The Open Gardens signs for gardens 16 & 17 seem to be missing. If you have them stashed away somewhere please ring Lesley on 542.
Click on the photos to enlarge.
Thank you Saskia T for these photos, for more of her shots see the Croft Cottage Facebook page.
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Thank you to DDDC fort his information about the tour and about road closures in Ashbourne on Friday morning
Cheer on the Women’s Tour this Friday
Derbyshire Dales communities will be cheering on the star-studded Aviva Women’s Tour when it hits the area this Friday, 17 June. Big names such as World Road Race Champion Lizzie Armitstead and multiple World and Olympic Champion Marianne Vos – both named in the 96-rider provisional line-up – are likely to be battling it out in the Ashbourne to Chesterfield stage of the Tour.
And several local community groups have taken advantage of £100 grants provided by Derbyshire Dales District Council to add colour and excitement to what is being billed as the Tour’s toughest stage, including ‘Queen of the Mountains’ sections below Winster and on Matlock’s Bank Road.
Local schools, clubs and groups have been invited to cheer on the riders as they whizz through the Dales during the late morning and early afternoon of Friday.
Stage Three officially starts at 10.45am in Ashbourne Market Place, where one of the grant recipients, Ashbourne Fairtrade Town Initiative, will be mingling with the crowds giving out free bananas, stickers and information encouraging local people to choose healthy snacks when cycling. Continue Reading »
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What is the collective noun for jackdaws? It certainly didn’t sound like a ‘murmuration’ this evening as they gathered to roost over Creamery Lane. Residents will be hoping it is not repeated as part of the dawn chorus.
I am assuming it is jackdaws rather than rooks, as it is mainly jackdaws that come into the garden.
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Here is a hip hip hooray and royally big thank you to the Parwich Carnival & Recreation Committee and Parish Council for the fantastic day yesterday, which was just perfect from start to finish.
What a lot of hard work and planning went into making that happen!
Debbie and Trevor W
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Here is a selection of the photos taken by JFS at yesterday’s event. Click on any photo to enlarge it.
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We’re looking for a fish tank that measures 30inch or more,
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Many Thanks
Richard B
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Thanks to Caroline G for these photos from today’s birthday celebrations.
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Thank you to Debbie W for allowing us to use these photos. Hopefully more will follow.
Note. The Parwich Royal British Legion also have a few great photos on their Facebook page.
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Update for Bradbourne & Parwich Heating Oil Club
Crude oil passed $53 a barrel this week before falling back to around $51 as oil prices continue their gradual upward trend despite the current over supply in the market.
The rate and offer details for our clubs group orders for this weekend are as follows:
- Rate: £0.3024 (pence per litre excluding vat [5% for Domestic use])
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| What’s on Where next Week | |||
| Day | Time | Event | Location |
| Fri 10th | 7.45pm | Parwich Film Suffragette |
Memorial Hall |
| Fri 10th | draw at 8.45pm |
‘Open the Safe’ continues Fridays until won |
Legion |
| Sat 11th | 2pm | The Queen’s Birthday Celebrations Family Fun Day Cutting the cake & Loyal Toast Games BBQ Judging the Crowns Click here for full programme all welcome |
Parson’s Croft |
| Sat 11th | 2pm onwards |
Crown Green Bowls Queen’s Birthday Celebration Event Have a go on the Green |
Parson’s Croft |
| Sat 11th | 8pm kick off |
Euro 2016 @ The Legion England v. Russia Drinks promotions & free snacks |
Legion |
| Sat 11th | 10.30pm | The Queen’s Birthday Celebrations Firing of Rockets |
summit Parwich Hill |
| Sun 12th | 9.30am | Holy Communion | Parwich Church |
| Sun 12th | 11.15am | Holy Communion | Alsop Church |
| Sun 12th | 2pm | Crown Green Bowls Mixed Doubles |
Parson’s Croft |
| Sun 12th | 2.30pm | Methodist Service | Parwich Church |
| Mon 13th | 10am / 10.07am |
Bus to Bakewell arrives Bakewell 10.40, leaves 13.35 |
Sycamore Cottages / Alsop Church |
| Mon 13th | 10am | Pilates | Memorial Hall |
