A couple of photos taken recently to remind us what Parwich looks like when the sun shines! Click on each image to get an enlarged version.
Have you noticed that on sunny days, we frequently receive an airbourne visitor?
This balloon has even been known to touch down on the outskirts of the village.
If anyone has any information on where the balloon comes from or how to book a ride, let us know. It would be fun to see the village from a very different viewpoint!
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It you require free transport to and from this event, it must be booked by this Thursday – ring 08456 058 058
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Update from your local officer
There are only a few incidents to report to you this month, along with a couple of bits that may be of interest to you.
Sometime between the 31st May and 3rd June 2009 someone stole the number plates off a Peugeot car, parked in Mappleton village. Both front and rear plates were taken. The number plates are still outstanding. We have been making enquiries with nearby Police Forces and enquiries are still ongoing.
We’ve had some excellent calls about suspicious characters, including a couple of males at Bradbourne, who were stopped and checked out a short distance away. We also had a call about a suspicious caller at Newton Grange. He was from outside our area, but he was visited by Police covering his home County, and was checked by them for us. Their details have been noted. Please keep ringing in and reporting your suspicions. Continue Reading »
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Visitors please note that the B5056 is closed just north of the Bentley Brook Inn, where it forks from the A515.
If you are coming from the north, then you can still access Parwich from the B5056.
If approaching from the south, you should stay on the A515 for another 4 miles or so, and then take the turning through Alsop-en-le-Dale.
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Ashbourne pub, the Horns, run by Parwich’s father and son team, Richard and Cameron Jewitt is featured in today’s Derby Evening Telegraph.
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Tomorrow is Ballidon’s turn for the Bulk Rubbish Collection between 10.30am – 10.45am.
Next collection for Parwich is Saturday 4th July and Saturday 11th July for Alsop.
Use it, don’t lose it.
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Parwich Children’s Horticultural Show is on Sunday 21st June. Are you getting your entries ready?
Entries must be brought to the Memorial Hall between 9-30 and 11-30 am on the Sunday morning.
The Show will be open for viewing from 2pm and exhibits can not be removed until after the prizes are presented at 5pm. (Note The Geraniums can be also entered in the Main Show in September.)
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Parliament has published details of all MPs’ allowances from 2004/05 to 2007/08, which can now be seen on-line (click here for more details), though with various degrees of ‘redaction‘ or censoring. Our MP, Patrick McLoughlin, has escaped the worst of the press onslaughts with just limited controversy about repairs to his Derbyshire home (his nominated second home). Click here to access the documentation relating to his allowances.
The items he regularly claimed for relate to mortgage payments, council tax, cleaning, insurance and food. There are also various claims for one off redecoration and other work on the house. Unfortunately the level of parliamentary censorship means it is not possible to identify what all the invoices relate to. The largest single invoice, for £12,630, dated 24 Jan 2007, is so heavily blanked out that only Mr Mcloughlin’s name, the amount and the date are shown. Presumably this is the replacement windows, previously referred to in the press.
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The children from the school took part in a sponsored “walking bus” walk through the village yesterday in aid of “Brake”, a charity which campaigns for safer roads for children. The slogan on the poster is “Slow Down Around Schools” as you can see from the pictures. Here are the children lining up by the cricket pitch.
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This week’s Stunner, available in the Sycamore or online contains the following stories of local interest:
p.3: Broken Leg Biker – a biker suffered a broken leg after he was involved in a collision with a car on the B5056 between Parwich and Fenny Bentley on Friday afternoon (that stretch of road is currently closed due to landslip).
p.7: In a plastercast and I need help – an article by Debbie Webster mentioning that the top joint of her left hand was recently broken in a parents vs kids rounders match in Parwich.
p.20: Village welcomes visitors: – some of the best gardens in Parwich will be opened this Sunday to the public for Open Gardens Day.
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The Peak District National Park Authority are taking seriously their commitment to promote community websites and community blogs in particular. An article on PARWICH.ORG and the new Alstonefield community site has already been drafted for the next issue of Park Life (due out at the start of July).
Today John Fern, Head of Communications visited Parwich to video members of our team creating the B5056 post and explaining the site, so that the short Park Life piece can be supplemented with more detailed information on the Peak Park’s own website. Watch this space.
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Here are some photos of the landslip on the B5056. The contractors are currently moving a drill into place over the subsided section of road to establish what is happening underground.
