We will be updating the Parwich.org Diary page this weekend, so if you have any Alsop, Ballidon, Parwich or Pikehall events (September and October) that you want to go in the Diary in time to be included in the Peak Five Churches Magazine’s September issue, please send them in by tomorrow evening, Saturday 20th of August.
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 ring me on tel. 287.
Thank you, Peter
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Thank you to Church Warden, Martin C, for forwarding us these drone pictures of Parwich church, courtesy of Ben Gorham of Sky Revolutions:
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The planned drone survey of a possible location for a mobile phone mast near the tennis courts took place today. We are now waiting to see what, if any, proposals are made.
The drone also flew over the church to inspect the roof. This was not to assess another location for a mobile phone mast.
Andrew Martin
Clerk RFO. Parwich Parish Council
e-mail: clerk@parwichparishcouncil.org.uk
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Thank you to Andrew for reminding us that this weekend is the annual visit by:
Staffs DA Caravans
This weekend caravans from Staffs DA will be on Parsons Croft from Friday afternoon.
Andrew Martin
Clerk RFO. Parwich Parish Council
e-mail: clerk@parwichparishcouncil.org.uk
Let’s hope they have a great weekend.
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Make sure you have Friday 2nd of September in your diary as Elvis will be performing at the Sycamore Inn from 9pm. Come and make sure the Sycamore re-launch is a great success.
For more information see this event on Facebook:
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There is a story in the Ashbourne News Telegraph regarding a month of road closures that are worth noting and perhaps replanning routes through the town. Or you could be like me, read all the advance notices, drive past the signs everyday and then get stuck in a jam in the centre! 😦
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Lovely red skies last night over Parwich.
Followed by a misty morning this morning. Is the end of summer in sight?
Photos by David G.
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Mobile phone mast
There is a possibility that a mobile phone mast could be installed in place of one of the floodlights at the tennis courts. A drone may be flying in the area on Thursday afternoon to establish if it would give useful coverage. The drone is fully licensed for this work.
This is just a feasibility study. No decision has been taken about agreeing to have a mast installed. This would be subject to normal planning regulations and would require the Parish Council to agree to lease the small piece of ground the mast would stand on.
If it appears that a mast would be technically feasible the Parish Council will request more detail about what the mast would look like and the benefits would be. They will then use the blog to share this information and ask for comments before any decision is made.
Andrew Martin
Clerk RFO. Parwich Parish Council
e-mail: clerk@parwichparishcouncil.org.uk
tel: 01335 216238
address: Fernlea, Parwich, Ashbourne, DE6 1QJ
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A big thank you to a local holiday cottage owner who has donated £10 towards the running costs of the Blog. It was given to us with thanks for the guests that found their way to this cottage via the links on the Blog and for the useful information guests gain from our site.
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Please remove your items after the presentation. Any items not collected will be auctioned
Copies of the schedule are available at The Sycamore and the Legion
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The Service of Holy Communion in St. Peter’s Church, Parwich, is at 9.30am, and not as advertised previously at 10am, this Sunday 14th August.
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We will be updating the Parwich.org Diary page next weekend, so if you have any Alsop, Ballidon, Parwich or Pikehall events (September and October) that you want to go in the Diary in time to be included in the Peak Five Churches Magazine’s September issue, please send them in by the evening of Saturday 20th of August.
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 ring me on tel. 287.
Thank you, Peter
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A big welcome to Kirsty at the Sycamore. Her redecorations are in full swing, so keep Friday 2nd September free in your diary for the grand re-opening (see https://parwich.org/2016/08/11/sycamore-re-launch-planned/).
Kirsty is continuing the newspaper orders, so if you have a paper on Saturday or Sunday they will be available to collect. Currently the Shop @The Sycamore is open each day from 10am to 2pm, and we will keep you updated as things progress.
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Whilst the pub is closed the Legion will be open from 12 lunchtime on Saturdays and Sundays through until closing time.
Sausage rolls and a selection of freshly made cobs are available.
The Legion will be serving tea and coffee. Gill has made a cake too!
Further updates will be provided (if needed) in due course.
Dog friendly.
All welcome!
The legion is located as indicated below (DE6 1QJ).
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New business start-up programme goes live in the Dales
A free-to-use support service to help ambitious entrepreneurs set up and run successful new businesses launched in the Derbyshire Dales this week.
