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Welcome Welcome to the September edition of News & Views. It’s a tremendously busy month especially the first w
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Happy Birthday to the following In September Jonni Griffiths who will be 13 on 2nd September Zeta Selena Le Vay who will be 9 on 7th September Sam Madigan on 15th September Isabella May Jones on who will be 3 on 15th September Tim Healy on 20th September Penny Nora Thomas who will be 1 on 21st 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 14 on 25th September Thomas Healy on 26th September
Charles Herbert Cooke “I am researching my family history and I have come across a great uncle who died in Llanferres in 1957, name of Charles Herbert Cooke. Born in Suffolk, he was a farm bailiff in Bury St Edmunds before he moved. So he might have worked on a farm in the area. Does anyone have an archive which might shed any light on him or his wife Kathleen who died the same year.” If you have any information that may help please contact News & Views news@llanferres.org and we’ll put you in touch with person who is enquiring. Thanks, Paul & Siobhan
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Local News LLANFERRES OVER 60's Club At our meeting on 14th July we heard an amusing talk by Alan Minnery entitled “Confessions of a Scouser�. On August 12th we had an outing, the transport kindly provided by members. We visited Rug Chapel in Corwen, which was built in 1637. The interior, although small, was breathtakingly beautiful. It is a lasting legacy of true craftsmen. From there we went to the Ponderosa Restaurant on the Horseshoe Pass, where we chose lunches from the extensive, and very reasonably priced menu. At our September 8th meeting we will have "An Afternoon with Pam Ayres and friend". Please join us at 2pm.
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9.30 am Morning Worship, St. Berres’ Church 6:30pm Tai Chi 7.00pm Whist Evening Events in italics are 7.00pm Bowls Club in the Village Hall 6:30pm Dance Club
Check the latest Village Hall bookings on our website: www.llanferres.org Click on ‘What’s on’ on the main menu
News & Views 7 The recent musical event at Ysgol Bro Famau raised ÂŁ260 to be shared between the school and the church, and was thoroughly enjoyed by those attending
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News from the Druid Inn FESTIVAL FROM FRIDAY AUGUST 21 Welcome to our Summer Guest Brewery Festival! As well as Marstons Burton Bitter, we will, for a limited period, be offering some of the selected beers From Arran to Adnams it’s a real chance to enjoy a taste of Britain!
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Vale of Clwyd Classic SHOWDOWN TIME ! This year’s Vale of a Clwyd Classic sees the 60 plus classic cars descending on Llanferres on the evening of Friday 4th September with the safety checks being undertaken at Loggerheads Garage from 5.30pm and then documentation in the Druid Inn until 9pm. This year’s event has again attracted the great and the good from the UK and Ireland and sees a top fifteen from which any winner could emerge. The HRCR national championship is on a knife edge , whilst the navigator of Car 1 , Iain Tullie has won the championship, the driver’s title comes down to a winner takes all between Howard Warren in Car 1, a 1965 Porsche 911 who has to repeat his win of last year to secure the title, and Steve Entwhistle in Car 4, a mini effectively known as the "Orangebox". These two crews are tied for the lead and the calculations for who can win have been discussed at length in the championship contingency! The first cars leave the Druid Inn at 8.15am and head to the Loggerheads Country Park car park for the first test before a regularity section ( this being where the crews follow a secret route issued to them 5 mins before the start where they have to maintain a low average speed from 15 to 28 mph dependant on the roads being used and they will come across checkpoints which they have to arrive at a specific time) . The top crews are now so good that they normally arrive at these controls within 1 or 2 seconds of the ideal time. So as you see the cars who will drive back past the Druid at about 8.45am, most navigators will have their heads down checking maps and average speed tables . The cars then take in sections and special tests throughout the Vale of Clwyd before a late lunch halt at the White House at Rhaullt. The cars then complete the section around Babell and Lixwm before coming back over Moel Arthur into the Vale for the last section and finish up at the Druid from 4.30pm for supper and the prize giving . We hope to see as usual the locals turn out to wave the cars off and on their return after a tough taxing but what I hope will be an enjoyable day. Guy Woodcock
