Mani and Iris from Germany send their Christmas Greetings. They most recently were here in September and wanted to be remembered to everyone they know:
With just seven days to go until Christmas, here are our next pair of images – supplied today by Elizabeth B and Leoni M.
CHRISTMAS JOKE TIME!
Why was Cinderella such a bad football player?
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IMPORTANT: These details have been updated elsewhere. Please click here for our most recent property round-up.
There are just two properties currently on the market:
- Hope Croft, Parwich. 3 bed semi-detached, £365,000
- Pikehall, 6 bed farmhouse, £699,950
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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Mati K and Eve G are today’s Advent Calendar artists. Please click on the door to enjoy their contributions.
CHRISTMAS JOKE TIME!
What did one snowman say to the other ?
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Available online or in the Sycamore, the ANT has the following stories this week:
p1. Paying Tribute to a Treasure – An article about the memorial service for the Ashbourne jeweller, Lionel Webster, formerly of Parwich.
P2. Extension to free parking – those of you with a Derbyshire Dales window parking disk for your car will be able to park free in the Dales car parks from now until the end of the year before 11am and after 2pm.
p13. Be a secret Santa this year – an article by our very own Deb Web.
p20-21. Live Nativity Helps to spread Festive Joy – a double page spread article about the Xmas shopping evening in Ashbourne last Friday – including a photo of our very own Deb Web!
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There’s some great stuff behind today’s window, thanks to Charlotte B and Chloe W. Why not click the door and find out for yourselves?
CHRISTMAS JOKE TIME!
How do polar bears travel about ?
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- Where in Parwich was the tithe barn, it later became Tyburn or Tithe Barn Cottage, and is now a ruin?
- Now the water supply is disconnected, what is the Hampson Memorial currently used for? (Official use only, please.)
- How is the date of Parwich Wakes established?
- What do Robert Bunting and Batman have in common?
- What metal was stamped with the place name Lutudarum?
- What was the building that now houses the British Legion previously used for?
- What instrument of punishment was located on the Green outside Parwich Church up to the late 1800s?
- Pikehall is split between a number of parishes, which are they?
Thank you to Parwich & District Local History Society for the above questions, taken from their old Christmas Quizzes.
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On the 17th November there was a public meeting organised by Derbyshire County Council on the current temporary closure of the B5056. Our report of that meeting at PARWICH.ORG can be seen by clicking here.
Cllr Simon Spencer committed the Authority to keep residents up to date in writing on the various issues raised that could not be conclusively dealt with in the meeting.
Earlier this month Cllr Chris Jackson (Cabinet Member for Highways & Transport) sent out a letter with their minutes of the meeting and their current action plan from the meeting. Yesterday they also emailed us this so we could put it on the Blog. To access these papers click on the following links:
- Cllr Jackson’s letter originally dated 2nd Dec 2009
- DCC minutes of the public meeting on 17/11/09 re B5056 closure
- DCC’s planned action following the public meeting
(Note: the minutes and action plan are not exactly as sent to us as the originals contained some full names and addresses which we have removed. Added 16th Dec.)
You can contact the Cllr Chris Jackson directly with any responses or further thoughts or alternatively any comments added below will be forwarded by the PARWICH.ORG Team to Highways.
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Thank you to our local Peak Park Ranger for this update on the maintenance of the Weather Way, a fantastic footpath along an ancient holloway going south up from Alsop Lane onto the Flatts. If you don’t know it, it is well worth a visit. (Click here to find out more about some of the ancient routes near by.)
Photo by Rob F taken in 2000, after the previous restoration
Peak Park Rangers and volunteers have been out recently to try and clear Parwich footpath number 36 that runs south from Flaxdale Holding. This was repaired several years ago but had become overgrown and rather quagmirey.
We cut back much of the tree growth to discover the path is actually quite wide, but we left enough young saplings to form a hedge at the top of the sunken route. We also installed some new wider gates to make it a little easier to get through this area.
About 15 volunteers came out to help with the work and we used the excuse of burning the brash to enjoy a hot baked potato or two in the fire at the end of the day.
Despite this work the path still remains wet (though perhaps this isn’t surprising given the recent wet Autumn). We’ll be keeping an eye on the water level on this path and hopefully improve the drainage at the bottom of the path in the summer when conditions improve.
