“Spenedge”, a 2 bedroom detached bungalow in Parwich, has been placed on the market. Offers in the region of £290k.
Please ring Don & Audrey on 01335-390773 for further details.
“Spenedge”, a 2 bedroom detached bungalow in Parwich, has been placed on the market. Offers in the region of £290k.
Please ring Don & Audrey on 01335-390773 for further details.
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Sharp eyed readers will have spotted we have a new Blog Team member.
Welcome to Fiona from all the Team. She has always been an active supporter of PARWICH.ORG even when living at a distance, so all the Team are very pleased she has joined us.
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Return to the magic and wonder of C.S. Lewis’ beloved world The Chronicles of Narnia — via the fantastic Narnian ship, the Dawn Treader. Edmund and Lucy Pevensie, along with their cousin Eustace, their royal friend King Caspian and a warrior mouse named Reepicheep, find themselves swallowed into a painting and onto the Dawn Treader. Their mission — on which rests the fate of Narnia itself — takes the courageous voyagers to mysterious islands and a river that turns to gold, to fateful confrontations with magical creatures and sinister enemies and to a reunion with their friend and protector, the “Great Lion” Aslan.
Read about this film on Wikipedia
In the warm and comfortable Parwich Memorial Hall on FRIDAY 16th December 7.45PM
Free Entrance. Refreshments . Raffle.
***NEW!***
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!
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Understanding planning
A guide to make planning easier for residents to understand has been published by the Peak District National Park Authority.
At the same time the authority and parish councils in the Peak District National Park area have agreed a Parish Accord, which sets out what to expect of each other during the planning process. Continue Reading »
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Guising or mumming is an ancient tradition of Christmas plays. The Winster Guisers are possibly one of the oldest groups performing, come and see them at
8pm Friday 9th December in the Sycamore Inn
Note: the Parwich Mummers will also be on tour on the evening of the 10th December (click here for more details)
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The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has allocated money to help improve broadband speed in rural areas, but this can only be accessed by local authorities providing matched funding. The Peak Park Authority are encouraging Park residents/businesses to fill in the local on-line surveys, which for our area is on the Derbyshire County Council website.
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The December/January issue of the Church magazine is now available. Click on the image above to download it as a pdf. Copies are available from each of the five churches
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A Christmas card of Parwich is available in the Shop. The card is based on a watercolour by Roger Allen and is available for £1.25 per card.
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Villagers should look out for information about the Message in a Bottle scheme: on the blog, at the pub, in the Memorial Hall and via leaflets through your letter box.
This system allows people to keep vital medical information easily available for the emergency services, should they be called out to you.
Jean and Martin (529) will have a supply of these small bottles, which you can then keep in your fridge.
Your First Responders group would also like to say a big “thank you” to all those who have made generous donations to the group over the course of the last year. In many cases, these have been the result of asking for donations to PFR, instead of birthday presents. What a lovely idea! We hope that much delicious cake was still enjoyed!
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Update: please note the corrected date.
In accordance with time-honoured tradition, the Parwich Guizers and Mummers (also known as the Brothm Mummers) will once again be out and about for the Christmas season, performing their ancient play in a number of locations.
The troupe will be touring our region during the evening of Saturday December 10th, starting at the Coach and Horses, followed by the Bentley Brook, the Sycamore and the Legion.
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Tickets for Wednesday’s pamper evening are selling fast, so please contact the school if you wish to secure yours at £2 each, as they will cost you £2.50 on the door!
The price of your ticket includes a drink of Mulled Wine, Tea or Coffee!
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Here is a bit of an odd request… if anyone’s cat brings in a male house sparrow (dead and in-tact) could you give me a call on tel. 622?ThanksEsther
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Parwich First Responders AGM
Monday 28th November
Following FR training at 7.30pm, Memorial Hall
AGENDA
1. Apologies
2. Minutes of the previous meeting held on 22nd November 2010
3. Officers Reports:
……Chair
……Treasurer (including presentation of accounts)
……Secretary
4. To elect committee members as follows;
Chair – Sue H
Secretary – Jill L
Treasurer – Martin C
Training Co-ordinator
Equipment Co-ordinator – Sam H
Rotas – Sam H
Publicity Co-ordinator
Members rep – Jean C
5. Training dates
6. Recruitment
7. Derbyshire Excellence in the Community Award.
8. A.O.B
9. Date of next committee meeting
Jill L – Secretary Parwich First Responders
25th October 2011
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IMPORTANT: These details have been updated elsewhere. Please click here for our most recent property round-up.
