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The Well Dressings continue until next Wednesday, teas are available at the Village Hall, Stable Tearooms and Bassett Wood Farm. It costs £2 per car to park and entry is free, there are donation boxes at the wells.
Hands Well
Walking around Tissington, past the sweet shop, the newly reburbished Methodist Church, which is almost finished and down to Coffin Well. Continue Reading »
What a pity more people did not turn up to see all the things available in the Village at the Parish Annual Meeting last Wednesday. Talk about conspicuous by their absence or what.
Anyway we had our first Club competition last Sunday and the Open Singles cup was superbly won by Dawn Allsopp. In a really good final Dawn Beat Rick Manning. A splendid afternoon was had by all.
Matlock Tuesday League.
Away – 15 May – Whitworth Park.
Our best win of the season so far and two wins in a row now. Whitworth had made a much better start to the season than we have. However, we managed to win three out of the four games, only narrowly losing the forth. The match result was Whitworth 61 Parwich 82 only two point off a maximum. Tough match next week though.
Next match – Home – Ashwood Park – 6.30pm 22 May.
Thursday League.
Away – Chatsworth – 17 May.
Having started well in this league the wheels are certainly falling off in the last two matches. Unfortunately we did not win any doubles games finishing up 23 points down. In the singles we did better, sharing the games three each, however Chatsworth won their games with a better points tally. The overall score in the match was Chatsworth 130 Parwich 97, our lowest score so far. Not sure if next week is going to be any better.
Home – Lafarge, Hope – 24 May – 1.45pm.
Nothing happening on the Green this weekend, however we will be there on Monday night at about 6.30pm.
I can’t tell you how moved I was on my last Sunday in Parwich Church when you gave me such a lovely farewell, and such a generous and unexpected gift. I felt really sad to be leaving you all, but I know that our bonds of friendship will remain strong, and I look forward to seeing many of you when I return to the village from time to time. I still feel like a stranger down South, and miss you very much. Parwich will always be a very special place to me, and I shall live on my bank of happy memories.
The garden tokens are a wonderful gift. I have bought some plants, and I am looking for a bird bath which will be a permanent reminder of all of you, and which you can see when you visit me! (This is a genuine and open invitation).
The lovely “New House” cards that I received from you have been decorating my walls ,and keeping me company for the past few weeks. Thank you so much.
With my love and gratitude for all your love and support over the Derbyshire years.
We have received the following message from Paul and Evie Burlinson:
“Hello,
Evie & I would like to put everybody in the picture regarding our intentions for the cricket pavilion. We are hoping to operate a small cafe / tea room at specified times during the summer months this being subject to raising the necessary finance to install a toilet & washbasin which is a legal requirement. As there is no drainage to this area this would necessitate the installation of a septic tank at an estimated all in cost of £2,200. The tennis club have offered an extremely generous amount towards these costs and Emma Spence has very kindly pledged a donation. At present Rob Clarke and myself are striving to remedy flood damage to the kitchen and also carry out new internal decoration (costs up to now have reached £200.00 for materials alone). In addition, there is no hot water and we need a new cooker and catering equipment.
So, ‘why bother’ you might ask… Well, we feel that the pavilion is a valuable asset to the village and its inhabitants and that our project will be of beneficial interest and value to our community. In order to achieve our goal we need some help! We would gladly appreciate any assistance (financial or practical) that you may have to offer. [Please note, we are not intending to feather our nests by any stretch of the imagination but we believe that this project will regenerate what is currently an underused area of our lovely village and maybe even rekindle interest within the cricketing fraternity and more – who knows?!!]
If you are able and willing to help, please call in at the Green, contact us on 488, or speak to Rob or Emma.”
……………………………The Memorial Hall ……………………………Parwich, Ashbourne ……………………………Derbyshire DE6 1QA ……………………………Charity Number: – 1036718
……………………………Wednesday, 16May 2012
Stepping Stones Pre-School
Chairperson……………………..Secretary……………………..Treasurer
Emma Dickinson………………..Jennifer Barker……………….Gill Harrison
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Dear All
Re: Open Meeting
I am writing to you on behalf of Stepping Stones Pre-School Committee to let you know that we are holding the third Open Meeting on Monday 21 May 2012, 7.30pm at The Sycamore Inn, Parwich.
