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.
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)
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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.
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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.
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Under the new scheme, Parwich’s first snow warden checks up on salt supplies ready for winter:
Photo by David G.
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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
- PP5 2012
- PP5 Runners’ Gallery
- PP5 The Junior Races Results
- PP5 More Photos
- PP5 Winners & full results/times
- PP5 Yet more photos
- PP5 Raises £392
2011
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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.
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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.
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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
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Photos by David G.
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Thank you Helen for pointing out that putting our green tokens in the box for Brassington Brownies will help Parwich girls:
Please help Brassington Brownies.
This is the Brownie pack attended by girls from Parwich.
Each month Waitrose donate £1000 to be shared by 3 local groups. How much money each group receives is determined by the number of green tokens deposited by customers. During August, Brassington Brownies is one of the 3 choices and it would be great if you could support them.Helen P
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| What’s on Where this Week | |||
| Day | Time | Event | Location |
| Sun 4th | Y-Not Festival: Day 3 | Pikehall | |
| Sun 4th | 6.30pm | Evensong | Parwich Church |
| Mon 5th | 2.30pm | History Society Tour of Magpie Mine |
Magpie Mine | Tue 6th | 6.30pm | Matlock Tuesday Bowls League: home vs Chatsworth B | Bowling Green |
| Tue 6th | 6.30pm / 7.30pm | Parwich Panoramic Five – Fell Run |
Parwich |
| Wed 7th | … | Grey bin and food caddy collection | Parwich |
| Thu 8th | 9.30am to 12 noon | Toddler Group | Memorial Hall |
| Thu 8th | 11am to 1pm | Evie’s Artistic Session More info: 390488 |
Memorial Hall |
| 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 | Parwich Church |
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For the third and final Y-Not playlist, here are samples of 37 of Sunday’s acts.
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I don’t think the morning bus is running at the moment to Ashbourne, because school is out?
If so, would it be possible for anyone to give Sam Webster a lift into Ashbourne the mornings of 13 to 16 August? He needs to be in Mappleton by 9:30 am.
Thanks!
Sam or Debbie Webster 390568
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Here’s a playlist featuring 39 of the acts scheduled to play the Y Not Festival on Saturday.
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Parwich Crown Green Bowls Club
Having played this week’s teams on their greens and been successful on both we needed to get back to our winning ways, thankfully we did.
Matlock Tuesday League.
Home – Ashwood Park – 30 July.
Having shared the games two apiece on Ashwood’s green we did the same again on our green, with the same result. Harry and Val played a stormer as indeed did Edith and Rick, both pairs winning their respective games 21 – 4. You can’t get too much better than that. In the two remaining games, although we lost them, our points scored were very good. In the end we only dropped nine points from the maximum possible of 84. Parwich 75, Ashwood 50. Our opponents next week beat us really well, plus we were penalised for completing the score card incorrectly. Let us hope we do better next week.
- Next match – Home – Chatsworth – 6 August 6.30pm.
Matlock Thursday Friendly League.
Away – Chatsworth – 1 August 2013.
Audrey and Dennis played well in their doubles game, as indeed did Clara and Ian, but we only managed to win one of the three games. In the singles we won four out of the six games, with Dawn and Tony scoring heavily in their games. In the end we scored 79 out of a possible 90. This gave us a win by 126 to 120. We were mid table in the division and this score should keep us there. Next week we are at Matlock Bath, on their green. Keep your fingers crossed.
- Next match – Away – Matlock Bath – 8 August – 1.45pm.
The Square Robin, played last Sunday, was a really good day and the outcome was unclear right until the final game. In the end Harry and Rick came out on top. Congratulations. The friendly match against Ashbourne Bowls Club due to be played this Sunday, has been cancelled.
John B.
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As the Y Not Festival starts tomorrow, here’s an appetite-whetting Spotify playlist, featuring thirty acts from Friday’s line-up. Playlists for Saturday and Sunday will appear in due course.
Please note that the festival is now completely sold out.
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Please click here for details of Derbyshire County Council’s proposed Winter Service Scheme for 2013/14.
If you are willing to participate in the Snow Warden Scheme for 2013/14 by becoming a snow warden for Parwich, to assist with clearance of village footpaths, please advise a member of Parwich Parish Council or contact the clerk to the parish council, by no later than 5th September 2013. This will enable paperwork, training and salt deliveries to be put in place in advance of any bad weather.
Thank you
Mrs S Hampson
Clerk to Parwich Parish Council
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The conversation on the chimney has moved to the Church. Do suggest what these observers of Parwich life might be saying now.
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Hello Possums,
Well, obviously, the week’s news is dominated by the much awaited birth of Prince George; Weedkiller’s Royal correspondent tells us that Auntie Pippa is already planning her Nephew’s first skiing lesson on the nursery slopes at Cloisters.
There will be a special section in Waitroses’ magazine on Royal baby food, and Pippa has promised that every child, born on the same day as the Prince, will receive a signed copy of her book, ‘Celebrate’. But hurry as there are only half a million copies left.
The Parwich photographers fraternity have gone into overdrive recently with some very impressive snaps.
Our very own David G camped out for three nights, in a camouflaged hide, to bag a photo of an owl that was cleverly concealed in the foliage of a tree. Good show old boy.
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As John FS’s reputation as the paparazzi of the ‘bird world’ grows, would-be celebrities are unabashed in their attempts to get in front of his camera. (I blame ‘Big Brother’ myself.)
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Our Weatherman in the Village says:
This week looks like the current pattern continuing – warm with heavy showers.
