Here’s a video montage of images taken at this year’s Y-Not Festival. Click the picture to activate the movie….
Many thanks to Mike G for these pictures from yesterday at the English National Sheepdog Trials taking place at Blore Pastures in Ilam. The event continues today (Sunday 3rd August) until 5pm.
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For those of you who’ve not met her yet, we have a new person in the village – Esther Tyson. Esther moved to Parwich, from Wales, at the end of April and is staying at The Catlow.
She brings even more artistic talent into the village and could appear on your door-step at any moment if you have a garden that looks as if it might contain frogs or toads!
Having being practising artistry since childhood, Esther has been working as a professional artist for the last five years, since graduating. Here are a few examples of her work…
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Despite some heavy rain earlier in the day, the Pikehall Y-Not festival got off to a dry and bright start yesterday. Although technical problems delayed the opening of the main stage, the large acoustic tent proved to be an ideal venue to house the Friday afternoon/evening line-up. The bands alternated on stage with the scheduled acoustic artists, with an impressively quick turnaround time between each act.
Our small but enthusiastic Parwich posse witnessed a great set of performances from The Moutown Project, Anthea Neads, Esteban, comedian Ruth Cockburn, The Rusticles, Toufique Ali and our clear favourites: the splendid Whiskycats from Manchester.
As the evening sunshine poured into the tent and the crowd thrashed around wildly to an unknown, unsigned band who were clearly loving every minute, the underlying purpose of the festival – to promote undiscovered talent in a relaxed environment, surrounded by beautiful countryside – became gloriously apparent.
To view a full photoset of images from Friday, please click here. Or if you prefer, you can simply start with this image and work your way forwards.
Alternatively, click “Continue Reading” for some selected highlights:
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If BOTH rock festivals AND steam rallies are not your thing, then you might consider visiting the English National Sheepdog Trials taking place this weekend at Blore Pastures, Ilam. More details may be found by clicking here.
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If open air rock festivals aren’t quite your “thing”, then here’s an alternative activity for this weekend.
Now in its 38th year, the Cromford Steam Rally takes place on Saturday and Sunday (August 2/3) at High Acres Farm, Dewey Lane, Brackenfield, near Matlock. (On the A615 Matlock to Alfreton road; click here for a map.)
The rally is of interest and amusement for the whole family, whilst at the same time retaining the essence of the bygone spirit of our event.
Our tractor section will give you a unique insight into life on the farms in days gone by.
Look in our rural crafts section and enjoy the demonstrations taking place.
We have traditional steamers, historical motor vehicles, stationary engines, a model marquee and miniature steam.
Amble around the stalls, have a look at our old time fair rides, look through our sections of motorcycles, commercial vehicles, military displays and our wonderful old time organs.
Full admission is £6. OAPs and 14-and-unders pay £3, and under-5s can enter free.
(Thanks to Mike G. for the info.)
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Amanda B. (at Hallgates) writes:
Since moving to the village I have enjoyed all of the villagers’ lovely gardens, and whilst I love living in Parwich, have become homesick for my own cottage garden which I nurtured and left behind before I moved here.
We have a er, ‘nature reserve’ rather than a garden at Hallgates and whilst I can appreciate its charm from a distance, I am unable to get anywhere near it to sort it out at the moment.
Basically, what I’d like to do is clear the whole area of overgrown weeds (including huge nettles, cow parsley and trees left to go a bit mad) and establish a space for vegetables, fruit bushes and a bit of a lawn. The challenge is that the ground is sloping and very densly overgrown.
I have neither green fingers nor lots of money to spend, although I am prepared to put in the time and graft involved. Right now, its growth has slowed – so I feel that maybe I should be dealing with the weeds using a systemic weedkiller, so we can see what we need to chop come the autumn.
Do any gardeners have any ideas on the best way to clear what is, really, a bit of a jungle?
Any suggestions much appreciated!
– Amanda
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Commiserations to the organisers of this weekend’s Y-Not Festival: following the cancellation of Sunday’s headliners Cage The Elephant due to illness, Saturday’s headliners Mystery Jets have now pulled out, also due to illness.
The good news is that Cage The Elephant’s Sunday night slot has just been filled by the terrific Hot Club De Paris.
Best wishes to everyone involved with Y-Not, for a successful and enjoyable festival weekend.
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Congratulations to Janet and Steve for winning the regional (East & West Midlands) heat of the Best Community Pub 2008. The Sycamore Inn is now in the national final up against eight other regional finalists. The results will be announced at a black-tie reception at the London Hilton in Park Lane on Thursday 18th of September.
Well done Janet and Steve, you definitely deserve to win this category!
Also congratulations to Ruth and Phil at the Bluebell Inn, Tissington for winning their regional heat and getting to the final for the Best Food Pub category.
