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ISSUE 138 March 2010
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Welcome Welcome to the March issue of future of our local community magazine. News & Views. Thank you to Mrs Quant (a previous resident of Llanferres, who now lives in Mold) for your generous donation and kind words, and thank you to Mrs B Hughes for It’s lovely to see the lambs in the delivering her copy each month. fields around and about, and we’re all looking forward to see the blaze Paul & Siobhan of colour on the main road through Contact: Llanferres when the daffodils Paul & Siobhan Gothorp finally flower. 2 Cae Gwyn Llanferres Speaking to a number of News & Mold Views advertisers recently it was CH7 5SL great to hear that they get such a Tel: (01352) 810566 good response from their Email: advertising in the magazine, and to newsandviews@llanferres.org get their support for the next 12 months. Please send copy by the 20th of the month for inclusion in the Please do continue to support our next issue advertisers, as they are vital to the After the very cold and snowy weather we’ve had let’s hope that March brings us some much needed bright, sunny days!
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February Birthdays Happy Birthday to the following Eleanor Dolan who will be 18 on 5th March Emma Barnes who will be 13 on 18th March Emma Clarke who will be 13 on 19th March Esther Skelhorn who will be 16 on 21st March Bernard Evans on 26th March Tracy Griffiths on 27th March Cadhan O'Garra who will be 13 on 30th March Edward Moore who will be 10 on 30th March
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Llanferres Parish Gardening Club The first meeting in 2010 was, as usual, to arrange the Show Schedule under the guidance of Show Secretary David Jones. With last year's figure analysis to hand, the schedule was only slightly altered to balance the least popular entries. Further class details will be available after consultation with some of the judges. The next meeting will be on Monday March 8th in the Village Hall at 7.30pm when Dr Bruce Ing will give a talk entitled "Why not Euphorbias?" Annual Subscriptions of ÂŁ4.00 are now due for 2010 with visitors very welcome at ÂŁ1.00 per meeting.
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Community Council News - February Meeting Llanferres Community Council Telephone Kiosk Meeting February 11th 2010 All in hand and progressing Apologies Field at Cadole Cllr Peter Williams, David Jones and Nothing done as yet. A letter from the Yvonne Foden-McCory council will be sent to Dave Shiels at Loggerheads. Sarah Breeze - Marketing and Funding Officer Field Adjacent to the School Sarah Breeze gave a presentation on Evidence has been received from Denapplying for grant funding to purchase bighshire County Council that they do and develop the field adjacent to the own the land in question. Subsequently school. A fund is available to give assist- an offer has been made for the purchase ance to community projects (to a sum of of the land. ÂŁ25,000) to enhance the environment. Capital Expenditure Meeting open to the Public Deferred until March meting. Concerns were expressed about the proposed zip line development in Moel Bills Famau Forest. Several members of the No bills have been received public from Tafarn y Gelyn highlighted problems with traffic and potential noise Planning Matters: and visual impact. The council appreciat- 21/2008/1236/LE - Appeal against the ed the concern and will investigate Application for a Lawful Use Certificate further. Cllr Christine Evans mentioned for existing use of land for stationing of a that she knew there were people in static caravan. favour of the development but she would Site: Pen Barras Lodge Forestry Road remain neutral in this matter. Llanferres Notification that the applicants have now Minutes of the Last Meeting withdrawn the above appeal. The comment about grit being removed from the bins was reinstated and the 21/2010/0117/PF - Proposal: Use of minutes were signed as a true record. existing attached garage as a day room and erection of a detached double garage with store above. Matters Arising Parking at Loggerheads - Dave Clough Location: Cefn Crigog Village Road has completed his survey and passed it Maeshafn on to Dave Shiels who has forwarded it to No Objections were raised the Welsh Assembly. Cllr Christine Evans has involved Darren Miller AM.
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Community Council News 21/2009/1255/LP - Issued a Certificate of Lawful Use issued for the use of land for caravan site for the stationing of one caravan for holiday accommodation purposes. Location: Holiday Caravan at Penbarras Lodge Llanferres
Correspondence List Two letters were received in opposition to the Zip wire development at Moel Famau. A letter was received from Adventure Forest Ltd regarding the consultation regarding the proposed development in Moel Famau Car Park. A thank you letter from St Berres Church 21/2009/1522/PF - Proposal: Erection of for the grant given for church maintetwo storey pitched roof extension to rear nance and refurbishment of church gates. of dwelling Location: Glan Llyn Pant Du Road Eryrys Other matters brought to the Granted Councillors attention None 21/2009/1502/PF - Proposal: Amended plans for the erection of new dwelling and Date of next meeting detached double garage, previously Thursday 11th March 2010 approved under 21/2008/0768/PF including reduction in roof heights. Cllr Rob Armstrong Location: Land (part garden of) Mine. strones Ruthin Road Cadole Granted
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21/2009/1435/PF - Proposal: Change of use of agricultural land to form community open space including paths and seating within a landscape setting Location: Land adjoining Llanferres School Granted Maeshafn Playing fields Transfer of the land from Hansons to Madra: Denbighshire County Council has given Hansons 21 days to complete transfer or legal action will be taken. Hansons wish to renegotiate the terms, however Madra have declined to agree.
