Sunday August 11, 2013 by Blog Team
Hello Possums,
Slight hints of Autumn in the air these days don’t you think? I bet the Parwich shutter bugs can’t wait for the first russet hues of the season.
Green fingered tealeaves have been visiting the village. Carl’s treasured lawnmower, that he constructed from Meccano as a 
child, has gone missing, and a neighborhood watch sign has disappeared from Creamery Lane.
San Antonio Zoo, California: A cruel freak of nature, Thelma and Louse, a green back turtle that was hatched with two heads, has become an overnight internet sensation, such is her popularity that she now has her own two-faced book entry.
Continue Reading »
Posted in Weedkiller Weekly | Leave a Comment »
Sunday August 11, 2013 by Peter T
Our Weatherman in the Village says:
A changeable week in prospect with sunshine and showers predicted. Temperatures will be near normal for the time of year.
Posted in Weather | Leave a Comment »
Sunday August 11, 2013 by Peter T
Field barns are an important feature of the White Peak landscape that surrounds our villages. As patterns of land holdings have changed (the village farm houses serving scattered fields are now gone, replaced by larger farms with houses and farm buildings on the land being farmed) and farming methods have improved, these fine buildings have become redundant, with many falling into disrepair. Here are some of the field barns that can be seen around Parwich Hill (just these local photos by Peter T):
A new book entitled “Field Barns of the Peak District” by Sheila Haines celebrates these buildings and challenges us to find new uses for them before they are irreparable ruins. Parwich.org would welcome any further photographs of the barns in our local parishes, perhaps to created a gazetteer and photographic record of those in Parwich, Eaton & Alsop and Ballidon.
For more information on Sheila Haines’ book Continue Reading »
Posted in 2013, Environment, Farming, History, Photography, Posts of Note | 3 Comments »
Saturday August 10, 2013 by Peter T
The Methodist Service in Parwich Church tomorrow afternoon, Sunday 11th Aug 2013, is cancelled.
Posted in Church | Leave a Comment »
Saturday August 10, 2013 by Peter T
“Architecture fans look into my eye”. Photo by John FS.
Posted in Ornithology, Photography | Leave a Comment »
Saturday August 10, 2013 by Mike A
| What’s on Where this Week |
| Day |
Time |
Event |
Location |
| Sun 11th |
9.30am |
Holy Communion |
Parwich Church |
| Sun 11th |
11.15am |
Holy Communion |
Alsop Church |
| Sun 11th |
2pm |
Bowls Men & Ladies Singles |
Bowling Green |
| Sun 11th |
2.30pm |
Methodist Service
cancelled |
Parwich Church |
| Mon 12th |
10am
/ 10.07am |
Bus to Bakewell
arrives Bakewell 10.40, leaves 13.35 |
Sycamore Cottages
/ Alsop Church |
| Tue 13th |
5.30pm |
Over Sixties: Mystery Trip |
Parwich Green |
| Wed 14th |
… |
Green bin, Blue bin and food caddy collection |
Parwich |
| Thu 15th |
9.30am to 12 noon |
Toddler Group |
Memorial Hall |
| Thu 15th |
11am to 1pm |
Evie’s Artistic Session
More info: 390488 |
Memorial Hall |
| Sun 18th |
10am |
Family Service |
Parwich Church |
| Sun 18th |
10.30am |
Bowls Round Robin |
Bowling Green |
| Sun 18th |
11.15am |
Holy Communion |
Alsop Church |
Posted in Events | Leave a Comment »
Saturday August 10, 2013 by Peter T
Over the next few nights (10th to 13th August), visibility permitting, we will have the chance to see some exceptional meteor showers. It is thought they will be most frequent on Monday night, when there could be between 50 and 100 meteors an hour. Now that is a challenge for our enthusiastic local photographers to get shooting star photos for the Blog.
Posted in Environment | 3 Comments »
Saturday August 10, 2013 by Peter T
“Not Africa again, can’t we go somewhere different this year?”
Photo by David G.
Posted in Ornithology, Photography | Leave a Comment »
Friday August 9, 2013 by Peter T
Parwich Crown Green Bowls Club
Getting towards the end of the season, only four matches left after this week in both the leagues we play in. At least we managed to stop the win one lose one sequence, although we did get beaten very comprehensively in one match.
Matlock Tuesday League.
Home – Chatsworth – 6 August.
We were beaten fair and square on the Chatsworth green in May. Time for us to try to reverse the scores. We did manage to win three out of the four games. Dawn and Edith in their game were losing 7 – 0, but went on to win 21 – 8. What a result. In the remaining games we won two comfortably and the third we got 16 points to 21, again a good result. Having won last week with a score in the mid seventies it was good to repeat the score to an even better degree winning in the end 79 – 58. This was an almost exact reversal of the score when we played at Chatsworth.
