Parwich Primary School has reluctantly decided to withdraw from the Young Voices Concert tomorrow evening. Please open this letter for further information regarding refunds for purchased tickets/t-shirts.
Are you having a new year clear-out?
Don’t throw out your old electricals. Donate them to Encore Re-use – Ashbourne’s furniture reuse project.
At this time of year, we tend to cast our minds to having a good old clear out. You’ll probably find that some of the things you want to get rid of are old electricals. Things that still work but perhaps you’ve replaced them with something more up-to-date. We tend to stick old, working electricals in a cupboard somewhere, up in the loft or stashed away in the garage. They sit there until they’ve become obsolete or worse still, eventually get thrown away.
Encore Re-use in Ashbourne is a furniture reuse charity that is crying out for good quality, working household electricals and appliances. Donate your vacuums, kettles, radios, microwaves, fridges, washing machines and other working items that you no longer use to the project and they will find them a new home. Everything’s tested for safety before being sold from their showroom on Henmore Trading Estate on Mayfield Road at very reasonable prices. Families on low incomes, students or just people on the look-out for a bargain can benefit – anyone’s welcome. Continue Reading »
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Thank you JB for these photos taken this morning:
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We have received the following communication from Derbyshire Dales District Council:
By working yesterday (Sunday), crews managed to catch up with most of last week’s snow-enforced missed collections. Any remaining areas missed last week will get a “double” collection (household waste and garden waste) this week – these households should please leave out household and green waste containers, plus food caddies, for collection.
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Hello snow persons, I hope you are all sitting comfortably in your igloos this morning. It looks like Parwich is peppered with giant white molehills. By the way, gentlemen – if you ever find yourself as a guest of an Eskimo family for the night, you will most likely be offered the delights of your host’s wife for the duration, and to decline is definitely bad form. The major stumbling block is being able to tell them apart, so beware.
Midlothian county council is to mark “Love Your Library Day” on Feb 2 by staging free pole dancing classes to encourage people to use the facilities. Derbyshire Dales will be joining in the initiative with their mobile library service. Interested parties are invited to come along to the library on its next visit to the village. Suggested attire: Lycra leotards and non-slip ballet pumps; ladies’ outfits to be advised.
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The parish council has been advised that chestnut trees at Nethergreen are diseased and pose a risk. Two of the trees are due to be felled early in 2013.
The parish council would like to receive opinions from Parwich residents regarding future proposals at the Nethergreen area, over a period of 4 weeks, from 7th January 2013.
The three options are:
1. No replacement trees at Nethergreen
2. Trees just on one side at Nethergreen
3. Avenue of trees on both sides of the road at the Nethergreen area
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Cheryl W reports:
Just to let you know that the road to Ashbourne are not good – even the A515 from the Bentley Brook (as at 8am)
Graham J reports (10:51):
Got to Harpur Hill (Buxton) this morning via Fenny Bentley in 4WD.
The A515 north is fine – well ploughed and gritted, but side roads are not that good in Buxton.
We have also received this update (at 8.20am) from Derbyshire Dales District Council:
It’s a pretty bleak picture in the Derbyshire Dales first thing Monday.
Some good news is that enough staff have somehow managed to get into our four leisure centres in Ashbourne, Bakewell, Matlock and Wirksworth, so all are open for business, but please be aware that parking could well be a problem. Staff at Arc Leisure Matlock have managed to clear the driveway up to the lower pedestrian entrance, but the main car parks are not accessible.
Our weekly Bakewell stallmarket has been cancelled but the Monday livestock market at our Agricultural Business Centre in Bakewell is apparently going ahead as planned.
So far as waste & recycling collections go, there’s no chance of our crews getting out onto the roads today. A supervisor has been out on today’s routes and it simply isn’t safe to do the collections, so we’ll be playing catch-up for the rest of this week. Our advice to residents is please leave your bins out and we’ll get to you just as soon as we can.
For conditions in and around Buxton, the reports at http://www.buxtonweather.co.uk/ are always helpful.
If you have any more information on road conditions and snow-related closures today, please let us know.
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Parwich Primary School is closed today 21.01.2013 due to snow.
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The following snowy domicile was spotted by our roving reporter in the Inghams’ garden this afternoon.
