Issue 187
February 2015
Llanferres
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Welcome Welcome to the first edition of News Finally, thank you to everyone who & Views in 2015. came to our Quiz Night and gave so generously (See centre pages for more January seems to have flown by and details). we’re now looking forward to an early Easter, the first evidence for which is Shrove Tuesday on February 17, Best wishes which again sees the annual Pancake Paul & Siobhan Party at Nigel and Wendy Shillito’s. If you haven’t been before it’s thoroughly recommended. More details are on pages 9 and 17.
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Notices Happy Birthday to the following February Birthdays Bethan Turner who will be 16 on 1st February Charlie Turner who will be 16 on 1st February Amber Louise who will be 13 on 1st February Darcy Benvie who will be 5 on 4th February Adam Perrin who will be 5 on 12th February Roger Llewellyn on 22nd February Mike Hall on 25th February
Thank you to everyone who 'polite' notice came to my 40th birthday party to whoever it is placing their doggy bags in the school rubbish bin on and made it a night to remember! the playground to stop it please? Also a big thank you for all the This is where the children put their beautiful cards and gifts and a apple cores etc - not nice! special thank you to the Miners We have also had them placed into Arms regulars who contributed the food recycling bin outside the towards my amazing experience. kitchen, which is a health hazard! I was truly touched. Love Cat xxx DIABETES FUND RAISING.
Please take them home Thank You THE Staff & Children of Ysgol Bro Famau
At the end of 2014, Llanferres was mentioned in the National newsletter of Diabetes Research Thank you for your kind and Wellness, in recognition for contribution to the Poppy Appeal our regular and continuous this year. ÂŁ160.73p was collected in support. Thank you to all our supporters. Tafarn-y-Gelyn and Bryn Eithin area. Pat and Rob Armstrong
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June & I are sure we speak for all those present at the quiz on Saturday night 24 January. We would just like to say a huge thank you to Paul & Siobhan for organising such a great night & take this opportunity to thank them for all the hard work in producing our village magazine. Tim Healy If you would like a birthday or special announcement included in News &Views please send the details to: news@llanferres.org or 2 Cae Gwyn, Llanferres, CH7 5SL
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Local News LLANFERRES OVER 60's Club Our December meeting was, once again, very enjoyable and well attended. At our February meeting on Tuesday 10th, at 2.00pm, we will welcome Mr Shiel, who will talk about our Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Please join us, by contacting, either Betty Cook 01352 810722 or Olive Parry 01352 810294
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February Diary Dates 9.30 am Morning Worship, St. Berres’ Church 6:30pm Tai Chi
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7.00pm Whist Evening 7pm Bowls Club 6:30pm Dance Club 9.15am Toddlers Group 7.30pm Village hall committee meeting
9.30 am Morning Worship, St. Berres’ Church 6:30pm Tai Chi 7.00pm Whist Evening
Tue 7pm Bowls Club Wed 6:30pm Dance Club Thu 9.15am Toddlers Group Events in italics are Fri in the village Hall Sat 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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Pancake Party! On Shrove Tuesday 17th February 2015 from 6.00 pm At Wendy and Nigel’s House 1 Bryn Eithen, Llanferres, CH7 5SJ 01352 810394 Tickets available from: Patrick & Daryl Druid Inn Loggerheads Garage
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Cyngor y Cymuned - Llanferres From the minutes of the meeting held on 11th December 2014:- Present: Cllr. David Jones (Chair), Cllr. John Almond, Cllr. David Twomey, Cllr. Rob Armstrong, Cllr Adrian Walls, Cllr Rob Jones, County Councillor Martyn Holland and the Clerk Mrs Gwyneth Dillon. 1. Apologies: Cllr. Yvonne Foden Mc Corry, Cllr. Jac Armstrong, Cllr. Margaret Davies. 2. Declarations of Interest: None declared 3. Meeting open to the public for ten minutes: No matters raised. 4. County Councillors report: County Councillor Martyn Holland reported: a) That there had been a very long meeting to try to set a budget, but one had been agreed. It was vital that a legal budget was set as otherwise the Council could be taken over by the Welsh Assembly. The Council still needed to find £7 million of savings for next year. The future of some public bodies will need detailed scrutiny. b) We could have some 'dog wardens' patrolling in Llanferres to prevent dog fouling in public places. c) It has been established that the land surrounding the school is in the ownership of the school and that the public have no rights to use the playing field. The gate giving access from the playing field to the cemetery and the small white gate near the entrance to the school will be locked in future. The gates allowing pedestrian access to the school and hall will not be locked. d)The planning applications for Big Covert are to be considered by a Full Planning Committee in February - if members of the public have any objections to the planning applications will they please bring them forward (two members of the public, one for