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Cyngor y Cymuned - Llanferres From the minutes of the meeting held on 23rd July 2015:- Present: Cllr. David Jones (Chair), Cllr. John Almond, Cllr. David Twomey, Cllr. Rob Armstrong, Cllr Adrian Walls, Cllr Rob Jones, Cllr. Margaret Davies, Cllr, Jac Armstrong, the Clerk Mrs Gwyneth Dillon, County Councillor Martyn Holland and members of the public. 1. Apologies: Cllr. Yvonne Foden McCorry. 2. Declarations of Interest: Cllrs. Rob Armstrong, Rob Jones and David Twomey declared interest in Item 13 (Village Hall costs) as they are members of the Village Hall Committee and signed the register. 3. Meeting open to the public for ten minutes: Mr King informed Councillors of the formation of the group 'Friends of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley' and handed out pamphlets to Councillors. Mr Lane attended the meeting to bring to the attention of Councillors the bad condition of the farm buildings at Colomendy which are Grade 2 listed buildings. He complained that Kingswood and Liverpool City Council were in breach of the tenancy agreement by not maintaining the buildings in the condition which pertained when the agreement was signed. He asked for the support of the Council to get the situation rectified. It was agreed to send a letter to Liverpool City Council expressing concern and asking what were its intentions. 4. County Councillors report: County Councillor Martyn Holland reported that 1) People have again been holding overnight parties at Pot Hole cliffs, leaving litter and graffiti and having bonfires. This has all been removed but the bonfire debris is back. The County Enforcement Officer, David Shiel of Countryside Services, representatives of the Climbing club which leases the cliffs and a representative of Keep Wales Tidy
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are co-operating to find a solution and the site is being monitored by the police. 2) A litter bin has been installed at the parking place at Plymog and this will be emptied every two weeks. 3) The County Council may have a spare litter bin and this could be sited at the entrance to the Recreation field and Maes Ysgawen. 4) Residents have complained about the danger of Giant Hogweed but in every case the plant complained about was not Giant Hogweed. 5) Extensive drainage work needs doing on Pen y Waen so this will be done between 3rd and 16th August and the resurfacing will be done subsequently. 6) Llanferres Recreational field has again been awarded a Green Flag by Keep Wales Tidy. 7) The Appeals against Denbighshire's refusal of planning permission for cabins in Big Covert will be in the form of a written appeal but Denbighshire has written a vigorous response as has the National Trust who are looking into the covenant which applies to the wood. 8) A new Head Teacher has been appointed for the School. Minutes of previous Meeting: The minutes of the Meeting held on Thursday 11th June 2015 were signed as a true record after some minor corrections were agreed. Matters Arising: No matters were raised. Code of Conduct: The new Code of Conduct publication is being circulated amongst members and will be discussed at the next meeting. Reports from other meetings: The Chairman reported that he had attended the Cluster Meeting on 23rd June in County Hall which was very poorly attended. Topics reported on included :- The Planning Wales act; Expected co-operation between
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Llanferres - Community Council
15. Planning Matters: 21/2015/0672 Councils; A presumption that Councils Proposal: Erection of extension to will become larger through dwelling and replacement garage. amalgamation; The Welsh language as Location: Pen Dyffryn, Llanferres. It applied to published documents; The was resolved to support the application. Community Car; The reform of local 16. Maeshafn Playing Field: Solicitors government. Llewellen Jones, acting for Llanferres The A.G.M. of 'One Voice Wales' is to be Community Council, despite having sent held at Pentrefoelas on Tuesday 28th reminders to Hanson's solicitors, have July. Councillor Margaret Davies will yet to hear from them with the attend with the Clerk, Mrs Gwyneth engrossments for signature. Another Dillon, if she is available. reminder has been sent as without 9. Maintenance in the Community: these engrossments, they are unable to Councillor Rob Armstrong has replaced proceed. the missing downspout on the bus 17. Correspondence List: All matters dealt shelter. Councillors David Jones, John with above. Almond and Rob Armstrong had 18. Other Matters that have been brought inspected the Community Council's to Councillors' Attention: Councillor fixed assets and reported that all were Almond reported on the situation in god condition except for some slates regarding Giant Hogweed none of which which need replacing on the shed in is known in our locality. Maeshafn and the Millennium Fountain 19. Date of Next Meeting: The next is in need of repair. meeting of the Community Council will 10. Red Telephone Kiosk: Waiting for a be held on Thursday 10th September response from Mr David Shiel. 2015 at 7.30 pm in the Village Hall. 11. Risk Assessment: Dealt with at 9 above. 12. Field Adjacent to the School (Maes John Almond, Vice Chairman Ysgawen): Work is in progress on a 'Lectern' style mounting for the information board. A bill for the Maintenance of the field has been received (see Bills below). 13. Training and Finance: No Training matters at present. Charges for use of 3 Bed semi-detached the Village Hall by the Community unfurnished family home Council were discussed and it was proposed that the Community Council in Llanferres pay the caretaker's costs for the meetings. Lounge, kitchen/diner, 14. Bills: HMRC (for July & August) bathroom/shower, gas central £77´40; Clerks salary £*******; heating, parking for several vehicles, Maintenance of Maes Ysgawen £472´00; External Audit, Hacker easily maintained front and rear Young, £210´00; Honorarium for gardens. internal audit £50´00; Donation to News & Views £450´00; Administration Contact 07711 104490 costs (April - end July) £230´74.
