Photos by David G.
Martin C suggested we run a post in response to a recent article in the Ashbourne News Telegraph, where our MP, Patrick McLoughlin, urged villages to put themselves forward for the Vodafone ‘Rural Open Sure Signal’ programme. Click here for more information on this Vodafone scheme.
This scheme uses a local booster using broadband, which “… creates 3G signal. It’s also ‘open’, so as long as you’re within range and have a 3G device, you’ll automatically connect to it. This means you’ll be able to make clear calls and get online in rural locations where you couldn’t before“.
The closing date is soon, so please respond promptly to the following questions, in order to evaluate whether or not there is any local interest:
Also, out of general interest for non-Vodafone users:
Feel free to add any relevant comments below, especially, if you have a good signal, let us know which network you use.
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| What’s on Where this Week | |||
| Day | Time | Event | Location |
| Sun 2nd | No services today | Parwich & Alsop Churches |
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| Mon 3rd | 10am / 10.07am |
Bus to Bakewell arrives Bakewell 10.40, leaves 13.35 |
Sycamore Cottages / Alsop Church |
| Mon 3rd | 12.45pm | Parwich Lunch Lamb Casserole & Fruit Pie Phone Val tel.390 458 |
Memorial Hall |
| Mon 3rd | Parwich School reopens after half term |
School | |
| Mon 3rd | 5pm and 6.15pm |
Pilates: two mixed ability classes | Memorial Hall |
| Tue 4th | 6-10pm | Badminton: book via Cheryl tel 617 | Memorial Hall |
| Tue 4th | 7pm | Keep fit run/jog/walk – all abilities | Sycamore car park |
| Tue 4th | 7pm | Threads Taster Workshop Make a Silk Corsage |
Memorial Hall |
| Wed 5th | … | Green bin, Blue bin and food caddy collection | Parwich |
| Wed 5th | 6-10pm | Badminton: book via Cheryl tel 617 | Memorial Hall |
| Wed 5th | from 7pm |
Bonfire Night Bonfire, fireworks, best guy competition and refreshments |
field off Alsop Lane |
| Thu 6th | 11am to 1pm | Evie’s Artistic Session More info: 390488 |
Memorial Hall |
| Thu 6th | 7.30pm | Parwich Ladies Group Hats Talk & Demonstration by Irene Yarnell |
Memorial Hall |
| Thu 6th | 8pm | Bradbourne Local History Group Lead Mining & Lead Miners in Derbyshire Talk by John Jones |
Bradbourne Church Hall |
| Fri 7th | 6.30pm onwards |
Friday Nights at the Legion ‘Open the Safe & Play Your Cards Right’ |
Legion |
| Fri 7th | 7.30pm | P&D Horticultural Society AGM |
Memorial Hall |
| Sun 9th | 9.15am 10am 10.15am 11.20am |
Remembrance Sunday Legion opens Parade Joint Service of Remembrance Parade returns |
Legion Main Street Parwich Church Legion |
| Sun 9th | 10.45am | Service of Remembrance | Alsop Church |
Click here to see the full Diary page; please email any event information to parwich@hotmail.co.uk
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Our fantastic cleaner Gill is moving on to pastures new. As a result, we are looking for a new fabulous cleaner available to start end of December/beginning of next year.
Please call Debbie Webster on 390568.
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The following Hallows Eve tale has been sent in by our very own P Burlinson – Happy Halloween everyone:
Make haste, make haste, my kindred souls who slither and crawl, scamper and scurry, the moon is rising and we must hurry.
Our kin are stirring from ancient crypts and catacombs, from cobwebbed vaults and musty tombs.
We must heed our dark masters’ call, and wend our way to the Halloween ball.
In a clearing deep in the woods behold a fairies ring, an enchanted place to dance and sing.
We’ll skip and hop to the fiddlers tune, round and round the crackling fire we’ll go with Jack O lanterns all aglow.
The Devils jig, the Demons reel, faster and faster we spin and wheel.
