| What’s on Where this Week | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Location |
| Sunday | 11am | Mattins | Parwich Church |
| Tuesday | 6pm | Over 60’s AGM Tea, Bingo & Raffle |
Parwich Legion |
| Wednesday | 6pm & 7.15pm | Pilates | Parwich School |
| Thursday | 12.30-2pm | Lent Lunch | Orchard Farm Marion & JF-S |
| Friday | 7.45pm | Film Night | Parwich Church |
| Sunday | 10am | Mothering Sunday United Service with Parwich Methodists and Andy Larkin, St Peter’s |
Parwich Church |
| Sunday | 11.15am | Mothering Sunday Service | Alsop Church |
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If you have been wondering what is down this hole, read on. The close up shots of the culvert under the road outside Jack’s house, shows the debris brought down by large amounts of water. Note the wood holding up the culvert!! This is now being replaced by reinforced concrete slabs.
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John and I thought some people might be interested to know about the Riverford Organic Box scheme which we have joined and are absolutely delighted with. We get a veggie box each week, and quite often add to it with fruit, yogurts, cheese etc. You can order meat too, but we haven’t tried that yet.
Everything is organic, very fresh and – so far- quite delicious. It is not all local – for example at the moment tomatoes, peppers etc are coming (never by air) from Spain or France. They claim to be cheaper than supermarkets (and the quality is certainly very much better) and deliver free to Parwich and surrounding area, on Fridays.
If anyone would like to find out a bit more before possibly committing themselves, do give us a ring on 519. I hasten to say we have absolutely no connection at all with Riverford, apart from as satisfied customers! We are just so pleased we thought we’d like to pass on the news.
Marion F-S
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Sitting in the drawing room of her retreat in the Austrian Alps, Clarissa Claridge placed her Montblanc pen down on the desk and leaned back. She exhaled slightly in satisfaction at the main achievement of the afternoon. Instalment Five of Parwich Heights was complete…..it was time to publish. Clarissa’s public had waited a long time for this moment…..
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Clarissa’s meisterwerk is published here for you as a world exclusive. Click on the book cover to be transported to a world of wonder!
If you would like to try your hand at an instalment of Parwich Heights, drop a quick email to parwich@hotmail.co.uk. A friendly member of the blog team will allocate you an instalment and check with you that you are not too busy when your turn comes up. 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 an adoring public. This story must be told – give it a go! 🙂
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Click on the image of the cover to see the current issue of the Group Magazine for the parishes of Alsop, Fenny Bentley, Parwich, Thorpe and Tissington.
Paper copies can be obtained in each of the Churches or you can arrange to have it delivered to your house.
Preliminary details of the St George’s Day Parade (Sunday 25th April) and the Fair on the Green are included in the Parwich section.
Please note that this year’s subscriptions are now due. They are being held at the bargain price of £5 for the whole year.
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The weather continues to be very kind and if you haven’t been to the site recently you will see how well the stonework is going; in some areas it is now at roof height.
This week the low level woodwork over the foyer has been done, whilst much of the main roof is being insulated. The plumbers have just started on the first fix so things are progressing. Depending on the weather work may be continuing on Saturday.
A number of villagers have already had a look around the new building. If you are interested in having a look, either on behalf of your user group, or to get ideas for future activities and projects, or would just like to be ‘nosy’ then ring Ben (665). Ben is the committee’s day to day link with the onsite team and can be seen numerous times a day on his bike pedalling to the building site. Any visits have to be worked around the building site activities and in accordance with Heath & Safety regulations, so lunchtime, 12.30pm is the most ideal time; it will only take about 15 minutes of your time.
Thank you to Martin for the filming and Ben for the narration and to JF-S for the photo.
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Don’t forget that it is Mother’s Day a week on Sunday (14th March 2010). A selection of Mother’s Day flowers/bouquets will be available at the Shop in the Sycamore from Friday 12th March from 6pm;the flowers are selected and arranged by Delia Pegg. Speak to Janet in the Shop if you want to make advance reservations.
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These photos taken by Mike G show the snowdrops at their best, and this week it really does feel like Spring is here. If you have any spare snowdrops in your garden, maybe this year one of your clumps needs dividing, please could you let Jane (665) or Glynis (561) know. We are looking to pot up some snowdrops ready for underplanting near the entrance to the new Memorial Hall. The best time to split your snowdrops is just after flowering, but whilst the leaves are still green. Remember snowdrops spread very easily, so if you could spare some we would be very grateful and then everyone will be able to admire your generosity next Spring.