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Llanferres Parish Gardening Club The August meeting was, as usual, devoted to the final arrangements for our Annual Show, the 41st, to be held on Saturday 5 September at 2.00 pm in the Village Hall. Exhibitors are reminded that entries must be received by 6.00 pm Wednesday 2 September and exhibits must be staged between 8.00 and 10.30 am on 5 September, judging will commence at 10.30 am. Trophies will be presented at 2.30 pm by County Councillor Martyn Holland and there will be an auction of produce at 4.00 pm (proceeds to the OAP Welfare Fund). See centre pages for more details.
Visit to Dove Cottage, Penyffordd The above visit was scheduled for Monday the 13th July, 2015 but was postponed because of the inclement weather and rescheduled for the 20th July, 2015. Some of the original booked Gardening Club Members were unable to go on that night but 12 members and friends arrived there. The gardens were situated near the railway line to Wrexham. We were warmly greeted by Mrs Wallis who invited us to roam around the garden at our leisure. What variety of colour and well laid out gardens. The flower gardens were beautiful with neatly sculptured defined shaped borders. The vegetable patch was well stocked with a sample of potatoes lifted and left on the soil for members to see. Fruit cages were full of raspberries and blueberries all looking very healthy. The pond looked good and the garden soil was a very rich dark colour which had plenty of horse manure added to it regularly. In front of the house there were pots of black petunias which were very unusual. We had just finished our tour of the garden when the rain arrived and we were all invited into the conservatory for delicious home made cakes, and tea or coffee. A very enjoyable visit. Christine Smith, Hon Secretary Tel No. 01352 810516
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The Richardson family in Llanferres The Richardsons were a renowned family of Chester gold and silver smiths. Many of their creations are exhibited in the Grosvenor Museum in Chester. One of the items listed in an inventory of Llanferres church plate published in 1905 was a silver chalice inscribed "The Gift of Alice Lloyd, 1699, Llanferres". This had been crafted by Richard Richardson I (1674-1730). Richardson's son Richard Richardson II (1712-1769) developed an extensive portfolio of copper and lead mines in north Wales and also a strong interest in lead ore smelting. He had an interest in two lead mines in our community. The first was on Colomendy land near Aberduna - it was not a profitable investment. The other was the Maes-y-safn Mine in which he held a 3/24 share. This was a good investment as the mine was very productive for most of the period between 1740 and 1769. He also owned a half share in a small estate in Llanferres. This included land on the east side of the River Alyn which contained part of Cascade Wood. A water wheel had been installed on the river bank nearby and was used to power pumps in the mine which pumped water from the mine workings into a drainage level. This level drained into the river a short distance downstream. On his death his sons, Richard Richardson IV (1755-1822) and Ralph, took over his mining and smelting interests once they reached adult hood. This interest continued for the rest of the century although the Maesy-safn mine became increasingly
unproductive. However at the time of the Llanferres and Cilcen Enclosure Award (1801) they were in a position to claim allotments of land in Llanferres. Richard on account of the estate in Llanferres that he had inherited from his father and Ralph on behalf of the (then defunct) Maes-y-safn mining company. The allotments were in the Maeshafn area and were swiftly sold to Mr Potts of Glan rafon to add to his estate. Richard Richardson IV purchased the Manor of Capenhurst in Cheshire . This ended the connection of the Richardson family with our community. Sadly the water wheel pit was destroyed a few years ago. This was probably the oldest industrial relic in our community. Tony King