| Tue 14th | 6-10pm | Badminton: book via Cheryl tel 617 | Memorial Hall |
| Tue 14th | 6.30pm | Crown Green Bowls vs. Chatsworth B |
Parson’s Croft |
| Wed 15th | all day | Parson’s Croft Car Park Resurfacing Work |
Parson’s Croft |
| Wed 15th | … | Green bin, Blue bin and food caddy collection | Parwich |
| Wed 15th | 6-10pm | Badminton: book via Cheryl tel 617 | Memorial Hall |
| Wed 15th | 7.30pm | Parwich Parish Council Meeting go to the Council’s website for Minutes & Agendas |
Memorial Hall |
| Thu 16th | 11am to 1pm | Evie’s Artistic Session More info: 390488 |
Memorial Hall |
| Thu 16th | 1.45pm | Crown Green Bowls vs. Matlock Bath |
Parson’s Croft |
| Thu 16th | 6-10pm | Badminton: book via Cheryl tel 617 | Memorial Hall |
| Fri 17th | 6.30pm | Parwich Family Film Alice in Wonderland |
Memorial Hall |
| Fri 17th | draw at 8.45pm |
‘Open the Safe’ continues Fridays until won |
Legion |
| Sat 18th | 2pm | Crown Green Bowls Social |
Parson’s Croft |
| Sun 19th | 10am | Family Service | Parwich Church |
| Sun 19th | 11.15am | Holy Communion | Alsop Church |
Click here to see the full Diary page; please email any event information to parwich@hotmail.co.uk
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The Blog Team are keen to recruit new members, as well as general members, we would especially love to welcome any teenagers/young adults who have an interest in social media and blogging to bring a new fresh perspective to the team. If you would like more information or to express an interest just drop us an email.
We also need some roving reporters to help take photos and report on events in the village (especially Wakes!) if you are interested and could spare some time (little or a lot!) just let us know – any help so we can continue to provide coverage of these events is gratefully appreciated.
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The next Parish Council meeting is on Wednesday 15th June at 7.30pm in the Memorial Hall. For the agenda see the council’s website here Agenda
Minutes of previous meetings can be found on the council website here Minutes
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We are hoping the weather is going to be kind to us and everything can go ahead as planned – if there are any changes we will post them on here.
Please note that the rockets will now be launched at 10.30pm not 9.30pm as previously advertised.
If you are planning to attend don’t forget your picnic blankets, chairs and any refreshments (drinks and picnic items) to accompany the BBQ.
See you all there and start your sun dances!
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Although outside our area, readers my be interested in this event, that raises money for a service we benefit from, the Mid Derbyshire Association for Mobile Physiotherapy.
CULLAND HALL OPEN GARDENS AND SPECIALIST PLANT FAIR
SUNDAY 12TH JUNE 2016, 11am – 4pm.
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PARWICH CROWN GREEN BOWLS CLUB
Sometimes there is greatness and sometimes greatness is thrust upon us, with Dennis and Clara E being thrust upon the most lately. Although we only won one match it was certainly the one to win.
Matlock Tuesday League.
Away -7 June – 6.30pm – Whitworth Park.
The games were shared two each, but of course you know points win matches and we gained fewer than our opponents. Clara E and Pat B battled away and won 21 – 17. Rick and Edith also had a good win 21 – 16. Our esteemed Captain Dawn A partnered by Dot H also played really well only to lose 21 – 17. In the final game against Whitworth’s best pair we could only manage 6 points. The final score was Whitworth 75, Parwich 65. It could be that we will drop down a little in the league. Just as a reminder John B was dropped from a great height following last week’s defeat. Whether he will ever appear in Parwich colours again is debateable.
- Next match – Home – Chatsworth – 14 June – 6.30pm.
Matlock Thursday League
Away – Bakewell – 9 June – 1.45pm.
Talk about thrusting greatness you really do need to see Dennis and Clara E play bowls lately. (David Bryant eat your heart out – He was a very famous bowls player). As avid readers of this twaddle know Bakewell are top of the League and have not been beaten on their green this year. However Parwichians to the fore. John and Liz H only just back from the Costa Packet came back from what looked like certain defeat to win 21 – 20. Then of course we have Dennis and Clara E who stormed to a fabulous win 21 – 12. Although our final pair lost, Audrey B and Ian J kept pegging away. However we were in the lead 55 – 53.
