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November 2013 edition of the magazine for Llanferres & District, North Wales
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Issue 175November 2013
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Welcome
We are fast approaching Christmasand the Craft Fair in the Village Hallon Friday 15 November will get us allin the spirit.
Make sure you book your place at theOver 60s Christmas Lunch in theDruid on Saturday 7 December ( seepage 24) and listen out for theLlanferres Female Voice Choirbringing early Carols to your door onSaturday evening 30 November. The‘choir’ are hoping to raise that last£100 needed for the said lunch. Themore you give, the quicker they’llleave your door - see page 17!
Be sure to keep Wednesday 18December free for the News & ViewsChristmas Quiz. A fun evening
guaranteed and an opportunity toraise funds for our local magazine.Thank you for the donations receivedto date, please keep them coming in.
If you would like to send a festivemessage to local friends andneighbours in next month’s News &Views please let us have the details by20 November.
Best wishesPaul & Siobhan
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Sophie Drendel who will be 14 on 2nd NovemberCeri Thomas on 2nd NovemberDon Mcorry on 2nd NovemberJames Logan on 6th NovemberMark Pimblett who will be 18 on 19th NovemberBecky Ussher on 22nd NovemberSuzanne Clarke on 27th NovemberTom Givelin who will be 21 on 28th November
Happy Birthday to the followingNovember Birthdays
Notices
If you would like a birthday or special announcement included in News&Views please send the details to:
[email protected] or 2 Cae Gwyn, Llanferres, CH7 5SL
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LLANFERRES OVER 60's Club
At the October meeting we had a talk by Rev. Ray Bailey about thetime he spent at a church on the island of St Helena. I'm afraid myknowledge was very limited,- it is somewhere in the South Atlantic
and Napoleon was sent there!!
It was very interesting to hear about it's history and it's growingtourist industry which is attracted by special scenery and wild life.On Wed. 16th Oct. Betty organised an afternoon outing to Betws-y-Coed but owing to the unkind weather it carried on to Trefriw Millinstead. Although it was wet it was clear and everyone enjoyed theAutumn scenery on the way. Llandudno was the last stop for
tea,which was called "a Fish and Chip Supper" but the menu wasquite varied.
On Tues Nov. 12th we have another visit from Mark Baker who willtalk about "Plas Teg”, which is the big house on the Wrexham road
near Pontblyddyn. There are many tales about it being hauntedand it certainly has an interesting history. It has now been takenover by the National Trust. In the future it will be a place for us to
visit.
Visitors and friends are welcome to join us for any meeting
Contact: Betty 01352 810 722 Olive 01352 810 294.
Llanferres Over 60's Club
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Tim GriffithsSales & DesignTel: 07736 544 736or (01352) 758484Email:[email protected]
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1st Fri2nd Sat
3rd Sun 9.30am Morning Worship
4th Mon 7.00pm Whist Evening, Village Hall
5th Tue Blue Bag Day, Ysgol Bro Famau7.00pm Bowls Club, Village Hall
6th Wed
7th Thu
8th Fri Mold’s November Fest Beer Festival9th Sat Mold’s November Fest Beer Festival
10th Sun 10.15am Remembrance Sunday Service
11th Mon Remembrance DayGardening Club AGM
12th Tue Over 60s Meeting7.00pm Bowls Club, Village Hall
13th Wed14th Thu Community Council Meeting15th Fri 5.30pm pre-Christmas Craft Fair, Village Hall
16th Sat
17th Sun 9.30am Holy Communion18th Mon 7.00pm Whist Evening, Village Hall19th Tue 7.00pm Bowls Club, Village Hall20th Wed21st Thu22nd Fri23rd Sat Live Welsh & English Folk Band from 9pm Miners Arms
24th Sun 9.30am Morning Worship
25th Mon 7.00pm Whist Evening, Village Hall26th Tue 7.00pm Bowls Club, Village Hall
27th Wed
28th Thu Pub Quiz at 9.00pm. Miners Arms29th Fri30th Sat Llanferres Female Voice Choir - Early Carols around the village
November Diary Dates
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News from the Druid InnNews & Views Christmas Quiz
Wednesday December 18. Your chance to pit yourwits against those of your neighbours. Come along
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Christmas HolidayOpening Times
We will, as always be opening all day for foodand drink from Friday December 20th until
Sunday January 5th.Christmas Day open for drinks from 12 - 2Boxing Day open for food and drinks 12 - 7ishNew Year’s Eve arrangements to be confirmed
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Cyngor y Cymuned -Llanferres October From the minutes of the October
meeting:- Present: Cllr. David Jones(Chair), Cllr. David Twomey, Cllr.Yvonne Foden-McCorry, Cllr. JohnAlmond, Cllr. Rob Arnstrong, Cllr. JacArmstrong, Cllr. Rob Jones, Cllr.Margaret Davies, Cllr. Olive Parry, theClerk Mrs Gwyneth Dillon and CountyCouncillor Martyn Holland.
