Our Weatherman in the Village says:
No let up in the continuing wintry conditions is in sight, unfortunately. The coming week looks like more of the same, with low temperatures and occasional rain or even snow.
This time last year, we were enjoying spring. This year, winter looks like hanging on for a bit yet. Perhaps we will be rewarded with a better summer?
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| What’s on Where this Week | |||
| Day | Time | Event | Location |
| Sun 17th | 10am | Family Service | Parwich Church |
| Sun 17th | 10am | Crown Green Bowls Club AGM (newcomers welcome) |
Bowls Club Pavilion |
| Sun 17th | 11.15am | Holy Communion | Alsop Church |
| Mon 18th | … | INSET Day | Parwich School |
| Mon 18th | 6.15pm | Pilates for intermediates | Memorial Hall |
| Wed 20th | … | Grey bin and food caddy collection | Parwich |
| Wed 20th | … 6pm 7.15pm |
Pilates for Beginners General Beginners Class Beginners Class for Men |
Memorial Hall |
| Wed 20th | 7.30pm | Parish Council Meeting | Memorial Hall |
| Thu 21st | 9 to 11.30am | Parwich Toddler Group | Memorial Hall |
| Thu 21st | 11am to 1pm | Evie’s Artistic Session More info: 390488 |
Memorial Hall |
| Thu 21st | 12.30pm | Lent Lunch | Vicarage |
| Thu 21st | 7-30pm | Avon Party | Sycamore Inn |
| Fri 22nd | 7.30pm | Classical Music in the Dales | Highfields School Matlock |
| Sun 24th | 9.30am | Holy Communion | Parwich Church |
| Sun 24th | 10am to 12pm | Let There Be Light – Children’s Event | Memorial Hall |
| Sun 24th | 11.15am | Mattins | Alsop Church |
| Sun 24th | 2.30pm | CANCELLED: Methodist Service | Parwich Church |
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Sold now
For sale: Spanish style coffee table made from reclaimed pine, with antique style clasps and hinges.
Two top flaps open to reveal large storage area for magazines etc.
£50 Ono. Can deliver locally. Please ring Patti on 390 206.
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Six Nations Rugby 2013
The Legion will be open from
4.30 pm Saturday 16th March
for the England v Wales match
(kick off at 5 pm).
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A new species of mole has appeared on the village green today. The Red Nose Mole. John F-S.
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So far there seems to be strong support for some reduction in street lighting (89%), with the largest group in favour of making a decision on a light by light basis. Up to this morning, Friday 15th March, 36 people have responded to our general poll:
In relation to the polls for individual lights, so far, things are less clear cut: some indicate agreement with the County Counci’s specific suggestion, others indicate disagreement with the proposals, though for many there is a split vote giving no clear consensus. Continue Reading »
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POSTPONED DUE TO SNOW – TO BE REARRANGED
Hartington’s town crier will summon people to the village pump on Saturday March 30 at 2pm to announce the launch of a new Village Trail.
Peak District National Park Authority chair Tony Favell and Hartington Parish Council will unveil new information panels, while leaflets, local history displays, tea and cakes and a Village Trail prize draw will be available from 12noon to 4.30pm in the Village Hall.
Villagers themselves got together to help create the new Village Trail that leads visitors back in time and encourages them to support local businesses for the future.The trail leaflet features a self-guided map, illustrations by local schoolchildren, and 11 points of interest put together by community groups, exploring the village’s rich heritage from the 1200s to the present day.Aimed at families, adults can enjoy the fact-packed potted histories, and children, led by “Detective Duck,” can test themselves on a treasure-trail of questions. Continue Reading »
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From the lens of JF-S
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Six Nations Rugby 2013
The Legion will be open from
4.30 pm Saturday 16th March
for the England v Wales match
(kick off at 5 pm).
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Urgently needed:
sheep grazing land in or around Parwich.
Cash waiting.
Call Steve or Jo on 390090.
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Disklok steering wheel locks for Land Rover Defenders are available at a discounted rate of £60 from PC 773 Bob Fox, Crime Reduction Officer, who can be contacted directly on Tel: 0300 122 7773.
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Thank you to JFS, for this swan, photographed in Ashbourne:
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Hello possums.
After the phenomenal success of Tom Chambers, we have another rising star in our midst. A mover and shaker, who makes Michael Jackson look like Pinocchio, our very own David S. A
‘Britain’s Got Talent’ scout spotted David strutting his stuff to ‘Mr’s Miggin’s Pie Shop’ at the Legion on Saturday night. Apparently David’s vertical leaps were worthy of the African ‘Whatootsie’ (Watusi) tribe, who execute amazing leaps in their fertility dances in an effort to impress prospective brides. In his usual modest manner David was unfazed by the prospect of stardom, but did manage to sign a few autographs before his wife, Sharon, carted him off home in a wheelbarrow.
