These photos of birds drinking in his garden are from John FS, the black cap is the first seen in the garden:
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Here is a date for your diary, an event raising funds for Mid-Derbyshire Mobile Physiotherapy:
CULLAND BURSTS INTO BLOOM FOR CHARITY
Annual Specialist Plant Fair and Open Gardens
Culland Hall, Culland, Ashbourne, Derbyshire
SUNDAY 9th JUNE 2013, 11am – 4pm
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Free for collection:
Medium size preformed garden pond liner – kidney-shaped.
Contact: Paul B, The Cottage on the Green tel. 01335 390488.
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Hello Possums,
Everybody basking in the bank holiday sunshine? You might be battling with your BBQ, cursing yourself for not cleaning it last time you used it, or having a quiet word with your cantankerous lawn mower. Never mind, crack open a tinny me old cobber, and watch the world go by.
A man has discovered a human ear whilst walking his dog in a graveyard. Police have cordoned off the grounds of St Mary the Virgin Church in Aylesbury, and are treating it as a potential crime scene. The coroner has ruled that a proper hearing is out of the question until the other ear is found. Continue Reading »
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Carnival & Recreation Committee
AGM
Thursday 9 May
8.00 pm at the Legion
All Welcome.
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Two regular visitors to Parwich are seeking a caravan, ideally in the local area already, as they currently don’t have a tow bar:
Caravan wanted
2 or 4 berth
If you have a caravan for sale, contact Carol & Barry on 01226 748424, or leave a message with Janet or Steve at the Sycamore.
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Make the most of the good weather.
Tea & Cakes are being served in the churchyard at Alsop, 11am – 4pm tomorrow (Monday). Please come along and support this event, in aid of Alsop Church. Stunning views, delicious cakes, not to be missed.
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Our Weatherman in the Village says:
The temperature just nudged 20 degrees on Thursday, and it looks like tomorrow (Monday) could go higher in sheltered spots. The dry conditions are starting to cause a little concern for our gardens though.
It looks like we have a glorious Bank Holiday in prospect with lots of sunshine and warmth. This doesn’t look likely to continue into the working week with conditions becoming a bit more changeable.
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The Legion will be open from
- 4pm on Sunday; and
- 2pm on Monday.
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| What’s on Where this Week | |||
| Day | Time | Event | Location |
| Sun 5th | 6.30pm | Evensong | Parwich Church |
| Mon 6th | … | Bank Holiday Monday | |
| Mon 6th | 11-4pm | Tea & Cakes in the Churchyard | Alsop Church |
| Tue 7th | 3.30-7pm | Parents Evening | School |
| Tue 7th | 6.30pm | Matlock Tuesday Bowls League: home vs Whitworth Park B | Bowling Green |
| Thu 9th | … | Green bin, Blue bin and food caddy collection | Parwich |
| Thu 9th- Wed 15th |
… | Tissington Well Dressings | Tissington |
| Thu 9th | 1.15 pm for 1.45pm | Matlock Thursday Friendly Bowls League: home vs Wirksworth A | Bowling Green |
| Thu 9th | 6pm | Circuit Training | Memorial Hall |
| Thu 9th | 8pm | Carnival & Rec Committee AGM | Legion |
| Fri 10th | 7.45pm | Film Night | Memorial Hall |
| Sun 12th | 9.30am | Holy Communion | Parwich Church |
| Sun 12th | 11.15am | Holy Communion | Alsop Church |
| Sun 12th | 2pm | Bowls Open Singles | Bowling Green |
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The Derbyshire County Council election results are now in for the two local divisions, with Simon Spencer retaining his seat and Irene Ratcliffe regaining her’s after a four-year gap:
Dovedale Division: including Parwich, Alsop & most of Pikehall
Wirksworth Division: including Ballidon and the rest of Pikehall
The Conservatives have lost control of the County Council, with Labour achieving a substantial overall majority (taking 43 of the 64 seats). The average turnout rate for the County as a whole was 34.9%.
(Added 4th May: Overall for the County the political split in voting was Labour 43%, Conservatives 29%, UKIP 18.5%, Liberal Democrat 7.5% and Others 2%. Interestingly the BNP vote of nearly 11,000 in 2009 has evaporated, but the UKIP vote of under 2,000 in 2009 has risen to 3 votes shy of 38,000. The Liberal Democrats won three seats, but UKIP won none; does this mean that they also will be arguing for PR? What might this mean for next year’s elections to the European Parliament where there is PR?)
