Don’t forget this Saturday is the Community Bulk Rubbish Collection from 9am – until approximately 10.45am. The next collection is 2nd August.
Stopping points – approximate times
Sycamore Road – 9-9.20am
Village Green – 9.25-9.45am
By the old shop – 9.50-10.10am
Croft Avenue – 10.15 – 10.45am
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Apologies that it’s been a while since the last post but there is really good news…
Carolyn has continued to make excellent progress, so much so that she will be coming home in around a week’s time!
Carolyn has asked me to put the following message on the website, which she wrote using her new-found skills with her left hand:
Feel free to leave comments on this post for Carolyn, she gets to read them all!
A further update to follow by the end of next week.
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The tour will be guided by Rob Francis, Brian Foden and Peter Trewhitt. Participants of the Brassington Tour, when told of the Parwich event, recommened that the availability of beer at the end of the evening also be stressed.
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The TV cameras were in Parwich yesterday at the Sycamore Inn, doing a feature on our new Shop. ITV’s Central News made a live lunchtime broadcast from the Shop featuring interviews with Janet (she said she was still feeling nervous today), Mary R and Freda K. A recorded feature also appeared on the early evening News with Janet and Freda again, and a further interview with Louise B. The evening slot also included a number of local children shopping after school.
If you want to see clips Janet has a video recording or you can view on-line by doing the following:
1. Click on this link. This will open the Central News page in a new window.
2. Select “full screen” mode, by clicking the button on the bottom right hand side of the little TV viewer window, or by right-clicking on the viewer window itself.
3. Move the blue slider (at the foot of the viewing window) along to 6:30, so as to skip the first six and a half minutes of the programme.
4. After the clip from Parwich ends, keep watching for the next couple of minutes, while East Midlands Minister Phil Hope is interviewed about current national government strategy relating to the future of village shops.
Further reading: Here’s a write-up of the whole scheme, as taken from the official website for “Pub Is The Hub” (the organisation which helped Janet set up the shop, in what turns out to be the fastest turnaround time to date).
You can find out more about “Pub Is The Hub” here. The scheme was launched in 2001, and has the personal backing of HRH The Prince of Wales.
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Andrew Robinson writes:
A happy time was had by all this morning, thanks to Gill and Peter’s kind hospitality.
£160 was raised towards the Flower Festival at St. Peter’s Church, which takes place from Friday July 4th to Sunday July 6th.
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Peak Experience have set up a new interactive website: My Peak Experience. This is thought to be the first website of its kind for a National Park. It is designed for participants to share their words, pictures and sound recordings of the Peak District with others around the world.
The nearest image to our area, at the time of writing this, is a photo of Tissington Hall. So if you want to share your images and thoughts with the rest of the world, do come first to PARWICH.ORG, but then secondly you might want to look at My Peak Experience, which also has a version for mobile phones www.mypeakexperience.org.uk/?device=mobile.
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As always here is the round-up of what the Ashbourne News Telegraph says this week:
The finals of the Ashbourne Town Darts League were held at the Empire Ballroom last Friday. The Sycamore Inn Team won the Division Three Cup, congratulations!
Parwich Legion’s Team were also finalists, just missing the Division One Cup. Commiserations, and best wishes for next year.
Parwich’s Andrew Robinson provided ‘Word of the Week’ in the current issue, very evocatively describing their recent journey to the island of Colonsay, and reflecting more broadly on God as a source of confidence on our journey of life. (The Hebrides are always stunning at this time of year).
Pikehall Harness Racing attracts around 2,000 visitors to each meet, with their 2008 season kicking of with a meet on Sunday 15th June, starting at 2pm.
As always do let us know of any other local snippets I have missed.
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Don’t forget Parwich & District Local History Society have organised a guided walk around Brassington this evening (Wednesday 4th June). Meet outside the Miners Arms in Brassington at 7-30pm, refreshments will be available in the same Pub at the end of the walk. The weather is looking promising.
