This year’s successful Parwich Panoramic Five race raised £571.42 – up over 25% on last year. As in previous years, all profits will go to the Memorial Hall.
An enormous thanks go to all who took part and helped make it a great evening.
Thanks Graham
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Thank you to Cheryl for this information.
Just to let you know that John Webster had his 4×4 stolen from in front of his house last night – right in the middle of the village!! Please warn people to be extra vigilant with their vehicles and maybe get some extra security such as steering wheel locks as this appears to be happening more and more.
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Sunday afternoon.
We had a group in over the weekend, so Vic and I took the landy down to the clock tower with all the bags and went to meet the boat. As the guys readied to leave, Shep (the skipper) spotted me and shouted over “Est, it’s a perfect time to snorkel!”
Oh heck, he’s right. The water’s pretty clear and the sun is in just the right position for a good look around. I’ve no excuse, even though my gear is at the Villa.
Decision made, I walk two students back to base with a short guided tour, pick up my box of bits (snorkel, mask, fins, wetsuit, hood, gloves, boots, towel) and make my way back to the castle jetty.
The harbour is crammed. There are speeding boats, jet skis, sailing boats and fishing boats, all running back and forth in the channel. I’m standing at the top of the steps looking at the swell as it comes in between the two jetties and up toward me.
Do I really want to go in there? I don’t feel nervous, but I’m a bit apprehensive about the depth and these waves. I sit a while and watch.
Shep has done a second run to Sandbanks in this time.
“Working yourself up to it?!”
How true!
The question is: do I really believe I’m getting in? I’m already talking myself out of it.
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Keith P writes:
Half the houses for sale in Parwich are currently registered with the online estate agent Housesimple. One has already sold, subject to contract.
Nowadays, 80 to 90 per cent of houses are viewed by buyers online through portals such as Rightmove, Primelocation, Fish4homes, Zoopla and others, and this is changing the face of estate agency. Local estate agents are no longer the first port of call for a buyer; the internet is.
But if you want to put your house on the best internet sites, you can’t do so without going through an agent, which Housesimple will do for you. Local estate agents also put the houses on their books on Rightmove and Primelocation. The difference is in the price.
A house selling for £300,000 might have a local agent’s fee of £4,000. A house at £700,000 may attract a fee of £8,500 or more. On Housesimple, the fee is £425 + VAT in total, which is why half the properties in the village have now opted for the internet estate agent.
Who knows, you might even sell your house to someone else in the village. What’s the point in paying agents many thousands of pounds to do that, when you can get just about the same exposure for very little?
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| What’s on Where this Week | |||
| Day | Time | Event | Location |
| Sunday | 9.30am | Holy Communion | Parwich Church |
| Sunday | 11.15am | Holy Communion | Alsop Church |
| Sunday | 2.30pm | Methodist Service | Parwich Church |
| Wednesday | … | Digital Switchover for Parwich | … |
| Thursday | 6-7pm | Circuit Training | Memorial Hall |
| Saturday | all day | Ashbourne Agricultural Show | Osmaston |
| Sunday | 10am | Family Service | Parwich Church |
| Sunday | 11.15am | Holy Communion | Alsop Church |
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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 7 |
5.4 |
1004.7 |
1005.4 |
19.4 |
10.4 |
|
Mon 8 |
0.0 |
1006.3 |
1013.1 |
18.5 |
8.2 |
|
Tue 9 |
0.0 |
1019.0 |
1024.7 |
19.1 |
9.4 |
|
Wed 10 |
11.2 |
1019.9 |
1015.7 |
20.2 |
7.7 |
|
Thu 11 |
4.9 |
1008.6 |
1009.6 |
18.4 |
13.2 |
|
Fri 12 |
0.4 |
1011.5 |
1008.8 |
18.1 |
13.7 |
|
Sat 13 |
1.3 |
1006.0 |
1006.8 |
20.0 |
14.9 |
|
Total |
23.2 |
Average |
19.1 |
11.1 |
|
Our weatherman on the hill says:
A week of moderate temperatures with some rain on Tuesday and cloudy with sunny periods most days.