It is impressive that two local pubs are through to the finals, especially as the East & West Midlands region, including Derbyshire, Cheshire and Nottinghamshire in the north, seems to stretch via the Welsh boarders most of the way to London, including Henley on Thames and Bedford.
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Today’s acts are, in order of appearance: Find yourself a new ugly Bassist, Melisma!, Orion, avanGaäd, BOY COM., The Fideal Effect, Shades, Corkstone, The Fillmore Gears, Black Alley Screens and Hot Club De Paris.
Please note that the original headliners Cage The Elephant have cancelled due to injury.
Update: Cage The Elephant have now been replaced by Hot Club De Paris.
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This Friday (1st August) is the deadline for any comments to the Peak Park Planners on the plans for the proposed new Memorial Hall. To find out more about see our earlier post or go to the Memorial Hall page with the plans.
Details of the Peak Park’s processing of the application can be seen at their site (app. no. NP/DDD/0608/0546). If you want to comment you can do so by:
- letter: write to Planning Service, Peak District National Park Authority, Aldern House, Baslow Road, Bakewell, Derbyshire, DE45 1AE
- phone: 01629 816200
- email: planning.service@peakdistrict.gov.uk
See PDNPA site for more details on commenting on planning applications.
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Here are couple of potentially interesting items from this week’s Ashbourne News Telegraph:
- p.1 & 3 Our local bobby PC Ian Copper prevented a visitor to the Ashbourne Police Station from becoming a human torch (see also our Police page). Well done Ian.
- p.2 Derbyshire County Council launches a campaign on fly tipping. They are keen to prosecute, and conviction can result in a £50,000 or 12 months in jail. To report fly tipping ring 08456 058058, and for details of firms that legally dispose of rubbish call 08708 506506.
- p.7 Alison Love (daughter of Jill) is picture collecting a heritage award for the Museum of Childhood at Sudbury Hall. Well done Ali, you certainly seem to be keeping Sudbury Hall in the news.
- p.17 The English National Sheepdog Trials to take place at Blore Pastures, Illam this Friday to Sunday (8am to 5pm each day.
- p.21 Ashbourne Methodist Church Holiday Club will run from the 11th to the 15th of August. Places must be booked by Saturday (contact Di Lambert 344503 for details and a registration form).
As always do let us know about anything we have missed.
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Thanks to Colin B for writing in. Colin says:
Here is the view looking west from the top of Parwich Hill, where the mobile reception is splendid.
I have marked the location of the phone mast. So whenever you need to make a call, just run up the hill.
If you cannot be bothered to do that, I suspect that the call wasnt all that important anyway.
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Today’s acts are, in order of appearance: Andy Page, Beck Lanehart, Adam Peter Smith, [name removed at artist’s request], Luke Banot, Maheda and Simon Andrews. There will also be one other act, which is yet to be announced.
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On Saturday morning it is the bulk rubbish collection, the dustcart picks up at various points in the village. Even if you only have a small amount to get rid of, it is better to use this facility, so that we can always justify its importance to the village.
Next date is Saturday 4th October.
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Thank you Eileen Brownson for your request for a picture of Townhead. Here are some provided by Mike G, with kind permission from Rosemary and Stuart:
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Which is the best mobile network for Parwich and the Peak District? I currently use Orange and have no signal anywhere in the village and it is poor generally in this area. Is it my phone or the network? Is O2 better? Views please. Thank you
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Today’s acts are, in order of appearance: Mystery Jets, Pylon Less Wires, Zambula, Lo Fi Lung, Rebel Control, Tough Love, Max Raptor, New Groove Formation, The Fallout Theory, 51/50s, Frank Turner.
Update: Mystery Jets have had to cancel their appearance, as their lead singer has fallen ill and been taken to hospital.
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On Friday 17 of us set off to the RHS Tatton Park Show, it was a great day out, very warm and thankfully dry. There was loads to see, the most amazing displays in the marquees, including vegetables, plants & flower arranging. Outside there were the show gardens, back to back gardens & formal beds – some take a little while to get your head around. There is also all the paraphernalia that goes with gardens, we came away with a greenhouse!! Thanks to Dot for organising this trip for the Horticultural Society.
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Today’s acts are, in order of appearance: James ‘Bar’ Bowen, Justin Saltmeris, Nick Williams, Brynley G Jones, Ashley Hancock, Jackel, Martyn Stevens, Tony Reid and Vijay Kishore.
