Llanferres
September/October 2019 Issue 229
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Welcome Welcome to News & Views. Thank you for all the contributions again this month. There are lots of events happening in the near future, with a particularly busy September, kicking off as usual with the Garden Show on the 7th. The whist season is back in full swing, as is the badminton, and the church have something for every taste this month. Yoga classes have proved a great success, and newcomers are still welcome, as you can soon pick things up (apparently!). Or if that’s not for you Keith is starting a new Tai Chi group at the end of the month. Following a very successful BBQ the Playing Field Association are inviting you to work off the excess on 14th September. You can then justify a night of beer and gin on 5th October courtesy of the PTFA. The next News & Views will be our last - as we’ve decided 11 years is enough. If you’re interested in taking over - let us know. Best wishes, Paul & Siobhan
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Notices VILLAGE HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AGM NOVEMBER 21ST 7.30PM LLANFERRES VILLAGE HALL
to the following
Your chance to play a role in shaping the future of your local village hall
SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS
All residents are welcome Jonni Griffiths who will be 17 on the 2nd Lexie Jones on the 4th Zeta Selena Le Vay who will be 13 on the 7th FOR HIRE Isabella May Jones who will be 7 on the 15th Danny LaFlamme on the 16th Giant Garden Games including: Tim Healy on the the 20th Twister, Snakes & Ladders, Noughts & Penny Nora Thomas the 21st Crosses, Draughts, Hop Scotch, Quoits, Dewi Ivanoff on the 22nd Dominoes and Giant Playing Cards. Oliver Lennon who will be 16 on the 23rd Lauren O'Garra on the 24th £20 per day - proceeds to Llanferres Sam Godfrey who will be 18 on the 25th Playing Field & Recreation Association. Thomas Healy on the 26th OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS Charlie Williams on the 1st Sioned Cordiner who wil be 17 on the 3rd Nell Williams who will be 16 on the 3rd Jac Armstrong on the 8th Tesni Jones on the 17th Charlotte Lewis who will be 8 on the 18th Jessica Lovell on the 20th Nick Lennon on the 20th Elsa Hill who will be 9 on the 22nd Guy Woodcock on the 24th Andrew Roberts on 29th
Contact Sheila on 01352 810832 Email:mottymoo1@hotmail.com Ideal for garden parties or children’s events. Guaranteed to bring fun & laughter. However we can’t guarantee the weather - so why not book the your event in Llanferres Village Hall (Plenty of floor space and tables) Contact Gay Headley, 07836 268894 / 01352 810224 or preferably e-mail headley889@btinternet.com
If you would like a birthday, notice or special announcement included in News & Views please send the details to: news@llanferres.org. Tel: 810668
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Llanferres Over 60s Club At our July meeting we learned about the volunteers who help young people in foreign countries. Jill Curry spoke about those in need in Ghana, where they still respect age even though they are poverty stricken. The girls are taught how to make clothes and at the Lady Heike School how to develop their business skill. Arrangements were made for the forthcoming School Children’s
entertainment. The Village Vintage Tea and the Outing to Beaumaris on September 25th. At our meeting on Tuesday 10th September 2.15pm at the Village Hall Carol Bowen will talk to us about Past Industries in the Area. Everyone is welcome.
THANK YOU To everyone who came along to the Family BBQ on the Park. We raised a fantastic £1172! And with potential match funding of another £500. The glorious weather certainly helped, but the community spirit was the biggest factor. Well over 100 people attended on the day and enjoyed a fun-filled afternoon. Huge thanks to all those who helped organise the day and worked tirelessly before, during and after! Also thanks to Iceland, Jones Brothers of Ruthin and the Loggerheads Garage for their significant contributions, and to the excellent raffle prize donators.
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Country Park Painters Exhibition Starts, Loggerheads Country Park 7.00pm Whist evening 7.00pm Bowls Club 8.30pm Druid Inn Quiz Night 6.30pm Yoga
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Do you know of anyone who would be interested in running an aerobic exercise class on a Thursday in the Village Hall, maybe Zumba or something similar? If so, please contact siobhan@llanferres.org
Events in italics are in the Village Hall Check the latest Village Hall bookings on our website: www.llanferres.org Click on ‘What’s on’ on the main menu
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Church News Classical Guitar Concert There will be a classical music concert on September 12th by Chris Roberts, the Artistic Director of the Cardiff Guitar Festival. It will be wonderful to listen to quality music in this lovely church. There will be refreshments (with cake of course!) and we are looking forward to the evening. Tickets are available from Noel and Gay Headley ( 8 1 0 2 2 4 / 0 7 8 3 6 2 6 8 8 9 4 ) headley889@btinternet.com. Adults £7.00 Under18 £3.00
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addition, they will offer a 10% discount for anyone who volunteers to help with the church in any way, so it's a win, win! We all have to shop around for insurance these days, so why not get a quote? There's nothing to lose. Telephone 0800 783 0130 quoting 'Trust 130' or contact the website www.ecclesiastical.com/Trust130.