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Thank you to Martin for sending in a reminder about the switchover to Digital TV next Wednesday, 17th August.
This means in order to watch TV from this date you would need either:
To receive High Definition (HD) TV, you would need a TV that is HD ready + a HD set top box.
For further information click on
A Freeview aerial can be fitted for a cost of £80 from Edge aerials (I can recommend them) for £80. One can try the old analogue aerials first to see if they will pick up Freeview broadcasts from our relay transmitter. Martin C.
To read the comments from earlier posts on Digital TV click here.
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Mr Bill Whitfield, of Leatherbritches Nursery, has very kindly judged the baskets for us again. He looked at 29 baskets altogether and it was quite a task for him to decide which one to put in 3rd place. Here are the three winners.
Michael Hart, Secretary of the Horticultural Society.
First prize – Two of Jack Cundy’s three splendid baskets. (Main Street) Continue Reading »
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The following post covers all the different types of Renewable Energy discussed at last month’s sustainability meeting, as well as drawing together additional information and links to other official sites. There is a lot of detail included, so do use the Index to find the information that is relevant to your own situation.
Twenty four people attended the meeting, which was extremely informative and produced some probing questions about the facts behind renewable energy (RE): the pros, cons and implications for individuals and communities.
The meeting, which had been set up by Robert Gosling, was as a result of comments and returned questionnaires from his own open meeting in May. John Youatt who used to be a planner for PDNP led the meeting, more recently he has been assisting Sustainable Youlgreave.
Jim Dixon, Chief Executive of Peak District National Park Authority has kindly said that when our community holds any future meetings he will be pleased to attend or send the right people to help.
Index
1. Solar & PV Panels
a. PV Panels
b. Solar Panels
2. Feed in Tariffs and Renewable Heat Initiatives
3. Rent your roof
4. Heat Pumps
5. Wind Power
6. Biomass Heating
7. Anaerobic Digestion
8. Hydro Power
9. Planning Regulations
Solar thermal or hot water panels and, solar electric (photovoltaic or PV), what does this mean?
Solar thermal is the capture of heat into fluids in tubes placed on roofs transferred to a storage tank. Solar electric or photovoltaics (PV) is the conversion of sunlight and daylight (refracted sunlight) into direct electric current (DC), through silica cells in panels on roofs or on the ground. ‘On-grid’, the current is then converted into alternating current (AC) at 240v, to be used on site, with any spare sold to the national grid at a guaranteed price. ‘Off grid’, the direct current can be fed to batteries, eg on a remote building such as a field barn or a remote road sign.
How does it work in practice?
A Company with a certificate installs approved panels or a heat pump for you. A Government-backed contract guarantees you a price, currently 43.3p for every kilowatt hour you generate and 3.1p on top of that for every kilowatt you sell back to the grid. Continue Reading »
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Saturday is the final day for bulk rubbish collection for Ballidon. The van will stop by the houses between 10.30 – 10.45am.
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Although a bit of a distance from our area and not on a direct transport link from Parwich, the following press release from the Peak Park Authority might be of interest to some of our teens:
11 August 2011 – Keen teens needed to bring moorland lore to life
Young people are invited to act out scenes from moorland history to help create a short film in a free five-day drama workshop (August 22-26).
The Moor Memories Project has been recording the recollections of people who lived, worked or walked on the Peak District moors as far back as the 1930s to create a unique archive of moorland life.
Now young people aged 11-16 are invited to re-enact those stories in drama and film-making sessions with professionals from the Point Blank Theatre Company.
The drama workshops will brings scenes like this to life – Peak District National Park warden Ken Drabble and a friend rescuing a sheep in 1955.
Moor Memories Project officer Julia Shergold explained: Continue Reading »
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This photo comes from a book called Derbyshire part of the series, King’s England, written by Arthur Mee and published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1937. It shows the back of Orchard Farm in the left hand corner, with a view that is somewhat different today. The photo appears to have been taken close to the track on Monsdale Lane that says “Unsuitable for motors”. Thank you to JF-S for finding this gem.
