Keeley B of Parwich (or are you technically Eaton & Alsop?) is about to place an order for oil (domestic) so if anyone wants to order at the same time in order to get a bulk delivery discount, please contact Keeley.
(Emails to parwich@hotmail.co.uk will be forwarded for those that have not already met Keeley. Also parwich.org would like to say a belated welcome to the three Parishes.)
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Glynis is looking for some chinese lanterns and honesty seed heads for the Christmas Tree Festival. If you can help, please give her a ring on 561.
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The Parwich WI AGM is at
7-30pm Thurdsay 19th November
Sycamore Inn
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Last night the village hall at Tissington was packed, with standing room only. There were 5 representatives from Derbyshire County Council including the Highways Department, the Principle Engineer for Structure and the Senior Project Manager. Our County Councillor Simon Spencer chaired the meeting with aplomb, allowing people sufficient time to pose their questions and air their grievances before either asking for a technical response from the Officers or promising to look into the issue and report back via letter.
The 8 properties sandwiched in the middle of the road closure near Woodeaves are clearly being badly effected at the moment. They are faced with many inconveniences that make their journey at times impossible, because of current work at Horsley Farm landslip – the site of the original traffic lights just south of the Tissington Ford.
Impact for Parwich – a summary.
If nothing happens shortly we would encourage individuals to ring Call Derbyshire 08456 058 058 to report and press for urgent work to be carried out before damage is caused to cars and also to email Cllr Simon Spencer (email simon.spencer@derbyshire.gov.uk ) .
The meeting in detail. Continue Reading »
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Available online or in the Sycamore, the ANT has the following stories of local interest:
p.1 and pp.20-21 – a community school for 100 years. Photos and stories from QEGs’ 100 year anniversary fun day.
p.2: More help needed for crazy New Year jump – Volunteers are being sought to help with the annual jump off Mappleton Bridge.
p.4: Carsington path gets the green light – Carsington reservoir’s circular path will finally become a constant walk around the water’s edge. Continue Reading »
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Yesterday the steel frame began to be erected, by tonight it should all be up and we will be able to see the outline of our new hall.
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The Peak District National Park Authority is asking people to help choose a £5,000 legacy to mark the 60th anniversary of UK national parks legislation. On December 16 it will be exactly 60 years since the post-war Government voted to protect the country’s most precious landscapes with the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949. You must vote by December 11th. Please note that you can only click on “View the shortlist and vote for your favourite” once, so if you don’t vote then you will not be able to access it again, except on a different computer.
Peak District residents and visitors are being asked to vote for one of six projects to create a lasting reminder of the significance of national parks for people, for wildlife and for the nation’s heritage. The choices for the £5,000 legacy are: Continue Reading »
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We are delighted to report that we have seen the back of the drilling, no offence to the drillers. As you have probably gathered the last two weeks have not gone as smoothly as we all would have wished. This was due to mechanical breakdowns and geological conditions. The drillers have been extremely concerned about the intrusion of noise levels in the village and have been very considerate. Real thanks must go to those living in close proximity to the site, and particularly to Simon, Tracey-Ann and their young family for their positive attitude throughout; especially last night when the drilling had to go on rather late.
Tomorrow the steel will arrive and by the end of the week we should see the outline of the new hall emerging.
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Thanks to Kevin S. for the following report.
NOTE: There are a couple of videos of Saturday night’s screening – complete with live organ accompaniment and audience laughter! – at the end of this post. Click “Continue Reading” to access them.
The number of cars parked around the green suggested that something very different and special was awaiting us, as we walked to St Peter’s last night to watch The Gold Rush, with organ accompaniment by Christopher Harrison. There were plenty of familiar faces sitting in the pews, but there were very many new faces too. It soon became apparent that the plethora of enthusiastic visitors had come from film clubs around Derbyshire, having heard about last night’s unique event.
The rapturous applause for Christopher’s accompaniment on organ and piano, and for the sound effects created by Martin and Arnold, were clear testament to a remarkable evening. What’s more, over £200 was raised for the church restoration fund.
