PTA Fundraiser – School Clothing Collection
Parwich Primary School
Tuesday 28th April 2015
Devizes Textiles www.ragtexschools.com will be collecting any unwanted old clothes, paired shoes, handbags and books.
Items can be collected in any bag. A label for the bags has been sent home with your child during this week.
Donating you unwanted items will help raise funds for the school.
Please bring bags to school by 9am on Tuesday morning and leave at the front entrance.
Many Thanks
Parwich Primary School PTA
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Photos by David G (if only this early Summer could last a few more days).
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Some images of yesterday afternoon’s bowls match against Bradwell A:
(Photos by John F-S)
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PARWICH CROWN GREEN BOWLS CLUB
A bit of a curates egg so far this season. We are winning and losing. Hopefully we won’t lose all our matches in the same League.
Matlock Tuesday bowls league.
Home – Matlock Park- 21 April.
We usually have a close match against Matlock Park and this week to some degree was no exception. We did win two games each, unfortunately their wins were by a greater margin than ours. Harry B and Valerie K set us off with a good win 21 – 18. Edith R and Tony A bettered that result winning 21 – 12. Our other two pairs tried valiantly, but just failed. The final score was Matlock 72, Parwich 61. We have a really hard match next week on a very big green. Keep your fingers crossed.
- Next match- Away- Wirksworth – 28 April- 6.30pm
Matlock Thursday Friendly League.
Home – Bradwell A – 23 April- 1.45pm.
We were back on our own green this week thank goodness and in very good nick it is too. Our doubles pairs did us proud this week winning two of the three games. Pat B and Audrey B winning really well 21 – 8. Having been down by 14 – 1 at one point Dennis E and John H fought back to lose by only 21 – 16. Some recovery! Dawn A and Clara E won the final game 21 – 18. The final score therefore after the doubles games being 58 – 47.
Very tight singles games this week. Thankfully we managed to win four out of the six games. The best win we had was our Edith who managed 15 – 10, followed closely by Tony A and Harry B 15 – 11. The final score was Parwich 77, Bradwell 76.
Mathematicians amongst you will therefore have work out a win for us 135 – 123. So far too wins and a drubbing in this League. Not sure how we will cope next week against Hazelwood very big club, very good team.
- Next match – Away – Hazelwood – 30 April – 1.45pm.
You missed a really excellent get together last Sunday. 8 People turned up for a pleasant few ends. The cake and the tea weren’t bad either. You never know we may get a couple of new members yet. Thanks for coming, see you again, and anybody else who wants a bash, in a couple of weeks.
John B.
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See the Peak Five Facebook page for any updates.
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Thank you John F-S for these photos of the Marshalls at work:
Work is due to be completed for tomorrow evening’s Disco.
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This year’s Horticultural Show will take place on Sunday 6 September. The subjects for the popular photography category are:
- Sunshine or Showers
- Up the Garden Path
- Making a Splash
Rules
Two entries allowed per subject
Photographs to be no bigger than A4 in size
Photographs to be taken within 20 miles of Parwich
Plenty of time to get that camera out and start snapping!
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This year Open Gardens will be on Sunday 21 June. The Horticultural Society would like to encourage anyone to open their garden. Your garden doesn’t have to be big or perfect, it can be a vegetable garden, flowers, formal, wild or a work in progress.
If you would like to be part of this year’s Open Gardens or would like to have a chat about opening you garden please contact Lesley Goodman on 542
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Large Black Cat answers to the name Diesel,been missing since tues night. Doesn’t usually venture far from the house. Please could people check garages and sheds, may be shut in somewhere. Any sightings please contact Tim or Sharon on 691.Thanks. Sharon R
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This post has been updated, click here for the most recent post.
Here is the list of properties for sale or rent in our area, correct (so far as we can tell from Rightmove) as of April 21st 2015.
For Sale:
- Pikehall, 6 bedroom detached house, £720,000.
- Pikehall, 5 bed detached farmhouse and 5 holiday cottages, £720,000.
- Parwich, Creamery Lane, 4 bed character property, £450,000 (new price, no chain).
- Parwich, Church Walk, 2 bed barn conversion, £325,000 (new price).
For Rent: – there are no properties for rent.
The list will be updated again soon. Until then, you will be able to find it on the INFO page, via the SITE MAP.
