In case you haven’t noticed…Parwich has been transformed into a winter wonderland!
School was off this afternoon to the delight of the younger Parwichians. Most headed for the sledging hill which apparently worked perfectly. Good job you can still rely on gravity in these troubled times. Here are a few photographs to illustrate our magical landscape.
A Bedecked Gardener's CottageFire & Ice
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Here is last week’s statistics from the Weather Man 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 25th |
3 |
985 |
990 |
7.1 |
1.0 |
|
Mon 26th |
0 |
999 |
1008 |
5.7 |
3.5 |
|
Tue 27th |
1 |
1011 |
1013 |
3.9 |
0.1 |
|
Wed 28th |
7 |
1012 |
1016 |
8.9 |
3.5 |
|
Thurs 29th |
0 |
1015 |
1015 |
4.8 |
4.5 |
|
Fri 30th |
0 |
1015 |
1014 |
4.2 |
-0.2 |
|
Sat 31st |
0 |
1011 |
1014 |
6.7 |
1.1 |
|
Total |
11 |
|
Average |
5.9 |
1.9 |
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A reminder that there will be a Parish Council Meeting tomorrow at 7.30pm. The public are invited to ask questions or Comment on Council matters for the first 10 minutes of the meeting. Full Agenda details click here
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Thank you to everyone for making the children’s resuscitation course on Saturday so successful – to the 29 participants who made the day enjoyable and for the mutual support and encouragement you all gave. And of course Rachel and other members of the WI who supplied tea, coffee, cakes and soup – and of course invaluable emotional care during the breaks.
We are hoping to put on another day course later in the year – please let us know if you would like to put your name down.
If you cannot fit a full day in, but would like some personal teaching on resuscitating a young baby or child in difficulties, do please let us know. We hope to have our own child dollies soon and would be more than willing to fit in with you and pass on the knowledge we picked up – just let us know a time and place!
Many thanks to you all.
Jean and Martin Compton, Parwich First Responders (529)
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Just a reminder that once again Parwich & Ashbourne half term holiday is different from the rest of Derbyshire, because of the Ashbourne Shrovetide Football. So the children will finish after school on Friday 20th February and start again on Monday 2nd March.
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Yesterday 29 of us attended probably the most important course in our lives – learning how to save a child’s life – that child could be yours!
Course was supported by the Charity ‘Just A Few Minutes’, organized by Alan Gibson consultant neonatologist at Sheffield Children’s Hospital, and staff from Sheffield & Chesterfield Hospitals. We were dealing with the most precious of things, a child’s life, but never has a course seems so compelling and interesting. Considering the seriousness of the subject, at times we were in fits of laughter, especially when faced with some of the ‘real life’ scenarios and the initial ways in which we tried to deal with the situation. Click on any of the photos to enlarge. Continue Reading »
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Between 19th and 26th Jan 2009, a stone trough was taken from a garden in Parwich. The owner feels it would have taken a couple of people to move it. If anyone notices any one acting suspicious around gardens, or just in general, can they please contact us. 5/6 weeks ago we had one taken from outside a house at Kirk Ireton, and we’ve had one go recently from Brassington. It may be that someone is now targeting these sort of items.
Thank you PC Ian Cooper
Police Non Emergency 0345 1233333 (Non Emergency, for suspicious incidents, etc, requiring prompt attention, and routine calls)
or email Ian.Cooper.1525@Derbyshire.PNN.Police.UK
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Although this work will have no impact on our community, it is only about 9 miles away and many of us may drive, walk or work in that area, so it may be of interest to read the Peak Park’s official press release.
Tearsall Quarry work given provisional go-ahead
A mining company’s application to work a Peak District open cast quarry for six years has been approved.
Members of the Peak District National Park Authority decided by 10 votes to eight to allow Glebe Mines to work Tearsall Quarry, on Bonsall Moor, near Matlock, due to exceptional circumstances secured by a legal agreement.
It followed an offer by Glebe Mines to give up its rights to quarry minerals at another environmentally sensitive site called Peak Pasture, on the eastern edge of Longstone Edge, near Bakewell, for at least four years while extraction takes place at Tearsall Quarry. Continue Reading »
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PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
At 7.30pm ten minutes will be made available for members of the public to ask questions or comment on Parish Council matters.
A G E N D A Continue Reading »
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The Parwich ladies romped to a very convincing win last night in Leek. The final score was 26-4 and it has to be said that the defending players – Sarah, Nia and Ruth did not break into a sweat! All sweating was left to Olivia Flowers, who has returned to the Parwich team after short child rearing break. Straight back in at GA she was darting around the D and popping the ball neatly in the net. Janette (also a Flower….) was on fine form launching impossible looking shots which sailed through the hoop without touching the sides. Continue Reading »
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Is this wonderful photo taken by John F-S an indication that Spring is just around the corner? Certainly the recent milder weather seems to be encouraging some new growth, let’s just hope that it is not too premature!
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The Ashbourne News Telegraph is in the shops again today, as well as being available electronically. Click on the image of this week’s front paper to see the paper in full on-line (to be added when available). Click here to find out about getting it emailed to you on a regular basis.
