Tom is on the Katherine Jenkins show ( repeat ) on ITV 1 Saturday 22nd at 2.35pm and then on Xmas day on the strictly Xmas special at 6.15 pm . Could be fun.
Stuart C
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Our ‘Weatherman in the Village’ says:
We duly got our dry cold snap as forecast last week, with three consecutive dry days and very low temperatures on Wednesday and Thursday. Temperatures stayed below freezing continuously for 2 days, and a low of -7.1 was recorded at 7:30am on Thursday 13th Dec. Friday then made up for that, being particularly wet.
This week looks a little more difficult to call on a day-to-day basis, with low pressure dominating that will give us changeable weather generally and average temperatures for the time of year. Tuesday looks like it might be a bit brighter, but rain will never be far away and Wednesday looks like it will be wet. The early signs are not good for a white Christmas at this stage, but it’s still too early to be sure.
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Hello possums. Any ideas about the teaser? No responses, is there anyone out there? Come on, have a go.
The Queen has recently recorded her Christmas Day message in 3D for the first time. It will be just like having Her Majesty in your own front room, so you will have to act with decorum: no rude noises, no switching over to Harry Potter halfway through, feet off the coffee table (bad form). If you do not have a pet corgi of your own, you can purchase a very lifelike one from Harrods that even does whoopsies on the carpet. If you are in any doubt about how to behave, Pippa Middleton’s guide to 3D royal etiquette is available in all good pound shops now.
Three U.S women were outraged when their dinner check arrived, identifying them as three fat girls in the corner. The manager of Chilly D’s Sports Lounge offered them a 25% discount whilst stifling a laugh, which added insult to injury. As a result, the ladies have advised their friends at Fannies Flab Fighters to boycott the restaurant in future. Jimmy Slim, the owner, was appalled by the actions of his staff and has stated categorically that it is not company policy to cause embarrassment to obese greedy customers.
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| What’s on Where this Week | |||
| Day | Time | Event | Location |
| Sun 16th | 12.30-2pm | Santa Sunday | Legion |
| Sun 16th | 3pm | Carol Service | Parwich Church |
| Sun 16th | 7.30pm | Carol Service | Alsop Church |
| Mon 17th | 12.45pm | Village Xmas Lunch: Bookings Val 458 Traditional Turkey & Accompaniments, Christmas Pudding & Brandy Sauce or Lemon Tart & Cream Crackers/Wine/Mince Pies |
Memorial Hall |
| Tue 18th | 2.30pm | School Christmas Carol Concert | Parwich Church |
| Wed 19th | … | Green bin, Blue bin and food caddy collection | Parwich |
| Wed 19th | 2pm | Infant Nativity Play | |
| Thu 20th | … | End of Term | Parwich School |
| Thu 20th | School Pantomime: Peter Pan | ||
| Thu 20th | 11am to 1pm | Evie’s Artistic Gathering | Memorial Hall |
| Thu 20th | 8.15pm | Christmas Domino Knockout | Sycamore |
| Fri 21st | … | INSET Day | Parwich School |
| Fri 21st | 7.30pm | Carols on the Green | Parwich Village Green |
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We have received the following message from Jane B and Glynis D:
An enormous thank you to everyone involved in decorating the Church ready for Christmas. Yesterday 16 people turned up during the day to help arrange foliage on pillars, create arrangements in the porch, on windows and other surfaces, dressing the tree, arranging the crib and cleaning up the Church at the end of the afternoon. Hot drinks, sausage rolls and cakes kept everyone’s energy levels up and Christmas carols echoed through St Peter’s. Work towards the decoration of the Church has gone on all week; on Tuesday and Wednesday we raided numerous gardens, gathering masses of foliage, so thank you to those who welcomed us with our secateurs; 12 pew ends have been beautifully decorated and on Thursday three ladies came in to dress their windows and the school have been working together on creating a lovely eco-tree. Finally thank you to those who very generously donated money, which enabled us to buy flowers for some of the displays.
If you are around on Tuesday 8th January, from 11am, we will be taking all the decorations and arrangements down and help is always appreciated.
Jane & Glynis
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The Winster Guisers will be at the Sycamore at around 8.30 pm and then at the Parwich Legion at 9.00 pm (Friday December 14th).
The Winster Guisers perform at various venues around the White peak villages of Derbyshire throughout the Christmas period bringing a traditional mix of colourful drama and festive cheer to an unsuspecting public. Guising is a local tradition better known around England as Mumming. The dictionary tells us that a ‘mummer’ is one who ‘masquerades’ in a folk play usually at Christmas whilst a ’Guiser’ is a person in disguise.