The Sheffield City Region (SCR) Launchpad service – delivered locally by Growing Rural Enterprise Ltd on behalf of Derbyshire Dales District Council – helps individuals thinking of starting a business, new businesses registered but not yet trading and businesses trading for up to 24 months who need help with their growth plans. Continue Reading »
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| What’s on Where next Week | |||
| Day | Time | Event | Location |
| Fri 12th | 6-7pm | Children’s Friday Football meet at 5.55pm at the Cricket Pavillion |
Parson’s Croft |
| Fri 12th | draw at 8.45pm |
‘Open the Safe’ continues Fridays until won |
Legion |
| Sat 13th | midday onwards |
Legion open all day Snacks, eg filled rolls, available (temporary arrangement for pub redecoration) |
Legion |
| Sun 14th | 9.30am | Holy Communion | Parwich Church |
| Sun 14th | 11.15am | Holy Communion | Alsop Church |
| Sun 14th | midday onwards |
Legion open all day Snacks, eg filled rolls, available (temporary arrangement for pub redecoration) |
Legion |
| Sun 14th | 2pm | Crown Green Bowls Men’s & Ladies’ Singles |
Parson’s Croft |
| Sun 14th | 2.30pm | Methodist Service | Parwich Church |
| Tue 16th | tbc | Horticultural Society Garden Trip to Barnsdale Gardens, Oakham, Rutland Contact Glynis tel. 561 to book |
meet on The Green |
| Tue 16th | 6.30pm | Crown Green Bowls vs. Matlock Golf Club |
Away |
| Wed 17th | … | Grey bin and food caddy collection | Parwich |
| Thu 18th | 11am to 1pm | Evie’s Artistic Session More info: 390488 |
Memorial Hall |
| Thu 18th | 1.45pm | Crown Green Bowls vs. Youlgrave B |
Parson’s Croft |
| Fri 19th | 6-7pm | Children’s Friday Football meet at 5.55pm at the Cricket Pavillion |
Parson’s Croft |
| Fri 19th | draw at 8.45pm |
‘Open the Safe’ continues Fridays until won |
Legion |
| Sat 20th | 10am to 5pm | Annual Art Exhibition work by local artists Refreshments |
Memorial Hall |
| Sat 20th | midday onwards |
Legion open all day Snacks, eg filled rolls, available (temporary arrangement for pub redecoration) |
Legion |
| Sun 21st | 10am to 5pm | Annual Art Exhibition work by local artists Refreshments |
Memorial Hall |
| Sun 21st | 10am | Family Service | Parwich Church |
| Sun 21st | 11.15am | Mattins | Alsop Church |
| Sun 21st | midday onwards |
Legion open all day Snacks, eg filled rolls, available (temporary arrangement for pub redecoration) |
Legion |
| Sun 21st | 2pm | Crown Green Bowls Naiding Cup |
Parson’s Croft |
Click here to see the full Diary page; please email any event information to parwich@hotmail.co.uk
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PARWICH CROWN GREEN BOWLS CLUB
A bit of a different week for us this week with only one league match taking place and the Greenaway charity competition, however, you really must come down to Parsons Croft to see the players that we have in our great club. To use my grand children’s phrase ‘they are awesome!’
Matlock Tuesday League.
Home – Matlock Bath – 9 August – 6.30pm.
Having stuttered a bit in this league we managed to put some really good bowls together against Matlock. Of the four games we won three comfortably with Pat B and Tony A leading the way 21 – 5. Even John B wonderfully partnered by Dot H won 21 – 12 (truth be told it was Dot who did the damage for us!). This score was matched by Harry B and Sue A. Wonder of wonders the only pair to lose was Rick M and Edith. Well they do occasionally have to lose so that the opposition don’t cry every week. Mind you they only just lost 18 – 21. The final result was Parwich 81, Matlock 50. Having slipped in the league, this may bring us up a place, possibly two. In view of who we play next week it’s just as well we had a good win. We will need it.
- Next match – Away – Matlock Golf Club – 16 August – 6.30pm.
Greenaway Charity Competition – Wirksworth – 11 August.
