23. Damien Hirst – Myth
The spot at the far end of the Canal pond is always reserved for something special. In previous years, we’ve had Marc Quinn’s statue of Kate Moss and a smaller version of Antony Gormley’s Angel of the North – and this year, Damien Hirst’s two painted bronze horses, Myth and Legend, looked spectacular in the afternoon sunlight. You’ll see Legend further down in this post.
A rising barometer heralds a mainly dry week with sunny periods and moderate temperatures in the middle teens.
Our weatherman adds:
The Met Office has just updated their BETA forecast pages. There is more information on tabulated and animated pages, with 5,000 locations available and a dozen or so customization choices, and much more.
As two more Parwich properties have recently gone onto the market – bringing the total number of available local properties up to ten – here’s an update of what’s currently available.
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.
We are looking forward to our Harvest Festival at 10am this Sunday, at St Peter’s. Why not come and join us with your harvest produce, and/or gifts for the Padley Centre? (For more information, see below).
If you would like to help decorate the church, then please join us on Saturday morning from 10am.
Even if you are not able to join us on Sunday, we would love to see you on Monday in the Memorial Hall from 18:30, for our Harvest Supper. Please bring your own drinks. Val is making meat and potato pie, and we shall be following that up with crumble and cream.
Harvest Supper tickets are available from Janet in the shop, or from Martin C (529).
This year, Stuart Chambers has kindly agreed to auction the harvest produce. All funds raised from the evening will go to the Padley Centre in Derby, which provides both a Day Centre and Direct Access Hostel.
You can also help the Padley Centre by donating items which will be of use to them. They can accept gifts of anything except pillows, duvets, electrical items and furniture. At the moment, they are particularly keen to receive any of the following items:
Acting Clerk:
Mrs S Hampson Cert H. Ed, Dip RSA
Sandley Cottage
6 Alsop Moor Cottages
Alsop-en-le-Dale
Ashbourne DE6 1QS
Tel: 01335 310409
_______________________________________________________________________________ A meeting of Parwich Parish Council will be held on
Tuesday, 13th September 2011 at 7.30 pm in Parwich Village Hall
We have one ticket available for Moliere’s Tartuffe at Buxton Opera House on Wednesday 28th September at 7.30pm
If you would be interested please contact Caroline on 398.
The production has now moved from a good run at Birmingham to Southampton but comes to The Lowry at Salford Quays, Manchester 27th September to 8th October. I know some people from Parwich have already booked. You can find out more at the Top Hat on Stage website.
This exciting film tells the true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston’s remarkable adventure to save himself after a fallen boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in an isolated canyon in Utah.
Over the next 127 hours, Ralston examines his life and survives the elements to finally discover he has the courage and the wherewithal to extricate himself by any means necessary, scale a 65 foot wall and hike over eight miles before he is finally rescued. A visceral, thrilling story, that will take an audience on a never before experienced journey and prove what we can do when we choose life.
Directed by Danny Boyle (of Slumdog Millionaire fame), starring James Franco, nominated for several Oscars.
*Free Entrance * Refreshments *Raffle.
*Silent projection * Hi Fi Sound.
Special hi-fi headphones for those with hearing difficulties, please ask.
Last week of the season. A good season all round considering the membership we have. Two great wins to finish off.
Tuesday League
6 September – Home – Whitworth Park.
We managed to win all four games in the match. One very convincingly, one by just one point. The result was 84 to Parwich 60 to Whitworth. We have been hovering between sixth to fourth position in the league. This result and scores from other matches means we have finally finished fourth, one place higher than last year. A really creditable performance for such a small club.
Matlock Thursday Friendly League
9 September – Home – Matlock Bath
A final resounding win for us. We won all three of the doubles games and four out of the six singles. The score was 136 to us and 97 to Matlock. Matlock were ahead of us in the league, but with this conclusive win we have overtaken them. Again we have been around fifth to seventh in the league. Depending on other results we could make fifth.
We have one final game this Sunday before we put the green to bed for the winter. If you fancy a final look come down at 2.00pm. For a number of years the Club has had an invitation from Ashbourne Bowls Club to play indoor bowls during the winter period. This is very informal, but most enjoyable for those taking part. The season starts on Monday 10 October at 1.30 pm at the Ashbourne Club. If you fancy something to do on a cold winter afternoon then why not give it a try. Not sure where you can get such good entertainment for a £1 these days. Contact a member of the bowls club for more details.
All being well there will be further fabulous commentaries next year. Hope to speak to you electronically next April. Have good and safe winter.
The Ashbourne Half has been running for 17 years, it is a challenging course. The race starts at the east of the town and the runners run south and steadily uphill for a mile before turning west on a level road behind the town for a further mile. They then enter the Dales passing through the village of Thorpe to the fields overlooking Ilam. They then run down into the valley of Ilam and then out and up on to Bloore Pastures. The course goes down towards Oakover Park and out on to the long level run in through Mayfield’s Hanging Bridge into Ashbourne. The race ends on the recreation ground.
