Llanferres March 2018 Issue 218
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Welcome Welcome to the March edition of News & Views. Well done to Tim, June & She for organising an amazing Valentine's Day Dance. A fabulous night was had by all and a fantastic ÂŁ322 was raised towards the Carnival funds. It's now only 10 weeks to the big day, Sunday 6th May - make sure you have it in your diary. It looks like it will be a fantastic, fun-filled family day out - see pages 18 & 19 for full details. The popular LlanVega$ casino evening is on Saturday 10th March - make sure you get your tickets early before they sell out see page 7.
If you have a couple of hours to spare on Saturday morning 7th April, the Village Hall Committee are having a 'spring clean' in the Village Hall between 10am - 12 noon and would appreciate any help. Time to start thinking about your garden plans - flowers and veggies for the Gardening Show on Saturday 1st September. Happy planting! If you have any photographs or articles of interest, please do send them in. Best Wishes Paul & Siobhan Email: news@llanferres.org www.llanferres.org
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Notices
Happy Birthday to the following in March Eleanor Dolan on 5th March Finley Jaggard who will be 7 on 5th March Emma Barnes on 18th March Emma Clarke on 19th March Esther Skelhorn on 21st March Bernard Evans on 26th March Tracy Griffiths on 27th March Joe Lewis who will be 16 on 28th March Cadhan O'Garra who will be 21 on 30th March Edward Moore on 30th March
Thank you
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To everyone for their kind condolences and the donations we received from so many people on the death of our mother, Gwen Rogers. We were so pleased to see so many who attended her funeral. Thanks too to Sam at the Druid for the excellent spread afterwards. And thank you to Rev'd Stroud for taking the service
Do you have any old pretty crockery (tea cups, saucers, tea plates), not valuable that we may borrow for our vintage teas event at the Carnival please? If you have, and are willing to lend these to us, please telephone 810867. We can come and pick up or up or you can drop off at 14 Cae Derwen or with Sheila at Loggs shop.
Judy Lea & Tim Rogers
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Local News LLANFERRES OVER 60's Club At our February meeting we were transported to the Caribbean to learn about the life history of Sea Turtles. Vicky Knight has worked with them, so was able to talk with enthusiasm about these creatures and to tell us what is being done to conserve the species who live most of their lives on sandy beaches. On 13th March, Mr Paul Davies from the Buckley Society will talk about the history of the Buckley Pottery.
Indoor Bowls
Do join us if you can at 2.30pm
Every Tuesday 7.00 - 9.00pm Llanferres Village Hall New Members Welcome
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11.15am Holy Communion, St Berres’ Church, 6:30pm Tai Chi 7:00pm Whist Evening 7:00pm Bowls Club 7:30pm Community Council meeting 7.00pm LlanVega$ Casino Night 9:30am Morning Worship, St. Berres’ Church 6:30pm Tai Chi 7:30pm Gardening Club Meeting 2pm Over 60s Club 7:00pm Bowls Club
9:30am Holy Communion, St. Berres’ Church. 4:00pm Messy Church, Gwernaffield 6:30pm Tai Chi 7:00pm Whist Evening 7:00pm Bowls Club
9:30am Morning Worship, St. Berres’ Church 6:30pm Tai Chi 7:00pm Whist Evening 8.30pm Compline, St Berres’ Church 7:00pm Bowls Club 8.30pm Compline, St Berres’ Church 8.30pm Compline, St Berres’ Church 8.30pm Compline, St Berres’ Church Good Friday Tenebrae Evening Service, St Berres’ Church
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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LlanVega$ Casino Night 2018 Saturday 10th March 2018 Llanferres Village Hall Doors : 7:00pm –12:30am Enjoy an AMAZING night out at one of the village’s most popular fundraising events back for 2018! Come have a go at: Poker, Black Jack, Roulette and many more – all for fun money – then bid for some fabulous prizes at the end of the night with your winnings!
Includes: Entry to all tables Glass of bubbly Hog roast
Tickets: £15 In advance only
(Vegetarian/vegan option available with advance notice)
$$$ “gambling money” Licensed bar with NEW for 2018 GIN BAR!!