- Next match – Away – Buxton Park – 13 August 6.30pm.
Matlock Thursday Friendly League.
Away – Matlock Bath – 9 August 2013.
We cancelled this match from Thursday until Friday, however the result was going to be the same whenever we played. The green at Matlock Bath is the smallest we play on and is in the shape of a fifty pence piece with humps and hollows all over the green ( getting the excuses ready!). In the doubles we were behind 63 to 32. Normally we can get our act together in the singles, but not this week. We only managed to win two out of the six games. Val had a really good win 15 – 4 and John H squeezed through 15 – 14.We lost the remaining games with a final score 78 to 71. The overall score was 141 to Matlock and 103 to Parwich, our lowest score of the year. No match next week, we play the annual Greenaway Charity Games. Good fun and more importantly for a good cause.
- Next match – Home – Hathersage – 22 August – 1.45pm.
Sunday has us all down at Parsons Croft playing in the ladies and men’s singles. Come on down at about 2.00pm
John B.
Posted in Bowls, Sport | Leave a Comment »
Friday August 9, 2013 by Fiona H
Once again the cocker spaniel from Rathbone Hall is on the loose and has been in my hens. It had a hen in its mouth and was last seen running off towards Church Walk. I am missing a number of hens which have scattered. If anyone sees a hen or is able to catch the dog please can you let me know.
Thanks
Fiona 191
Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »
Friday August 9, 2013 by Fiona H
A £27.67 million project to transform broadband speeds for thousands more businesses and residents across Derbyshire was announced today
Derbyshire County Council, which has spearheaded the Digital Derbyshire programme, has signed a contract with BT to make fibre broadband available to a further 88,000 premises across the county, bringing access to more than 95 per cent of homes and businesses by 2016. The project builds on BT’s existing commercial fibre deployment in the county.
The project aims to ensure that the remaining premises will also see an uplift in speed and deliver a minimum of 2Mbps or more to almost all homes and businesses, fast enough to use online services such as BBC iPlayer.
The council chose BT to work in partnership on its Digital Derbyshire programme after an extensive procurement process using the Government’s Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) framework.
BT is contributing £12.87 million to the project while Derbyshire County Council is contributing £4.9 million. A further £7.4 million is coming from the Government’s Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) funds as well as £2.5 million from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
Openreach, BT’s local network division, will now begin the work on the ground with engineers surveying locations around the county and analysing the best way to roll out the network and to identify which areas of the county will be upgraded for fibre broadband. There will be a phased approach to the roll-out, with the first areas predicted to be upgraded in 2014.
Fibre to the Cabinet will be the main technology deployed. This can deliver wholesale downstream speeds of up to 80Mbps, and upstreamspeeds of up to 20Mbps. Fibre to the Premises technology − delivering ultra-fast wholesale speeds of up to 330Mbps − will also be deployed in certain areas and will be available on demand throughout the fibre footprint should local businesses want the ultra-fast speeds it offers.
For more details see http://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/council/news_events/news-updates/2013/august/news_items/digital_derbyshire_contract_signing_brings_super-fast_broadband_closer_for_thousands_more_homes_and_businesses.asp
Posted in Services | Leave a Comment »
Friday August 9, 2013 by Peter T
Following his bumble bee photos, David G has further immersed himself in the garden safari experience (click on each photo to enlarge): Continue Reading »
Posted in 2013, Fauna, Gardens, Photography, Posts of Note | Leave a Comment »
Friday August 9, 2013 by Peter T
The avenue of chestnuts at Nether Green was planted for the Queen’s Coronation, as well as the cherry trees given to each member of the WI, only a few of which remain (there is one outside Hallcliffe on Church Green), and the now very fine copper-beech also on the Green. This was part of a wave of tree planting for decoration rather than utility starting in the 1950s and 1960s.
Nearly everyone that knew these chestnuts was sad when, in ones and twos, they had to be cut down because of disease. The Parish Council undertook a very well advertised poll of the village in January and February of this year to decide what to do next. There was strong support for replanting an avenue of trees (see Parish Council Minutes for March of this year: “The results were: 13 votes for no replacement trees, 3 votes for trees only on the Nethergreen side and 37 votes for an avenue of trees on both sides.“).
It has been resolved to replant in September, with the Peak Park reimbursing the Council for the cost of the actual trees, but not the cost of the work. The Peak Park insist that the one surviving chestnut tree remain. From subsequent Minutes I am not sure if the new avenue is to be Alder, as initially resolved, or Lime trees, as advised by the Peak Park’s tree officer.