The Open Meeting means that anyone from the community can attend. If you have any ideas, knowledge or can offer some of your time to support us, please do come along to the meeting, email steppingstonespreschool@fsmail.net or speak to a member of the committee.
Many Thanks
The Stepping Stones Pre–School Committee
For more on Stepping Stones Pre-School click here.
It was a pleasant surprise to wake up to sun this morning, a bit of warmth on the barn will be extremely welcome, clearly they made a mistake on last night’s TV weather forecast suggesting that snow and hail may fall.
Everyone was hard at work when I arrived at the Carr’s barn at 9.45am. Helen and Ann, the real creative masters were busy pricking out the outline of ‘The Good Shepherd’.
From a photograph they create a picture using a range of materials, to achieve texture, depth and almost a 3D effect, and it is not easy. ……… ………
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Although mainly flower petals are used on Yew Tree Well, anything is potentially up for grabs. For Jesus’s hair the Carr children had to have a haircut; real authenticity is strived for. By mid afternoon the sheep were being worked on and a cry went up for wool. Edward disappeared for a significant period of time and came back armed with smelly wet wool. Yes he had just been out into the field, he eventually caught a sheep and gave it a trim. ……… ………
Stepping Stones Pre-School would be grateful if anyone in the village has any plant pots, tubs, seeds, or planted seeds/plants that they no longer require and would like to donate to us. This is so that the children can learn about how plants and things in the outside world grow. If you are able to help us please take your items up to the Hall Monday to Thursday 9am until 12noon. Many Thanks.
A surprising and intimate portrait of Margaret Thatcher, the Iron Lady, the first and only female Prime Minister of The United Kingdom. One of the 20th century’s most famous and influential women, Thatcher came from nowhere to smash through barriers of gender and class to be heard in a male dominated world. Meryl Streep won an Oscar for her wonderful acting in the film. Click here for a review.
Certificate 12 Free Entrance Refreshments Raffle
*** Catering4Parwich will be serving Burgers (£2) and Sausage baps (£1.50), along with chips, tea, and sweets for the children. Come and have your Supper before the film showing! Or in the interval.***
Silent projection
Hi Fi Sound
Special hi-fi headphones for those with hearing difficulties, please ask.
If you are interested in the history of any local houses come and visit the Parwich & District Local History Society table at tomorrow evening’s Parish Council Open Meeting in the Memorial Hall.
A group within the History Society are collecting information on who lived where and when in the village. Please come and share what you know about the history of your home, or look at the 1843 Tithe Map and the nineteenth century censuses.
If you want to be on the email mailing list for Parwich Film events complete the form below and drop it off at the new style Parwich Parish Council Open Meeting tomorrow evening or at Friday’s film showing , both in the Memorial Hall.
Offers in Region of £179,950 – 2 bedroom terraced house for sale
West View, Parwich
A charming and well presented two bedroom terraced cottage situated in the highly sought after and idyllic Peak District village of Parwich with delightful views to the rear overlooking the village playing field. Having majority double glazing, the accommodation briefly comprises of entrance hall, lounge, dining kitchen, two bedrooms and a bathroom. Externally there is delightful rear garden with paved seating areas, small pond with waterfall and a secure store area with light and power. To the front is a fore garden with water feature. There is a communal car park with designated parking for one vehicle. Viewing is recommended to appreciate the property and its location. The Derbyshire Dales clause applies. Click here for full details.
Another year has passed and it’s Well Dressing time. Every year I whinge about how cold it is in the barn but maybe because of the awful weather that we have had this spring I am becoming accustomed to it. However it is still true that it is actually warmer outside than in. I wrapped up warmly, the long johns have seen their first outing of the year and underneath my sweatshirt I had two thick thermal tops on.
The first day is always spent outlining the design, for some people it may seem monotonous but actually it very therapeutic and relaxing, seeing the picture emerging from the grey clay.