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For more information & tickets: Email: lpfra@outlook.com Telephone: Cassandra Peters 810925 Wayne Thomas 810963 Gareth Jaggard 810357 Dan Hurst 810461 Facebook or Twitter: @LPFRA
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Local News Llanferres Parish Gardening Club The first meeting of the year, on February 12th, as usual, was to arrange the Show Schedule under the guidance of Show Secretary, Dr Ivy Watts. The Novice Class section introduced last year was cancelled as there had been no entries. The main sections of Garden and Plant produce were marginally changed but the Home and Adult Handicraft had major changes made. The Art section was cancelled for 2018 due to lack of support in 2017. The Show as usual will be on the first Saturday in September, which this year is September 1st, doors open at 2pm and admission stays at £1 for Adults and 50p for Children. The next Garden Club meeting will be on Monday, March 12th in the Village Hall, starting at 7.30pm when our guest speaker will be David Palmer, a volunteer for the Woodland Trust and his topic will be "Restoration of Ancient Woodlands". As always, new members and visitors are welcome. Annual Subscription £5.00 Casual visit to one meeting £1.00 Plus Raffle and refreshments £1.00
Mrs Joan Almond Hon Secretary ℡01352 810808
Village Hall Booking Check the online calendar to see if the Hall is free at: www.llanferres.org then contact Gay Headley, 07836 268894 / 01352 810224 or preferably e-mail headley889@btinternet.com
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Church News Services Sunday 4th Mar Sunday 11th Mar Sunday 18th Mar Sunday 25th Mar
11.15am Holy Communion 9.30am Morning Worship 9.30am Holy Communion 4pm Messy Church Gwernaffield Church Hall 9.30am Morning Worship
A chance to help your church when renewing your home insurance As you may be aware we insure the church through Ecclesiastical Insurance. As part of their 130th anniversary next year they are offering to donate ÂŁ130 to the church for any home insurance policy taken out during the year. It might be worth giving them an opportunity to quote when you renew? This offer is open to all the Congregation. Details as follows:www.ecclesiastical.com/Trust130 or ring 0800 783 0130 quoting TRUST 130. Change in service times Just a reminder that the service times have changed slightly for Llanferres to allow for an extra communion service. The first Sunday is now at 11.15am with the rest still being at 9.30am. Church Noticeboard The church noticeboard at the front of the church will be updated shortly to reflect the new service times. Easter Services In Easter week there is Compline (Night Prayer) at 8.30pm on Monday 26th, Tuesday 27th and Wednesday 28th March. There will be a Good Friday Tenebrae service in the evening when candles will be extinguished as each reading is read. The service on Easter Sunday will be at 9.30am. Church Decoration Gay Headley will be coordinating decorating the Church for Easter on Good Friday afternoon. Any donations or help would be welcomed. Congregational Meeting The annual Congregational Meeting will be held at 7.30pm on Thursday 5th April. All parishioners are welcome! Flintshire Foodbank Anyone who wants to donate items to the Foodbank can leave them in the donation box at the back of church.
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Would you be interested in a local Yoga or Pilates Class? The Village Hall committee is considering setting up a weekly Yoga or Pilates Class, if there is sufficient interest. If this is something you think you’d attend please email News & Views so that we gauge interest, and see if it would be viable. Thank you Email: news@llanferres.org
Need any sewing work done? Curtains,Valances, Pelmets, Blinds, Cushions, Clothing alterations Give Barbara a call on 01352 810485
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VALENTINE’S DANCE Despite slightly disappointing numbers attending, those that did, made a huge and impressive effort to dress themselves and their table — with fantastic results!! "Ryan" our entertainer, had us all on our feet and those lucky winners of fantastic prizes were not disappointed. We had a great night! Huge thanks to June and Tim Healy for initiating, organising and setting up the event (and all those who helped!). A fantastic £322 was raised towards Carnival funds.