There are a few items relating to our immediate area this week:
However you might also be interested in the these additional articles: Continue Reading »
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Update from your local officer
February 2009
I hope you all had a safe and enjoyable Christmas and New Year. At the New Year we had a good Mappleton Boat Race and Bridge jump. The event only impacts on us for a few hours each year, and does raise money for charity. We had no problems, and the one way system seems to continue to work well. Thank you to residents, and visitors to the event, for your co operation with this.
Across our Section we have, in recent weeks had a few cars broken into, and a few outbuildings broken into in rural locations. Some have occurred on our area, and are worth mentioning to you. Continue Reading »
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click on poster to enlarge
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Please put any Books for Schools tokens from the Times and Sunday Times in the box at the Shop in the Sycamore or drop them off at Parwich Primary School. For 12 weeks:
The Times and The Sunday Times will be printing 12 Books for Schools tokens; four in The Sunday Times in the News Review section, three on Saturday in The Times in the Books section and one each day from Monday to Friday in Times2 for parents and teachers to collect.
So please collect the tokens for Parwich Primary School.
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Parwich Oddfellows are planning a St George’s Day Parade this year on Sunday 26th April and are holding three quizzes to raise money for the event.
The first is:
Festive 3 Quiz
8pm Wednesday 28th January
Sycamore Inn, Parwich
Entry £1-00 per head
Look out for the dates for the February and March Quizzes to be announced soon. Click here to find out more about St George.
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Here is last week’s statistics from the Weather Man 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 18th |
0 |
993.3 |
997.9 |
6.4 |
1.6 |
|
Mon 19th |
8 |
987.6 |
983.8 |
3.7 |
0.3 |
|
Tue 20th |
1 |
990.2 |
996.1 |
5.7 |
-0.2 |
|
Wed 21st |
6 |
1001.4 |
1002.6 |
5.7 |
0.1 |
|
Thurs 22nd |
16 |
985.4 |
991.3 |
8.3 |
2.3 |
|
Fri 23rd |
2 |
979.2 |
987.0 |
5.4 |
1.3 |
|
Sat 24th |
0 |
990.2 |
996.8 |
6.5 |
0.3 |
|
Total |
33 |
|
Average |
5.1 |
0.8 |
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Congratulations to Parwich Netball Team who began the spring season (the snowdrops are beginning to appear, but Spring!) with a 12 – 6 victory last night in the Leek Netball League.
The team was Olivia, Jan, Wendy, Jannette, Ruth (From the Bluebell), Sarah and Nia. They have been coached by ex England netballer Amanda Johnson for an added dimension!!!!
They play weekly so we should get regular up-dates. (Hopefully Nia will produce some match reports as entertaining as those on the Wakes Children’s Sports.)
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Many hands made light work on Wednesday night at Blanche Meadow where some new faces were welcomed to help fold the latest community letter and put them into envelopes.
This boring task was helped along with coffee and lots of chatty ideas about how to raise more funds for our new Memorial Hall. The extra help was very welcome and the task took only one and a half hours instead of the usual three. The new helpers have gamely offered to help distribute the letters around the village – one way to help walk off those Christmas mince pies!
If there is anyone living in Ballidon or Pikehall who would deliver letters in their area that would be a great help. Please phone Patti Beasley on 390206 if you would like to help the New Build in any way at all.
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At last week’s Peak District National Park Authority’s visit to Parwich, planning issues cropped up at various points through the afternoon, and took up most of the Parish Council & public slot. Now is our chance to say how we want local policy on planning applications to develop in the Park.
The Authority are now consulting on their Local Development Framework that will set the local policies for future planning decisions. The consultation period runs to the 10th of April, but there is a lot of information to assimilate. Those that are willing, please start looking now and share your thoughts with us here at PARWICH.ORG, or with your Parish Council or with Parwich Village Action Group. Alternatively let the Authority know your thoughts directly via policy@peakdistrict.gov.uk
(If you can’t face wading through the complex set of documents involved in the consultation share your thoughts on and experiences of the local planning process any way.)
This will impact on all who live and/or work in the Park. For the Authority’s press release Continue Reading »
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Here is a summary update of the School Newsletters 17, 18 and 19:
Click on the letter to download as a pdf
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Here are the notes his family prepared for the Vicar to read at Don Lowndes funeral yesterday (Wednesday) and some photographs sent by his daughter Linda. Once met, Don was not someone you forgot:
Don was born in Parwich in 1926. His Mother and Father were Harley and Kitty Lowndes. He had a sister Peggy and a brother Cyril.
He went to school in Parwich, and then joined Barnes’s in Ashbourne to an apprenticeship to become a ‘Black Smith’. He joined the Royal Navy in approximately 1942, and served in Portsmouth, then due to an accident, he was forced to come back to Parwich, where he became the village Black Smith, making thousands!!! of gates, which are probably still hanging today.
His passions at the time included Boxing – he was the DABA County Champion in 1950. In the late 90’s he was a major instigator of The Revived Ashbourne Boxing Club, which still operates today.
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The Ashbourne News Telegraph is in the shops again today, as well as being available electronically. Click on the image of this week’s front paper to see the paper in full on-line. Click here to find out about getting it emailed to you on a regular basis.