Update: Two more Parwich properties have come onto the market:
2 bed barn conversion, £400,000
Spenedge, Monsdale Lane, 2 bed bungalow, £285,000
The list will be updated again next month. Until then, you will be able to find it on the INFO page, via the SITE MAP, and in the ELSEWHERE ON PARWICH.ORG section on the right hand side of this page.
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Here are last week’s readings:
|
Rainfall in mm |
Pressure in Mb (am) |
Pressure in Mb (pm) |
Temperature in ºC |
||
|
Max |
Min |
||||
|
Sun 20 |
0.0 |
1016.6 |
1016.6 |
7.4 |
5.3 |
|
Mon 21 |
0.4 |
1015.6 |
1014.6 |
9.7 |
6.0 |
|
Tue 22 |
0.4 |
1016.3 |
1019.5 |
10.1 |
5.0 |
|
Wed 23 |
0.0 |
1025.5 |
1022.5 |
9.2 |
-0.1 |
|
Thu 24 |
0.0 |
1023.6 |
1019.5 |
11.0 |
7.7 |
|
Fri 25 |
3.1 |
1020.4 |
1022.6 |
10.0 |
5.2 |
|
Sat 26 |
0.9 |
1022.5 |
1014.3 |
11.6 |
3.7 |
|
Total |
4.8 |
Average |
9.86 |
4.69 |
|
Our weatherman on the hill says:
A cool mixed week to come with a little rain or showers, a bit of sun at times, temperatures rarely into double figures and the possibility of a ground frost if skies clear overnight.
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Sunday
It was my first dive from a rib today. Slightly apprehensive, but kind words from the skip across from Brownsea made my approach clear.
Chris, a member of the local dive club, had arranged to meet me at Swanage Pier (this place still holds foreboding) at around two-ish, with the aim to head out at two thirty prompt. I arrived early, dumped my kit at the kiosk and parked up the other side of town – giving myself a short walk back to collect my nerves, all of them it seems…
Back to the Pier and I noticed a chap, suited up and sitting in a grey rib eating his sandwiches. It’s Chris. We shout our greetings and I’m introduced to Gary: our skipper for the afternoon and general boat cover. Once togged up, I wade out to join them on the rib, hand over my kit and clamber on (in a very un-ladylike fashion).
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| What’s on Where this Week | |||
| Day | Time | Event | Location |
| Sunday | 9.30am | Holy Communion | Parwich Church |
| Sunday | 11.15am | Mattins | Alsop Church |
| Sunday | 2.30pm | Wine Tasting & Nibbles By ticket only |
Parwich Legion |
| Sunday | 2.30pm | Methodist Service | Parwich Church |
| Monday | 6.30pm for 7pm | Pea & Pie Night | Sycamore |
| Monday | 7.30pm | First Responders AGM & Training Night | Memorial Hall |
| Wednesday | 1.30pm | Zumba Class Parwich Fit 4 All |
Memorial Hall |
| Wednesday | 3pm | Pilates for the Over 60’s including tea & cakes |
Memorial Hall |
| Wednesday | 6-8pm | Ladies Christmas Pamper Evening | Memorial Hall |
| Thursday | 6-7pm | Circuit Training | Memorial Hall |
| Sunday | 11am | Mattins | Parwich Church |
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Please note that this is a different film to the one that was originally advertised.

