Thank you to Denise and Alison for organising the School Quiz. Please click here for the questions and answers. A big thank-you to the Prof for doing all the computing and sending it into the Blog.
Special Bowling Session – Every Monday- 6pm to dusk.
Starting Monday 6th April until the end of May, the Parwich club is holding 8 special weekly evening sessions to introduce the game to potential new players. If you would like to have a go, practice, receive some coaching, or just watch, have a chat and a hot drink please come to any of our Monday sessions at Parson’s Croft from 6pm until dusk. If you want to try but cannot make a Monday, phone John on 302 to arrange something to suit.
The Parwich Bowling Club offers a full programme of social and competition bowling to suit all skill levels and abilities, and will extend a warm welcome to new members who would like to join us to enjoy a summer of sport.
Some bowling facts. Continue Reading »
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Where did John find this? What is it?
Click on the picture to enlarge it.
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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, £600 pcm
- Parwich Lees Cottage, Alsop Road, Parwich. 3 bed cottage, offers around £429,950
- Pikehall, 6 bed farmhouse, £750,000
- 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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It is fantastic to see that over the past couple of weeks the fundraising for the new Memorial Hall has leapt up £50,000, including another £500 in the past couple of days. This is due to the hard work of the fundraising committee.
So don’t forget to come to AGM and hear the latest exciting updates on new build project. You need to vote to keep this successful Committee Team working on the Project!
Agenda
1. Chairman’s opening remarks
2. Apologies for absence
3. Minutes of previous AGM
4. Matters arising
5. Reports:
- Treasurer’s Financial Report
- Chairman’s Annual Report
6. Election of committee members
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Hopefully this will help with the identification of the woodpecker – A male Great Spotted Woodpecker – JF-S
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What’s on Where this Week |
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| Day | Time | Event | Location |
| Monday | 11.30am | Pre-School Mother’s Day Event | Memorial Hall |
| Tuesday | 8pm | AGM of the Memorial Hall Management Committee | Memorial Hall |
| Wednesday | 6pm 7.15pm |
Pilates | Memorial Hall |
| Thursday | 12.30-2pm | Final Lent Lunch |
Orchard Farm Marion & John (519) |
| Thursday | 7.30pm | History Society’s Archaeology of Bradbourne |
Bradbourne Parish Hall |
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Via Parwich.org, may I ask if anyone out there has a machine that would copy 2 videos on dvd for us?
Many thanks! Debbie W (568)
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This is the final Lent Lunch of the year and it is being held at John & Marion Fuller-Sessions – Orchard Farm. Pop in anytime on Thursday 26th March from 12.30pm, with lunch finishing at 2pm. (If you know that you are definitely coming let Marion know on 519 – but otherwise just pop in – there will be plenty of food!!) Enjoy a range of cheeses, pates and bread – more fun that making your own lunch.
You don’t have to be a member of the Church to enjoy this lunch; it is a community event to raise funds for Church repairs (via a donation for the lunch). After all, we like seeing the Church in our village – so let’s help keep it in good repair. Everyone is welcome, including children.
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And the weather for last week was:
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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 15th |
0 |
1022 |
1026 |
12.8 |
5 |
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Mon 16th |
0 |
1026 |
1027 |
14.9 |
1.2 |
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Tue 17th |
0 |
1026 |
1030 |
8.3 |
4.2 |
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Wed 18th |
0 |
1028 |
1023 |
12.9 |
1.0 |
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Thurs 19th |
0 |
1022 |
1025 |
13.7 |
1.6 |
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Fri 20th |
0 |
1027 |
1025 |
13.9 |
3.1 |
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Sat 21st |
0 |
1024 |
1026 |
13.9 |
-0.1 |
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Total |
0 |
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Average |
12.8 |
2.3 |
The weatherman on the Hill advises that “the drought could end this week coming”.
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Mike G has sent us in this contribution to the Parwich ornithology collection with the comment: “Racing Pigeon on holiday! Possibly became a pie if it ever went home.”
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OK John F-S, you have stirred me to blow the dust off my camera. Here is a Goldfinch taken this morning. Please keep your cat away from it. Colin B
Click on picture to enlarge
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Thank you to John F-S for yet another fabulous photo.
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FRIDAY 3rd April – 7.45PM
Free Entrance – PG 12
PARWICH MEMORIAL HALL
Refreshments * Raffle
Big screen
Silent projection
Hi Fi Sound
Special hi-fi headphones for
those with hearing difficulties,
please ask.
Daniel Craig returns as 007 in this electrifying follow-up to the critically acclaimed CASINO ROYALE. The film opens with two gripping, back-to-back chases, as James Bond (Daniel Craig) tries to heed the orders of M (Judi Dench) and, at the same time, track down the people who blackmailed his love. Continue Reading »
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Sent in by Nia, our roving sports reporter…
The ladies of Parwich have had two fantastic victories in the last two weeks. The Leek league is made up of young fit women and girls but they are no match for the steely- eyed determination and the years of experience that we display. Our first victims were Leek Hockey Club who had all the confidence of youth. They watched us putting on knee supports, trying to hide post baby tummies and struggling to move with grace and energy and decided they were in for an easy victory. However…….
