In last Saturday’s Burton Mail, there was a lengthy and informative feature on Hayley Powell and her blacksmithing skills.
Click here to read the article, and click here for Hayley’s website.
We would like to thank Nia L for informing us that the new Parish Elections will be held on Thursday 23rd June. Notice of election was sent out by Derbyshire Dales and this notice should have been posted on the board on Wednesday 18th May.
As of 11am this morning, no notice has appeared. We have been told that the notice is currently being driven to the village and will be posted this afternoon.
The nomination forms must arrive at Matlock by midday on Thursday – by appointment only
or Ashbourne, tomorrow between 10am-1pm
Concern has been expressed to Derbyshire Dales at the short notice that potential new councillors have to access and return completed forms, due to the late appearance of the notice. Julie Booth, who is responsible for elections at Derbyshire Dales, assured us this morning that if anyone wishes to stand, they will do everything possible to help. Please make your initial request via their help line (01629 761267) and only ring Julie B (01629 761267) if further assistance is required.
We would like to hear from anyone who encounters any difficulties in receiving or submitting their papers. Currently Jane H (413) has one spare nomination paper.
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Originally scheduled for this weekend, the British Legion’s mini beer festival has been postponed. We will let you know when a new date has been confirmed.
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Amanda Beddows has sent us the following message:
I am one of two Parent Governors currently sitting on the Governing Body of Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School, and would like to take this opportunity to let local parents know that, should they have any concerns or comments either as parents of children already attending the school, or about to commence their education there, that my responsibilities include raising pertinent issues to the school, voiced by parents, at regular meetings of the Governing body. In particular, I would welcome any questions parents may have regarding the current proposals to change the status of the school to an Academy Trust. Following consultation meetings with various authorities and parents, the Department of Education granted the school permission to proceed (last week) with the anticipated change taking place in August to maximise the financial benefits this is likely to incur.
In order for the process to commence, a vote in favour is required from the Governing Body, due to sit for this purpose on Tuesday May 24th. As a parent representative I would like to ensure that my vote represents the wishes of parents in the area as far as possible therefore I would welcome any comments any parents would like to make at this stage and also address any questions relating to the change in status which remain outstanding. Whilst I may be unable to answer some queries myself I am able to ask appropriate members of the Governing Body and Senior Management team on parents’ behalf. Any queries can be sent to me via email at home (amanda beddows at yahoo dot co dot uk) or work (php07ab at sheffield dot ac dot uk) or by telephone (626) and treated in strict confidence.
Any other queries relating to more general issues are also welcome, discussion of these is likely to be postponed until after the emergency meeting next week and take place at the following full Governors meeting on June 20th. My particular interest as a member of the Staffing and Curriculum sub-committee is Science and Maths so any concerns or comments relating to the delivery of these subjects are very welcome.
Many thanks
Amanda Beddows, Hallgates
Note from The Blog Team: We have ‘disguised’ the above email addresses to stop automatic ‘harvesting’ of email details from our web page. Please remove spaces and replace each ‘dot’ statement with a real dot.
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Here are last week’s readings:
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Rainfall in mm |
Pressure in Mb (am) |
Pressure in Mb (pm) |
Temperature in ºC |
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Max |
Min |
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Sun 15 |
0.4 |
1020.6 |
1020.2 |
12.9 |
6.7 |
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Mon 16 |
0.9 |
1018.1 |
1015.5 |
14.7 |
10.2 |
|
Tue 17 |
0.0 |
1015.6 |
1014.1 |
18.3 |
10.4 |
|
Wed 18 |
0.9 |
1010.3 |
1011.0 |
16.1 |
10.8 |
|
Thu 19 |
0.0 |
1016.7 |
1017.8 |
18.2 |
2.4 |
|
Fri 20 |
0.0 |
1016.4 |
1017.6 |
20.7 |
6.2 |
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Sat 21 |
0.0 |
1019.3 |
1015.1 |
23.3 |
4.4 |
|
Total |
2.2 |
Average |
17.75 |
7.30 |
|
Our weatherman on the hill says:
Another dry week to come with the possibility of a shower later in the week.
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Cheryl W asks:
Please could somebody help us identify this beautiful creature photographed in our garden this morning. I’ve tried Google but there are just so many to look at I’ll be there all week! Thank you.
(Please click to enlarge)
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We have two large green plastic compost bins up for grabs if anyone would like them. We also have two plastic rubbish bins, which might be suitable for someone wishing to store chicken or bird feed in. Let me know if you’d like them.