Churchyard We have had numerous problems with the (mis)use of the bins in the churchyard. They have been put in the churchyard and are emptied voluntarily by our church members for the use of people visiting the graves. The bins have been filed with numerous random and inappropriate objects despite repeated polite requests. The final straw happened when one of the volunteers found broken glass in one of the bins.
This will take place as part of our Harvest Celebrations on 27th September. There are lots of prizes which include tea for two at Ruthin Castle Hotel and a magnum of champagne. There will be two children's rounds with prizes including four Cineworld tickets. Tickets cost £5 which includes free tea and coffee, and there will also be a licenced We can't continue expose our bar. Please come along and join in the to volunteer church fun! members to risk of injury and the Theology on Tap Daniel will be visiting the pubs of the Church Committee parish to share a pint with the locals and reluctantly will have to chat about anything we want to to consider if they discuss. He has a font of knowledge in should remove all from the that brain of his! Suggested topics bins include 'Sports and Religion', 'Ethics of churchyard. AI' and 'Religion and the environment.' Come along and share the discussion! Homeless Project Last winter there was a very successful Dates will be published shortly. initiative in Wrexham, in which several churches took part in a rota to host Ecclesiastical Insurance It's not too late to take advantage of rough sleepers overnight in a number of the Ecclesiastical Insurance offer. If you church buildings. This year, Christ Church take out a policy with them between Pontblyddyn will be joining that rota, now and the 31st December 2019, they giving shelter to a group of homeless will donate £130 to church funds at no people for one night a week starting in additional cost to the subscriber. In January.
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Church News This project will need a great deal of support, from fundraising to setting up the beds, supplying hot meals and packed lunches, helping with transport and supervising at night. This support will be needed from the members of more than just one community.
pastoral assistants in the Mold mission Area . They fulfil a vital and active role in our churches and Llanferres is very blessed to have Anne and Rob as worship leaders. If you feel that a God may be calling you into either of these roles and you want to explore this further we will be offering courses in the Autumn.
So if you feel that you can help with this initiative in any way, you would be welcomed with open arms. Please contact Wendy (07840353690). There will be training events, which will give an explanation of the project and more information for volunteers.
An initial session will take place on 21/9/19 at 4- 5.30 pm at Christ Church Pontblyddyn to look at the various ministries in the Church in Wales The sessions will be facilitated by Wendy (07840353690) and Reverend Kathy (07500936985) whose own ministries There will be a fundraising Afternoon Tea began in 2005 when they trained as at Christ Church, Pontblyddyn, on worship leaders. November 2nd from 12-3 pm.
And Finally‌ Messy Church
Don't forget the service of blessing of our We had a break at Bro Famau in August animals on 3rd October (Feast of St but there was an extremely successful Francis, the Patron Saint of Animals!). (ie very messy) Church held at St.James, New Brighton. We will be holding the next Bro Famau Messy Church on September 15th. The theme will be Jonah, everyone is welcome and we will of course have a whale of a time‌.