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and one against, may address the committee, each allowed three minutes). The Joint Advisory Committee of the AONB have written to the National Trust to ask them to enforce the covenant that exists for Big Covert. The existence of 'Permitted Development Rights' will be checked. e) Bus services are still being discussed but it is likely that there will need to be cuts to some routes. f) The expected faster broadband still needs some connections to be made before it will be fully operational. 5. Minutes of previous Meeting: The minutes of the Meeting held on Thursday 13th November 2014 were signed as a true record. 6. Matters Arising: None. 7. Reports from other meetings: No reports. 8. Maintenance in the Community: The chains on the swings in Maeshafn are to be examined and a quote received if any replacements are needed. 9. Red Telephone Kiosk: Nothing to report. 10. Risk Assessment: The Clerk has received a template with which to record the financial risks which the Community Council may encounter. 11. Field Adjacent to the School: A sample sketch of the amendments to the Information Board was shown to Councillors. A letter had been received from the Big Lottery Fund approving all the plans and the spending and instructing that records must be kept for Seven years. 12. Training and Finance: Nothing to report. 13. Setting the precept: The precept for next year was discussed but not yet set. 14. Bills. HMRC £32·20; Internal audit £50.00 15. Planning Matters: No planning Applications received
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should issue notices to people 16. Maeshafn Playing Field: Llywellyn attending such functions asking them Jones, the solicitors acting for the to be considerate of local residents' Community Council, had written to needs and that parents bringing or Pinsent Mason requesting the correct collecting children should also be paperwork to complete the transfer. asked to be considerate. 17. Correspondence List: All matters had 19. Date of Next Meeting: Thursday 8th been dealt with in items above. January 2015 at 7.30pm. 18. Other Matters that have been brought to Councillors' Attention: John Almond, Vice Chairman Pen y Waen needs resurfacing and the hedge badly needs cutting as large vehicles are being forced onto the Village Hall Booking grass verge. A recent evening function at the school caused considerable inconvenience to local Check the new online residents by vehicles being calendar to see if the Hall is inconsiderately parked and blocking free at: residents driveways. A Councillor, www.llanferres.org who approached the driver of one such then call Gilly Carney vehicle, was involved in an unpleasant Tel: 07741 316 349 incident. It is felt that the school
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Cyngor y Cymuned - Llanferres From the minutes of the meeting held on 8th January 2015:- Present: Cllr. David Jones (Chair), Cllr. John Almond, Cllr. David Twomey, Cllr. Rob Armstrong, Cllr. Margaret Davies , Cllr Rob Jones, County Councillor Martyn Holland and the Clerk Mrs Gwyneth Dillon. 1. Apologies: Cllr. Yvonne Foden Mc Corry, Cllr. Jac Armstrong. 2. Declarations of Interest: None declared 3. Meeting open to the public for ten minutes: No matters raised. 4. County Councillors report: County Councillor Martyn Holland reported a) That the parking meters on the car park on Moel Famau had been broken into and although only a small amount of money was taken the cost of repairing the machines was considerable. b) He had discussed with the Highways department the resurfacing of Pen y Waen as it had many 'pot-holes'. It was regarded as a priority but money may not be available this year as the National Assembly had cut funding for road maintenance. c) Fast Broadband is now available for many residents in Maeshafn and Llanferres, but not all, but residents need to check and apply. d)The planning applications for buildings in Big Covert will be considered in February but investigations are still being carried out regarding their legality 5. Minutes of previous Meeting: The minutes of the Meeting held on Thursday 11th December 2014 were signed as a true record. 6. Matters Arising: None. 7. Reports from other meetings: No reports. 8. Maintenance in the Community: No matters raised at this time.