– Debbie W (568)
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Val K has sent us the message that unfortunately the Methodist Service at 2.30pm today has had to be cancelled.
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| What’s on Where this Week |
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| Day | Time | Event | Location |
| Sunday | 9.30am | Holy Communion | Parwich Church |
| Sunday | 10.30am-noon | Club Tennis | Tennis Courts |
| Sunday | 11.15am | Mattins | Alsop Church |
| Sunday | 2.30pm | Methodist Service Cancelled |
Parwich Church |
| Monday | 6.30pm | Bowls Club Practice Night | Bowling Green |
| Wednesday | 9am | Trip to RHS Harlow Carr Please book your ticket |
Meet by The Green |
| Wednesday | 2pm | Pilates for the Over 60s | Memorial Hall |
| Wednesday | 6.30pm 7.30pm |
Pilates for the youth, followed by adult Pilates – please note the swapped times for this week only. | Memorial Hall |
| Thursday | 6-7pm | Circuit Training | Memorial Hall |
| Friday | .. | Last Day of School today School Half Term begins |
Primary School |
| Saturday -Monday | 11-5pm | Derbyshire Open Arts Festival | All over Derbyshire inc. Parwich |
| Saturday & Sunday | . | POSTPONED: Mini Beer Festival | Parwich Legion |
| Sunday | 10.30am-noon | Club Tennis | Tennis Courts |
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This year there are two artists from Parwich exhibiting at the Derbyshire Open Arts Festival. Ruby Hickmott at 4 Church Walk and Dana Venetiarose at Parwich New Hall.
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Mixed fortunes again this week. We had a reversal in fortunes in the two leagues we play in.
Tuesday league -17 May – Home – Bradwell.
Bradwell were only just behind us in the league, however, following this week they have overtaken us! We only managed to win one of the games although another was a very small loss. The score however reflected that Bradwell played a lot better than we did and we lost 61 to 73. We are now down to fourth in the League.
Next match 24 May – Away – Wirksworth.
Thursday Friendly league – 19 May – Home – Tideswell.
Not quite sure what we did right in this match, but it would be really good if we could repeat it or even bottle it for future matches. We managed to win all three doubles games quite comfortably and shared the six singles games three each. Even in the games we lost we only lost by the odd point. The result was that we had probably one of our best results in this league winning by 146 to 107. We were well down in the League, let us hope we have climbed a few places.
Next match 26 May – Away – Matlock Park.
On Sunday we have one of our friendly afternoon matches against Ashbourne Park on their green. It’s a good afternoon, but their green is very tricky.
Don’t forget Monday nights 6.30.
John B
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Tomorrow is the bulk rubbish collection; the dustcart picks up at various points in the village. Remember if you leave rubbish to be removed, you must be in attendance when the wagon comes and load your rubbish, yourself. Don’t lose it, use it – even if you only have a small amount to get rid of.
Sycamore Cottages 0900 – 0920
Village Green 0925 – 0945
By old shop, village top 0950 – 1010
Croft Avenue 1015 – 1045
Next collection date is Saturday 2nd July
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The film that everyone has been waiting for…….
4 Oscars including BEST FILM
Certificate 12A
In the warm and comfortable
Parwich Memorial Hall
FRIDAY 20th May
7.45PM
Free Entrance. Refreshments . Raffle
- Silent projection
- Hi Fi Sound
- Special hi-fi headphones for those with hearing difficulties, please ask.
After the death of his father King George V and the scandalous abdication of King Edward VIII, Bertie who has suffered from a debilitating Speech impediment all his life, is suddenly crowned King George VI of England. With his country on the brink of war and in desperate need of a leader, his wife, arranges for her husband to see an eccentric speech therapist. After a rough start, the two delve into an unorthodox course of treatment and eventually form an unbreakable bond. With the support of Logue, his family, his government and Winston Churchill, the King will overcome his stammer and deliver a radio-address that inspires his people and unites them in battle.
Starring Colin Firth and Helen Bonham-Carter, Derek Jacobi and Michael Gambon
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For 25th May only, the children’s class will take place at 6.30pm and the adults at 7.30pm.
This is because six adults are going on the Horticultural trip that day and will not be back in time for the earlier class.
All those who were at this Wednesday’s classes were consulted. Apologies if you were absent and this does not suit you.
– Rebecca
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The third meeting of Peak Park Watch is tomorrow, Thursday night, 8pm at Calver Village Hall, Calver.
