There is no collection on bank holiday Monday (6 May) so all collections are one day later than usual that week, including a Saturday collection on 11 May (for usual Friday rounds). Details of which containers to put out can be found using our ‘when is my collection?‘ search facility.
Report a missed bin or order a replacement container online.
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Thank you David G for these atmospheric pictures taken this morning
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There are district and parish council elections this Thursday, 2nd of May:
Parwich Parish Council – There are six candidates for seven elected positions (see the Parish Council website), so these six candidates will automatically take office without the need for a vote. Click here to see who they are. Congratulations to all six.
Derbyshire Dales District Council – Here in the Dovedale & Parwich ward we have three candidates:
- Sandra Fearn (Liberal Democrat)
- Sir Richard FitzHertbert (Conservative)
- Sue Hodgson (Labour)
The six Polling Stations for our ward are listed here, for residents of Parwich we vote in the Memorial Hall, but Alsop vote in Tissington, both with voting between 7am to 10pm on Thursday 2nd May.
Note. European Parliament elections are scheduled for Thursday 23rd May and the candidates for our region, the East Midlands can be seen here. To be included in the electoral roll in time to vote in European Parliament election you need to be registered by Tuesday 7th of May (click here to register on line).
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Tea & Cakes are being served on Monday in the churchyard at Alsop en le Dale from 11am – 4pm, Bank Holiday Monday 6th May. Please come along to support this event, in aid of Alsop Church. Stunning views, delicious cakes, not to be missed.
With reasonably good weather forecast why not walk or cycle to Alsop, and if you take any photos en route do share with others through the Blog, send them to parwich@hotmail.co.uk .
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All welcome to this skin care session at the Legion, no booking necessary and no charge.
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Derbyshire County Council have asked the Parish Council to publicise the availability of these grants. There are 2,000 grants of up to £500 and a smaller number of larger grants.
More details available here.
Somewhere in Derbyshire has to get this money – some of it could be for Parwich!
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Thank you to John Fuller-Sessions for this selection of pictures from today’s 10th anniversary St George’s Day parade.
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Just a few from today hopefully some better quality photos to follow. Luckily the weather was kind and a great day was had by all.
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Don’t forget anyone interested in bowling is welcome to the Club practise sessions on Moday evenings:
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Although the Day has been postponed to tomorrow Sunday 28 April, preparations were underway on Friday. Two areas have been marked out for the geophys team, one in Chris and Ruth’s orchard and one in the field at Nethergreen Farm. The geophys scanner cannot work in wet conditions so fingers crossed for a dry day tomorrow.
Friday also saw the removal of turf and loose stones from what will become the large excavation trench. With only an inch or so of top soil removed interesting stones were starting to be revealed which indicate an earlier construction. The trench is now ready for a full excavation.
Everyone is welcome to come along and have a go at the geophys survey and excavating the trench. There will be a few archaeological activities for children. Please bring along any interesting finds you may have from the village and also your knowledge about local water sources. We are hoping to start a major project on the importance of water to the village, this Archaeology Day is our first step towards this project.
Fiona H. History Society
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The Annual Meeting of the Parish Council and the Parish Annual Meeting will be held in the Memorial Hall at 7.00pm and 8:30pm respectively on MONDAYthe 13th of May.
There will not be a Parish Council meeting on the third Wednesday of May – the 15th – as previously advertised.
The Parish Council is required to hold a Parish Annual Meeting each year. This meeting is not a formal Parish Council meeting and has no set format.
As in recent years the Parish Council will take the opportunity to provide summaries of activities and finances during the past year.
Village organisations are also welcome to talk about their own past and planned activities if they wish.
If you represent a village organisation and would like to do this, or have any other suggestions for the meeting, please contact the Clerk.
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Update for Bradbourne & Parwich Heating Oil Club
Brent oil prices hit fresh highs for 2019, passing $74.50 a barrel in response to tougher US sanctions against Iran, before falling back to $72 today. With the May Day bank holiday coming up, please ensure you have ordered early and allow plenty of time for your delivery.
TIP : Upgrade your fuel to premium fuel with an Exocet additive. Exocet additives lower carbon emissions, stabilise fuel, inhibit sludge formation in the tank, and improve overall fuel performance. Additives can be purchased from the club shop. If you have an AGA, then please ensure you order the Cooker additive.