There are always a few hiccups which are rarely obvious once the design has been finished. The clay has been well puddled but somehow some quite large stones have escaped Edward’s quality control and rise to the surface as you are positioning the coffee beans. Sometimes the edge of the clay collaspes and emergency repairs are needed; out comes the plastering trowel.
I have been busy outlining a rose and leaves on the right hand board. It is quite fiddly and as I want to match up the veins on the leaves with the design on the left hand board I then swap over. It’s at this point I realise that this part of the picture is not a mirror image. It would have been really obvious to us if it had been left, maybe not to the visitors. So after lunch Edward erases the outline, the template is flipped over and Margaret shows Edward how to prick out the design. Continue Reading »
JF-S has just returned from holiday in Cornwall and although the weather was mixed on the good days he was able to relax in the jacuzzi with his friend.
Val is extremely sorry but she has had to postpone Parwich Lunch tomorrow due to sickness. She is hoping to rearrange it, check out the blog for updates.
Still can’t put two wins in a week together. One win one loss again.
Matlock Tuesday League. Home – 8 May – Matlock Golf Club.
We have broken our duck at last in this league and against a very good team. Although we shared the games two each we managed to win ours by a greater margin. The overall score was Parwich 76, Matlock 57.Let us hope that this will spur us on to the next match although our opponents are doing considerably better than us.
Next match – Away – Whitworth Park – 6.30pm 15 May.
Thursday League. Home – Matlock Golf Club – 10 May.
As the fixtures draw very often does it pitched us against the Golf Club again, but in a different league. We have been going really well in this league and were close to the top of the division. Unfortunately we did not do ourselves justice. We lost the doubles games two to one. 37 points to us, 54 to the Golf Club. We shared the singles three each, The Golf Club’s scores were better than ours though. 72 to us and 77 to them. Overall therefore we lost 109 to 131. Following last weeks draw and this weeks loss I think we will drop quite a few places in the league.
Away – Chatsworth A – 17 May – 1.45pm.
On Sunday we are having our first Club competition. Parsons Croft 2.00pm. You can have a go at tennis then come over to the bowling green. Action packed weekend or what!
Don’t forget the Parish Annual meeting next week in the Memorial Hall. We will be there trying to get you to come and join us.
For anyone going to the Tissington Well Dressings, there is a lovely new tea room opened at Basset Wood Farm. My good friend Sarah Allen has recently done the place up, and will be dishing up delicious bakery delights and cups of tea – well worth a visit!
I know that Parwich.org readers LOVE a tea room! So here you go.
Enjoy! Debbie Webster
“Planning on opening my refurbished little tea room for well dressings in Tissington ie. Thursday 17th – Sunday 20th May, 1-6pm, going to keep the menu very simple…..cream teas, homemade cakes, teas, coffees, other drinks and snacks…….everyone welcome”, says Sarah, Basset Wood Farm.
Tissington Well Dressings starts next Thursday, 17th May until Wednesday 23rd May. The Well Dressing Service and Blessing is at 11am on Thursday.
Silent projection
Hi Fi Sound
Special hi-fi headphones for those with hearing difficulties, please ask.
*** Catering4Parwich will be serving Burgers (£2) and Sausage baps (£1.50), along with chips, tea, and sweets for the children. Come and have your Supper before the film showing! Or in the interval.***
Following recent high profile heart attacks in the media Parwich First Responders would like to offer First Aid Training to anybody who is concerned.
If you would like to find out how to help in a medical emergency we can arrange informal training to suit you. Contact Martin C on 529 or Sue H on 334.
Alternatively come and talk to us at the PPC event showcasing village groups next Wednesday 16th May at 7.30pm.
Specialist Plant Fair & Open Gardens shows Blooms at their best
Culland Hall, Culland, nr Ashbourne Sunday 10th June 2012, 11am – 4pm
Entrance: £4 – Children Free – Disabled facilities – Free Car Park
Culland Hall is just 7 miles south of Ashbourne and 8 miles north of Derby, off the A52 at Brailsford, DE6 3BW
In support of the Mid-Derbyshire Association for Mobile Physiotherapy (MDAMP) offers free mobile physiotherapy service to the housebound, based on GP referral. Continue Reading »