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| What’s on Where this Week | |||
| Day | Time | Event | Location |
| Sun 10th | 9.30am | Mothering Sunday Service | Parwich Church |
| Sun 10th | 11.15am | Mothering Sunday Service + Baptism | Alsop Church |
| Mon 11th (and all week) | School Red Nose Bake Off | School | |
| Mon 11th | 10am / 10.07am |
Bus to Bakewell arrives Bakewell 10.40, leaves 13.35 |
Sycamore Cottages / Alsop Church |
| Mon 11th | 12.45pm | Village Lunch: bookings Val 458 Chicken and Mushroom Pie with New Potatoes, Broccoli and Mixed Vegetables Apple Roly Poly with Cream |
Memorial Hall |
| Mon 11th | 6.15pm | Pilates for intermediates | Memorial Hall |
| Tue 12th | 6pm | Over 60s AGM with tea & entertainment, open to non-members | Memorial Hall |
| Wed 13th | … | Green bin, Blue bin and food caddy collection | Parwich |
| Wed 13th | 12.30pm | Lent Lunch | Pauline & Denis L: 447 |
| Wed 13th | … 6pm 7.15pm |
Pilates for Beginners General Beginners Class Beginners Class for Men |
Memorial Hall |
| Thu 14th | 9 to 11.30am | Parwich Toddler Group | Memorial Hall |
| Thu 14th | 11am to 1pm | Evie’s Artistic Session More info: 390488 |
Memorial Hall |
| Sat 16th | from 4-30pm |
Six Nations Rugby England v Wales |
Legion |
| Sat 16th | 9pm | St Patrick’s Day Karaoke |
Sycamore Inn |
| Sun 17th | 10am | Family Service | Parwich Church |
| Sun 17th | 10am | Crown Green Bowls Club AGM (newcomers welcome) |
Bowls Club Pavilion |
| Sun 17th | 11.15am | Holy Communion | Alsop Church |
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Our Weatherman in the Village says:
Got the forecast bang on last week – with the weather breaking on Wednesday as forecast. Tuesday was a glorious day with beautiful spring sunshine and the temperature in Parwich hit a balmy 13.4C, but it was still a cold night with hard frosts Monday and Tuesday.
Winter is now firmly re-established for a few days with no immediate let up to the present conditions. Cold temperatures, snow showers and a bitter wind look like punctuating the week to come.
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Local (Pikehall) free range eggs for sale.
£2.50 / dozen (£1.25 for 6)
Free delivery to Parwich most days.
Please phone Joan Flower on 390377.
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Caroline writes:
We have a biomass boiler which is fuelled by wood pellets, we are using Forever Fuels but the delivery rate will be significantly reduced if they are able to deliver to more than one property. Would anyone in the same position like to share deliveries with us? If so please contact Caroline on 07767 426 107 or 378.
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The poll in our previous post is so far indicating a majority support some form of part night lighting in Parwich. This further post contains individual polls for each street light in the Village.
You can have your say on which street lights are turned off for part of the night and which remain on by contacting:
or here at
The County Council’s rationale in deciding their proposals can be seen on their website, but they will not understand as well as us how we might be effected, so please fill in at least the polls for the lights outside your house.
There should be a separate poll below for each Parwich street light (based on plan circulated by Derbyshire County Council): Continue Reading »
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Children of Parwich Primary School will be participating in a ‘Bake Off‘ on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday next week to raise money for this year’s Comic Relief. All can help by sponsoring the event. Click here to down load a Sponsorship Form.
Parents don’t forget that the permission slips for children to participate in this must be handed in tomorrow (Friday 8th March). Click here to down load details and permission slip as a pdf.
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The Derbyshire Alert community messaging service gives you the opportunity to contribute to the setting of priorities in your neighbourhood.
As you may be aware, each of our Safer Neighbourhood policing teams holds a meeting every three months to set priorities, offering the public the opportunity to select what their local police officers and other agencies target.
The aim of our e-forum is to make it easier for you to have a say on priorities.
Simply email alert@neighbourhoodalert.co.uk and tell us what you would like your team to target. Continue Reading »
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Although the Council have already consulted on the general issue, we felt our readers might like to have a say on whether ‘part night lighing’ in general is a good idea:
Parwich households should have received a letter today telling them that Derbyshire County Council is now consulting on turning some Parwich street lights off for part of the night. (Click here for the consultation timetables for Derbyshire communities.) Continue Reading »
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For trailer and more details Continue Reading »
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Val and Alison would like to invite everyone to join them for the Lent Lunch this Wednesday 6 March at the Village Hall between 12.30 and 2pm.
The menu is:-
Soup
A variety of cheeses and chutneys
Paté
Crusty Bread
Selection of cakes
Tea/Coffee/soft drinks/mineral water
No charge but a donation to charity
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Hello Possums,
Well that’s February done and dusted. The Catholic church was rocked by the recent announcement that his holiness Pope Benedict XVI is to take early retirement. It is widely rumoured however that Tony Blair may be throwing his mitre in the ring for the top job thus adding the Vatican to his growing property portfolio.
The lucrative world of after dinner speaking is abuzz with the prospect of Lord Prescott joining the circuit. He has optimistically hired an agent to procure some mouth watering engagements for him in the near future. ‘Prezza’ rose steadily through the ranks, defying working class prejudices, from ship’s steward to become Tony Blair’s right hand man, eventually joining the House of Lords, an institution he had long championed. His syntax and eloquent jousting at the dispatch box is legendary among the Labour Party. A veritable feast of anecdotal entertainment awaits, a postprandial extravaganza not to be missed. Continue Reading »
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