We are thrilled to report that Janet had a little baby girl just before 11.00am on Sunday morning!
Both mother and baby are doing well. When Steve returns from the DRI we’ll try and bring you further details of this wonderful Easter birth.
Update: Her name is Rosie, and she weighed in at 7 pounds and 4 ounces.
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Here are last week’s readings:
|
Rainfall in mm |
Pressure in Mb (am) |
Pressure in Mb (pm) |
Temperature in ºC |
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|
Max |
Min |
||||
|
Sun 17 |
0.0 |
1021.8 |
1021.2 |
19.8 |
5.4 |
|
Mon 18 |
0.0 |
1020.3 |
1016.6 |
19.7 |
4.4 |
|
Tue 19 |
0.0 |
1014.2 |
1016.4 |
21.5 |
5.5 |
|
Wed 20 |
0.0 |
1017.6 |
1017.0 |
22.7 |
6.4 |
|
Thu 21 |
0.0 |
1016.0 |
1014.4 |
24.2 |
9.6 |
|
Fri 22 |
0.0 |
1011.5 |
1012.0 |
24.1 |
8.9 |
|
Sat 23 |
0.0 |
1011.9 |
1015.2 |
25.8 |
8.0 |
|
Total |
0 |
Average |
22.55 |
6.89 |
|
Our weatherman on the hill says:
A cooler, more seasonable week with white cloud, not much sunshine and very little rain over the next few days.
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| What’s on Where this Week | |||
| Day | Time | Event | Location |
| Sunday | 9.30am | Easter Day Family Service & Holy Communion |
Parwich Church |
| Sunday | 11.15am | Holy Communion Easter Sunday |
Alsop Church |
| Sunday | from 1pm | Grand Easter Egg Raffle Easter Bonnet Competition & Easter Egg Hunt |
Parwich Legion |
| Sunday | 2.30pm | Easter Day Methodist Service | Parwich Church |
| Monday | 11-4pm | Tea & Cakes in the Churchyard | Alsop Church |
| Thursday | 6-7pm | Circuit Training | Memorial Hall |
| Friday | … | Refuse Collection Green Bins |
… |
| Friday | all day | Royal Wedding Day Celebrations 9.30am – Memorial Hall opens 10.30am – Parwich Legion opens 11am – Royal Wedding on the big screen Refreshments served 12.45pm – Judging of Children’s Fancy Dress Competition 1pm – BBQ at Parwich Legion 2.30pm – Wedding Cake & Sherry Evening Entertainment at Parwich Legion with Chris Houlihan 9pm – Fireworks on the hill |
Memorial Hall & Parwich Legion |
| Saturday | … | Refuse Collection – Black Bins | … |
| Sunday | 6.30pm | Evensong | Parwich Church |
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We have received the following introductory letter from one of our more distinguished subscribers:
Dearest Reader,
It gives me the utmost pleasure to present to you a further instalment of Parwich Heights, the striking work of romantic fiction penned by the collective contributions from readers of this virtual forum.
As you will no doubt be aware, my good friend Lady AgaSaga has kindly consented to bestow upon us the benefit of her fertile imagination. I believe she created this particular contribution from her private carriage on the Orient Express as she took her early Spring break to Venice. You will no doubt find this latest instalment to be of the utmost fascination. I for one almost fell off my horse as the twists and turns unfolded before my eyes. I urge you therefore to situate yourself in a stable location before you commence to read.
I must, dear reader, conclude this epistle now as our regiment has much to prepare for a certain royal wedding. Please forgive my brevity. I can however commend this work to you and hope you find as much pleasure reading it as I did.
Earnestly yours,
Colonel Egbert Nathaniel Dawkins IV
∞∞∞∞∞
Click on the image to read this exciting addition to our collective literary masterpiece…
Our authors and authoresses have lots of fun writing Parwich Heights. Once completed, we hope to publish the novel as a physical book for sale locally. We even have grand ideas to create ‘The Parwich Heights Trail’ for people to visit the places that have inspired the book.
If you would like to try your hand at an instalment of Parwich Heights, contact one of the Blog Team or drop a quick email to parwich@hotmail.co.uk. You can write a paragraph, a page or a whole chapter and we won’t give you a draconian deadline! If you apply, a friendly member of the blog team will allocate you an instalment and check with you that you are not too busy at the time. It’s a great way to develop your creative writing skills and you can use a pseudonym if you don’t want to be mobbed by the world’s press. Let your creativity run riot!
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Click to enlarge these posters.
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Businesses of all sizes in the Peak District are being given a strong new voice with the creation of a group to promote the area as a place to do business.
Called Business Peak District the group will be led by a wide range of representatives from the business community. It will represent all businesses in the area covered by the Peak District National Park and the High Peak, Staffordshire Moorlands and Derbyshire Dales districts or boroughs.