Rate: £0.4790 (pence per litre excluding vat [5% for Domestic use])
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| What’s on Where next Week | |||
| Day | Time | Event | Location |
| Sat 27th | postponed to Sunday because of imminent storm Archaeology Day |
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| Sat 27th | 5pm | A celebration of the life of Cathy Keys followed by refreshments at the Memorial Hall |
Parwich Church |
| Sun 28th | 9.15am 10.30am 11am 1.30pm 2.30pm |
tenth annual Parwich St. George’s Day Parade Breakfast BBQ Parade with Castleton Band & High Sheriff of Derbyshire Church Service & laying wreath Parade BBQ Raffle |
Legion Parwich Church Legion |
| Sun 28th | 10am to 4pm |
day changed because of storm Parwich & District Local History Society Archaeology Day hands on experience for all ages, come for part or all of the day – archeological dig – geophysical surveying – bring your own finds – games for children – Parwich wells |
Nether Green Farm |
| Sun 28th | 11.15am | Morning Prayer | Alsop Church |
| Mon 29th | Children back to School | Parwich School | |
| Mon 29th | 9am to 10.30am |
Toddler Group | Memorial Hall |
| Mon 29th | 11am | Pilates | Memorial Hall |
| Mon 29th | 6pm | Parwich Crown Green Bowls Club Practice all welcome |
Parson’s Croft |
| Tue 30th | 1.15pm | Top Secret Special Assembly followed by Mad Hatters Tea Party |
School |
| Tue 30th | 6pm | Parwich Crown Green Bowls vs. Whitworth Park A |
Away |
| Tue 30th | 6-10pm | Badminton/Table Tennis slots book via Cheryl tel 617 |
Memorial Hall |
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May 2019 |
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| Date | Time | Event | Location |
| Wed 1st | … | Green bin, Blue bin and food caddy collection | Parwich |
| Wed 1st | 4.30pm to 7pm | Fish & Chip Van tel. 0751 107 6249 |
The Green |
| Wed 1st | 6-10pm | Badminton/Table Tennis slots book via Cheryl tel 617 |
Memorial Hall |
| Thu 2nd | 7am to 10pm | Polling Station Derbyshire Dales District Council Elections (Click here to see candidates) |
Memorial Hall |
| Thu 2nd | 11am to 1pm | Evie’s Artistic Session More info: 390488 |
Memorial Hall |
| Thu 2nd | 1.45pm | Parwich Crown Green Bowls vs. Chatsworth A |
Away |
| Thu 2nd | 7pm | JH Fitness fitness class |
Memorial Hall |
| Fri 3rd | 3.15 to 3.45pm |
Mobile Library | The Green |
| Fri 3rd | 5.30pm | Children’s Friday Football meet at the Cricket Pavillion |
Parson’s Croft |
| Fri 3rd | 7pm | Indian Night to book a table tel. Kirsty 01335 390212 |
Sycamore |
| Sun 5th | no service | Alsop Church | |
| Sun 5th | 2.30pm | Baptism Service | Parwich Church |
| Sun 5th | 8pm | Live Music @ Legion Shenanigans Irish Folk Duo |
Legion |
Click here to see the full Diary page; please email any event information to parwich@hotmail.co.uk
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Bring along any interesting finds that have appeared in your gardens or elsewhere and find out what they are. We have our very own finds expert Ian Pitts on hand to identify what you bring along.
The bits of pottery or metal work we find in our gardens can tell us a surprising amount. In my garden bits of late nineteenth or early twentieth century pottery at the bottom of the well tell us when it was likely to have gone out of use and been filled in, and two bits of pottery, one above and one below, suggest a yard surface, two feet or so below the current garden, was in use around the 1500s. (An advantage of having Ian doing your walling is the additional finds identification.)
Some random pottery finds in a Parwich flower bed
The piece on the right is Medieval perhaps indicating a Medieval house was nearby
Also we have a display of some of the late Brian Foden’s finds in and around Parwich from his many years of field walking. This includes some very fine Neolithic flints and arrowheads.
Note, this event has been delayed a day, because of the imminent arrival of Storm Hannah. Come for all or part of the day, 10am to 4pm Sunday 28th April, Nethergreen Farm.
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Tuesday 23rd April – Home to Youlgreave B
This was a great match for us. All four pairs won and we ended up 84 points to 54. Wendy made her debut in the Tuesday league and got a win with Dawn. Fran and Dot and Rick and Edith also had good wins and our star players were Keith and Harry with a 21-5 score. Youlgreave will no doubt have their revenge in the return match in July when we will be playing on their ‘interesting’ green.
Thursday 25th April – Home to Whitworth B
It was a different story today, but we did our best between sunshine and heavy showers. The combination of being in a higher league and hampered by a smaller pool of players didn’t help, but enough excuses – we lost! 102 points to 125. We had 2 winning games in the 3 doubles games and 3 wins in the 6 singles games, however the scores in the losing games weren’t enough to bring our overall score much higher.