Indoor Bowls
Called by God ? Training or refresher training is to be offered for Worship leaders and/or
Every Tuesday 7.00 - 9.00pm Llanferres Village Hall New Members Welcome
Piano Tuition Beginner to grade 8 Music theory grades 1 to 6, (preparation for Abrsm, Trinity College London, or London College of Music exams) Over 30 years experience Please contact:
Julie Fryer Amus LCM, Dip Abrsm, (member of epta) Tel: 07712142140 Email: fryerjulie01@gmail.com
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DRUID INN LLANFERRES
4 rounds of exhilarating quiz trivia finished off with our very own ‘Play Your Cards Right’ Accumulator with a big cash prize. Entry into the quiz is just £1 per person, maximum team size is 6. Tickets sold separately for the Accumulator. QUIZ HELD ON THE LAST TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH 8.30pm onwards Next dates:
Tuesday September 24th Tuesday October 29h 10
www.druid-Inn.co.uk
Tel: 01352 810225
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LLANFERRES BADMINTON CLUB After a fun summer of non-competitive badminton, the new season is nearly on us. We will be starting the 19/20 season on Thursday 5 September, juniors from 6.30 - 7.30 and seniors from 7.30pm onwards at Ruthin Leisure Centre. Throughout September there will be senior club nights on Tuesdays & Thursdays. When the season starts in October, Tuesday will be mainly match night with club play most Thursdays. For the first time ever, the club has entered a D team in the local league so there will be over 32 players competing across our 4 teams in Divisions 1,2 & 3. For more information about joining in September please contact Claire Halestrap clairehalestrap@harrisondd.co.uk
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Cyngor y Cymuned - Llanferres DRAFT Minutes of the GENERAL MEETING Held Thursday 13th JUNE 2019 Present: Cllr. John Almond (Chair), Cllrs Bob Barton, Allan Morgans, Michael Cordiner, Ivy Watts, Cllr Amanda Curtis, Cllr Martyn Holland and the Clerk, Mrs. G Dillon. There were Members of the public present. 1 Apologies: Cllrs' Jac Armstrong, Isla Watts 2 Meeting Open to the Public deferred until later in the Meeting. 3 Declarations of Interest - the Councillors were reminded that they should declare an interest at the commencement of the Meeting, or as soon as the Councillor affected becomes aware that they have a personal or personal and prejudicial interest in today's business. Any members declaring an interest are required to state clearly what that interest is. 4
Declarations of Interest - none raised.
5 Big Covert Wood Cllr Morgans put before the Community Council a draft letter outlining the proposals to ensure that Big Covert retains its public rights of way for everyone to enjoy. One amendment to the letter was the font size to the Addressee - change to 12pt. Also enclosed with the letter pack would be a copy of the footpaths map, Form of Notice of Modification and an Application for Modification. Cllr Morgans answered any questions raised and went on to say that each letter pack would, when finished, be sent to each owner of a plot in Big Covert and to the wider community and anyone who accesses the pathways for leisure. The Chairman thanked Cllr Morgans for the tremendous work he was doing to achieve the proposals and the working in partnership with Cllr Holland and the Denbighshire County Council. Ongoing. 6 County Councillor Martyn Holland's Report 1) The section of road outside the
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Youth Hostel is on the counties schedule for resurfacing. They will complete drainage works first and then resurface. 2) An old bed was dumped in the lay by between the two Llanarmon turnings on the A494. This was removed within 24hours. 3) Gary Williams the Counties head of legal services has confirmed that grants can be made to support church buildings, if there is a community use built into the project. 4) The counties contractors have been out cutting the grass at junctions across the ward. 5) Cllr Holland has photographed and reported the depression in Forestry road and asked the County Highways to investigate and repair. 6) Sadly, our ward does not fall into the Clocaenog wind farm catchment area for grants but at a recent meeting with the energy suppliers they said that applications from just outside the area would be considered but no promises could be made. You will be able to submit applications for some of the annual ÂŁ750k funding in 2020. 7) Cllr Holland has submitted a request to clean the gullies in Tafarn Y Gelyn especially the gully by the pond. 8) The Morris/Allen Homes Asset Manager has not returned Cllr Holland's calls about the trees and small open spaces in Cae Derwen. Ongoing. 9) Because of the heavy rain there has been involvement in a few flooding issues across the ward the majority of which have been in the Llanarmon area. Cllr Holland visited Tyn Llan on Wednesday morning and chased the counties drainage team to see where we are with removing the tree roots from the pipe that is causing the flooding. The grounds and the old mill at Loggerheads were flooded on Wednesday and the Cafe
