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This post and the photos don’t do justice to what was a really good, well attended and excellently organised series of events, nonetheless…
Wakes Friday hosted a “Race Night Triathlon” involving balls, ferrets and “horses”.
The evening’s activities began at Pump Hill with the Ball Race at 7.00 pm sharp. This was followed by the Race Night at the Legion (including the Thoroughbred Ferret Furlong & the Legion Grand National).
Click on continue reading for the winning balls and more photos of the events.
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Happy July 4th to our adopted Americans, including parwich.org’s own recent roving reporter (though the more distant roving of her family restricted her role):
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Instructions about how to win – Denis on his bike will ensure fair play!
Ready, Steady, Go….. past the school and up the hill.
Hang on Ref, we thought that the idea was to push the barrow up the hill, not run!! Denis missed that one!
Continue Reading »
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Here are this year’s time sheets as pdfs. Click on the relevant item to access the full results for that race:
- Local Mothers Race Time Sheet (first home in 8min 18sec)
- Junior Hill Race Time Sheets (first home in 12min 35sec)
- Senior (Open) Hill Race Time Sheets (first home in 18min 7sec)
All the races were faster than last year: by 21sec in for the seniors, by 24sec for the juniors and by 26sec for the local mothers. (Click here if you want to see the 2008 Time Sheets for comparison. If you don’t already have Adobe Reader needed to access these files, click here to download the free software.)
Here is a list of our other posts on the 2009 Hill Race, including lots of photographs:
- Hill Race 2009 (report)
- Hill Race Trophy Winners (list + some photos)
- Hill Race 2009 – photos down below (photos)
- Parwich Hill Race – The story from up top (photos)
- More Hill Race Photos (photos)
- (Yet More) The Hill Race from Top to Bottom (photos)
A lot of photos, but they are going down well, being amongst our most popular recent posts.
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The PDNPA Planning Officers, using their delegated powers, have conditionally granted planning permission for change of use of the former Spar Shop in Parwich to domestic residential.
After over one hundred years of trading, the Shop had closed in February 2008. The current planning consent (application number NP/DDD/0509/0370) means the whole building can now be used as a single dwelling. The conditions imposed are:
- No alterations to the external appearance of the dwelling (other than included in the current application) shall be carried out and no extensions, porches or ancillary buildings whatsoever shall be erected on the site without the Authority’s prior written permission
- The double garage on the eastern side of the building shall be retained for the parking of private domestic vehicles in association with the application site in perpetuity
- The proposed window on the north west elevation shall be obscure glazed and shall remain so in perpetuity
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On Saturday morning it is the bulk rubbish collection; the dustcart picks up at various points in the village. 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
*** We have been asked to point out a problem that is regularly occurring on The Green on these days. If you leave rubbish to be removed, you must be in attendance when the wagon comes to help load it. There is only one council refuse collector, and it is your responsibility to get the refuse on to the wagon yourself. At the moment some people are leaving their rubbish there on Friday and not returning on Saturday morning, leaving it to a few on Saturday morning to load all their rubbish onto the wagon.***
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Thank you to Amy H-G and Peter T for these photos:
For lots more pictures of each event click on Continue Reading »
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Friday 3rd July: Race Night
7-00pm Ball race on Pump Hill
7-30pm Race Night at the Legion (including the Thoroughbred Ferret Furlong & The Legion Grand National)
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A while ago a couple of people raised the idea of allotments in Parwich. A Peak Park press release today indicates what has happened in Grindleford with a bit of financial support. Continue Reading »
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We knew that Wakes Week was going to be a busy time for PARWICH.ORG, but we didn’t quite expect such record-breaking traffic. Yesterday, there were a whopping 1790 page views on this site: a new record. And at some point during the course of today, we will reach 200,000 page views since the site began. Keep an eye on the “BLOG STATS” section on the right hand column, and maybe you’ll be our 200,000th viewer?
Update: We passed the 200,000 mark somewhere around 15:10 this afternoon.
As many of you will already have noticed, there’s also a feature on this blog on page 8 of the new (July 2009) edition of the PDNPA’s Park Life magazine, which the is distributed free of charge to every household in the Peak District National Park.
Click here for an electronic version, in PDF format.
If you’ve reached us as a result of the article, then welcome – and we hope that having taken a look at what we do, you might feel inspired to launch a similar venture in your own community.
For more information on how to set up a village blog, then the PDNPA have provided a useful set of instructions and guidelines, which can be accessed via this link.
And finally… PARWICH.ORG’s spies in London tell us that we were mentioned at yesterday’s “Activate 09” conference, in front of a whole host of “new media” luminaries, as a shining example of how small communities can make successful use of blogging tools. Click here for the visual evidence. OK, that’s quite enough trumpet-blowing!
