the consumption of beer!

Saturday 27th June: Odd Fellows Parade & Carnival

9-30am Odd Fellows Parade starts from the Sycamore Inn (an earlier start than usual to fit in the popular new stop at Flaxdale)
11-am Odd Fellows Service in Parwich Church
1-15pm Odd Fellows Dinner in the Memorial Hall

11am to 4pm Village Market (with some 14 stalls) & Children’s Entertainment (including bouncy castle and face painting) & refreshments

6-00pm Fancy Dress & Carnival (parade assembles at the School)
6-15pm Fancy Dress Parade, followed on the Green by a Hog roast, the A52s (until aprox. 8-30pm) and then Chris Houlihan

Also Westledine’s funfair

Click here to see the full programme.

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You need balls

Posted in Wakes on Saturday June 27, 2009| Leave a Comment »

Forget the Hill Race; disregard the Strongest Man; it is on Friday night when you’ll need real balls.

Buy your balls at the bargain price of £1 each (available today at Wakes market and the other events all week), and they will be set rolling on Friday evening at the start of Race Night.  First prize is £50, second £25 and third £10.

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Wakes starts Saturday

Posted in Oddfellows, Wakes on Friday June 26, 2009| Leave a Comment »

Saturday 27th June: Odd Fellows Parade & Carnival

9-30am Odd Fellows Parade starts from the Sycamore Inn (an earlier start than usual to fit in the popular new stop at Flaxdale)
11-am Odd Fellows Service in Parwich Church
1-15pm Odd Fellows Dinner in the Memorial Hall

11am to 4pm Village Market (with some 14 stalls) & Children’s Entertainment (including bouncy castle and face painting) & refreshments

6-00pm Fancy Dress & Carnival (parade assembles at the School)
6-15pm Fancy Dress Parade, followed on the Green by Hog roast, the A52s (until aprox. 8-30pm) and then Chris Houlihan

Also Westledine’s funfair

Click here to see the full programme.

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Roving Reporters Required

Posted in Wakes on Thursday June 25, 2009| 6 Comments »

Job description: lousy pay, a sense of humour and a love of Wakes Week.

We are looking for some help to report things during Wakes Week – Interested?
Nothing too demanding: you’ve read the posts that we put on (piece of cake), and spellcheque is included in the package. 

So all you have to do is email parwich@hotmail.co.uk  or talk to one of the team and let us know which event you are happy to write about. It doesn’t have to be long; write it as if you were talking to a friend.  You can then email it in to us, and we’ll post it on the blog.

Seriously: if you can help, we would appreciate knowing as soon as possible, so events are not duplicated – not that we expect to be overwhelmed with offers, but we are happy to be surprised..

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Parwich Wakes 2009

Posted in Wakes on Thursday June 25, 2009| Leave a Comment »

Click on the image below to access the 2009 Official Wakes Programme as a pdf.

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Parwich Hill Race

Posted in Sport, Wakes on Thursday June 25, 2009| Leave a Comment »

Parwich Hill Race

All runners here is your chance.  Competitors are invited to enter Parwich Hill Race. Registration is opposite the Sycamore Inn on the night of the races. All races start and finish in front of the Sycamore Inn. The raffle will be drawn and the trophies presented after the completion of the last race. (more…)

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I can’t wait for the fair to begin

Posted in Ornithology, Wakes on Thursday June 25, 2009| Leave a Comment »

the ducks checking out the fair

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Wakes tombola prizes please

Posted in School, Wakes on Wednesday June 24, 2009| 1 Comment »

The school is running a tombola at the Saturday Wakes market and would welcome any and all contributions.   Please deliver them tomorrow or Friday either to the school or – ideally – to Denise Ball, who is running the stall.  All donations are more than welcome.  Little bags of sweets or chocolates are popular as they  attract lots of children to the stall.  Thank you very much.

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This week’s Stunner

Posted in News, Wakes on Wednesday June 24, 2009| 1 Comment »

Available in the Sycamore or online.  In this week’s edition there are only two pieces of Parwich news but hopefully we’ll create more next week with all the Wakes events:

p.20: Parwich Wakes Camping Plans – revellers attending Parwich Wakes are  being urged to set up camp at official sites.

p.48: Parwich invite keen runners – competitors are invited for Parwich Wakes Hill Race on Tuesday 30th June.  All races start and finish outside the Sycamore Inn and more details can be obtained on tel. 01629 732004.

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Are you ready for Saturday’s Fancy Dress Parade?

Posted in Wakes on Wednesday June 24, 2009| Leave a Comment »

If you haven’t already, there is still time to plan your costume for the Fancy Dress Parade on Saturday.


