Posted in Gardens, Young people on Friday June 19, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Parwich Children’s Horticultural Show is on Sunday 21st June. Are you getting your entries ready?
Entries must be brought to the Memorial Hall between 9-30 and 11-30 am on the Sunday morning.
The Show will be open for viewing from 2pm and exhibits can not be removed until after the prizes are presented at 5pm. (Note The Geraniums can be also entered in the Main Show in September.)
Posted in Gardens, Young people on Wednesday June 17, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Posted in Gardens, Young people on Wednesday June 17, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Parwich & District Horticultural Society are calling for contributions to their plant stall and for tombola prizes for the Open Gardens & Children’s Horticultural Show Day (Sunday 21st June 2009).
Prizes and/or plants can be left at Hallcliffe House in advance or brought to the Memorial Hall on the morning of the Show. Many thanks to all those who support one our busiest days of the year.
Posted in Gardens, Young people on Saturday June 13, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Parwich Children’s Horticultural Show is on Sunday 21st June. Entries must be brought to the Memorial Hall between 9-30 and 11-30 am on the Sunday morning. (Note: the Geranium classes are only open to children attending Parwich pre-School and Parwich Primary School.)
The Show will be open for viewing from 2pm and exhibits can not be removed until after the prizes are presented at 5pm.
Posted in Flora, Gardens, Young people on Wednesday June 10, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Posted in Flora, Gardens, Young people on Monday June 8, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Parwich & District Horticultural Society are calling for contributions to their plant stall and tombola prizes for the Open Gardens & Children’s Horticultural Show Day (Sunday 21st June 2009).
Prizes and/or plants can be left at Hallcliffe House in advance or brought to the Memorial Hall on the morning of the Show. Many thanks to all those who support one of our busiest days of the year.
Posted in Sport, Young people on Thursday June 4, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Parwich Tennis Club has secured the services of Gareth Richards to provide 6 weeks of tennis coaching to the children of the village.
The dates are: 6, 13, 20 June and 4, 11, 18 July.
Cost is £18 per child for all 6 sessions (only £3 per session…..) if paid up front or you can pay weekly but the cost will be £4 per session.
All equipment is provided, just turn up but please wear trainers!
Please call Nia for more information on 390661
Posted in Sport, Young people on Tuesday May 26, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Parwich Tennis Club has just secured the services of Gareth Richards to provide 6 weeks of tennis coaching to the children of the village.
The dates are: 6, 13, 20 June and 4, 11, 18 July.
Cost is £18 per child for all 6 sessions (only £3 per session…..) if paid up front or you can pay weekly but the cost will be £4 per session.
All equipment is provided, just turn up but please wear trainers!
Please call Nia for more information on 390661
Posted in 2009, Posts of Note, Sport, Young people on Monday March 30, 2009| 2 Comments »
Bertie Linnell – the young blonde hooligan – has for the last year been the Captain of Ashbourne Rugby Club U9 team. Yesterday he lead them to the final of the NLD (Notts, Leics and Derbys – for the non sporting types….) competition. Unfortunately they were then defeated by West Bridgeford but Bert has consistently been man of the Match and we may have found an outlet for his energies!
Ashbourne RUFC says “The Under 9’s travelled to Newark to participate in the Notts, Lincs & Derbys Cup to take on the best teams from across the three counties. Most of the opposing teams are from much bigger and more established clubs, but Ashbourne displayed maximum quality, effort and determination to come away with a well-deserved runners up spot.
The defeat in the final cannot disguise what was a fantasic achievement by the team to be recognised as the second best Under 9’s team from across the three counties of Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire and Derbyshire.
Click on the photos to enlarge them. For more (more…)
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 2009, A52s, Cyberscouts, Posts of Note, Young people on Monday February 16, 2009| Leave a Comment »
With the memory of turkey, mince pies and central heating still in their systems, all sections of the 1st Derbyshire Dales Cyberscouts met at Gradbach Scout Camp on January 3rd, to celebrate the start of another year of traditional scouting activities.
Following the opening ceremony around the flag pole, the group enjoyed its first Moving On Ceremonies, which see members developing and moving from one section to another.
There was also the opportunity to recognise the achievements of individual members by awarding skill badges – notably in the areas of creativity and experimentation – whilst the Camp Wardens stoked up the log fires in the stone farmhouse, where some of the day’s activities were to take place… (more…)
Posted in 2009, News, Posts of Note, School, Young people on Thursday February 5, 2009| 1 Comment »
Radio Ashbourne and the QEGS Website broadcast the news:
Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School will be closed for the whole day…….
The news spread like wildfire throughout the village. Each pupil immediately started thinking how they could do some extra homework and get ahead with their revision. Each pupil immediately thought Yippee! Time to go to to The Sledging Hill!!
