A good turn out this morning in dreary conditions. Some better photos to come judging from the number of cameras about!
We have received the following information on bird flu form the Derbyshire Association of Local Councils via our Parish Council.
Last winter the UK experienced several outbreaks of avian influenza – better known as bird flu – and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is asking for help to share information in local communities. This highly contagious disease affects birds including chickens, ducks and geese, and can be fatal to them, devastating farmers’ livelihoods. It is just as much of a risk to those with a few chickens in a back garden as to commercial farmers and anyone who keeps chickens, ducks or geese. Defra is asking local councils to share their advice on bird flu in their respective communities, for example on noticeboards using their poster, through social media or in newsletters.
Please help spread the word
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Please find details of the proposed road closure for Bradbourne Road, Unnamed Section Of B5056 From Horsley Farm To White Meadows Farm Fenny Bentley, currently planned for 12th February for 3 weeks for resurfacing work. This is the stretch from the Tissington ford to the Bentley Brook.
You can view the order on this link https://roadworks.org?tm=104346292
For any queries please email traffic.trafregord@derbyshire.gov.uk, for the attention Elaine Coope or call 01629 538516
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Does anyone know about bats? This was hanging on my wall this morning. Is it poorly? Should I do anything with it or just leave it alone? Fiona H
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| What’s on Where next Week | |||
| Day | Time | Event | Location |
| Sun 24th | 3pm | Crib Service | Parwich Church |
| Sun 24th | draw 8.45pm |
Christmas Eve @ the Legion Open the Safe Christmas Special |
Legion |
| Sun 24th | 11.30pm | Midnight Mass | Parwich Church |
| Mon 25th | Christmas Day | ||
| Mon 25th | 11am | Christmas Day Football | Football Pitch Nether Green |
| Mon 25th | 11am to 2pm | Pub Christmas Day opening hours 11am to 2pm+ |
Sycamore Inn |
| Mon 25th | 11am to 2pm | Legion Christmas Day opening hours 11am to 2pm |
Legion |
| Mon 25th | 11.15am | Family Holy Communion | Alsop Church |
| Tue 26th | Boxing Day | ||
| Wed 27th | 9am | Morning Prayer | Alsop Church |
| Wed 27th | 11am | Walk to Brassington back at approx 2.30pm at Legion for Chilli |
meet at Legion |
| Thu 28th | … | Blue bin and food caddy collection (no Green bin collection today) |
Parwich |
| Thu 28th | 9am | Morning Prayer | Parwich Church |
| Thu 28th | 4.30pm to 7pm | Fish & Chip Van visiting Parwich alternate Thursdays tel. 0751 107 6249 |
The Green |
| Thu 28th | 6-10pm | Badminton & Tabletennis book via Cheryl tel 617 |
Memorial Hall |
| Fri 29th | 8pm start |
Xmas Darts Knockout 1st Prize £100, 2nd £50, 3rd £20 register in advance (pop in, message Kirsty or tel 01335 390212) or on the night from 7pm |
Sycamore Inn |
| Sun 31st | 11am | Peak Five Group Churches Songs of Praise |
Thorpe Church |
| Sun 31st | New Year’s Eve Funky Gibbon Disco 10pm to late |
Legion | |
| Sun 31st | 7pm onwards |
New Year’s Eve Wild West Party Disco from 8.30pm Fancy Dress, Rodeo Bull, complimentary buffet |
Sycamore Inn |
Click here to see the full Diary page; please email any event information to parwich@hotmail.co.uk
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Thank you to Viv M for the following information:
Judging by how many dogs you see, it is clear Parwich is a dog friendly village and with so many younger pups joining the population, this new class is sure to appeal to dogs of all ages.Starting Thursday 11th January at 7pm in the Memorial Hall, weekly classes will be run by Dena and Jeff Skellern (Home from Home, Hulland Village) who are already well known to several residents and their four legged friends.
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There are two brown hens up just past the post box at 3.10pm this afternoon (Friday). I told them they’ve probably missed the last post for sending Christmas parcels but they wouldn’t hear it. You might want to count your chickens if you live that end of the village. I was out with my hounds otherwise I would have knocked on doors to see if they belonged to people I know who have hens around there.
Caroline G.