If you would like to help with conservation tasks like this in the Parwich area feel free to contact me at lynn.burrow@peakdistrict.gov.uk with your contact details. I’ll give you a call next time we are heading in the Parwich direction.
Merry Christmas to you all
Lynn Burrow
Area Ranger
Peak District National Park
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Pilates is cancelled on Wednesday 16th December, the class fee will be carried over to next term, which will start on January 6th (subject to me checking with school).Rebecca
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Joe A and Lucy Lee H are the artists behind today’s window, which you can see by clicking on the door below.
CHRISTMAS JOKE TIME!
Why does Santa have three gardens ?
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The festive artwork continues, with colourful offerings today from Amy G and Jack W. Please click the door below to view the window.
CHRISTMAS JOKE TIME!
What do snowmen like on their burgers ?
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Simon our postman will be doing his round for the last time on 2nd January after 11 years delivering the post to the people of Parwich. We could not have wished for a more dedicated and helpful person to deliver our mail. Through rain, snow and shine, Simon has always looked after us with a smile and a wave. We will be very sorry to see him go.
It was wonderful therefore to have the opportunity this afternoon to thank him and his wife Barbara.
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| What’s on Where this Week | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Location |
| Wednesday | 6pm & 7.15pm | Pilates | Parwich School |
| Thursday | 7.30pm | Carols with Ashbourne Band | The Green |
| Friday | End of Term | Parwich School | |
| Friday | 7.45pm | Christmas Film Night | Parwich Church |
| Sunday | 4pm | Joint Carol Service with St Peter’s & Parwich Methodists |
Parwich Church |
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Thanks to Stuart for drawing our attention to this interview with Tom, which is the cover story of today’s colour supplement in Scotland’s Sunday Post newspaper. (Click here to view the cover.)
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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 |
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Max |
Min |
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Sun 6th |
12 |
986.5 |
993.4 |
10.7 |
6.5 |
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Mon 7th |
1 |
996.7 |
993.4 |
8.7 |
4.0 |
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Tue 8th |
4 |
1003.4 |
1005.8 |
7.3 |
2.5 |
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Wed 9th |
6 |
1009.5 |
1013.2 |
8.3 |
5.0 |
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Thu 10th |
2 |
1015.8 |
1022.2 |
10.0 |
5.6 |
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Fri 11th |
0 |
1025.4 |
1027.5 |
4.7 |
0.4 |
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Sat 12th |
0 |
1026.2 |
1026.9 |
8.2 |
1.9 |
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Total |
25 |
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Average |
8.3 |
3.7 |
Another sunny Sunday whilst drafting this post, let’s hope this high pressure will last.
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Today’s calendar window was drawn by Matthew B and Adam B. Please click on the door below to open it.
CHRISTMAS JOKE TIME!
“Doctor, Doctor, I’m scared of Father Christmas !”
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Click on the following for the Christmas collections:
Click on the following for recycling Christmas Trees and Christmas Cards:
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- In Charles Dickens’ novel A Christmas Carol, who was Scrooge’s dead business partner?
- From the Christmas Carol “Good King Wenceslas”, where was Good King Wenceslas the King of?
- What was the title of the song and the name of the artist for the Christmas Number 1 in 2000?
- He’s known as Father Christmas in the UK, Pere Noel in France, Kriss Kringle in Germany, La Befana in Italy, Julinesse in Denmark and Dedushka Moroz in Russia but what does the Russian version of Father Christmas actually mean?
- On 26th December of what year was the USSR officially dissolved?
- In what year were the first electric Christmas lights used?
- In the 1930’s, the Addis Brush Company produced the first artificial-brush trees, using the same machinery that made their…. a) toilet brushes, b) hair brushes, c) tooth brushes or d) paint brushes?
- The music to ‘Silent Night’ was originally written for a…. a) guitar, b) piano, c) harpsichord or d) pipe organ?
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A memorial service is to be held for Lionel Webster in St Oswald’s Church, Ashbourne at 3pm on Monday 14th December.
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As we approach the halfway mark with this year’s Advent Calendar, let’s take a look at Leah W’s and Freya N’s Christmassy contributions.
CHRISTMAS JOKE TIME!
What do angry mice send each other ?
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Does anyone local happen to have a warm water/snow/windproof ski jacket (doesn’t matter how well used) to fit a five year old, that they would be happy to lend for a few weeks, please?
