Church meets tomorrow
Tomorrow we celebrate Rogation Sunday, the day when the Church traditionally offers prayers for God’s blessings on the fruits of the earth and the labours of those who produce our food. We’ll be doing that using traditional hymns and modern English prayers with photographs of Parwich and the other four villages that comprise our Church of England benefice and a talk by Rev Alan Griggs, an agricultural chaplain and curate in this benefice.
The congregation will be gathering between 1730 and 1800:
- 1730 bring your own tea/coffee & cake for a chat if you wish
- 1800 service starts
Contact Rev Carollyn on revcarollyn@peakfive.org or 664132 or Andrew C on andrew@colliefamily.plus.com or 390684 for info on how to join in via computer, tablet and phone (including landline) and access the words.
We hope to see and hear you.
Andrew C
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There’s a new Gruffalo trail now up and ready to follow, and it’s aimed at the younger members of our lovely village.
It begins with two sheets on the park near the play equipment, then two on the Green, with the remaining two hiding in the Pump Hill Garden.
There’s a printable check sheet and also the answers below should you need them.
Happy Gruffalo spotting!
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Our new Emergency Committee will meet for the first time next week to discuss measures that need to be put in place to enable garden waste collections to re-start in the district.
Green waste collections have been suspended during the lockdown to enable household waste and recycling collections to be prioritised due to the council’s waste and recycling contractor being impacted by coronavirus-related staffing issues.
Staff resources have been stretched not only by coronavirus shielding and self-isolation, but by social distancing requirements that mean bin crews are having to travel to locations in separate vehicles.
A report to next Thursday’s Emergency Committee – to be published on Monday – is likely to state that garden waste collections can only restart if the council is prepared to contribute towards the cost of additional agency staff.
The meeting will be broadcast live on the District Council’s YouTube channel.
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Parking charges to be reintroduced in the Dales
Charges will be reintroduced in Derbyshire Dales District Council’s pay and display car parks this weekend following the Government’s decision to relax coronavirus travel restrictions.
The District Council suspended charges at the start of the lockdown to help local residents to make any essential journeys during the early stages of the crisis.
Charges will apply again from this Saturday after the authority revealed it has lost around £375,000 in car parking revenues since suspending charges at the end of March. But Dales residents can continue to park for free 19 hours every day using their resident parking permit.
A Council spokesperson said: “Suspending charges was a step we wanted to take to help our residents in the first months of the crisis, but the Government’s decision to effectively open up the Dales to day trippers means we have to re-impose controls on our car parks, particularly the short stay car parks in our busy town centres.
“While we are currently appealing to anyone contemplating a trip to the Derbyshire Dales to think twice because of the potential impact on our communities and reduced local services, we have to accept that, like it or not, some people will travel. Indeed some of our car parks have been at capacity over the past two days.
“We hope that residents will understand that while we have done our best to support their essential journeys by making parking free during the lockdown to date, the resulting loss of income will have long term impacts on the Council’s finances and our ability to sustain the services we deliver for local people unless this situation is quickly addressed. Our stance is in accordance with actions being taken by other authorities in response to the Government’s new guidelines.”
While necessary work began today (Thursday) to put up signage and reconfigure the pay and display machines at around 50 car parks across the district, charges will not be enforced until Saturday, giving local people time to readjust.
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The Leader of Derbyshire Dales District Council is asking would-be visitors to think twice before making a trip to one of the most beautiful regions in England.
The relaxation by the Government of coronavirus travel guidelines means many people who live both inside and outside the area may be contemplating a trip to the Dales’ visitor hotspots.
But the Council’s Leader Councillor Garry Purdy said: “While I totally understand the temptation to seek some respite from the constraints placed on all of us by the coronavirus crisis, my appeal to anyone considering a trip is not to focus so much on what you can now do but rather what you should do.
“Visiting the Dales right now will undoubtedly create tensions in our communities as well as placing pressure on our roads and emergency services, and, as a former police officer myself, I have a massive amount of sympathy for the policing job now facing the force.