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Mavis Dale lost her husband Frank just over a year ago and, having been married for 61 years, Mavis knew she had to find something to do to help fill the gap. Spurred on by a request from her teacher granddaughter Becky, Mavis rose to the challenge of writing a story about an animal and a spaceship! An unusual combination but one requested by Becky’s class. Mavis didn’t stop there. Inspired by village life and her family, Mavis created several short stories suitable for children. Advised by her neighbour Ian Johnston to contact the Peak Advertiser, Mavis became an author in print.
Mavis considers herself to be very much a Parwich person. Born in Brassington as Mavis Swindell, the family moved to Lenscliffe when Mavis was 3 years old. Mavis attended Parwich school and then passed her 11+ to attend the grammar school in Ashbourne. Until a bus was provided Mavis and others had to walk to Alsop Station to catch the train to Ashbourne to get to school, a mode of transport which Mavis enjoyed.
As a young woman Mavis worked in the offices at Ballidon which is where she met husband- to- be lorry driver Frank Dale. Mavis took the initiative, casually suggesting that Frank might like to come to Parwich Wakes. Frank turned up and that was the start of a courtship which culminated in marriage at Parwich Church in 1954. They started married life in Frank’s home county of Staffordshire before moving to South Wingfield and then fulfilled Mavis’s desire by returning to Parwich, the place she considered to be home, when they moved to Springfields in 1967 with their two sons Alan and Stephen.
Despite having a family to look after, and later grandchildren to spend time with, Mavis was kept busy with doing the paperwork for the haulage business. She is still involved in this side of the business, working alongside her daughter- in- law Caren.
Mavis likes to keep busy and we may well have the pleasure of reading more of her tales in the future.
Her booklet of delightful short stories can be bought from Mavis at £4.50, 50p of which will go to Children in Need. Copies are also available at Nethergreen Farm.
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This Stonechat was spotted on the Tissington trail yesterday.
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A big thank you to everyone who came along and joined in the Carols. White Christmas was a definite highlight but not sure we are quite ready for X factor!
The Carnival and Recreation Committee would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your support throughout the year and wish everyone a very Merry Christmas. We would also like to thank Tarmac for their very generous donation of the Christmas tree and lights and Rob Clarke for the yummy mince pies.
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Beef Boxes
Includes:
Mince
Stew
Braising Steak
Roasting Joints
Pot Roast
Sirloin, Fillet & Rump Steaks
Available from Thursday 21st Dec
£120 for the box, butcher value over £180!
Please contact Ben Chadfield, 07813857014. Orders are on a first come first serve basis.
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If you’re coming to the Crib Service please bring a kitchen timer and/or a mobile phone, or both – the more the merrier! Your phone doesn’t need to have any signal. This is a service suitable for all the family.
If there’s a pregnant lady around who’d be happy to be interviewed about her experience of being pregnant so far, that would be good too.
Why? You’ll have to come to the Crib Service to find out! 3pm Christmas Eve, St Peter’s Church.
Andrew Collie
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Update for Bradbourne & Parwich Heating Oil Club
We have seen a noticeable jump in rates for this week due to the demand on suppliers leading up to Christmas and into the New Year. The weather over the last week has not helped with many suppliers struggling to keep up with demand with deliveries taking longer as drivers struggled with conditions.
Please can you ensure you have allowed plenty of time for your delivery? Delivery this time of year is subject to weather conditions and supply. Please do not allow your tank to get too low before you order.
Please note we will not be ordering next weekend. Our next order is the weekend of 31st December.
