Llanferres Issue 195 NOVEMBER 2015
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Welcome Welcome to the November edition of News & Views. It’s just over 8 weeks until Christmas so its time to think about some Christmas shopping at the Craft Fair in the Village Hall on Friday 13th November. The following Friday 20th November is the family fun Bingo night which will fund the OAP’s Christmas Lunch at the Druid (see page 7). There are great prizes to be won for the most festive outfit so we look forward to seeing any ‘ba humbugs’ or Santa's little helpers. Don’t forget to book your place at the Christmas Lunch on Saturday 5th December (see page 21) . Enclosed with this month’s News & Views is an envelope asking for any contribution you would like to make
towards its funding. The cost to produce News & Views in its current form is about £370 per issue. A large part of this is covered by our advertisers and help from the Community Council, but we also rely heavily on donations and fund raising to meet the whole cost each year, so if you can help, it is very much appreciated. Envelopes can be left at Loggerheads Garage, at 2 Cae Gwyn or we can collect. If you would like to send a festive message to local friends and neighbours in next month’s News & Views please let us have the details by 20 November. Paul & Siobhan
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Notices
Happy Birthday to the following In November Sophie Drendel who will be 16 on 2nd November Ceri Thomas on 2nd November Don Mcorry on 2nd November James Logan on 6th November Cerys Evans who will be 10 on 7th November Morgan Thomas who will be 2 on 17th November Mark Pimblett on 19th November Kharen Hammond on 21st November Becky Ussher on 22nd November Suzanne Clarke on 27th November Tom Givelin on 28th November 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. Tel 810668
THANK YOU
Mal Bellis
David and Jan Jones Thank all friends and neighbours for their generous support and good wishes since David`s accident.
will be 80 years young on the 14th of November.
Regards
David & Jan
Congratulations and Best Wishes from all your family and friends in the Village.
If you would like to send a to local friends and neighbours in next month’s News & Views please let us have the details by 20 November.
Email: news@llanferres.org Tel: 810668
Village Hall Booking Check the online calendar to see if the Hall is free at: www.llanferres.org then call Gilly Carney Tel: 07741 316 349
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Local News LLANFERRES OVER 60's Club Once more Mr. Shiel spoke to us, this time about the Jubilee Tower on Moel Fammau. His enthusiasm about the development of the Tower from the 1800s through to this day made his subject so very interesting. In September the group had a lovely trip to Merseyside where we sailed on the River Mersey. See page 18 for pictures. On November 10th Joan Williams will talk to us about Emily Pankhurst an the Suffragettes. Please join us at 2.15pm.
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9.30am Morning Worship, St Berres’ Church 6.30pm Tai Chi 7.00pm Whist evening 9.15am Baby & Toddler Group 7.00pm Bowls Club 6.30pm Llanferres Dance Club
10.15am Remembrance Sunday Service, St Berres’ Church 11.00am Act of Remembrance at the Memorial Stone. 6.30pm Tai Chi 7.30pm Gardening Club AGM 9.15am Baby & Toddler Group. 2.15pm Over 60s Meeting 7.00pm Bowls Club Remembrance Day 6.30pm Llanferres Dance Club 7.30pm Community Council Meeting 9.00am Bags2School Day 6.30pm Christmas Craft Fair 9.30am Holy Communion 4pm Messy Church, Gwernaffield Church Hall 6.30pm Tai Chi 7.00pm Whist evening 9.15am Baby & Toddler Group. 7.00pm Bowls Club 6.30pm Llanferres Dance Club 7.00pm Festive Family Bingo 9.30am Morning Worship, St Berres’ Church 7.00pm Whist evening 9.15am Baby & Toddler Group 7.00pm Bowls Club 6.30pm Llanferres Dance Club
10.30am Group Holy Communion at St John the Evangelist, Rhydymwyn Events in italics are 6.30pm Tai Chi in the Village Hall Mon 7.00pm Whist evening Check the latest Village Hall bookings on our website: www.llanferres.org Click on ‘What’s on’ on the main menu Sun
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Friday 20th November Llanferres Village Hall 7.00pm start A night out for all the family, young and old This really is a really fun night and with wine, beers and ciders available to buy on the night it’s always a relaxing and great community social occasion. If you’ve not been before give it a go you‘ll be pleasantly surprised! Prizes for the best ‘festive look’. Great Prizes for the Children If you would like to donate a prize please contact Yvonne 810 867, Wendy 810 697, Siobhan 810 668, Llywela 810 673 or just bring along on the night.
