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September 2014
Llanferres
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Welcome Welcome to the September edition of News & Views. Summer seems to have flown by and we’re into a busy early autumn period already. This issue is sponsored by the Vale of Clwyd Classic Car rally, which sets off from the Druid on Saturday 6th September. More details of the event are on pages 8 & 9.
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Congratulations to Councillor Adrian Walls on his election to the Community Council. Well done also to all our young people on some fantastic GCSE and A Level results Also on that Saturday is this year’s this year. Good luck to those off to eagerly awaited Garden Club Show - university and college this year. celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, so even more reason to enter Best wishes your pride and joy! Paul & Siobhan It’s the mountain bike event too this month, with volunteers still needed to help marshal for the weekend of 14th & 15th September. And there is the church sponsored walk on the 13th - which this year is
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Notices September Birthdays Happy Birthday to the following Jonni Griffiths who will be 12 on 2nd September Zeta Selena Le Vay who will be 8 on 7th September Sam Madigan who will be 18 on 15th September Isabella May Jones on 15th September Tim Healy on 20th September Dewi Ivanoff on 22nd September Oliver Lennon who will be 11 on 23rd September Lauren O'Garra on 24th September Sam Godfrey who will be 13 on 25th September Thomas Healy on 26th September
Gareth and Charlotte Are pleased to announce the birth of
Daniel Stanley Jaggard at 20:28 on Sunday 10th August Weighing 7lb 2oz
Thank You to everyone who helped celebrate my 40th birthday and for all of the lovely cards, messages and presents received. Many thanks,
Claire Guitton Thank You to those who turned out on Saturday August 9 to help cut the front hedge and clear the cuttings. And especially to Gareth Jones. A job very well done! Dan Hurst, Llanferres Playing Field & Recreation Association
Llanferres Village Hall Management Committee Both Mrs Olive Parry and Mrs Glenys Roberts retired from the Management Committee this year. Both were thanked with cards and flowers presented by Chairman Rob Armstrong; both will be greatly missed after their many years' sterling service to the Village Hall and the community. It would be appreciated if senior citizens would nominate a new representative before the AGM on Thursday November 6th 2014. Next committee meeting September 4th.
If you would like a birthday or special announcement included in News &Views please send the details to: news@llanferrres.org or 2 Cae Gwyn, Llanferres, CH7 5SL
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Local News LLANFERRES OVER 60's Club Our talk on July 8th about the purpose and use of the Food Banks was thought provoking, and often a visit there opens a door to further necessary help. Members gave generously to a collection for our Local Food Bank. Sadly our outings in July and August had to be cancelled. On Tuesday September 9th we shall hear about the Ambulance Service and its many faces. To hear more about us and our future plans please contact either Betty Cook 01352 810722 or Olive Parry 01352 810294
Thank you to all who supported us, the stall holders, our visitors and those who sent kind donations (especially Mrs Betty Cook who provided us, yet again, with delicious scones for our refreshments). Despite the weather, we enjoyed a most pleasant social morning. Our charities were pleased with their achievements. We made ÂŁ180 for Diabetes Research and Wellness. Thank you again for your continued support.. Rob and Pat Armstrong
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9.30am Sunday Worship MTB Mountain Bike event 6.30pm onwards Tai Chi Classes, Village Hall 7.00pm Whist evening, Village Hall 7.00pm Bowls Club Llanferres Dance Club 9.15am Parents & Toddlers Mold Food & Drink Festival 9.30am Holy Communion Mold Food & Drink Festival 6.30pm onwards Tai Chi Classes, Village Hall 7.00pm Whist evening, Village Hall 7.00pm Bowls Club Llanferres Dance Club 9.15am Parents & Toddlers
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Marshals needed - Sunday 14th September 2014. The Llanferres Playing Field Association has again agreed to marshal the event, with the help of our local community. In 2013 we raised £2000 for the playing field. As in previous years, there will be a marshals meeting on Friday 12th, at 7.30pm, & post event BBQ / free drink at The Druid. If you have marshalled before, wish to help out, or if you have any questions please email me.
or call 810461 Please support your local playing field and children’s park by helping out on the day. Thanks, Dan Hurst, LPFRA.