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‘Embroidery around the World’
Tonight Thursday – 18th June
7.30pm for Members
8pm for Non-Members
In the Memorial Hall
Everyone Welcome
‘Embroidery around the World’ with Kathleen Mason has proved to be a very entertaining meeting with other WIs. She has a delightfully amusing way of getting her message across and enthrals everyone with her many items of embroidery from around the world. From her Pandora’s box of a suitcase, examples are revealed from many countries including India, China, Canada, Italy, Norway and Sweden. Kathleen is a talented speaker, so come along and enjoy the evening.
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Parwich & District Horticultural Society are calling for contributions to their plant stall and for tombola prizes for the Open Gardens & Children’s Horticultural Show Day (Sunday 21st June 2009).
Prizes and/or plants can be left at Hallcliffe House in advance or brought to the Memorial Hall on the morning of the Show. Many thanks to all those who support one our busiest days of the year.
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Tune into Ashbourne Radio tomorrow morning (Wednesday) at 7.30 (or thereabouts) when there will be a news item on Parwich Primary School’s participation in a world-record-breaking charity walking bus event. School pupil, Jack Goldsworthy, will be on the radio to tell us all about it. The event itself will be the subject of an article and photos on the blog to be posted on Thursday so watch this space!
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IMPORTANT: These details have been updated elsewhere. Please click here for our most recent property round-up.
- Hope Croft, Parwich. 3 bed semi-detached, £365,000
- Lenscliffe, Parwich. 3 bed semi-detached, £550 pcm
- Pikehall, 6 bed farmhouse, £699,950
- Smithy Lane, Parwich. 2 bed cottage, £595 pcm
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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Please click to enlarge.
For more information about tomorrow (Wednesday) morning’s attempt to break the “walking bus” world record, please click here.
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Highways have confirmed that their current plans are for the B5056 temporary closure to start tomorrow (Wednesday) and continue over Thursday and Friday. It is hoped that it will be open over the weekend (18 June 09: Update: the road will not be re-opened over the weekend), but then closed again on Monday and Tuesday only next week, though this is dependant on the work not being hampered by the weather.
This is good news for Parwich Open Gardens, which should not now be effected by the closure.
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The temporary closure of the B5056 has been put back to Wednesday (17th June). This closure is for investigation of the landslip north of the Bentley Brook Inn, prior to undertaking repairs at a future date. It is likely to be closed into next week (so this will implicate Sunday’s Open Gardens traffic in the diversions), but Highways will get back to us to confirm this. If we have more news today we will update this post, otherwise we will keep you updated with further posts as news comes in.
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Last week’s data from the weatherman on the hill:
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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 7th |
20 |
1000.9 |
1002.3 |
11.6 |
7.8 |
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Mon 8th |
0 |
1004.7 |
1006.1 |
15.5 |
7.0 |
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Tue 9th |
0 |
1004.2 |
1006.3 |
16.0 |
5.3 |
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Wed 10th |
8 |
1008.2 |
1006.7 |
16.2 |
8.9 |
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Thu 11th |
0 |
1009.6 |
1015.0 |
18.0 |
7.3 |
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Fri 12th |
0 |
1016.3 |
1017.7 |
20.4 |
4.1 |
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Sat 13th |
0 |
1015.6 |
1014.8 |
23.5 |
12.1 |
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Total |
28 |
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Average |
17.3 |
7.5 |
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What’s on Where this Week |
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| Date | Time | Event | Location |
| Wednesday | 6pm & 7.15pm | Pilates | Memorial Hall |
| Thursday | Embroidery around the World with Kathleen Mason a WI event |
Memorial Hall | |
| Friday | Teacher Training Day No school for Children |
Parwich | |
| Friday | 6pm | Parwich v Whitworth Park | Bowling Club |
| Friday | 8pm | World Film Premiere Parwich Oddfellows Parade 2008 |
Memorial Hall |
| Saturday | 10.30-10.45am | Saturday Morning Rubbish Collection | Ballidon |
| Sunday | 10am | Family Service | Parwich Church |
| Sunday | 11.15am | Family Service | Alsop Church |
| Sunday | 2-6pm | Open Gardens & Children’s Show. Teas in the Memorial Hall – 1.30-5pm. |
Parwich |
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Tomorrow (Sunday June 14th) sees the first of this year’s two Pikehall Harness Racing fixtures. The first race starts at 2pm, and admission is £8 (plus free admission for children under 14). If you’ve never attended one of these events before, then it’s an experience which is well worth sampling.
Click here for the official website, and click here for our photo gallery from 2008.