The atmosphere of the darkened church, the excellent silent film and Christopher’s witty organ playing combined to magical effect. Oh, and there were great nibbles (from local cooks) and wine (courtesy of Waitrose) during the interval too.
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| What’s on Where this Week | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Location |
| Tueday | 7pm | Public Meeting about the closure of the B5056 |
Tissington Village Hall |
| Wednesday | 6pm & 7.15pm | Pilates | Parwich School |
| Wednesday | 7.30pm | First Responders AGM & Training Night |
Parwich Church |
| Thursday | 7.30pm | WI AGM | Sycamore Inn |
| Sunday | 9.30pm | Holy Communion | Parwich Church |
| Sunday | 11.15am | Mattins | Alsop Church |
| Sunday | 1pm | Ball Race followed by BBQ |
Pump Hill then The Legion |
| Sunday | 2.30pm | Methodist Service | Parwich Church |
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We have yet another marvellous opportunity to enjoy some top quality classical music by the London Concertante Chamber Ensemble. For the third year they will be playing popular classics for Christmas at St John’s Church Ashbourne. Their concerts are always a sell out, so it is important to book early. Tickets can be booked on line or by ringing the box office on 01335 343666.
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Last weeks readings:
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|
Rainfall in mm |
Pressure in Mb am |
Pressure in Mb pm |
Temperature in ºC |
|
|
Max |
Min |
||||
|
Sun 8th |
0 |
999.8 |
1009.4 |
10.9 |
2.5 |
|
Mon 9th |
0 |
1014.2 |
1015.8 |
12.3 |
2.0 |
|
Tue 10th |
2 |
1009.5 |
1007.5 |
6.4 |
1.6 |
|
Wed 11th |
2 |
1004.3 |
1002.3 |
7.7 |
5.2 |
|
Thu 12th |
10 |
997.3 |
995.2 |
10.9 |
5.7 |
|
Fri 13th |
11 |
996.7 |
993.6 |
9.0 |
6.7 |
|
Sat 14th |
3 |
987.2 |
994.2 |
10.5 |
7.7 |
|
Total |
28 |
|
Average |
9.7 |
4.5 |
As the storm approached on Friday evening the temperature rose briefly to 12.2 C, after the readings had been taken at around 6.00pm, almost as high as Tuesday daytime at 12.3 C.
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Derbyshire County Council are holding a public meeting about the B5056 closure at 7pm on Tuesday 17th November at Tissington Village Hall.
Our Councillor, Simon Spencer, will be introducing the meeting, followed by Officers outlining the plans and proposed time-scale for the repairs. There will also be an opportunity for those attending to ask questions.
If you have anything you want us to pass on to the County Council before the meeting or are unable to attend and have points you want raising, please add comments below or email parwich@hotmail.co.uk.
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Due to further mechanical problems with the drilling rig, work will continue this weekend. Wildgoose again apologise for any inconvenience.
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Does anyone want a girls’ Next Desk? It is made of light wood effect veneered chipboard with 3 drawers down one side with pink and lilac fronts? The top is slightly loose as one of the fixings is lost, but its only a problem when you try and move it.
Rebecca 390318
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Some of the old bottles and jars that were found when clearing the Memorial Hall site are on display in the entrance hall at the Sycamore Inn. They were given to the Local History Society, but left at the pub so people can see them.
There are not particularly old, probably the 1950s or more recent, but this will mean more people will remember them and will be able to identify them.
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In the Ashbourne News Telegraph this week:
Pages 1 and 2: “Lionel’s death is investigated” / Ashbourne has lost a treasure.” Tributes have been coming in for Parwich-born jeweller Lionel Webster, who died on October 30th.
Page 4: “QEGS sixth form students take a trip to the States.” 11 local teenagers spent their half-term break in Virginia.
Page 17: “Them bones, them bones.” A new osteopathy clinic has opened in St. John Street, Ashbourne.
Page 21: “We will remember them.” A photo feature on Ashbourne’s Remembrance Day ceremony.
Page 24: QEGS is holding a “family fun day” this Saturday, from 9:30 to 12:30.
As always, do please let us know if there’s anything we’ve missed…?