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Vale of Clwyd Classic Now firmly established as one of the United Kingdom’s top historic events, Saturday the 6th of September sees the fourth running of Clwyd Vale Motor Club’s ‘Vale of Clwyd Classic’. The event is based at The Druid Inn at Llanferres, with technical and safety inspections taking place on Friday the 5th of September at Loggerheads Garage between 17:45 and 20:45. The event is part of a nationwide championship aimed solely at vehicles registered prior to 1983, with many of the vehicles competing from the 1950’s or even earlier! The event brings in many competitors from all over the UK and Eire, with the majority of crews staying in the locality during the event, thus it provides a great boost to the local economy. The first car starts from The Druid Inn at Llanferres at 08:26 on Saturday and
Saturday 6 September the competitors will then head into the first driving test at Loggerheads Country Park, where Denbighshire
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Vale of Clwyd Classic County Council have made spectators more than welcome. The event will then wind its way around the lanes of Flintshire and Denbighshire, taking in many more driving and manoeuvrability tests along the way. The route is a closely guarded secret, as some parts take place on private land through the kind permission of landowners. It is also guarded as the standard of the crews over the last few years has risen, many competitors are so skilful they only drop a few seconds penalties over the whole event, so everything is done to provide them with a challenge. The course designer, or ‘Clerk of The Course’ is local man Guy Woodcock, Guy is well known for putting on well received and tricky events, not just here in Wales, but all over the UK and Europe too. Guy said, “It’s great to bring so many well-known and respected competitors on the HRCR Championship here to Llanferres, the response we have had since this event started has been nothing short of amazing. We plan to use sections at the beginning and the end of the event close to Llanferres. The first part will head out around Eryrys and Graigfechan and will end up near to Gwernaffield. The final section comes over Bwlch Penbarras and finishes close to the village, but it may surprise a lot of the competitors so I am keeping quiet about that one!” Seventy or so cars are scheduled to make the start from The Druid on Saturday the 6th September, the route will take some eight and a bit hours to complete with the first finishing car and
crew scheduled to be back around 16:45 at The Druid. Leading the cars away will be last year’s winners Ireland’s Ronnie Griffin and England’s Anthony Preston in an MGB GT from 1966. They will be followed by Championship Leader Steve Entwistle partnered by second placed navigator Bob Hargreaves in their distinctive ‘Orange Box’ Mini. Chasing them hard will be John Ruddock who lies as second placed driver in the Championship. John has Ilkley’s Andy Pullan, who at 19 is setting the rallying world alight with his maturity and skills to currently lead the navigators Championship. Local crews that could spoil the party are Howard Warren/Iain Tullie in a 1965 Porsche 911, Peter Welch/Rich Bestwick in a Triumph Dolomite Sprint, Ken Jones/Charles Hughes in a MGB and Keith Davis/John Youd in another MGB. With some of the elite contenders taking part, it will be a fantastic battle from the start. To see further details and for the final results, visit www.cvmc.org.uk/ ClwydClassic2014.html
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Cyngor y Cymuned - Llanferres
July
Councillors give an undertaking to From the minutes of the meeting remain in office for the remainder of held on 10th July 2014:- Present: the term to avoid a repetition of the Cllr. David Jones (Chair), Cllr. John situation? The Chairman responded by Almond, Cllr Yvonne Foden McCorry, saying that he understood that all the Cllr Rob Jones, Cllr. Margaret Davies, present Councillors intended to remain Cllrr David Twomey, the Clerk Mrs in office, but circumstances might Gwyneth Dillon and County Councillor arise to make that impossible. Martyn Holland. Mr Barton said that he considered that 1. Apologies: Cllr. Jac Armstrong. the expense of Community Council 2. Declarations of Interest: Cllr Margaret elections should be paid by the Davies declared an interest in Planning National Government. To the reply Application No 21/2014/0361 and that it would still be public money that signed the register. Because there was spent he replied that were members of the public present "Governments have a bottomless who had an interest in matters to be purse" (much to the consternation of discussed later, the Chairman asked if our County Councillor who refuted Councillors would agree to the order of such an assertion). the Agenda being altered so that Items County Councillors were taken in the order of 1, 2, 4, 5, 4. Now item 5: report: County Councillor Martyn 3, 16, then 6 onwards. This was agreed Holland reported that he had attended by all Councillors present. a Finance Meeting and that the 3. Now item 4: Meeting open to the expected cut in the County Council's public for ten minutes: Mr Graham budget of £6 million for the next Harvey asked i) Whether the Council financial year had been increased (by considered that the coming bythe National Assembly) to £9 million election to elect one Councillor (at a with another £6 million for the cost of approximately £2,000) following year. He thought this unfair represented good value for money. as the Welsh Government had not had The general opinion of Councillors was its allocation cut by Central that it did not, as the position could government, although it had not have been filled by co-option at no received any increase to keep up with cost to the community. ii) Whether inflation. The Budget had to be set by there was disquiet in the community at Christmas so the cuts have to be this expenditure. It was explained decided by then. It was difficult to see that some members of the public had how present services could all be expressed such concerns. iii) Were retained. He was still hoping that Pen there plans in place to avoid this waste y Waen would be re-surfaced this year in the future? The Chairman explained but there was a question whether that should another vacancy occur the finance was available but other roads Council had a legal obligation to already declared for re-surfacing will advertise it and, therefore, were be done. The County Council was powerless to stop the same situation trialling 20mph speed limits near arising again. iv) Could not the schools to see if they were beneficial. Council function with the remaining The new bus timetable is now eight members? The Chairman available. He would enquire whether explained that there was a legal obligation to fill the position. v) Will
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anything could be done about the cost to Communities of by-elections. 5. Now item 3: Casual Vacancy on the Community Council: Two persons had submitted their names as Candidates to fill this vacancy :- Mr Robert Barton and Mr Adrian Walls. The election will take place on 31st July 2014. 6. Now item 16: Planning matters: 21/2014/0360 Cllr. Margaret Davies left the room. Proposal: Change of use of part of existing agricultural building and rear yard area to sawmill business use, erection of a dry wood storage building and retention of staff car parking (partly retrospective) AMENDED. Location: Bryn Ffynnon Sawmills, Llanferres. The Community Council resolved to reiterate its remarks of the June meeting - 'Due to considerable amount of technical detail and the concerns expressed from neighbours with regard to emissions and the noise element, a more technical assessment would need to be carried out. It was proposed not to object to the siting of the plant, but to express serious concerns regarding the biomass and operational effectiveness of the boilers and to carry out a detailed assessment of the impact on the local environment on the operational use' and to take the existing car park into consideration. 21/2014/0591 Proposal: Installation of a single BT telecommunication cabinet painted green. Location: Pavement north of Star Croft, Ruthin Road, Llanferres. Resolved to raise no objection. CERTIFICATES OF DECISION 21/2014/0433 Proposal: amendments to Plot 2 of previously approved application 21/2007/0344 for erection of dwelling Location: Plot 2 Glebe Land, Llanferres. GRANTED 21/2014/0470 Proposal:
Replacement of timber fence on south east boundary with stone wall. Location: Tyn Yr Ynn Farm, Maeshafn GRANTED 7. Minutes of the Meeting held on 12th June 2014: The minutes of the Meeting held on Thursday 12th June were signed as a true record. 8. Matters Arising: No matters raised. 9. Reports from other meetings: Several Councillors had attended a 'Member Code Training' meeting, for the three Community Councils in the ward, held in Llanarmon. The Chairman, in his role as a member of the Standards Committee, had attended a training session for present or prospective Chairs and Vice Chairs. 10. Maintenance in the Community: The downspout on the bus shelter on the west side of the A494 in Llanferres needs replacing. A firm standing area is required for the notice board in Tafarn-y-Gelyn. 11. Red Telephone Kiosk: Nothing to report. 12. Risk Assessment: Nothing to report at the moment. 13. Landscape project - Memorial Stone: A quote had been received for the supply and erection of a polished slate plaque, engraved with the names of servicemen who died in the two world wars. It was agreed that this would be jointly financed by the Village Hall and the Community Council but the possibility of grants would be investigated. It is intended that a rededication of the memorial stone will take place after the normal church service on August 3rd to commemorate the 100 anniversary of the start of World War One. Volunteers are invited for a working party to tidy round the Memorial stone on Saturday 2nd August at 10am. continued over the page
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Community Council News continued 14. Field Adjacent to the School: Seats and Benches have been ordered to be sited on the field. An Information Board will have to be installed. This must be A1 size with art work and must contain the names or Logos of all the contributors to an approved size. This will be arranged by Cadwyn Clwyd. These two items will use up the last of the grant money obtained and forms covering 'match funding' have been submitted. The Chairman and the Clerk will investigate costs for grass cutting as strimming is required between the trees. 15. Training and Finance: Cllr Yvonne Foden-McCorry will attend a training session in Mold on 18th July on 'Successful Grant Application'. There will be Planning Workshop for Councillors on 17th July at Caledfryn, Denbigh. It is likely that next year's Precept will need to be increased because of the unexpected expense of the coming By-election. 16. Bills: HMRC £32·20(July); HMRC £32·20 (August); Membership of 'One Voice Wales' £91·00: Clwyd 'Community Chest' £15·00; AON Insurance £20·74 extra to cover Maeshafn Play Equipment; Invoice for £500·00 to set up Computer Website(paid for with government grant);