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and Centre have been closed until the river water subsides. A separate e-mail has been sent out with the emergency telephone numbers. 10) The new Stop Sign and road markings have at last been installed on the Valley Lodge junction of the B5430. There have been a few incidents at this junction over the years and the new sign and the rumble strips will hopefully help to stop these accidents. 11) Cllr Holland has asked for a speed measurement to be undertaken in Maeshafn after several complaints about the speed of traffic through this community. The village does not have any speed limit at present and Cllr Holland is pressing for a 30-mph limit. The Chairman thanked Cllr Holland for his comprehensive report. 7 Minutes of the Annual Meeting Held 9th April 2019 - These were accepted and signed by the Chairman as being a correct record, subject to the following amendment: Take out the representative name for Cllr Holland, as he is our County Councillor and elected through the wider public. 8 Matters Arising - Cllr Barton reported that there was no update to the 'Green Flag' application. The Village Hall Committee confirmed, by letter, that there would be no refund for the Hall Rental for the meeting during March 2019. This was accepted by the Community Council as the lifesaving training was deemed a priority. . 9 Reports from Other Meetings -- Report on 'Planning your Places' meeting. Attended by Cllrs John Almond, Alan Morgans and Bob Barton. The opinion of the meeting was that it was a waste of time - an opinion endorsed by the other two Councillors present. In fact,
Councillor Barton has apologised for encouraging attendance. He also declared publicly to the presenter, that he thought the meeting to be of little merit, much to her embarrassment. Much of the meeting was taken up by one group, possibly from Wrexham, who used it as an opportunity to air their grievances with the planning processes, their County Council, the Welsh Government and anybody else they could think of, leaving little time for anyone else, and those that did manage to speak continued in the same vein. Cllr Barton as attended another Planning Places Workshop in Llanrwst and is planning to carry out a Workshop to disseminate the information gained. 10 Meeting Open to the Public Mr T King brought up the subject of the Planning Application for Holt Hostel. The Community Council had discussed this in a previous meeting and outlined their response. This item was also an Agenda Item for this Meeting. 11 Maintenance in the Community - the Millennium Fountain - repair is still outstanding. The Telephone Kiosk in Tafarn-y-Gelyn is being re-painted by a community resident, Mr Tony Winfield. 12 Planning Issues 21/2019/0348 Location: Heather Bank Tafarn-y-Gelyn Proposal: Certificate of Lawfulness of existing use of building as a dwelling house. Resolved the Community Council have anecdotal evidence over the last two decades but are not in a position to give positive assurances. 21/2019/0423 Location: Glan-y-Gors Maeshafn Proposal: Erection of two-storey side/rear extension & internal modifications. Resolved: to support the application. The use of stone and larch is acceptable in the area. 21/2019/0185 Location: Holt Hostel Maeshafn
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Cyngor y Cymuned - Llanferres Proposal: Erection of building to use as swimming pool and installation of septic tank - Erection of agricultural building Alterations to dwelling comprising the relocation of display plaque and erection of a wall to enclose an external staircase - Change of use of land by way of extension to residential curtilage - Remodelling of land to form terracing, vehicular access tracks and a yard area Erection of a domestic garage, woodstore/utility shed, animal shelter/fuel store, stables and a peacock aviary and associated works (partly retrospective) Resolved: after much discussion, the Community Council were not prepared to accept these proposals. 12 Risk Assessments Maes Ysgawen - no update. Maeshafn - awaiting official paperwork for the Playing Field ownership. Cllr Allan Morgans has been accepting the quotations for the work to be carried out on the Playing Field. To date the costings were: New gates and fencing on west side approx. £2855 Plinths for seating approx. £600 2 x 3-seater benches and 1 picnic table approx. £459 Rebuilding the roadside wall approx. £6,700 The cost of replacing the play equipment could not be considered without additional funding being available. The Cllrs discussed Traders and prices and Cllr Cordiner suggested that there would be some merit in discussing this further with the Llanferres Playing Field Association. Resolved: delegated powers have been given to the Chair, Cllr Almond, Cllr Morgans and the Clerk to pursue the matter. This will enable the work to start in order to meet the Grant (Commuted Sum) obligations. Dog Poo Bin - the Clerk has ordered the bin - the Clerk will chase. Llanferres Memorial - nothing to report. Financial Risks - No risks were raised. 13 Training & Finance Issues Training Issues - Cllr Barton has requested permission to
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attend the Innovative Practices Conference to be held in the Royal Welsh Showground on 10th July 2019. Cost £50 per delegate. Resolved: to give delegated powers to Cllrs' Almond and Morgans, to decide based on the Agenda and the benefit it would bring to the Community Council. Finance Issues: The Internal Audit has now been completed and Internal Audit Report circulated to the Community Council. The Governance Statement was changed and confirmed. The Accounting Statement was approved, certified by the Council and signed by the Chairman. A copy of this will be displayed and all relevant documentation sent to the External Audit called for 1st July 2019 14 Appointing a New Clerk - a discussion followed Mrs Dillon's statement that she would be retiring at the end of August 2019. The Chairman had received some information regarding other Clerk's Advertisements for information. It was agreed to draft an advertisement for thirteen hours per month (to be agreed with Community Council) and then advertise the post. 15 Bills - Payment Schedule Clerk's Salary (June 2019) & PAYE £236.78 JDH Internal Audit £153.00 One Voice Wales (Training Course) £40.00 Bank Interest £0.92 All payments approved by Community Council with Schedule of Payments signed by Chair. 16 Correspondence items of correspondence were discussed as above, plus a copy of the Play Wales Newsletter, Spring Newsletter from Denbighshire Housing Association. Also received was information regarding the on-line Training Modules from One Voice Wales.