Igloos seem to be popping up all over the place!
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Our Weatherman in the Village says:
It’s been a very cold week with temperatures not getting above freezing for long periods and that’s making the snowy conditions more difficult as there is no thaw.
The cold temperatures look like continuing throughout the coming week, but hopefully not too much precipitation on the cards. No let up to the wintery conditions in sight yet…..
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JF-S writes:
Congratulations on your igloo build, it looks pretty authentic. Ours built two years ago went a bit wrong. Still, it was fun to do.
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Sadly Pilates Classes will be cancelled next week due to the heating system not working in the Memorial Hall. Hopefully they will run the following week. I will keep you up-dated.
Sue P
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| What’s on Where this Week | |||
| Day | Time | Event | Location |
| Sun 20th | 10am | Family Service | Parwich Church |
| Sun 20th | 11.15am | Holy Communion | Alsop Church |
| Mon 21st | 12.45pm | CANCELLED Village Lunch (rescheduled from Mon 14th) Beef Stew with Cabbage Apple Pie and Custard |
Memorial Hall |
| Mon 21st | 6.15pm | CANCELLED Pilates for intermediates | Memorial Hall |
| Mon 21st | 7pm | Legion Branch AGM & Club AGM – all welcome | Legion |
| Tue 22nd | 1.20pm | Funeral Service for Ray Williams | Markeaton Cemetry |
| Wed 23rd | … | Grey bin and food caddy collection | Parwich |
| Wed 23rd | … 6pm 7.15pm |
CANCELLED Pilates for Beginners General Beginners Class Beginners Class for Men |
Memorial Hall |
| Thu 24th | 9 to 11.30am | Parwich Toddler Group | Memorial Hall | Thu 24th | 11am to 1pm | Evie’s Artistic Session More info: 390488 |
Memorial Hall |
| Sun 27th | 9.30am | Holy Communion | Parwich Church |
| Sun 27th | 11.15am | Mattins | Alsop Church |
| Sun 27th | 2.30pm | Methodist Service | Parwich Church |
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Word has it that a TV crew from BBC One’s Inside Out for the East Midlands may be paying a visit to Parwich and Alsop on Sunday, to find out how we are coping with the current weather conditions. The show airs at 7.30pm on Mondays.
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You may have noticed that we have had the odd snowflake drop in on us yesterday. For one Parwich family, this provided the perfect opportunity to launch an ambitious construction project.
Once planning permission had been obtained – we are in the Peak Park after all – the intrepid construction team descended on the garden, intent on creating the perfect winter residence.
Click on ‘Continue Reading’ for detailed technical instructions on how to create your own snowy des res.
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The village lunch for this coming Monday has been cancelled due to the weather and a problem with the heating in the Hall.
Next lunch is Monday 11 February
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As of 8.15am, the message displaying on the Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School website is:
The school is closed today Friday 18th Jan, but exams will take place as scheduled.
For the most up to date information, click here to access the QEGS website.
Good luck to all those doing an exam today.
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We have received a message from the Head Teacher that Parwich Primary School is closed today – Friday 18th January.
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Dear Parents and Friends of Parwich School,
As the weather forecast for this weekend (Saturday 19th January) is for heavy snow we have decided to change the date for the ‘Celebration of Life service’ for Ray Williams. This service will now take place on Saturday 2nd February.
If you would like to be part of the service in anyway or would like to pay tribute to Mr Williams, please contact Caroline Rodgers at headteacher@parwich.derbyshire.sch.uk to discuss this further.
Many thanks
Caroline Rodgers
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Please note the change of date, to Saturday 2nd February.
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A male and female bullfinch in the snow
Photos by John FS
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Snow disrupted collections yesterday causing a backlog in collections.
The District Council’s contractor Serco is advising householders to continue to put out containers on the usual collection day for the rest of the week, but to be aware that collections in some areas could be delayed by 24 hours as the catch-up takes place.
Serco’s crews have already committed to working this Saturday (19 January) to ensure, subject to any further problems, all this week’s collections take place.
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The parish council has been advised that chestnut trees at Nethergreen are diseased and pose a risk. Two of the trees are due to be felled early in 2013.
The parish council would like to receive opinions from Parwich residents regarding future proposals at the Nethergreen area, over a period of 4 weeks, from 7th January 2013.