All are welcome and there is no charge.
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Congratulations to Lynette and Richard, who learnt this morning that their appeal relating to the garden room at Church Cottage, Parwich has been successful. The appeal process has been a long and arduous struggle for both of them, so their sense of relief must be immense, and well deserved.
Announcing her judgement with unusual speed, the Planning Inspector, Katie Peerless, commended the input of the residents of Parwich.
The building has been in place for some time and I was impressed by the strength of feeling that brought so many people out to speak positively of their liking for the building as it exists. Development, especially in a modern idiom, is often unpopular in conservation areas and it is more usual to hear objections to change, both before and after it has occurred, than praise for an innovative approach. Continue Reading »
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Don’t forget the Coffee Morning at The Old Farmhouse – (Gill & Peter’s) in Creamery Lane from 10am – noon.
Come along and buy some home-baking ready for tea tonight.
All in aid of flowers for the Church Flower Festival on July 4th -6th.
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Keith Parsons writes:
I have just bought on CD the complete Mozart piano concertos performed by Barenboim and the English Chamber Orchestra. Also the complete Prokofiev piano concertos by Ashkenazy, Previn and the LSO, and more…..
I’d happily offer these on short-term loan to anyone in the village who would like to borrow them.
And in return, do you have classical CDs you could lend me? I’m interested in Baroque music, Stravinsky, or W.H.Y.
I don’t mind keeping lists for distribution to participants of what CDs folk in the village are willing to swap.
Contact keith@kparsons.plus.com
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Jo-anne’s make-up demonstration, held on 19th May at The Horns in Ashbourne to raise funds for Project Parwich was a great success! Thanks to the Horns for absorbing most of the costs for the food and wine, the evening raised £300 for Project Parwich.
As an added bonus, those who attended had a fantastic evening and are better informed in the art of applying make-up! Thank you to Jo-anne, The Horns and Becki, of Red Square photography for all their efforts and for providing a great night.
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Thank you to Carl for sending in this blog and the photos.
Thanks to all those who supported the Wild West Night at The Legion, everyone made it a fantastic evening. Thanks to Chris for providing the excellent entertainment and also thanks to all those who donned their costumes – they were all great. Tony Marshall took the main prize for his excellent “sherrif’s attire”!!
The next event is being arranged for Saturday 19th July – details to follow.
For more photos click Continue Reading »
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Following last night’s Horticultural Society Committee meeting here are a few things to keep in mind:
Sunday 22nd June: Open Gardens & Children’s Show Mid-Summer Magic
also Ashbourne Brass Band will be playing on the Green
- If you are willing to open your garden and have not already spoken to Dot Hart please contact her on tel. 456
- If you can help circulate posters contact Dot Hart
- If you can come along to help set up at 5-30pm on Saturday 21st June
- If you have any spare plants we can sell on the Plant Stall please let Peter Trewhitt know (tel 287) or bring them along to the Memorial Hall on the Sunday morning
- If you have any prizes for the Tombola please get them to Ann Beech in advance or bring them along on the Sunday morning
- If you can help with teas on the afternoon please let Pat Barnett know
- Children and parents if you do not have a Children’s Show Schedule already please contact Mike Hart (tel 456) or Ann Beach, or look out for the link on the Society’s SHOWS page
- Do think about entering the Scarecrow competition. Scarecrows can be located anywhere on the Parwich Open Garden route. Entry forms need to be submitted by 11-30am on Sunday 22nd. The winner will be announced at the Children’s Show prize presentation at 5-15pm
- If you have any friends or family that might be interested in coming along to go round the gardens (2pm to 6pm) let them know.
Abel Shipley Memorial Trophy for Hanging Baskets
- Entries are invited for this new Trophy. Please hand in a completed entry form at the Memorial Hall on Sunday 22nd June by 12am, or if you are not able to come along then, please let Mike Hart or Peter Trewhitt know in advance. Judging will take place during Wakes Week. Continue Reading »
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PARWICH.ORG received this photo today. The person who sent it will donate £5 to Project Parwich, provided that someone can guess the identity of the young man in the picture.