Welsh Water £25·43(paid by direct debit). 17. Maeshafn Playing Field: The Community council were still waiting for a response from the solicitors acting for Aberduna Quarry. 18. Correspondence List: All matters dealt with in above items. 19. Other Matters that have been brought to Councillors' Attention: The clerk had received complementary remarks regarding the appearance of the two Telephone Kiosks. A large lorry unable to negotiate the bends had blocked Forestry Road for several hours. It is believed the driver had been relying on his 'Sat Nav'. A notice to warn drivers that the road is not suitable for heavy vehicles is needed. A complaint was made regarding a car, parked in the road passing the church, which did not have a valid Road Fund Licence displayed. The hedge on the wide path from Rectory Lane to the Church Burial Ground needs attention - the Church authorities will be contacted. 20. Date of Next Meeting: Thursday 11th September 2014. John Almond, Vice Chairman
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Gardening Club News Llanferres Parish Gardening Club JULY On July 14th, 17 members and friends enjoyed their visit to Tan-y-Parc at Llanrhaedr the home of Sandra Edwards. Overcast skies did not dampen our enjoyment of this visit. In her cottage garden many specimen plants were well in flower, particularly her buddleia bushes in purples and white. Neat borders of shrubs and herbaceous plants denote a well-cared for garden by this dedicated owner. We also enjoyed our tea, strawberry and cream scones and cake to round off our visit in such a pleasant area. AUGUST Our meeting in August was, as usual, to make the final arrangements for our Annual Show, which this year will be our 40th, to be held on Saturday, September 6th in the Village Hall, opening at 2pm. Our work begins on Friday 5th evening when we set up tables and make everything ready for the Show. Various tasks were allocated to members for the day. Entries to be received by 6pm on Wednesday 3rd September. Exhibits must be in place between 8am and 10.30am at which time the judges will begin judging. Trophies will be presented at 2.30pm by our County Councillor, Martyn Holland. See centre pages for more details. Also there will be the auction of produce at 4pm with the proceeds to be given to the OAP Welfare fund.
IMPORTANT NOTICE Due to an oversight, the Village Hall has been double booked for 15th September for both the Garden Club and the Whist Drive. We at the Garden Club cannot move our meeting as a speaker had been booked for that evening so we have been forced to cancel the meeting. We had hoped that the Whist meeting could have been moved to the 8th September but due to the intransigence of Mr Armstrong this has proved impossible. We apologise for the inconvenience caused to the Garden Club members but we have no other option than to cancel the meeting. John Almond, Chairman of Garden Club, and Joan Almond, Secretary
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Church News Services in September 7th 14th 21st 28th
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Reverend Phil Bettinson Phil has been with us for a while whilst he has been completing his training since his Ordination and we have enjoyed his services. However it is time for him to take up his own position and he is moving with his wife, Megan, to take up duties in Wrexham. His leaving service is as this magazine is delivered Sunday 31st August in Rhydymwyn at 10.30 am followed by a 'bring and share' lunch. There will be a welcoming service in St Giles, Wrexham, at 3.00 pm on Sunday 28th September. Sponsored Walk We are planning another sponsored walk on Saturday 13th September at 10 am starting from the Druid. This time we shall give a donation to News and Views as we feel that this is a very worthwhile cause in our community. The walk is only 2 hours long and takes place around the village. We do hope to be joined by many others this year to show their appreciation of the work that Paul and Siobhan do to keep us all connected and informed. Sponsorship forms are available in Church from the News and Views website www.llanferres.org or by emailing Daryl on daryl.austin4@gmail.com The church benefits greatly if you are able to gift aid - please follow the instructions on the form. Full details of the walk are on the reverse.
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Church News If you are unable to do the walk, please consider sponsoring those that can, who will no doubt be calling on people with their forms. Harvest Supper We shall be holding our Harvest Supper in the Village Hall on Thursday 2nd October at 7 pm. It will take the usual format - those cooking will bring the food in at the last possible moment so that it can be served hot. Please let Churchwardens know if you would like to come along as this helps us to know how many to cater for. Telephone numbers can be found on the back of this magazine. Food and drink will be provided free of charge. There will also be a raffle, donations for this gratefully received. Our Harvest Thanksgiving service will take place on the following Thursday, 9th October, at 7 pm.