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9. Red Telephone Kiosk: Nothing to report. 10. Risk Assessment: This matter was deferred to the next meeting. 11. Field Adjacent to the School: The final draft for the information board was awaited. An order has been placed for maintenance of the field for the period up to March. 12. Training and Finance: An internal auditor would be appointed. 13. Setting the precept: The precept for next year was discussed and a provisional figure was set which was similar to the previous three years. 14. Bills. HMRC 拢32路20; Clerk's salary. 15. Planning Matters: 21/2014/1388 Proposal: Erection of replacement enclosed passage way to side of existing single storey extension and replacement of flat roof with a pitched roof on single storey extension, incorporating the enclosed passage way. Location: Rock View Cottage, Maeshafn. It was resolved to raise no objection. 16. Maeshafn Playing Field: Llywellyn Jones, the solicitors acting for the Community Council are still awaiting a reply from Pinsent Mason regarding the correct paperwork to complete the transfer. 17. Correspondence List: All matters had been dealt with in items above. 18. Other Matters that have been brought to Councillors' Attention: Hedges on part of Forestry Road need cutting back as they are overhanging the road. Highways Department will be contacted. Car parking on the grass verges at Loggerheads, in times of snow, is still occurring despite notices forbidding it and double yellow lines on the road. The verge has been badly damaged. There is also a problem with parking on Forestry Road. It is
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News from the Druid Inn
Thank you to all the groups in the Village who have supported us over the Christmas period, we very much appreciate it. At the end of February we will have been looking after the Druid for 21 years, we have made many good friends and seen the ebb and flow of a vibrant, mature village environment.
Enjoy a pint or two of some of our most popular guest ales from 2014. Our standard Marstons Burton Bitter is always available.
After much deliberation the time has come to ‘pass on the baton’, nothing is imminent, but the business is on the market.
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Whist News The Whist group continues to thrive, ending the year with a festive session. The winners were Trevor Webb and Josh Griffiths. We all enjoyed our New Year Lunch at the Druid Inn. Many Thanks to Jim and Julie for providing us with a warm welcome and as usual, excellent food. Fun awards were made to; ● Mal Bellis – kitchen technician of the year ● Dave Twomey – card sharp of the year ● Tony Griffiths – poker face of the year. Mrs Betty Cook was made an honorary member for her continuous support. We meet every Monday (apart from the second Monday in the month) starting at 7pm. Newcomers at all levels are always welcome. To date, we have raised over £1,700 for the running and maintenance of the Village Hall.
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Local News Wendy & Nigel’s Pancake Evening Shrove Tuesday, 17th February from 6 pm At 1 Bryn Eithen, Llanferres, Mold, CH7 5SJ Joint Fundraising for Llanferres Church and Welbodi Wendy and Nigel are once again hosting a Pancake Evening at their home and this will be a good opportunity to meet friends and be well fed! Valuable funds for Llanferres Church will be raised and a donation will be given to the Welbodi Foundation through the Rotary Club of Mold. Tickets are £5 for adults, £3 for children, to cover the cost of plentiful pancakes and refreshments. There will also be an abundant supply of cakes on the cake stall and pork rolls to be purchased separately. Welbodi is a charity founded in 2008 which works in Sierra Leone to help fund the training of paediatricians in the capital, Freetown. Welbodi has plans in place to recruit a consultant paediatrician to train local graduate doctors, who will, in turn, train a new generation of doctors. Previous experience has shown that in-country training is necessary to ensure sustainability. Currently there are only two paediatricians in government service to meet the needs of a country with over one million children. Plans are currently on hold for this training because of the Ebola virus. The Welbodi Foundation, however, is determined to proceed with this long term project. It is hoped funding will be in place by early summer ready to implement the training as soon as Ebola is eradicated. The tragedy is that the Ebola outbreak has distracted attention from ‘preventable diseases’ including malaria, diphtheria and diarrhoea and this is thwarting efforts to bring them under control. These ‘preventable diseases’ kill more children and adults than Ebola, which is why Welbodi’s plans are so important. If you can’t come, but would like to support the Church and Welbodi, please consider sending a donation to Wendy. Nigel &Wendy Shillito, Patrick & Daryl Austin
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Church News Sunday Services 1st 9.30 am Morning Worship 8th 9.30 am Morning Worship 15th 9.30 am Holy Communion 22nd 9.30 am Morning Worship Ash Wednesday There will be two services of Holy Communion with imposition of Ashes on Ash Wednesday for the start of Lent. The morning service will be at 10.30 am at St Mary the Virgin, Cilcain and the evening service will be at 7 pm at Holy Trinity, Gwernaffield. Thank You Thank you to all those who gave their time to decorate the church on the day before the Carol Service to make the church look so beautiful for that service and for all the other Christmas services. Thank you, also, to those who gave donations of money or flowers. The Carol Service and the Crib Service on Christmas Eve were particularly well attended. Pancake Evening on Shrove Tuesday 17th February Drs Nigel and Wendy Shillito will once again be hosting this popular event at Dragon House, Tafarn-y-Gelyn. Please see separate article and poster in this magazine about how the funds will be spent and for details of ticket prices.