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Save Moel Famau A meeting was held on the 21st avenues of opposition including February in the village hall effects on traffic, wildlife, attended by over 75 people environment etc. It will be setting concerned about the proposed Go up a web site and campaigning for Ape Zip Wire development in the support both from individuals and Cwm Bach on the east side of Moel relevant organisations. It may need to raise funds. Famau. This development will change the If you oppose this proposed character of the area forever with development and would like to be a proposed extra 30,000 visitors kept informed by being added to per year, the erection of five high our mailing list please contact level zip wires across the valley Save Moel Famau at: and the noise of up to 60 people shillitofamily@yahoo.com per hour utilising the facility, up to 12 hours per day, 7 days a If you haven’t seen the plans yet visit week for 8 months a year. A committee to oppose this http://moelfammau.openforum.zipwild.com The Druid has free Internet access if you do development was agreed. not have access at home. The committee was tasked with the investigation of all
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March Diary Dates 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Mon St. David's Day Tue Bowls Club Wed Thu Village Hall Committee meeting 7.30pm
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Maeshafn CC practice 7.45pm, Dinner with live music, Caffi Florence Holy Communion 9.30 Gardening Club Meeting 7.30pm Senior Citizens Club Meeting 2pm, Veg Growers Group 7pm, Bowls Club Community Council Meeting Maeshafn CC practice 7.45pm ‘Sowing and Growing ‘ 10- 4 Caffi Florence Family Service 11am, Mothering Sunday Veg Growers Workshop 10am, Quiet Hour in the church 8pm Bowls Club St. Patrick's Day Maeshafn CC practice 7.45pm Holy Communion 9.30
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Maeshafn CC practice 7.45pm at Old Trafford, Book Swap Club 7.30pm
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Thu Fri Last day of school term, Maeshafn CC practice 7.45pm Sat Sun BST Begins, Holy Communion 9.30, Palm Sunday Mon Tue Bowls Club Wed
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Llanferres Senior Citizens Club Llanferres Senior Citizens Club Our first meeting for 2010 will be on Tuesday March 9th at 2.00pm in the Village hall when Mr and Mrs Phillpot will tell us about their visit to Antarctica and "THE PLIGHT OF THE ALBATROSS" New members and visitors are always welcome. Olive Parry
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Pancake Party Thank you everyone who helped to make the pancake party such a success. Special mention should go to my heroes- Mike the Milk and Brian from Loggerheads Garage who donated milk and eggs for the pancakes. Other heroes included Chef Rob and Chef Ian. Thanks to all who came knowing they would have to work, and those who didn't expect to be put to work, but did so anyway!
maxillofacial surgeon to go to India with his team to perform repair operations for young people with cleft lip and palates. All of you who know me will know how dear to my heart this charity will be. The other half of the money will help support your church (which is also dear to me!). Wendy Shillito
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Monthly recipe from CAFFI FLORENCE March kicks off with St David’s Day so here is a recipe that we are doing in our Welsh cookery workshop on 1st March. Welsh rarebit is one of the most popular dishes on our breakfast menu and our recipe uses the fantastic Snowdonai Original cheese. We also use beer brewed in Conwy by the Conwy Brewery. It is a lightish bitter but you could also use a darker beer or milk for a non alcoholic version. This recipe makes a great weekend lunch or can be turned into a sophisticated starter for a dinner party. It has the added advantage of being prepared in advance.
Smoked salmon and Welsh rarebit muffins 4 muffins 4 slices smoked salmon 375g grated Snowdonia Original cheese 75 ml beer or milk 15g plain flour 25g bread crumbs 2tsp mustard 1 egg and 1 egg yolk Melt the cheese in the beer in a saucepan over gentle heat. Mix in flour, breadcrumbs and mustard and cook gently. Remove from heat, add egg and stir well. Place in fridge to cool. When ready to serve, slice muffins in half through middle. Toast the outer sides lightly. Place slice of smoked salmon on each uncooked side and spread over rarebit mix. Return to lowest position under grill and cook until bubbling and lightly browned. Garnish plate with salad and serve. Note the rarebit recipe makes more than you need for this recipe for 4 and will keep in fridge for 3 –4 days.