Rededication Service on 3rd August The service to remember the fallen in the First World War on 3rd August was well attended. The collection taken enabled us to make a donation of ÂŁ100 to The British Legion. Following the service the original memorial stone was re-dedicated and the new stone, with added names of the fallen, was dedicated.
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Local News Soon to be new Rectory Lane residents Charlotte, Scott, 2yr old Luca and recently born (June) Lois will be moving onto Plot 1 (Adjacent to the cemetery). Charlotte, originally from Pantymwyn and Scott, originally from Connah's Quay, have been away from the area for over 20 years and are looking forward to moving back nearer their friends and family, setting up their new family home and integrating into the village, being able to ride their mtb bikes out of the front door!! and in Scott's case, only having to walk about 50 steps to the pub! Dave and Jayne, along with a small dog called Pearl, who will be moving onto plot 2 (the Northern plot) have two children at university. Dave has been based in Wrexham for the past few years and Jayne works at Kimberley Clark in Flint. Jayne’s family (the Robert’s) were originally from Gresford and both are looking forward to moving to the village, joining in with local life and being part of the community. Although having never met prior, Dave & Scott were introduced during the land purchase process and have since been working together on their build and timing plans. The builds are due to commence on/around the 24th June. During the 1st week of the build, there will be quite a lot of earth to move so Rectory Lane will be quite busy - they apologise in advance and will endeavour to keep disruption to a minimum! Both are targeting Jan 2015 as a completion date. In the meantime, if anybody in the village would like to know more information or have any concerns during the build then please drop us a line on: Scott: 07929 353586 Dave: 07791 719288 Or even better, come and say hello! Looking forward to meeting you all, Scott & Dave
ADVANCE NOTICE The PRE. CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR WILL BE HELD IN THE VILLAGE HALL ON FRIDAY 14th. NOV. 6.30 to 9pm. MORE DETAILS NEXT MONTH,
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LLANFERRES PARISH GARDENING CLUB
40th ANNIVERSARY SHOW To be held at
THE VILLAGE HALL LLANFERRES SATURDAY 6th SEPTEMBER 2014 Doors Open at 2-00pm Trophies will be presented by Cllr. Martyn Holland at 2-30pm
Admission charges: Adults ÂŁ1 Juniors 50p Show Schedules and Entry Forms available from: Mr D Jones 810511 Mrs J Almond 810808 or online at www.llanferres.org Entry forms to David and Janet Jones,18 Rectory Lane or Josh and Chris Griffiths, Jontindale , Ruthin Road by 6pm on Wednesday 4th Sept. Or may be submitted by telephone to Mr David Jones (810511) by 6pm on 4th Sept. All exhibits must be staged between 8am and 10-30am on the day of the show
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CLASSES TROPHY/CUP/SHIELD AWARDED TO EACH SECTION Garden Section: Restricted Classes 1-30 Vegetables and Fruit Flower Section: Restricted Classes 40-60 Largest Produce Section: Restricted Classes 65-83 Floral Art Section:Open Classes 85 -93 Pot Plants Section: Restricted Classes 95 to 107 Junior Section:Open Classes 110-114 (up to 10 yrs) Classes 115 -119 (11 to 16 yrs) Photographic Section: Open Classes 125 to 131 Home Section: Open Classes 135 to 155 Adult Handicraft: Open Classes 160-169 Art Section: Open Adult Classes 170-175 Junior Classes 177-179 Restricted Classes:-Llanferres Residents and Club Members
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A note from your County Councillor Summer has been and gone judging by the drop in temperatures and the heavy rain outside as I write this article for the News and Views.
so please help all concerned by keeping them clear.
As your county councillor can I congratulate Adrian Walls on his recent success in the by election for the vacancy on the Llanferres Community Council. I look forward to working with him and the rest of the council for the remainder of the term of this council.
Once a vacancy has been notified to the counties returning officer the councils clerk advertises a casual vacancy. To call an election the returning officer must receive ten or more requests from registered electors, either as individual letters or in the form of a petition. If the designated number of requests are not received by the closing date the matter is passed back to the relevant council to co opt a local resident to fill the position. Normally they would ask for interested parties to declare that they would like to be considered and if more than one party does this then the council would select a candidate by either interview, CV or local knowledge. If they were not happy with any of the candidates they can go back and try again. Once a co option is agreed it must be published locally.