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Here are the figures for the week ending 26th July 2008:
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Rainfall in mm |
Pressure in Mbar |
Temperature in ºC |
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Max |
Min |
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Sun 20th |
0 |
1,019.9 |
18.9 |
9.6 |
|
Mon 21st |
0 |
1,024.6 |
21.5 |
8.5 |
|
Tue 22nd |
0 |
1,021.8 |
20.2 |
11.7 |
|
Wed 23rd |
0 |
1,020.7 |
23.2 |
12.8 |
|
Thurs 24th |
0 |
1,015.6 |
23.1 |
13.9 |
|
Fri 25th |
0 |
1,012.8 |
26.3 |
14.5 |
|
Sat 26th |
0 |
1,018.7 |
27.4 |
13.2 |
|
Total |
0 |
Average |
22.9 |
12.0 |
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This is your chance to put your views to the County and District Councils and to the Peak District National Park Authority.
Southern Area Community Forum
at 7pm tonight (Monday 28th July)
at St Oswald’s Church Hall, School Lane, Ashbourne
Chaired by Andrew Lewer with Senior Officers and Members from DDDC, DCC, the Police, the Fire Service and the Peak District National Park Authority present to discuss Civil Issues, Parking, the Ashbourne Partnership and ANY other topic that those attending wish to see discussed.
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Our mystery photographer took these shots yesterday afternoon, while walking from Parwich to… where, exactly?
If you can name the mystery destination, then our mystery photographer will make a donation to Project Parwich.
But be warned: for every day that the mystery remains unsolved, the size of the donation will decrease by £1.
The twenty shots below are arranged in the same sequence as the walk. Because of lighting conditions, some of them are taken looking backwards rather than forwards. Click on each image to enlarge it, and click on “Continue Reading” (at the foot of this post) to see all twenty images.
When the mystery has been solved, we will publish a photo of the mystery walkers at their final destination.
Please feel free to discuss the clues in the comments box!
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Our daily six-part series continues with a look at the acts scheduled to play the main stage of the Pikehall Y-Not Festival on Friday August 1st, starting from 13:00.
Today’s acts are, in order of appearance: Smiling Ivy, The Moutown Project, Esteban, The Rusticles, Ceasefire, Whiskycats, Edison, The Virginmarys, King Furnace and Hijak Oscar.
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Thank you Cheryl for sending in a couple of photos that Bob took round the village last Autumn – somewhere between the rain showers!!
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In the first of six daily previews of this year’s line-up at the Pikehall Y-Not Festival, we look at the acts playing the Acoustic Stage on Friday August 1st.
Acts are listed in order of appearance, with the first act due on stage at around 13:00.
Tickets can be bought on line via this link, with £5 from every ticket sale being donated to the Parwich Memorial Hall fund.
Today’s acts are: morninoonanight, Dave House, Anthea Neads, Toufique Ali, Danny Apple, David Gibb and Matt Henshaw.
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After a lunch at The Old Smithy Tearooms in Beeley, a delightful walk to do is on Stanton Moor. On a beautiful clear day, such as today the open vistas are vast, on one side you look down the valley towards Matlock and on the other side over towards Over Haddon & Youlgreave. The scenery on the moor is so different from the rest of our area, probably the closest heather moors to Parwich. The heather is just starting to come out & in 2-3 weeks it really will be a blaze of colour. The main footpaths are well trodden and excellent underfoot, suitable even for those who are a little uncertain on their feet, providing you can cope with one stile. It is about a 15 to 20 minute walk to see the Nine Ladies Stone Circle, small standing stones in the middle of the moor. Parking is on the road from Stanton in Peak to Birchover.
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We’ve had lunch and tea quite a few times here and finally I’ve decided to share this little gem with you. The Old Smithy is a village shop and tearooms, to be honest it is really like a deli. It is situated in the lovely old village of Beeley, on the Chatsworth estate, about 100 metres from the pub. You have a choice of seating areas: outside at the front, in the rear garden or inside. Most helpfully you can reserve a table, I rang just before we left to ensure they had space. (01629 734666) The cafe is open from 10am – 4pm, closed on Wednesdays and the shop is open for an extra hour either side of the cafe. The food is delicious, they have a regular menu inclucing hot and cold sandwiches, soup, pate and then a specials board with more Continue Reading »
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Page 6: There is some speculation as to the future of the Co-Op and Somerfield supermarkets in Ashbourne, now that the Co-Operative group is set to buy out the Somerfield chain nationally. After the merger, will both competing stores survive? A Co-Op spokesman explains that no comment can be made until late September at the earliest.
Page 16: A notice advertising Brassington Carnival, which takes place tomorrow (Sunday July 27th). Nigel Clough of Burton Albion FC will be judging the floats and fancy dress at noon, followed by entertainment on the school field. This will include the BMW brass band, a fun run, a Tug or War, various stalls, refreshments and a licensed bar. There is an open air service on Miners Hill at 6pm, again featuring the BMW band. The carnival marks the start of Brassington Wakes Week; for more information, see the Brassington village website.