1. Apologies: None. All Councillorspresent.
2. Declarations of Interest: CouncillorRob Armstrong declared a personalinterest in the request for financialsupport for St. Berres church to bediscussed later.
3. Meeting open to the public for tenminutes: No matters raised.
4. County Councillors report: CouncillorHolland reported that concerns hadbeen raised about developments in BigCovert, such as the siting of caravansand/or chalets; tree felling;obstructions. He emphasised thatdesignated paths can still be used. Heis waiting to hear what roads are to beresurfaced next year but T'yn Llan isdesignated to be done. Provision ofmore parking spaces at Loggerheads isongoing but finance remains a problemand possible problems with access tothe proposed area have been raised.Denbighshire County Council has beennamed as the best performing Councilin Wales but it still faces a 4½% cut infunding for the coming year and itmight result in a cut in some servicesor using reserves. It is intended that allcatering establishments are to beinspected and they will be required todisplay their ratings.
5. Minutes of the September Meeting:The minutes for the Septembermeeting were signed as a true record.
6. Matters Arising: The MemorialFountain has had the leak repaired.There will be no charge to the Council.
7. Reports from other meetings: Cllr.Margaret Davies had attended themeeting of the A.O.N.B. committeewhere Big Covert was discussed. Shehad also attended the AGM for OneVoice Wales and reported that a newSecretary had been appointed - ElunedEvans.
8. Maintenance in the Community: Theplay equipment on Maeshafn playingfield will be inspected by 'PlayInspection Co.' in January or February.
9. Risk Assessment: Nothing to report.10. Landscape project - Memorial Stone:
Ongoing.11. Red Telephone Kiosk: The telephone
kiosk at Tafarn y Gelyn has beenreplaced. It is hoped to get it paintedwith a top coat soon. Suitable painthas been obtained and donated by Cllr.Margaret Davies. Quotations are beingobtained for the replacement of theglass.
12. Training and Finance: A trainingmeeting on planning matters has beenarranged for 21st October in Denbigh.
13. Bills: HMRC £29.40; Base and siting ofTelephone kiosk £380; Internal AuditorHonorarium £50; Green Thumb, fortwo treatments of Maeshafn Green,£98; 'Minute Taking' book £12; BritishLegion, for Wreath and Cross formemorial ceremony, £50.
14. Planning Matters: 21/2013/1090.Proposal: Replace existingconservatory with single storey pitchedroof extension. Location: 1 BrynEithin, Llanferres. The CommunityCouncil proposed to pass no comment.
15. Maeshafn Playing Field: Ongoing16. Correspondence: a) Information ref
Web Site establishment. b) It wasagreed to support St Berres churchwith a donation of £350.
17. Other Matters that have beenbrought to Councillors Attention:Cllr. Almond had received a complaint
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Meeting Llanferres - Community Councilregarding building work taking place atPant Rhedynog. He and CountyCouncillor Martyn Holland willinvestigate.
18. Date of Next Meeting: the date of thenext Meeting will be Thursday 14thNovember 2013 in the Village Hall.
John Almond, Vice Chairman
VILLAGE HALLWHIST EVENINGS
7pm.at the Village Hall.
The Whist continues to beenjoyed by many.