What follows is very much my personal view and does not in any way reflect the opinions of the Blog or the Blog Team, further it is in no way intended as a criticism of the Parish Council, who have put a lot of work into striving to reach the right decision for the Village:
I hesitate to raise again the issue of the avenue of trees at Nether Green, it having been clearly decided by a community vote. Having voted myself for the trees to be replanted on both sides of the road, I was at the time strongly in favour of the avenue being replanted. However over the intervening months, I have found myself increasingly valuing the open space left by the loss of the chestnuts. Several people have also said the same to me, and that it is a return to the open views so characteristic of the Village as seen in old photographs, prompting me to write this.
Continue Reading »
Posted in 2013, Environment, Flora, Parish Council, Posts of Note | 22 Comments »
Thursday August 8, 2013 by Fiona H
With the number of people interested in various forms of art in the village, maybe someone has a project in mind and is looking for some funding?
Community groups to benefit from Derbyshire County Council Small Arts Grants
Eight groups will share £7,230 to develop plans they have to work with communities in their area.
Each group had the chance to secure up to £1,000 towards projects which will:
Develop new audiences and participants in arts activity
Support arts work with disabled people
Support art work in rural areas
Support the creative economy
DDC’s Deputy Cabinet Member for Health and Communities Councillor Ellie Wilcox said:
“The grants are a great way of encouraging creativity and development in local communities − bringing people together who before might have felt isolated.This money contributes to groups working with so many different people, whether they’re troubled families, young people, older or disabled residents − they’re all diverse projects which aim to improve ability and wellbeing.”
The council awards Small Arts Grants three times a year. Applications are still open for the third round in October and should be submitted by Monday 23 September.
For more information and to download an application form visit http://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/arts (opens in a new window) or contact the council’s head of arts Ann Wright on ann.wright@derbyshire.gov.uk or 01773 832497.
The following eight groups are to receive funding in the current round: Continue Reading »
Posted in Arts, Local government | Leave a Comment »
Thursday August 8, 2013 by Blog Team
This resident supplied their name to the Blog Team, but asked that it not be published:
I’ve had an external min/max thermometer stolen from the wall of my cottage, sometime between 07:00 on Tuesday and 10:00 on Wednesday this week. I live on Smithy Lane.
Editor: Are we entering the season where there will be car break ins in beauty spot car parks? Do take care.
Posted in Police | Leave a Comment »
Thursday August 8, 2013 by Emma S
Please be aware……
A lawn mower was stolen from an outhouse on Creamery Lane sometime overnight on Tuesday 6th August / Wednesday 7th August.
Don’t forget to lock things away.
Posted in Police | 6 Comments »
Thursday August 8, 2013 by Peter T
Posted in Flora, Gardens | Leave a Comment »
Thursday August 8, 2013 by Fiona H
Here is the schedule for the 62nd Annual Parwich Flower & Vegetable Show organized by Parwich & District Horticultural Society. Click on the image below to see the classes.
Posted in Events, Flora, Gardens, Memorial hall, Societies | Leave a Comment »
Wednesday August 7, 2013 by Mike A
Senior results.
Please click here for the full placings and time-sheets in PDF format.
Junior results.
Last year’s (2012) results can be seen by clicking here.
Click on the following links to see the photographs of this year’s event:
Competitors might also be interested in the up coming annual Bradbourne Fell Races on Sunday 25 August.
Posted in 2013, Parwich Panoramic 5, Posts of Note, Sport, Young people | Leave a Comment »
Wednesday August 7, 2013 by Mike A
Photos taken by Kevin S, who was also stewarding this section of last night’s race. Click on any photo for a full-screen slideshow.
Posted in 2013, Alsop, Parwich Panoramic 5, Photography, Posts of Note | 1 Comment »
Wednesday August 7, 2013 by Peter T
Thank you to John FS for this latest sighting of the young buzzards:
Click on photo to enlarge
Posted in Ornithology, Photography | Leave a Comment »
Tuesday August 6, 2013 by Peter T
This slideshow requires JavaScript.
Posted in 2013, Parwich Panoramic 5, Posts of Note, Sport, Young people | Leave a Comment »
Tuesday August 6, 2013 by Peter T
Photographs and full time sheets and the results for the Junior races will be posted here over the next day or so, but in the meantime here is the ‘stop press’:
The fifth annual Parwich Panoramic Five fell race took place successfully this fine evening. The overall winner came in in good time, though exactly a minute slower than last year’s.
Winner – Chris Patterson
Club: Ashbourne AC
Time: 34min 45sec
Chris was last year’s runner up and just missed his personal best on this course tonight by 11 seconds.