A number of people have contacted me about the recent by election for the community council and expressed concerns about the costs involved. It may help if I clarify what the procedures are for a My mother is over visiting the family from vacancy on either a community or county Florida and she was happy to leave the 90 council. degree heat at home for what was a very warm start here in early August. Sadly she By elections can be called when a vacancy is now asking for the central heating to be arises due to the resignation of a councillor put on as she claims her blood is a lot normally due to ill health or the fact that thinner these days!! they are moving away, sadly due to the death of a councillor, after a councillor fails The county should have completed the to attend the requisite number of meetings cutting of all grass verges in the area by the or when a councillor is barred from office end of July and the road maintenance for such things as misconduct. For a teams should now have cleared all the councillor to be barred from office it would gullies and drains. If this has not happened normally involve a judgement by the Local in your area please let me know. Government Ombudsman.
A number of residents have raised concerns with me about the parking of vehicles in turning areas in the village of Llanferres. Sadly most families by necessity, need at least two cars these days to get to and from work and if your children have still not flown the nest there may be even more cars parked on your drive. I know that it is difficult to park all cars these days on your own property but please bear in mind that turning areas are for just that purpose and
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A note from your County Councillor If an election is called a new deadline is set for the close of nominations and as long as two or more candidates file their papers by that date an election is called and a campaign can begin. If there is only one candidate at the close of nominations that candidate is automatically elected.
I hope that you all enjoy the remainder of the summer and that I may see you at the village garden show on the 6th September.
Sadly democracy does not come cheaply and the more electors there are in a ward the higher the cost. Costs include the posting of polling cards and postal vote forms, stationery and printing, the hiring of polling stations, the salaries of the polling clerks and the office costs of the returning officer at county hall.
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All costs have to be met by the council who have declared the vacancy. I hope this helps to explain how the process works and how the costs are incurred. As Budgets get tighter I am pleased to confirm that I have managed to get a number of roads in the ward included in the resurfacing budget for this year and I have chased a number that should have been completed last year!! Major resurfacing works will begin in September in Eryrys from the county boundary to the village centre, in Graianrhyd past the Maes Y Droell Quarry to the junction with the B5430, in Llandegla village and on the A5104 from Rhydtalog to Llandegla. Work will be done on the back road from Llanferres to Moel Famau but I fear that due to a change in policy across the county towards minor roads in rural areas this may be not the full resurfacing that we had hopped for. I am still on the case and I will let you know more in due course.
Best wishes, Martyn
The Clwydian Range Runners is a relaxed and friendly group of like minded people who enjoy the hills and mountains of North Wales and beyond. We hope to promote a relaxed and enjoyable attitude towards off-road and hill running with being social our number one aim. The club cater for all levels of ability and have regular training runs on a Tuesday and Thursday. More information can be found on the clubs website at www.clwydianrangerunners.co.uk or visit our Facebook page to see what’s happening. Meeting in Maeshafn every Tuesday at 7pm and top car park Moel Famau every Thursday at 6pm. Runners of all abilities welcome, no-one will be left behind! Membership to CRR costs just £5 a year. CRR is affiliated to Welsh Athletics and club members can choose to individually join Welsh Athletics or the Welsh Fell Runners Association if they wish to. For a membership form contact us at: clwydianrangerunners@hotmail.com
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HOW IT WORKS Each number costs only £12 per year - you can have as many numbers as you like (numbers are allocated). Numbers are drawn each month (except August - but there is a double draw in December!) Half of the money raised goes directly to the school and the other half is used for prize money. There is a 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize each month. The more people who participate in the draw the greater the prize money. An envelope for the 100 Club is enclosed with the News and Views. Please complete the form and enclose a cheque or cash if you wish to play, and return to Ysgol Bro Famau. If you would like to know more or would like me to collect your envelope please give me a call on 810461. Thank You On behalf of the PTFA Ysgol Bro Famau. Melanie Berry.
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Local News Llanferres Park has once again been awarded the The Green Flag Community Award® in 2014. It is a national award that recognises high quality green spaces in the UK that are managed by voluntary and community groups. The Award is part of the Green Flag Award® scheme, the national standard for quality parks and green spaces. The scheme realises that all green spaces are different so each site is judged on its own merits and suitability to the community it serves. Awards are given on an annual basis and winners must apply each year to renew their Community Award status. The inspector commented on the quality of the park and said that it was the ‘nicest park he had seen for for many years’. Green Flag Award scheme manager Paul Todd said: 'It's another record-breaking year for the scheme. This is something well worth celebrating and testament to the efforts of the thousands of men and women, supported by some amazing volunteers, who work tirelessly to maintain the high standards demanded by the Green Flag Award.