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Well here is a picture in of our son and Parwich’s newest resident (well if no one has moved in since the 1st), Samuel Frank Harrison. He was born at 06:45 on the 1st November in the Royal Derby Hospital weighing in at 8lbs 10oz. I am very pleased to say that both he and Gill are doing great and Sam is now back up to his birth weight.
Best regards Matt, Gill, Izzy and Sam Harrison
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Thank you to Caroline Colvin for sending us the following.
I read on parwich.org that you are gathering information on the people named on the war memorial and have read with interest details already posted. I believe the following information relates to the THOMAS HADFIELD named on the war memorial and may also be of some interest:
Pte THOMAS HADFIELD, Lincolnshire Regiment, died 15/07/1917. Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery, Belgium.
THOMAS was the son of Isaac and Sarah Ann (née Kirkham) Hadfield who lived at Lenscliffe, Parwich.
Thomas seems to have worked as a railway flagman before joining the army. He joined up to 6th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, in August 1914 (reg. no. 10594), and served for a total of two years 323 days before he was killed in action (place unknown) on 15/16? July 1917. (His documents state he was 28 years old on joining the army in 1914, although this does not tie-in with his age on various other documents, census records etc.)
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Please come and join Lynne and Liz at a meeting for all parents at the school this Thursday morning straight after drop off. We will discuss anything you would like to discuss relating to your children at school. Younger siblings welcome!
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Charles Chaplin made The Gold Rush (1925) out of the most unlikely sources for comedy. The idea came to him when he was viewing pictures of the 1896 Klondike gold rush, and was struck by the image of an endless line of prospectors snaking up the Chilkoot Pass, the gateway to the gold fields. Continue Reading »
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| What’s on Where this Week | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Location |
| Monday | 7pm | Memorial Hall Committee Meeting | Sycamore Inn |
| Tuesday | 6pm | Over 60’s Pie & Pea Supper & Bring & Buy |
|
| Wednesday | 6pm & 7.15pm | Pilates | Parwich School |
| Wednesday | 7.30pm | PCC Meeting | Parwich Church |
| Saturday | 7.30pm | November Special– silent film The Goldrush with Charlie Chaplin – organ improvisation by the Rev. Christopher Harrison. Tickets £5, £1 children including wine & refreshments – raising funds for the Church Restoration Fund |
Parwich Church |
| Sunday | 10am | Family Service & Baptism | Parwich Church |
| Sunday | 11.15am | Holy Communion | Alsop Church |
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In recognition of the community’s support for the Open Gardens Day, Parwich & District Horticultural Society each year gives money to local causes. This year Open Gardens was particularly successful. At Friday’s AGM the Society wanted to support something that will benefit the whole community and that is gardening related.
We agreed to donate £1,000 towards the planting in the grounds of our new Memorial Hall. The Society also left open the possibility of the Committee donating more at a later date depending on our finances and the final planting scheme costs.
Nia L, Chair
Peter T, Vice-Chair
Ben B, Treasurer
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A big thank you to all the volunteers, adults and children who turned out this afternoon to clear the bog garden and stream. In less than two hours the job was complete, many thanks to Pete for his work in the mini digger. Thank you to Ben for these photos.
Lots more photos Continue Reading »
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Yesterday was the perfect autumn day – a combination of blue skies, a delightful village and a great walk which followed the route of the Parwich Panoramic Five to Alsop and back to Parwich.
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As always past and present members of the Forces marched to the Church from the Legion. This year for the first time the Cyber Scouts joined the Parade. This photo was taken when the Service moved outside to the War Memorial for the 11am silence with Tom playing the Last Post on the trumpet.
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Thank you to Martin C for sending in this post.
I have just been down Ecton Copper Mine (near Hartington), on a trip organized by Alison from Parwich, for the Open University Geological Society. Ecton was a very profitable mine in the 18th century, and the then owner, the Duke of Devonshire, used the profits to build the Buxton Crescent and the Stable block (Old Hospital). We descended into Ecton Hill via 6 steep ladders into a maze of passageways and explored the deep mine just with torchlight. It was a fascinating experience to witness the conditions in which our 18thcentury forebears had to work in – working several hundred feet down in damp conditions, with only a single candle for illumination. The mine is now run by Ecton Mine Educational Trust. Further photos about the mine can be seen on the Peak District Mines Historical Society website and here.