Elves and Goblins, Imps and Sprites, Will O the Wisps and cackling crones spitting curses to chill your bones.
Ring a ring a roses, a pocket full of posies, Atishoo, atishoo we all fall down, ha, ha, ha, ha,
We’ll feast on lobsters and tickled trout, jellied eels that make you drool.
Venison and suckling pigs, the plumpest grapes and juicy figs.
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‘Open the Safe’ may be preceded by ‘PLAY YOUR CARDS RIGHT’!
Win cash and prizes by successfully guessing whether the next card is higher or lower until you get to the end of the row.
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A beautiful photo of a Jay by John F-S
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A force-wide firearms surrender aimed at cutting the number of guns in circulation across Derbyshire is being launched today, Monday, October 27.
The operation is the first in 11 years to give people across the whole county the opportunity to hand over any firearms or ammunition they have, to help stop them getting into the wrong hands.These include air weapons, replica or imitation weapons such as BB guns, antique firearms or legally-held guns that license holders no longer want or need.
People who have guns that they want to hand over to Derbyshire police can do so at a number of enquiry offices across the county from today until Friday, November 7, from 7am to midnight.
To help raise awareness of the campaign, the force has produced a video comparing a fake ball bearing gun with a real, police-issue firearm. We want to know if viewers can tell the difference between the real gun and the fake one. To view the video, click the following link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-opWqbwf2Q&list=UUI6ScnSIKZtvckHcYIYCENA.
If you are on Facebook, you can tell us which you think is the real gun by searching for Derbyshire Constabulary and commenting below the video. If you are on Twitter, search for @DerbysPolice and tweet us your answer, using the hashtag #RealOrFakeGun.
The surrender means people can dispose of these items in a safe place. During the surrender, people handing in guns can remain anonymous. The history of each live weapon will be checked for evidence of its use in crime and if they have not been used in criminality, they will be melted down or recycled. Continue Reading »
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Hello Possums,
Weedkiller Weekly’s Drama Productions proudly present:
‘The Parchers‘
an everyday tale of Derbyshire village folk.Farmer’s wife, Betty, is busy baking scones, when her best friend Ann pops in:
”Hello Ann, how are you this fine morning?”
”I’m a lot better now that the water supply has been restored Betty. It’s been a right inconvenience, I can tell you.“
”I’m sure it has Anne, but we should spare a thought for those poor women in Africa, who have to trek for miles in the blazing sun to reach the nearest well.”
”Why on earth don’t they move closer to well then, Betty?”
”Good point Ann.“
Continue Reading »
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Our Weatherman in the Village says:
Mild and generally dry conditions for the beginning of the week followed by lower temperatures and uncertainty toward the end of the week. The benign weather of 2014 continues …… wonder what the winter holds?
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| What’s on Where this Week | |||
| Day | Time | Event | Location |
| Sun 26th | 2am | end of British Summer Time clocks go back 1 hour |
UK |
| Sun 26th | 9.30am | Matins | Parwich Church |
| Sun 26th | 11.15am | Matins | Alsop Church |
| Sun 26th | 2.30pm | canceled |
Parwich Church |
| Mon 27th | Parwich School Closed Half Term holiday week |
School | |
| Mon 27th | No Pilates this week | Memorial Hall | |
| Tue 28th | 7pm | Keep fit run/jog/walk – all abilities | Sycamore car park |
| Tue 28th | 7.30pm | A Most Important Meeting – Follow Up All Welcome |
Memorial Hall |
| Wed 29th | … | Grey bin and food caddy collection | Parwich |
| Wed 29th | 6-10pm | Badminton: book via Cheryl tel 617 | Memorial Hall |
| Thu 30th | 11am to 1pm | Evie’s Artistic Session More info: 390488 |
Memorial Hall |
| Thu 30th | 6-10pm | Badminton: book via Cheryl tel 617 | Memorial Hall |
| Fri 31st | Sunset onwards |
Halloween: Trick or Treat Don’t forget to stock up on treats |
everywhere |
| Fri 31st | 6.30pm onwards |
Friday Nights at the Legion ‘Open the Safe & Play Your Cards Right’ |
Legion |
| Sat 1st | 4 to 6pm 9pm |
Halloween at the Sycamore Children’s Fancy Dress Party Disco |
Sycamore |
| Sun 2nd | 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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If you’re a member subs are due….