Please leave your guesses in the comments box!
Please click on the image to enlarge it.
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Discussion about the change of use of the former Spar Shop continues (see comments on our post). Also there is a petition at the Sycamore Inn for people to sign objecting to the Planning Application for change from retail to domestic residential use. Is there a future for village shops, or was the Spar Shop’s closure inevitable? This is an important issue, so whatever your views contact the planners or let us know.
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This post is an update to the planning application post listed at the end of April. 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 and Ballidon. There is one new application for Parwich and one for Pikehall:
Parwich
- The Shop Parwich – Change of use from retail shop to domestic residential.
See our post
ID No: NP/DDD/0408/0307, 02-Apr-08.
Status: registered, awaiting decision.
View documents
Pikehall
- Roystone Grange Farm Pikehall – Formation of menage and associated change of use from agriculture to equestrian use.
ID No: NP/DDD/0508/0387, 08-May-08.
Status: registered, awaiting decision.
View documents
A final decision has been reached for three of the applications in Parwich: Continue Reading »
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The JIGSAW PUZZLES page has been updated after a several week gap (my apologies). With the latest jigsaw, entitled ‘Bear Stake Croft’, we have an extra twist. There is a page of background information about the orchard and its strange old name. You can get to this page by clicking on the link across the top of page with the puzzle on, but you will have to complete the puzzle before the link will work.
Leave a comment below if you think this is a good idea, and you would like us to repeat it with future puzzles.
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What a great night at The Sycamore. The questions set by Don and Audrey were varied and fun. Some tested the brain unless you were the Euro Team with Amanda, Graham, Mike & Ben, but others were straightforward so no-one felt left out. There was one famous person present, Overend Watts from Mott the Hoople. He is walking from Lands End to John O’Groats, and valiantly joined one of the teams. The winning side were The Euro Team well ahead on points. Five teams participated and £45 was raised. What was so great was the atmosphere, everyone was there to enjoy themselves but it would have been even nicer to see more people there.
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If you have never walked around Stanton in Peak I can strongly recommend it. We spent this afternoon exploring their Open Gardens. All the gardens are fairly small and a few you can see from the road, but the interest is really when you go down the little alleys and the cottage gardens at the rear, with some amazing views over towards Bakewell and Haddon Hall. The village really is perched on the side of the hill, with many of the gardens well terraced. Youlgreave Brass Band was strategically located in the centre of the village near the pub, providing a pleasant interlude. We didn’t try the Flying Childers, a freehouse, but some of the locals told us that they served good ale and food. I think that on one of the nice summer evenings (I’m an optimist) we’ll have a walk over Stanton Moor and call in at the pub. If you have tried the pub do leave a comment, maybe I feel a food review coming up.
Now I haven’t mentioned a tearoom in this blog, that’s because we didn’t visit one. However I was delighted to arrive home to find a goody bag on the doorstep, inside was a Passionate Carrot Cake from Chatsworth Farm Shop. It is delicious, moist, fruity, nutty and of course the carrots make it a healthy eating option, part of my 5 a day. So the next time you are near Pilsley I recommend calling in to either the Farm Shop or one of Chatsworth’s tearooms. Thank you Mike & Kevin.
Other Opens Gardens that are being well advertised at the moment are Bonsall’s on 14th & 15th June – 10.30-5pm, Birchover’s on 14th & 15th June – 1-5.30pm & Fenny Bentley’s on Sunday 15th 1-5pm.
Don’t forget Parwich Open Gardens on Sunday 22nd June 2-6pm.
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I am trying to improve my skills on Power Point, does anyone have a guide (book form) to Power Point 97 that I could borrow for a few days. Ring Jane on 665 or comment below.