All businesses are being invited to join an event to find out about the group and its plans at Thornbridge Hall, near Great Longstone, on Monday 16 May, 5-8pm. It doesn’t matter how big or small your business is. Maybe you are even thinking of starting a new business.
The group hopes to: Continue Reading »
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Hayley Powell of Forever Forged would like to invite you to Claymills Steam In at Burton.
Many engines will be working the way they were in the Victorian days! The site will be buzzing with activity.
As well as being able to enjoy the steam engiines you will also be able to see her great display of new work, including her new garden range, as well as seeing her actually blacksmithing!
A fun day will be had by all!
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If you are hoping to attend the Royal Wedding Celebrations at the Memorial Hall, please could you return the invites (delivered last week) to Denis, Sandra or The Shop, to give them an idea about how many they will be catering for. If you have mislaid the invite, just give them a ring or pop a note through their letter box.
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Tilly with her ladybird hat looking very much like summer is here.
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Rannoch Linnell has been offered an amazing opportunity to go with 11 other boys and 2 teachers to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands for a month in summer 2012. Whilst on the Galapagos Islands he will be a volunteer working with a disadvantaged community, this may involve working with local children or helping in building projects. In Ecuador they will be trekking through the Andes, followed by a challenging hike through the Amazon Rainforest to work with local tribesmen.
The planning of the trip is done in co-ordination with the World Challenge organisation, but once abroad the teenagers have to organise everything themselves!
So, Rannoch needs to earn money to pay for the trip. He is willing to do almost anything; labouring, gardening, mowing, decorating, babysitting etc. He is available most Sundays and throughout the school holidays. Give him a ring on 661 or email ed_and_nia@yahoo.co.uk to discuss potential jobs and rates.
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I apologise for that lack of personal content in the latest article but hope that the article gives an insight into some of the difference between the people and culture of Afghanistan in comparison to our own. The longer I spend here the more evident it becomes that the differences in our respective ideologies are chasms apart and that what we, in the west, perceive as abnormal or dysfunctional is viewed totally differently though the eyes of an Afghan local.
Major Benjamin Ingham of the Royal Artillery.
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Don’t forget that despite the school holidays there will be Pilates tonight, adult and children’s class; as Georgie is away when we were due to start again on 4th May. Classes will resume after Easter on 11th May.
This does not effect the Over 60s group whose next class is 4th May.
Thanks
Rebecca
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As we are inundated with Bank Holidays over the next few weeks, we thought it might be useful to remind everyone about rubbish collection days.
This week Black Bins, Blue Boxes and Blue Bags will be collected as normal, on Good Friday.
Next week Black Bins will be a day later, on Saturday 30th April but
Green bins will be next collected next on Royal Wedding Day, Friday 29th.
This information has been confirmed by phone today with Derbyshire Dales and will go in the What’s on Where diary.
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At our last meeting on Wednesday 6th April at Fenny Bentley Church a panel which included local residents and the Tissington Area Safer Neighbourhood Policing Team discussed various issues but at present there are no priority profiles selected for the area.
However, the team will continue to work with partner organisations to target the following issues:
1. Inconsiderate parking around Kniveton School.
2. Inconsiderate parking in Tissington.
3. Speed concerns in Mappleton.
Thank you to those residents who suggested priorities in our e-forum. If your issue was not selected as a priority an officer from your safer neighbourhood policing team will be in touch to discuss your concerns further.
Our next meeting will be held at 7.30pm on Tuesday 12th July at Bradbourne Village Hall.
We hope to hear your views in the next round of E-forums which will open again towards the end of June.
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Are these beautiful birds common in the village, or has JF-S got the monopoly of them? What is the secret of enticing them into your garden?
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Skeletons of women and children found buried during a 2 year community dig revealing crucial new evidence on Iron Age hill forts, the first discovery of its kind in Britain.
This grisly discovery, which will be of interest to many history buffs in Parwich, has been made at Fin Cop and sheds new light on Iron Age hillforts and the history of our ancient ancestors. The remains of women, babies, a toddler and a single teenage male have all been uncovered. This is the first time a selective massacre of women and children has been found on an Iron Age hillfort in Britain.
Archaeologists believe the people at Fin Cop died after the hill fort had been attacked and captured. The women and children died of flesh wounds that have left no trace on the surviving bones, and were then flung unceremoniously into the ditch at the foot of the hillfort. There are no remains of any adult males in the ditch suggesting the men at the hillfort were sold on as slaves or pressed into military service. So far only 10 metres of ditch, out of 400 metres, has been excavated and it is likely that hundreds of skeletons are still buried there.
