During Wakes Week we would like to put a report of each day’s events on the Blog the same day they happen or the next at the latest. Anyone wanting to or willing to cover specific events please contact us on parwich@hotmail.co.uk in advance. Also do send any photographs.
Click here to access the full Official 2008 Wakes Programme as a pdf
Click here to see what has been posted on PARWICH.ORG about Wakes
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If you haven’t already, there is still time to plan your costume for the Fancy Dress Parade on Saturday. The Marshal and his deputies are planning to storm Camelot, but hopefully there are other challengers in the wings.
Participants show assemble at the School steps for 6pm; the parade begins at 6-15pm. The categories are: Continue Reading »
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Preparations for Wakes continue a pace. Think of those working hard to prepare our fun.
The fair moved onto the Green on Monday & Tuesday, fortunately the ground is a bit more solid this year.
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In today’s (25th June 2008) Ashbbourne News Telegraph are the following our readers might find of interest:
P.6 A great page feature on Sunday’s Children’s Show (even though I say it myself). Seriously with four photos, a big thank you to the paper for including the results in full. Everyone including the children worked really hard, so it is good to get the recognition.
P.7 The 13th World Toe Wrestling Championship is to take place at the Bentley Brook Inn on Friday (6pm to 9pm). TV coverage and celebrities! However make sure you are not too hung over to enjoy Wakes Saturday.
P.9 Councillor Ray Caswell is to step down from Ashbourne Town Council because of ill health. Many will know Mr Caswell. We would like to take this opportunity to send Mr Caswell our best wishes, and look forward to his continued excellent representation of our ward (Dovedale Ward) on the County Council. Continue Reading »
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You wait for ages, then three come along at once. Click here to link to our Slide Show Index, and on the photo below to see the silde show of the 2008 Open Gardens and Scarecrow Competition.
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Can you help during the Flower Festival in Parwich Church (Friday 4th to Sunday 6th July)? The Church will be open from 11am to 6pm (Friday and Saturday) and from 2pm to 5pm on Sunday with refreshments served.
Volunteers are needed for one or two hour slots to act as stewards in the Church or to help with refreshments.
Also we are looking to borrow a number of largish glass carboys or demijohns to put in the church to collect visitors’ donations. Can you help, or do you have any suitable alternatives?
If the answer to any of the above is yes, please contact Rachel R on tel. 202.
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We have a new slide show on-line with photographs of the 2008 Children’s Horticultural Show. A further show on Open Gardens will follow soon. Click here to go to our index of slide shows, or click on the photo link below to go straight to the Children’s Show photos:
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The Flower Festival (4th to 6th July) will also be to launch a display on Parwich’s oldest man-made object. This is the carved stone over the west door of St Peter’s Church.
Children of all ages are invited to colour in the above sketches of the carvings to help decorate the church over that weekend. Copies of the animals will be available in the village, or print them yourself by going to a printer friendly pdf version by clicking on the above image or clicking here.
Please leave your coloured in versions in the box in Church by Wednesday 2nd July. If you have any questions please contact Andrew Robinson.
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Many thanks Tracy for this poster
click on poster to enlarge
Click here to access the full Official 2008 Wakes Programme as a pdf
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Tuesday 24th is the deadline for the Parish Magazine & it is a joint issue for July & August. So if you have any dates for anything during this period please can you email them to parwich@hotmail.com by tomorrow. I will then update both the blog calendar & the calendar for the magazine.
Thank you
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Following three weeks of guess-work and numerous wrong answers, the identity of our mystery man has finally been revealed as…
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In the current (July) issue of The Derbyshire Magazine, you’ll find a decidedly glamorous photo feature on the “Beautiful Fund Raiser” evening which took place at The Horns in Ashbourne last month (raising £300 for Project Parwich in the process). Copies of the magazine are available in the Sycamore shop.
Elsewhere in the same issue, you’ll find an illustrated trailer for a feature in next month’s magazine, in which Jo-anne Jewett will be talking about her work as a top make-up artist.
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If you have any prizes suitable for the Parwich School PTA Tombola (for both adults and children) at the Wakes Saturday Market (28th June) can you give them to Denise Ball or take them to Parwich Primary School before 3-30pm Thursday 26th June. (Please, leave them in the School porch with a note indicating they are for the Tombola.)
Click here to access the full Official 2008 Wakes Programme as a pdf
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This fine doll has been made by a Parwich resident to raise money for Memorial Hall. If you want a chance at winning her you must come along to the Wakes Saturday Market and guess her name.
Click here to access the full Official 2008 Wakes Programme as a pdf
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Thank you to Parwich & District Horticultural Society for sending us the following:
Everyone will agree that this year’s event has been a great success. The weather was a welcome improvement on last year. This year 17 gardens were open. The Horticultural Society appreciates all the hard work involved in preparing your gardens and tidying up afterwards, in addition to the time taken on the day; so a very big thank you to all who opened their gardens. Also well done Dot; the day ran smoothly, as always. This is one of those great days in the year, like Wakes, when one is so glad to be part of such a marvelous community. Continue Reading »
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Photographing seventeen gardens within the space of two and a half hours was always going to be a tall order. For Kevin S., who was forced to decline numerous offers of liquid refreshment along the way in the name of duty, completing the circuit represented an almost superhuman feat of endurance.