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For further details contact Mrs Sylvia Hughes Telephone: (01352) 810444 Email: sylvia@bryn-tirion.com Website: www.bryn-tirion.com
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Local Winter Scenes
Photographs courtesy of Tim Healy
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A WARM & FRIENDLY WELCOME AWAITS YOU AT THE DRUID INN Sam and the team look forward to welcoming customers old and new to the Druid Inn. A full menu is a available 7 days a week, including children’s menu and regular specials. See our Facebook page for news and updates
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Local News WHIST EVENINGS Whist Evenings continue to be enjoyed on Monday evenings, apart from the 2nd Monday in the month. The latest winners are: Jan. 22nd Jan. 29th Feb. 5th
Mal Bellis and Hugh Smith Juanita Twomey and Hugh Smith Medwyn Clemence and Dave Twomey
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Local News FLINTSHIRE BREAST CANCER NOW GROUP STEP OUT FOR BREAST CANCER 28th APRIL 2018-MOEL FAMAU The group is organising its annual STEP OUT FOR BREAST CANCER and once again are supported and led by Walkabout Flintshire. There will be a choice of two walks: a short one of 2.5 miles and a longer walk to the Jubilee Tower of 4.5 miles taking approximately 3 hours. We can accept donations on the day of £5 or sponsorship forms are available on request. If you would like to support this worthy cause, please meet at the lower car park at Moel Famau Country Park at 9.30 for 10.00 am start (car park is £2 to open barrier) Sponsor Forms or further Information are available Tel 01352 753807
Funds raised will hopefully help the Charity to achieve its aim that the last person will have died from Breast Cancer by 2050.
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12.30pm Parade from Druid Inn Our ’yet to be crowned’ Carnival King or Queen on float Followed by Attendants of all ages Followed by “Dress Your Wheels” (Fancy dress entries)
Followed by “Cissie & Ada” (To keep things in order!)
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Refugee Essentials, North East Wales (RENEW) This month, I’ve been helping a friend to set up a new refugee support group, whose focus is to send essential aid to refugees and their families, who are still resident in camps across Europe. Refugee Essentials, North East Wales (RENEW) will operate as a new branch of the established charity CARE UK (Refugee Aid NW), who, over the last two years, have sent a total of 34 containers of essential aid to refugee camps in Syria, mainland Greece and the Greek islands. These containers have already included all the many bags of donations given to me, directly by you, the readers of News and Views. So, as far as collecting your kind donations goes, nothing has really changed. The only difference, is that I will take any future donations to one of RENEW’s new community ‘Donate and Sort’ sessions, for onward despatch to the camps via CARE UK. Our first community base is at Bistre Emmanuel Church Hall in Buckley, where volunteers are invited to pop in with their donations, to say hello and learn more about our work, and to help us sort and pack donations for the next container. We are there every Wednesday from 11.00am to 3.00pm and again from 6.30pm to 8.30pm. We are currently collecting good quality, clean, warm and waterproof clothing and footwear for men, women, children and babies. In particular, we need ● Jumpers, Fleeces, Coats and Tops ● Men’s trousers and jeans ● Women’s trousers, skirts and dresses ● Hats, Gloves and Scarves ● Hijabs and headscarves ● Nightwear ● Sturdy shoes and boots ● Underwear (new only please) ● Maternity wear ● Prams/pushchairs ● Moses baskets ● Toiletries ● Nappies/baby wipes It’s still a huge task, but by supporting us at RENEW, you can be assured that your donations really do make a meaningful difference to the lives of refugee families living in terrible circumstances abroad, as well as to those starting their new lives by resettling here in North Wales.
THANK YOU Joanne McKinstry 01352 810506
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‘A walk on the Wilde Side’ For such a colourful striking bird, with it's blush-pink breast, smoky grey back and glossy black cap and tail. The bullfinch is surprisingly elusive. you might catch a glimpse of its black tail and rump as it flits along the hedgerow. You are more likely to hear its piping call as it keeps out of sight in deep foliage.
they will stay together throughout the following Autumn and Winter.