If not, why not consider joining…..?!
John Vince is in charge of membership, alternatively just let a committee member or one of the bar staff know you are interested.
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Don’t forget that tonight sees the end of British Summer Time for another year and a return to God’s Time (Greenwich Mean Time). The clocks go back an hour at 2am tomorrow morning (Sunday 26th of October), so an extra hour lie in. Click here for the dates the clocks change in 2014, 2015 and 2016.
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The Methodist Service scheduled for tomorrow the 26th October has had to be canceled.
Val K
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‘Open the safe’ is usually preceded by ‘PLAY YOUR CARDS RIGHT’ – see below for the start of one of last night’s games!
Win cash and prizes by successfully guessing whether the next card is higher or lower until you get to the end of the row.
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I’ve just heard from Stuart that Tom is on Radio 2 this morning at 11.30.
He will be on the Graham Norton show, along with Aled Jones.
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Thanks to Lesley B for the following post:
Do we consider where we eat as much as we should?
I thought some of you may be interested in seeing the Food Standards Agency ratings for food premises in the DE6 area, as follows;
Out of 40 listings for Pub/bar/nightclub in DE6 area
16 premises (40%) got a 1 “Major improvements needed”
2 premises (5%) got a 2 “Improvements needed”
3 premises (7.5%) got a 3 “Satisfactory”
7 premises (17.5%) got a 4 “good”
22 premises (55%) got a 5 “Very good”
Average score – 4.175
More information about who scored what here:
Out of 39 listings for Restaurants/café’s/canteen in DE6 area
2 premises (5.13%) got a 1 “Major improvements needed”
0 premises got a 2 “Improvements needed”
5 premises (12.82%) got a 3 “Satisfactory”
8 premises (20.51%) got a 4 “good”
24 premises (61.54%) got a 5 “Very good”
Average score – 4.33
More information about who scored what here:
Well done to Parwich Village Hall& Cottage Curries who scored top marks with a 5 under the heading of “other catering premises”.
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The first draw for ‘Open the Safe’ is tonight at 8.45 pm at the Legion.
Tickets for entry into the draw need to be purchased before 8.15 pm tonight.
In the safe this week is a minimum of £100 – if your ticket is pulled out you get a bottle of wine and have a 1 in 30 chance of choosing the key that will open the safe.
Please click on the icon below to see how it works or for more details……
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Two greenhouses (one metal framed and one wooden framed) are available free of charge if you are able to dismantle and transport them yourself. They are located in Wirksworth, but if you are interested speak to Steve C at the Sycamore Inn (tel. 390 212).
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This morning my partner was confronted in our garden by two dogs, both without collars or identification, the dogs could be described as being a Rottweiler dog and the other was a white Staffordshire bull terrier.
These two dogs are wandering around the village unattended, so please be minded if your children are out at play. Does anyone know who these dogs belong too?
Terry P
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If there any events you want adding to the parwich.org Diary pages for November and December in time for them to also appear in the Church’s November Peak Five Group Magazine please let us know at parwich@hotmail.co.uk (or add a comment to this post) by Saturday 25th of October.
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Please be advised that the key safe number has now been changed. Please contact Cheryl Woolley for the new number.
07846 906848
Thank youCheryl
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With people having options other than BT as a call provider it can sometimes be quite difficult to find the number of the person you want to contact in the village. I have been thinking for sometime about creating a Parwich Telephone Directory, not to be shared on parwich.org but for individuals to have as a hard copy. Does anyone else think this would be useful? I am looking for a winter project…………………………..!!
Fiona H
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