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Beautiful but Deadly Himalayan Balsam is an insidious, invasive, foreign and fast growing menace to agricultural land, river banks and the countryside in general. If left unchecked it can, in only a few years, take over vast areas of land, smothering all other plants, making the land unproductive and liable to soil erosion when the winter rains arrive. It is a national problem. It is a huge problem in the Conway Valley, I have seen it in Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Merseyside and recently I observed large swathes on the side of the M6 near Preston. On tele-
vision it is often observed growing on the likes of canal banks and in wetland centres yet the managers of these places seem to be doing nothing to control it. Here in Llanferres a voluntary group was set up about six years ago to tackle the problem which was bad on the Cacwyn Brook and
the River Alyn ( the group is now part of the River Alyn Himalayan Balsam Action Project). Weekend working parties were organised to hand pull the Himalayan Balsam plants and, where infestation was very bad, to strim them down. The group was very successful and the control was excellent and it looked as though the problem had been almost eliminated. However, complacency is not an option because it only takes one or two plants to be allowed to flower and the problem quickly returns. They can be missed if growing in a nettle patch or a pile of brushwood and, out of sight, they can throw their seeds up to 7 metres in every direction and each plant can produce up to 800 seeds. Unfortunately this has happened in just one or two places. Some people say that bees love them and this is undoubtedly true but, when the bees are feasting on the easily accessible pollen and nectar, they are not pollinating our native wild species or our food crops. The original group set up to control Himalayan Balsam in our area has unfortunately reduced in numbers and some of us are getting a bit ‘long in the tooth’ so can I ask any member of the public or any landowner to destroy any plants they see, so all the original work will not be in vain. THANK YOU.
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A Local Swindle From time immemorial men known as “Adventurers” have sought to make their fortune by mining minerals. Many of these adventurers are best described as being “colourful”. This article is about one such person. In about 1850 a private company started mining for lead ore on Nercwys Mountain close to the borders of Llanarmon yn Ial and Llanferres. The leader of this enterprise was one Samuel Merryweather from Wigtown, Cumbria who had a controlling interest of 33/64ths. He had previously been a traveller to a wholesale grocer in Liverpool and was now best described as a mining speculator as he also had mining interests in Cumbria. Starting up a new mine can be an expensive undertaking and the
company soon ran out of resources. So they decided to form a new public company with a nominal capital of £30,000 to be raised from the issue of six thousand £5 shares. The intention was for the new company to buy the mine for £7,000 (£4,000 in cash and £3,000 in fully paid up shares of the new company). Henry Whitworth and Company of Manchester was to provide the mine management. The prospectus claimed that “large quantities of ore” had already been raised from the mine. However, the launch of the company did not go well and only part of the purchase price was raised. The chairman of the new company smelt a rat and engaged a mining engineer to examine the mine workings. He reported that the mine was worthless and would require at
News & Views 33 An article by Tony King, originally published by The Llanarmon and District Conservation Society in their newsletter & reproduced with their permission least £10,000 of investment to be productive. Some of the shareholders decided that a fraud had been perpetrated and filed a suit in the Court of Chancery in the name of the company against Samuel Merryweather and his supporters. This suit was dismissed as it had been improperly filed as no resolution had been passed by the shareholders authorising the suit. {In legal jargon the relevant company law at that time was “the rule in Foss v. Harbottle”. This states that any action in which a wrong is alleged to have been done to a company, the proper claimant is the company itself.} Immediately, David Atwool, one of the shareholders, filed a suit in the Court of Chancery against the company, Samuel Merryweather and his supporters. Several years passed before this was heard but in the meantime he successfully petitioned for the company to be declared bankrupt thus freezing the company assets. From the proceedings of the new case we learn that Merryweather knew that the mine was worthless but he was determined to get £4,000 for his share of the original company. He therefore colluded with Henry Whitworth, who had no previous interest in the mine, and sought his help in the sale. It was arranged between them that Merryweather would receive £4,000 of the £7,000 and Whitworth the remaining £3,000. Merryweather and Whitworth concealed these facts from the other directors and induced them to buy the mine. In other words a straight forward fraud. But how could this be remedied? As Merryweather, Whitworth and their supporters held a controlling interest in the company they were able to prevent an action being brought under the rule in Fosse v. Harbottle. Vice Chancellor Wood decided that an exception had to be made to this rule in order to protect minority interests. This important exception is now known as “frauds against a minority” and is still quoted in legal actions today. The Court also ruled that the sale of the original company was to be set aside, all the purchase money was to be refunded and Merryweather and Whitworth were to pay all the legal costs. This was the last that we heard of Samuel Merryweather in this area. But I understand that he continued to sail close to the wind in his activities elsewhere in England.