The winners so far are:16th.Sept: Gay Headley and
Joan Shovleton
23rd.Sept: Pat Armstrong and Tony Griffiths
30th.Sept: Daryl Austin and Hugh Smith
7th. Oct Trevor Webb and Tony Griffiths.
The November dates arethe 4th. 18th. and 25th.
New members , whatever level ,are always welcome.
Parent &Toddler Group
Meets every Thursday morning inthe Village Hall from 9.15 to 11.15.
The cost is £1.50 to cover the hire ofthe hall, refreshments and other
expenses.Contact details:
Mrs Daryl Austin: tel. 810611 or
Email: [email protected]
Need any sewing work done?Curtains,Valances, Pelmets, Blinds, Cushions,
Clothing alterations
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Church News
Chef Armstrong demonstrates his skills
Services in November3rd 9.30 Morning Worship10th 10.15 Remembrance Sunday Service17th 9.30 Holy Communion24th 9.30 Morning Worship
Remembrance Sunday 10th NovemberWe are planning to do the same as in previous years. The service in Llanferres will beat 10.15 am and will finish in time to walk to the War Memorial at the centre of theVillage for the 11.00 am act of remembrance.
Church Stall at Craft Fair Friday 15th NovemberThe Church will have a stall at this event and will be selling cakes, chutneys, jams etcwith Christmas in mind. We would be very grateful for donations of produce. Wendywill be present and is happy to take orders for Christmas goodies. If you would likeChristmas pudding, please bring a bowl.
Harvest ThanksgivingVery many thanks to all who gave flowers and who helped to decorate the Church sobeautifully for the Harvest Thanksgiving. Many people donated tins and goods for theMold Food Bank, including Bro Famau School, and some apples, not suitable for thefood bank, were also taken to Plas Bellin.Next year we are hoping to put on a Harvest Supper in the hall.
Sponsored WalkBelgium, Lancashire, Cheshire, Essex, Kent, Denbighshire, Flintshire and other areas -donors from all these places joined with many donors from the local community tosponsor walkers on the walk organised by the church on Saturday 19th October. It wasgratifying to find so many people willing to support the Mold X-Ray appeal and thelocal church. There were 11 sponsored walkers, plus three husbands accompanyingtheir wives. The final figure will not be known for a while, but it will easily exceed £700and approximately half of the final figure will be donated to the X-Ray appeal.The weather was kind and the walkers thoroughly enjoyed the countryside and thefellowship. Inevitably some of us rounded off the event with a drink and a snack in theDruid. Very many thanks to walkers and sponsors.
Confirmation Service in MoldTwo candidates from Llanferres were confirmed by the Bishop in Mold on Sunday 20thOctober, with one of the candidates, Kelly, being Baptised in the morning service inLlanferres. Our Churchwarden, Anne Woodward, was formerly received into the AngloCatholic Church at the same service. We wish them all well in their new Church life.
Advance NoticeThe Christingle Service will be on Sunday 8th December.The Christmas services will be announced in detail next month, but we shall be havinga Crib and Christmas Story service on Christmas Eve and this is very much gaining inpopularity.
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RUGBY SUCCESS
Jonni Griffiths has been selected to be part ofthe 22 man Squad to represent North East WalesCounties Primary Schools at Rugby Union.They will be playing games all over Wales.He plays for Ruthin under 11s (yr. 6)Any one interested in playing should come totraining on Wednesdays, 6pm at Ruthin RugbyClub. Or contact:- Tim on 07736544736
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Church Repairs
We are hoping to effect thefollowing repairs to the church inthe near future:-
Repairs to the guttering to the rightof the main door (damaged bysnow) to be repaired / replaced ona like-for-like basis.
Removal of redundant chimneystack (causing an internal leak overthe organ) and slated over - facultyapplied for.
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C A F F I F L O R E N C ELoggerheads
A great place to eat and drinkOpen everyday 10am - 5pm
MID WEEK LUNCH OFFER BEGINS 4 NOVMid week lunches throughout November, December, January& February (excl school holidays) for just £9.50 for 2 courses. Ouroffer includes starter and main or main and sweet, plus tea orcoffee and free parking for up to 2 hours. All our delicioushomemade food, with locally sourced ingredients.