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The Memorial Hall is currently undergoing a face lift so there will not be any badminton slots available this week.Cheryl W
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Oddfellows, if you would like a red rose buttonhole for the parade on Sunday 26th April, please order by 7pm on Thursday 23rd. The buttonholes are priced at £3.50 and will be available for collection from the Legion on the morning of the parade. Thank you, Delia
390758 / 07773 487882 / dee.pegg@btinternet.com
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Due to essential maintenance work taking place at the Memorial Hall there will be no Evie’s Art Group this week – Thursday 23rd April.
Jean W
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We have received the following from Nia L regarding reviving the Parwich Tennis Club –
I am trying to get the tennis club going again as we have had a couple of years off.
We have repaired the broken boards and will be putting new nets up and a box with racquets and balls available for anyone to use. Hopefully they will be used and replaced after use allowing others to have the enjoyment of them as well.On Saturday 2nd May we are running a version of the Presidents and Chairman’s tournament and would like to invite anyone who is interested in playing tennis on a social basis to join us for the afternoon. I have attached a poster and I will be putting some up around the village as well.Would it be possible to ask that the courts are no longer used for bikes and scooters and the making of ramps and dens as the surface is becoming damaged and the 2 nets that were originally on the courts are now unusable having been used in the construction of the ramps.We really would love anyone who would like to play some tennis, at whatever standard, to join us on the 2nd May but this is aimed at the over 12s. If there is sufficient interest then we will look at restarting some coaching sessions for youngsters.ThanksNia
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Photos from David G contrasting with last night’s sunset
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We are updating the Diary page this week, so if you have any Alsop, Ballidon, Parwich or Pikehall events (for May and June) that you want to go in the Diary in time to be included in the Peak Five Churches Magazine’s May issue, please send them in by Wednesday evening (22nd April).
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 give it to me (Peter T) tel. 202.
Thank you, Peter
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David G took the following photos at sunset on Friday..
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We have received the following information from Buxton and High Peak Samaritans:
Volunteers sought for Buxton branch of Samaritans
Could you support people who are struggling to cope and need someone to turn to? If so, Samaritans of Buxton and High Peak are looking for volunteers.“If you’d like to know more about learning the skills needed to support people in distress or despair, we would love to hear from you.” says Director Maria Kenyon. Continue Reading »
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| What’s on Where this Week | |||
| Day | Time | Event | Location |
| Sun 19th | 10am | Family Service | Parwich Church |
| Sun 19th | 11.15am | Holy Communion | Alsop Church |
| Sun 19th | 2pm | Parwich Crown Green Bowls Welcome Social |
Parson’s Croft |
| Mon 20th | 10am / 10.07am |
Bus to Bakewell arrives Bakewell 10.40, leaves 13.35 |
Sycamore Cottages / Alsop Church |
| Mon 20th | 5pm and 6.15pm |
Pilates: two mixed ability classes | Memorial Hall |
| Tue 21st | 6-10pm | Badminton: book via Cheryl tel 617 | Memorial Hall |
| Tue 21st | 6.30pm | Parwich Crown Green Bowls Matlock Tuesday League vs. Matlock Park B |
Parson’s Croft |
| Tue 21st | 7pm | Keep fit run/jog/walk – all abilities | Sycamore car park |
| Wed 22nd | … | Green bin, Blue bin and food caddy collection | Parwich |
| Wed 22nd | 6-10pm | Badminton: book via Cheryl tel 617 | Memorial Hall |
| Thu 23rd | St. George’s Day | ||
| Thu 23rd | 11am to 1pm | Evie’s Artistic Session More info: 390488 |
Memorial Hall |
| Thu 23rd | 1.45pm | Parwich Crown Green Bowls Matlock Thursday Friendly League vs. Bradwell |
Parson’s Croft |
| Thu 23rd | 6-10pm | Badminton: book via Cheryl tel 617 | Memorial Hall |
| Fri 24th | 7-10pm | Parwich Primary School Disco |
Memorial Hall |
| Fri 24th | draw at 8.45pm |
Open the Safe continues Fridays until the Safe is opened |
Legion |
| Sat 25th | 10am to 4pm | Threads Workshop Tapestry Stitch with silk thread Book tel. 01335 310125 |
Memorial Hall |
| Sun 26th | 9am 10.15am 11am 1pm |
St. George’s Day Celebrations Bacon Cobs Parade led by Dove Holes Band St. George’s Day Service Parade returns BBQ & refreshments |
Legion Parwich Church Legion |
| Sun 26th | 11.15am | Mattins | Alsop Church |
Click here to see the full Diary page; please email any event information to parwich@hotmail.co.uk
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An excellent afternoon, all ran smoothly and the weather was perfect:
- No. 226 – Esther T
- No. 11 – Wendy M
- No. 49 – David W
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Natalie who lives at Mellow Meadows (opposite Beech’s farm, on the main road) has found this cat in her garden this morning. It has a poorly leg but seems very friendly. If anyone has lost the cat they can contact her on 390384.