The second of this year’s fixtures takes place on Sunday July 12th.
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Many thanks to the Parwich First Responders who gave up their time on this sunny day to teach some of their skills. A steady stream of people visited the Memorial Hall to learn what to do in the event of choking, heart attack or unconsciousness. The event was very well set up and has given many people some knowledge that may prove invaluable one day.
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Parwich Children’s Horticultural Show is on Sunday 21st June. Entries must be brought to the Memorial Hall between 9-30 and 11-30 am on the Sunday morning. (Note: the Geranium classes are only open to children attending Parwich pre-School and Parwich Primary School.)
The Show will be open for viewing from 2pm and exhibits can not be removed until after the prizes are presented at 5pm.
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A group of running enthusiasts (well Paul D, Don and me) are organising an event in aid of The Memorial Hall rebuild to be staged on the evening of Tuesday 4th August.
There will be a series of fell runs for juniors (under 8’s, 10’s and 12’s) followed by the inaugural running of the “Parwich Panoramic Five” which is a beautiful 5 mile (approx.) cross country run under the auspices of The Fell Runners Association. The course follows the skyline around Parwich and Alsop-en-le-Dale, and will provide runners with a series of spectacular views around Parwich and Alsop.
Janet has kindly agreed that race control will be The Sycamore Inn, and the junior events will be starting at 6:30pm, with the senior event around 7:15pm.
We are hoping to attract local schools, as the junior event is one of a series of junior fell races taking place in Kirk Ireton, Thorpe (details to follow) and Bradbourne on Sunday 30th August.
Anyone who would like to run, jog or even walk is welcome, as every entry will help with the Memorial Hall funds.
We also are looking for volunteers to help with registration and marshalling, and if you are interested please contact either Paul Drummond (561), Don Higgins (773) or Graham Johnson (344).
Thanks Graham.
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A big thank you to everyone who sponsored us for the Moonwalk.
We raised an incredible £2024.80!
When we first filled in our application forms we estimated raising £200 each; later Colin persuaded us to have a joint target of £1000 which we thought was quite high-so the final sum exceeded all our expectations.
So many people sponsored us and their support and good wishes were fantastic.
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Click here to download an entry form as a pdf.
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We do not always know which of the Peak Park press releases should be posted here, although we try to select those with a links to our immediate area. This one is perhaps more general – but given yesterday’s national publication of two Parwich photographers, there may be some interest in it:
PR 596: 12 June 2009
National park images sought for £10,000 photographic competition
Keen photographers are being given the chance to win a top prize of £10,000 for a picture showing the Peak District National Park’s landscape. Continue Reading »
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The following was forwarded to us for publication from Colin Swindell, who was the second-placed candidate for the Dovedale division in the recent County Council elections:
As the Labour Party Candidate in the County Council Elections held on 4th June, may I express a heartfelt thanks to the many people who helped me to achieve such a respectable result.
First and foremost, thank you to everybody who put trust in me and voted for me in the election. I am aware that many people voted for me on personal merit, despite having allegiances with other political parties, and for this I am truly grateful. Continue Reading »
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Don’t forget that from Monday the B5056 will be closed for up to two weeks while Highways investigate the subsidence just north of the Bentley Brook Inn. Click here to read the Highways notice.
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The Wakes Market will be as usual on the afternoon of Wakes Saturday (27th June).
For more details and to book your pitch please contact Barbara on tel. 279.
Also local groups wanting a stall let Barbara know. Don’t miss this fund raising opportunity.
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All this week, The Guardian has been running a series of pull-out supplements entitled “Great British Walks”. Today’s supplement, which is themed around castles and churches, contains a step-by-step description of a walk from Parwich to Bradbourne and Ballidon, intended to take ramblers past three churches of Norman origin. The guide also recommends that walkers recover afterwards at The Sycamore, while stocking up on their groceries.
Following a request from the newspaper, the article is illustrated with photos from two of our local snappers: a detailed view of the stained glass inside St Peter’s (taken by John F-S) and an exterior shot of Ballidon Church (taken by Kevin S). Congratulations to both, for landing such prestigious freelance commissions!
Full route instructions can be downloaded and printed via this page, although free registration is also required.
Update: The article is also available via the Guardian website.
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Available in the Sycamore or online, the Stunner is almost completely devoid of Parwich news this week but I did find one local gem:
p.21 Time to Volunteer – a fabulous photo of and article by our very own Debbie Webster – all about the rewards of helping in charity shops.
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