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Last weeks readings:
|
|
Rainfall in mm |
Pressure in Mb am |
Pressure in Mb pm |
Temperature in ºC |
|
|
Max |
Min |
||||
|
Sun 1st |
18 |
1004.6 |
994.4 |
14.5 |
9.2 |
|
Mon 2nd |
0 |
994.0 |
997.2 |
12.0 |
4.8 |
|
Tue 3rd |
11 |
986.8 |
985.0 |
13.4 |
6.2 |
|
Wed 4th |
1 |
985.4 |
986.3 |
10.7 |
2.7 |
|
Thu 5th |
1 |
990.8 |
994.0 |
11.4 |
2.7 |
|
Fri 6th |
4 |
1000.3 |
996.3 |
8.8 |
4.2 |
|
Sat 7th |
0 |
993.5 |
993.2 |
9.0 |
1.0 |
|
Total |
35 |
|
Average |
11.4 |
4.4 |
Fortunately we missed the Monsoons the MET threatened, but the temperatures have dropped. At least the rain seems to have avoided the main events locally, and it is clear and dry for this morning’s Parade and Remembrance Service.
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Here are some photos of fungi growing on Parwich Hill today. Can anyone name them?
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Don’t forget that members of the Parwich & District Horticultural Society can order discounted seeds and other items from the Suttons Catalogue, through the Society. The catalogue has a good range of flower and vegetable seeds, gardening equipment, onion sets, seed potatoes, small plug plants, etc. The amount of discount varies for different items, being the most for seeds.
The Society membership (now due, so drop it off with Ben Bennett) is only £2 and you quickly make that back on even small orders. The Society also usually gains a small commission on the collective bulk order.
Dot will drop copies off for people who ordered last year, but if you didn’t order then but want to take advantage of the discount this year contact Dot on tel 345. You must then give your order to Dot by early January.
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Though Remembrance Day is technically the 11th of November, usually we mark it on the nearest Sunday, which this year is tomorrow the 8th November:
To understand more about the origins of the Poppy Appeal and Remembrance Day click here to see our last year’s post.
The deaths in Afghanistan make Remembrance Services much more immediate this year, but there are also reasons closer to home that make this year more significant.
Given our Memorial Hall is currently being rebuilt, it is a good time to think about how we remember those who gave their lives. The names on our War Memorial and where they are buried can be seen by clicking here. The majority are buried or commemorated overseas, but Pte Ronald Cotterill and Trp Robin Philips who died during World War II are buried in Alsop Church Yard.
Parwich & District Local History Society is gathering any information on the people named on the War Memorial (e.g. Brunskill Lowes), so please send any information you have to them or to us here at PARWICH.ORG.
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Note: The Horticultural Society will also be involved to maintain (and re-plan?) the border on top of the wall with the roses, so members of the Society do come along as well.
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As most will now be aware Simon has already take his well-earned retirement and is just filling in until early January, when his replacement will take on his round.
To find out how you can say thank you and wish Simon a good retirement Continue Reading »
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Derbyshire County Council are holding a public meeting about the B5056 closure at 7pm on Tuesday 17th November at Tissington Village Hall.
Our Councillor, Simon Spencer, will be introducing the meeting, followed by Officers outlining the plans and proposed time-scale for the repairs. There will also be an opportunity for those attending to ask questions.
If you have anything you want us to pass on to the County Council before the meeting or are unable to attend and have points you want raising, please add comments below or email parwich@hotmail.co.uk.
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There is a photo of the first block that was laid as part of the Memorial Hall build, on a rather wet and miserable November day.
Apologies from Wildgoose about the drilling that might be happening tomorrow. Unfortunately there have been a few problems with the drilling and a piece of the equipment is now wedged at the bottom of the 100 metre hole, as a result another hole is going to have to be drilled. This problem has created a slight delay, so as agreed before the building commenced, time could be made up on a Saturday.
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