We enjoy the competitiveness and rivalry of the league matches whether we win or lose, but bowling isn’t only about that. Playing fun and friendly games with friends and family in the beautiful Easter sunshine was a delight at the weekend and it would be sad if this amenity was lost to the village.
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Due to the imminent arrival of Storm Hannah the decision has been made to postpone the Archaeology Day to Sunday 10.00 am – 4.00 pm
Fiona H
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Minutes of the last meeting of Parwich Parish Council on the 17th April can be read here.
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Before mains water, local water sources and water management were essential for successful farming and ultimately survival. For example Parwich had an ‘ancient’ water meadow system designed to get grass growing as early as possible in the Spring to feed livestock as early as possible before the Winter feed stores were used up and the beasts had to be slaughtered.
The History Society hopes to undertake an archeology project investigating aspects of water management in our area. At this stage we are gathering what information we can about water usage in our area and also trying to find out what people are most interested in.
Domestic well found at Church Farm
A lot of houses had their own water supply and there was a system of wells and springs serving the community as a whole.
Communal water sources in Parwich, marked with green dots
The communal sources we know about are
- the Village Pump (now the bus shelter)
- Staines trough
- Pump Hill trough (supplied by pump that also took water up to the ‘dew pond’ at the top of the Hall gardens)
- Kiln Lane troughs
- spring below Knob Hall
- step down well at Church Farm (now in Court House garden)
- springs on hillside opposite the Crown Inn, now in the garden of Pool Croft
There may have been other sources used communally such as the covered well behind West View or the step down well by Brook Cottage but we need confirmation of this.
Given mains water arrived here with in living memory, there is potential to gather what information and stories people have, in addition to studying the evidence of remaining features and of old maps.
Nether Green Farm itself has at least two wells, one of which a very unusual design for Derbyshire (so far the only parallels identified are in Cornwall), but also there are seasonal springs that fed the water meadow system and interesting but not yet understood underground water channels and sluices.
Come along on Sunday to perhaps find out where your house used to get its water from, help us map the water sources in Parwich and the surrounding area, share any information you might have, have a look around Nethergreen Farm or even participate in archeological investigations there.
Updated 26/4/19 Come for all or part of the day, 10am to 4pm Sunday 28th April, Nethergreen Farm.
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If you would like a red rose buttonhole for the St. George’s Day parade on Sunday, please order by 8pm on Friday. Buttonholes, priced at £3.50 will be available for collection from the Legion on the morning of the parade.
Thank you, Delia 390758 / 0777 3487882 / dee.pegg@btinternet.com
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With the kind permission of Chris and Ruth L, there will be some geophysical surveying of the lumps and bumps in their orchard as well as at Nethergreen Farm. A geophys survey enables archaeological images to be mapped without disturbing the ground. Come and see how it works and have a go!
Fancy your hand at excavation? A couple of trenches will be opened under the guidance of an archaeologist. Small trowels and sieves will be provided for you to see what we can learn about the previous use and occupation of the area. One of the trenches will be where we believe there is a small chamber, found a couple of years ago using a small camera (and nearly losing Ian P)!
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Tea & Cakes are being served today in the churchyard at Alsop en le Dale from 11am – 4pm on Easter Monday 22nd April. Please come along to support this event, in aid of Alsop Church. Stunning views, delicious cakes, not to be missed.
With this glorious weather why not walk or cycle to Alsop, and if you take any photos en route do share with others through the Blog do send them to parwich@hotmail.co.uk .
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Don’t forget anyone interested in bowling is welcome to the Club practise sessions on Moday evenings:
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No Swallows by the pond but thank you John F-S for these lovely pictures of a Thrush enjoying the last of the winter harvest.