Kevin also found time to snap most (or was it all?) of the entries in this year’s scarecrow competition. Sincere apologies to anyone whose scarecrow remained undiscovered.
Despite the cloudy skies and the heavy winds, the gardens of Parwich looked truly magnificent this afternoon. Many thanks to all who took part, to all who visted, and of course to the Horticultural Society for arranging yet another successful and enjoyable event.
In the gallery which follows, our seventeen show gardens are displayed in numerical order, according to the official map: The School, School View, Stable Cottage, Wheatsheaf Cottage, Pool Croft, Town Head, Parwich Hall, Gardener’s Cottage, Knob Hall, Creamery Cottage, Orchard Farm, 6 Church Walk, Church Cottage, Flaxdale, The Fold, Walnut Cottage and Brook Close Farm.
At least one image from each garden has been chosen; usually there are two, and occasionally there are three. Again, our apologies to those gardens who received somewhat short shrift; time was very limited, and lighting conditions were far from ideal.
Our 2008 gallery starts “below the fold”. As always, clicky-clicky to make it biggy-biggy!
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Thank you to Julie B for sending in this blog.
I am interested in organising either a regular Youth Club, Drama Club or a Book Club (reading/poetry) for Project Parwich.
Anybody interested in helping me, or just interested, please ring me on 688.
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We would like to express our appreciation to everyone who contributed to a highly successful Open Gardens and Childrens’ Show.
Despite the wind, the gardens were looking beautiful and we would like to thank all those who invited us into their gardens and allowed us enjoy the results of their hard work.
Thank you also to the children who submitted exhibits to the show. Your creations were wonderful!
We would also like to thank you if you were involved behind the scenes – those who organised the event, donated plants, baked scones, served yummy cream teas, did the washing up….plus others who undertook the thousand other unsung jobs! Your efforts allowed us all to have a really good time.
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If you can spare a little time this afternoon to help with washing up or serving cream teas it would be greatly appreciated. Call in at the Memorial Hall anytime from 2pm – 6pm.
Thank you.
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When the heavens opened for last year’s Gardens Open Day, the “positive spin” went something like this:
“Well, it’s a good thing in a way; the true enthusiasts won’t care about getting wet, so the gardens will be less crowded and we’ll all get a better view…”
This time around, I’m guessing that we could all put up with the occasional bottle-neck in return for some halfway decent weather!
The good news is that the Met Office are predicting dry conditions for most of Sunday. As it’s always difficult to know which forecast to pick from the Met Office site (are we closer to Bakewell, Buxton or Sudbury?), here are the current snapshots from all three: Continue Reading »
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The weather will be better this year! (We hope!)
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‘Poppy Fields’ painting by Ruby Hickmott is being donated to Project Parwich. The original picture will be hung in the new Hall. If any individual/organisation would like to purchase a limited signed print (A3/A2 size) for raising funds etc these will be available upon request. You can e-mail Ruby or ring her on 323.
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Following on from Caroline H’s photos of the old Shop, Mike G has sent us a few more that have been scanned from shots taken some 15 years ago, well before it was extended:
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Marshals wanted for the Odd Fellows Parade on Wakes Saturday (28th June). Two or ideally three people are required to help control the traffic during the Parade on the Saturday morning, which starts at 9-45am at the Sycamore Inn.
The Parade as it was about 100 years ago
If you can help please ring Mick Edge (tel. 461), so he can meet up with you in advance to go over the route.
Click here to access the full Official 2008 Wakes Programme as a pdf
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If you have any prizes suitable for the Horticultural Society Tombola at the Children’s Show and Open Gardens, please give them to Ann Beach (asap) or bring them to the Memorial Hall at 5-30pm on Saturday (21st June). Or on Sunday morning at the very latest!
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Parwich Primary School
Dear Parents,
Many thanks to the Year 6 parents for their very generous donation to our school library project, the money will go towards books chosen by school council and year 6 children.
Photographs Reminder
Please ensure all photograph orders are returned by Monday 23 June.
Year 6 parents – parents have suggested purchasing the Year 6 photo on disc, please see Mrs Barker if you are interested.
New School Logo Winner!
A winner has been voted for by you! An announcement will be made in assembly on Monday. Prizes will be awarded to all those who took part.
KS2 Spelling Bee Fundraiser / Coffee Morning
The spelling Bee went well this morning and everyone enjoyed themselves. The Coffee Morning and Cake Sale were a great success; £90.00 was raised for the school fund. Thank you.
KS1 Sponsored Spell
The KS1 children have done their sponsored spell this morning. They will be bringing their completed sponsor forms home and we would please ask for all monies to be returned to the school by Thursday 26 June.