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A reminder that Parwich Primary School are collecting vouchers from The Times and Sunday Times for free books for schools. Please send in to school any vouchers you have or can collect, beg, steal or borrow. There is a collection box in the entrance hall or you could pass your vouchers to anyone with children at the school. Even if you only have one voucher, please hand it in as some books can be obtained with as little as 10 vouchers. Thank you for your help.
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Does anyone know where I could find a real one? JF-S
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Thanks to Mike G for this lovely flower.
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This photo has been sent in by Parwich’s resident wildlife photographer, John F-S, with his suggested caption “I’ll get those tits if it kills me.”
Any other captions, anyone?
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Don’t forget that the entries for the quiz need to be handed in by tomorrow – 20 March. You can hand your quiz in to Denise or Alison for your chance to win the £10 prize. Thank you to everyone who participated in this school fund-raiser.
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Got it! At last…. But the question is. Is it a Greater, Middle or Lesser Spotter Woodpecker? Is it male or is it female? 
The RSPB website might help confirm the sex of this Greater Spotted Woodpecker.
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Pop along to Church Farm (Andrew & Rachel’s) at 12.30-2pm for Lent lunch (Thursday). Enjoy a range of cheeses, pates and bread – more fun that making your own lunch. You don’t have to be a member of the Church to enjoy this lunch – it is a community event to raise funds for Church repairs (via a donation for the lunch) – afterall we like seeing the Church in our village, so let’s help keep it in good repair. Everyone is welcome, including children.
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The Oddfellows are hosting a Quiz Night
in The Sycamore
Tonight
Light refreshments will be provided.
The quiz starts at 8.30 sharp.
Everyone is welcome.
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Don’t miss this fascinating talk about Extreme Marathons – including some wonderful photography from Everest, Canada & Europe. Come along to the Memorial Hall tomorrow (Thursday) at 8pm. £2 which includes some wonderful refreshments. Everyone is welcome. Another Community Event for all.
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Calling all pet owners!
We would like to know more about the pets of Parwich, Alsop, Pikehall and Ballidon – so please send your photos to parwich@hotmail.co.uk.
We’d also like to know something about who your pets are. For instance:
* What are their names?
* Why did you choose those names?
* Do they belong to a particular breed?
* Where did they come from?
* What strange quirks do they have?
If we receive any funny or unusual photos, we might also use them in a caption competition.
All those computer-literate kids in the village might like to join in on this one! So please, take a photo of your pet and send it to us, with lots of interesting information about your pet. We will only publish your first name – or no name at all if you prefer – and not your surname. (And please, do get your parent’s permission first.)
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This week’s edition of the Ashbourne News Telegraph contains a few stories of local interest. Don’t forget you can buy it from Janet in the Sycamore or access the free e-edition by following this link.
p.3 – Hope for Flood Protection
A meeting has been organised in Ashbourne between Severn Trent, the Environment Agency, Derbyshire Dales District Council and Derbyshire County Council to discuss the future of flooding protection in Ashbourne following last summer’s floods. The Environment Agency has confirmed that a flood alleviation scheme is under way in Ashbourne. Although not of direct interest to Parwich, it begs the question as to whether flood alleviation measures are also being carried out in Parwich.
p.4 – Seeking firms to sponsor bra walk fund-raiser
Again, a headline which caught my eye – sponsorship is being sought for a sponsored walk around Carsington Water in aid of breast cancer charities to take place on May 16 at 2pm. Participants will be encouraged to wear a decorated bra for the event. And don’t forget, we are also still seeking firms to sponsor the building of the new Parwich Memorial Hall – for more information, follow this link. Continue Reading »
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Singing at the end of a Spring day – JF-S
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This week’s Lent Lunch is being held at Andrew & Rachel’s house – Church Farm, Creamery Lane. Pop in anytime on Thursday from 12.30pm, with lunch finishing at 2pm. There are some delicious cheeses and bread on the menu. Just make a donation towards the Church repair fund and come along and catch up with new and old friends.
This is another community event – everybody is welcome – Church goers & non Church goers.
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Blackbird spotted in our garden this morning, guarding her nest full of precious eggs…..
Thanks Graham for the latest ornithological photograph.
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Please click to enlarge, in printer-friendly PDF format.
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Don’t forget this Sunday (22nd March) is Mothering Sunday. Get your Mother’s Day Flowers in Parwich. From Thursday evening (19th March), various bunches and bouquets of flowers will be available from the Shop at the Sycamore.
All the flowers will be selected and professionally arranged by our local florist Delia Wayne.
(For more information contact Janet on tel. 390 212.)
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Exactly one year ago today, PARWICH.ORG was officially launched. With 1400 blog posts, 1525 comments and over 150,000 page views under our belts to date, it’s been quite a journey – and we hope you’ve enjoyed the ride so far.
Thanks to all our readers – both within the Parwich/Alsop/Ballidon/Pikehall district and further afield – for supporting this experiment, and helping to make it a success. We would particularly like to thank all those who have so generously supplied us with articles, photographs, newsletters, posters, calendar dates and the like. Scarcely a day goes by without some new material for an article dropping into our Hotmail Inbox, and it has been our pleasure to convert your e-mails and file attachments into blog posts.
Here’s to the next twelve months! Cheers, everyone!
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