A day of enormous fun followed. An igloo was successfully constructed complete with a compressed arch roof. Who needs Physics lessons when you can learn whilst having so much fun!
(more…)
Posted in A52s, British Legion, Environment, Peak Park, People, Pikehall, Planning, Sport, Tom Chambers, Young people on Thursday February 5, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Apologies for the late publication regarding this week’s Ashbourne News Telegraph. Unfortunately the blog team are a man down, as Peter is not well at the moment.
From Sunday, we will also be losing Christopher – so if you are interested in joining this very friendly, small team, please email us.
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 2008, Church, Posts of Note, Young people on Saturday December 27, 2008| 1 Comment »
This year’s critically acclaimed Nativity Play, which took place in St Peter’s Church on Christmas Eve, is now available as a DVD.
To obtain a copy – in return for a donation to St Peter’s Church Restoration Fund – please contact Martin by e-mail at martin@orchidserve.com, or by phone on 529.
Martin has also loaded a preview clip to YouTube:
Posted in British Legion, Young people on Friday December 19, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Posted in Pre-school, Young people on Tuesday December 16, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Thank you to Stepping Stones (Parwich Pre-School) for sending us these two photographs of them making a Christmas cake:
They certainly seem to be enjoying themselves.
Posted in Pre-school, Young people on Friday December 12, 2008| Leave a Comment »
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Posted in Events, Young people on Tuesday December 2, 2008| Leave a Comment »
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Posted in Young people on Tuesday December 2, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Well done to the children making up Parwich School Council for suggesting their fund raising project, and to all the other children who supported them in raising £45-61 in 1p and 2p coins for Children in Need.
I am certainly glad I did not have to count some 3 to 4 thousand coins.
This year Children in Need have raised £20,991,261 so far!
Posted in Events, Young people on Thursday November 27, 2008| Leave a Comment »
(new date announced 2nd December)
Would any one willing to donate a raffle prize let Tracy Marshall know.
Posted in History, Young people on Wednesday November 26, 2008| 1 Comment »
The following was sent to us by the Local History Society:
It seems a shame to let the centenary year of the publication of Baden-Powell’s book “Scouting for Boys” pass by without a mention. (For notes on the general history of the movement click here to see the Wikipedia entry.)
Today the Society got a note pointing out that R T Adamson’s book “Seventy-five Years of Scouting in Derbyshire” lists amongst the early troops in Derbyshire a Parwich Troop (first recorded date May 1911) under Scoutmaster R L Tickle. Coincidentally there is also in today’s Ashbourne News Telegraph an article on the Cyber Scouts (1st Derbyshire Dales Scout Group).
A number of local youngsters are currently involved in the Cyber Scouts.
The Parwich & District Local History Society would like to hear from anyone with information on local Scouting from those early days in 1911 to the present. Were there also other local troops at Alsop or Pikehall or Ballidon or elsewhere? Do leave any comments below or email information and/or photographs to parwichhistory@hotmail.com. If there is sufficient response the Society will include a fuller article in our News Quarterly.
Posted in News, Pre-school, Young people on Thursday November 13, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Welcome to Tracy Marshall as the new chair of Stepping Stones (Parwich Pre-School). Click on the letter below to read her first newsletter:
Posted in School, Young people on Wednesday November 5, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Are you going to start school next year? Then check your parents have applied for your place? You can state preferences for up to three schools, though your choice can not be guaranteed. Do contact your prefered school (which obviously will be Parwich Primary School) if you have not already done so, but you also need to contact the County Council.
Application to Derbyshire County Council for infant/primary school places for children born between 1st September 2004 and 31st August 2005 need to be in by 3-30pm Friday 12th December. Phone 08456 058058 for an admissions pack or apply on-line.
Posted in Young people on Friday October 31, 2008| Leave a Comment »
In my heart of heart I don’t really like Halloween, it’s not so much Halloween but the Trick & Treating, it’s yet another Americanism that we have adopted. However the effort put in by all the callers tonight was amazing from Witches to Devils, Bin Laden to Skeletons – well done to you all. We had 32 youngsters call, and it was a pleasure to see them all. Admittedly they were scary, but all had a smile and a thankyou. I made up 28 bags of sweets and I’m sorry that the final group had to share – I’ll do better next year.
The youth of Parwich do us proud.
Posted in School, Young people on Monday September 22, 2008| Leave a Comment »
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Posted in Young people on Saturday August 30, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Well deserved best wishes to all our A-level and GCSE students
An extra specical well done to Catherine for her 12 A and A* GCSEs (sold short in the Ashbourne Telegraph, and unfortunately also here on PARWICH.ORG, please accept our apologies). All best wishes to those starting their A-level courses in a weeks time and to those off to University in three weeks or so. Do let us know how you get on!