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Don’t forget tonight’s quiz at the Sycamore!
19:45 for a prompt 20:00 start. All proceeds to Project Parwich.
All prizes for the raffle are gratefully received
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The hawthorn blossom is certainly spectacular this year, as can be seen in these photos sent to us by Mike Goulden (taken from Pasture Lane towards Rainster Rocks on Friday 30/5/08).
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The last allotments in Parwich went at the end of the Second World War. However, a few people have expressed an interest in again finding a place locally to grow some vegetables. It could be an unused part of someone’s garden or part of a field. If anyone has any land that they would be happy for others to use (rent could be in kind: vegetables or a bit of gardening) or if you also want to find somewhere yourself in or around Parwich please email parwich@hotmail.co.uk and we will pass the information on.
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Our 500th comment was left on PARWICH.ORG this morning – and for anyone interested in the issues relating to the history and future of the Spar shop, it’s a must read. Our thanks to Stuart, for taking the time and trouble to leave such a detailed and informed analysis.
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Stanton in the Peak Open Gardens – 1-5pm with 20+ gardens open, cream teas, plant & craft sales. This is a small estate village on a steep hillside with some stunning panoramic views. There are twisting roads & paths by which you can explore some hidden gardens. £3 per person, all funds go to the British Heart Foundation & the Village Fund. It is within 20minutes of Parwich, between Birchover & Bakewell.
Sunday evening – Quiz night at the Sycamore – 7.45 for a prompt 8pm start. This quiz has been organised by Don & Audrey for Project Parwich. It’ll be a real good fun evening, a mix of questions & a chance to catch up with friends & neighbours. Raffle Prizes will be gratefully received so look through your cupboards for any unwanted gifts or an odd bottle or two.
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For more details contact Andrew Robinson tel 202 or Peter Trewhitt tel 287
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Thank you to Chris Elton for pointing out a press release on the Communities and Local Government website. Hazel Blears, Communities Secretary, speaking to the National Association of Local Councils in Eastbourne on 21st May praised Parish Councils, saying:
We are seeing a new era of modern ‘parish power’. It’s high time we got away from stereotypes that parishes are sleepy, out of touch operations. Parishes are about local democracy in action and I’m proud to be strengthening their arm.
As the smallest unit of local democracy, their small size belies the big impact they can have. The truth is new parishes can revive democracy, and modernise communities by putting more power into local people’s hands. That’s why we are boosting the power of parishes, devolving more power from central and local governments to local people.
Our forthcoming Empowerment White Paper will herald a significant shift of power, giving people a real say over the local issues that matter to them – schools, hospitals, police and housing. We need to learn from the best, and many parish councils are past masters at giving local people a voice. Continue Reading »
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We have just expanded our “Photographs” page to include almost all the original images that have appeared on PARWICH.ORG to date.
Click here to take a look, and then click on each image to enlarge it.
New images will be added to the top of the page on a fairly regular basis, so it’s worth checking back from time to time. There’s a permanent link to the Photographs page in the ELSEWHERE ON PARWICH.ORG section, over on the right hand column. You can also get to it via USEFUL INFO and the Site Map.
We’re always delighted to receive your photos, so do please keep sending them in.
Oh, and don’t forget the online jigsaws! They’re great stress relievers!
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So far I have only found three snippets in the Ashbourne News Telegraph directly relating to our immediate area:
- A planning application for creation of a menage and associated change of use from agricultural to equestrian at Royston Grange Farm, Ballidon.
- Today’s planning appeal relating to the garden room at Church Cottage, Parwich. The paper obviously has not been paying close enough attention to PARWICH.ORG as they missed our news that the venue had been changed from Aldern House in Bakewell to a more local setting. (Click here for our report.)
- This Friday sees the Divisional Finals of the Ashbourne Town Darts League at the Empire. We have two teams competing: the Sycamore playing Tiger Cubs for Division 3; and the Legion playing Bradley House for Division 1.