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Church News Services for March Sunday 7th Sunday 14th Monday 15th Sunday 21st Sunday 28th
Holy Communion 9.30 am Family Services at 11.00 am Mothering Sunday Quiet Hour at 8.00 pm Holy Communion at 9.30 am Holy Communion at 9.30 am Palm Sunday
There will be posies for children to give their Mothers at the Family Service on Mothering Sunday. For details of the many services in the grouping during Lent and Holy Week, please contact Church Wardens or Rev'd Adrian Copping. Wendy's Pancake Party At least 60 people came along to Bryn Eithen to enjoy Wendy's pancakes (thanks to Rob and Ian for slaving over the hot stove). The sum raised has not been finalised yet but is approaching ÂŁ550 to be shared between the Church and Northern Cleft Palate Foundation. Many thanks to all who came along to support the event. The gentleman selling the beautiful Bethlehem Olive Wood products will be coming again in the future. If you would like to know when, please contact Wendy or Rev'd Adrian Copping. Quiet Hour, Monday 15th March at 8.00 pm It's surprising how relaxing it can be sitting quietly in Church and listening to Gregorian chant - perfect for Lent. After half an hour there will be a short evening service. Services in Holy Week There is a service in one of the 5 churches in the grouping every evening during the four evenings of Holy Week. In Llanferres there will be a Eucharist at 7.30 pm on Maundy Thursday followed by Stripping of the Altar and Vigil until 9.30 pm. There will also be a Devotional service in Llanferres at 10.30 am on Good Friday. Easter Our Easter Celebration will be a group celebration at 10.30 am at St Mary's, Cilcain.
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From The Revd Adrian Copping I am really looking forward to my first Easter in these parishes. Easter is sometimes described as the 'crowning glory of the Christian year', and so it is! It is in the Cross of Christ, and his Resurrection that the true meaning of the Christian faith is seen. It is in the events of Easter that the world, and each of us as individuals, is invited to come to terms with who this Jesus is the one who entered the world we know through a human mother, and by the power of the Holy Spirit, was born as a baby in poverty in Bethlehem on that first Christmas. In the world today there are many people who accept the figure of Jesus as being inspirational, as being a great teacher, a great moral thinker, but who reject the possibility that he is indeed not only human but divine. The well know writer C.S. Lewis (he of 'Lion, Witch, and Wardrobe' fame and many others') writes this in his book 'Mere Christianity'. 'I am trying to prevent anyone saying the really foolish thing that people often say about Him: "I am ready to accept Jesus as the great moral teacher, but I don't accept His claim to be God." That is the one thing we must not say. A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not
be a great moral teacher. He would either be a lunatic - on a level with the man who says he is a boiled egg - or else he would be the Devil of Hell. You must make your choice. Either this man was, and is, the Son of God: or else a madman or something worse. You can shut Him up for a fool, you can spit at Him and kill Him as demon; or you can fall at His feet and call Him Lord and God. But let us not come with any patronizing nonsense about His being a great human teacher. He has not left that open to us. He did not intend to'. Easter is the crowning glory of the Christian year because it is here that we celebrate the triumph of the resurrection, the victory of light over darkness, and the triumph of life over death. It is at Easter that we see that the way of the cross - of generosity, loving justice, healing, and self-and sacrifice - is the way of God. It is at Easter that, above all other times, Christian's gather together to proclaim the great message that Jesus, though he may have died, is indeed risen to new life and that we too may share in that life. It is here that the true meaning of the life of Jesus Christ is revealed. May I wish you a blessed and joyous Easter! With every blessing Adrian
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And a note about our Lent and Easter services Throughout Lent, with Christians around the world we have been invited to prepare for Easter. As a group of churches* we will meet in various places for services of compline (night prayer) and for Maundy Thursday, when there will be a vigil after the service. On Good Friday in each church there will be a devotional service of an hour. On Easter Eve a service of light. For us as a group of five parishes together as such for the first time Easter Day presented no difficulty in principle - it's the biggest celebration of the year! The practical, physical arrangement of how best to do so, however, was more intriguing. Several options presented themselves but some less satisfactory than others. We could have had a service in each individual church but only if we brought in retired clergy (not very fair on them and perhaps not entirely appropriate as we gather to celebrate within the
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context of what God has given us in this particular place and time), or if we had very brief services (hardly appropriate to the major event of the Christian year!), or if some churches had main services either very early in the morning or in the afternoon (which there did not seem to be too much enthusiasm for). So this year at least we travel to come together as a group of churches to celebrate that journey Jesus made from manger to cross and to empty tomb. Our Easter Sunday Holy Communion will be at 10.30 am. at St Mary, Cilcain (a location chosen for this year as there is a baby to baptize there). I do hope you will join us for what promises to be a very special occasion - and if anyone has any difficulties with transport just look out for church notices or contact me! Adrian Rector/Vicar of Cilcain, Gwernaffield, Llanferres, Nannerch, and Rhydymwyn
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Maeshafn CC News All is starting to come together for the season. We have intensive net sessions between now and the middle of April, and are due to play our first friendly on the 10th April against Loughborough University Staff, although being that it was snowing a few years ago on that date I would be surprised! We follow this up with a visit from the Liverpool Diocese and hopefully a top level league side to help us focus our game.