Runner up – Robert Donald
Club: Shelton Striders
Time: 35min 55sec
Third – Kenneth Malton
Club: Shelton Striders
Time: 36min 15sec
First Lady – Gaye Gamble
Club: Shelton Striders
Time: 43min 52sec
First Veteran (over 40) – Matthew Jones
Club: Ripley RC
Time: 36min 21sec
First Lady Veteran (over 40) – Lesley Crane
Club: Jog Derbyshire
Time: 44min 35sec
First Veteran (over 50) – Steve Storey
Club: Peniston
Time: 39min 12sec
First Lady Veteran (over 50) – Janice Clowes
Club: Ashbourne AC
Time: 50min 38sec
First Local – Jacob Buckley
Time: 43min 07sec
Click here for for last year’s (2012) results.
Posted in 2013, Events, Parwich Panoramic 5, Posts of Note, Sport | 3 Comments »
Tuesday August 6, 2013 by Fiona H
Peter passed away peacefully at home on 29 July 2013. His funeral will take place at St Peter’s Church, Parwich on Thursday 8 August at 2.00 pm. His family invite people to join them at the Coach and Horses at Fenny Bentley afterwards.
Posted in 2013, People, Posts of Note | Leave a Comment »
Tuesday August 6, 2013 by Blog Team
There is a new holiday let available in Creamery Lane, Farm View Cottage (click on the name for more details). There is a full list of holiday lets in our immediate area lower down the right hand column of each page.
Posted in Classified adverts | Leave a Comment »
Tuesday August 6, 2013 by Peter T
Thank you to David G for this set of cloud photos entitled, “Icarus’ Feathers Falling to Earth“.
Photos sent in Sat 28th Aug 2013 (Editor: Sorry, date should read 28th July)
Posted in Photography, Weather | 2 Comments »
Monday August 5, 2013 by Mike A
Although temporarily derailed by a serious thunderstorm on Friday night, which caused power to all the stages to be temporarily shut down as a precautionary measure, this year’s sold-out Y Not Festival was once again a great success. Here are a selection of tweets and videos from the weekend.
Photo Gallery from Visit Peak District.
Photos on the Y Not Facebook page.
Continue Reading »
Posted in 2013, Music, Pikehall, Posts of Note, Y-Not | Leave a Comment »
Monday August 5, 2013 by Fiona H
Three prisoners have absconded from HMP Sudbury.
Daniel Taylor (26) absconded on Friday, August 2 while Sean Kavanagh (39) and Stephen McElvaney (41) both failed to return on Saturday, August 3.
Continue Reading »
Posted in Police | Leave a Comment »
Sunday August 4, 2013 by Peter T
Under the new scheme, Parwich’s first snow warden checks up on salt supplies ready for winter:
Photo by David G.
Posted in Farming, Local government, Weather | Leave a Comment »
Sunday August 4, 2013 by Peter T
The Parwich Panoramic 5 fell race started in 2009. Initially set up as a fund raiser towards the redevelopment of the Memorial Hall, our village hall, it has become an annual fixture in the fell runner’s calendar.
Further down the post is an outline of the Senior Race route, and information on the history of what you might see when taking it at a more leisurely pace than the PP5 competitors do. Please walk the route and send in any photographs to parwich@hotmail.co.uk, as we hope eventually to produce a leaflet for both locals and visitors.
But first, here are the race results and photographs from previous years posted at parwich.org:
2012
2011
Posted in Events, History, Parwich Panoramic 5, Sport | Leave a Comment »
Sunday August 4, 2013 by Blog Team
Hello Possums,
Well of course, the highlight of the week was the nail biting finish to the free and democratic Zimbabwe parliamentary elections. Once again Morgan Tsangirai was snapping at the heels of Robert Mugabi, but somehow managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.
Pippa Middleton, not one for letting the grass grow under her feet, has taken on the challenge of explaining the ins and outs of jolly old cricket to our American friends across the pond. Good luck.
Continue Reading »
Posted in Weedkiller Weekly | Leave a Comment »
Sunday August 4, 2013 by Peter T
Our Weatherman in the Village says:
The changeable weather looks like continuing, which is a shame for the Ashes cricket match at Old Trafford – with all three results currently possible, a good day tomorrow (Monday) could see a classic finish! Unfortunately tomorrow doesn’t look too good with rain forecast to disrupt play, which would indicate the draw will be the most probable outcome. Tuesday however looks like being a better day for the Parwich Panoramic Five race. Wednesday onwards looks like being a return to the present unsettled theme with more rain possible.
Posted in Sport, Weather | Leave a Comment »
Sunday August 4, 2013 by Fiona H
Can anyone make use of some heavy duty paper sacks which hold 20kg in weight? Ideal for storing vegetables.
I am in the process of digging up rooted pieces of white lilac if anyone has a space in their garden needing to be filled.
Fiona
191
Posted in Classified adverts, Gardens | Leave a Comment »
« Newer Posts - Older Posts »
PARWICH.ORG 