The nest comprises of two distinct layers, a loose base of fine twigs lined with a cup of moss, fine roots and lichen. Successful pairs often raise two broods in a season. Once nesting is underway, bullfinches do not defend a territory and Once a common sight in the hedgerows will share the same bush with another of areas such at Pantymwyn and pair. Our own nest last year was no Padeswood it is regrettably in recent more than two feet from a blackbirds nest, both pairs going about their years become harder to find. business of parenting unhindered. This brings me to the reason for writing about bullfinches, as we have a Although seed eating, the parent birds pair visiting one of our bird feeders on a feed their young on insects collected in daily basis. The cock bird has been pouches in their cheeks. They will coming all winter and is now in the continue to feed the young for a few company of a hen bird. We had a weeks after they have left the nest. If bullfinch nest in the garden last year the hen bird is incubating more eggs the and from the shelter of the poly tunnel, young will follow the cock bird around. I would watch them as they went in and out of a conifer bush. Unfortunately, We have a good patch of snowdrops in the hen bird flew into a window which our woodland piece all planted by my reflected the garden and died instantly. family and daffodils and bluebells are The cock bird carried on with the through. We will soon have early celandine, which will be welcome after feeding of their young. the cold drawn out winter. The next Because of being undeniably one of thing to look out for will be frog spawn, Britain's most attractive small birds it followed a couple of weeks later by was a popular cage bird in the past and strings of toad eggs. When the heron is still bred in captivity for showing at visits the pond I will know that the frogs cage bird exhibitions. The controversial have arrived. I just hope that they have reputation of the bullfinch stems from deposited their eggs before some of them its liking for buds of fruit trees and in become heron breakfast. fruit growing areas they were shot in their hundreds each year in Hereford It is good to see plenty of hazel catkins, the male flower of the hazel. The female and parts of Western England. flower is small and tucked away in a leaf Unlike other finches the bullfinch is joint. All good signs of Spring on its way. rarely seen in flocks. You are more likely to see a single bird or most usually The supermarkets have lots of cheap a pair, if a group is seen it is near a daffodils which have brightened our house and given us a much needed "lift" winter food supply. through the cold weather. Pair bonds are formed before the breeding season and if both bird survive, More next time. Eddie Eddie Wilde 01352 810271 Copyright © March 2018 Eddie Wilde.
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A note from your County Councillor Once again as I write this article it is snowing heavily and as a family we can not wait for spring to arrive!! The first signs are there with more snow drops than ever in the hedge rows. Sadly this year they are having to compete with the ever increasing amounts of litter discarded by passing motorists. I travelled to Shrewsbury last week and it was sad to see the state of our roads and countryside with acres of rubbish in all directions. Much of this rubbish ends up in the gullies and water courses which then empty into our streams, rivers and eventually the sea. No wonder our seas are so heavily polluted with plastic. This rubbish does not get there by itself and we all have a part to play by disposing of our rubbish in the bins provided or by taking it home. By leading by example we will encourage future generations to protect our environment and plant. As spring approaches it is that time of year to remind everyone that they should keep their dogs on a lead when crossing farm land especially during the lambing season. In the papers this week we have had another case of a dog attack on sheep in the Llanferres area and the County Council in conjunction with Countryside Services and the Police are reminding everyone to keep their dogs under control. With the potential for further bad weather I have asked the counties highways team to ensure that the salt bins are all replenished and additional
piles of salt have been delivered to such areas as Bryn Alyn and Maeshafn. The patching work on the Cilcain road has now been completed and the work has included some new curbs as well. This weekend I will be visiting the area to see if we can do any more to improve the position for other residents along that stretch of road. The County Council have been busy this month with the appointment of a new Chief Executive and the setting of the budgets and council tax for the coming year. Our new Chief Executive is Judith Greenhalgh who hails from Derbyshire and has a very impressive track record in Local Government. We all look forward to working with her and know that Dr Mohamed Mehmet will be a hard act to follow As we move forward there are many challenges facing us especially as Welsh Government do not now see local government as a priority when in comes to funding. Over the last six years DCC have cut over ÂŁ30 million for from our budgets mainly by doing things in a different way but as financial pressures come from such things as caring for an increasingly ageing population we will have to prioritise our own budgets which will not be easy or painless. Sadly council tax will rise in Denbighshire this year by 4.75% with 1.5 million more for social care for the elderly. There is also a continuing commitment to the 21st century schools project and we are looking at a further 2.5 million from capital for our roads and bridges.