There are a few items relating to our immediate area this week:
However you might also be interested in the these additional articles: Continue Reading »
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For those that have not seen it, there is a notice on the Green, apologising for the interruption in the service, but saying the Fish n’ Chip van will be back 7pm to 8pm Friday 30th January.
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Don’t forget Parwich Primary School is again participating in Bag 2 School, where second hand clothing is exchanged for money. This is a fantastic fundraiser for us and a great way for you to create space in your wardrobe for all the new things you have been picking up in the sales. Bring your unwanted clothing, bedding, curtains, soft toys, shoes, belts and handbags to School. There is still time to have a good sort out for next Monday.
Children take your blue bags to School on Monday 26th Jan or by 9am on the Tuesday. Everyone else please leave your unwanted adults’ and children’s clothing, bedding, curtains, soft toys, shoes, belts and handbags in the School porch on the afternoon of Monday 26th January ready for collection on the next day.
Thank you
Parwich Primary School PTA
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Here is last week’s report from our 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 11th |
0 |
1017.5 |
1013.9 |
7.6 |
0.4 |
|
Mon 12th |
14 |
1008.2 |
1006.2 |
8.7 |
7.2 |
|
Tue 13th |
0 |
1007.1 |
1009.4 |
6.8 |
4.2 |
|
Wed 14th |
1 |
1013.6 |
1013.7 |
1.6 |
-3.1 |
|
Thurs 15th |
2 |
1010.0 |
1011.7 |
6.0 |
0.7 |
|
Fri 16th |
3 |
1011.0 |
1010.7 |
7.4 |
3.0 |
|
Sat 17th |
8 |
1004.6 |
1000.5 |
8.1 |
4.6 |
|
Total |
28 |
|
Average |
6.6 |
2.4 |
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Although outside our immediate area, some readers might interested that the long running dispute has ended, with the withdrawal of planning permission for quarrying near the historic remains on Stanton Moor. The original permission granted in the 1950s when the National Park was created has now been revoked. Continue Reading »
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Following the photographs of Townhead House in a post last year, thank you to Eileen Brownson for sending us several photographs of an oil painting of the house:
Eileen indicates that this is one of several pictures that
were painted by my Gd Mother Fanny (Brooks) Brownson The little girl was my Auntie Laura Brownson They are oil paintings, we have them here, unfortunately some are badly damaged, my daughter JoAnn has had a few repaired but that is very expensive, the other pictures are of Scottish cattle, I didn’t include those. All are signed by my gd mother and dated, barely recognizable. Glad you can share them with everyone interested.
Given the difficulties in photographing paintings here is another shot of the same view. Continue Reading »
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To all members of the communities of Parwich, Ballidon, Alsop-en le Dale and Pike Hall:
You will have heard the great news just before Christmas that Parwich has been awarded £500,000 by the Big Lottery Fund towards our new memorial hall. This is the maximum grant that has been awarded in the country. The team were particularly pleased by the comment from the BLF representative that it was one of the most impressive bids that they had received. This means that we really can have our long awaited hall – BUT we need more help.
Read on to find out the current state of play, including all funding details.
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IMPORTANT: These details have been updated elsewhere. Please click here for our most recent property round-up.
The list will be updated again next month. Until then, you will be able to find it on the USEFUL INFO page, and in the ELSEWHERE ON PARWICH.ORG section on the right hand side of this page.
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On Tuesday 13th January the Peak District National Park on their visit to Parwich were represented by:
With for the second part of the afternoon there also being
The afternoon included visits to the Pub and the School, followed by a series of meetings in the Memorial Hall. Thank you to everyone who participated in the visit and helped report back. Here are our write ups of most of those sessions, and we will add reports on the remaining when/if they become available: Continue Reading »
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By now many of you in the village will have received information relating to the appeal for funds to repair various areas of the church. To this end it has been suggested that a calendar of events be publicised for this year and a small group within the PCC has met and agreed a number of events.
We very much hope that these will be enjoyable occasions and that you will support as many as you can, seeing them as both fund-raising and social opportunities. Continue Reading »
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Dear Parents, 12th January 2009
Welcome and thank you!
Welcome back to a new term and a new year.
Felicity and I would like to thank you and the children for the lovely Christmas presents we received.
A special welcome to Maisy H who has joined us on Thursdays. Continue Reading »
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On Tuesday Parwich had two mentions in the Derby Evening Telegraph (sorry we did not pick up the links earlier):
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Derby Evening Telegraph are seeking nominations for their 2009 Community Champions awards. Evening Telegraph editor Steve Hall said:
The Community Champions awards gives us the chance to recognise the work of those who have helped improve the lives of others and asked for nothing in return.
The nominations last year were fantastic and I’m sure that the standard this year will be just as high.
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The Ashbourne News Telegraph is in the shops again today, as well as being available electronically. Click on the image of this week’s front paper to see the paper in full on-line. Click here to find out about getting it emailed to you on a regular basis.
There are a few items relating to our immediate area this week:
However you might also be interested in the these additional articles: Continue Reading »
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