Our grandson has come over from Australia and is due to go skiing next month and we don’t reckon the little fleece he brought with him (it’s sweltering in Sydney at the moment) will be quite up to it.… We have scoured the charity shops (thanks, Debs) very successfully for everything else, but have failed completely to find a jacket.
We’d be very grateful for any offers – do phone us on 519.
Thank you so much.
Marion F-S
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Please please please we would love to see as many people as possible come and support our Christmas Fair – a fund raiser for the school – which is in school this afternoon – all welcome.
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In today’s Advent Calendar window, you can find Santa’s sledge (drawn by Ashley R), and the most ENORMOUS Christmas Robin (drawn by Katie B) that you ever did see!
CHRISTMAS JOKE TIME!
Who is never hungry at Christmas ?
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- Presepe in Italy refers to what Christmas tradition?
- Which of the Wise Men was said to have brought the gift of gold for the baby Jesus?
- The Christmas period of 1813-14 saw the last what in London?
- In Victorian England what people were popularly called robins because of their red uniforms?
- What animal is Snowball in George Orwell’s book Animal Farm?
- Yorkshireman William Strickland is believed to have brought the first what to Britain from North America in 1526?
- What is the biggest selling Christmas single of all time?
- Every year in November Sinterklaas, the Dutch Father Christmas, arrives in Holland. Where does he come from and how does he get to Holland?
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The last few bottles of Parwich Odd Fellows Ale are still available and would make a great Christmas gift.
You can buy it by the case or by the bottle. Each case contains 12 bottles and costs £26; alternatively you can buy individual bottles for £2.50.
Each bottle contains 1 pint and 5.2% alcohol.
To purchase this unusual product, which is unique to Parwich Odd Fellows, please contact Bill Whitfield on 390571 (home) / 07713 743295 (mobile).
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Our Advent Calendar reaches double figures today, with artwork from James B and Holly F. Click the door to reveal the window.
CHRISTMAS JOKE TIME!
What do wizards use to wrap their presents ?
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The Christmas tree on the Green had its lights lit this evening. A big thank you to Alan and Barbara and everyone else who helps lay this on for all of us.
Now it is ready for the Carols on The Green.
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Our thanks to Kevin “Magnus Pyke” S, for providing the following article.
Radon is a radioactive gas which is produced in the Earth’s crust from the breakdown of radioactive uranium. Certain parts of the country are prone to the release of radon from the ground, and the Derbyshire Dales have been designated as a radon affected area.
Please click to enlarge.
Radon in the soil and rocks mixes with air and rises to the surface, where it is quickly diluted in the atmosphere. Concentrations in the open air are very low and do not present a problem.
However radon that enters enclosed spaces, such as buildings, can in certain circumstances reach quite high concentrations. This can be a problem because it is a colourless, odourless gas which consequently goes unnoticed.
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It’s Wednesday – so it must be Stunner time! Here’s our selection from this week’s newspaper, which can be bought from the Sycamore or browsed in full online.
Page 1: “Pledge to shop local this year.” Ashbourne traders gear up for the Christmas shopping season, with a reward card on offer to local shoppers. Late Night Shopping begins at around 5pm on Friday, with most stores expected to stay open until 9pm. Town centre roads will be closed to traffic between 6.30pm and 9pm. (See page 22 for more.)
Page 1: “Lionel memorial on Monday.” Lionel Webster’s memorial service will be held on Monday at St Oswald’s Church, at 3pm. All are welcome to attend.
Page 4: “Entrepreneurs’ business boost.” A news item on the QEGS Young Enterprise Group: Living Every Day Eco Friendly.
Page 6: “Calm down dear, it’s a good hotel!” Callow Hall earns a rave review from restaurant reviewer Michael Winner.
Page 13: “Rogue trader alert.” A warning about rogue traders who are claiming to work for Derbyshire County Council. Their favourite trick? Trying to persuade householders to have their drives resurfaced, using bogus surplus material.
And last but not least…
Page 24: Parwich Primary School holds its Christmas Bonanza on Friday, from 1.30pm to 2.30pm, offering “a fun-filled afternoon for all the family”.
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Our thanks to Bethany F and Grace R, for today’s colourful calendar windows.
CHRISTMAS JOKE TIME!
What do you get if you cross an apple with a Christmas tree ?
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