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17 Other Matters Brought to Councillor's attention: a) The gully in Tafarn-y-Gelyn is still blocked. b) Following a complaint about the indiscriminate parking in Maeshafn which stops the Bus from being able to turn, new Junction signs are being pursued. c) The van constantly parked near the Junction to Cae Derwen has now been relocated onto the side road on the other side of Tyn Llan. d) Following the heavy rain recently, the drains were again overflowing and water was running down Tyn Llan. (Cllr Holland to chase). e) Cllr Holland informed the Community Council that the Candidate Sites under the Local Development Plan were due out shortly. 18 Date of next Meeting: The General Meeting is scheduled to take place on Thursday 11th July 2019 at 7:30 pm in the Village Hall in Llanferres.
DYDDIADAU CYFARFODYDD Y CYNGOR CYMUNED LLANFERRES COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEETING DATES 2019/2020 Medi/September 12 Hydref/October 10 Tachwedd/November 14 Rhagfyr/December 12 Ionawr/January 09 2020 Chwefror/February 13 2020 Mawrth/March 12 2020 With regard to the complaint received about ‘nettles’, printed in the May Minutes of the Llanferres Community Council Meeting, the Community Council apologise for the erroneous report and for any upset caused to Mr & Mrs Stanley from Glendale.
WORKING PARTY ON THE PARK 10.00am on Saturday 14 September Please spare an hour to tidy up the Park and help with maintenance work. Please bring forks, rakes, spades, hedge cutting implements, wheelbarrows etc. Your Park needs Your Support Llanferres Playing Field & Recreation Association 21
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LLANFERRES GREEN FLAG DOUBLE The Green Flag Award Scheme is organised each year by Keep Wales Tidy. The North Wales Winners Ceremony was hosted by Wrexham CBC and took place on 30th July at the Alyn Waters County Park. Gwyneth Dillon, the Clerk of Llanferres Community Council, and Cllr Bob Barton accepted the second Green Flag Community Award for Maes Ysgawen, the community field next to the Village Hall/Bro Famau School. Llanferres Playing Field & Recreation Association won its 15th consecutive Green Flag Community Award for Llanferres Park, which was collected by Bob Barton. The LPRFA plaque was unveiled by youngsters at the BBQ in the Park held on Sunday 25 August. Some of the many who attended the event are pictured here.
YOUR CHANCE TO VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE The Green Flag Award Scheme is asking the nation to have its say and decide which parks and green spaces should receive the People’s Choice Award for being the UK’s favourites. Whether you enjoy visiting a park or green space to play football, walk the dog, exercise or simply get away from the hustle and bustle, if you think your favourite deserves to be in the top 10 People’s Choice then cast your vote.
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All you have to do is go to Keep Britain Tidy’s website www.greenflagaward.org/awardwinners/ and find your favourite green space on the map and click the voting button. Once you’ve registered your vote, why not encourage others to get involved too through social media using the hashtag #MyFavouritePark . Voting opens 1 September and closes 30 September, with the top 10 sites being announced on or around 16 October.
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HarVest Friday September 27th at 7.00pm Village Hall Fabulous prizes including a Magnum of champagne! Deluxe (Wendy’s) homemade cake for a birthday and any other special occasion. Tea for two at Ruthin Castle Selection of French Ch’ti beers (nicer than it sounds) Dog grooming session (dog not supplied) Bottle of whisky / bottles of wine / beers etc Special prize rounds just for children – including Cineworld tickets for a family of four. Bags of logs (delivered) Bag of potatoes and many more! Bring a friend and a pen!