Please come along and bring anybody else who has concerns with the Peak District National Park Authority’s lack of democracy, transparency accountability etc. We must keep up the momentum.
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For those who were unable to attend today’s meeting in the Memorial Hall, here are copies of the display boards, in PDF format. These provide detailed information regarding the proposal.
Use left-click to open the files in your browser, or right-click to save copies to your own computer.
Click here for the main set of boards.
Click here for a supplementary board.
Note as that the main set of boards is a large PDF file (7 megabytes), there might be a brief delay in opening it.
Copies of a questionnaire were also distributed at the meeting. You can access a copy of this questionnaire, in Word format, by clicking here.
You can either print out a copy and deliver it to Robert Gosling at Hill Top Farm, Parwich (DE6 1QE), or you can save and edit the document, then email it to robert_gosling@btconnect.com.
Although comments on Robert Gosling’s initial open letter were switched off prior to today’s meeting, there will be no further restrictions, other than the usual guidelines contained in our commenting policy.
PARWICH.ORG will be maintaining a neutral stance on this proposal. Any views expressed by indivdual members of the blog team should not necessarily be taken as representative of the team as a whole.
Posted in 2011, Environment, Farming, Planning, Posts of Note, Sustainability | 1 Comment »
Rebecca J sent us the following message:
I have a silver hoop earing that someone had picked up and put on the wall by the stile, leading from the field above the sledging hill to the road. I thought I knew whose it was, so I bought it back, but I was mistaken, so I have it at Knob Hall.Rebecca 318
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If anyone has any unwanted jam jars, could they please contact Lynda K on 494 (or by email through the blog).
Lynda is looking for jars of any size, but not pickle jars or anything that have anything savoury in them. The jars should also have lids.
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Just a quick reminder that Saturday is Bulk Rubbish Day. For full details of collection points click here.
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The 2011 Ashbourne Breast Cancer Walk will take place at Carsington Water this Saturday afternoon.
The ABCW website says:
Do something amazing this year and join us on the Ashbourne Breast Cancer Walk, open to walkers of all ages both men and women. Enter as a family or get together some friends from your work, college, school or community. Even get the neighbours involved, every person counts!
The starting point will be the ABCW Marquee, located in the field to the left prior to Carsington Visitor Centre leaving at 2.30pm. Therefore early arrival is recommended for all walkers. Registration is required from all walkers including children.
Click on this picture to go to the ABCW website and find out more or get registered:
As an added bonus, The A52s will be providing entertainment before and after the walk along with two other bands. Last year, it was a hoot with some very sprightly grannies throwing their shapes…..
Who knows what characters will turn up this year!
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Over 60s Pilates – improve your balance and mobility!
There are 2 spaces for this exercise class which takes place on a Wednesday afternoon, in school term time, at 2pm. The class lasts for 3/4 of an hour and is followed by tea and cake. Tricia Durdey, the teacher, is very experienced and the exercises can be adapted to suit all. Some exercise sitting on a chair, others on a mat on the floor.
The cost is £3 per week for the exercise and £1 for the refreshment, on a pay as you go basis. For more information call Rebecca on 393318, Tricia on 01629825029 or just turn up on Wednesday.
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Robert Gosling at Hill Top Farm invites everyone to a meeting tomorrow to discuss the proposal plan which he outlined in an earlier post. Pop into the Memorial Hall anytime between 6pm and 9pm tomorrow, Tuesday 17th May.
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From Monday for two weeks, Brackendale Lane from Bradbourne to the B5035 at Knockerdown will be closed. It looks like the County Council are starting the resurfacing.
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Here are last week’s readings:
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Rainfall in mm |
Pressure in Mb (am) |
Pressure in Mb (pm) |
Temperature in ºC |
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Max |
Min |
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Sun 8 |
5.8 |
1006.4 |
1013.7 |
19.9 |
13.2 |
|
Mon 9 |
6.3 |
1017.2 |
1018.1 |
20.1 |
7.7 |
|
Tue 10 |
0.4 |
1021.3 |
1020.6 |
18.5 |
7.8 |
|
Wed 11 |
0.4 |
1020.5 |
1018.2 |
22.1 |
6.9 |
|
Thu 12 |
1.3 |
1018.8 |
1018.1 |
16.6 |
7.0 |
|
Fri 13 |
0.9 |
1018.7 |
1015.9 |
17.0 |
3.6 |
|
Sat 14 |
0.0 |
1015.8 |
1018.5 |
16.5 |
2.1 |
|
Total |
15.1 |
Average |
18.68 |
6.90 |
|
Our weatherman on the hill says:
It looks like a repeat of this last week – cool, cloudy, some sunshine and showers.