“I am fortunate to represent an area of the Dales that includes Matlock Bath, which is a magnet for tourists at this time of year, but I am asking visitors to respect and protect the residents of Matlock Bath and all of the district’s many honeypot villages by staying away for now.
“We will welcome you back with open arms when this virus is properly under control – our leisure and tourism businesses, most of which continue to be closed, need your support in the long term. But, for now, please don’t put our already limited local services under unnecessary pressure.”
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CLICK on the following link to play: 20 05 12 The Parwich Legion lock-down quiz WEEK 2
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Don’t forget just blue bin. No green bin or food caddy collection.
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The deadline to complete the first rounds of the quiz is Tuesday 10pm.
The next rounds will be published on Wednesday.
CLICK on the following link to play: 20 05 06 The Parwich Legion lock-down quiz WEEK 1
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Church meets on Sunday
This week we mark the start of Christian Aid week with a focus on the developing world. We’ll be using traditional hymns and modern English prayers with a talk from Dr Rowan Williams, former Archbishop of Canterbury and now Chairman of Christian Aid (amongst other things).
The congregation will be gathering between 1730 and 1800:
- 1730 bring your own tea/coffee & cake for a chat if you wish
- 1800 service starts
Contact Rev Carollyn on revcarollyn@peakfive.org or 664132 or Andrew C on andrew@colliefamily.plus.com or 390684 for info on how to join in via computer, tablet and phone (including landline) and access the words.
We hope to see and hear you.
Andrew C
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The substantial drop in global oil production including the large fall US shale output, and with many countries looking to ease restrictions, the cost of Brent Crude rose to $31 a barrel today.
The Oil Club price is 0.1969 per litre , Bradbourne & Parwich Heating Oil Club
Boiler Juice have a rate of 0.2059 , must be ordered by Sunday. New users can get a £10 discount on first order, there’s a few referral codes going around, here’s mine https://boilerjuice.mention-me.com/m/ol/yh3ri-243c1c4c88
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A rabbit has taken up residence in my garden, I am not a rabbit expert but it looks very like a domestic rabbit rather than a wild one. Has anyone lost a rabbit??
Linda Brown
07901518455
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UPDATE – the chair has now found a home!
Free to anyone who’d like a leather office chair. Now surplus to our requirements, but it’s had only 4 or 5 years of occasional use, so I’d on good condition.
Call Jon or Viv at Gardeners Cottage – 390075.
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With the glorious weather and the gardening season in full swing many of us have been struggling to get supplies of seeds, plants, compost, etc.. There are a number of local suppliers that we know of now offering online or telephone orders with delivery or collection. Situation may change after any Government announcements this weekend. Please let us know if you know of other local suppliers.
Tissington Nursery
A wide range of plants, veg and herbs with arrangement for delivery
Wyaston Nurseries
Wide range of garden supplies see their facebook page for latest. Delivery or collection.
Tel: 01335 346164
Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/PlantCentreAshbourne
Fairways Garden Centre
On line shop with call back to pay and arrange collection/delivery
Tel: 01335 347900
https://fairwaysgardencentre.co.uk/
Lester Lowe
Good for compost, etc, etc, etc. Deliveries and restricted onsite collections operating
Tel: 01335 342472
Facebook: https://en-gb.facebook.com/pg/Lesterloweltd/posts/?ref=page_internal
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Thank you to John L for this stunning shot of the setting moon this morning.
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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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I am not sure this counts as a good news story but many will remember this on 1 July 2014:
I have been looking at some old photos and I thought this might of interest!
John Fuller-Sessions.
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Brent Crude rises to $26 this week as the OPEC+ production cuts come into force, and news that a wave of US shale well closures has begun, resulting in a large fall in shale oil production. However, with a large surplus of global oil stock it doesn’t look like prices will rise significantly just yet.
The Oil Club price is 0.1810 per litre , Bradbourne & Parwich Heating Oil Club
Boiler Juice have a rate of 0.1750 , must be ordered by Sunday. New users can get a £10 discount on first order, there’s a few referral codes going around, here’s mine https://boilerjuice.mention-me.com/m/ol/yh3ri-243c1c4c88
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We have been having a clear out of the garden shed and have found 2 mirrors. One is 18” by 36” and the other a big 32” by 57”. We also have 2 bags of coal. If anyone would like any of these we will put them at end of drive at an arranged time. Just call 661
Nia L
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Buff Cochin cockerel 1 year old free to good home.
