Here’s something to get you all tweeting and twittering!
Over the weekend of 30-31 January the RSPB is running their annual Big Garden Birdwatch. ( See RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch for more details ). In conjunction with this we will once again run our own Alsop, Ballidon, Pikehall and Parwich Little Garden Birdwatch. Whilst the RSPB want to know numbers of different bird species seen during a one hour period we simply what to know what species have been seen over the weekend in and around the villages. There will be a post to log sightings available over the weekend. For anyone doubtful of their bird recognition skills the RSPB site is pretty good, where you can find an A-Z Guide and useful tools to help identify a specific bird sighting.
Our target for the weekend is a challenging 40 different species so the more taking part the better.
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Photo by Simon L
Photo by Martin C
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We are updating the Parwich.org Diary page, so if you have any Alsop, Ballidon, Parwich or Pikehall events (February and March) that you want to go in the Diary in time to be included in the Peak Five Churches Magazine’s February issue, please send them in by next Saturday evening, Saturday 23rd of January.
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
Note, click here for
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Thank you Caroline G for this panorama of the snowy fields behind Sycamore Cottages, taken this morning:
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The next Parwich Parish Council meeting is:
7.30pm Wednesday 20th January
The meeting as usual starts with a section where the public can address the Council, all are welcome.
- click here for the Agenda
- click here to see the draft minutes for the previous meeting (18/11/15)
- click here to visit Parwich Parish Council website
- planned date of next meeting Wednesday 17th February 2016
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The snow has just start falling in the village and more is forecast through the night (click here for five day forecast); do let us know if you encounter any problems on the roads, and please share any photographs if there is enough to make our area even prettier.
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| What’s on Where this Week | |||
| Day | Time | Event | Location |
| Sun 17th | 10am | Family Service | Parwich Church |
| Sun 17th | 11.15am | Holy Communion | Alsop Church |
| Mon 18th | 10am | Pilates | Memorial Hall |
| Tue 19th | 6-10pm | Badminton: book via Cheryl tel 617 | Memorial Hall |
| Wed 20th | … | Grey bin and food caddy collection | Parwich |
| Wed 20th | 6-10pm | Badminton: book via Cheryl tel 617 | Memorial Hall |
| Wed 20th | 7.30pm | Parwich Parish Council Meeting go to the Council’s website for Minutes & Agendas |
Memorial Hall |
| Thu 21st | 11am to 1pm | Evie’s Artistic Session More info: 390488 |
Memorial Hall |
| Thu 21st | 6-10pm | Badminton: book via Cheryl tel 617 | Memorial Hall |
| Fri 22nd | 3.15 to 3.45pm |
Mobile Library | The Green |
| Sun 24th | 9.30am | Mattins | Parwich Church |
| Sun 24th | 11.15am | Mattins | Alsop Church |
| Sun 24th | 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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Trailer: Continue Reading »
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Photo by John F-S. So watch out for ducks as well as black ice on the Patwich roads, as PC Mallard is very determined in his attempts to get traffic to slow down.
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Watch out for black ice on the roads, especially on higher ground to the north. The Buxton Advertiser reports the Police have closed the A537 over the Cat and Fiddle this afternoon due to black ice, as well as the A54.
With rain and sleet forecast, temperatures around zero tonight and getting colder tomorrow, do let our readers know if you spot or hear of any problems on the roads, by adding comments to this post or emailing parwich@hotmail.co.uk.
So far, 4pm Wednesday, Derbyshire County Council have not reported any road closures (click here to see their gritting routes and snow related road closures web page).
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Static Defibrillators in Ashbourne
Some of you may have noticed the arrival of static defibrillators in Ashbourne. There are now 7 of these at various locations in town – at The Bowling Green pub, Preston’s Garage (Derby Rd), The Pavillion on the recreation ground, David Neil’s on Compton, Ashbourne Sports Injury Clinic (Waterside Retail Park), Betty’s Sewing Box (former library on Cockayne Ave) and the Ex-Servicemen’s Club on the Market Place.
Anyone can access these yellow boxes if they need to help somebody suffering a heart attack. Following the installation of our own Static Defibrillator we held a basic training session to explain how and when to use it. We would like to remind people that if you suspect that somebody is having a heart attack you take the following action :
- Dial 999
- Whilst waiting for an ambulance to arrive you will be informed if there is a static defibrillator in the vicinity and given the code to open it.
- Follow the instructions (written and audio) from the defibrillator aswell as any given over the phone from the 999 call centre.
Still Going Strong!
Parwich First Responders recently marked 10 years as a group! It seems fitting to report that we all passed our annual re-assessment last Sunday. With ten active Responders we do our best to cover morning, afternoon and evening slots on a rota. One valiant Responder even signs on during the night, giving the village additional cover a couple of times a week. As always, the bigger the group we are, the more slots we can cover on our rota. Most Responders do one or two slots each week. Although we now have a Static Defibrillator in the village we still think that it is important to provide as much cover as possible to Parwich and the surrounding area through First Responders.
We are therefore thrilled to have 4 new people who want to train to join PFR group. If anyone else is also interested please contact Martin (529) or Sue (334) to enable us to coordinate the next training sessions.
Sue H.
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Could we make a polite request please that all users make sure that the key safe is fully closed and locked when they leave. Please ensure that the front is located properly and that the ‘C’ button has been pressed fully so that the other numbers are released and the unit is secure.
Thank you
Memorial Hall Committee
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A reminder to dog owners, please clean up after your dogs. Recently the cricket pitch seems to have become a particular problem. Please be especially vigilant in the areas where children play and where people have to walk.