Return to the magic and wonder of C.S. Lewis’ beloved world The Chronicles of Narnia — via the fantastic Narnian ship, the Dawn Treader. Edmund and Lucy Pevensie, along with their cousin Eustace, their royal friend King Caspian and a warrior mouse named Reepicheep, find themselves swallowed into a painting and onto the Dawn Treader. Their mission — on which rests the fate of Narnia itself — takes the courageous voyagers to mysterious islands and a river that turns to gold, to fateful confrontations with magical creatures and sinister enemies and to a reunion with their friend and protector, the “Great Lion” Aslan.
Read about this film on Wikipedia
In the warm and comfortable Parwich Memorial Hall on FRIDAY 16th December 7.45PM
Free Entrance. Refreshments . Raffle.
***NEW!***
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!
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We’d like to welcome 2 more freshly trained responders into our group: Mary Y and Patti B have successfully completed their training and swell our numbers to 12 currently available to go on the rota. Congratulations and a huge “thank you” for your time and commitment!We are always in need of new responders and if anyone feels they may be interested then please ring me on 334 or Martin C on 529 for more info.
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Festive Events for ChristmasNovember
Saturday 26th, 12-4pm – Pre-School Christmas Fayre – M.Hall
Sunday 27th, 2.30pm – Wine Tasting & Nibbles – The Legion
Wednesday 30th, 6-8pm – Ladies Pamper Evening – M.Hall
December
Monday 5th, 6-8pm – Delia’s Evening of Christmas Shopping & Flowers – M.Hall
Friday 9th, 6.15pm – Late Night Shopping & Festive Fun – Ashbourne
Friday 9th, 8pm – Winster Guizers – Sycamore
Saturday 10th, evening – Brothm Mummers – Scycamore & Legion
Saturday 10th, 8.30pm – Band Night with a “Pint of Mild” – The Legion
Sunday 11th, 3.30pm for 4pm, Christmas Darts Knockout – Sycamore
Monday 12th, 2pm – School’s Christmas Play
Tuesday 13th, 7pm – School’s Christmas Play
Wednesday 14th, 7pm – School’s Christmas Play
Thursday 15th, 2.30pm – School’s Christmas Service – Parwich Church
Thursday 15th, 7.30pm – Carols on the Green – The Green
Friday 16th, 7.45pm – Christmas Film Night – Memorial Hall
Sunday 18th, 12.30pm – Santa Sunday – The Legion
Sunday 18th, 3pm – Carol Service, St Peter’s & The Methodists – Parwich Church
Sun 18th, 7pm – Carol Service – Alsop Church
Mon 19th, 12.45pm – Christmas Lunch – Memorial Hall
Wed 21st, 8pm for 8.15pm – Christmas Dominoes Knockout – Sycamore
Christmas Eve
3pm – Crib Service – Parwich Church
8pm – Irish Christmas with Chris Hoolie – The Legion
11.30pm – Midnight Mass – Parwich Church
Christmas Day
9.30am – Holy Communion – Tissington Church
11.15am – Holy Communion – Alsop Church
Sat 31st – New Year’s Eve Party – The Legion
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‘Tombola Prize appeal’
Stepping Stones, our very own village run Pre-School relies on donations to keep running. Come along on to our Christmas Fayre, and enjoy, fun for all the family….and as always your support does not go unnoticed and is greatly appreciated.
We will be hosting an array of stalls, and would gratefully receive any donations of tombola prizes, raffle prizes or yummy treats for our cake stall.
Donations may be left with any of the Pre-School staff (Memorial Hall before 9am Mon – Fri) or contact Katy Wayne 390 419
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Click here for Pint Of Mild’s website, and click here for a review of one of their recent gigs.
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Inscribed in memory of Len and Shirley Gibbs of Lenscliffe, this bench was installed beside the Jubilee pond last week.
“What a nice gesture” says JF-S, who took these two photos.
Please click on each to enlarge.
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The entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well in our little village. Paul and Evie are offering the opportunity to order a delicious curry and take a welcome break from cooking:
There are even two special dishes that may be ordered up to Saturday 26th November:
King Prawn Patia: A Mumbai regional dish, sweet, hot and bursting with flavour. For two £19.00.
Parsee Lamb with apricots: A fragrant medium spiced dish. For two £15.00.
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