Llanferres September/October 2018 Issue 223
Saturday 1st September
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Welcome to the latest edition of News & Views. We have decided to continue to publish News & Views as there were no other viable offers to take it over. However, the frequency will change to bi-monthly in order to reduce the workload and fundraising required. Therefore, this is the September and October issue. The deadline for the November/December edition will be 20th October. Thank you to everyone for their encouragement and support in recent months and we’ll still need your generous support in future please! There’s some fine entertainment in the local community in the next couple of months, kicking off on the 1st Sept with both the Garden Show and Vale of Clwyd Classic. Our thanks to the latter for their sponsorship this month. More details of this year’s event are on page 13. Best wishes, Paul & Siobhan
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Notices
Happy Birthday to the following in September and October Jonni Griffiths who will be 16 on 2nd September Lexie Jones who will be 9 on 4th September Zeta Selena Le Vay who will be 12 on 7th September Isabella May Jones who will be 6 on 15th September Danny LaFlamme on 16th September Tim Healy on 20th September Penny Nora Thomas who will be 4 on 21st September Dewi Ivanoff on 22nd September Oliver Lennon who will be 15 on 23rd September Lauren O'Garra on 24th September Sam Godfrey who will be 17 on 25th September Thomas Healy on 26th September Charlie Williams who will be 18 on 1st October Sioned Cordiner who will be 16 on 3rd October Nell Williams who will be 15 on 3rd October Jac Armstrong on 8th October Tesni Jones who will be 21 on 17th October Charlotte Lewis who will be 7 on 18th October Jessica Lovell on 20th October Nick Lennon on 20th October Elsa Hill who will be 8 on 22nd October Guy Woodcock on 24th October Andrew Roberts who will be 17 on 29th October
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Elsie Sheldon thank everyone for their kindness of Erw Las, Pant Du Road, following the recent fire at Fron Hen sadly passed way on farm. The support of friends and Thursday 16th August. neighbours has been very much Her family would like to thank local appreciated. Diolch yn fawr. people for all their support. If you no longer wish us to store your or your child’s birthday and publish it in the appropriate month please email us at news@llanferres.org or call 810668. Thank you.
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Llanferres Over 60s Club The September meeting (Tuesday 11th) of the Over Sixties Club will be held in the Village Hall at the new time of 2.15pm. when the speaker will be Mr David Shiel Countryside Officer of A.O.N.B. He will be talking about the Aqueduct at Pontcysyllte, a World Heritage site, which members have recently visited.
Final discussions will be made for the outing to Liverpool to see the Terracota Soldiers and the Gormley figures at Formby on Friday 14th September. At our Meeting on Tuesday 9th October Mr Tony Griffiths will be giving a film and talk on Bernard Willems Artist and survivor of World War Two.
WHIST EVENINGS
Summer Whist finishes on Sept. 3rd. The Winter session begins on Sept 17th at 7 pm. Admission including refreshments and raffle is ÂŁ2.50. Dates for Sept: 17th and 24th Oct: 1st ,15th, 22nd . and 29th As always, beginners or experienced players are welcome.