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The Ashbourne News Telegraph (3rd March 2010) is available in the Shop at the Sycamore or on-line. The only mention of our area I could find was the Darts and Dominoes Leagues on p. 47, however do add a comment with anything I have missed. Other items that might be of interest include:
- p.1 & p.2 Council Tax payments are set to go up by 2.9%, less than inflation and the lowest raise for 15 years. The District Council are discussing this tomorrow and it is likely we will see increased fees (e.g. parking charges) and service cuts. Approximately 12% of our Council Tax goes to Derbyshire Dales District Council, with the majority, 70%, going to Derbyshire County Council. The County Council faces £60 million cuts in services over the next five years.
- p.6 The Hartington Cheese and Wine Company held a cheese tasting event at the the weekend in the Old Cheese Shop, it is good to see the Shop continues even though the Hartington Factory closed.
- p. 24 & 25 Two page photo spread of the 4th Battalion of the Mercian Regiment training in the snow at Upper Hulme. See the article for details of the Mercian Regiment’s visit to Ashbourne on Thursday 18th March. The paper’s website also has a video clip of the training event.
- p. 29 Sheena Bryden is helping celebrate Women’s World Day of Prayer on Friday at 2pm in the Reading Room at Snelston and 7-30pm at All Saint’s Church, Belle Vue Road, Ashbourne. Sheena will well known to many in Parwich and Alsop from her support of local church services, especially while we were with out a Vicar.
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IMPORTANT: These details have been updated elsewhere. Please click here for our most recent property round-up.
- NEW: Hallcliffe, The Green, Parwich. 8 bed detached house & two cottages, offers in region of £925,000.
- Hope Croft, Parwich. 3 bed semi-detached, £365,000
- NEW: Ingelfield, Parwich. 4 bed detached, £795 pcm.
- Pikehall, 6 bed detached, £699,950
- NEW: 9 Sycamore Cottages, Parwich. 3 bed semi-detached, offers in region of £220,000.
- NEW: Wash Meadow, Parwich. 4 bed detached bungalow, £465,000.
The list will be updated again next month. Until then, you will be able to find it on the INFO page, and in the ELSEWHERE ON PARWICH.ORG section on the right hand side of this page.
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The next meeting of Parwich Parish Council is Tuesday 2nd March at 7-30pm in the Cricket Pavilion at Parson’s Croft (so wrap up well). As always the first ten minutes of the meeting are open to comments and questions from members of the public, who may also attend but not participate in the remainder of the meeting.
Click here to see the Agenda for this meeting.
Click here to read the unapproved Minutes of the previous meeting (2th Feb 2010).
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Relatively recently we had a post on the insurance problems following the ‘flooding’ in 2008 and on the Environment Agency website classification of village homes at risk of flooding. A village resident discussed the matter with a Nottingham based insurance broker who felt that there may be benefits in exploring a collective solution. The broker suggested holding a local surgery and if there was interest trying to get cheaper insurance by taking a number of households together to potential insurers:
We have been speaking to Parwich resident recently about his household insurance, and he has been telling us all about Parwich. We feel that we have just the right set up to be able to deal with the insurance needs of home owners in Parwich.
We have done some research and have a good understanding of the geography of Parwich and the surrounding areas. We have already spoken to several insurers who are keen to work with us to provide insurance cover for the village.
Our approach is different to other household insurance providers in that the cover is bespoke to your requirements and we provide a very personal service at a competitive price.
When we review the home insurances of lots of our clients we very often find their cover to be inadequate. Most people are either under insured, or are insured through policies that exclude risks that are key to their home, their precious belongings and their families so its always worth a review.
We are happy to visit clients in a surgery type arrangement or individually so please contact myself (contact details below) or Bryan Elliott on 07824 566556 or via e-mail at belliott@wilorg.com . We look forward to hearing from you.
Charlotte Prow
Managing Director
The Wilson Organisation
cprow@wilorg.com
0115 942011107976 570724Wilsons is an independent family owned business providing Insurance and Financial advice to businesses and individuals throughout the UK. Should you wish to find out more about us please visit our website at www.wilorg.com.