Posted in Young people on Thursday August 14, 2008| Leave a Comment »
PARWICH.ORG would like to take this opportunity to wish the young adults of Alsop, Ballidon, Parwich and Pikehall all the best today. For many of you your entire school career has been aimed at today’s A-level results. We hope you have got the grades you need to achieve your chosen goals, be it Derby, Leeds or further afield.
We can justifiably feel proud of our young people. It is infuriating this talk of exams getting easier. They are different and today you have to work much harder, than in our day. Fortunately they are also less of a lottery and hard work is more reliably rewarded. Do let us know how you have got on and where you plan to go next.
Posted in About this site, School, Young people on Friday July 18, 2008| Leave a Comment »
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Posted in News, School, Young people on Friday July 11, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Posted in 2008, Posts of Note, Sport, Wakes, Young people on Friday July 4, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Our latest roving reporter Nia is back by popular request:
Fast on the heels of Children’s sports night comes another nerve testing night for parents. First we have to start carbo loading the evening meal for 4 days beforehand and on the night it is a fine balance of eating the right sort of food (slow energy release….) at least 2hrs before they set off. Try getting an over excited child to eat at 5pm when all they want to do is practise their sprint starts and elbow barges!
There is now a great entry from the infant class with the girls all having `gentleman’s` agreements to run together. The boys have a slightly more win at all costs approach. The junior class have a good idea of each others’ potential and have their eyes firmly on the opposition. With no money but fabulous trophies and shields going to the top 3 local boys and girls there is a lot at stake.
The starting line up was buzzing with excitement. Surely Alexander D must be 17 by now or he has been down the gym a lot as no 14 yr old should be that tall and long legged! Little girls holding hands and swearing to help each other ascend the big hill. An interesting collection of running clothes was on show. The full well turned out runner look was on full show, the `I’ve just got back from school and I’m not changing` look made a real come back and then there were the carefully put together racing princess outfits.
On the word GO the children surged forward, trampling over each other in the rush to get to the front. Worried parents were already questioning their parenting skills as they watched their offspring whiz down the road and head ever upwards as the rain clouds gathered menacingly overhead. (more…)
Posted in School, Young people on Friday July 4, 2008| 1 Comment »
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Posted in Classified adverts, Young people on Wednesday July 2, 2008| 3 Comments »
Lynne at the Red House writes:
On Wakes Saturday evening, Amy (aged 6) lost her “Next” camouflage-coloured hoody – probably somewhere at the fairground.
If anyone happens to have picked it up, I should be very grateful if you would either hand it to anyone at Parwich school to pass onto her, or call me on 474.
Posted in 2008, Posts of Note, Sport, Wakes, Young people on Tuesday July 1, 2008| 4 Comments »
Many thanks to Nia for the following (I can only second her thanks to the Wakes organisers, who are putting so much work into the smooth running of the Week. Each year I enjoy Wakes more than the last, how do they do it?):
Finally the weather was on the side of the children as they all gathered on a beautifully prepared race track (well it had been until Sunday evening and then the moles got to work… ). The crowd were in fine vocal form and the children put in final practise sessions and honed their techniques for the wheel barrow and 3 legged races.
As in previous years it was always going to be difficult to spot the winners without TV aided photo finishes, so there were numerous spotters on the final tape to ensure that the first 3 over the line received the all important brown envelope and that everyone else was placated with a sweet. Many of the children had been told that if they wanted to go on the fair they needed to win money to pay for it so there was a lot at stake as the children lined up and waited for Dennis to utter the `GO` word. (more…)
Posted in Church, Events, Young people on Monday June 30, 2008| 1 Comment »
Posted in Events, Sport, Wakes, Young people on Sunday June 29, 2008| Leave a Comment »
The Wakes Children’ Sport (fingers crossed for the weather) will take place at Nether Green at 6-30pm. It is open to any children upto and including 11 years old who want to take part.
Click here for details of the events.
Posted in 2008, Arts, Posts of Note, Wakes, Young people on Sunday June 29, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Posted in Arts, School, Young people on Friday June 27, 2008| 2 Comments »
As you see in the latest School Newsletter below, the results of the vote on the new School Logo have been announced. PARWICH.ORG sends its congratulations to the successful designer.
Posted in School, Young people on Friday June 27, 2008| Leave a Comment »
This week we are trying a different method of putting the School Newsletter on the site. If you find the letter below to small to read comfortably, click on the letter to enlarge it.
Do let us know if you prefer the letter like this, reproduced exactly as it was sent to us, or transferred into the blog’s format, as in previous weeks.
Posted in Wakes, Young people on Friday June 27, 2008| 1 Comment »
Get into the Wakes spirit a day early by coming along to Wesseldine’s Fun Fair on Parwich Green tonight, Friday 27th June. They plan to get going around when the pub opens, or a bit after (aprox 7pm -ish).
It looks like there are going to be some new attractions this year.
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