£5.00 entry includes tickets / tea and coffee Reasonably priced licensed bar
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Llanferres Older Persons Welfare Committee VILLAGE TEAS What a wonderful village teas! Hope you all enjoyed the afternoon we did! Over 80 came to enjoy afternoon tea and be entertained by the fabulous ukulele band plus Derek master of ceremonies. Thank you for all the very generous donations!
WANTED! What do you do with used printer ink cartridges? If you just throw them away, can I ask you to pass them on to me for recycling? The small, but nonetheless useful proceeds will go towards the upkeep of our beautiful churchyard and buildings. This will be an ongoing project so please pass on any used cartridges to myself (green post box on the wall of 7 Cae Derwen); at Loggerheads Garage or pop them into the box at the back of the church.
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AND Thank you so very much for all that supported our screen wash at the Loggs Garage in July. We raised an amazing ÂŁ270 and we really can't believe that all at our local spar at the Loggs have matched funded us as well!! All at the village teas event in August have had a fantastic afternoon with the cash that we've raised. Grateful thanks from the Llanferres older persons
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Looking for a venue for your.. ●Birthday Party? ●Christening? ●Fundraising Event? The answer could be on your doorstep.
Llanferres Village Hall provides Newly refurbished kitchen 2 fridges and a freezer Newly refurbished toilets Access to outdoor play area, park and football field ● Ample parking ● Ideal for car boot sales ● ● ● ●
Evening function rate £45 (6pm - Midnight) Including FREE day time set/clear up hours Charity Rate: £25 for a full evening Or Daytime function rates £10 per hour for the first 2 hours £5 per hour for subsequent hours Contact the Booking Secretary: 07836 268894 or 01352 810224 Email: headley889@btinternet.com 27
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A note from your County Councillor This time last year we had one of the hottest and driest summers on record. I spent much of August dealing with the results of the fire on Llantysilio Mountain and the effect it had on the residents who live around the Horse Shoe Pass. This year we have had one of the wettest summers on record and I have been dealing with flooding issues instead!! I recently had a site meeting with the estates manager from Tarmac at the redundant Pistyll Gwyn quarry near Llanarmon Yn Ial. In the last few years after any heavy rain a river appears out of the quarry and crosses the B5430. After the recent heavy rains the County had to close the road and divert traffic via Maeshafn and Eryrys. There is a gully from the quarry under the B5430 which appears to be blocked but even if it had been clear it would not have taken the millions of gallons of water that appeared that day. The source of the water is a great mystery and after looking around the quarry there were no obvious signs as to where this water had come from. There are local rumours of an underground river in that area and we may have to wait for the next incident before we can solve the mystery. Did you know that you can get further advice on preparing for floods and how to sign up for weather and flood alerts via the Denbighshire County Council website.
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Denbighshire sadly no longer provide sand bags and so if you are in a high risk area or you have suffered from localised flooding it may be an idea to check with local builders merchants to see if they can provide sand bags for you. The County Council is in the process of preparing the next LDP (Local Development Plan) and we are now considering all the candidate sites submitted by local land owners for inclusion in the new LDP. Sites can still be submitted until early next year but there is no guarantee that any of the sites submitted will be accepted and they will all be open to public consultation as part of the ongoing process. Those sites already submitted are now available for the first stage of the public consultation exercise and this took place during July and August. There are a number of sites in the area covered by the Llanferres Community Council and these can be viewed on the County Councils website. To see the sites you will need to go into the planning section on the DCC website and the next LDP will appear as a banner which you should then click on to open it up. There are four sites in Tafarn Y Gelyn and one in each of the villages/communities of Cadole, Llanferres and Maeshafn. Each site has been given a reference number which you should use when submitting any comments to the County Council. There are forms on the website that you should complete if you have any
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A note from your County Councillor observations or concerns about any of the candidate sites or the LDP process. The forms then need to be submitted before the end of August. Because Community Councils do not meet in August all Community Councils have been given a further two weeks in September to discuss the candidate sites and submit their own comments.
would like to add my thanks to the committee for all their hard work in organising what was a very successful afternoon. It was also great to see so many residents from the Community there. I hope that you all enjoy the rest of the summer and that the weather is a little kinder to us all. Best wishes,
If anyone has any concerns or questions about the LDP process please give me a call. I have contacted the Trunk Roads Agency via the County to ask them to cut the grass verges between Tafarn Y Gelyn and Loggerheads. The grass is now so high you can hardly see the brown Loggerheads sign.