The Fun Run has its fitness fanatics but quite a lot of the entries are true fun runners and include many well known local characters. The race is around the town and is about three miles. It follows the Half course onto and along Windmill Lane and then drops down past the old Cattle Market site to the War Memorial, around via the Duck Ponds and in through the back of the Recreation Ground finishing by the Pavilion. All finishers receive a medal and there is the Bob Hudson Trophy for the overall winner.
Parking – at the small car park just off Cokayne Avenue, by the Recreation Ground or at the main car park at Shaw Croft.
Derbyshire County Council are conducting a survey to gather residents’ opinions on the services that the council provides, and to find out how satisfied residents are with the area in which they live.
The fantastic opening weekend when art takes over the town. The whole town becomes a gallery with more than 170 artists and makers showing their work in private homes, historic building, gardens, shop windows and churches. A great chance to buy affordable art, meet the artists and take a peek at some of Derbyshire’s best interiors!
Stay for the whole day and enjoy our FREE events in the evening.
Just opened in April 2011, the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway Wirksworth to Duffield line will be running Festival Specials, starting from 9:10am from Duffield with the last train from Wirksworth at 6:20pm.
Tickets for the Art and Architecture Trail are £5 per person with under 18s free. Tickets will be available on the day only.
Be entertained throughout the weekend by Wirksworth’s free street music and performance programme, brought to you by Outdoor Music in Wirksworth (check posters around town for details).
There’s something to see at every corner and at every twist and turn of the streets of this most delightful and historic market town. Bring your walking shoes to explore every corner, then take a break to eat and drink at the towns pubs and cafes.
Acting Clerk:
Mrs S Hampson Cert H. Ed, Dip RSA
Sandley Cottage
6 Alsop Moor Cottages
Alsop-en-le-Dale
Ashbourne DE6 1QS
Tel: 01335 310409
_______________________________________________________________________________ A meeting of Parwich Parish Council will be held on
Tuesday, 13th September 2011 at 7.30 pm in Parwich Village Hall
AGENDA
1. Apologies/Councillors’ attendance register
2. Declaration of personal/prejudicial interest of councillors
3. Minutes of previous meeting
4. Public speaking (10 minutes)
5. Bank mandate
6. Financial regulations
7. Audit
8. Standing orders
9. Insurance
10. Risk assessments
11. Asset register
12. Village committees
13. Snow warden and grit provision
14. Items of account, HMRC, VAT, consideration of budget items for future …..precept setting
15. Member councillor co-option
16. Parish council contracts and rental agreements
17. Highway matters, County Council and District Council issues
18. Planning applications
19. Correspondence and correspondence log to members
20. Queen’s Jubilee 2012 (consideration of outline plan only)
21. Internet access and ICT provision
22. The clerk
23. Items for next agenda
24. Date of next meeting
Will councillors please advise the clerk in advance of parish council meetings if they are unable to attend the meeting to ensure a quorum can be met.
S Hampson
Acting Clerk and Responsible Finance Officer
Parwich Parish council
4th September 2011
Mrs L Bramwell has resigned as Parish Clerk. Mrs S Hampson has been instructed to take upon the role of Acting Clerk to the Parish Council. Please direct any business for the attention of the parish council to Mrs Hampson at the above contact telephone number/address until further notice, including problems with street lighting.
Many thanks to Tim Yeomans for videoing last Saturday’s outstanding Strongman Competition. Tim has edited the whole three hour event down to a marvellous 10 minute film which captures the spirit of this event; the strength and determination of the competitors, the music of The A52s and the enjoyment of the crowds. Let’s hope that this event becomes a regular part of the village calendar.
Amanda B and Rick G have sent us the following message:
Hi to anyone who appreciates a nice ale at a good price and maybe a nice spot of lunch too. Recently visited The Druid Inn in Birchover; it’s been a bit erratic for ages having been under changing management. However a new couple have just taken it over (in the past 6 weeks) and are really keen to make a go of it. Beers (numerous) are VERY well priced, as is a very decent glass of wine. Their new bar/lunch menu is just good old pub food without fancy frills although the downstair restauraunt promises more flair. The bar snacks make it worth a visit for a lunchtime pint though as does the selection of beers on offer. Their new opening times are basically every day lunchtimes and evenings (bar sunday eve) but they accept reservations for weekends when they are busy. After our flying trip there on Sun we’ll definitely be back.
Thank you all of you who helped look for Lucky and spread the word about the fact that she was missing. Jack and I went on a two hour drive yesterday putting up posters and delivering leaflets in the surrounding area resulting in a call from Sitterlow Farm to say that she had been seen there. So we collected her last night and she is back home safe and sound.