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‘Deja New’ Meningitis Fund Raising Eve Williams of Gwernymynydd with the help of family and friends is holding a ladies’ clothing and accessory sale called ‘Déjà New’. The event takes place at the Beaufort Park Hotel on the 17 & 18 of October 2014. Every penny raised will go to Meningitis Now the charity founded by Steve Dayman MBE who launched it to fight against the dreaded disease after losing his baby Spencer to Meningitis in 1982. On Christmas Eve 2012 Eve’s granddaughter lost her life to this awful disease aged just 13 months. Freya who lived in Gwernymynydd was a vibrant and wonderful little girl who is cherished and never forgotten.
We are looking for good fashion labels and designer labels. If you have items you have never worn, or only once or twice and no longer want then Déjà New would love to have them. Maybe something that is too small or too big, or just be an item that you don’t feel right in anymore. We all have something in our wardrobes or drawers that fit these descriptions.“The main thing is that everything must be in good condition” says Eve. Donations can be dropped off at the Beaufort Park Hotel near Mold and are being accepted now. Tel 01352 758646. Eve Williams
Eve says “Meningitis Now helped me through the tragedy and I am determined to support the charity in raising money for research and ensuring such a tragedy does not affect another family like it has ours.” A lifesaving vaccine to protect against one of the most deadly forms of Meningitis Group B may soon be available for free on the NHS .The Government has announced that the revolutionary Bexsero vaccine will be in the childhood immunisation programme but only if a price can be agreed to make it cost-effective for the NHS. In order for Meningitis Now to continue the fight they desperately need funds and the Déjà New Clothing sale aims to raise money. Donations are needed please - all items of ladies clothing and accessories.
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Nature Notes At this time of year we often see Harvestmen scuttling about and it is easy to misidentify them as spiders or 'Daddy-long-legs(Crane flies) but they are neither. They are not insects (as Crane flies are) but are of the Class arachnida(along with spiders) but belong to the Order Opiliones. They are totally harmless and are beneficial to humans. While spiders have their abdomen separated from the thorax by a waist, the harvestmen's body is undivided. They have four pairs of very long legs of which the 2nd pair are the longest and act as 'feelers', rather like antennae do, and enable the animal to find its way about. They only have two eyes compared with spiders which have six to eight. They cannot bite people, do not produce venom like spiders, do not produce silk, do not hunt but scavenge and feed on particles of food, not sucking juices as spiders do. They reproduce by laying eggs, from which hatch tiny harvestmen that gradually grow to adulthood, they do not have a larval or pupal stage. They are known as Harvestmen because most species, of which there are over twenty in Britain, come to maturity in late summer or early autumn, at time of harvesting. When some volunteers from the Himalayan Balsam group were searching along the River Alyn for specimens of the insidious weed (see separate article, page 30) they heard the sound of chicks calling from a hole in the river bank and I was asked could I explain. I said it would be either be a Kingfisher or a Sand martin nest but I would investigate. Following the given instructions I
found the site and I could hear the sound of nestlings therein. Having secreted myself nearby, I waited and soon afterwards a parent arrived to enter the nest and within half a minute re-emerged and sure enough it was a Sand martin. I have seen them near the river over the years and suspected breeding but this was the first time I have been able to positively confirm it. The nest was unusual on several counts i) it was a single nest and Sand martins usually nest in colonies, ii) it was in a clay bank which one would have thought would be too hard for Sand martins which prefer sandy banks, iii) the hole did not go straight in but, after only a few centimetres, it turned by 90 degrees, probably because the birds had encountered a stone. These nest burrows can sometimes be as much as a metre in length. The Sand martin is the smallest of our Hirundines, which comprise the Swallows and Martins, but not Swifts which belong to a separate group. They can be separated from the more familiar House martins in being brown in colour, have a brown band across the chest but do not have the distinctive white rump. They are one of the earliest spring migrants, often arriving in Britain by mid-March. They overwinter in the Sahel a semiarid area just south of the Sahara Desert where they sometimes suffer severe losses in particularly dry years and this affects the numbers coming to Britain. Once here, they usually have two broods of chicks and the one in this hole will be the second brood. They leave for Africa round midSeptember. John Almond ( 01352 810808
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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 Adrian Copping, The New Rectory, Rectory Lane, Llanferres Mold, CH7 5SR Email: adriancopping@hotmail.com. Tel: 810936 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, Simon Hodge. Tel: 810686 Maeshafn Cricket Club - Secretary: Jonathan Fagan. Tel: 810824 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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