PTA Tombola Reminder
Please send any donations suitable as tombola prizes either into school or to Denise Ball by Thursday 26 June ready for Wakes Week – Saturday 28 June. Thanks.
KS2 Trip to Chatsworth
Please send any outstanding trip money to school ASAP – thank you.
Parwich Horticultural Society
Parwich Open Gardens and Children’s Horticultural Show is taking place on Sunday 22 June from 2 – 6pm. If your child has any items to enter into the Horticultural Show please make sure they are registered at the Village Hall between 9 – 11.30am. Any queries please contact Ann Beach on tel. 580.
A big thank you to Denise, Alison, Nia and Ben for their hard work in the school garden getting it ready for the Open Gardens.
Garden Helpers
Meeting at school on Tuesday 24 June at 3.45pm – everyone welcome.
KS2 Readers
Please can you spare 15 – 20 minutes in a morning to help hear readers, starting at 8.45am?
Please sign and return the slip indicating the day/s you are available.
Best wishes
Caroline Rodgers
Headteacher
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KS2 Readers
Name (capitals): ………………………………………………………….
I am available to hear KS2 read on:
Signed: ………………………………………….. Date: ………………….
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Well for all of us that still don’t know the identity of Who is this?, here is a further clue:
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Are you ready for the Children’s Horticultural Show, is your Scarecrow getting made, is your basket hanging? Whether your answers are ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ come along on Sunday afternoon, enjoy some beautiful gardens, have a cream tea and a great time.
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This post is an interim, mid-month, update to the planning application post listed at the end of May. The aim of the mid-month posts is to list any new planning applications that have been registered. Unlike the end of month posts, the mid-month posts do not give updates on the progress of all “active” planning applications.
Information has been sourced from the search facility on the Peak District National Park Authority (PDNPA) website.
There are no new planning applications for Alsop-en-le-Dale, Ballidon or Pikehall. There is one new application for Parwich:
A full update posting will be provided at the end of June.
You can also access this information at any time via the Planning section, listed under Categories.
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Sorry Denis for stealing the title of your talk to the History Society.
‘The Devil is in the detail’ as they say. And here is some detail from the new stained glass window in St. Peter’s. The Grahams kept cows and pigs, and many will remember that both Mrs Graham and Miss Graham were fond (some might say too fond) of cats. Can anyone let us know about the birds?
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Don’t forget the Coffee Morning at The Sycamore from 10.30 – 12.00.
Everyone welcome – Come along & have a chat.
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If you are putting up any hanging baskets do think about entering them for the Abel Shipley Memorial Cup. With the weather, judging will be a bit early, but everyone will be affected equally:
For an entry form click here: Continue Reading »
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This seems like an ideal time of the week to alert people to the excellent local fish delivery service, which calls into Parwich every Friday afternoon.
The service is run by R.G. Morris & Son, a family firm which operates from Buxton. Bob and Daniel Morris provide a helpful, informative and cheerful service, and are happy to leave deliveries in out-buildings or with neighbours if their customers are still out at work.
Free range poultry and eggs are also provided, along with seasonal game.
To quote from the firm’s brochure:
We offer the highest quality seafood, ranging from sustainable wild and farmed fish, to organically farmed fish. We also provide a wide variety of shellfish from well-managed and environmentally friendly fisheries, such as rope-grown mussels and hand-dived scallops.
Some fishing methods have now been found to damage the environment and have become an unacceptable way of sourcing fish. As a company, we will endeavour to provide fish and seafood caught through sustainable methods, thus promoting and helping to ensure that our industry continues to grow and improve in a viable way.
Our fish is brought in from the various ports all around the country to our refrigerated depot. From there we distribute it to all our customers on a daily basis, ensuring that it is fresh and of the highest quality each day.
We have been using this service for several years, and have been absolutely delighted with it. (Try the dressed crabs, the Dover sole or the halibut – they’re all gorgeous.)
Contact details: 01298 72458 (8am to 8pm), 07968 734909 (24 hr mobile).
Full stock list: Continue Reading »
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Local news features more this week in the Ashbourne News Telegraph with a stunning photo on the cover of a crashed car (although it perhaps panders to the voyeur in us it is a very good photo, hopefully the driver makes a fully recovery).
Stories that might be of interest to our readers include:
As always let us know if we have missed anything.
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This evening, the Annunciation window was installed in St. Peter’s church. Designed by Meg Lawrence of Radnor, Wales, it was fitted by Ian Pocklington of Norfolk. The installation work will be completed on Wednesday morning. The window was donated by Roger Graham, now of Breaston, near Derby, in memory of his grandmother and aunt, both of whom were postmistresses of Parwich. The window shows the Archangel Gabriel – patron saint of postmasters and postmistresses – telling the Blessed Virgin Mary that she will bear God’s Son. The window will be dedicated by the Bishop of Repton at a service on Sunday 6th July at 6 pm, which will be the climax of St. Peter’s Flower Festival.
More photographs: Continue Reading »
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Thank you to Mike G for this photo continuing the garden theme in our build up to Sunday:
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This post has been sent in by our PC Ian Cooper.
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