We have secured a rate and our clubs group oil order terms for this weekend are as follows:
Rate: £0.4842 per litre excluding vat [5% for Domestic use])
For full details Continue Reading »
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Hi just to let the village know, we have fresh eggs for sale, £1:00 a half a dozen
Thanks,
Alex (The Old Post Office – 743)
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| What’s on Where next Week | |||
| Day | Time | Event | Location |
| Sun 17th | from 12.30pm |
Santa Sunday (Santa visiting between 1 & 2.30pm) |
Legion |
| Sun 17th | 6pm | Carol Service joint Anglican Methodist service |
Parwich Church |
| Sun 17th | 6.30pm | Sunday Football for adults and grown up kids |
Parson’s Croft |
| Sun 17th | 7.30pm | Carol Service | Alsop Church |
| Mon 18th | 11am | Pilates | Memorial Hall |
| Tue 19th | 1.30pm | Parwich Primary School Christingle Service |
Parwich Church |
| Tue 19th | School breaks up for Christmas | School | |
| Tue 19th | 3pm | Parwich Family Film Cars 3 |
Memorial Hall |
| Tue 19th | 6-10pm | Badminton & Tabletennis book via Cheryl tel 617 |
Memorial Hall |
| Tue 19th | 7pm | Carnival & Recreation Committee Carols on the Green with Ashbourne Town Band |
The Green |
| Wed 20th | … | Grey bin and food caddy collection | Parwich |
| Wed 20th | 6-10pm | Badminton & Tabletennis book via Cheryl tel 617 |
Memorial Hall |
| Thu 21st | 10 to 11am | Rev Carollyn MacDonald Vicar’s Van |
Alsop (tbc Alsop Moor) |
| Thu 21st | 11am to 1pm | Evie’s Artistic Session More info: 390488 |
Memorial Hall |
| Thu 21st | 6-10pm | Badminton & Tabletennis book via Cheryl tel 617 |
Memorial Hall |
| Thu 21st | 7.30pm | Quiz Night | Legion |
| Fri 22nd | 5.30pm | Children’s Friday Football meet at the Cricket Pavillion |
Parson’s Croft |
| Fri 22nd | 7 to 9pm | It’s Christmas Drinks Promotions |
Legion |
| Fri 22nd | 9pm onwards |
Mad Friday Xmas Celebration Live Music & Drinks Promotions tel. 01335 390212 to book meals for afternoon/early evening |
Sycamore Inn |
| Sun 24th | 3pm | Crib Service | Parwich Church |
| Sun 24th | tbc | Christmas Eve Open the Safe Christmas Special |
Legion |
| Sun 24th | 11.30pm | Midnight Mass | Parwich Church |
Click here to see the full Diary page; please email any event information to parwich@hotmail.co.uk
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We have received this from DDDC-
BIN COLLECTIONS UPDATE: All our waste & recycling crews are out today as scheduled. Conditions have improved but some roads in the district continue to be affected by snow and ice. The majority of scheduled collections took place on Tuesday, but there were some areas where it was not possible to collect.
Yesterday we also caught up with some of Monday’s collections and today we have additional vehicles out collecting outstanding collections from Monday and Tuesday.
The message to residents continues to be to leave out bins please and our crews will return as soon as possible, so long as it is safe to do so.
It is likely that we will have to complete the catch-up by working on Saturday.
Your patience is appreciated. Thank you.
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Has anyone lost a kitten? If so, we may have her.
Di & Jim Turnbull
Update: The kitten, Molly, has now been reunited with her owner
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We have been asked to remind people that grit in the roadside bins is for use on public roads and pavements. Concerns have been expressed to the Parish Council that some people are using the grit for their own driveways.
Some of the grit bins belong to DCC and some to Parwich Parish Council. There is information on the bins on who to contact if they are empty.
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Parwich PTA are currently selling a quiz sheet based on Derbyshire Places. A lovely little challenge for the festive period.Sheets cost £1 and are available now.Contact Karen W on 390253.
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It was such a cold walk this morning from Parwich to Alsop, but worth every step. What a beautiful place we get to call home.
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Though no roads seem to be currently reported closed, with snow still on the ground and icy conditions, do take care on the roads.
Below are some useful links for these snowy conditions, but if you know any others please add them as a comment below. Also if you are out driving do share your experiences of the local road conditions.
Roads – Derbyshire County Council
https://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/transport_roads/roads_traffic/road_maintenance/snow_info/default.asp
Roads – Derbyshire Constabulary
http://www.derbyshire.police.uk/Contact-Us/Signposting/Roadworks-and-Traffic.aspx
Also useful regular updates on roads to the north of us at the Buxton Weather site
http://www.buxtonweather.co.uk/
School Closures
https://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/education/schools/school_closures/default.asp
Weather Forecast
https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/forecast/gcqv8e7dr
Note: Tonight temperatures are forecast to drop well below freezing.
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