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Click on links below for more information on the Magpie Mine:
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| What’s on Where this Week | |||
| Day | Time | Event | Location |
| Sun 28th | 9.30am | Holy Communion | Parwich Church |
| Sun 28th | 10.30am | Bowls Square Robin | Bowling Green |
| Sun 28th | 11.15am | Mattins | Alsop Church |
| Sun 28th | 2.30pm | Methodist Service | Parwich Church |
| Mon 29th | 10am / 10.07am |
Bus to Bakewell arrives Bakewell 10.40, leaves 13.35 |
Sycamore Cottages / Alsop Church |
| Tue 30th | 6.30pm | Matlock Tuesday Bowls League: home vs Ashwood Park B | Bowling Green |
| Wed 31st | … | Green bin, Blue bin and food caddy collection | Parwich |
| Thu 1st | 9.30am to 12 noon | Toddler Group | Memorial Hall |
| Thu 1st | 11am to 1pm | Evie’s Artistic Session More info: 390488 |
Memorial Hall |
| Thu 1st | 1.15 pm for 1.45pm | Matlock Thursday Friendly Bowls League: home vs Chatsworth B | Bowling Green |
| Fri 2nd | Y-Not Festival: Day 1 | Pikehall | |
| Sat 3rd | Y-Not Festival: Day 2 | Pikehall | |
| Sun 4th | Y-Not Festival: Day 3 | Pikehall | |
| Sun 4th | 2pm | Bowls Friendly vs Ashbourne | Bowling Green |
| Sun 4th | 6.30pm | Evensong | Parwich Church |
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Now is the time to start pondering your entries for the 62nd Annual Parwich Flower & Vegetable Show organized by Parwich & District Horticultural Society. Click on the image below to see the classes.
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Parwich Crown Green Bowls Club
We appear to be in a bit of a loop in terms of winning and losing. This week we lost both our matches, last week we won both. The week before we lost both. What price two wins next week?
Matlock Tuesday League.
Away – Whitworth Park – 23 July.
Although we lost we gave a good account of ourselves at Whitworth. We managed to win three out of the four games, however in the one we lost, we lost with a vengeance. Dot and Dawn played like demons and Harry and Val came back to achieve a cracking win. The final score was Whitworth 69, Parwich 65 almost a reversal of the score on our green. Next week we entertain Ashwood Park, Buxton who we always seem to struggle against. Let’s hope we can follow our loss week with a win.
- Next match – Home – Ashwood Park – 30 July 6.30pm.
Matlock Thursday Friendly League.
Away – Wirksworth – 25 July.
We tried really hard this week. Although we lost the doubles two games to one our scores were good. Clara and Dot came from 13-1 down to win 21-19, what a come back. The final result of the doubles was Wirksworth 61, Parwich 50. In the singles we shared the games three each. Unfortunately our opponents won more points than us scoring 63 to our 61. One great result, however was Tony A who, in only his third game in the league, won 15-12. What a find for us. The final score was Wirksworth 124, Parwich 111.
- Next match – Home – Chatsworth – 1 August – 1.45pm.
A good time was had by all on Sunday last week. This week we are playing a club competition, Square Robin. The competition starts at 10.00 Sunday morning. Meander down and have a look.
John B.
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Puzzled – can anyone enlighten me?
I came across a couple of, what I presume are, clusters of eggs in the garden soil and wondered what these are?
Click on image to enlarge
The size of the round (eggs) is approx. 1 – 3 mm, the diameter of the cylindrical cluster is approx. 15-20 mm, the colours are yellow (pale mustard) with a few blue (almost cobalt).
They look like sections of baby sweetcorn without the central core.I am intrigued to know what this is – can anyone tell me?
Saskia
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Has anyone seen a stripey female tabby kitten 9 weeks old gone missing from Foufinside Farm, Parwich on Monday morning 22nd July? Last seen on the Caravan site. She normally does not leave the house. If found please contact Phyllis on 390 228.
Thank you. Phyllis G
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Female focus for District Council bike riding initiative
Three fabulous Derbyshire Dales locations are now hosting a new cycling initiative that focuses on women.
Following the launch in June at Carsington Water of the first in a series of women-only bike rides on safe trails led by a trained leader, the initiative has moved up a gear with new rides on the Monsal and Tissington Trails.
Suitable for beginners, the scheme is being organised by Derbyshire Dales District Council with partners British Cycling, Carsington Sports & Leisure, Monsal Trail Cycle Hire and the Peak District National Park Authority.
Local women can select their location every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 10 to 11am. On Mondays, riders meet at Hassop Station; on Tuesdays it’s Carsington Water and on Wednesdays, the starting point for the Tissington Trail is Ashbourne Cycle Hire.
Small children are welcome and it’s just £6 to hire an adult bike and free to use your own. Trailers and child seats are also available to hire and booking is essential on 01629 540478 or email enquiries@carsingtonwater.com for Carsington, and by calling the District Council’s Youth Sports Development Officer Marie Widerman for the Monsal and Tissington Trails on 01629 761380 or email marie.widerman@derbyshiredales.gov.uk
Chairman of Derbyshire Dales District Council’s Communities Committee, Councillor Jennifer Bower said: “I’ve already tried the Carsington ride myself and had a great time. The District Council works hard to promote safe and healthy communities and these rides are a terrific way of getting more people active – and meeting new people – in a really enjoyable way.”
More information is available online at http://www.derbyshiredales.gov.uk/cycling.
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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.









There will be a special section in Waitroses’ magazine on Royal baby food, and Pippa has promised that every child, born on the same day as the Prince, will receive a signed copy of her book, ‘Celebrate’. But hurry as there are only half a million copies left.