Singles up next and we won four out of the six games with Dawn A having a stonking win 15 – 4. Parwich 84, Bakewell 67. So there it was a great if a little unexpected win 139 – 120. We were a fairly comfortable third in the League and this win should keep us there. Bakewell, although losing, were so far in the lead in the League that this defeat will not affect their place.
- Next match – Home – Matlock Bath – 16 June – 1.45pm.
Hope you are going to come down to Parsons Croft on Saturday to help the celebrations for HRH. You can have crack on the Green. We are also having a club knockout Mixed Doubles game on Sunday at 2.00pm, so again meander down to the Green watch the best do their stuff and have a cup of tea.
John B.
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Programme of Events – Saturday 11th June 2016 on Parson’s Croft
Staged in Conjunction with Parwich Parish Council
THIS EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO ALL – SEE YOU THERE
2.00 pm Official Welcome
2.15 pm Cutting of the Birthday Cake & Toast to Her majesty the Queen, followed by the National Anthem
There will then be a choice of games & activities including Tennis, Bowls, Turbo Swing Ball, Rounders, and Volleyball
3.30 pm Judging of the Crown Competition by Nina Martin (see below)
The judging will be followed by the presentation of prizes to the winners of each class and to the winners of the Birthday Card Competition (The children at Parwich School have been designing birthday cards for the Queen. The two winning cards will, by June 11th. have been sent “From Parwich Village” to Her Majesty at Buckingham Palace).
4.00 pm Continuation of the games.
A Barbeque will be provided free of charge, but please bring your own liquid refreshments.
To help with ordering drinks for the toast and catering needs, if you intend attending please complete the slip posted through your letterbox or e-mail Lucy Maddocks (lucywigley@googlemail.com), or sign up on one of the lists in either the British Legion or the Sycamore.
9.30 pm Firing of rockets from the summit of Parwich Hill
Design and Make a Crown Competition
We are staging a ‘design a crown’ competition for this event.
Why not have a go? The prize in each class is a commemorative crown coin.
The three groups are:
- For children aged 5 and under 5 on June 11th.
- For children over 5 and 10 and under on June 11th.
- For anyone over 10 and 15 or under on June 11th.
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Today the ‘Scottish’ roses (varieties of Rosa spinosissima, also called Rosa pimpinellifolia) growing through Christine and David’s garden wall are looking spectacular. I guess they count now as Parwich natives given they are cuttings of cuttings that have lived in various Parwich gardens for at least a century.
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Glad to see that John F-S has not forgotten us. The photo is a Broad Bodied Chaser (Male) on the Jubilee Pond at Nether Green.
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This event is part of our annual Wakes Week, click here to see the full list of events for Wakes 2016.
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Caption suggestions wanted for this photo from David G
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Forthcoming Parwich and District Horticultural Society Trips
Make the most of summer, (now it’s here) and come and join us on our visit to Scampston Walled Garden, Yorkshire on 28 June 2016. It has been described as ‘perfect for casually curious garden lovers looking for something out of the ordinary as well as for plant-obsessed gardeners.’ There is a cafe/restaurant for lunch (not included), and as if that wasn’t enough, in the afternoon we are going to the nearby, privately owned, Jacksons Wold Garden. (See www.scampston.co.uk/gardens and www.jacksonswoldgarden.com)
This trip is open to all, the coach will leave from the Green at 8.45am, back 6-6.30pm.
Price (includes coach travel and entry to both gardens) , members £20, non-members £25, payable by 21/6/16. Please contact Glynis on 561, to reserve your place.
Another date for your diaries is our trip to Geoff Hamiltons’s garden at Barnsdale , Rutland on Tues 16 August, price members £12.50, non-members £17.50, payable by 10th August,please contact Glynis to reserve your place.