Proceeds to Llanferres Old Persons Welfare Committee to pay for the Christmas Lunch
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News from the Druid Inn
Christmas Menu Starters Home made ham hock terrine served with piccalilli and crusty bread Today's choice of homemade soup served with a crusty roll Goujons of fresh cod with homemade tartare sauce Button mushrooms served in a creamy garlic sauce en croute Main courses Roast turkey served with traditional trimmings Sirloin steak grilled to your liking served with grilled tomato, pan fried mushrooms and chips, (£2.00 supplement) Home made fish pie with a creamy potato topping Whole grilled sea bass with herb butter Wild mushroom and chestnut pie served with seasonal vegetables and potatoes Desserts Traditional Christmas pudding with creme anglaise Baileys pannacotta served with fresh berries Belgian waffle with winter fruits and honeycomb ice cream Trio of ice cream with a crispy wafer
Please feel free to use this menu as a guide, if you would like to arrange an alternative menu to suit your party and budget. Please call in and see Jim or Julie to discuss your requirements. Thanks to all who have supported the home teams during the World Cup who are you following now? That’s the question. Incidentally we had a great weekend in Cardiff!!
Coffee 2 courses £15.95, 3 courses £19.95
We have a small Autumn Beer Festival next month here are some of the choices available DR RUDI York Brewery
4.0% “Formerly known as Super Alpha, Dr. Rudi is a very versatile hop and delivers a very crisp bitter edge. Expect fresh citrus peel, pine and lemongrass flavours.” Bitter Sweet
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RED TELEPHONE KIOSKS Readers will be aware that the Community Council owns the two red Telephone Kiosks in Tafarn y Gelyn and Maeshafn. These iconic structures are ascetically pleasing but currently serve no practical purpose. The Community Council are anxious to find a useful function for each of the Kiosks and would welcome ideas or comments from members of the public and wish to encourage community involvement. Some tentative suggestions have been:An information point; A 'put and take' book depository; The site for a defibrillator; Site for sale of local produce (e.g. eggs, flowers, fruit, vegetables) with an 'honesty box'.
Can you think of any other uses that you would like to see applied? These Kiosks are community assets and your opinions are IMPORTANT. Please contact any Community Councillor (names and telephone numbers near the back of this magazine) or/and come to the next Community Council meeting in the Village Hall, on Thursday 12th November at 7.30pm and take part in the discussion. It will be the first item of the meeting and you can leave immediately after, if you wish, although you are very welcome to stay for the rest of the meeting. THANK YOU.
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Cyngor y Cymuned - Llanferres From the minutes of the meeting held on 8th October 2015:- Present: Cllr. John Almond (Vice Chairman), Cllr. David Twomey, Cllr Rob Jones, Cllr. Margaret Davies, Cllr. Yvonne Foden McCorry ,Cllr Adrian Walls, the Clerk Mrs Gwyneth Dillon, County Councillor Martyn Holland and a member of the public. 1. Apologies: Chairman Cllr David Jones, Cllr, Jac Armstrong, Cllr Rob Armstrong. In the absence of the Chairman, Vice Chairman Cllr John Almond Chaired the meeting. 2. Declarations of Interest: Non declared. 3. Meeting open to the public for ten minutes: No matters raised. 4. County Councillors report: County Councillor Martyn Holland reported that 1) The decisions to refuse planning permission for wooden buildings in Big Covert had been upheld by the Inspector appointed to investigate the matter. Two further wooden buildings had since been erected and the owners had been served notices to remove them. 2) The gate into the school playing field which was locked to prevent access has had its lock cut off by person unknown. It might be necessary to replace the gate with a permanent fence. 3) The verges and hedge in Tafarn y Gelyn have been cut. 4) Denbighshire CC have a 'not new' litter bin, surplus to requirements, which they are willing to donate to Llanferres. Gareth Jaggard has offered to repaint it. 5) There have been complaints concerning the unpunctuality of the buses in Maeshafn which have caused users to miss connections. This is being investigated. 6) There are still problems with inconsiderate car parking in Cae Derwen and Ty'n Llan.7) Cllr Holland had taken part, with other volunteers, in a 'litter pick' in Loggerheads Country Park.