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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 10 |
0.0 |
1022.1 |
1021.8 |
19.7 |
3.3 |
|
Mon 11 |
0.0 |
1019.1 |
1020.6 |
16.3 |
5.0 |
|
Tue 12 |
0.0 |
1024.3 |
1026.5 |
15.2 |
3.5 |
|
Wed 13 |
0.0 |
1020.3 |
1017.5 |
11.1 |
0.7 |
|
Thu 14 |
0.0 |
1013.4 |
1014.7 |
14.0 |
0.7 |
|
Fri 15 |
0.0 |
1015.7 |
1015.8 |
15.5 |
4.4 |
|
Sat 16 |
0.0 |
1017.6 |
1020.3 |
18.7 |
5.0 |
|
Total |
0 |
Average |
15.79 |
3.23 |
|
Our weatherman on the hill says:
The drought continues – only 20.6 mm of rain since the beginning of March and another mainly dry week to come with some sun and reasonable temperatures.
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Thank you to JF-S for sending these photos in. Click on any photo to enlarge.
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Despite the school holidays there will be Pilates this Wednesday evening, 20th April, adult and children’s class; as Georgie is away when we were due to start again on 4th May. Classes will resume after Easter on 11th.
This does not effect the Over 60s group whose next class is 4th May.
Thanks
Rebecca
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| What’s on Where this Week | |||
| Day | Time | Event | Location |
| Sunday | from 9am | St George’s Day Parade 9am – Bacon Cobs at the Legion 10.15 – Parade leaves the Legion 11- St Georges Day Service (Palm Sunday) 1pm – Parade return to the Legion BBQ & Refreshments |
around the village & Parwich Church Parwich Legion |
| Sunday | 11-5pm | Chatsworth Plant Fair | Chatsworth |
| Monday | 11am-noon | Holiday French Club for 4-7yr olds Booking essential |
Memorial Hall |
| Monday | 6.30pm | Bowls Club Practice Night | Bowling Green |
| Tuesday | 11am-noon | Holiday French Club for 4-7yr olds Booking essential |
Memorial Hall |
| Wednesday | 11am-noon | Holiday French Club for 4-7yr olds Booking essential |
Memorial Hall |
| Wednesday | 6.30pm 7.30pm |
Pilates followed by Pilates for the Youth |
Memorial Hall |
| Thursday | 11am-noon | Holiday French Club for 4-7yr olds Booking essential |
Memorial Hall |
| Thursday | 6-7pm | Circuit Training | Memorial Hall |
| Thursday | 7.30pm | Holy Communion Maundy Thursday |
Tissington Church |
| Thursday | 7.45pm | St George’s Quiz | The Sycamore |
| Friday | … | Refuse Collection Black Bins, Blue Boxes & Bags |
… |
| Friday | 12-3pm | Good Friday Worship Holy Communion at 2.20pm |
Fenny Bentley Church |
| Sunday | 9.30am | Easter Day Family Service & Holy Communion |
Parwich Church |
| Sunday | 11.15am | Holy Communion Easter Sunday |
Alsop Church |
| Sunday | from 1pm | Grand Easter Egg Raffle Easter Bonnet Competition & Easter Egg Hunt |
Parwich Legion |
| Sunday | 2.30pm | Easter Day Methodist Service | Parwich Church |
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11 April 2011 -Week 2.
Having started off with a win in week 1 we came down to earth with a bit of gentle bump. We were away in both leagues.
Tuesday league – 12 April – Away – Lafarge.
The format of this league is 4 doubles games, first to 21. We won two and lost two. This team were only just relegated from the higher division last year so the result of 76 to Lafarge and 70 to Parwich was really good. It was also a good job we were at Lafarge. Although we lost the match the individual games were close. In consequence it was very late by the time we had finished. Fortunately Lafarge have floodlights. Some of us have never played under floodlights, but it was really good.
Next match – HOME – Chatsworth B – 19 April 6.30pm start.
Thursday Friendly league – 14 April – Away – Baslow B.
Three doubles up to 21 and six singles up to 15. Total points available 154. We did not manage to win a doubles, although in one game we only lost 20 to 21. In the singles we shared the games 3 each. The final result was 125 to Baslow and 111 to Parwich. A very creditable score.
Next match – HOME – Wirksworth A – 21 April – 1.45 pm start.
Throughout the year we play friendly matches against teams from either different divisions or even different leagues. This Sunday we are going to Hazelwood for a match. They have over 150 members !!- oh if only some would come our way. The venue is also top class and we always look forward to going there to see how the other half live!!
We had a good practice on Monday night and again we had our two young men having a go. You would not believe how much the two improved. Our new lady member also did so much better. Keep coming you guys.
Don’t forget to come along on Monday night, about 6.30pm.
John B.
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Thanks to JF-S for these.
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Thanks to JF-S for the following photo…
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It is with great sadness that we have learned that Professor Peter Young died peacefully on the morning of Thursday 14th April at the Derby Royal Hospital.