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A big “Happy Birthday To You” Jacqui from all your friends in and around Parwich!
Your 1940s themed birthday party at the Legion was a brilliant success! You and the other organisers put so much effort into the decorations, the music and of course the amazing costumes. A great time was had by all.
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| What’s on Where this Week |
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| Day | Time | Event | Location |
| Sunday | 10am | Family Service | Parwich Church |
| Sunday | 10.30am-noon | Club Tennis | Tennis Courts |
| Sunday | 11.15am | Holy Communion | Alsop Church |
| Monday | 6.30pm | Bowls Club Practice Night | Bowling Green |
| Monday | 8pm | Annual Parish Council Meeting for Eaton, Alsop & Newton Grange Parish Council |
New Inns Hotel |
| Tuesday | 6-9pm | Meeting to look at the Hill Top Wind Turbine Proposals Call in anytime during the evening |
Memorial Hall |
| Wednesday | 2pm | Pilates for the Over 60s | Memorial Hall |
| Wednesday | 6.30pm 7.30pm |
Pilates followed by Pilates for the Youth |
Memorial Hall |
| Thursday | 6-7pm | Circuit Training | Memorial Hall |
| Thursday | 8pm | Peak Park Watch Public Meeting | Calver Village Hall |
| Friday | 7.45pm | Film Night | Memorial Hall |
| Saturday | 9-10.45am | Saturday Morning Bulk Rubbish Collection | Parwich |
| Sunday | 9.30am | Holy Communion | Parwich Church |
| Sunday | 10.30am-noon | Club Tennis | Tennis Courts |
| Sunday | 11.15am | Mattins | Alsop Church |
| Sunday | 2.30pm | Methodist Service | Parwich Church |
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Four former railway tunnels are ready to re-open to walkers, cyclists and horse riders, following a major renovation project. Transport minister Norman Baker will officially open them on Wednesday May 25th. Update: Norman Baker will not be attending the opening after all.
The tunnels – Headstone, Cressbrook, Litton and Chee Tor – each measure between 400 and nearly 500 metres. They run from south of Bakewell to approximately three miles south of Buxton. Having been shut to the public when the Midland Railway closed in 1968, they have now been cleared out, repaired and resurfaced, with new lighting installed.
Nearly 1.5 miles of extra public access has been created. This extends the existing Monsal Trail, which runs from Bakewell to the edge of Buxton.
The project has been undertaken with the needs of cyclists in mind. Two new cycle hire businesses, at Blackwell Mill and Hassop Station, have been set up along the Monsal Trail to cater for those who wish to explore the new routes. Information panels and audio listening posts have also been provided.
Click here for more information, including maps and leaflets.
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This three day event runs until tomorrow (Sunday): click here for more details.
JF-S says: “Well worth seeing is this chap Jean Francois Pignon with his grey horses from Calvisson.”
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Sue H writes:
Recently, I have had not one but three incidents where sparrowhawks have pinned birds to the ground virtually in front of me! I find it absolutely amazing to see this life and death struggle played out before me. The first time was late winter when I saw a sparrowhawk pinning a flapping blackbird to the verge just outside our house. As I was in the car, I could only stop and watch until forced to move on by another car coming. I was there for at least a minute with the sparrowhawk frozen mid-hunt. I quickly parked the car and ran back but both birds had gone…Did the sparrowhawk get its meal? Did the blackbird escape?
Then, over the Easter break, I was quietly painting windows on our terrace when there was a whoosh, a thud, a lot of feathers and many birds flying around protesting. Just yards from where I stood, possibly the same sparrowhawk had its claws into a pigeon no less! Again, there was a kind of freeze-frame when nobody moved. Tentatively, I took a step and off flew the sparrowhawk releasing the pigeon, perhaps unable to take off with its weight. Again, I wonder if the pigeon made it because along with the feathers there were spots of blood.
This week I was quietly weeding in the garden. This time, not my own but the home of our renowned bird photographer John F-S. If only he had been outside with his camera! Once again, just yards from me, a sparrowhawk emerged from a shrub, again pursued by protesting birds, carrying a female blackbird. The bird was dropped pretty promptly and I was just left in wonder at being a witness to all this hunting. I have never seen such activity before – has anyone else had such instances of sparrowhawks in their gardens?