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Minutes of previous Meeting: The minutes of the Meeting held on Thursday 10 September 2015 were signed as a true record. 6. Matters Arising: a) It was mentioned that the Community Council will pursue putting up a warning sign against parking in the Turning Bay in Cae Derwen. b) Parking in Ty'n Llan is still indiscriminate with driveways being blocked and residents unable to get to work. 7. Access to Information: Nothing to report. 8. Reports from other meetings: Nothing to report 9. Maintenance in the Community: Nothing at the moment. 10. Red Telephone Kiosk: Mr David Shiel had provided three possible dates for a meeting with Councillors to discuss uses for the kiosk. 11. Risk Assessment: Nothing to report. 12. Field Adjacent to the School (Maes Ysgawen): Nothing to report. 13. Training/Finance -Village Hall costs: It was decided that the Village Hall should be paid on a monthly basis until the end of the Council's financial year. A training meeting for Clerks, ref Code of Conduct, has been arranged in Rhyl for 11th January 2016. Mrs Dillon will attend. 14. Bills: HMRC for September £38´60; Clerk's salary £*******; Village Hall charge £10.00; Donation for Poppy Wreaths £50.00. 15. Planning Matters: None received. 16. Maeshafn Playing Field: No progress. County Councillor Martyn Holland offered to pursue the matter. 17. Correspondence List: All matters dealt with above. 18. Other Matters that have been brought to Councillors' Attention: a) It was reported that the area surrounding the Memorial Stone could do with a 'tidy up'
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in time for the Armistice Ceremony. b) The Ty'n Llan sign is in need of repair. c) Could a sign be placed directing visitors to the Village Hall. d) A dog has been heard barking, sometimes continuously all day. This may be unknown to the owner, who is probably at work, so further investigation may be carried out. 19. Date of Next Meeting: The next meeting of the Community Council will be held on Thursday 12th November 2015 at 7.30 pm in the Village Hall. John Almond, Vice Chairman
Village Hall Caretaker There will be a vacancy for this post from early 2016 - duties will include opening the hall for events and cleaning and general house keeping. For a more detailed job description and remuneration information - please contact the Village Hall Secretary on (01352) 810224 / headley889@btinternet.com
Baby and Toddler Group 9.15 to 11.15am every Tuesday during term time. ÂŁ1 including a drink and biscuits. Please note change of day from a Thursday to a Tuesday. We encourage parents and grandparents of babies and toddlers to come along. It is a good way for the children to have a play while getting to know those they may start school with and also to meet other local parents. Village Hall Booking Check the new online calendar to see if the Hall is free at: www.llanferres.org then call Gilly Carney Tel: 07741 316 349
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Church News Sunday Services in November 1st November 9.30am Morning Worship 8th November 10.15am Remembrance Sunday Service 15th November 9.30am Holy Communion 4pm Messy Church, Gwernaffield Church Hall 22nd November 9.30am Morning Worship 29th November 10.30am Group Holy Communion at St John the Evangelist, Rhydymwyn Harvest Service The collection from the harvest service will be donated to the Flintshire Foodbank to help local people in crisis. In addition we have a box at the back of the church for donations. We have been able to make 3 deliveries to the Foodbank over the last 6 months from this. For anyone considering giving further donations they are currently short of packet rice, tinned vegetables, toilet rolls, soap, toothpaste and strong plastic bags. Remembrance Sunday The service remembering those who have suffered or died at war will be held on Sunday 8th November at 10.15am. Following the church service everyone will make their way to the war memorial for the last post and 2 minute silence at 11 o'clock. Retirement Mal Bellis has been our church cleaner for 55 years along with her daughter Vicki for the last 24 years. They are now due to retire and we would like to thank them for all their hard work. Anyone wishing to contribute to a gift can contact Gay Headley. Messy Church The two Messy Church sessions that have taken place so far have been well attended and the children all looked to be really enjoying themselves. The next one is on Sunday 15th November.
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Served with mixed leaves, cucumber and a rich seafood sauce MIXED GAME RILLETTES
(Coarse Paté) served with melba toast and a spiced plum chutney MAIN COURSE ROAST CHESHIRE TURKEY
assembled with duck fat roast potatoes, pigs in blankets, cranberry and sage seasoning and a rich turkey gravy BAKED HERB CRUSTED SALMON SUPREME
served with a warm watercress and potato salad and a lemon and tarragon dressing MUSHROOM, CREAM CHEESE AND SPINACH PUFF PASTRY PARCEL
served with a Bloody Mary sauce All Served with Seasonal Vegetables DESSERTS TRADITIONAL PLUM PUDDING
served with a brandy and vanilla sauce HOMEMADE FRESH FRUIT PAVLOVA
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Llanferres Parish Gardening Club The Meeting of Monday 12th October, 2015 was held in the Village Hall, Llanferres. The Guest Speaker was David Shiel, Senior Countryside Officer who spoke about the Extension to the Area of Natural Outstanding Beauty. This area covered Penycloddiau Hillfort, Coed Llandegla, Castell Dinas Bran,Pontcysyllte Acqueduct and Canal, Chirk Castle, the Horseshoe Pass, Cae’r Drewyn and Moel Fferna. The Raffles were won by John Almond and Christine Smith. The refreshments were provided by Christine Smith. Our next meeting is the Annual General Meeting and Buffet held at Llanferres Village Hall on November 9th, 2015.