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September Diary Dates Vale of Clywd Classic 2.00pm Garden Show 11.15 am Holy Communion, St. Berres’ Church 6:30pm Tai Chi
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9.30 am Morning Worship, St. Berres’ Church 6:30pm Tai Chi 7.00pm Whist Evening 7.00pm Bowls Club
Country Park Painters Exhibition opens, Loggerheads 7.00pm PTFA Barn Dance
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9.30am Harvest Festival, St Berres’ Church. 11am Pond Working Party 7.00pm Whist Evening 7.00pm Bowls Club 7.00pm Harvest Supper
11.15 am Holy Communion, St. Berres’ Church. 4.00pm Messy Church, Gwernaffield, 6:30pm Tai Chi 7.00pm Whist Evening 7.00pm Bowls Club
Denbighshire schools finish for half-term 9.30 am Morning Worship, St. Berres’ Church 6:30pm Tai Chi 7.00pm Whist Evening 7.00pm Bowls Club
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Church News Services in September 2nd September 11.15 Holy Communion 5th September 09.30 Mission Area Holy Communion St Eurgain and St Peter, Northop 9th September 09.30 Morning Worship 16th September 09.30 Holy Communion 16th September 16.00 Messy Church at Gwernaffield 23rd September 09.30 Morning Worship 30th September 10.30 Bro Famau Group Holy Communion, Nannerch (5th Sunday) Midweek services are regularly held at 9.30 on Tuesdays at Holy Trinity, Gwernaffield and Wednesdays at St Mary the Virgin, Cilcain
October will be: 7th October 11th October 14th October 18th October 21st October 21st October 28th October
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Holy Communion Harvest Evensong Harvest Festival Harvest Supper Holy Communion Messy Church at Gwernaffield Morning Worship
Harvest Service (advance news) Our annual Harvest Evensong Service will be on Thursday 11th October at 7 pm, followed by a Festival Service on Sunday 14th. We will be having a Harvest Supper on Thursday 18th October at 7.00 pm. All are welcome. This year we would especially like to thank the village for rallying round when we were struggling to man and stock the cake stall at the Village Carnival. The Church always looks especially lovely at Harvest, and any contributions (financial, decorative or Harvest produce) would be most gratefully received. Churchyard Hugo and Ieuan Watts work exceptionally hard in the churchyard to maintain the safety, beauty and sanctity of this area. We would like respectfully to ask that everyone co-operates in helping to keep the churchyard as it should be kept. In particular we would ask that glass jars and vases are not left at graveyards. They can be a hazard when mowing and maintaining the grass and, of course, any broken glass would be a safety risk. Unfortunately we are still having a problem with plastic wrappings in the recycling bins, particularly in the area for cremated remains. It's easy to get it right- the bins are near to the main church door and are clearly marked!
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Church News Thank you To everyone who has manned the depleted rota to keep the church building open in daylight hours during the summer months. Many people have appreciated the opportunity to have a quiet moment of reflection in our beautiful church. The church will remain open during daylight hours throughout September and most of October. Please visit if you are passing through. You can also take the opportunity if you wish to donate to the foodbank at the collection point at the back of the church. We have just made our third donation for this year. Thank you also (you know who you are) to the people who have cleaned and decorated the church over the past few months. All volunteers are always welcomed! Licensing Service Wendy Shillito will be licensed as a Lay Reader at Gresford Church at 11 am on Saturday 29th September. All are welcome to attend the service (it's a very big church!) and there will be a get- together at her home afterwards to which all again are welcome (tel. 01352 720377). Messy Church There are now two Messy Churches in our area. The Messy Church at Gwernaffield continues to meet on the third Sunday every month at 4-6 pm. Mold Church is also doing a Messy Church on Tuesdays in the school holidays. After feedback that we needed to make Messy Church messier, we have been building towers of Babel with boxes and mud, wading through paddling pools in search of fish and recently spraying the hapless leaders with water pistols! We will be fighting the Battle of Jericho on Sunday 23rd September. More details available from Wendy (01352720377) or John (01352810677) Welcome To Kathy Stewart who is our new Curate. Kathy has lived in Mold for many years and was ordained in June. We are looking forward to working with her. And finally- money Gift Aid Direct leaflets are now being distributed throughout the village. If you can afford even a small regular donation to help to assist our depleted church funds, Indoor Bowls please complete and return the leaflets to Rob, Anne, Noel or Daniel. Do you have any old ÂŁ5 or ÂŁ10 notes or other old coinage? UK or even foreign Every Tuesday stuff? If so, please feel free to leave in the 7.00 - 9.00pm church as a donation and we will do the Llanferres Village Hall rest. Thank you!