Now you must bear in mind that this is open to all players in the Thursday League. 5 people from Parwich entered the competition which is a doubles game. Everybody plays one game and the winners go to the main draw, with the losers going into the ‘consolation’ draw. Now again bearing in mind we only had 5 players, Ian J partnered by Alan B from Wirksworth got to the semi final of the ‘consolation’ draw to be narrowly beaten. Similarly Edith, playing in her first Greenaway was also narrowly beaten in the semi final. However, Dawn A also playing her first Greenaway, partnered by Phil M from Hazelwood in the main draw just lost in the final! I tell you if Crown Green bowls was in the Olympics Parwich could represent Team GB. I might even put the idea to the I O C! The main winner of course was the Greenaway Charity with over £1000 going to the workshop in Darley Dale.
Back to normal next week and we are still looking for a spare camel as we are entertaining Youlgrave.
- Next league match – Home – Youlgrave – 18 August – 1.45 pm
Sunday is a men’s and ladies’ club competition so why not come down and see potential Olympic athletes play. (You are allowed to dream.)
John B.
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Nesting swallows in Parwich, photos taken by John F-S.
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Kirsty Jane has posted the date of the planned re-launch of the Sycamore Inn on Facebook, Click on the image below for details:
So with live music and food served put Friday 2nd of September in your Diary.
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The Sycamore Inn
From all of us a big thank to all our customers
for your custom, friendship and support
in the Pub and the Shop over the last 16 years.
And best wishes to Kirsty and Jane for the future
Janet
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Whilst the pub is closed the Legion will be open from 12 lunchtime on Saturdays and Sundays through until closing time.
Snacks ( e.g. filled rolls) will be available for purchase.
Further updates will be provided (if needed) in due course.
All welcome!
The legion is located as indicated below (DE6 1QJ).
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The new tenants take over the Sycamore tomorrow morning (Thursday 11th August). We understand they will be closed for two weeks for redecorating and stocking, but will post any updates as soon as we have any concrete information.
Update 1pm The Shop may not be closing during redecorating, but we will post any opening hours when we know them.
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The Blog Team wish Janet and Rosie all the best in their new endeavours and their new home. It was nearly sixteen years ago that Janet took on the tenancy of the Sycamore Inn, and as well as all the hard work in maintaining a genuine local pub, she took on the shop, welcomed local groups and societies, for many years she was booking secretary for the Memorial Hall, provided a local collection point for prescriptions and directed countless delivery drivers, and much more.
Also there was the unseen support given to many, from phone calls to lifts, to such as looking after the man with presenile dementia who had lost his walking group until the Police could trace his carers. A local pub and shop are often 
the first place people go for information or help.
Also a big thank you to Steve for the many years he did a full day’s work farming, then greeted customers from behind the bar with a smile and friendly chat.
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This week sees the peak of the annual Perseid meteor showers:
The 2016 Perseid meteor shower will peak overnight on Aug. 11 and 12, 2016. The meteor shower appears to radiate out of the constellation Perseus in the northern sky.
See http://www.space.com/32868-perseid-meteor-shower-guide.html for more details. So check the weather forecast, wrap up warm and enjoy the show (especially on Thursday and Friday nights).
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Derbyshire Dales District Council are investigating ways of meeting the significant funding short falls that will arise from government cuts and are currently seeking input on proposals to charge for replacement bins and for plastic refuse bags, click here for more details. They are conducting an online survey which runs upto the 30th of September (click here to participate in their survey).
We encourage all readers to participate in the District Council survey, but thought it would be interesting to also ask some additional questions here:
Blog Team members, when discussing this post, felt that Derbyshire Dales offers an excellent waste collection and recycling service, which compares well with other Authorities, and they respond well to any disruption to collections. What do you think?
Replacement refuse and recycling containers cost the Council some £28,000 per year.
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Update 20/8/16 Car sold.
Ford Focus for sale:
- Ford Focus Ghia 2007 1.6 Petrol
- 45,500 miles
- Service history,
- MOT April 2017
- New tyres all around.
- £2,350. OVNO
- Genuine reason for sale.
Call 01335 … …
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Lovely early morning skies over Parwich again this morning, thank you David G
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16.00 hours – John B has just come from Buxton and the A515 appears to be closed at Newhaven. “There seemed to be a lot of emergency vehicles around. We were shunted off to Pikehall/ Grangemill”.
Please share any updates on this road closure.