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PARWICH CROWN GREEN BOWLS CLUB
Having made a really great start to the new season, you can be sure something will come and bite you with a vengeance on the backside and it did this week.
Matlock Tuesday bowls league.
Home – Matlock Bath- 14 April.
Another beautiful evening down at Parsons Croft and the team responded to it. Rick M and Tony A led the way with a spectacular 21 – 6 win. Our Edith had been on holiday during the first week, but she made up for that while partnered with the on fire Dot H winning 21 – 7. Can this great form continue I hear you ask, too right it can. Parwich won the remaining two games in style giving us a clean sweep and maximum points 84 – 37. We don’t manage too many maximums so we need to soak in the reality.
- Next match- Home- Matlock Park – 21 April- 6.30pm
Matlock Thursday Friendly League.
Away – Youlgrave – 16 April- 1.45pm.
So having played on the Old Baseball Ground last week we played on a sheet on glass. We have not been to Youlgrave for a while in the Tuesday League due to their being in a higher division. Little did we realise that not only did you need to walk very carefully in case you slipped on the ice but you needed a Sherpa to guide you over the hump in the middle of the green. Nobody had told us that an elephant had been buried in the green sometime time ago! As you knowledgeable folks will know we very often struggle in the doubles games, well we struggled in everything today. Pat B and Harry B played a stormer to only lose 18 – 21. Sue A and John H tried all the way but in the end succumbed 15 – 21. The final game also saw us lose 21 – 8. Youlgrave 63, Parwich 41. Now for the singles fight back.
Bearing in mind that the maximum points you get in the singles is 90, we just made it past halfway. We only managed to get to double figures in two games. In the end we were put out of our misery losing 90 – 50, one to chalk up to experience. A total result of Youlgrave 152, Parwich 91 thanks to the elephant under the green. I wonder how we will get on when we play them on our patch?
- Next match – Home – Bradwell – 23 April – 1.45pm.
Don’t forget that we will be having a little social get together at Parsons Croft on Sunday afternoon for new members and anybody else who would like to come down. Even if you don’t want to play you can get a great piece of homemade cake and a cup of tea. See you there.
John B.
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The following has been provided by Peter T as a local resident, rather than in his capacity as a Blog Team member
Apologies for hijacking the blog for a personal rant about BT’s appalling customer service. Foolishly I allowed the allure of faster download speeds to outweigh others’ warnings of BT’s bad customer service. I made my arrangements for my recent move on the basis of BT’s advice and commitments on ensuring no gap in my broadband provision. Some 15+ hours of phone calls later, after some eight assured connection dates between the 30th of March and the 17th of April, some five agents and managers failing to ring back when they promised, never speaking to the same person twice, conflicting and inconsistent explanations of what the problem is, repeatedly being cut off when placed on hold and over two weeks of no broadband, I was told yesterday that because of capacity problems in the exchange BT are unable to connect any new Broadband customers in the Parwich exchange before 31st of July 2015.
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Thank you to DDDC’s Democratic Team Leader for clarifying the position regarding the Parish Council nominations:
The two candidates will be declared elected unopposed but they will not be able to act as Councillors until a quorum is obtained. The Returning Officer will call another election after 7 May (this will probably take place mid to end of June) and a poll will be held if there are more candidates than vacancies. If, however, the candidates that come forward are less than or equal to the number of vacancies, they will also be elected unopposed and, provided it is then quorate, the Council will be able to function again.
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The agenda for the meeting on the 15th April can be found on the new council website by clicking here and then by selecting ‘agenda’ at the bottom of the page.
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Oddfellows, if you would like a red rose buttonhole for the parade on Sunday 26th April, please order by 7pm on Thursday 23rd. The buttonholes are priced at £3.50 and will be available for collection from the Legion on the morning of the parade. Thank you, Delia
390758 / 07773 487882 / dee.pegg@btinternet.com
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