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Cyngor y Cymuned - Llanferres - Community Council As News & Views is now bi-monthly the Community Council notes will no longer be published here. The official minutes for all meetings are available on the council’s section of the website: www.llanferres.org/llanferrescommunitycouncil.htm But please note these are only published online once they have been ratified by the council. Meetings are open to the public and all members of the community Future meeting dates Meetings start at 7.30pm and take place in the Village Hall. Members of the public are invited to voice their views at the start of each meeting. Medi/September 13 2018
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Hydref/October 11 2018
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Mawrth/March 14 2019
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Local news Within one year of joining Wrexham Amateur Athletics Club, Sioned has accomplished so much this Summer. You may see her training up and down the road or over the fields. This is what she gets up to when she's not at home. During League fixtures in Manchester and Crewe she achieved good times in the 1500m and 800m so someone from the Club suggested we enter Sioned in the Welsh Athletics Junior Championships in Newport, South Wales on the 23/24 June. Sioned who will be 16 this October was entered in the Under 17 Women's 1500m on the Saturday. She took Gold with a PB time of 4.39m. On Sunday she competed in the 800m and came 4th with a PB time of 2.18m. Since then Sioned has competed in Cardiff at the Welsh Schools Championships, again coming 1st in the 1500m for North East Wales at the beginning of July. Later in July, Sioned was called up to represent Wales in the SIAB Track & Field International at Grangemouth, Scotland. She came 4th in the 1500m, ahead of Ireland and Scotland. A few days later she was part of the Under 20 team for Wales at the Welsh Athletics International at Swansea. There she came 5th in the 1500m. Thankfully, we've had a little less travelling in August and only been to the Wrexham Games. She managed 1st in both 1500m and 800m there, with
good times. Next fixture is the Welsh Inter Regional Championships at Brecon, representing North Wales in the 1500m. Sioned is now looking forward to the Cross Country season for the Winter. The family are so proud of our speedy Welsh lass!
Sioned Cordiner after one of her recent wins
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LLANFERRES CARNIVAL 2018 Following the hugely successful carnival, our resident Photographer — Ian Robinson kindly and generously arranged the compilation of a hardback photo book containing many stunning photos taken on the day! At present there are three copies, one presented to the School, the second to Rev. Daniel and the third to me! A truly excellent and memorable keepsake, thank you Ian!! It is now possible for a further 20 copies to be produced at £25 per copy. I am unable to accept your word that a copy is required so the first 20 people to pay £25 cash to myself will receive a copy. It may be possible during October/November that further copies can be produced but no guarantee. Should you wish to view the book at any time then please let me know. Sheila 01352 810832 EMAIL mottymool@hotmail.com
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Now firmly established as one of the United Kingdom's top historic events, Saturday the 1st of September sees the eighth 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 31st August at Loggerheads Garage between 17:00 and 20:30, followed by documentation checks at The Druid where the cars will be parked up to be viewed. The event is part of a nationwide championship aimed solely at vehicles registered prior to 1985, with many of the vehicles competing from the 1960's 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 8:15am on the Saturday, the competitors will head into the first driving test at Loggerheads Country Park; where Denbighshire County Council have decided to make 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. Taking over the role of the course designer, or 'Clerk of The Course' this
year is another local Rallyist; Andy Darlington from Mold. Andy is the IT Manager at the Alun School in Mold and has recently driven on Wales Rally GB at a National level. Andy 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 of the event close to Llanferres, the first part will head out over the Bwlch Penbarras into the Vale of Clwyd. The morning tea halt and lunch will be at Ruthin Farmers Mart this year where the cars will also do 2 special tests. Again spectators are welcome from 10:30. The final section around Nannerch will then see the cars return to the village for the prize giving. Sixty cars are scheduled to make the start from The Druid on Saturday, the route will take some eight and a bit hours to complete with the first finishing car and crew scheduled to be back around 17:00 at The Druid Leading the cars away will be last year's winners Matt Warren from Chester with his Navigator from Yorkshire Andy Pullan, Matt will be chased hard by the Irish Ford Escort of Dermot Carnegie plus a number of other top crews. This year we have a number of interesting cars with two of note; the 1937 Bentley Derby 4.25 of Stuart Anderson and the 1965 Aston Martin DB5 driven by Alan Beardshaw. To see further details and for the final results: http://www.cvmc.org.uk/ClwydClassic.html
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Llanferres Parish Gardening Club The meeting held on Monday July 9th had as guest speaker Rhun Jones from Denbighshire Countryside Services. Our guest speaker for the evening should have been Sarah Hughes speaking on 'Preparing Your Exhibits for the Show'. Unfortunately, Sarah was taken ill and unable to come but Rhun Jones had stepped in at the last minute. Rhun talked about the 'Save the Curlew Project' which he is working on at the moment. In his illustrated talk he spoke of the decline of these iconic birds. The Shropshire Project had mounted round the clock cameras which showed the Curlew nests were often predated by Foxes, Badgers and Crows. Perhaps a greater threat was the change in farming practices where fields were often cut early in the year for silage instead of the traditional mid-summer cut for hay. This results in the Curlew nests being destroyed even before the eggs have hatched. Rhun would like to hear from anybody who knows of curlews nesting, or even calling, in the district, so that he can build up an accurate record of the population. My thanks to Rhun for his very interesting talk and stepping in at such short notice.