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Church News Sunday Services for September 6th September 9.30am Morning Worship 13th September 9.30am Morning Worship 20th September 9.30am Holy Communion 27th September 9.30am Morning Worship Church Repairs St Berres church will be undergoing repairs in the next few weeks, starting with the guttering that was damaged in the snow two years ago, to be followed by repairs to the lightening conductor. Missing doorstop If anyone knows the whereabouts of the large metal 'soldier' doorstop please let the churchwardens know - it disappeared in July! Messy Church The first meeting of the Gwernaffield and Rhydymwyn Messy Church will take place in Gwernaffield Church Hall on Sunday 20th September from 4pm until about 5.30/6pm. Two further 07745 309 048 sessions are planned for 18th October Window Cleaning and 15th November. It is for people of Home Lawn and Garden all ages and at all stages of their faith Repairs and Maintenance journey including those who do not Painting and Decorating attend a church. All sessions include Appliance Repairs creativity around a biblical topic which Vacuum Accessories usually involves craft activities and At our shop on Clwyd St: getting messy; celebration through stories, prayers or games; and Jewellery and Watches hospitality through eating and repaired, Batteries and drinking together. There are around Straps fitted. 2960 messy churches worldwide and Cups, Medals and Shields more can be found on Supplied and Engraved. www.messychurch.org.uk. Clocks, Watches and
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Special Offer Monday evenings Steak night 2 x 8oz steaks & a bottle of wine ÂŁ19.95 Booking very much advised Midday Miners Mess Tin. Choose from our special lunchtime mess tin menu. A choice of home cooked main courses served in a mess tin for just ÂŁ5 Served Wednesday - Friday 12pm - 2.30pm. Full menu also available - take a look at www.miners-arms-maeshafn.co.uk
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Opening times Mon 6.00 -11.30 Tues 6.00 -11.30 Weds to Fri 12.00 - 3.00 6.00 -11.30 Sat 12.00 -11.30 Sun 12.00 -11.30
Food service 6.00 - 8.30 6.00 - 8.30 12.00 - 2.30 6.00 - 8.30 12.00 - 9.00 12.00 - 7.00
Despite the dismal weather the Annual Jazz day took place. Can we say a big thank you to everyone who braved the rain and supported this event and also to the Buckley & Mold Lions who put the whole day together to raise funds for great charities. Ant & Becky, David & Cat and all the customers of The Miners Arms would like to wish Gary & Alys all the luck in the world on their new adventure. You will be missed by us all. Arrivederci!! Xxx
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Village Hall Fund Raiser Saturday August 15th The afternoon was thoroughly enjoyable – the stalls were magnificent, reflecting the hard work of the stall holders and the generosity of so many people. We are also indebted to those residents from nearby villages who helped the make our event such a success. Thank you to all for manning our various stalls, your kind donations and of course for your attendance too. If you were unable to join us this time, do talk to those who came. We know that you will want to join us for our next venture (as yet undecided) but with the joint aim of raising much needed funds for our Village Hall and perhaps even more importantly, helping to develop our community spirit in Llanferres. The committee are delighted to have raised, with your help, £654.65 (for a two hour event!). THANK YOU R Armstrong Chairman
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FORTY FIRST ANNUAL SHOW Saturday 5th September 2015 The Village Hall, Llanferres Doors open at 2.00 p.m. Trophies will be presented at 2.30 p.m. by Cllr. Martyn Holland Admission Adults: £1, 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 Grif ths, 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 2nd September 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 - 60 Largest Produce Section: Restricted Classes 65 - 83 Floral Art Section: Open Classes 85 - 93 Pot Plants Section: Restricted Classes 95 - 107 Junior Section: Open Classes 110 - 114 (age up to 10 yrs) Classes 115 - 119 (age 11 - 16 yrs) Photographic Section: Open Classes 125 - 131 Home Section: Open Classes 135 - 155 Adult Handicraft Section: Open Classes 160 - 168 Art Section: Open Classes 170 - 175 (adult) Classes 177 - 179 (junior) Restricted Classes - Llanferres Residents and Club Members