Telephone Julie S 07837411119
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A congregation from Parwich and surrounding villages will be gathering between 1730 and 1800 to say Evening Prayer together using words from the 1662 Prayer Book and hymns.
- 1730 bring your own tea/coffee & cake for a chat if you wish
- 1800 service starts
Contact Rev Carollyn on revcarollyn@peakfive.org or 664132 or Andrew C on andrew@colliefamily.plus.com or 390684 for info on how to join in via computer, tablet and phone (including landline) and accessing the words.
We hope to see and hear you.
Andrew C
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Don’t forget just blue bin. No green bin or food caddy collection.
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On a walk this morning over Bletch Brook I heard a cuckoo calling, I must admit it’s the first for a very long time in this area I have heard.
David S
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The foodbank collections on a Friday from the bus shelter has been cancelled until further notice. Many thanks to those who donated for your support and generosity. Parwich donated a total of 21 bags of groceries over a 3 week period (7 + 11 + 3) which will have been a great help to those in need of assistance.
You can still donate to the foodbank via various collection points in Ashbourne. These are at M&S, Sainsbury’s & Co-Op. Thank you. L.B.
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Stand in your front gardens and join in the celebrations..
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Thank you to John L for sending in this sweet picture of a new family having fun in the sun.
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The oil price is down again, maybe as low as it will get?
The Oil Club price is 0.1856 per litre , Bradbourne & Parwich Heating Oil Club
However Boiler Juice have a rate of 0.1686 , must be ordered by Sunday. New users can get a £10 discount on first order, there’s a few referral codes going around, here’s mine https://boilerjuice.mention-me.com/m/ol/yh3ri-243c1c4c88
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No ‘good news’ stories? Well, I certainly have one: whilst clearing out one of my storage units in the pantry (a once-in-a-lifetime-activity for me), I came across a small tin of mushy peas, use-by date: March 2003. I don’t like mushy peas. Needless to say the contents were flushed down the toilet … but I’m really pleased with the extra space in my unit, thanks to Covid19.
Now a more serious good-news story: I like this invisible benefit of less air pollution as a result of Covid19, clear(er?) skies, less traffic, birdsong is more obvious. I also keep wondering if the village can continue with some of the ‘silver linings’ of Covid19, e.g. the positive joint activities, like the Lester Lowe orders, that save numerous individual car journeys (= air pollution). I also like the idea of a village collection point for (small and light) parcels once life is back to normal. I know it’s been discussed in the past, but it would save the numerous delivery vans trundling through the village. I myself had 2 (small and light) parcels delivered over the past few days, one by the postie (fine – no problem), the other one by a separate delivery van. I would have been more than happy to collect it from a collection point in the village, thereby avoiding the delivery van having to drive up to my house. Have you had some similar thoughts and ideas as a result of the Covid19 lockdown?
And lastly another good news story: I’m delighted to hear that a certain DT is supporting trials to cure Covid19 patients by zapping people with a good dose of UV light and rinsing their inners with disinfectant. I’ve already been out in the sun (a lot), so that’s fine for the UV, and have a bit of Dettol left that I can use for my inners. (Please don’t try this at home).
Saskia T
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St George window, St Edmund’s Church, Fenny Bentley
Remember St George’s Day this Sunday 26 Apr at 6pm via Zoom. We may not be able to parade round the village but we can join together singing hymns from the usual service in St Peter’s while still at home. To join in (your singing will be muted so it’s not heard by anyone else!) please contact Rev Carollyn on revcarollyn@gmail.com 664132 or Andrew C on andrew@colliefamily.plus.com 390684. All technologies welcome including landlines.
Andrew C
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Thanks to Viv H for these photos this evening on Parwich Hill – early purple orchid and meadow saxifrage. Even in these bleak times nature gives us much to enjoy.
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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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