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Derbyshire Dales car parking review moves to next stage
The first detailed policy review in 10 years of public car parks across the Derbyshire Dales is moving to another stage of public consultation. Derbyshire Dales District Council – which operates 33 pay and display car parks throughout the Dales – has put together a set of initial recommendations after inviting local people and traders to give their views on the way ahead over the past two months.
Recommendations drawn up by a special sub-committee carrying out the review are to be considered by the District Council’s Environment Committee on 16 May.
Once formally identified, the options will go forward for a further round of public consultation. The consultation programme to date has included community forums, focus groups with traders, residents, disabled users, town and parish councils and tourism and stakeholder organisations. Feedback has also been available by post and online – and local people will again be encouraged to have their say on the options during May and June ahead of final policy recommendations early in July. A new car parking policy will be adopted by a full meeting of the District Council on 25 July, with implementation set for 1 October this year. Continue Reading »
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Parwich Crown Green Bowls Club
Week 4 – So far we appear to be doing quite well. Having said that we did start off last year really well, but tailed off towards the end of the season. Must be something to do with being age’d ‘p’s. Anyway two good wins.
Matlock Tuesday League.
Away – 30 April – Bakewell.
I have mentioned before the strange elongated green that Bakewell play on causes us and others not to play so well against them, well we bucked the trend this week. We managed to win three out of the four games. Pat and Clara had a stonker, and they won 21 to 7. Edith and Rick had their usual gem of a game. Anyway the final outcome was Parwich 70, Bakewell 55.
- Next match – Home – Whitworth Park – 7 May 6.30pm.
Matlock Thursday Friendly League.
Away – Baslow – 2 May.
Don’t say it too loudly, but in this league we have played four, won four. Must have been playing all the weak teams! However win or lose you could not have had too many better afternoons to laze a few hours away and to top it all we won! For once the weather was glorious. We only won one of the three doubles and trailed 61 – 48.
In the singles however we won 5 out of 6. Because Baslow had one fewer player than us we also got a bonus of three points giving us an overall win 136 to 123.
- Next match – Home – Wirksworth – 9 May – 1.45pm.
Can we keep our good form in the Thursday League up? Why not have a meander down to the Green and have a look. It won’t cost you anything and we will even give you a cup of tea and a biscuit.
John B.
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A maple tree in flower
Primula ‘Sunshine Susie’
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Derbyshire County Council elections take place today
Thursday 2nd May 2013
Polling Stations are open from 7am to 10pm
(Check your Poll Card for your Polling Station)
Votes will be counted tomorrow, Friday 3rd, and the results will be posted on Derbyshire County Council’s website, on their Twitter account @Derbyshirecc and on their Facebook page.
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A pied wagtail, photos by John FS
Contemplating a bath
A muddy walk
A good bath
That feels better
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A message to local groups and individuals from Ashbourne Community Transport:
Dear Local Groups,
We would like to introduce our services. We have 12 wheelchair accessible vehicles available for hire for trips out etc. during the week, evenings and weekends. Our vehicles range from 12 seats to 16 seats. Continue Reading »
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Update: If you are thinking about doing a bungee jump on Wednesday can you let Janet (390212) know, as the event will be cancelled if there is not sufficient demand.
The World’s Highest Mobile Bungee
http://www.bungeeuk.com
Sycamore Inn
6 to 8pm Wednesday 1st May
Jump for free if you raise £60 or more sponsorship. Money raised beyond the cost of the jump will be for the Air Ambulance Service (click here for a sponsorship form). Continue Reading »
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In Thursday’s County Council elections the following are standing in the Dovedale division:
- Trish Birchley – Liberal Democrat
( http://eastmidslibdems.org.uk/en/contact/trish-birchley ) - Sarah Elizabeth King – UKIP
( http://www.ukipderbyshire2013.co.uk/home/candidates/sarah-king ) - Simon Andrew Spencer – Conservative
( http://simonspencer.yourcllr.com/ ) - Colin Swindell – Labour
( http://www.derbyshiredales.gov.uk/your-council/your-representatives/councillors/497-colin-swindell ) - John Robin Youatt – Green Party
( http://derbyshiregreenparty.org.uk/2013/04/11/john-youatt-dovedale-derbyshire-dales/ )
(Ballidon and the rest of Pikehall are in the Wirksworth division, click here for the list of candidates for the Wirksworth division)
What is important to you in these elections? Continue Reading »
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Hello Possums
A letter intended for president Obama, containing the deadly poison ricin, has been intercepted by security agents and marked return to sender. Paul Curtis, a deluded Elvis impersonator from Mississippi, admitted the offence, saying he believed he had
uncovered a government conspiracy to sell transplant organs on the black market. We asked his attorney if he was confident of an acquittal, and he said, “Let’s put it this way, I sincerely hope that he has ‘Jailhouse Rock’ in his repertoire“.