Martyn Cyng / Cllr Martyn Holland Tel: 01824 780703 Email : martyn.holland@denbighshire.gov.uk
I would like to thank the Llanferres Older Persons Welfare Committee for inviting my mother and I to the Afternoon Tea on Friday 9th August. It was once again a great village event and I
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Llanferres News & Views July/August 2019 Thoughts of Alan Titchmarsh “ I have long bemoaned the level of noise that mowers and strimmers and chainsaws produce.....I refrain from using power tools on Sundays, believing there should be at least one day in the week when the hills are not alive with the sound of twostroke.”
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The Country Park Painters Exhibition We invite you all to our annual Exhibition in the Gallery at the Loggerheads Country Park. As usual the Exhibition will include mixed media work covering a variety of subjects. Children ( and dogs!) are always welcome. There will be an opportunity to win a prize by voting for your favourite piece. The Exhibition will run from Thursday pm. SEPT.22nd. to Wednesday pm. NOV.6th.
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Flooding of the River Alyn Some of the earliest records we have of our Community refer to the frequent flooding of the River Alyn. Major historic floods caused severe damage to the stone built bridges Pont Cacwn and Pont y Loggerheads. Surviving records of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries reveal that both bridges required frequent repairing and occasional rebuilding. More recently the floods in 1930 swept away the Pentre Cerrig footbridge. (This bridge was replaced by the present more substantial structure.) Following a period of rain earlier this year flood water entered buildings in the Loggerheads Country Park on June 12th and resulted in the Park being closed for a day. The audio-visual room, the gallery and the volunteers' room were flooded. Considerable damage was inflicted on the latter two rooms necessitating extensive repairs. However, this flood was a tame affair compared with the Great Flood of November 6th 2000. According to the records of the Colomendy weather station about 75mm (3 inches) of rain fell onto already saturated ground on the preceding day. The flooding was widespread and affected Mold town as well as the villages and isolated buildings along the River Alyn. The flooding reached a peak early in the morning when people were going to work causing maximum inconvenience. In our Community the nineteenth century stone built bridge adjacent to Llanferres Mill was swept away in the morning shortly after being inspected! The Loggerheads Country Park was badly affected. All the buildings were inundated necessitating expensive repairs. Part of the Leete path was swept away and it had to be reinstated. The Park was closed to
the public while this work was in progress and wildlife moved in. The writer remembers seeing ducks and a kingfisher. Some idea of the maximum depth of the flood is given by the fact that the bridge (and hand rails) at Pont y mwynwr were completely submerged. The flood water also flowed over the top of the stone built causeway bridge at the northern end of Cascade Wood (Fairy Glen). Despite promises made at the time the stone built bridge at Loggerheads was never rebuilt (it had previously been Listed by Cadw as it was of historic importance). It was eventually replaced by the present day timber structure, which is already showing signs of decay. A subsequent Inquiry conducted by the Ministry of the Environment concluded that the floods were the most extensive across Wales since the snowmelt generated flooding of March 1947. In addition it was noted that the rainfall in the autumn of 2000 was the highest on record for the period September to November and the third highest on record in any three month period. Article copyright Š Tony King, September 2019
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Llanferres News & Views July/August 2019 A couple of weeks ago, I looked up from my breakfast and was surprised to see a young Green Woodpecker feeding on the meal worms on the bird table just outside the window, unfortunately it saw me move and was off. Although in its juvenile plumage, at nearly twice the size of the Greater Spotted there was no mistaking it. As they like to feed at dawn when everything is quiet, this might be a regular visitor, on this occasion it was later and I was in the right place at the right time.
I like this time of year when the Buddleia, A Walk named after Adam Buddle, is in full flower on the and the butterflies and W il de side bees are taking advantage of the nectarrich blooms. I have a good patch of Buddleia which although neglected is full of flowers. The warm spells we have been having have been good for butterflies, I counted over fifty on one bush, mostly peacock and red-admiral but also some of the lesser known ones. Anyone going on holiday to the Norfolk Broads may be lucky enough to see the swallowtail, one of Britain's rarest butterflies feeding on the nectar-rich buddleia.