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| What’s on Where next Week | |||
| Day | Time | Event | Location |
| Sun 21st | 10am | Holy Communion | Parwich Church |
| Sun 21st | 11.15am | Holy Communion | Alsop Church |
| Sun 21st | Super Sunday @ the Sycamore 4pm Wheel Barrow Race Live Music with Queen Tribute Disco |
Sycamore | |
| Mon 22nd | Easter Monday | ||
| Mon 22nd | 11am to 4pm | Tea & Cakes in the Churchyard |
Alsop Church |
| Mon 22nd | 3pm | Easter Monday Bike Ride | starts at Legion |
| Mon 22nd | 4pm onwards |
Family Fun Day & BBQ |
Legion |
| Mon 22nd | 6pm | Parwich Crown Green Bowls Club Practice all welcome |
Parson’s Croft |
| Tue 23rd | St George’s Day | ||
| Tue 23rd | 6pm | Parwich Crown Green Bowls vs. Youlgreave B |
Parson’s Croft |
| Tue 23rd | 6-10pm | Badminton/Table Tennis slots book via Cheryl tel 617 |
Memorial Hall |
| Tue 23rd | no Bingo tonight now once a month, next on 14th May |
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| Wed 24th | 4.30pm to 7pm | Fish & Chip Van tel. 0751 107 6249 |
The Green |
| Wed 24th | 6-10pm | Badminton/Table Tennis slots book via Cheryl tel 617 |
Memorial Hall |
| Thu 25th | … | Grey bin and food caddy collection | Parwich |
| Thu 25th | 11am to 1pm | Evie’s Artistic Session More info: 390488 |
Memorial Hall |
| Thu 25th | 1.45pm | Parwich Crown Green Bowls vs. Whitworth B |
Parson’s Croft |
| Thu 25th | 7pm | JH Fitness fitness class |
Memorial Hall |
| Fri 26th | 5.30pm | Children’s Friday Football meet at the Cricket Pavillion |
Parson’s Croft |
| Sat 27th | 10am to 4pm |
Parwich & District Local History Society Archaeology Day hands on experience for all ages, come for part or all of the day – archeological dig – geophysical surveying – bring your own finds – games for children – Parwich wells |
Nether Green Farm |
| Sat 27th | 5pm | A celebration of the life of Cathy Keys followed by refreshments at the Memorial Hall |
Parwich Church |
| Sun 28th | 9.15am 10.30am 11am 1.30pm 2.30pm |
tenth annual Parwich St. George’s Day Parade Breakfast BBQ Parade with Castleton Band & High Sheriff of Derbyshire Church Service & laying wreath Parade BBQ Raffle |
Legion Parwich Church Legion |
| Sun 28th | 11.15am | Morning Prayer | Alsop Church |
Click here to see the full Diary page; please email any event information to parwich@hotmail.co.uk
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Update for Bradbourne & Parwich Heating Oil Club
Steady but strong demand in the US and China, along with issues in Libya and Venezuela, holds Brent crude above $72 a barrel this week. With the Easter break and the May Day bank holiday, please ensure you have ordered early and allow plenty of time for your delivery.
TIP : Have you checked your tank level recently? It is a good idea to make visual inspection just to confirm your meter is working correctly. At the same time you can check the condition of tank for any sags and cracks.
Rate: £0.4799 (pence per litre excluding vat [5% for Domestic use])
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We will be updating the Parwich.org Diary page over the next couple of days, so if you have any Alsop, Ballidon, Parwich or Pikehall events (May & June) that you want to go in the Diary in time to be included in the Peak Five Church Magazine’s May issue please send them in by Monday evening (22nd).
Including our Diary in the Church magazine is important as it helps you reach some of those who are not on-line.
Please send Diary information to parwich@hotmail.co.uk or leave me a message on tel. 287.
Thank you, Peter
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Tea & Cakes are being served in the churchyard at Alsop en le Dale from 11am – 4pm on Easter Monday 22nd April. Please come along to support this event, in aid of Alsop Church. Stunning views, delicious cakes, not to be missed.
With this glorious weather why not walk or cycle to Alsop, and if you take any photos en route do share with others through the Blog do send them to parwich@hotmail.co.uk .
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Due to a cancelation a table has become available again for the Spring Ball (in aid of the local Air Ambulance) so if you are interested contact Kirsty tel. 01335 390 212.
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A road near Brassington has reopened after a lorry ran into a bridge causing extensive damage yesterday (Wednesday 17 April). But a stretch of Derbyshire County Council’s High Peak Trail which was carried over the B5056 by the bridge remains closed.
The county council removed the bridge to make it safe following the incident and is now investigating whether alternative measures can be put in place to allow trail users to use the full length of the High Peak Trail again.
Councillor Simon Spencer, Derbyshire County Council’s Cabinet Member for Highways, Transport and Infrastructure, said:
“The High Peak Trail is popular with walkers, cyclists and horse riders and we’re looking at what potential measures we can put in place to allow people to keep enjoying this well-used section of the route while the bridge is rebuilt.”The High Peak Trail stretches 17.5 miles from High Peak Junction near Cromford to Dowlow near Buxton. Middleton Top Visitor Centre and car park will remain open allowing visitors to access the High Peak trail down to High Peak Junction and the Cromford Canal.
The High Peak Trail will remain open to just beyond Harborough Rocks where the Limestone Way crosses the Trail. This closure will be in place up to where the trail crosses the B5056.
Visitors can also park at Minninglow or Parsley Hay which are at the other side of the closure.
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