We have just received notification from Derbyshire County Council that Parwich school is closing due to worsening weather conditions
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Taken at Close Farm by John Fuller-Sessions
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Parwich Parish Council would like to advise about the forthcoming parish council elections in May 2015.
The nomination pack and set of forms are now available to view and download from Derbyshire Dales District Council’s site:
If you are eligible and interested in standing as a member of Parwich Parish Council in May 2015 then please follow the instructions found through the above site regarding the election process and deadlines. Please note applications must not be made to the clerk to Parwich Parish Council.
Parwich Parish Council should consist of 7 members council (to be quorate at meetings there must be at least three parish council members elected in May).
Some members of the present parish council may not choose to stand for another term of office; therefore, if insufficient interest is received by Derbyshire Dales District Council at the elections from present members of the parish council and members of the parish, to be members of Parwich Parish Council, then Parwich parish may be without a parish council.
Please give consideration to this notice, to viewing the information regarding the application process and the implications of possibly being without a parish council.
S Hampson
Clerk
Parwich PC
* Deadline for submissions is 4pm on 9 April 2015.
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Outside our area but a great show not to be missed
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Taken on 22 January of a Great Spotted Woodpecker, female and taken through the kitchen window so it could be sharper!!
Lynn C
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Is there someone in the village who knows what this bird is, I took poor photos of it 20 mins ago in our garden. Been through the books and struggling to identify it, thought initially it was a wagtail, but the markings are not quite right. It looks most like a Shore Lark, but if it is it must be lost!
Lynn C
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| What’s on Where this Week | |||
| Day | Time | Event | Location |
| Sun 25th | 9.30am | Mattins | Parwich Church |
| Sun 25th | 11.15am | Mattins | Alsop Church |
| Sun 25th | 2.30pm | Methodist Covenant Service | Parwich Church |
| Mon 26th | 10am / 10.07am |
Bus to Bakewell arrives Bakewell 10.40, leaves 13.35 |
Sycamore Cottages / Alsop Church |
| Mon 26th | 5pm and 6.15pm |
canceled this week |
Memorial Hall |
| Tue 27th | 6-10pm | Badminton: book via Cheryl tel 617 | Memorial Hall |
| Tue 27th | 7pm | Keep fit run/jog/walk – all abilities | Sycamore car park |
| Wed 28th | … | Green bin, Blue bin and food caddy collection | Parwich |
| Wed 28th | 6-10pm | Badminton: book via Cheryl tel 617 | Memorial Hall |
| Thu 29th | 11am to 1pm | Evie’s Artistic Session More info: 390488 |
Memorial Hall |
| Thu 29th | 6-10pm | Badminton: book via Cheryl tel 617 | Memorial Hall |
| Sun 1st | No services today | Parwich & Alsop Churches |
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Click here to see the full Diary page; please email any event information to parwich@hotmail.co.uk
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Thank you Sue for this update:
Reminder
Pilates classes are cancelled on Monday 26th January. Resume as
timetabled on 2nd February.
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Waste & recycling plan for Saturday 24 January
Our crews will once again be working on Saturday this week to catch up on missed waste and recycling collections caused by this week’s adverse weather.
Snow meant we missed the vast majority of Wednesday’s scheduled collections (around 6,000 homes in total), so we need the extra day to catch up having tried also to keep on top of regular rounds.
If we haven’t yet collected your domestic (black sack/grey bin) waste, or your recycling (blue bags/blue bin) please leave out your containers and we will aim to be back tomorrow, subject to road conditions.
Please note also:
* Today’s usual Friday domestic (black sack/grey bin) collections have been completed to schedule.
* Tomorrow our domestic collection crews will focus on missed Wednesday rounds.
* Missed recycling collections are a mixture of Wednesday, Thursday and Friday scheduled rounds, and our aim is to complete the recycling catchup tomorrow, so please leave out bins/bags
As always, your patience and understanding is appreciated.
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Tomorrow and Sunday see the RSPB’s Big Garden Bird Watch, there is still time to register for that. (Click here for more information.) However we are suggesting that we also do an Alsop, Ballidon, Pikehall and Parwich ‘Little Garden Bird Watch’.
Great tit
The RSPB Big Garden Bird Watch involves counting the birds you see in your garden for one hour at some point over the weekend. We are suggesting a simpler note of what species our readers happen to see in our area on Saturday and/or Sunday. Just put your list in a comment to this post, or email it and any photos you happen to take to parwich@hotmail.co.uk.
Bullfinch
To identify birds you can use one of the following:
- RSPB Bird Guide (Contains links, information, photos & videos on over 250 species.)
- RSPB Bird Identifier (Allows you to search for birds by entering their characteristics.)
We are also compiling a page of bird photos taken locally, click here to go to this page.
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Do you recognise this former Blog Team member, now playing Dame Trott in Knaresborough Players production of ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ at the Frazer Theatre in Knaresborough?