Participants should assemble at the School steps for 6pm; the parade begins at 6-15pm. The categories are: (more…)

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A reminder of Wakes 2008

Posted in Wakes on Wednesday June 24, 2009| Leave a Comment »

To help get you all in the mood for this year here is some of what was said and shown at PARWICH.ORG about last year’s (2008) Wakes Week:

Also don’t forget you can get all our previous posts listed under each category by selecting the relevant category from the drop down list halfway down the right-hand column on each page (e.g. Wakes).

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Funfair has arrived

Posted in Wakes on Tuesday June 23, 2009| Leave a Comment »

For those not in the village yesterday or today, here is proof that the build up to Wakes is in full swing with the arrival of Westledine’s funfair on the Green:

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Although Saturday is the official opening, let’s hope that good weather will encourage an earlier start.

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Wakes Programme 2009

Posted in Wakes on Tuesday June 23, 2009| 4 Comments »

Click on the image below to access the 2009 Official Wakes Programme as a pdf. Please accept our apologies for the quality of reproduction, but we have not been able to obtain an electronic version of the programme so we have scanned a photocopy.

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“Considerate campers welcomed at Parwich.”

Posted in Local Links, Police, Wakes on Tuesday June 23, 2009| Leave a Comment »

The following news item was posted today by the Derbyshire Constabulory:

Campers looking to stay at Parwich this weekend for the last few days of the annual Wakes week (June 26, 27 and 28) are being advised to stay at authorised campsites.

Local residents have said they are concerned people may be tempted to pitch in unofficial areas such as the football pitch or in farmers’ fields.

PC Ian Cooper, of the Tissington and area Safer Neighbourhood Team said: “Please stick to authorised campsites around the village and surrounding area as no camping will be allowed on the village football field or on private farmland without permission.

“Parents should also make sure that their youngsters are camping at suitable locations and with permission if necessary.”

To contact the team call 0345 123 33 33 or email ashbourne.neighbourhoods@derbyshire.pnn.police.uk

As of today, news bulletins from the Derbyshire Constabulory can also be found via Twitter, at twitter.com/derbyspolice.

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Parwich Strongest Man 2009

Posted in Wakes on Tuesday June 23, 2009| Leave a Comment »

Strongest Man 2009
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Wakes Saturday Market

Posted in Wakes on Friday June 12, 2009| Leave a Comment »

marketThe Wakes Market will be as usual on the afternoon of Wakes Saturday (27th June).

For more details and to book your pitch please contact Barbara on tel. 279.

Also local groups wanting a stall let Barbara know. Don’t miss this fund raising opportunity.

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Pitches for Wakes Market

Posted in Wakes on Monday June 1, 2009| Leave a Comment »

marketThe Wakes Market will be as usual on the afternoon of Wakes Saturday (27th June).

For more details and to book your pitch please contact Barbara on tel. 279.

Also local groups wanting a stall let Barbara know.  Don’t miss this fund raising opportunity.

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Parwich Odd Fellows Ale – a unique brew!

Posted in 2009, Oddfellows, Posts of Note, Wakes on Saturday May 16, 2009| Leave a Comment »

Parwich Odd Fellows has commissioned its own specifically brewed ale. There are just four cases remaining, so if you want to try it you need to be quick!

Each case contains 12 bottles and costs £26; alternatively you can buy individual bottles at £2.50 a bottle.

In addition, there are just ten of the ‘special presentation packs’ still available – each pack contains 3 bottles, one of which is 1 of the first 24 bottles produced and has a special label to prove it! The presentation packs cost £11.

To purchase this unusual product, which is unique to Parwich Odd Fellows, please contact Bill Whitfield on 390571.

If you miss out, don’t despair – there will be a new but different brew produced for Parwich Odd Fellows for Parwich Wakes week!

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Wakes Week 2009

Posted in Wakes on Wednesday May 6, 2009| Leave a Comment »

We have recently had a few emails asking when Parwich Wakes Week begins this year.

For those who don’t already know, the origins of local Wakes go back to well before the Reformation, growing out of each village’s celebration of their church’s patron saint’s day.  The saints’ days have continued to be used to dictate when Wakes are celebrated even when the religious aspect of the celebration has been lost, and the original dedication of the church has been altered and even forgotten.  For some Derbyshire villages the only indication of their church’s original patron saint is the timing of their Wakes.

Parwich Church has retained it’s original Medieval  dedication to St Peter, whose feast day is the 29th June.  Consequently Parwich Wakes begins on the nearest Saturday to the 29th June, which this year is the 27th June.

When we have confirmation of what is happening throughout the week it will be added to our CALENDAR page.

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