Christine Smith Hon Secretary. Tel No. 810516
Time for a post-summer clear out?
The next Bags 2 school collection is on Friday 13th November at 9am at either site of Ysgol Bro Famau. They will take clean clothes, bags, shoes and soft toys and pay us so we can buy vital books and equipment for our children at school. Bags will be distributed around the village, but a clean bin bag is fine. If you need help with transportation please call Sally on 810297. Many thanks for your continued support. www.bag2school.com
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PRE-CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR Friday Nov. 13th 6.30 to 9pm. Llanferres Village Hall Admission Free This annual event will include stalls for various charities together with a wide range of local craftsmen/women. The Fair is always a lovely social occasion, an opportunity to mingle, buy some interesting gifts at most reasonably prices whilst supporting our local community. There will be light refreshments and wine available. We may have space for a couple of tables , so if you would like to book for a charity or your own craft or if you wish to donate any items please ring Pat or Rob on 810259. PLEASE COME ALONG AND BEGIN YOUR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING EXPERIENCE ON YOUR DOORSTEP!
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LLANFERRES AND COLOMENDY ART GROUP Our tenth Exhibition, held at the Loggerheads Country Park, was a huge success. We were pleased to have displayed and sold even more paintings than in previous years. As well as our consistently supportive local people, visitors came from Merseyside and Cheshire, possibly encouraged by the Sunday Dog Show which was a delight. We received the most favourable of comments regarding the standard of work and the range of subjects. This year the votes for the public's favourite painting were so close, with just a few votes separating the top four ; a recount was necessary. The painting gaining most votes was ' Kevin - the cow with attitude ' by Pat Armstrong, very closely followed by 'Dandelions ' by Jane Clarke and ' Autumn ' by Pat Armstrong and then ' date we have raised over £2162 for Bruce ' by Betty Cook. various charities. As usual we are most grateful for The raffle winners were : 102 , 96 , 76 , the support of so many of our local 2 , 234 , 266 , 40 . community who have every year attended our exhibition and provided The Teddy's name was Thomas. much encouragement to our group. We are yet again indebted to Mr This year's charity will be Diabetes Howard Sutcliffe of the Country Park for Research. They will receive £212. To his help and support. Pat Armstrong
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Llanferres OAP Welfare Committee A.G.M. Chair’s Report Held on Monday 19th October 2015, the AGM rounded off another successful year for our charity which is fortunate to have a small but very enthusiastic, hard working and generous committee. HIGHS: ● Fabulous summer trip to Shrewsbury and Holt Lodge for tea. ● Smashing festive Christmas lunch at the Druid Pub. ● Fund raising events included the Christmas Bingo evening, Carol singing (made soooooo much better by Steve, Kate and The Cordiner Family) and a Cake Stall at the Garden Show. ● Generous donations were received from the Gardening Club as well as many ‘summer trippers’. FAREWELLS: Sandra Jones and Daryl Austin have both stepped down from the committee this year . Both have contributed so much over many years and will be sadly missed. WELCOMES: Aunty She and Julie Massey joined the committee. With grateful thanks from your ever-hopeful Chair Yvonne Foden-McCorry
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Sat 5th December Older Persons’ Christmas Lunch at The Druid Inn An invite from the committee to all older people in Llanferres, Tafarn-y-Gelyn, Cadole and Maeshafn. Please contact Yvonne Foden-McCorry on 01352 810867, Wendy Drendel on 810697, Anne Woodward on 810270, Joan Jones on 810500 or Siobhan Gothorp on 810668 by November 29 at the latest to book your place at this year’s lunch
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Poor Vodafone reception in Llanferres. If you have started experiencing problems with your Vodafone service in the past 6 months don’t despair you may think you are alone but the good news is you’re not! I know of at least 6 other users who have complained of the same issue – people ringing them complaining of loud clicks on the line, delayed response and generally very difficult to hear. If you ring the help line they will try and fob you off and say it is your handset. It isn’t, it’s their service but they won’t admit it and say they have no registered issues or record of other complaints. If you push them they will agree to refund the cost of a device that you can buy in the Vodafone shop to alleviate some of the problems. It costs about £100. If enough people ring up they will have to register it as a genuine service fault , eventually do something about it and tackle the cause not the symptoms. Steve Clarke
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WHIST EVENINGS At the Village Hall
We are now well into the Whist season and numbers have been up on last year. Winners up to now were: Sept. 21st. Morfydd Shawcross and Rob Armstrong Sept. 28th. Medwyn Clemence and Fred Connah Oct. 5th. Gay Headley and Alan Williams Oct. 19th. Gay Headley and Rob Armstrong Morfydd Shawcross also won the accumulator of £6, Dates for November are: 2nd. 16th. 23rd. and 30th New members always welcome. 7pm. Start £2.50.