The three options are:
1. No replacement trees at Nethergreen
2. Trees just on one side at Nethergreen
3. Avenue of trees on both sides of the road at the Nethergreen area
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Hello Possums,
As the results of supermarket Christmas trading figures filter through, Morrison’s performed worst of all. As a result ‘Ant & Dec’ are to spearhead a new sales drive. A new gourmet range inspired by ‘I’m a celebrity get me out of here’ will be on their shelves soon. Delicacies will include kangaroo testes in a delicate fragrant Thai inspired curry sauce with steamed maggot rice, tarantula tortellini, tempura giant mealy bugs with chilli dip, creamy ostrich brain risotto, cockroach Quiche and Crocodile Dundee cake.
A Chicago man, dressed in a chicken costume to highlight the plight of factory reared birds in overcrowded conditions, who stood vigil outside a Kentucky fried chicken outlet, has been admitted to hospital after being subjected to a barrage of sauce sachets, soft drinks cans and chicken nuggets, followed by a beating from customers. He now is recovering in intensive care with five hundred other patients. Continue Reading »
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At present the snow is still light, but more is forecast. So if you encounter any difficulties on the local roads please add comments below.
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Tomorrow’s Village Lunch at the Memorial Hall has been postponed because of the bad weather forcast for tonight and tomorrow. It is, snow permitting, to be held a week later on Monday 21st January.
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Our Weatherman in the Village says:
Last week’s forecast was just about spot-on with drier conditions prevailing and the drop in temperatures occurring mid-week.
The cold temperatures look like continuing throughout the coming week, but with some precipitation Sunday night through Monday, which at these temperatures almost certainly means some snow. It’s hard to predict how much but anyone with a drive on Monday should be aware of possible disruption. This won’t be the end of it either – there is more possible later on in the week.
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One of Parwich’s longest standing residents died at New Year, our sympathy goes out to Val and her family.
The Funeral for my Dad, Sam Flower, will be held at 11am on Wednesday 16th January at St. Peters Church Parwich followed by lunch at the Memorial Hall to which all who attend the funeral are invited.
There will be a private cremation at Markeaton in the afternoon.
Val Kirkham
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| What’s on Where this Week | |||
| Day | Time | Event | Location |
| Sun 13th | 9.30am | Holy Communion | Parwich Church |
| Sun 13th | 11.15am | Holy Communion | Alsop Church |
| Sun 13th | 2.30pm | Methodist Service | Parwich Church |
| Mon 14th | 10am / 10.07am |
Bus to Bakewell arrives Bakewell 10.40, leaves 13.35 |
Sycamore Cottages / Alsop Church |
| Mon 14th | 12.45pm | CANCELLED Village Lunch Beef Stew with Cabbage Apple Pie and Custard |
Memorial Hall |
| Mon 14th | 6.15pm | Pilates for intermediates | Memorial Hall |
| Wed 16th | … | Green bin, Blue bin and food caddy collection | Parwich |
| Wed 16th | 11am | Mr Sam Flower’s Funeral | Parwich Church |
| Wed 16th | … 6pm 7.15pm |
Pilates for Beginners General Beginners Class Beginners Class for Men |
Memorial Hall |
| Wed 16th | 7.30pm | Parish Council Meeting | Memorial Hall |
| Thu 17th | 9 to 11.30am | Parwich Toddler Group | Memorial Hall |
| Thu 17th | 11am to 1pm | Evie’s Artistic Session More info: 390488 |
Memorial Hall |
| Sat 19th | 2pm | POSTPONED TO SAT 2ND FEB Celebration of Life Service Mr Ray Williams |
Parwich School |
| Sun 20th | 10am | Family Service | Parwich Church |
| Sun 20th | 11.15am | Holy Communion | Alsop Church |
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Head to head with a seed carrying great tit.
One up one down
Photos by JFS
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Dear Parents and Friends of Parwich School,
As promised we have now finalised the planned Celebration Service in memory of Ray Williams.
If you would like to be part of the service in anyway or would like to pay tribute to Mr Williams, please contact Caroline Rodgers (headteacher@parwich.derbyshire.sch.uk) to discuss this further.
Many thanks
Caroline Rodgers
Headteacher, Parwich Primary School
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