The PARWICH.ORG photo gallery has always been our most popular page on the blog. Since it was set up, the main PHOTOS page has received over 16,000 page views – and following the most recent set of updates, we have now have over 5000 photos archived, dating back to December 2007.
To mark this milestone, let’s look back at the most frequently clicked-upon photos of all time!
Alsop resident Natasha Astara is a qualified acupuncturist, with over six years of experience and practice, including traditional Chinese medicine and Five Element.
You can contact Natasha on 01335 390705 / 07816 601782 or via tashspirit@hotmail.com. Her website is here.
Reminder: If you are a resident of our area, we can add details of your own independent local business or service to our directory – and if you have a website, we can also link to it from the LOCAL BUSINESSES section on the right hand column of the blog. These services are provided to you free of charge.
(To read all of Esther Tyson’s “Swimming Underwater” posts on one page, please click here.)
The Grand Finale.
Open Water 3 and Open Water 4, Swanage, Tanville Ledges! It’s 28ºC. I’m in a wet suit, hood, gloves and boots. I have 10kg of weights around my waist and 2kg of ankle weights. We are diving in salt water from a boat in a controlled environment. I have 230psi in my tank and we are about to do our giant stride!
Skills: Equipment preparation, donning and adjustment. Pre-dive safety check. Entry and weight check. 5 point descent. Buoyancy control/Oral inflation fin pivot. Full mask flood and clear. Controlled Emergency Swimming Ascent. Cramp removal. Free descent. Underwater exploration. 5 Point Ascent with a 3 minute safety stop (hovering the correct way up for a change!) and a tired diver tow (I was the tired diver by the end of that!).
16º at the surface, 16º bottom temperature and 7.7 depth. Done, and it all went well.
Winter may seem a little way off but it is only 11 weeks to the same time that we were hit by the freezing weather and deep snow in 2010. Derbyshire County Council has opened a consultation document asking for our views about improving the gritting of the roads. Plans for our community appear to be no different from in previous years, but please do go online and submit your views by Wednesday 12th October. These forms can also be picked up from the library.
The primary roads planned to be gritted are A515 and the B5056. Continue Reading »
Derbyshire County Council have sent out 6,000 copies of a survey to gather residents’ opinions on the services that are provided and to find out how satisfied residents are with the area in which they live. This survey is also available online.
The questionnaire asks you to think about ‘your local area’, which is classed as within 15-20 minutes walking distance from your home.
If you like classical music but don’t want to travel to one of our cities, you can enjoy it locally, at Matlock. The new season forMatlock Music starts on Friday 7th October, 7.30pm at Highfields School, with a concert by the outstanding clarinet player Emma Johnson accompanied by Anthony Hewitt. Tickets for this concert are £14, with reductions if you take out membership. Tickets can normally be purchased on the night or in advance at various venues and online.
The programme for the evening includes:
Debussy – Premiere rapsodie, for clarinet and piano (1911)
Schumann – Romanzen for clarinet and piano, op. 94
Weber – Grand Duo Concertant in E flat, Op. 48, for clarinet and piano
Poulenc – Sonata for clarinet and piano
Tom Johnson – Bedtime Stories, for clarinet/narrator
Elgar – Canto Popolare (1904)
Chopin (arr. Johnson/West) – Fantasy Impromptu for clarinet and piano
Goodman (arr. Johnson/Lenehan) – Gershwin Medley
Other concerts for the season include:
11 November 2011 – Musica Donum Dei (early music)
2 December 2011 – Benjamin Frith (piano)
27 January 2012 – The Rose Trio (wind)
24 February 2012 – Zelkova Quartet
23 March 2012 – Concerto Grosso
27 April 2012 – Gagliano Ensemble
Visitors to this year’s 60th Horticultural Show were treated to another fine display of locally grown flowers, fruits and vegetables. Other categories included eggs, cakes, scones, biscuits, pies, quiches, bread, jams, chutneys, canapes and photographs.
The prize-giving ceremony, which was presided over by Nia Linnell, saw Tony Marshall taking home no fewer than five trophies: a remarkable achievement. This was followed by the ever-popular auction of entries, with Robert Bunting doing the duties as auctioneer.
Congratulations are due to all those who won prizes, and thanks are due to all the entrants, to the Horticultural Society for organising the event, and to the judges who kindly lent their expertise.
Please click “Continue Reading” for a full gallery of this year’s exhibits, along with a complete list of prize winners.
As a number of people have already said, what a great day! Many thanks to Rob, Shaun, Tracy and the many others who organised the event. Although the change of date and venue forced by problems with insurance resulted in fewer competitors than last year, those who stepped up produced a close fought competition.
With old favourites and some new rounds there were ten challengers competing in six events:
Click on table to access as a pdf
Overall Andy Fletcher came first for the second year running, but only just, with Tom Slater just being beaten into second place by 2 points. Steve Lynam and Paul Richmond were joint third, but after a draw on the tiebreak arm wrestling, Steve was given 3rd place on the toss of a coin.
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