He was a remarkable man and will be greatly missed. All our thoughts are with his family and friends.
Further details about the funeral arrangements will follow in due course.
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To all tennis players (past, present and future!)
The tennis season is about to start in Parwich with our first social event of the year on Sunday 8th May 2011
If you are over 11 years old and can play tennis on a full size tennis court then this is your chance to come and take part in the opening social tennis event of Parwich Tennis Club’s Summer season. There will be lots of games for all and a handicap system to give everyone a chance of winning!
*Register on the day
At Parwich Tennis Courts by 1.00pm – £1.00 entry fee
* Play will commence at 1.15 pm
* Finish around 5.30pm with refreshments and presentation of the trophies
* Players to bring a plate of food (call Tracey on 390231 for suggestions)
Dust off your tennis shoes, search out your racquet and come and join us, you dont need to be a member to take part!
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From the director of Calendar Girls comes a new comedy-drama with an all-star British cast.
The film stars the award winning Sally Hawkins as Rita O’Grady, who is the catalyst for the 1968 Ford Dagenham strike by 187 sewing machinists which led to the advent of the Equal Pay Act. Working in extremely impoverished conditions and for long arduous hours, the women at the Ford Dagenham plant finally lay down their tools when they are reclassified as “unskilled”.
With humour, common sense and courage they take on their corporate paymasters, an increasingly belligerent local community, and finally the government itself. The leader of the women’s struggle is fast-talking, no nonsense Rita, whose fiery temper and occasionally hilarious unpredictability proves to be a match for any of her male opponents, and is echoed by Barbara Castle’s struggle in the male-dominated House of Commons.
The film stars a host of Britain’s finest acting talent, including Sally Hawkins (Happy-Go-Lucky, It’s A Wonderful Afterlife), Bob Hoskins (The Long Good Friday, Mona Lisa), Miranda Richardson (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire), and Rosamund Pike (Pride & Prejudice, An Education).
In the warm and comfortable Parwich Memorial Hall on
Friday 15th April at 7.45pm.
Free Entrance … Refreshments … Raffle
Silent projection … Hi Fi Sound … Special hi-fi headphones for those with hearing difficulties; please ask.
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Parwich artist Esther Tyson is working on a project to immortalise the seahorses of Dorset in art – but first of all, she has to learn to swim underwater! Esther’s project diary continues below…
Day Eleven.
I’m back from London in time to grab my swim bag and walk to Matt’s. (Matt is a dive instructor in Parwich!) The prep talk is over and we are in the pool, discussing what comes next. Tonight, we are going for a bit of depth.
“But first, I would like you to leave your mask on the side – and, breathing with your regulator, go under.”
I didn’t see that coming. I ready myself above water, breathe in, breathe out, in, out… It takes me a couple of minutes to get my head under water, but I’m under!
I’m breathing steadily through the regulator for a minute or less; it just feels longer. No water up my nose!
Squatting in fins is difficult; I end up with one knee bent and one foot forward, with the other knee on the tiled floor and the other foot back for balance while we prepare. Ready, I bring my left fin round, getting into position for the swim, but as I do, the weight distribution shifts. My tank is now heavier than my body and I pirouette to an upside down turtle. It makes me laugh and my mask immediately fills with water! Managing to clear it – while at the same time upside down, laughing and letting more in – isn’t good!
Matt grabs my strap and rights me. Thank goodness for that! Now for the deep end…
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Click to enlarge these posters.
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Oddfellows: if you would like a red rose buttonhole for the St Georges Day Parade on Sunday 17th April, please order by 6.00pm on Friday 15th April. Buttonholes, priced at £3.50, will be available for collection from the Legion from 9.00am onwards on the day.
Thank you,
Delia
390758 / 07773 487882 / dee.pegg@btinternet.com
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…….
…….At the Memorial Hall with Val & Alison
…….Thursday – 12.30 – 2pm
…….Donations towards lunch will go to charity
…….EVERYONE WELCOME
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The Parwich Primary School PTA is staging a fund-raising Easter Bingo evening on Wednesday April 13th, from 6:30pm to 8pm at the school.
Entry is £1 per person, including your first Bingo book. Further books are 50p each. There are prizes for each game! All children must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
Please bring along your family and friends. Refreshments will be available.
Any donations of cakes and biscuits, to be sold on the night, will be gratefully received – as will any donations of small prizes. These can be left at school on the day, or given to Sam L, Sally P or Mandy N.
Please could all children joining in the fun be the responsibility of an accompanying adullt.
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I have the following for sale: Panasonic Slimline Combination Microwave in white.
It has a grill and a fan assisted convection oven, as well as a conventional microwave with 6 power levels including chaos defrost.
Bought from John Lewis in December, it comes with a three year warranty; only used five times.
£189 with warranty as new; will accept £100.
Please call Linda B on 415
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