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The count down to Janet and Rosie moving out of the pub begins (Wednesday 10th of August is their last full day):
Janet and Rosie welcome you to
The Sycamore Inn to celebrate their last Weekend
8.30pm onwards Saturday 6th August 2016
Complimentary Light Refreshments Provided
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Update for Bradbourne & Parwich Heating Oil Club
Crude oil rates have dropped back to the below $45 a barrel for the first time since June and although the pound is still down on the dollar, rates have fallen back to June’s levels.
The rate and offer details for our clubs group orders for this weekend are as follows:
- Rate: £0.2880 (pence per litre excluding vat [5% for Domestic use])
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| What’s on Where next Week | |||
| Day | Time | Event | Location |
| Fri 5th | 3.15 to 3.45pm |
Mobile Library | The Green |
| Fri 5th | 6-7pm | Children’s Friday Football meet at 5.55pm at the Cricket Pavillion |
Parson’s Croft |
| Fri 5th | draw at 8.45pm |
‘Open the Safe’ continues Fridays until won |
Legion |
| Sun 7th | No services | Alsop & Parwich Churches | |
| Sun 7th | 10.30am | Crown Green Bowls Round Robin |
Parson’s Croft |
| Mon 8th | 10am / 10.07am |
Bus to Bakewell arrives Bakewell 10.40, leaves 13.35 |
Sycamore Cottages / Alsop Church |
| Tue 9th | 6.30pm | Crown Green Bowls vs. Matlock Bath |
Parson’s Croft |
| Wed 10th | … | Green bin, Blue bin and food caddy collection | Parwich |
| Thu 11th | 1.45pm | Crown Green Bowls Greenaway Comp |
tbc |
| Fri 12th | 6-7pm | Children’s Friday Football meet at 5.55pm at the Cricket Pavillion |
Parson’s Croft |
| Fri 12th | draw at 8.45pm |
‘Open the Safe’ continues Fridays until won |
Legion |
| Sun 14th | 10am | Holy Communion | Parwich Church |
| Sun 14th | 11.15am | Holy Communion | Alsop Church |
| Sun 14th | 2pm | Crown Green Bowls Men’s & Ladies’ Singles |
Parson’s Croft |
| Sun 14th | 2.30pm | Methodist Service | Parwich Church |
Click here to see the full Diary page; please email any event information to parwich@hotmail.co.uk
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PARWICH CROWN GREEN BOWLS CLUB
Phew- we managed to lose twice this week. One loss we could have done without in the Tuesday League, but the loss in the Thursday League will hopefully not have too detrimental effect on our push for higher things in the Crown Green bowling world.
Matlock Tuesday League.
Away –Wirksworth – 2 August – 6.30pm.
We managed to beat Wirksworth at Parsons Croft quite easily, but on their very large green it was a different story. The games were shared two each with Rick and Edith leading the way as usual by winning 21 -10. Tony A and Dawn A came back from a losing position to win by 21 – 19. Unfortunately our other pairs did not fare with Clara E and John B going down 21 – 14. Similarly Harry B and Dot H also lost 21 – 10. The final score was Wirksworth 71, Parwich 66. Not a bad score really, we had slipped to seventh place in the league so there is a chance that these points will keep us there. Only five matches left in this league, where did the summer go. What summer I hear you cry.
- Next match – Home – Matlock Bath – 9 August – 6.30pm.
Matlock Thursday League
Away – Hathersage – 4 August – 1.45pm.
Until a few games ago Hathersage were hard on our heels in third place in this league, they had slipped to fourth. They had also beaten us at Parsons Croft earlier in the season. We did not do too badly in the doubles really and although we only won one of the three games by Ian J and Dennis E, we were confident. Hathersage 56, Parwich 41. Now a very rare thing happened in the singles because although we won four out of the six games we lost 71 – 70. The stars of the singles were Rick M and Pat B each winning 15 – 8. Final score Hathersage 127, Parwich 111. Not a complete write off. Only four league matches to go in this league so keep your fingers crossed that we manage to hang on to second place.
- Next league match – Home – Youlgrave – 18 August – 1.45 pm
Next week on Thursday we have 5 players taking part in the annual Greenaway charity match. This really is a good day and of course the best part is not only do you enjoy yourself, but the Greenaway Workshop in Darley Dale will benefit too.
John B.
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The count down to Janet and Rosie moving out of the pub begins (Wednesday 10th of August is their last full day):
Janet and Rosie welcome you to
The Sycamore Inn to celebrate their last Weekend
8.30pm onwards Saturday 6th August 2016
Complimentary Light Refreshments Provided
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