The characters enter as follows, the Enterer-in, dressed in formal attire, sets that stage for the ‘conflict’ between St. George, a noble champion dressed in Red and riding a hobby Horse, and the Black Prince of Paradise. St George is victorious and the King of Egypt then berates him for killing his son. An old woman then calls for a doctor and a Quack Doctor enters with his potions to cure the dead prince. This is done by ‘uplifting’ a pint of beer from a member of the audience and is drunk in one swallow by the prone prince. A departure from the narrative now occurs as a devilish Beelzebub enters followed by Little Johnny Jack, with his wife and family on his back, and then Little Devilly Doubt. The climax of the ‘show’ is the appearance of the Groom and the Horse, a real horse’s head operated by a concealed Guiser, who captivates with his antics. A final song rounds off the performance and a welcoming beer is then supped by all to bring good luck to all those present.
Over the last quarter of a century the Guisers have become well known and liked visiting traditional hostelries and houses on a regular basis. Refreshment is taken to bring ‘good luck’ to the hosts and a collection is taken for Charity.
(The above information has been taken directly from the Winster Guisers’ web site)
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According to details on the PDNPA website, planning permission has been granted for two wind turbines at Hill Top Farm, each at a tower height of 24.5m, with a further 9m rotor radius. This is smaller than the originally rejected proposal, which measured 48.4m from base to blade tip. Note also that this is a time-limited consent, which expires after 25 years.
Click here to read the letter of notification, and click here for links to all the publicly available documentation.
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The newly decorated British Legion threw open its doors to host its first Christmas Fayre. Mother Nature obliged with a rain-free, starry night. Guests were greeted in the forecourt by a wonderful candlelit stall of Christmas greenery and decorations by Bill and Ann . Inside the aroma of mulled wine and home baked mince pies permeated the air. Stalls were set up all around the ground floor with some wonderful wreaths, made by Delia, hanging from the balcony. The new dimmable lighting system could be adjusted to show off the many talented offerings from participants and lowered at the end of the evening providing a convivial atmosphere for socialising. All in all, a triumph for those who have worked so hard to give us such a welcoming venue in the village.
If you missed the event, or wish to contact the participants, links to some of the email addresses or phone numbers are given above each photo.
1. Bill and Ann at Leatherbritches Nursery (077137432295).
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Panasonic television model TX28PS12, 9 years old (not slimline). Excellent condition complete with stand. Suitable for Sky or Freeview box.
FOC. Please contact John or Jean W. 390268
THIS HAS NOW BEEN COLLECTED
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Greetings Possums,
Well the Xmas juggernaut is well underway and gathering momentum as we speak. It will soon be time to hang your stockings up or is it tights these days? Did you know that the Xmas cracker was invented by Tom Smith in 1846. The origin of his idea was French bon bons which contained a poem and were given as love tokens. Tom was sat by the fire one evening thinking how to make them more exciting, when a flaming log emitted a loud bang, giving Tom the idea for a snap in his crackers, the rest is history.
The Queen & Prince Philip were so impressed by a recent visit to a motor home manufacturers that they have ordered one to enable them to sneak ‘awf’ now and again for an incognito break. The motor home in question will bear the royal coat of arms. Staff will include a chauffeur, chef, private secretary, butler and housekeeping staff. It will boast a guest room in case any other royals fancy roughing it on holiday. A mini version will be towed behind for the corgis. Unfortunately there is no helipad provided on the roof for Prince Andrew. Look out for Pippa’s must have guide to motor home entertaining in bad bookstores soon.
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Our ‘Weatherman in the Village’ says:
Winter is definitely here, and the past week has been colder than average. After today’s brief spell of wet and windy, during the week ahead it looks like being a lot drier than recently, but the cold weather will continue with hard night frosts forecast through the week (gritters – be prepared!).
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Parwich toddler group is cancelled this Thursday morning 13 Dec. We are having a Christmas party at lunar in Ashbourne if anyone wants to join us please contact Gill H. Our last meeting before Christmas will be on Thurs 20 Dec 9am – 11.30am and we will be making cards and reindeer dust. £2.50 per session.