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THANK YOU to everyone who helped before, during and after our Quiz Night on 24th January. There was an excellent turn out, with 70 people in the Hall enjoying an evening that was a little bit different! In a very closely fought contest with only a few points between the teams until the very end, the Ever Hopefuls triumphed overall, and also took the prize for the handout quiz. In all an amazing £1,312 was taken on the night with every penny after costs going towards your local magazine, which meant a final contribution of £658, exceeding our expectations and enabling us to give £50 each to the Church and Old Peoples Welfare Committee, as part of our reciprocal arrangement made in 2014.
Above: The immaculately coutured barmen seem to be enjoying the evening! Left: Meanwhile the scorer is still hard at work.
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Special thanks to Tim & June for a vast amount of help before, during and after the night: to Auntie She, scorer extraordiniare; bar tender uncle Les; Yvonne, Elaine, Polly and Wendy; sound engineer Adrian; and Gordon Sankey for help above and beyond on Sunday.
Right: The Quiz Winners, the Ever Hopefuls
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Local News The ranks of Llanferres Female Voice Choir were swollen this year with a 15 strong ‘choir’ setting out for carol singing on Friday December 5 The usual ‘volume’ section was strengthened by the addition of two new carollers who can actually sing! Steve Clarke and Kate (Rectory Lane) both have amazing voices, knew the tunes AND the words and even the odd descant! They also strengthened the ‘tune’ section of the ‘choir’, which previously comprised Llanferres’ answer to the Von Trappe family (The Cordiners). Mr Adrian Walls wept when he heard ‘The First Noel’. Mr P Gothorp was heard to comment that ‘Mary’s Boy Child’ was definitely ‘a bit dodgy’, but ‘Ding Dong Merrily on High’ was almost indescribable. The ‘choir’ finished the evening in the Druid, where customers paid for special requests. The most popular being ‘Silent Night’ and ‘Get lost and go way’. An amazing £300 was extracted from innocent residents and pub goers for the OAP Christmas Lunch, which was the next day, and another great success. Thank you to all involved and all who donated.
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Gardening Club News Llanferres Parish Gardening Club On January 11th a party of 26 enjoyed Sunday lunch at Plas Hafod Hotel. This is held instead of a normal lecture meeting. Our meetings for 2015 begin on Monday February 9th when our new show Secretary, Ivy Watts, will be in charge to arrange the schedule for our Annual Show which this year will be held on Saturday September 5th. As yet we have no one in place for Chairman, Vice Chairman or Secretary.
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March 9th
'Churchyards, Orchards and Wildlife' Iwan Edwards
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What’s been happening at Bro Famau so far? Welcome back everybody after a super Christmas break and Happy New We have recently joined Twitter. Please follow us at @BroFamau and keep up with all the exciting activities and news! We have a few Nursery/Reception places left for September 2015 but please hurry, we are filling up fast! Forms available from School or Denbighshire website.