Williams the captain may make me bat at number 11) away from our top batsmen and bowlers so you don’t have to worry about being too badly hurt. Cricket balls don’t really hurt that much anyway and we do have insurance (to protect us) if you die.
Net sessions in March: 5th March 12th March 19th March 24th March (Old Trafford Coaching Session) The season begins in May, and this 26th March year we are competing in the Flintshire 20/20 Knockout All at 7.45pm for 2 hours and Tournament, which may be a short includes a game of kwik cricket. but interesting experience that may involve visits to A&E depending on Feel free to get in touch if interested our opposition, the Chester Midweek - you can also join our supporters League and the North Wales League. club for £5 - entitles you to share in the sandwiches at the intervals on A chance for all wives (and husbands Saturdays unless your name is Derek if wives better at it than them) to get Parsons, in which case as life member rid of their partners for hours each this does not apply and also to week. (I keep trying this approach preserve a few sandwiches and cakes but not getting anywhere so perhaps for the players.. should change it to just sparing a few hours on a Saturday afternoon?). Jonathan Fagan All welcome to nets - we keep 01352 810373 anyone utterly useless (I was going to Secretary include a few examples but thought it would be discouraging before the season started and besides Dave
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NEWS FROM THE DRUID INN“The friendliest of Pubs!” After a long Winter, at last some weather to remind us that Spring is around the corner... Don’t forget Mother’s Day March 14th - bring your mum out for her lunch or dinner, we will be serving all day as usual. Phone 810225 or call in to make a reservation. Watch 6 Nations Rugby in the pool room. All matches are shown and well supported. Come along and enjoy the good natured banter between the fans, we have a special menu available if you are feeling peckish during the final games up until Saturday 20th March. We have enjoyed a good review recently in the Leader newspaper and hope that it will bring us some new trade.
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Dr Christine’s Letter The weather is at last cheering up, welcome spring. Council business seems to be all about finance council tax and savings. You may have heard on the news that our council tax increase is 2.5%, which is joint lowest in Wales although higher than in England but our council taxes were lower in the first place. The cost of council tax for you in Llanferres for Band C £ 900.75, Band D £1013.34 Band E £1238.34 Band F £1463.71 This is a bit lower than your neighbours in Llanarmon and a little bit higher than Llanbedr DC. No idea what Flintshire is doing. This includes a county council increase of 2.5%
worries about narrow roads, noise and poor use of our beautiful country in this AONB. BUT I have also heard from people who would welcome the increase in local business. Most of these are unwilling to stick their heads up above the parapet in case they are blown off. So I am doing so. At the community council meeting I suggested a visit to Grizedale in the South Lakes, .similar countryside and similar traffic problems This community has been transformed from the extra people coming to the area. So despite what people are saying ‘that I am not sympathetic to the protesters’ I need to keep an open mind. The planning application needs to be approved or not, before we become so distressed about this potential Zip Wire that we all fall out, let us see what happens at Planning.