The Pantomime is receiving excellent reviews, so if you are near Knaresborough …
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We have received a letter from Severn Trent regarding a temporary closure of Shaw Lane to allow maintenance work outside Hopecroft. The work is scheduled to begin at 9.30am on 24th January and take up to 2 days.
The diversion route looks interesting!
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Leave your Grey bin and food caddy out as they should be collected tomorrow or Saturday:
Waste & recycling plan for Friday 23 January
Some headlines regarding this week’s snow-affected waste and recycling collections:
* Today’s usual Thursday domestic collections have been completed to schedule.
* Most of Wednesday’s domestic collections remain outstanding. Please leave out bins/bags – the aim is to complete these collections tomorrow and Saturday.
* Tomorrow our domestic collection crews will focus on scheduled Friday rounds.
* This week’s scheduled recycling collections continue to be late in some areas. A mix of Wednesday catch-ups and scheduled Thursday recycling collections happened today, but some collections are still outstanding from both days. Again, the aim will be to catch up tomorrow and Saturday, while also factoring in scheduled Friday recycling rounds.
The weather forecast suggests we will be able to complete the catch up by end of play on Saturday – so please leave out your bins and bags if we haven’t yet got to you.
As always, your patience is appreciated.
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The snow overnight on Tuesday into Wednesday meant that many rounds were unsafe and inaccessible for our waste and recycling crews today.
The only scheduled Wednesday domestic waste collections made were on the main road at Fenny Bentley, which meant other scheduled collections in and around this area, including Parwich, Tissington and Hartington, and other Dales villages in and near Winster, Youlgrave, Elton, Birchover and the Carsington, Hognaston and Kniveton area were not attempted.
The Met Office Yellow Warning for ice overnight means we are unlikely to be able to revisit these areas tomorrow (Thursday), as side roads could be even more treacherous, but please leave out bins and bags. Our domestic waste crews will instead concentrate on regular Thursday rounds in the south of the district and return to Wednesday’s scheduled collections when it is fit to do so.
We managed around a quarter of our usual Wednesday recycling collections in and around Matlock today, but high areas were difficult to access. The plan is to return to these areas tomorrow, but to move on to regular Thursday recycling rounds if they remain inaccessible.
Once again, the message to all this week’s scheduled Wednesday and Thursday recycling collection properties is to please leave out your bins and bags for collection.
If necessary, our crews will once again work on Saturday to enable a catch up of all this week’s scheduled collections.
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Can anyone recommend a local solicitor for house conveyancing please?
Tel. 132
Sue C
Sue has now found a solicitor
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We have just received the following from Derbyshire County Council:
21st January collection update
Because of the overnight snow, today’s scheduled waste and recycling collections are on hold. We’ll be inspecting the roads later to check if it’s safe to collect. In the meantime please leave out bins and bags.
Please note it’s not just the condition of the roads on today’s scheduled rounds that are a concern, but also roads to and from our depot at Longcliffe.
Many thanks
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Photo by David G
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The County Council have announced that QEGS will be closed today. We will try to keep everyone updated:
Queen Elizabeths Grammar School, Ashbourne
21-01-2015 06:13 AM GMTThe school is closed to students and staff today, due to the snow. This decision has been taken, at 5.50am, based on the weather in Ashbourne and surrounding areas, and after consultation with our school bus suppliers.
Click here for the latest updates on school closures on the County Council website. Highfields in Matlock is also closed.
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The snow has started, but the weather forecasters are uncertain about how much there will be. So, as the night progresses and in to the morning, do keep other readers updated if there are any problems on the roads:
Wednesday, 7am: Lynne G. reports
Just heard from a friend that the A515 is closed between us and Ashbourne because of a jack knifed lorry. The news was on Ashbourne Radio but I’ve also found it here in case anyone’s looking for updates:
The County Council website reports conditions are worse in the north of the County with so far the only other reported road closures north of Buxton.
Wednesday 8.15am: Cheryl W says:
I’ve just got to work and the road block is at the Bentley Brook Inn heading towards Buxton. The road from Parwich to Ashbourne is passable with care at the Parwich end but clear in Ashbourne.
Wednesday 10am: If you are traveling north, don’t forget about the Buxton Weather Watch website as they post people’s updates about road conditions pretty regularly.
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Thank you to Jean W for providing the following information:
The Mobile Library is now only calling every four weeks. The next 2 visits to Parwich will be Friday 13 February and Friday 13 March. The library will only stop at the Green and will be there from 2.50 pm to 3.30 pm.
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We are updating the Diary page this week, so if you have any Alsop, Ballidon, Parwich or Pikehall events that you want to go in the Diary in time for the Peak Five Churches magazine’s February issue, please send them in by Friday (23rd January).
Including our Diary in the Church magazine is important as it helps us 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. 287.