Our Christmas Show ‘Silent Night’ was brilliant! Here are a few pictures if you missed it!
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We celebrated New Year with a very special cake from France called Gallette de Rois. Delicious! Tres Bon ! Thank you to Kate’s mum for making it!
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19th Century Local News
A Local Mining Tragedy Bad air is one of the many perils encountered by miners. It can take several forms - white damp (carbon monoxide), fire damp (mainly methane), stink damp (hydrogen disulphide) and choke damp (carbon dioxide; also known as black damp). The last is perhaps the most insidious in its effect on humans in that when the peril is realised it is usually too late for the victim to escape. This atmosphere is odourless, severely depleted in oxygen and incapable of sustaining human or animal life. In 1854 the Bryn Gwyn lead mine, near the Owain Glyndwr pub, was a small mine. It had two mine shafts about 80 yards apart that were 60 and 80 yards deep respectively. In order to ventilate the mine coal was burnt in an open brazier positioned on the surface about 12 yards away from the top of one of the mine shafts. The idea being that the up draught from the fire would draw air up one shaft and fresh air down the other. In late August men began to complain about poor air in the mine - candles did not burn properly and men had trouble breathing. On the 4th September the morning shift failed to surface and several men were sent down the 80 yard shaft to investigate. Choke damp was
present and one rescuer, a miner from Maeshafn, immediately collapsed and had to be helped out. He was subsequently ill for two weeks but never fully recovered and suffered breathing difficulties and week limbs thereafter. Sadly the whole morning shift, consisting of six men and one boy (the fourteen year old son of one of the miners) had all succumbed to the choke damp. It was noted on the day of the tragedy that the ventilation in the mine was poor as there was no wind and the fire in the brazier was not blazing. The verdict at the coroner’s inquest was that the men “were casually suffocated and smothered in a lead mine from the effect of impure air”. Fortunately mining tragedies involving whole shifts of men were rare in the north east Wales metal ore field. The worst incident was in 1862 at the Bryn Gwiog lead mine on Halkyn Mountain when miners holed into flooded ancient workings. Sixteen men were drowned. In both these cases poor mining practices were responsible for the tragedy. The passing of the Metalliferous Mines Act in 1872 prohibited many dubious practices and made working in mines much safer.
Tony King
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A note from your County Councillor As I am writing this report for News and Views I am also packing my bags for trip to the States to visit my mother. If there are any urgent issues you need support with over the next few weeks please either contact Denbighshire's Customer Services on 01824 706101 or speak to one of our Community Councillors who would be more than happy to help in my absence.
fences and left rubbish around one of our farmers fields in Colomendy. I have asked the County if they will grit the roads to Moel Famau at weekends during the winter to try and encourage visitors into the park instead. As a county we need to recognise that tourism is important all year around and access needs to be maintained to our designated parks.
Sadly I have to report that the parking ticket machines at Moel Famau have been broken into again, the second time in six months. It is not the loss of the cash that is the big issue but the damage to the machines that then cost hundreds of pounds to repair. If you see any suspicious activity in the area please report it to the police or to the Countryside Services team at Loggerheads.
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The snow has once again brought out the the sledging enthusiasts. Some of them have again caused damage to
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It appears that Super-fast Broad Band is still patchy in and around Llanferres but if you are keen to upgrade it is As you are all aware budgets have advisable to contact your supplier to been cut in many areas and one of see if the service is available in your these is road maintenance. Last year area. we had a budget of three million, this year because the Welsh Government Finally the applications for have withdrawn their contribution, the developments by a number of the new budget will be only what Denbighshire land owners in the Big Covert will be is contributing, a figure of 1.4 million. going to the planning committee at Therefore there will only be two roads County Hall on the 18th February. resurfaced in our ward in the coming financial year ( which is better than many areas) but the good news is that Best wishes, Pen Y Waen in Llanferres will be one of Martyn them.