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Strength & Endurance
It was a hot evening and the crowds gathered in anticipation of this year’s strongest man competition….
Twelve fearless competitors of all shapes and sizes gathered to face five gruelling tests of strength and stamina. The twelve included two of the entrants from last year’s competition, a couple of new competitors, and a number of familiar faces from the area and previous Strong Man events. This year’s competitors (in no particular order) were:
The competitors and organisers
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Click on the image below to access July & August’s edition of the Church Group Magazine. Paper copies can also be bought in the churches or can be order for home delivery. Also look out for details of Parwich & District Local History Society’s up coming visit to Fenny Bentley Church.
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As well as being Wakes this week, the school has had their sports week. I popped in on a couple of their sports sessions yesterday. The first was a game of rounders played with footballs – i.e. the bowler bowls a football to the kicker who kicks then ball then runs. The second was Nia preparing our netball team for an upcoming tournament. There are a couple of pictures from each below:
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DVD available at £6-00
The DVD of the 2008 Parwich Odd Fellows Parade (cost £6-00) is an hour long film of the parade, the service and much more: narrated by Brian Foden, it also contains information on the history of the Odd Fellows and interviews with members. This and the official 2008 photograph of the Parwich Odd Fellows at Parwich Hall (cost £1-50) can be bought from Arnold Chadfield tel 390-317.
Group photograph available at £1-50
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The evening was a great success with twelve entrants:
Parwich Strongest Man 2009 - contestants and organisers
The winner was Carl Prime of Matlock. We will post a fuller report and more photographs tomorrow.
Carl Prime, the overall winner
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Thursday 2nd July: Film and Wheel Barrow Race
7-00pm Film Show in the Memorial Hall (click here to see the poster and click here for more detail on the film)
8-30pm Wheel Barrow Race, starts at the Pump Shed and finishes at the Legion
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I enclose a few photos that show:
– the view from the top (taken at 8:11pm just before the first senior runner arrived)
– the winner actually RUNS up the hill! Continue Reading »
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These photos (shown in no particular order) were taken by Emma and Rob:
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If you have competed in the sports events and run up the hill, then here is a chance to enjoy Wakes in a more leisurely fashion… (Click on the poster to enlarge.)
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This week’s Ashbourne News Telegraph hits the newsagents again (1st July 2009). To see the full paper electronically, click on the image of its front page (on the right). Alternatively, Janet has plenty of real copies of the paper in the Sycamore Shop.
p.2 Planning application to convert outbuilding into an office or garden room at Knob Hall.
p.6 Details of the Summer Concert in Parwich Church on Saturday 11th July. See the poster on this site for more details.
p.12 Report on the Open Gardens and Children’s Horticultural Show along with a photo of some volunteers on the plant stall (Peter T would like to apologise to the trophy winners he photographed but the photo was not sharp enough for the paper to use).
As always, let us know of any local mentions we have missed.
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The Peak District National Park Authority are sending a survey to just over 7% of the Park’s residents this week, asking for comments on how the Park is managed and on services for local people. Given our previous support for more democratic control for the National Park Authority we would strongly urge anyone receiving a survey to take the time to complete and return it.
To see their full press release Continue Reading »
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Please click to enlarge. Apologies for the delay in uploading this newsletter.
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Friday 3rd July – 10.30am to 3.30pm – Liberation Day event at the Pavilion Gardens, Buxton. This is an annual event now, and is free for people over 50. A number of Agencies, including the Police, Fire Service, NHS, County Council, District Councils, Age Concern will be present to talk and provide information about their services. During the day there will be free refreshments, free lunch and entertainment.
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This is one of those situations where pictures can say more than a thousand words. So let them speak…..
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Here are the trophy winners and placed runners:
Local Mothers Race
Paula Lynam Trophy
- 1st Sue Purvis
- 2nd Janice Wigley
- 3rd Sandra Chadfield
Junior Hill Race
The Hauliers Trophy for the outright winner
- 1st Harry Stafford
- 2nd Rannoch Linnell
- 3rd William Beesley
The Dorothy Foden Memorial Trophy for the first Girl (outright)
- 1st Amy Stone
- 2nd K Round
- 3rd Isabel Purvis
The Russell Shield for the first Local Boy
- 1st Harry Stafford
- 2nd Rannoch Linnell
- 3rd William Beesley
The Foden Shield for the first Local Girl
- 1st Isabel Purvis
- 2nd Shannon Jewitt
- 3rd L Dale
Senior Hill Race
The Harley Lowndes Cup for the outright winner
- 1st Paul Mannion
- 2nd S Margiotta
- 3rd G Tighe
The John Lees Memorial Shield for the first Lady
- 1st C Howard
- 2nd C Coonan
- 3rd L Holmes
The Russell Trophy for the first outright Veteran
- 1st D Motley
The Wainwright Cup for the first runner to the top of the Hill
- 1st Paul Mannion
The Slater Shield for the first local runner
- 1st Robert Drummond
- 2nd Clive Russell
- 3rd Nick Bird
The Tilcon Cup for the first local Lady
- 1st Eleanor Purvis
- 2nd Sue Purvis
- 3rd Helen Pitts
The Chambers Trophy for the first local Veteran
- 1st Clive Russell
Taymac Trophy for Oldest Local to finish
- 1st Clive Russell
Click here for this year’s time sheets.