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Llanferres Parish Gardening Club As is usual in August, our meeting was dedicated to making the final arrangements for our Annual Show, which this year will be on September 1st in the Village Hall. Decided as follows:Friday 31st August at 6pm - members and helpers will set out the tables etc. Saturday 1st September (Day of the Show) - entries for the show to be staged between 8.00am and 10.30am. Entry forms MUST have been received before 6.00pm on Wednesday August 29th. All Show Rules are printed on the back of the Show Schedule. SHOW DAY - The doors will open for the show at 2.00pm. Trophies will be presented at 2.30pm. Donated produce will be auctioned at 4.00pm for the Llanferres Old Peoples Welfare Committee, as usual. The Raffle will follow the auction. May I wish every exhibitor great success. SEPTEMBER 10TH. Meeting of the Club at 7.30pm, has Kate Brophy from Fryer's Rose Nursery, to give a demonstration entitled "From Seed to Pot" on how new varieties of roses are produced from pollination to being sold in a pot. OCTOBER 8TH. "Show Report" How successful was this year's show in terms of entries and attendance? New members and visitors are always welcome at all meetings. Mrs. Joan Almond Hon Secretary â„Ą01352 810808
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FORTY FOURTH ANNUAL SHOW Saturday 1st September 2018 The Village Hall, Llanferres Doors open at 2.00 p.m. Trophies will be presented at 2.30 p.m. by Rev. Daniel Stroud Admission Adults: ÂŁ1, Children: 50p Show Schedules and Entry Forms available from: Ivy Watts, 23 Cae Gwyn, Llanferres, Tel: 01352 810248 or online at www.llanferres.org Entry Forms to be returned to: Josh and Chris Griffiths, Jontindale, Ruthin Road, Llanferres Tel: 01352 810853 or to Hugo and Ivy Watts, 23 Cae Gwyn, Llanferres or email entries to llanferres.show@outlook.com
by 6.00 pm Wednesday 29th August All exhibits must be staged between 8.00 and 10.30 am on the day of the show
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CLASSES Trophy/Cup/Shield awarded in each section Garden Section: Restricted Classes 1 - 30 Flower Section: Restricted Classes 40 - 6 Largest Produce Section: Restricted Classes 65 - 83 Floral Art Section: Open Classes 85 - 93 Pot Plants Section: Restricted Classes 95 - 107 Photographic Section: Open Classes 125 - 131 Home Section: Open Classes 135 - 155 Adult Handicraft Section: Open Classes 160 - 168
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Thank you to those who turned out for the working party on the Park in August, just some of whom are pictured with the Green Pennant Award, which was once again awarded to the Playing Field this year. Well done to all involved.