Thank you, Peter
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For those who missed the Quiz on Saturday evening, who want a go at the Local Photograph Round, click on the image below to access the photographs as a pdf. To see the answers click on “Continue reading” at the bottom:
NB This is a large file so it may take a minute or so to down load.
Continue Reading »
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Our poll on the idea of of a public meeting relating to the future of the community owned land off Pump Hill (see https://parwich.org/2014/12/26/land-off-pump-hill/ ) so far has attracted 136 votes. This makes it the most responded to poll here at parwich.org. A clear majority of 78% are in favour of the option:
There should be a public meeting to discuss the options for the land off Pump Hill
These results will be passed on to Parwich Parish Council.
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We have received a letter from Severn Trent regarding a temporary closure of Shaw Lane to allow maintenance work outside Hopecroft. The work is scheduled to begin at 9.30am on 24th January and take up to 2 days.
The diversion route looks interesting!
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Edith, Saskia and Fiona are hoping to do regular walks on a Friday (weather permitting). Anyone is welcome to walk with us either on a regular or occasional basis. The first will be on this Friday (23 Jan), a walk of about 5 miles to Tissington. Meet at 9.00am at the Pump Shed.
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Many thanks to all those who attended the quiz last night, it was an excellent turnout. In all the excitement I forgot to give the answers to the local knowledge round. Here are the questions and if you click on the “continue reading” button you can see the answers.
1. Who won the Alan Oldfield Trophy for the highest scoring entrant in this year’s Flower and Produce show?
Lesley Goodman Helen Pitts John Henbery Irene Wilton
2. The booking secretary for the Memorial Hall changed this year. Who is the current booking secretary?
3. Who celebrated 20 years of working at Parwich School this year?
4. What blocked Monsdale Lane in February?
5. In 2014 we remembered the outbreak of WW1, a number of Parwich men were killed during the war name one.
6. What was awarded to Alan Wood this year, nearly 70 years after the event?
7. This year we acquired a static defibrillator. Where is it situated?
8. Wind turbines made their appearance at Hill Top Farm this year. How tall are they
17.5m 24.5m 30.5m 36.5m
9. Open Gardens saw people flocking to Parwich. How many tickets were sold? (to the nearest 25)
10. Wakes Week traditional race night had a crisis. What were unavailable and what took their place?
11. Shaun and Tony Marshall were TV stars, on what programme?
12. Wakes Tuesday on the start of the Junior Hill race was delayed. Why?
13. The start of the year saw an avenue of trees planted at Nethergreen. What sort of trees are they?
14. There are two breeds of cattle on two farms in Alsop which are named after their counties of origin. Name one of these breeds of cattle.
15.The fine Norman church in Ballidon continues to stand unused, what year was the last service held in Ballidon’s All Saints Church?
16.December saw Parwich School head-teacher Caroline Rogers moved on, name the head-teacher who immediately preceded her.
17.The Strictly Come Dancing glitter ball trophy spent Christmas in the Sycamore Inn; name/identify the local houses the following actors are most associated with:
Tom Chambers Alan Bates Corin Redgrave Donald Calthrop
18. We have seen sad losses over the last year, what branch of the Armed Forces did both Brian Foden and Jack Cundy serve in?
19.What was Carol Cooper’s maiden name? Continue Reading »
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| What’s on Where this Week | |||
| Day | Time | Event | Location |
| Sun 18th | 10am | Family Service | Parwich Church |
| Sun 18th | 11.15am | Holy Communion | Alsop Church |
| Mon 19th | 5pm and 6.15pm |
Pilates: two mixed ability classes | Memorial Hall |
| Tue 20th | 6-10pm | Badminton: book via Cheryl tel 617 | Memorial Hall |
| Tue 20th | 7pm | Keep fit run/jog/walk – all abilities | Sycamore car park |
| Wed 21st | … | Grey bin and food caddy collection | Parwich |
| Wed 21st | 6-10pm | Badminton: book via Cheryl tel 617 | Memorial Hall |
| Wed 21st | 7.30pm | Parish Council Meeting | Memorial Hall |
| Thu 22nd | 11am to 1pm | Evie’s Artistic Session More info: 390488 |
Memorial Hall |
| Thu 22nd | 6-10pm | Badminton: book via Cheryl tel 617 | Memorial Hall |
| Fri 23rd | 9am | A Friday Walk to Tissington aprox 5 miles |
meet at Pump Shed (bus shelter) |
| Sat 24th | 8pm | Burns Night to book food phone 390212 |
Sycamore Inn |
| Sun 25th | 9.30am | Mattins | Parwich Church |
| Sun 25th | 11.15am | Mattins | Alsop Church |
| Sun 25th | 2.30pm | Methodist Covenant 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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For orders placed by 11.30 am on Monday, the price for a minimum delivery of 500l is 0.3399 ppl
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A meeting of Parwich Parish Council will be held on Wednesday, 21st January 2015 at 7.30 pm in Parwich Memorial Hall.
Please click here to view the agenda.
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