If anyone has any old photos of Parwich, maybe we could borrow them, scan them and put them on the blog.
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IMPORTANT: These details have been updated elsewhere. Please click here for our most recent property round-up.
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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Wednesday evening.
At Swanage pier, I have my second open water dive. Damon is my instructor for the evening and Jim is my buddy for the skills. I’m nervous as we approach the floating jetty, but as Damon pulls on his fin, the strap comes away. My mind is focused on his fixing it, and then on trying to stand solid as he leans on my shoulder for balance while donning his fins… so much so, that I’m calm and ready to take the first skill.
Damon steps off the jetty first. All’s well and he signs “OK”. I step over to the edge. “It’s a flippin’ long way down there”, Jim is happy to inform me that at only a metre “it’s not!” Right gloves heal on reg, fingers on mask, while left hand holds down any dangly bits. I step off the jetty, go under and surface. OK, but with a little water in my mask. Jim’s turn.
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A survey will be held on four recreational trails in the Peak District National Park to get views on how they could be improved in the future.
Trails Saturday is being organised by the Peak District National Park Authority on Saturday 20 August to ask users what they most like about the trails and to get their ideas on what would make them even better.
Staff will be collecting the views of walkers, cyclists and horse riders between 10am and 4pm at:
• Ashbourne Cycle Hire Centre on the Tissington Trail, a 13-mile route from Ashbourne to Parsley Hay
• Parsley Hay Cycle Hire Centre on the High Peak Trail, a 17.5-mile route from High Peak Junction, near Cromford, to Dowlow, six miles south of Buxton
• Millers Dale Station on the Monsal Trail, a 9-mile route between Bakewell and Wye Dale
• Carr Lane car park on the Thornhill Trail, a route which goes from Ladybower Dam towards Bamford station.
Abi Ball, who manages the trails for the Peak District National Park Authority, said: “All four trails are well used because they are easy access routes along old railway lines in beautiful national park countryside that is rich in wildlife and historic interest.
“The recent opening of the former railway tunnels on the Monsal Trail has really generated a lot of interest and use of all of the trails.
“We want to build on that interest by preparing a five year management plan for the trails. Because of their importance to locals and visitors alike, we would like to give as many people as possible the opportunity to feed their views directly into the process.”
Anyone who is unable to visit the survey points on Trails Saturday can still give their views by completing a short online survey.
The survey will be available until the end of August. All ideas given in the survey and on Trails Saturday will shape the new management plan.
For further information, please email Abi Ball at abi.ball@peakdistrict.gov.uk or ring 01629 816345.
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I need a dress taking in for next weekend and I was hoping that there may be someone handy with a needle and thread who would do it for me, I don’t think it will be a major job and I will pay for the service. If anyone can do it they can call 552.Thanks Tracy
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Jason and Emma, who ran the village shop until 2008, have decided to sell the property. It has received a change of use notice from the Peak Park, so there is now development potential for turning the former shop into accommodation. The upstairs apartment is already refurbished to a high standard. There is also a garage; a rarity in Parwich? The property is available for sale at £399,000.
Thanks to Keith P for this information. The sales details can be found here or email turnerjason1@sky.com with any further enquiries.
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…for there’s a new star in town! It was great to see Parwich’s Hazel B playing such a confident and well-received three-song set this afternoon, in the Acoustic Tent at this year’s Y-Not Festival. This was only Hazel’s second public performance, following her recent debut at the Miners Arms in Brassington, and PARWICH.ORG predicts that she will go far!
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The “Buxton Hill” section of the A515 in Ashbourne, from 100 metres north of the junction of North Avenue/Windmill Lane (by the Bowling Green pub) to the junction of Union Street (at the north end of the Market Square), will be closed between 7pm and 7am on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday (August 8th-10th), and again from Monday August 22nd to Friday August 26th.
There’s more information, including suggested diversions, on the Derbyshire County Council website.
Thanks to Sue H for alerting us to this.