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LOPWC NEWS Thanks so much for coming to village teas on 10th Aug, we catered for 50 and really enjoyed your company, we'll be doing the same next year. Thank you all that donated so generously to our Smartie tube event we've raised ÂŁ319! Thanks also for supporting our screen wash at the Loggs in July - we raised ÂŁ314. Proceeds from both contributed to village teas. Thanks to Village Hall Committee and Tim Healey we loved working in the new kitchen! Our older persons Christmas lunch at the Druid will be on Sat 1st Dec. Please contact us as soon as possible to book you're place, as it's such a success that we were fully booked last year very quickly. So make sure you don't miss out All the very best
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‘A walk on the Wilde Side’ I arrived home from a pleasant five day break to find a message on the answerphone from a concerned young woman from Llanferres. She believed she had identified Hemlock WaterDropwort growing along the River Alyn footpath, near to the ford on the road up to Maeshafn. We arranged to meet and I also identified Hemlock WaterDropwort, confirming her suspicions. Although a danger to some livestock, we discussed that the public should not be unduly worried. Hemlock Water Drop-wort is a member of the white flowered carrot family, which also includes Cow Parsley and Hog Weed. Due to the shape of the flowering heads these are all umbellifers; umbella, translating from Latin means 'little parasol' and covers a large family of plants, some of which are poisonous. Giant Hog Weed, for example, is notorious for causing painful skin burns, that are slow to heal due to the chemical in the sap. Yet, a weaker dose of this same chemical gives carrots their swollen roots and flavour. There are a great number of toxic plants growing naturally; Rag Wort, Greater Cellendine, Monkshood, Daffodil Bulbs to name a few. Monkshood, also known as 'Devil's Helmet', of the Aconitum family has a very attractive blue flower, and a more fearsome reputation than Hemlock. Death is due to multiple organ failure. We should all be aware of the dangers and leave such plants alone. If identification is an issue, gloves should always be worn when gardening. However, I have seen large patches of Hemlock Conium growing on Anglesey and not heard of any fatalities. Although at school, I was told the government of Ancient Athens famously used Hemlock mixed with opium to execute the philosopher Socrates in 399BC, this
infusion can not be taken accidentally as it has to be prepared. Foraging, has had a lot of TV coverage and so it has become popular to collect Fungi. Unless you are an 'expert' in this field this can be dangerous and is not worth taking a risk as so many can be mistaken for mushrooms. The swollen white root of Hemlock has been mistaken for wild parsnips with serious consequences. While looking for Hemlock by the river I was lucky enough to see a Dipper catching small fish and taking them under the roots of a tree on the river bank. It must have a second brood, probably losing the first clutch to Mink which live along the river bank. The same weekend, I returned some books to John 'the caravan' Harrison and sat outside enjoying the sunshine with Vera and Chas while 'Harrison' busied himself making coffee. He then told me he had been watching Glow-worms during the evenings. This warm spell of weather has been ideal for glow-worms due to their short life span of 2-3 weeks: a wet spell would be a disaster for them. The Glow-worm had virtually disappeared from the village due to disturbance, but now, with not too much mowing and tidying, they are back. The female crawls to the top of tall grasses and the tail glows greenish-yellow to attract a mate. Not a worm at all but a beetle, the female is flightless, it is the male that flies around looking for the glowing light. After mating, eggs are laid and remain dormant until the following Spring, and then the cycle starts again. Enjoy the rest of the summer. Eddie.