An average town and county council average increase of 4.25%, yours I am having a lovely time singing in my daughter Ruth’s choir, I am has gone up by £1,499. almost singing in tune again. The A police Authority increase of Raven is still coping BUT roll on the summer so we can get more 2.99% The County council has made visitors to all our businesses. £2.2m savings this year identified Happy Mothering Sunday. Also from staffing reviews and other keep up the Lent promises efficiency exercises. Regards The ‘Go Ape’ proposals are exercis- Christine Evans ing the energies of many in your christinemaryevans@hotmail.com parish and I have heard the
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Llanferres Book & DVD Swap Club Weds 24th March 7.30pm 2 Cae Gwyn Llanferres All welcome Bring books and DVDs to swap £1 entry covers a glass of wine or a cup or two of coffee/tea
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Nature Notes Watching two little egrets feeding on the salt marsh on the north Wales coast reminded me of the remarkable colonisation of Britain of these small white herons. Up to the late 1980s they were only seen as rare 'vagrants'. In ornithology a 'vagrant' is a bird turning up in a district where it is rarely seen, often a migrating bird blown off course. Then in 1989 they began to be seen in significant numbers. I remember going way out on the Ribble Marshes sometime in the 1990s to get a brief, distant view of one. I saw many in Majorca in 1995 but it was 1998 before I saw another in England. Essentially birds of the Mediterranean, they spread northwards through France before arriving in Britain, where they colonised the South Coast and first bred on Brownsea Island in Dorset in 1996. They continued to spread northwards and soon became quite common in coastal areas and bred in Wales for the first time in 2002. There are now about 150 breeding pairs in Britain and in winter, when we get winter migrants, the numbers swell to about 1600 birds. They inhabit mainly coastal marshes, feeding on small fish, crustaceans and water dwelling invertebrates. They are only about two thirds the size of the familiar grey heron but are pure white with two long nape plumes and other plumes on the back and chest and have a black bill, black legs and yellow feet, making them unmistakable. I mention all this because, although I see them not infrequently at the
coast, I was quite taken aback to see one on the River Alyn, below Plymog on 10th February this year. It seemed totally out of place as the habitat would not appear to be suitable for it. I have not seen it since so, perhaps, it was just passing through and had stopped for a rest. I would be interested to know whether anyone else has seen it. Cleaning out the bird boxes which I have in the wood and adjacent field suggested a good breeding season. Of ten 'tit type' boxes - enclosed boxes with a small entrance hole one was damaged but of the others, two had been used by blue tits, five by great tits and two by pied flycatchers. Although there were the odd egg or dead chick in a couple of boxes (quite normal) all would seem to have fledged successfully. Two other boxes designed for tree creepers had not been used. I have never had tree creepers in these boxes but they are sometimes used by blue tits. It is interesting to note the lateness of the season due to the bad weather over recent months. Last year at this time some garden ponds were full of frog spawn and I recorded nine wild plants in flower but this year, on the same date, I only found three but the hardy little snowdrop came right on time. When the weather warms up they will all come with a rush. An old grower once said to me "I've seen early springs and I've seen late springs but come June they are all the same". We shall see! John Almond ' 01352 810808
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Quick Quiz This month’s theme is Cats & Dogs 1. Which long running TV show connects the dogs Petra, Patch, Shep, Goldie, Bonnie and Meg? 2. The breed of cat called the Manx is named after the is land from where it originates. Which island is this? 3. What is the common name for the breed of dog that is sometimes called the Russian Wolfhound? 4. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical “Cats” is based on a collection of poems by whom? 5. What is the smallest breed of dog in the world? 6. Why was a cat nicknamed CC in the news all over the world when she was born in December 2001? 7. Which fictional dog, who first appeared in the 1922 film “The Man From Hell’s River” was
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Village Organisations Archery Club - lan Logan, Tryfan, 17 Cae Gwyn, Llanferres Tel: 810627 Badminton Club - Jane Clough Tel: 810802 Bowling Club - Every Tuesday in the village hall, 7pm - 9pm Contact Dave Twomey Tel: 810690. Church - Rev'd Adrian Copping, The Rectory, 9 Pen-y-Coed, Nannerch, Mold, CH7 5RS Tel. 01352 741376. Email: adriancopping@hotmail.com Rector's Warden - Josh Griffiths, Jontindale, Ruthin Road. Tel: 810853 People's Warden - Mr. Brian Skelhorn 16 Cae Gwyn. Tel: 810422 Clwydian Conservation Campaign - Pen y Chwareli, Pant Ddu Road, Nercwys CH7 4DD F.L.A.S.H. - Moira Bonar, Booking Officer Tel: 0791 063 0138 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, Simon Hodge. Tel: 810686 Maeshafn Cricket Club - Secretary: Jonathan Fagan. Tel: 810373 Old People's Welfare Committee - Secretary, Jenny Studley. Tel: 810229 PTFA Ysgol Bro Famau - Lindsay Turner. Tel: 810403 Senior Citizens Club - Olive Parry. Tel: 810294 Village Hall Booking Secretary - John Roberts, 7 Tyn Llan. Tel: 810358 Village Hall Management Committee - Secretary, Sonia Evans. Tel: 810421 QUIZ ANSWERS 1. Blue Peter 2. The Isle Of Man 3. Borzoi 4. T. S. Eliot 5. Chihuahua 6. It was the world's first cloned pet (CC stood for CopyCat) 7. Rin Tin Tin 8. Shrek 2 9. Black And White (the colours worn in greyhound racing) 10. The Puma
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