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Temporary cleaner wanted for 3-4 hours a week at £10 per hour starting as soon as possible and to last until January 2017. If you are interested please contact Jo or James Farrar on 390182.Update. This post has now been filled
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Saturday July 2nd ‘Wakes Saturday’
9.45 am Oddfellows’ procession – starting from the Sycamore
11.00 am Oddfellows’ Service – in St Peter’s Church. All welcome
1.15 pm Oddfellows’ Dinner – in the Memorial Hall
11.00 am to 2.00 pm Village Market on the Green
12 noon & onwards: BBQ/Rounders on Nethergreen (bring your own BBQ food)
6.00 pm Fancy Dress & Carnival – assemble at the School steps
6.15 pm Grand Fancy Dress Carnival – procession round the village ending at the Green
7.30 pm Hog Roast & Entertainment on the Green (Entertainment: Doveholes Brass Band Concert & Chris Houlihan)
Sunday July 3rd:
11.00 am The Campsite ‘Songs of Praise Service’ (Ian Mansfield) – Parsons Croft
12.00 noon Fun and Games with the Campers – Parsons Croft
6.00 pm: Treasure Hunts around the Village – Start on the Green; end at Legion
8.00 pm Wakes BBQ – Legion
Monday July 4th:
6.30 pm Children’s Sports – Nethergreen (Open to any children wishing to take part)
Tuesday July 5th: The 39th Annual Parwich Hill Race (Starting and finishing at The Sycamore and run over Parwich Hill and roads around Parwich)
7.00 pm Local Ladies’ Race
7.30 pm Junior Hill Race (Local Children are defined as those who were, or still are, eligible to attend Parwich School. (14 Years old and under)
8.00 pm Senior Hill Race (Entry £4)
(Raffle prize donations invited from Carnival Committee Members)
Wednesday July 6th – Recovery Night: no event organised
Thursday July 7th: Children’s Film Night
6.30 pm Children’s Film Night Film – Parwich Memorial Hall
Friday July 8th; the Return of Race Night!
7.00 pm Ball race on Pump Hill
8.00 pm Race Night at the Legion: Horses (!), ferrets and strength tester – Legion
Saturday July 9th Fun & Games Afternoon on Parson’s Croft
2.00 pm onwards Fun & Games organised by Parwich Oddfellows (more details to follow).
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Large or small, front or back, formal or wild, fruit or veg, feng shui or quirky…….
Yes the Horticultural Society is looking for YOU.
Open Gardens this year takes place on the afternoon of Sunday 26 June. Please contact Lesley Goodman on 542 by 20 June if you would be willing to open your garden.
Tempted but nervous? Speak to Lesley.
People love to see the gardens that are regularly open as each year is different. New gardens opened are also very popular.
So if you would like to participate in this highlight of the Parwich calendar , just let Lesley know. You may well find it surprisingly enjoyable!
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PARWICH CROWN GREEN BOWLS CLUB
One and a half wins this week and Dawn A won the open singles last Sunday with Rick M coming a close second. Congratulations Dawn.
Matlock Tuesday League.
Home -31 May – 6.30pm – Matlock Golf Club.
You know how there are bogey teams in football well we have the same trouble playing the Golf Club. Perhaps we should challenge them to a round of golf, we may achieve a better result, as it was we did not win, but we didn’t lose either. We managed to contrive a draw with both teams winning two games each. Dawn A and Clara E winning in style 21 – 7. Edith and Dennis E also doing well winning 21 – 11. The least said about John B and Dot H the better. Suffice it to say John B is dropped next week and will be lucky if we see him on the green again this year. The final score was 60 points each. This kept us mid table.
- Next match – Away – Whitworth Park – 7 June – 6.30pm.
Matlock Thursday League
Home – Bradwell B. – 2 June – 1.45pm.
Bradwell are just ahead of us in the League and as you know, dear reader, we have a number of players on holiday. However, this did not deter your fabulous village bowls team. (You watch we will fall down with a vengeance next week!).
Anyway carrying on this week’s match we had to have people ‘doubling up’ i.e. playing in the doubles and the singles as we only had 10 players. However for the first time in living memory we won all three doubles games, with the dynamic Dennis and Clara E winning 21 – 8. Not to be out done Rick M and Ian J matched their score. Edith R and Audrey B although only winning by one point managed the hat trick of wins for us. Parwich 63, Bradwell 36.
Could our singles team do an equally good job, well sort of? The result was three games each, but when you have got Rick M and Dawn A doing their stuff the opposition capitulated and we won by 74 points to 62. The overall result was Parwich 137, Bradwell 98. This will mean that we will climb above Bradwell in the League.
Next week we play the top team so the banana skin is already in place.
- Next match – Away – Bakewell – 9 June – 1.45pm.
John B
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