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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 31 |
0.0 |
1018.1 |
1016.2 |
23.8 |
9.5 |
|
Mon 1 |
0.0 |
1014.3 |
1013.3 |
24.2 |
15.8 |
|
Tue 2 |
0.0 |
1014.4 |
1014.9 |
25.0 |
14.8 |
|
Wed 3 |
0.0 |
1016.9 |
1016.2 |
27.2 |
12.8 |
|
Thu 4 |
1.8 |
1013.7 |
1010.1 |
19.3 |
11.7 |
|
Fri 5 |
0.0 |
1013.2 |
1015.8 |
22.5 |
11.7 |
|
Sat 6 |
1.8 |
1010.2 |
1006.2 |
20.3 |
11.9 |
|
Total |
3.6 |
Average |
23.15 |
12.60 |
|
Our weatherman on the hill says:
A mixed week of weather with moderate temperatures, cloudy with sunny periods, and the possibility of a thundery shower on Thursday.
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| What’s on Where this Week | |||
| Day | Time | Event | Location |
| Sunday | . | Y-Not Festival | Pikehall |
| Sunday | 6.30pm | Evensong | Parwich Church |
| Thursday | 6-7pm | Circuit Training | Memorial Hall |
| Saturday | 10.30-10.45am | Saturday Morning Bulk Rubbish Collection – Final One | Ballidon |
| Sunday | 9.30am | Holy Communion | Parwich Church |
| Sunday | 11.15am | Holy Communion | Alsop Church |
| Sunday | 2.30pm | Methodist Service | Parwich Church |
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Thankfully we have had a change in fortune in one of the leagues we play in and in the other, although we lost, we tried very hard.
Tuesday League – 2 August – Home – Matlock Bath
After struggling for a few weeks in this league we finally managed to win, and what an emphatic win it was. We won three of the four games and the game we lost was only lost by one point. The result therefore was 83 to Parwich and 60 to Matlock Bath. Not so sure how we will get on next week – we are playing a very strong side.
Next match 9 August – Away – Bradwell.
Matlock Thursday Friendly League – 4 August – Away – Tideswell
The venue at Tideswell is really lovely, but for us it is a difficult place to play. They have lots of members in their club and their teams are always very strong. This week continued to prove the case. We thought we had done well in the doubles games only losing 50 to 41. However they obviously saved their better players for the singles games where we only managed to win two out of the six. The final result was 129 to Tideswell 98 to Parwich.
We do not have a match next week in the Thursday League as the ‘Greenaway’ competition takes place. This is the annual charity competition to support the Greenaway Centre in Darley Dale. The league players have managed to raise thousands of pounds for the centre over the years. Let us hope for another good day next Thursday.
On Sunday we play one of our own competitions, the Round Robin. It lasts all day as you will probably gather from the name each doubles pair plays all other pairs. The game starts at 10.30am this Sunday 7 August. Come down have a look.
John B
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A satirical photo from JF-S, just remember when you see it in Private Eye, you actually saw it here first!
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We would very much appreciate any clean, empty cardboard boxes (not too big as must be liftable). Will collect. Tel.390500
Avril
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The Parish Council needs one more member to have its full quota of Councillors. To fill this one vacancy a legal process has to be followed.
Firstly, the Parish needs to decide if a full election process is the way forward preferred by parishioners. To do this 10 people, or more (registered electors), from the Parish need to write to the Returning Officer in Matlock: The Returning Officer, Derbyshire Dales District Council,Town Hall, Matlock, Derbys, DE4 3NN by 1st September. When this has happened a full election process will go ahead. This has cost implications for the Parish Council, (approximately £1,000 if the election is contested) which will be met from the budget received each year .
If there are fewer than 10 people who want the election process to be followed, the Parish Council can go ahead and co-opt somebody from the Parish. This will mean that everyone (providing they are on an electoral role) will have the opportunity to volunteer their services to fill the one empty post.
To read the Parish Council Vacancy Notice, click here.
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JF-S – easier to take than the swallows!
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Here’s our third and final Y-Not Festival preview, which gives you a taste of all the acts appearing on Sunday August 9th.
Click here to preview the acts on the main (Big Gin) Stage.
Click here for the acts on the Quarry Stage.