Please indicate how you feel about these ideas to see if it is worth organising a meeting or surgery in the village. (In the poll below you can indicate more than one preference):
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Last week’s readings:
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|
Rainfall in mm |
Pressure in Mb am |
Pressure in Mb pm |
Temperature in ºC |
|
|
Max |
Min |
||||
|
Sun 21st |
6.7 |
999.8 |
996.5 |
4.3 |
-4.0 |
|
Mon 22nd |
0.4 |
995.4 |
995.1 |
2.7 |
-5.5 |
|
Tue 23rd |
0.0 |
1000.1 |
998.2 |
2.2 |
-0.8 |
|
Wed 24th |
1.8 |
995.1 |
993.9 |
6.3 |
0.1 |
|
Thu 25th |
4.9 |
993.7 |
985.6 |
6.8 |
2.7 |
|
Fri 26th |
10.3 |
987.0 |
996.6 |
4.3 |
-0.1 |
|
Sat 27th |
0.4 |
998.4 |
995.1 |
8.8 |
-1.2 |
|
Total |
24.5 |
|
Average |
4.4 |
-0.8 |
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The A52s would like to say ‘thank you’ to everyone who turned up for the gig in the Legion last night and especially to Social Sec Carl. It was an evening of great fun.
The band’s sound was enhanced greatly by the addition of ace guitarist Wyatt, who joined the group for a few numbers!
Well done Wyatt – you played very well!
Posted in 2010, A52s, Posts of Note | 1 Comment »
| What’s on Where this Week | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Location |
| Sunday | 9.30am | Holy Communion Rev’d Andy Larkin |
Parwich Church |
| Sunday | 11.15am | Mattins | Alsop Church |
| Sunday | 2.30pm | Methodist Service | Parwich Church |
| Tuesday | 7.30pm | Council Meeting | The Pavilion |
| Wednesday | 6pm & 7.15pm | Pilates | Parwich School |
| Thursday | 12.30-2pm | Lent Lunch | Rock House Pauline & Denis |
| Thursday | 8-9pm | Open Meeting Parwich Memorial Hall |
Parwich School |
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Latest Update from your
Safer Neighbourhood Officer
February 2010
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.Dear Resident
February has been cold and snowy, but I feel spring is on its way….the daffodils and snowdrops are fighting their way through.
In Ashbourne town centre the annual Royal Shrovetide Football took place; all went well, with not too many injuries or issues of anti-social behaviour. The crowds were good humoured and the Police and Shrovetide Committee all worked well together to deliver a fun two days in the town.
Back to more mundane issues now….mud on the highways and lanes of our villages! There have been several ‘calls for service’ from members of the public regarding farm vehicles leaving mud, silage and slurry during ‘muck spreading’ time, this is a rural community and to expect clear, spotless roads is not feasible, but if the drivers of the tractors could just make sure that they do not leave too much mess, I believe this would satisfy members of the public. The most calls we have received have been around the Fenny Bentley A515 stretch.
A dead badger was found on the road between Gag Lane and Rakes Lane on the 19/2, this was discovered by Police whilst on duty. If anyone does find a dead badger on the road (they can be rather large) please could you inform DDCC or Call DERBYSHIRE they are a hazard for traffic especially when it is dark. Continue Reading »
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It has been a busy week on site, and fortunately the weather has warmed up as the week has gone on. This has helped speed up the stonework and we now have two teams doing this work.
The roof timbers on the kitchen, foyer, meeting room and toilets are finished and await the final steel roof.
The first photo, below, is looking from inside the hall, towards the internal doors that open onto the foyer. The second from the foyer into the bar store cupboard on the left, the toilets and the cleaning cupboard on the left. The disabled toilet is not shown from this angle. Continue Reading »
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The A52s have been practising hard, trying to work out the difference between their augmented, suspended and diminished chords.
They think they’ve cracked it and are looking forward to playing for you at The Legion this evening, starting around 8.30pm. Admission free!
The band will be in full 5-piece configuration and will be featuring Bongo Rob on drums at this gig. He used to play in a Metallica covers band, but will try and tone it down a bit for this gig!
Click here for more information on the band.
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Thank you to Andy for this warning sent at lunch time today:
Just to let you know that the Tissington ford is now above the “1” level on the depth indicator. Folk in Tissington consider that to the limit for getting a two wheel drive car through safely.
Regards,
Andy.
Though with the drier afternoon it should be going down.