Preferring well mown grass where the sun can warm the soil and encourage ants nearer the surface, the Green Woodpecker will probe the soil and use its long sticky tongue to get to its favourite food of ants and leatherjackets. This leaves dozens of holes in the lawn, as though someone has been prodding it with the tip of an umbrella. As A very popular shrub, the buddleia, is a the woodpecker is an early bird and gone relative newcomer to Britain having been before we are up and about, these holes introduced from the mountains of western have left many of us puzzled. China just over one hundred years ago. The species name Davidii is named after Armand A few years ago, when we had plenty of David, a missionary who discovered it in China. rabbits keeping the grass short, the area near to the pond in my little piece of Buddleia first became noticeable as a garden woodland was always a good place to see a escapee during World War Two, growing on Green Woodpecker and it hear its yaffling bomb cites in our major cities and spreading call as it flew off. In some areas of rural along railway tracks where the winged seeds Britain its local name was Yaffle. Although were blown along by the rushing trains. They Greater Spotted will sometimes take to a will take advantage of cracks in walls and any good size nest box, the Green Woodpecker waste ground waiting for development. prefers to excavate its own nest hole high up in a mature tree. The bits of wood I read an article this week written by quite chipping under the tree is a good indication a well-known writer, of how he and his there is a nest hole high above. Here it will grandson rescued a hedgehog which had got lay five to seven eggs depending on stuck in a drain. After a long rescue mission, they left the hedgehog in a quiet place to availability of food. recover with a dish of milk. Hedgehogs are During the nesting season from May lactose intolerant, so if anyone finds onwards, the Green Woodpecker becomes themselves in a similar situation, forget the very secretive and might only be seen as it milk and leave a dish of cat food and a dish of flies into tree cover with its unmistakable water. More next time, dipping flight. Eddie. Eddie Wilde 01352 810271 Copyright Septmber 2019 Eddie Wilde.
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Local Councillors Martyn Holland, Denbighshire County Councillor for Llanferres, Llanarmon yn Ial & Llandegla. 01824 780703 martyn.holland@denbighshire.gov.uk Gwyneth Dillon, Clerk to Llanferres Community Council, 01978 790269 Mailing address: Rhosddigre, Llandegla, LL11 3AU. Email: clerk.llanferres@gmail.com
Llanferres Community Councillors John Almond, Chairman, 01352 810808 Michael Cordiner, Vice Chairman, 01352 810956 Jac Armstrong, 01352 810259
Allan Morgans Isla Watts, 01352 810248 Ivy Watts, 01352 810248 Bob Barton, 01824 780872 Amanda Curtis, Please contact any of the above if you have anything you would like to be brought to the attention of your Community Council.
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Village Organisations Badminton Club - June Healy Tel: 810264 Bowling Club - Every Tuesday in the village hall, 7pm - 9pm Contact Dave Twomey Tel: 810690. Church - Rev'd Daniel Stroud, The New Rectory, Rectory Lane, Llanferres, CH7 5SR. Tel: 01352 810694. Church Wardens - Miss Anne Woodward, Cysgodfa, Tafarn-y-Gelyn, Llanferres, CH7 5SQ, Tel: 810270 Mr Rob Armstrong, The White House, Rectory Lane, Tel: 810259 Clwydian Conservation Campaign - Pen y Chwareli, Pant Ddu Road, Nercwys CH7 4DD Clwydian Range Runners - Chairman Gareth Jaggard Tel. 810357 Email: clwydianrangerunners@hotmail.com Gardening Club - Hon Sec. Hugo Watts, Cae Gwyn, Tel: 810248 Llanferres Alcoholic Mountain Biking Soc. (LAMBS) - Gordon Jones Tel: 810305 Llanferres Community Council - Mrs Gwyneth Dillon, Rhosddigre, Llandegla, LL11 3AU Tel: 01978 790269 Llanferres Playing Field & Recreation Association - Secretary, Mrs Ceri Barton Maeshafn Cricket Club - Secretary: Steve Pugh Tel: 810327 Old People's Welfare Committee - Chair, Yvonne Foden-McCorry Tel: 810867 PTFA Ysgol Bro Famau - Charlotte Jaggard Tel: 810357 Llanferres Over 60s Club - Betty Cook. Tel: 810722 The Country Park Painters - Pat Armstrong Tel: 810259 Village Hall Booking Secretary - Gay Headley, 07836 268894 / 01352 810224 or preferably e-mail headley889@btinternet.com Village Hall Management Committee - Chairman, Siobhan Gothorp. Tel: 810668 Whist Club - Mr Rob Armstrong, The White House, Rectory Lane, Tel: 810259
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