Page 32: A feature on last Thursday’s harness racing event at Pikehall, accompanied by a colour photograph.
On the website: An article which we missed from last week’s round-up, which contains the draft dates for next year’s caravan rallies in Alsop (Oxdales Farm) and Parwich (Foufinside Farm and The Croft). The article notes that the number of rallies has dropped significantly over the past 12 years, although numbers now appear to have stabilised.
As always, copies of the Ashbourne News Telegraph are available from the Sycamore shop, priced at 45p.
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Good morning all at Parwich.org
I spotted a dragonfly clinging to a clematis is our front garden so Bob took a photo – thought I’d share it with you.
Thank you to Cheryl W for sending in this wonderful summer vision.
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It’s interesting to see that Alsop, Ballidon and Pikehall now have dedicated pages on Wikipedia. Will Parwich be far behind, one wonders?
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Tonight on BBC1 at 6pm we can watch Tom Chambers (aka Dr Sam Strachan) on Celebrity: The Weakest Link. This was due to be shown on Saturday 28th June, but was kindly postponed by the BBC because it clashed with Parwich Wakes Carnival parade.
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Thanks to Kevin S. for taking these photos yesterday evening, at Pikehall’s latest harness racing event.
As always, please click on each image to enlarge it.
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After all the excitement of Wakes Week, we seem to be heading into something of a quiet period. For the first time since the official launch of this site (March 16th), no new posts were published yesterday, ending an unbroken 129-day run.
With the holiday season now upon us, posting frequency will probably remain quite slow for a while. We hope that you will bear with us through this seasonal lull!
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In the current (August) issue of The Derbyshire Magazine, you will find a four-page feature on Parwich’s very own “urban guerrilla of the cosmetic industry”. The feature profiles Jo-anne Jewett‘s career as a make-up artist, and provides some interesting background on her forthcoming book The Beautiful Truth.
Additionally, there is a splendid colour photo of Jo-anne with some of the Parwich women who agreed to have makeovers for the book (Di, Lynette, Nia and Sandra), as well as sneak peeks at some of the “before and after” images.
Copies of the magazine are available from the Sycamore shop, priced at £1.75.
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Derbyshire Police have recently seen an increase in the number of reported incidents of ‘damage to’ and ‘theft from’ motor vehicles parked on streets in the High Peak and Derbyshire Dales.
We would like to ask you to report anyone seen acting suspiciously near unattended motor vehicles, to Derbyshire Police on 0845 164 1644.
Don’t give Criminals an easy ride:
Please check the security of your vehicle, always remove your in-car electronic equipment if possible and always take out the satellite navigation system devices as these are the most sought after equipment in your car. Remove the support cradle and suction pads and wipe away any suction pad marks on the windscreen or dashboard.
If you have a garage, please use it and lock it. If you do not have a garage, put the vehicle in a well lit area and avoid leaving personal belongings in unattended vehicles.
Thank you.
Parwich@hotmail.co.uk are part of Derbyshire Ringmaster working with the Police.
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The funeral of Margaret Lees, of Parwich, will take place at 2 pm at St. Peter’s Church on Wednesday 23rd July, followed by cremation at Markeaton and a gathering at the Legion.
Christopher Harrison will be taking the service.
With the permission of Margaret’s family, a tribute to Margaret will be posted in the next few weeks, if you’d like to contribute please send any input to the web team.
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As we had some sun over the last day or two, we thought you would appreciate some photographs taken around the green and church this weekend. Click on a picture to enlarge it.
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Here are last week’s statistics from the Parwich weather man:
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Rainfall in mm |
Pressure in Mbar |
Temperature in ºc |
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|
Max |
Min |
|||
|
Sun 13th |
0 |
1,016.3 |
20.0 |
10.1 |
|
Mon 14th |
0 |
1,018.7 |
18.7 |
11.4 |
|
Tue 15th |
0 |
1,019.7 |
24.2 |
13.7 |
|
Wed 16th |
0 |
1,019.6 |
18.4 |
9.1 |
|
Thurs 17th |
3 |
1,011.4 |
14.8 |
10.9 |
|
Fri 18th |
4 |
1,006.2 |
18.5 |
12.5 |
|
Sat 19th |
5 |
1,008.1 |
16.8 |
12.2 |
|
Total |
12 |
Average |
18.7 |
11.4 |
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Ever heard the sound of cow bells in Parwich?
We haven’t either…….but this may change on the evening of Saturday 11th October when there will be a Swiss Raclette Evening in aid of Project Parwich at Rookery House. Please make a note in your diary if this appeals.
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