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We have received an email at 6.30pm on Thursday that a tractor’s trailer has partially overturned near to Parwich Lees which is causing congestion and may even cause the road to be closed.
Add more info in the comments section if you know more.
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Active Kids vouchers are now being issued in Sainsbury’s stores. Parwich School are participating and would grateful receive any vouchers you get.
Parwich Primary School are also collecting the following:
- Postage stamps for the PDSA
- Used Computer Ink Cartridges
- Old Mobile Phones
- Nestlé cereal box tops (box tops for books scheme)
- Continue Reading »
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Can you help?
Would anyone be willing to give me a lift to Ashbourne, Tuesday to Friday mornings. I need to be in Ashbourne before 8.30am, that is why the bus is no help. I am willing to pay for the priviledge. Please give me a ring on 691. Thanks Sharon.
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Parwich & District Local History Society
AGM
7-30pm Thursday 25th February 2009
St Peter’s Church
Refreshments will be served in the Church and the meeting will be followed by an adjournment to the Sycamore Inn
All welcome, especially potential new members!
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Available online or in the Sycamore, the Stunner has the following stories this week – further down, coverage and photos of the dance festival at QEGs which the juniors from school took part in a couple of weeks ago.
Waitrose announces opening details of new Shawcroft Store – opening on 18th March, the new store will create 35 new jobs.
The Whys and Wherefores of our decision – the game’s officials have come under fire for allowing a ball to be goaled when there was no official in place to validate it. Continue Reading »
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The first Lent Lunch this year will be held at Church Farm, Creamery Lane, tomorrow, Thursday, 25th February from 12.30 – 2pm. You will be most welcome – Donations in aid of the Church Fabric Fund.
Andrew and Rachel 202
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Please click to enlarge. Thanks once again to Mike G, for providing this splendid snowscape!
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An Ashbourne resident was recently subjected to a simple yet effective scam whilst out shopping at Tescos in Uttoxeter. Payment was made for items at the cigarette kiosk and two different cards were used. The resident then went to the car park, placed her handbag on the passenger seat and the other items purchased in the boot. The car was then locked and the trolley returned to the nearby trolley park.
On returning to the car and unlocking it, a female of eastern European appearance suddenly appeared by her side and asked for directions, waving a road map about. These were given before getting in the car and driving off. Fortunately, the resident went immediately to the petrol station and on paying for her fuel noticed that the two cards she had used in Tescos were missing from her purse. The cards were cancelled but whilst doing so, the offenders were taking several hundred pounds from the accounts using the cash machines on site.
It is believed that the female asking for directions was a distraction whilst an accomplice entered the car from the passenger side and removed the cards from her purse. Everything else was left, giving the offenders more time to use the cash machines before the theft was discovered. They must have been stood nearby when the cards were used and noted the PIN numbers as they were put in.
Please be extra vigilant.
Thank you. PC 1288 Bointon, Ashbourne Police Station
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Parwich Calendar from March onwards is looking rather empty. Tomorrow I will be updating the diary for March and April, sending it to the printers ready for next month’s Parish Magazine. If any society, group or individual has an event planned, please email the details in to me at parwich@hotmail.co.uk or ring me on 665. Thanks Jane
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Thank you to Parwich Parish Council for passing on this information.
For more details and a link to on-line registration click here. If anyone from our area is attending the Conference and would be willing to do a report for PARWICH.ORG do let us know via parwich@hotmail.co.uk (also anyone wanting to car share could let others know via the Blog).
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“Just for the record… in case anyone has forgotten”, says our photographer. Please click to enlarge…
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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 |
||||
|
Sun 14th |
0.0 |
1016.2 |
1013.0 |
7.5 |
2.9 |
|
Mon 15th |
6.3 |
1008.6 |
1002.3 |
4.8 |
0.7 |
|
Tue 16th |
2.2 |
996.6 |
994.4 |
4.8 |
0.3 |
|
Wed 17th |
0.4 |
998.8 |
999.6 |
1.0 |
-4.4 |
|
Thu 18th |
0.4 |
1001.5 |
998.2 |
2.1 |
0.1 |
|
Fri 19th |
3.6 |
999.0 |
1000.8 |
4.0 |
-0.5 |
|
Sat 20th |
0.0 |
1002.1 |
1002.8 |
4.8 |
-1.2 |
|
Total |
12.9 |
|
Average |
4.15 |
-0.30 |
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