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28 News & Views Charity looking for locations and funding to place Defibrillators. Charity AEDdonate are looking to team up with Schools, Local Communities, Parish Councils and Clubs to raise funds to place Defibrillators (AED’s) within them. At present in the UK just 8.6% of people who have a Cardiac Arrest outside of hospitals are saved in time, this is because there are simply not enough AED’s out there. Other countries such as Holland 21% and Norway 25% are way ahead of us. As cardiac arrest is the UK’s biggest killer AEDdonate is on a mission to increase the UK survival rate.
Noddy Holder and Jamie Richards from AEDdonate – Helping to raise funds
The charity arranges raffle prizes, local vouchers from local businesses which will generate income for the campaign, on-line personal challenges that locals can take part in if they want (anything from small runs, parachuting to climbing Mount Kilimanjaro). They also have over 3000 on-line retailers that pay commission if people follow a link on a personalised fundraising web site. AEDdonate is also looking for support from local organisations, councillors and MP’s. Kevin Turner on behalf of the charity said “it is essential that we place as many AED’s as possible out there, with the help of local communities we can do this. The existing fundraising activities means that people can fund raise by spending as they normally do on a daily basis, from buying your groceries from Asda to getting your hair cut, the campaigns get paid a small percentage and it all goes to the specific local campaign, we also support each local campaign by providing a pack including posters, collection tubs, ideas, a campaign manager and loads of support.” If you want to take part and can see this as a value to your local School, Community or Club, then please call AEDdonate directly on 01785 472224 or you can email Kevin Turner k.turner@aeddonate.co.uk
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Nature Notes The trees becoming clothed in their vibrant colours of bronze and golden and the early morning mist-shrouded fields are compelling evidence that we are in the grip of autumn. Gulls have begun to vacate their breeding marshes or moors to feed on local fields, Pink-footed geese have been reported on the Lancashire mosslands, down from their Arctic nesting habitats and readers will have noticed the increase of Starlings arriving from Scandinavia to winter here. Yet, anomalistically, I have seen evidence, in the form of newly hatched eggs, that Wood pigeons are still breeding, testament to the comparative mildness of the current weather. Queen bumblebees are still nectaring on garden flowers, whereas I would by now have expected them to have gone into hibernation - I have seen at least three species this week. There has also been a late flurry of Red admiral butterflies, suspected of being an influx from mainland Europe as they coincided with an increase of Silver Y moths. This year would seem to have been a poor year, overall, for butterflies although some species have done quite well. Particularly scarce have been our most colourful species such as Small tortoiseshell and its close relatives the Peacock, Red admiral, Comma and Painted lady which are usually plentiful in our gardens, especially when the Buddleias(Butterfly bush) are in bloom. A number of years ago the Small tortoiseshell suffered a catastrophic decline in numbers and this was attributed to parasitisation by the tiny wasp Sturmia bella. Numbers of the butterfly had increased in recent years and it was thought that this might have been due to a decrease in Sturmia
activity but one wonders if the wasp has had a population explosion and is also attacking the other members of this group. During the summer, in search of Britain's rare butterflies, I have visited the moss lands of North Shropshire, woodland in South Shropshire, the limestone escarpments of the Cotswolds and Chiltern hills, the Jurassic Coast of Dorset, Exmoor in Somerset, the Honister Pass in Cumbria and local sites. By carefully selecting the time of year to coincide with the flight period of the species I have been successful in seeing these rarities on each occasion. Most can only be found on a limited number of locations because they require very precise conditions and food sources where they form discrete colonies, very susceptible to any changes. However, what has intrigued me is that although the 'target species' have been relatively common at each site, on most occasions there have been very few other species. Sparrowhawks, as the name implies, feed mainly on small birds, often in gardens - we regularly find a ring of feathers where a kill has been made and the victim plucked. What is perhaps not so well known is that they also predate small mammals. We had an example of this when a Sparrowhawk caught and ate a Bank vole in the garden and left a ring of fur rather than feathers. We have quite a few voles in the garden and we often see them foraging under the bird feeders.
John Almond (01352 810808
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