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Dear all,

Pleased to advise that we have recently enabled nearly 150 premises with Full Fibre broadband as part of the Parwich exchange scheme. The premises in question are primarily located in Parwich village and in DE6 1QA, QB, QD, QL, QJ, QW, 1NX, 1QH, 1QG and 1QT postcodes. Please Note: Not all premises in these postcodes are enabled, however we will continue to build our network over the coming weeks and months.

Whilst this is great news for Parwich, we are still hoping to build our new Full Fibre network to neighbouring communities such as Alsop en le Dale and Pikehall, however we are still short of our target costs in order to make this happen.

Our pledge site remains open Connect My Community (openreach.com), so people who haven’t pledged yet, but intend to order Full Fibre services soon, we would appreciate if they could pledge prior to ordering as this will help us obtain the required funding and hopefully hit our target. I also attach some information which can be shared electronically through email and social media and I would be grateful if you could help promote and raise awareness of the scheme.   

We appreciate that most people are unclear about the monthly costs once Full Fibre services become available so it would be worth reaching out to their Internet Service Provider (ISP) to see what packages are available. A lot of ISPs will upgrade their customers to Full Fibre at no additional charge once it becomes available so worth checking with them.

A link to a list of providers using our network is below.

FTTP providers | Openreach

In terms of areas that have been enabled, people can check whether Full Fibre services are available by following the link below and inserting their postcode and selecting their address. If the response confirms Full Fibre Broadband available as per example below, then they can contact their ISP to upgrade. Some providers may have already contacted their customers.

Fibre Checker (openreach.com)

I trust this is welcomed news for the village and I look forward to bringing more good news in 2025. I would be more than happy to attend and provide an update at one of your next Parish Council meetings in the New Year. If this is of interest, please let me know and advise of suitable dates.

In the meantime, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Regards

Robert Rowan

Partnership Manager

Tel: 0331 623 4858

Mobile: 074 8390 8006  

Web: openreach.co.uk

Ho, Ho, Ho the cycling Santa’s are off on their annual Christmas travels !!

We are selling a single, mid height, white bed (mattress not included). Being dismantled ready for collection from West View on Saturday. £30. Any questions let me know thanks Lucy M – lucywigley@googlemail.com

What a fantastic turn out for the Carols in Church. Thanks to everyone who came along with their best singing voices and we all stayed nice and warm thanks to the Church. Big thank you to Ashbourne Town Band who sounded fantastic and an extra special thank you to the amazing Rob Clarke who every year provides us with the BEST mince pies.

So that’s a wrap from the Parwich Carnival and Recreation Committee for 2024. We would like to thank everyone for supporting all the events throughout the year and we wish you all a very happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year.

See you all in 2025, Lucy M.

Just to let you know due to the forecasted rain the Carols will now be in the church at 7pm. Followed by mulled wine and mince pies.

The Carnival and Recreation Committee would like to offer their heartfelt thanks to Sarah and Jonathan Hotchin for their very kind donation of the village Christmas tree and also their commitment for future years. It is a testament to the local farmers that surround and support our village. A big thank you for not only the tree but helping with the erection and we look forward to your support throughout the upcoming years.

We would also like to thank Barbara and Alan Lowes for their ongoing support with the power supply which they have generously done for many years. If Hotch is as good as these two we are onto a winner.

Happy Christmas and see you at the Christmas Carols tomorrow. Lucy M

The Parish Council is seeking advice from suitable contractors to undertake repairs to the car parks in the village.

There is more information available here.

If you know of anyone who might be interested in responding to this request please either pass their details to the Clerk, or contact them directly if you prefer.

Thelma is a 93 year old widow, who like many of us, has been scammed by a telephone caller and lost £10,000.  Not one to put up with the deception, and with the help of her grandson, she sets out, Mission Impossible style, to catch the perpetrators. This critically acclaimed comedy film is based on the real life experience of the director’s grandmother. Starring June Squibb, who after 70 years playing supporting roles, and at the age of 94 takes on her first leading role.  Movie Review: “Thelma” an Early Contender for the Year’s Best Comedy

Guardian Ninety-four-year-old Squibb is great as a woman going after phone scammers – with the help of the late Shaft star Richard Roundtree – in a robust feelgood comedy

FRIDAY 13^th December  7.45PM   

Free Entrance.   Refreshments.     Rafflearwich Memorial Hall

Parwich Memorial Hall

Our amazing phantom letter box topper has spread the Christmas cheer 🎅😍..

Motor bike helmet. As new. Hardly used

Ski boots size 9/10 with bag.
Ski helmet.
2 pairs ski goggles.

No reasonable offer refused for any item.
Contact Tony or Sue on 01335390724

Ellie B from Parwich Lane has a chest of drawers for sale. They are £50 but she is open to offers (especially if they are collected). It’s good quality pine but  because it’s not varnished there are some stains on the top (shown in photo) but other than that, they are good quality and in good nick. Contact Ellie on eburt91@googlemail.com if you are interested or have any more questions.

Thelma is a 93 year old widow, who like many of us, has been scammed by a telephone caller and lost £10,000.  Not one to put up with the deception, and with the help of her grandson, she sets out, Mission Impossible style, to catch the perpetrators. This critically acclaimed comedy film is based on the real life experience of the director’s grandmother. Starring June Squibb, who after 70 years playing supporting roles, and at the age of 94 takes on her first leading role.  Movie Review: “Thelma” an Early Contender for the Year’s Best Comedy

Guardian Ninety-four-year-old Squibb is great as a woman going after phone scammers – with the help of the late Shaft star Richard Roundtree – in a robust feelgood comedy

FRIDAY 13^th December  7.45PM   

Free Entrance.   Refreshments.     Rafflearwich Memorial Hall

Parwich Memorial Hall