Click on ‘continue reading’ for photos of some of the prize-winners.
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Thank you to Graham, our roving reporter for this evening:
Our Roving Reporter
No Haile Gebrselassie ( -spell that without Google!), no Ron Hill, no Roberto Buntingo, no Paula R (she told us the lack of course toilets prevented an appearance this year) – no matter – 80 of the region’s best runners (and me) lined up for the annual Parwich Hill Race this evening.
The weather was warm and sticky but much more pleasant than last years deluge.
Even if I wasn’t a keen runner (enthusiasm here being a definite talent substitute), the Hill Race night would be one of my favourites of Wakes week. With the fair in full swing, and crowds congregating on the streets around the pub and the green, it tends to maintain a good natured carnival atmosphere which is starting to be lost on the evening of Wakes Saturday, (which I find is becoming sadly marred by the intimidating groups of marauding binge drinking youth’s largely from outside the village smashing glass, throwing firework’s and racing cars). Continue Reading »
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Those entering the Parwich Hill Race this evening may be interested in adding another date to your diary.
click on poster to enlarge
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Wednesday 1st July: Parwich Strongest Man
8-00pm Strongest Man Competition at the Sycamore Inn
Click here to see the event poster.
Click here to see the full Wakes Week programme.
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click on poster to enlarge
Click here to download an entry form as a pdf.
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Thank you to Colin B for these photos (click here for Nia’s write-up):
Children's Sports during Wakes 2009
Storm cloulds over the sports field
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We hope everyone is enjoying their Wakes Week, and as always are impressed by the organisation and hard work put in by the Carnival & Recreation Committee and all the other organisers and helpers. Make the most of the rest of the week by clicking on the image below to access the 2009 Official Wakes Programme as a pdf.
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update of Sunday’s post
Milestone Day for the New
Memorial Hall:
Less than £100,000 to go.
Today we have not one but two great pieces of news. The first is that confirmation has been announced of a massive £41,653 grant from the Sustainable Development Fund (Peak District National Park Authority) and the second is that leaves only £86,032 to raise. The committee have known about the grant for a couple of weeks but couldn’t announce it until today. They would like to say a special thank you to the Peak District National Park. Following the Community Visit in January, they have been instrumental in demonstrating their support for our new hall by helping and advising us. This has given the committee a tremendous boost.
This grant now means that the fund for the New Memorial Hall tops £781,768.
What an achievement for a small community the size of Parwich and its surrounding villages. This amounts to approximately £1,000 for every man woman and child.
Although the end is in sight it’s imperative that we don’t stop now. Every £10 that we can raise will make a big difference – it will help to equip the spacious kitchen designed particularly with our important Oddfellows lunch in mind but will also let us hold all those milestone celebrations like birthdays and weddings. It will help towards the new meeting room where we can hold all our current meetings such as the History Society and Horticultural Society as well as all those extra things that the survey indicated people wanted to do – art groups, talks, and just general get togethers. So please continue with your efforts for that last £86,000.
The village has worked hard to make its contribution but it was always acknowledged that an amount as large as this could not come from the village alone, so true to its promise, the Committee and the funding group particularly, have sourced every contact and available grant (with hopefully more in the pipeline) Contributions have come from village fundraising, Project Parwich, individuals, local politicians, local and national grant sources. All have been impressed by our small communities’ big dream.
That new hall, talked about for years, voted for five years ago and two years in the planning, is now going to be a reality that we can all use and enjoy.
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Thank you to our roving reporter for the evening Nia:
It all started well, with Dennis, missing his usual side kick – Brian- getting the races off to a flying start at bang on 6.30pm. Children were clutching their brown envelopes of money and sucking on revolting looking purple chews with more additives in them than a bag of candy floss from the fair, by the time the roving reporter made it down to the sports ground…..
The birth explosion in Parwich around the millennium meant the tape holders had to work doubly hard as heats had to be run before the finalists could be decided. The ‘smarter’ children quickly realised they needed to ensure they got in the right heat in order to guarantee a place in the final. For the boys that meant avoiding Jack G. and Jacob B. and the girls had to avoid Bethany F. These 3 youngsters were obviously under strict instructions to bring home to the dosh as they were flying down the home straight into 1st place in every race they entered.(unless it was against each other of course….) Continue Reading »
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