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A note from your County Councillor The Dark Skies project is ongoing with surveys completed across the AONB to see if we can qualify for Dark Sky status. The survey showed the following, Llanarmon a 5.40 Nelms rating, Llandegla 5.80, Loggerheads 5.75, Eryrys 5.60, the Horseshoe Pass 6.00 and Llanferres 3.50. The higher the rating the darker the sky and 6.00 is the best you can get in the UK because of our overall light pollution. Sadly as you can see we have some work to do in Llanferres to improve the ratings and most of the extra light in Llanferres possibly comes from the trunk road roadside lighting.( Nelms translates to Naked Eye Limiting Magnitude!) The three county councils will endeavour to replace street light bulbs with low emission LED bulbs and they will encourage everyone to reduce the light from their own properties where possible. These changes will help counties with their electricity bills, help to encourage a new form of tourism, help the environment and peoples health. Surveys show that people sleep better in dark sky areas which has a positive impact on their overall health. The plan is now to apply for Community Dark Sky status and move to full Dark Sky Status for the whole of the AONB as soon as we can. Finally we have had a number of road accidents on the A494 in the last few weeks. Some caused by the sudden hail storm that created a film on the road and one where a car managed to take out two telegraph poles just after the second turning for Llanarmon. I have asked the Trunk Roads Agency to chase the Utility companies to repair these ASAP because they are still a
danger to traffic. I have also asked them to remove the large black cable which is lying in the hedge on the right hand side of the road as you head towards the Clwyd Gate. If a vehicle snags this or a hedge cutter catches it their could be serious consequences for all concerned especially if it is still live!! Best wishes, Martyn
01824 780703 martyn.holland@denbighshire.gov.uk
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Were the Ancient Romans in Llanferres? The ancient Romans exploited the mineral wealth of all the countries that they occupied. They were engaged in lead mining in north east Wales and left signs of their presence across the area. The most substantial evidence of lead mining is the discovery of lead pigs stamped with Roman identification marks. These pigs were presumably lost during transit as the Romans would not have casually discarded such valuable material. The Romans used large quantities of lead in their engineering works. There have also been widespread casual finds of single Roman coins and also of a number of significant hoards of coins. A number of Roman coins were discovered under the lead dressing floors at the Talargoch Lead Mine near Meliden, Flintshire. However it is not possible to identify the ancient tools found in the mine as being of Roman origin. Closer to home we have the two hoards of Roman coins found on Moel Fenlii in 1816 and 1847 (as mentioned in a previous article about Moel Fenlii). Furthermore Thomas Pennant, in his book "Tour in Wales" (1794), reported the finding in Llanferres of an abundance of Roman denarii but failed to say when or where the find was made. In 1923 a Roman coin was found on the mine spoil heap on the west bank of the River Alyn just north of Cascade Wood (Fairy Glen). However recent exploration of the accessible parts of the adjacent
Maes-y-safn Lead Mine failed to show any evidence of Roman working. (In the absence of explosives the Roman miners used only picks and fire setting in mining.) It is possible that if there had been signs of Roman working these could have been removed by later miners widening the workings to make it easier for them to transport material through the workings. Finally, Thomas Badeslade's map of north Wales drawn in 1740 shows a line of mine pits near Loggerheads labelled "old Roman hillocks". This was presumably following local oral tradition and there is no supporting evidence of their antiquity. The workings were certainly considered "old" in the early eighteenth century when lead mining disputes led to the Grosvenor family commissioning Thomas Badeslade to draw the map showing the lead mines in north east Wales.. So the evidence for ancient Romans being present in our Community is flimsy to say the least.
Tony King Copyright ŠMarch 2018 Tony King
Village Hall Booking Check the online calendar to see if the Hall is free at: www.llanferres.org then contact Gay Headley, 07836 268894 / 01352 810224 or preferably e-mail headley889@btinternet.com
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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 810392 Jac Armstrong, 01352 810259 Allan Morgans Isla Watts, 01352 810248 Ivy Watts, 01352 810248 Rob Jones, 01352 810500 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.
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. Lady Rae Roberts: 01352 741184/01824 780496, raeroberts.brofamauchurches@outlook.com Church Wardens - Mrs 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. 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, Miss C Boffey, Tel: 810925 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
News & Views: Paul & Siobhan Gothorp 2 Cae Gwyn, Llanferres, Mold, CH7 5SL Tel: (01352) 810668 Email: news@llanferres.org www.llanferres.org Deadline is 20th of the month prior to publication
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