The last amusing thing to happen was when another blackbird was dropped unceremoniously from the sky right between myself and Marion F-S! Stunned, it lay still and then shuffled off. I guess the sparrowhawk missed its meal yet again!
From now on, I think John F-S needs to shadow me with his camera whenever I’m in the garden! It would be fantastic to get some shots of this amazing bird in action.
Posted in 2011, Ornithology, Posts of Note | 1 Comment »
Mixed fortunes this week. We seem to be doing well in one league but are struggling in the other.
Tuesday league
10 May – Away – Matlock Bath
This is a very strange green almost shaped like a fifty pence piece and the humps and hollows are something else. We did however play really well winning three out of the four games and only just loosing the fourth. The outcome therefore was that we managed a really good win away from home 82 to 58. This puts us back up to second in the league.
Next match 17 May – Home – Bradwell.
Thursday Friendly league.
12 May – Away – Bradwell.
The situation of the Bradwell green is really lovely. And on summer evenings you can see the gliders and hang gliders coming over the escarpment. Magical. Anyway although the venue is great we don’t do well against Bradwell. This match did not improve our record. We unfortunately lost all three of the doubles games, but did manage to share the singles games three each. The final result was 126 to Bradwell 110 to us.
Next match 19 May – Home – Tideswell.
We had a very nice afternoon last Sunday playing a friendly match against Ellastone. The weather was lovely and sunny and the afternoon tea was spectacularly good! This Sunday we have a club competition, open singles. Why not come along and have a look at what you are missing down at Parsons Croft around 2.00pm.
Don’t forget Monday nights at 6.30.
– John B
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Jill L writes:
Would anyone like a metal garden bench? It’s in the front garden of Wheatsheaf Cottage: cream, a bit battered, just in need of wire-brushing and re-painting.
Give me a ring on 353 if you would like it. I am swapping it for a smaller one, so I can open the kitchen window!
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Reminder: these newsletters will now appear fortnightly rather than weekly. Please click to enlarge and print.
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PARWICH.ORG has been contacted by Steve Garidis of the Electric Bicycle Network, which is part of a major initiative to create a network of electric bikes and charging points across the Peak Park, copying similar schemes in Switzerland and Germany etc. Steve says:
Have you seen cyclists whizzing past, seemingly unconcerned about hills and headwinds? If so, they are probably on one of the new electric bicycles available for hire from hotels, self catering cottages, campsite and cycle hire centres around the Peak District.
Part of the Electric Bicycle Network launched in the Peaks this Spring. This new technology means that pretty much anyone can get into the great outdoors on two wheels. Why not give it a try? Bikes are available to hire at Carsington Water and our own Rivendale Camping and Caravan Park in Alsop-en-le-Dale.”
To promote this new initiative, two electric bikes have been made available for free trial at Carsington Water, exclusively to PARWICH.ORG readers, in return for a review on this site. This offer is strictly on a first come, first served basis.
If you’d like to try one of these bikes out, and if you’re happy to write a review of your experience for PARWICH.ORG, then please e-mail the blog team and we’ll put you in touch.
Posted in 2011, Alsop, Environment, Offers, Out & About, Peak Park, Posts of Note, Walks & Rides | 1 Comment »
From Monday for two weeks, Brackendale Lane from Bradbourne to the B5035 at Knockerdown will be closed. It looks like the County Council are starting the resurfacing.
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As some corners of PARWICH.ORG had become a little dusty over the past three years, we’ve had a bit of a spring clean. Although you won’t notice a great deal of difference, the content on on our various “static” pages has been checked for accuracy, and the various links on our blog sidebar have been verified. So, if it has been a while since you took a tour of the rest of our site, you can now click with confidence!
(That said, if you do spot a link that isn’t working, or some information that is missing or inaccurate, please drop us a line and we’ll put things right.)
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The Rev. John Charles Cox (1844-1919) was perhaps one of the most influential English local historians of the nineteenth century. Anyone studying early modern Derbyshire quickly comes across his work. He published dozens of books, including calendars of local records, a four-volume history of Derbyshire churches, and a detailed study of All Saints, Derby.
A brief biography of Reverend Cox – who was born in Parwich – has just been published on the “Mercurius Politicus” blog. If you have an interest in our local history, then it’s well worth a read.
Posted in 2011, History, Local Links, Posts of Note | 1 Comment »
Bill Newton Dunn our MEP has sent in an update about what is happening in the European Parliament. Although this is news from outside our area, he is our local MEP and some of you might like to read about what he is doing. Continue Reading »
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