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Nature Notes Some of the winter mornings can be magical as the dawn sun rims the black upper outline of Big Covert with a blush pink gradually deepening to pale rose and reflecting off the dark clouds turning their undersides a delicate blueish, dove-grey. A pair of Woodpigeons sat atop a tall conifer as a bevy of 'chacking' Jackdaws left their night-time roost, spreading out to forage on neighbouring fields. The silhouette of a squirrel scampering along a denuded tree branch enhanced the bucolic scene. A few days later the countryside became a 'Winter Wonderland' as it was covered in a blanket of snow (not appreciated by all). But even as the snow came down a Robin sang on the garden shed gable and a pair of Collared Doves 'Coo-cood' atop a Rowan tree. Later in the day, during sunny interludes, I heard a Dunnock's quiet but pleasant warble, the strident 'Teacher-teacher-teacher' of a Great tit, a Coal tit entreated us to come 'to-me, to-me', a Nuthatch whistled the raucous Rooks (sorry for the alliteration) gave out their noisy calls, all signalling that spring and the breeding season is imminent. I was also pleased to see a Bank vole scurrying along the base of the garden fence where the snow was almost absent. Easily distinguished from a mouse by its short nose and chubbier appearance, voles do no harm and we have them nesting regularly in the garden. During the coming weeks bird song will increase exponentially as the days lengthen and already I am looking forward to the first summer migrants due in March.
On the subject of birds; each year we record the bird species we see in the garden and so far we have a list of 57 species, which admittedly includes five or six which were only seen flying over such as Curlew, Mallard and Canada geese. However, it does include some unusual ones, not normally associated with a garden environment, and some unexpected rarities. We have had Buzzard, Tawny owl, Raven and Whitethroat actually in the garden on occasion and Grey wagtail(normally a bird of river and streams) visiting our garden pond. The rarities included Tree sparrow, Lesser spotted woodpecker(also known as Barred woodpecker) and Hawfinch. The latter really is a rarity, which I have only seen a handful of times in my life, so a pair in my garden kindled a small frisson of excitement. We have also had seventeen species of butterfly, most of them quite common but on one occasion we had a Whiteletter hairstreak and that is a rare butterfly by anyone's standard and a species of conservation concern. It requires Elm as a larval food plant and there are some Wych elm growing in the hedge but, being a single specimen, I do not think it was able to breed. I have recorded it locally but only a couple of times. It just shows that anything can turn up at any time, so keen observation can sometimes be rewarded.
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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 Llanferres Community Councillors David Jones, Chairman, 01352 810511 John Almond, Vice Chairman, 01352 810808 Rob Armstrong, 01352 810259 Jac Armstrong, 01352 810259 Margaret Davies, 01352 810491 Yvonne Foden-McCorry, 01352 810867 Rob Jones, 01352 810500 Dave Twomey, 01352 810690 Adrian Walls, 01352 810223 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 Canon Adrian Copping, The New Rectory, Rectory Lane, Llanferres, Mold, CH7 5SR Email: adriancopping@hotmail.com. Tel: 810936 Church Administrator - Rae Roberts, Ffynnon y Berth, Llanarmon Road, Llanferres, CH7 5TA. Tel 01824 780496. = Email raeroberts.brofamauchurches@outlook.com Clwydian Range Runners - Chairman Gareth Jaggard Tel. 810357 email. clwydianrangerunners@hotmail.com Rector's Warden - Mr. Brian Skelhorn 16 Cae Gwyn. Tel: 810422 People's Warden - Mrs Anne Woodward, Cysgodfa, Tafarn-y-Gelyn, Llanferres, CH7 5SQ, Tel: 810270 Clwydian Conservation Campaign - Pen y Chwareli, Pant Ddu Road, Nercwys CH7 4DD Gardening Club - Mrs Joan Almond, 20 Cae Derwen, Llanferres. Tel: 810808 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, Gareth Jaggard. Tel: 810357 Maeshafn Cricket Club - Secretary: Steve Pugh Tel: 810327 Old People's Welfare Committee - Secretary, Yvonne Foden-McCorry Tel: 810867 PTFA Ysgol Bro Famau - Chair, Kym Willis 07578392305 / 01824 780888 Llanferres Over 60s Club - Olive Parry. Tel: 810294 Village Hall Booking Secretary - Gilly Carney. Tel 077413 16349 Village Hall Management Committee - Chairman, Rob Armstrong. 810259
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