Eddie Wilde 01352 810271
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A note from your County Councillor Normally August is a quiet month for Councillors because no formal meetings are held during the month and most Officers are taking their annual family holidays. Sadly because of the fires on the Llantysilio Mountain and the Horse Shoe Pass which is in our ward this month has been a busy one. The Fire Service set up an emergency control centre in a lay-by just before the Ponderosa and I have attended a number of emergency meetings during the early part of August involving the Police, Fire Service, NRW, Countryside Services and Highways. I have visited local businesses effected by the fire and the resulting road closures and I have arranged meetings with residents who were directly affected. Six hundred and sixty acres of moorland has been destroyed by the fire and it has had a massive impact on wildlife, livestock, local businesses, tourism and local residents. As we all know from the tragic fires abroad these incidents can also impact on peoples property and lives can be lost in extreme circumstances. Fortunately on this occasion there were only some minor injuries when a fire service vehicle overturned and although the Ponderosa was on one occasion evacuated to date no property has been damaged. I have called for a meeting with all the relevant parties to review the incident because lessons can always be learnt and as the climate changes we need to ensure that we are prepared for these events and that we do everything we can to try and stop them before they start. Six weeks on, the Mountain is still dangerous because the fire is now burning in the peat below the surface and the Fire
Service is still present dealing with these hotspots. I have asked for warning signs to be placed on the moor asking people to keep to the paths because if they wander off and fall into one of these hotspots they could be seriously injured. Locally I have asked for the trees to be trimmed back at the Maeshafn/Gwernymynydd junction with the A494 because they are becoming a traffic hazard. I have asked Welsh Water to look into the sewerage smell in Tafarn Y Gelyn and the manhole has been repaired by the pond. I am still awaiting a report from the County who are looking into why the pond has run dry when water is still running through the water system below the road. I believe that the owners of Aberduna Quarry are considering submitting a planning application to partially land fill the large hole left after the quarry closed. They are currently consulting Community Councils etc as part of that process and I believe that they will be attending the October meeting of the Llanferres Community Council which is open to the public. If you have any concerns about these proposals please let me know or come along to the meeting. As you know I have been heavily involved in trying to improve our BroadBand and Mobile phone services across the ward. Hopefully next month we should learn more about the Welsh Governments plans for the next phase of the Superfast roll out through out Wales. In the mean time I am pleased to report that EE have at long last confirmed that they are going to complete engineering works to strengthen their mast in Eryrys so that they can improve their mobile phone service in the area by adding new fibre connections to the mast.
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Local News The County has started the process for the next LDP which will come into force after the current LDP finishes in 2021. They are now asking for people to submit sites for inclusion in the new LDP and residents have from the 6th August to the 26th November to complete and submit the paperwork. There is no guarantee that your submissions will be included but they will all be considered in the next consultation phase. The forms are available on the county’s web site under planning and current consultations. If you have a spare five minutes it is a good idea to look at the Current Consultations section of the county’s web site and have your say on such things as the replacement LDP, waste collections, the county’s Property Portfolio and even enforcement notices. Finally, I would like to congratulate all those who have been involved in creating and maintaining the villages open spaces which have been awarded the Green Flag for the coming year. I know that a lot of work has been done in the Recreational area by the Playing field and Recreation Association and we should also thank the members of the last Community Council for all the work they undertook in purchasing and creating the Maes Ysgawen open space. I believe that David Jones and John Almond received the award for Maes Ysgawen and Bob Barton received the award on behalf of the Playing field and Recreation Association. Best wishes, Martyn 01824 780703 martyn.holland@denbighshire.gov.uk
We invite you all to our 15th. annual exhibition/sale of mixed media work to be held at the Loggerheads Country Park from Friday Sept. 28th. until the end of October. As usual the subjects are varied and will appeal to all ages. Families with children are most welcome. Do come along, browse and perhaps start your early Christmas Shopping!
ADMISSION FREE THE COUNTRY PARK PAINTERS Village Hall Booking Check the online calendar to see if the Hall is free at: www.llanferres.org then contact Gay Headley, 07836 268894 / 01352 810224 or preferably e-mail headley889@btinternet.com
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The Civil War North Wales was generally supportive of the Monarchy during the Civil War of 1642 to 1651. However, in military terms, the area was a backwater compared with major events elsewhere. The first incursion of Cromwellian troops into north east Wales was in 1643 when some 600 horse and foot soldiers travelled through Wrexham, Flint and Holywell to Mostyn Hall. They retreated on the sight of a Royalist fleet arriving on the Welsh coast. During this foray the Roundheads had caused much damage defacing church windows and monuments and pulling down all coats of arms. In the following year they unsuccessfully besieged Ruthin Castle. There was savage fighting in the streets and much damage done to the town before the Roundheads retired.