Heavy metal music is the secret to successfully growing strong healthy disease resistant plants, according to a leading gardening specialist. Black Sabbath is a particular greenhouse favourite that has them rocking in their pots. Alas there are no congratulations for the evergreen Peter Pan of pop, Cliff Richards, as his horticultural audience all perished, not even the young ones survived. Plants that were serenaded by Sir Tom Jones did exceptionally well, but apparently it’s not unusual.
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Our Weatherman in the Village says:
This week saw some good weather and higher temperatures, but a cold front passing through has made the weather feel much cooler from Friday onwards. The cooler showery conditions look like continuing into the coming week with colder nights – gardeners beware!
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| What’s on Where this Week | |||
| Day | Time | Event | Location |
| Sun 28th | 9.30am | Holy Communion | Parwich Church |
| Sun 28th | 11.15am | Mattins | Alsop Church |
| Sun 28th | 2.30pm | Methodist Service | Parwich Church |
| Mon 29th | 6.15pm | Pilates for intermediates | Memorial Hall |
| Mon 29th | 6.30pm | Bowls practice session: all welcome | Bowling Green |
| Tue 30th | 6.30pm | Bunny Bingo (rescheduled) | Memorial Hall |
| Wed 1st | … | Grey bin and food caddy collection | Parwich |
| Wed 1st | 6pm 7.15pm |
Pilates for Beginners (two sessions, both mixed) |
Memorial Hall |
| Wed 1st | 6-8pm | Bungee Jumping | Sycamore |
| Thu 2nd | County Council Elections | ||
| Thu 2nd | 11am to 1pm | Evie’s Artistic Session More info: 390488 |
Memorial Hall |
| Thu 2nd | 6pm | Circuit Training | Memorial Hall |
| Fri 3rd | 7.30pm | Tennis Club AGM: all welcome | Memorial Hall |
| Sun 5th | 6.30pm | Evensong | Parwich Church |
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Parwich Crown Green Bowls Club
Matlock Tuesday League.
Home – 23 April – Matlock Bath.
We are not doing very well in this league after the great start we had in the first week. Thankfully Edith and Rick have been restored to full working order and Dawn and Clara won their game too. Although we won two games and Matlock won two, our overall scores in the ones we lost were not good. The final match outcome was Parwich 63, Matlock 71. After three matches we are fourth from bottom of the league with one win and two losses. Hopefully the only way is up!
- Next match – Away – Bakewell. – 30 April 6.30pm.
Matlock Thursday Friendly League.
Home – 25 April – Tideswell.
Tideswell are a very big club with lots of members to choose from, but occasionally David can beat Goliath. This was a really good match, with the outcome in doubt virtually until the last ‘wood’. We did not have a good start in the doubles games winning only one of the three. We were therefore trailing by 54 to 60. Having started really well in the six singles games winning the first three very well, Tideswell had put their best three players last. Although we lost the last three games we still came out on top by 68 points to 58, giving an overall score of 122 to Parwich and 118 to Tideswell. Three matches, three wins! And no points deducted for fewer players. Both teams using 12 people.
- Next match – Away – Baslow – 2 May – 1.45pm.
Our two new members are slowly getting to grips with the intricacies of Crown Green bowls, why not come along on Monday night and join them.
John B.
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Thank you Stuart for these updates on Tom’s TV appearances:
It seems Tom is on a Channel 4 programme at 12.35pm Friday with presenters Ben Sheppard and Lisa Faulkner, ‘What’s Cooking’.
Will Tom win an Olivier? Watch ITV 10.15pm Sunday 28th April to find out.
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The World’s Highest Mobile Bungee
http://www.bungeeuk.com
Sycamore Inn
6 to 8pm Wednesday 1st May
Jump for free if you raise £60 or more sponsorship. Money raised beyond the cost of the jump will be for the Air Ambulance Service (click here for a sponsorship form). Continue Reading »
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