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Calling all Bakers, Cooks and Jam Makers! Llanferres Old Peoples’ Welfare Committee Home Produce Stall Saturday 5th September at Llanferres Gardening Club Show Some of the delicious-looking cakes, Thomas (33 Cae Gwyn) or at the pies, bread, biscuits and jams Village Hall on the day. Alternatively entered into the home produce we can arrange to pick up any section of the Gardening Club Show goodies (810697, 810668 or 810673) each year often don’t find their way into the auction for visitors to buy We know there are lots of fantastic at the end of the day (much to the bakers out there, so please rustle up dismay of many people!) So this a cake or two for our stall. year, we are having a home produce Llanferres Old Peoples’ Welfare stall providing you with an Committee raises funds for and opportunity to buy delicious home organises a Summer Outing and made cakes, bread, jams and Christmas Lunch every year for our chutneys. older residents. We need to raise in excess of £1500 Our Committee members will be each year in busy having a bake-off but if you order to do this are entering the home section in the and so we hope show and are rustling up 3 flapjacks, you will support 3 muffins, 4 cupcakes or 6 Welsh the Committee cakes, we would be very grateful for by donating or your ‘leftovers’ (or in fact any buying (or both!) yummy offerings). Any donations can be dropped off with Wendy Thank You Drendel (15 Tyn Llan) Siobhan Gothorp (2 Cae Gwyn) or Llywela
26 News & Views Tour of Britain Stage 1 will pass through the village on Sunday 6th Sept temporarily closing the A494 between approximately 2:30 and 3 pm. With the day’s 3rd King of the Mountains stage (a Cat 2 climb at the Clwyd Gate) there will be lots of cyclists, spectators and race fans adding to the traffic levels in the area. The world’s top UCI Pro Tour teams BMC (Van Garderen, Gilbert), Etixx Quick Step (Cavendish, Uran), IAM Cycling (Chavanel), Lotto Soudal (Monfort, Greipel), Sky (Froome, Thomas), Movistar (Valverde, Quintana), MTB Qhubeka (Cummings, Boassen Hagen), Cannondale Garmin (Hesjedal, Talansky), Lotto NL Jumbo (Ten Dam, Gesink), Tinkoff Saxo (Contador, Sagan) will be riding but they have not yet listed their riders for the team which can be found on the ToB web site closer to the time. At this point the event will be broadcast live on ITV 4 so if you are out on the road a wave at a helicopter may be seen by many people
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Green Flag Award for our Park Llanferres Park has once again been awarded the The Green Flag Community Award® in 2015. The Park is one of six managed green spaces in the county that have been awarded the honour by Keep Wales Tidy in this year’s Green Flag Awards. The Green Flag Award is awarded in recognition of high quality parks or green spaces. The location is judged by green space experts who volunteer their time to visit applicant sites and assess them against eight strict criteria, including horticultural standards, cleanliness, sustainability and community involvement. Lucy Prisk, Green Flag Coordinator at Keep Wales Tidy said: “We are delighted to be celebrating a record-breaking year for the Green Flag Award scheme. The success of community sites is due to the commitment and dedication of local volunteers and it is thanks to them that we have fantastic community facilities available on our doorstep. “I would like to pass on our congratulations to all of the volunteers receiving the Green Flag Community Award and hope that together we can continue to raise the standards of parks and green space in Wales.” So congratulations to Dan Hurst, Simon Hodge, Nick Lennon, Gareth Jaggard and the rest of the Committee, and to those who have volunteered to help maintain the Park in the last 12 months.