War period. However, as they have now been lost, this cannot be confirmed. A more reliable find was made by the late Charles Quant of Silverwood. He discovered two cannon balls in his garden. One was a grapefruit sized "improved" pebble. The other a hollow iron ball weighing about 1.8 kg (4 lbs), complete with fuse hole. Expert advice, at that time, was that it was only the second intact exploding ball known from that period. It is likely that a Cromwellian troop was encamped on the fields near Aberduna Farm in order to control the crossing of the River Alyn at the place now known as Loggerheads. Presumably the troop had fired practice rounds into the bank upon which Silverwood now stands.
Tony King They were again in the area in 1645 when they plundered Plas Teg near Mold. Subsequently they marched from Mold to Ruthin and on to Denbigh Green where they defeated a Royalist army and chased it away to Llangernyw. There was a renewed assault on Ruthin Castle in the following year: this time it was successful. Military action in the area generally ceased in late 1646 following the fall of the city of Chester and the successful sieges of Flint and Rhuddlan castles. Our area did not go unaffected by the war as the Mold to Ruthin road was an important communication link. The Potts family acquired Glan rafon Hall, at Loggerheads, at the start of the nineteenth century. During restoration works in 1810 some armaments were discovered. These were a sword, an iron helmet and an iron breastplate. It was claimed that these were from the Civil
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Local Councillors Martyn Holland, Denbighshire County Councillor for Llanferres, Llanarmon yn Ial & Llandegla. 01824 780703 martyn.holland@denbighshire.gov.uk Gwyneth Dillon, Clerk to Llanferres Community Council, 01978 790269 Mailing address: Rhosddigre, Llandegla, LL11 3AU. Email: clerk.llanferres@gmail.com Llanferres Community Councillors John Almond, Chairman, 01352 810808 Michael Cordiner, Vice Chairman, 01352 810956 Jac Armstrong, 01352 810259 Allan Morgans Isla Watts, 01352 810248 Ivy Watts, 01352 810248 Rob Jones, 01352 810500 Bob Barton, 01824 780872 Amanda Curtis, Please contact any of the above if you have anything you would like to be brought to the attention of your Community Council.
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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 Daniel Stroud, The New Rectory, Rectory Lane, Llanferres, CH7 5SR. Tel: 01352 810694. Lady Rae Roberts: 01352 741184/01824 780496, raeroberts.brofamauchurches@outlook.com Church Wardens - Mrs Anne Woodward, Cysgodfa, Tafarn-y-Gelyn, Llanferres, CH7 5SQ, Tel: 810270 Mr Rob Armstrong, The White House, Rectory Lane, Tel: 810259 Clwydian Conservation Campaign - Pen y Chwareli, Pant Ddu Road, Nercwys CH7 4DD Clwydian Range Runners - Chairman Gareth Jaggard Tel. 810357 Email: clwydianrangerunners@hotmail.com Gardening Club - Hon Sec. Mrs. Joan Almond, 20 Cae Derwen, Llanferres. Tel: 810808 Llanferres Alcoholic Mountain Biking Soc. (LAMBS) - Gordon Jones Tel: 810305 Llanferres Community Council - Mrs Gwyneth Dillon, Rhosddigre, Llandegla, LL11 3AU Tel: 01978 790269 Llanferres Playing Field & Recreation Association - Secretary, Miss C Boffey, Tel: 810925 Maeshafn Cricket Club - Secretary: Steve Pugh Tel: 810327 Old People's Welfare Committee - Chair, Yvonne Foden-McCorry Tel: 810867 PTFA Ysgol Bro Famau - Charlotte Jaggard Tel: 810357 Llanferres Over 60s Club - Betty Cook. Tel: 810722 The Country Park Painters - Pat Armstrong Tel: 810259 Village Hall Booking Secretary - Gay Headley, 07836 268894 / 01352 810224 or preferably e-mail headley889@btinternet.com Village Hall Management Committee - Chairman, Siobhan Gothorp. 810668 Whist Club - Mr Rob Armstrong, The White House, Rectory Lane, Tel: 810259
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