Dyserth Community Council

Reported Criminal Offences in Dyserth:

The following criminal offences have been reported to the North Wales Police; that have occurred within the Dyserth Community Council area:

1 x Anti social behaviour / 1 x Other crime / 2 x Theft from persons / 5 x Violence offences

Precept (Community Charge) – 2025 / 2026

The Dyserth Community Council have set their precept charge for the forthcoming financial year (April 2025) to increase the current precept from £50,500.00 to £51,750.00 – an increase of £1,250.00. The Band D property charge will be £43.93, an increase of £1.28p a year (3.01% - 11p extra per month). In increasing the community charge the Council took into consideration a number of rising costs, which included the dog bin emptying contract currently at a cost of £5,406.00 a year which will increase by 10% from the new budget.

Financial Donations To Places of Worship:

The Community Council until four years ago provided a yearly financial grant to the St Bridget and St Cwyfan Parish Church in Lower Dyserth towards their cemetery grass cutting. All Community Councils in Wales were advised that an Act of Parliament in 1894 ‘prohibits councils’ involvement in property relating to the affairs of the church e.g. the maintenance or improvement of buildings or land or contributing to the costs’. The Community Council were forced to cease the annual donation.

More recently Paterson Hall requested the Community Council to consider providing a contribution towards a new central heating system. Following the taking of legal advice the Council wrote to Paterson Hall and advised the following: ‘Whilst the Community Council would wish to provide financial assistance towards the purchase of a new central heating boiler, the Council were unable to grant the request, due to the following reason (legal advice) ‘To make a decision to make such a grant is open to challenge as Paterson Hall is owned by The United Reformed Church’

Extension of Parking Time limit in Dyserth High Street:

Following a request from a local business for the parking time limit in Dyserth High Street to be extended, as the current time period does not allow sufficient time for people to achieve their visit purpose. During the road widening work outside the Spar area the Community Council seeked the waiting time to be extended, but ironically Denbighshire County Council actually reduced the time to the present and will not consider any further time amendment.

Concerns Reported to Denbighshire County Council:

1) Overgrown hedge in area of Thomas Ave and pavement to Lower Foel Road.

2) Overgrown tree branches on A547 Road, Dyserth and near to Voel Coaches

3) Overgrown foliage in triangular section of land between Waterfall Hill and Weavers Lane. The area was previously agreed by the County Council to be cleared / trimmed once a year

4) Overgrown hedge onto pavement in area of Cwm Road and Bron Deg, Dyserth

5) Metal Water inspection cover: The cover at junction with James Park and High Street has loose tarmac around the cover

6) Two drainage inspection covers: Two covers adjacent to the Waterfall car park were dangerous when slippery. The County were asked to replace with a nonslip surface

7) Blocked drain: At entrance to Waterfall car park

Planning Applications:

The following planning applications have been commented upon by the Community Council:

1) Application number: 42/2024/1407/PS – for variation of condition 8 of planning permission 42/2023/0495 to read "The external roller and pedestrian access door facing Seaview Bungalow is to remain closed..." and condition 9 to amend the approved opening hours from "8:00 to 18:00" to "7:00 to 18:00", at Seaview Garage Meliden Road, Dyserth

2) Application number: 42/2024/1511/HH – for the erection of a single storey extension to rear of dwelling and associated works, at Tyn Y Pistyll, Carreg Heilin Lane, Dyserth.

Applications for Financial Support and Donations:

The Community Council have provided the following financial assistance:

• £300.00 Wales Air Ambulance: (general grant)

• £470.00 Hiraddug Childcare: (towards replacement fire resistance roller blinds to a door and three windows)

• £1,026.00 - Dyserth Times (towards printing costs).

R. Phillip Parry,

Clerk & Financial Officer to Dyserth Community Council Tel: 01352 720547

E-mail: clerk@dyserthcouncil.wales Web Site: www.dyserthcouncil.wales

From Dyserth.com Archives

In a brochure for the Festival of Wales 1958 “Dyserth & Cwm Festivities” the Programme Committee compiled an article which included – referring to Moel Hiraddug:-

“A deposit of red spar is to be found at the Southern end, close to Foel Farm. Some of it has been used to adorn the Chancel of the new Liverpool Protestant Cathedral.”

I don’t know if this is correct. I contacted the cathedral many years ago but they were unable to help.. PJR