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Marshals needed - Sunday 13th September 2015. The Llanferres Playing Field Association has again agreed to marshal the event, with the help of our local community. In 2014 we raised ÂŁ2000 for the playing field. As in previous years, there will be a marshals meeting on Friday 11th, 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: crc_marshal@hotmail.co.uk 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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A note from your County Councillor Although we have no official County Council meetings in August it has still been a busy month. At county level I have moved from the Corporate Governance ( The Audit Committee ) and I now sit on two Scrutiny Committees namely Partnerships and Communities. At my first Partnership Scrutiny meeting we had a presentation from the Cooperate Group who have won a contract from the Welsh Government to reduce poverty in Rhyl and to create jobs in that area. Sadly large amounts of European Objective one money have already been spent on similar projects with little evidence of long term results. I am concerned that there is no way of measuring how successful these sorts of projects are even when the objectives are worthy ones. I am sure that it is just a coincidence that the eight million pounds being given to alleviate poverty in the county is a similar figure to the eight million we have had cut from Denbighshire's budget this year by Welsh Government.
Loggerheads and Llanferres at approximately 2.40 pm on Sunday 6th September. If it is a fine day you will be able to pick your spot and watch them fly by and if you are planning to go out that day you need to bear this in mind. This month is the time of year for village shows but the weather has been far from kind to some of them. Sadly the Eryrys tractor show was a damp event this year and although they had over seventy entries for the annual tractor run through neighbouring villages everyone got very wet. The Llanarmon Show was much luckier with a beautiful day and large crowds. This may have been helped by the plug the event had on National TV when BBC breakfast visited the village. I attended the village hall fundraising event in Llanferres on Saturday 15th August and our thanks should go to all those members of the community who worked very hard to make the event a great success. I know that the village hall committee are concerned about financing the hall in the future and everyone can do their bit by promoting the hall as a venue for events, parties, concerts, etc. We still have the Llanferres Garden Show and the Llandegla village show to look forward to, both of which are on Saturday 5th September.
We had hoped that Pen Y Waen would have been resurfaced by now but extra work was needed on drainage and gully problems before the new road surface could be laid. It is hoped that the resurfacing work will now take I have received a number of calls about place in September. the poor state of Rectory Lane and the depth of some of the pot holes in the The annual Tour of Britain will once lower part of the road. The County again pass through Denbighshire this claim that it is an unadopted road ( year. It will involve a rolling road despite street lights) and as budgets closure and the riders will pass through are tight they have to deal with other
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A note from your County Councillor adopted roads first. I am looking at an alternative way of repairing the road and I have also asked about the process of getting the road adopted in the future. Once I have more information I will let you know. We are still encountering problems at Pot Hole Quarry Cliffs where youths have been holding further overnight drinking parties and bonfires. They have left large amounts of litter, broken glass and camping equipment behind. Can I ask that if anyone sees bonfires at night in that area they should report them to the Police.
I hope that you all enjoy what is left of our summer and that we have an Indian summer to make up for the lack of sunshine this year. Best wishes, Martyn P.S. we now have a new date for the resurfacing of the Pen Y Waen road. The road will once again be closed from the 15th - 25th September.
ART EXHIBITION
Llanferres / Colo mendy Art Group invite you to our 10th annual ex hibition at the L oggerheads Country Park. Saturday October th 4 10.00 AM 4.00 PM Sunday October th 5 10.00 AM - 4 .00 PM Various mixed m edia works by local group of am ateur artists.