Indirectly linked to Parwich, there is an article relating to the Ashbourne Volunteer Centre, which is holding a photographic competition to coincide with the National Volunteers’ Week which runs from Sunday (1st June) to Saturday (7th June). Continue Reading »
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Today, Wednesday 28th May, saw the informal hearing of the planning appeal relating to the garden room at Church Cottage in Parwich: the Peak District National Park Authority seeking to enforce a solid roadside wall on the scheme and the appellants wishing to retain it as built.
The change from Aldern House to a more local venue (Fenny Bentley School) was successful, as some dozen local residents attended. Despite this, we still think that the Memorial Hall, in Parwich itself, would have been more suitable.
The Planning Inspector presiding was Katie Peerless, a chartered architect. It had been originally arranged for a specialist ‘enforcement’ inspector to hear the case, but at the appellants’ request he was replaced by an architect, as both the appellants and the Authority were arguing on design grounds. The meeting opened with the Inspector summarising her understanding of the written representations. Continue Reading »
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Following our previous post on Kids’ Activities, we have updated the ‘Where to go‘ guide. As well as an index of our relevant posts it now has links to lots of Peak District and surrounding area attractions, under the following headings:
- Houses & Gardens
- Museums & Industrial Sites
- Railways etc.
- Landscape, Archaeology & Ancient Monuments
- Caves & Caverns
- Fun for Kids of all ages
- Sports & Leisure
- Animals & Wildlife
- More Places to Visit
Hope everyone is having a great half-term and do let us know about any places you enjoyed visiting or any fun activities. Do add comments below or email any reviews to parwich@hotmail.co.uk.
Also for any budding young photographers out there, we would welcome any photos of your half-term to post on this site.
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Hobb’s Cafe at Monsal Head, near Ashford in the Water has been a cafe/tearoom for more than 80 years. Ray & Rose took it over 2 years ago & have completely refurbished it and it is fantastic, tasteful quality. It is made up of a series of small rooms, just like walking through several cottages – throughout tables are dotted around with the occasional sofa. You can sit outside & enjoy the marvellous views of Monsal Dale. Interesting craft bits, cards & potential presents fill the rear rooms. The light lunch menu consists of sandwiches, pannini’s, oakcakes and salads with cakes & scones available all day. We had two types of oatcakes one filled with mushrooms in a garlic & creme fraiche sauce the other with Wensleydale & Cranberry cheese with extremely imaginative salad garnish and not a boring lettuce leaf in sight. All the cakes looked fantastic, I did resist but not next time. Ben had this amazing chocolate squigy cake with liquid chocolate in the middle “the best chocolate cake I’ve ever had”. Proper cappuccino’s are served as well as a good range of other drinks. Everything seems right here, the food, the service & the surroundings. We look forward to going back very soon.
Open Tuesday to Sunday until the end of October with reduced Winter openings. Tel:01629 640346
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Wednesday 4th June
10am
The Old Farmhouse (The Simpson’s)
Creamery Lane
Do come along and support this coffee morning, a great opportunity to catch up with friends and have a gossip. All proceeds will go towards helping to provide flowers for our Church Flower Festival over the weekend of July 4th.
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Photos taken by Kevin Slater, during this afternoon’s (decidely windswept) tour of “the outer ring road”. Please click each image to enlarge.
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Our local community station Ashbourne Radio was successfully launched at 10:00 this morning, and is now broadcasting on 96.7 FM. Reception from this end of Parwich (Creamery Lane) is loud and clear. How’s yours?
If you’re further afield, then the station can also be listened to online.
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As a direct result of the classified advert which I placed on PARWICH.ORG last Wednesday, I have just handed over two tickets to see The Osmonds in Birmingham tonight, in exchange for a £40 donation to Project Parwich.
Hopefully this will encourage more people to place classified adverts on this site. Just e-mail parwich@hotmail.co.uk, and we’ll do the rest.
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