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| What’s on Where this Week | |||
| Day | Time | Event | Location |
| Sun 9th | 9.30am | Holy Communion | Parwich Church |
| Sun 9th | 11.15am | Holy Communion | Alsop Church |
| Sun 9th | 2.30pm | Methodist Service | Parwich Church |
| Sun 9th | 4pm | Christmas Fayre | Legion |
| Mon 10th | 2pm | Service of Thanksgiving for Donald Sheilds DL |
Parwich Church |
| Mon 10th | 6.15pm | Pilates for intermediates | Memorial Hall |
| Wed 12th | … | Grey bin and food caddy collection | Parwich |
| Wed 12th | … 6pm 7.15pm |
Pilates for Beginners General Beginners Class Beginners Class for Men |
Memorial Hall |
| Thu 13th | 11am to 1pm | Evie’s Artistic Gathering | Memorial Hall |
| Thu 13th | 6pm | Circuit Training | Memorial Hall |
| Fri 14th | 10.30am | In the Spirit of Christmas Come along and help decorate the Church. (Please contact Jane tel 665 or Glynis tel 561 if you can provide greenery, baubles or sponsor flowers) |
Parwich Church |
| Fri 14th | School Christmas Party | ||
| Fri 14th | 7-45pm | Parwich Film | Memorial Hall |
| Fri 14th | 9pm approx | Winster Mummers & Guizers | Legion |
| Sat 15th | 8.30pm | Live music: The A52s | Legion |
| Sun 16th | 12.30-2pm | Santa Sunday | Legion |
| Sun 16th | 3pm | Carol Service | Parwich Church |
| Sun 16th | 7.30pm | Carol Service | Alsop Church |
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It sometimes takes a fresh eye to provide a reminder of the loveliness that surrounds us here in the Peak District. We are very grateful to Anthony who has sent us this moving video featuring scenes from the area, accompanied by some well chosen music by Ralph Vaughan Williams.
We recommend you put the video on full screen by clicking the symbol in the bottom right of the video box below and sit back and enjoy a musical and visual treat.
The video contains a scene taken in Alsop-en-le-Dale where Anthony has recently moved. You can find more of Anthony’s work on his YouTube channel using the link below. Anthony has largely used the music of English composers such as Gerald Finzi, Vaughan Williams and Michael Tippett. The Peak District featuring prominently as slide images.
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East Midlands Ambulance Service launched a consultation about the future of the ambulance service in our region in September. Part of the proposals they are consulting on involves the creation of a smaller number of main hub ambulance stations, where staff start and finish their work, and from where they travel to local community facilities to await emergency calls. Rather than being dedicated ambulance stations these community facilities will be shared with other services such as the Police. To achieve this a number of the smaller dedicated ambulance stations will be closed, including the Ashbourne Ambulance Station (see the Ashbourne News Telegraph website for more information).
There is concern that this may result in reduced response time in rural areas such as in our villages. Where will our nearest community base be, and what will happen while ambulances are traveling back and forwards from their hubs in Derby or Chesterfield? The Ambulance Service argue that reducing the cost of maintaining these buildings, not always now in the best locations, will release funds for better direct patient services. The consultation still has another week to run (closing date Monday 17th December) so click here if you want to have you say directly on the East Midlands Ambulance Service website.
Alternatively for those opposed to the closure of the Ashbourne Ambulance Station, you can sign a petition at the Sycamore registering your concern.
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A service of thanksgiving
for the life of
DONALD A G SHEILDS DL
will be held at
St. Peter’s Church, Parwich
at 2pm on Monday 10th December 2012
All the Team here at PARWICH.ORG extend our sympathy to Mrs Sheilds and her family. She and Donald have supported our community unfailingly over the last 30 years plus that they have lived in the village.
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Janet and Steve were in London this week (don’t ask Steve about his shirt) for the ‘10 Years On‘ celebrations of Pub is the Hub, an organisation promoting rural pubs initiated by HRH the Prince of Wales. They were very happy to receive recognition at these celebrations for the Sycamore’s role in the local community.
Janet Gosling, Landlady of the Sycamore Inn
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Thank you to Graham for this:
Roads this morning:
The Dale road very treacherous and probably not a sensible option in 2WD although it was probably more tricky going down than up – I passed one car that had skidded off and been abandoned – just checked there was nobody still in it as the air bags had obviously gone off.
Lower part of the A515 from Mount Pleasant to K&H was dangerous, especially on the hills – compacted slush which had iced over- didn’t look like it had been gritted. North of there through Lean Low was fine – this had been gritted.
Take care on high routes.
Graham J
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| Catch up with the past at 2013 Archaeology Day |
| People can find out what archaeologists have been discovering in Derbyshire and the Peak District over the past year at Archaeology Day 2013.
Taking place at Chesterfield’s Pomegranate Theatre on Saturday January 19, the day will include presentations on: Continue Reading » |
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Parwich Primary School has a vacancy for a Lunchtime Playleader.
Full details can be found at www.derbyshire.gov.uk
https://jobs.derbyshire.gov.uk/jobdetails.asp?jobid=36352.
If you would like to discuss the post please contact headteacher@parwich.derbyshire.sch.uk
Thank you
C Rodgers
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