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FRIENDS OF THE CLWYDIAN RANGE AND DEE VALLEY We thought you might be interested to know that a new society has been launched, which aims to bring together people who love the countryside of the Clwydian Range and the Upper Dee Valley, a nationally designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). We are lucky to have such stunning landscapes – everything from high heather moorland to rich river valleys (and what a river!) – and we want more and more people to understand and enjoy them, and indeed help us to protect them. We have so many iconic places – Pontcysyllte, Castell Dinas Bran, lots of Iron Age Hillforts, the Eglwyseg escarpment, Gop Hill, Moel Famau with its much loved Jubilee Tower – that we really want to share them with everybody. This Society is called Friends of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley – a cumbersome title, but it reflects our connection to the AONB. We are an independent organisation run by our Trustees. We are hoping to register as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation. We have set our membership fees low, at £10 per annum (£15 joint/family), to attract as many people as possible, and for that members will receive regular invitations to themed walks to special places in the AONB led by experts, talks about the AONB from interesting speakers, a quarterly electronic Newsletter, a few discounts from local shops, and a welcome pack including a pin badge,
car sticker and even a DVD about the Clwydian Range. As well as enjoying our activities, no doubt some of us will even help out at events throughout the AONB. But most important, we hope residents and visitors will be encouraged to celebrate and discover this special area which now extends all the way from Prestatyn to Corwen. Membership forms are available at Loggerheads, the Loggerheads garage, the Raven, the Druid, Ruthin Craft Centre, Ruthin Library and many other places in Ruthin, Denbigh and Mold. We hope you will think about joining us ? Meanwhile, if you have any queries, please phone Mike Skuse on 01824 702 973(evening) or Helen Mrowiec on 01352 810 614 (daytime). The Trustees of Friends of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley
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Nature Notes In July Nature Notes I wrote about House Martins apparently inspecting nesting sites communally and, perhaps, arriving at a joint decision. Following on from this, we noticed a flurry of activity by Martins near the occupied nest on the front of our house. They were fluttering around the entrance hole with much chattering which resembled excitement. I do not want to be anthropomorphic but it is difficult not to compare this to people gathering round a pram to admire a baby. The same day the young of the nest fledged. Was this activity designed to encourage reluctant young to leave the nest? It certainly seemed that way. It is interesting that this first brood of House Martins may have already left for Africa, ahead of the adults. How do they know where to go? Thistles are not everybody's favourite plant yet they are a very valuable source of pollen and nectar for a wide range of bees and other insects. A friend was surprised when I told him there were many species as he had grouped them all together as 'those prickly things' whose seeds blow everywhere, yet they vary enormously. There are about twenty species nationally and locally we have at least six varieties and probably more. The Creeping thistle (Cirsium arvense) is probably the most numerous and its lilac flowers are very attractive to Small tortoiseshell butterflies (where are they this year?) and its seeds are a favourite of Goldfinches. I recently saw a flock in excess of 50 birds feeding in a local field with only a scattering of thistles. The red-purple flowers of Welted thistles (Carduus acanthoides), on the other hand, attract much fewer butterflies
although Skippers seem to like them. Spear thistle (Cirsium vulgare), which also has lilac flowers is only moderately attractive to butterflies but bees like them. It is easily identified by its long sharply pointed leaves. Recently, in Gloucestershire, we came across the tallest and shortest of the thistles. Woolly thistle (Cirsium eriophorum) grows up to five feet(150cm) tall and has large heads covered in white wool, topped with a reddish flower. When we were there, these flowers were buzzing with bumblebees, sometimes four or five on a single head. Others hosted Honey bees, Hoverflies, small beetles and even some 'day-flying' moths. The shortest is, not surprisingly, Dwarf thistle (Cirsium acaule) which has a 12 inch(30 cm) rosette of prostrate leaves with a single, stemless, red-purple flower in the middle. The ones I saw were mostly hosting small flies. While at this site I was fortunate to see the uncommon Essex skipper butterfly which is gradually spreading north and can now be found in the south midlands. Seeing this butterfly involved much crawling around on hands and knees with the nose close to the ground, trying to get close to each specimen, because the Essex skipper is almost identical to the much commoner Small skipper. The differences are minute. The Essex skipper has black-tipped antennae and the male has a faint scent mark that is parallel to the outer edge of the fore wing, whilst on the Small skipper it is at a slight angle. However, my crawling and persistence eventually paid off. John Almond (01352 810808
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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 Canon Adrian Copping, The New Rectory, Rectory Lane, Llanferres, Mold, CH7 5SR Email: adriancopping@hotmail.com. Tel: 810936 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 - Mrs Chris Smith, Tyn-y-Wern, Forestry Road, Llanferres. Tel 810516 Llanferres Alcoholic Mountain Biking Soc. (LAMBS) - Gordon Jones Tel: 810305 Llanferres/Colomendy Art Group - Betty Cook 810 722 Llanferres Community Council - Mrs Gwyneth Dillon, Rhosddigre, Llandegla, LL11 3AU Tel: 01978 790269 Llanferres Playing Field & Recreation Association - Secretary, Gareth Jaggard. Tel: 810357 Maeshafn Cricket Club - Secretary: Steve Pugh Tel: 810327 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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