Click here for the acts on the Allotment Stage.
On each page, you’ll find a YouTube video for each act, plus links to official websites for each artists.
If you have Spotify installed, click here for a playlist featuring most of Sunday’s acts.
Finally, here’s an index page for the full set of Y-Not previews.
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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 dive and swim under deep water. Esther’s project diary continues below…
6 days later.
There’s a big grin on my face right now, but I’m already starting at the end of my story and that won’t do.
Damon was Lou’s buddy tonight and my instructor for the evening. We talked about my experience of the dives to date, a brief history of my progress in swimming underwater and the forewarned mask problem. Why am I doing this? Work? Recreation? To overcome fear? Yes, overcome FEAR sounds about right! Continue Reading »
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It seems appropriate that after such a successful evening last night at the PP5, today Parwich.org has broken another record,which was set after the Hill Race in early July. Today we have had the highest number of hits on the blog in one day, 2478.
Thank you to everyone who uses the Blog, don’t forget to keep your comments coming in.
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JF-S, our talented ornithological photographer has finally hit the big time, as his photo of baby swallows feeding in Patti’s barn was published in the Ashbourne News Telegraph this week. But remember, you saw it here first!
Well done John.
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PARISH COUNCIL OF PARWICH
NOTICE OF VACANCY IN THE OFFICE OF THE PARISH OF PARWICH.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 87(2) of the Local Government Act 1972 that ONE CASUAL VACANCY exists in the office of Councillor for the said Parish Council.
An election to fill the vacancy will be arranged on receipt of a valid request in writing from ten local government electors for the Parish.
If no such request is made, the vacancy will be filled by co-option by the Parish.
Requests for such an 1st September 2011.
The Returning Officer,
Derbyshire Dales District Council,
Town Hall,
Matlock,
Derbyshire,DE4 3NN
Date 2nd August 2011
Lesley Bramwell
Clerk to the Council
For further details on this click here.
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Now we are moving house, we have to decide what not to take with us! So I am disposing of a Triton 2000 woodworking centre (new £354, mine £190) with a powerful Hitachi C9U circular saw (£170, mine £80). Also a substantial ‘Freud’ professional level three and a quarter horsepower plunger router using half inch router bits (£140, mine £60). Also there is a box of 12 varied (and mostly unused) half inch router bits (£15). Plus there is a ‘Trend’ router table with a dust extraction connection and stop button (Cost me £135, accept £40 The total price of the above is £385. You can have the lot of £320. Separately, the Triton centre won’t be sold without the Hitachi saw. The router table won’t be sold without the router. Visit Fernlea House to take a look, or call 01335 390500.
Thanks Keith Parsons.
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This was the third Parwich Panoramic Five Fell Race (PP5) with the best turnout so far, 112 runners. There were 24 clubs represented and 34 non affiliated runners. The overall winner was Chris Nicoll from Derby Tri Club and he just missed the course record by 37 seconds. 28 ladies ran, with the leading lady, Jo Bednall coming in 42nd overall and 70 veterans participated: aged 40+. Four juniors ran, all finishing in the top 78% of the field, with the fastest coming in 28th position aged only 11!
“Best fell race”, “Great course and views”, “Best marked course” and “Friendliest marshalls” were some of the comments that have been made about this year’s race – a tremendous amount of work was put into last night’s events, so these words are very much appreciated.
The event is co-ordinated by Graham J, with a very supportive band of workers, who deliver, fetch, carry, marshal, photograph etc etc.. So big thanks to everyone, who helped, ran and supported this fabulous evening. (Below is Graham busy organising his “troops”!)
The evening also saw the running of the Junior Fell Race which is organised independently by David Denton: another great success. For those youngsters who would like to do more running, just check out his website for more local runs.
Finally a quick plug for next year’s PP5, which is provisionally booked for Tuesday 7th August 2012 – tbc.
Parwich Panoramic Fell Race Results 2011
Junior Fell Run Race Results 2011
More Photos Continue Reading »
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Even more photos of the Junior Runners
Thank you to JF-S for these great photos Continue Reading »
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