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This week’s bin collections are back to Wednesday, when the Green garden waste bin including Christmas trees, the Blue recycling bin and the food caddy will be collected.
A big thank you to all our bin men (and the District Council), who provide an excellent service all year round, but who worked especially hard to give us weekly general household waste collections over the holidays, while still maintaining the fortnightly blue recycling bin collections.
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Good to see the sun again
Photo by John F-S
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Thank you John F-S for this intimate close up of a treecreeper.
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| What’s on Where this Week | |||
| Day | Time | Event | Location |
| Sun 10th | 9.30am | Family Holy Communion | Parwich Church |
| Sun 10th | 11.15am | Holy Communion | Alsop Church |
| Sun 10th | 2.30pm | Methodist Service | Parwich Church |
| Mon 11th | 10am / 10.07am |
Bus to Bakewell arrives Bakewell 10.40, leaves 13.35 |
Sycamore Cottages / Alsop Church |
| Mon 11th | 10am | Pilates | Memorial Hall |
| Tue 12th | 6-10pm | Badminton: book via Cheryl tel 617 | Memorial Hall |
| Wed 13th | … | Green bin including Christmas tree collection, Blue bin and food caddy collection | Parwich |
| Wed 13th | 6-10pm | Badminton: book via Cheryl tel 617 | Memorial Hall |
| Thu 14th | 11am to 1pm | Evie’s Artistic Session More info: 390488 |
Memorial Hall |
| Thu 14th | 6-10pm | Badminton: book via Cheryl tel 617 | Memorial Hall |
| Fri 15th | 6.30pm | Family Film Night Inside Out |
Memorial Hall |
| Sat 16th | 8.30pm onwards |
Live Music The A52s |
Sycamore Inn |
| Sun 17th | 10am | Family Service | Parwich Church |
| Sun 17th | 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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Lost cat: he disappeared on New Year’s Day from Tissington, he is very friendly and goes by the name of Teddy, he is black and white and chipped.
He may have been scared by local shoot in the area. For further details or possible sightings please call 01335 390246.
Many thanks,
Mary Anne Y
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- Kindling £ 2.00 a Net
- Sealed bags of Coal 20kg £ 7.00 a bag
- Bulk Bags of logs £ 55.00
- Also Grit available in bulk or 20kg bags £ 6.00 a bag
All delivered to your door, also logs can be stacked if required.
Vicky & Earl Yeomans
01335 390 122
07968590938
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If any one else was thinking of doing this perhaps you will be wiser than me!
Thanks to John K for pulling me out. Thanks also to Glenys and Rob for the lift home
Andrew M
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From the 11th of January 2016 the weekly Pilates class will take place in the Memorial Hall on Monday mornings at 10,00.
New class participants very welcome. If this new time suits you please contact me to reserve a place.
Many thanks
Sue Purvis
390373
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This week’s bin collections are on Thursday, when the Grey general household waste bin and food caddy will be emptied.
This means for us here in Parwich:
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Christmas Bin Collections |
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| Date | Time | Bin Type | Location |
| Thu 7th Jan |
… | Grey bin and food caddy collection | Parwich |
| Wed 13th Jan |
… | Green bin including Christmas trees, Blue bin and food caddy collection | Parwich |
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Derbyshire Dales have updated their Christmas tree recycling information:
Simply place your real tree at the edge of your property on your green/recycling day collection (between 5 – 29 January). Trees should be no longer than 5 feet in length so it may be necessary to break/saw the tree into a manageable size. Please remove the decorations and plant pot.
You can also take it to your nearest household waste recycling centre. It will then be composted along with other garden materials.
Use the easy postcode search to check which containers to put out and also to download your 2016 collection calendar >> www.derbyshiredales.gov.uk/mycollection
* Check out more Christmas recycling tips at www.derbyshiredales.gov.uk/christmasrecycle
So this means we can put out our Christmas trees on the next green garden waste bin days, which here in Parwich are Wednesday 13th and Wednesday 27th of January.
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The brook at Nethergreen is just about at the top of the bank and the water is roaring down. If you are near the brook at any point through the village it is worth checking that no debris is being brought down with the force of the water. Apparently the banks have burst in Pits Lane.
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| What’s on Where this Week | |||
| Day | Time | Event | Location |
| Sun 3rd | No services | Parwich & Alsop Churches | |
| Mon 4th | school closed for staff training |
Parwich School | |
| Mon 4th | 12.45pm | Village Lunch Beef Stew & Dumplings, Potatoes, Cabbage Syrup Sponge & Custard contact Val K tel. 390458 |
Memorial Hall |
| Tue 5th | children start back | Parwich School | |
| Tue 5th | 6-10pm | Badminton: book via Cheryl tel 617 | Memorial Hall |
| Wed 6th | 6-10pm | Badminton: book via Cheryl tel 617 | Memorial Hall |
| Thu 7th | … | Grey bin and food caddy collection | Parwich |
| Thu 7th | 11am to 1pm | Evie’s Artistic Session More info: 390488 |
Memorial Hall |
| Thu 7th | 6-10pm | Badminton: book via Cheryl tel 617 | Memorial Hall |
| Fri 8th | 7.45pm | Parwich Film Mr Holmes |
Memorial Hall |
| Sun 10th | 9.30am | Family Holy Communion | Parwich Church |
| Sun 10th | 11.15am | Holy Communion | Alsop Church |
| Sun 10th | 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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… of Parwich. Thank you Martin C for this evocative photo taken a few days ago, though with recent weather it continues appropriate.
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With daffodils over the fields in Tissington, Winter will come as a shock.
Photo by John F-S
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