WORKSHOP PROGRAMMEOur full programme of workshops is available on our website.Those with places left in November are :
Nov 7 Festive goodies from the garden with Jo DyerNov 8 Natural products as Christmas gifts with Non OwenNov 12 Getting Ahead for ChristmasNov 14 Introduction to bread makingNov 20 Pie MakingNov 29 TapasDec 13 Foodie Gifts for Christmas
Workshops make great gifts and we have gift tokens availablefor Christmas and throughout the year.
MUSIC MONDAYS : Monday 4 NovOur music Monday programme continues in November withpopular guitar and vocal ballads from LXS.
CHRISTMAS at LOGGERHEADS● Festive afternoon tea available throughout December with deli-
cious sandwiches, spiced scones, mince pies and mulled wine.● Christmas lunches with local turkey and all the trimmings for
groups of 10 or more throughout December● Friday 6 Dec : late night opening for lots of activities, food and
Christmas Trees (until 7pm, food served until 6.30)● Foodie Festive Fun for Children : Sat 7, Sun 8 Sat 13 Sun 14 Sat 21
Sun 22 & Mon 23 10 - 11am and 2 - 3pm. £2 book to be sure orjust turn up.
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Monthly recipe fromCAFFI FLORENCE
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fresh • local • seasonal • homemade
Christmas Pudding for Stir up SundayThe official Stir up Sunday this year is 24 November, the last Sundaybefore advent but the idea of families coming together on a dark rainyday in November to start Christmas preparations is a great idea which-ever day you choose. Christmas puddings are really easy to make andare great fun for children. It's really just a matter of getting the ingredi-ents in, soaking the fruit the night before and starting early enough to getthe long steam done.
Makes a 2 pint pudding to serve 8
550g dried fruit : currents, raisins, sultanas, dates &/or figs50 g chopped peel1 large cooking apple peeled and finely chopped250ml dark beerzest of 1 orange & 1 lemon100g cold grated butter100g dark brown sugar100g white bread crumbs50g self raising flour50g almonds½ tsp each of ginger, cinnamon, cloves & nutmeg ( or 1tsp mixed spice)2 eggs
Mix dried fruit, zests and beer in a bowl and leave to soak (preferablyover night).Butter inside of pudding basin.Mix dry ingredients in large bowl, Add butter, eggs and fruit and stir well.Spoon into basin to about 2cm from top and press down.Cover with greaseproof paper and foil with a pleat to allow for expan-sions and secure with string.Steam in a pan of just boiling water, halfway up basin, for 5 hours. Checkwater regularly and top up.Recover with fresh paper and foil and store in cool place. Steam for 1 ½hours to serve.
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Produce your own eggsP.o.l. Pullets /Growers/Day old pullets to order.
Pure breeds. Cross breed layers. Trio’s.Your Eggs hatched to order. Then reared till off heat if Rqd.
Alan Clinton. 01352 810507Bryn Teg. Maeshafn.
The Old Persons Welfare Committee would like to say a huge
Thank you to all who supported our Bingo Nighton 18th October. £400 was raised for Christmas lunch at the Druid
on 7th December
If you're eligible and wouldlike to join us on 7th pleasecontact one of the following:
Yvonne 810867Sandra 810305Daryl 810611Ann 810270Rob and Joan 810500before 21st November
We can't promise you a place if we don't hear from you by then.
YvonneChair Llanferres Old Persons Welfare Committee
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The October meeting of our Club had Ray Bailey as its guest speaker - histopic "Winter Gardening". His talk was not about digging, collecting leaves orcleaning greenhouses but about taking stock of the possible colour which canbe found from October to March - classed by most gardeners as the winterperiod.The diversity of weather in this period can sometimes upset a gardener's planbut colour can be found not only in flowers but also foliage. With a wide rangeof photographs, mainly from his own garden, plant ideas were shown from thesmall hardy Cyclamen, Saxifrage, Snowdrop and Crocus to climbers such asJasmine, Clematis and variegated Ivy, providing a patchwork of colour.There were tips about flowers in shady places and even plants which survivethe snow, so it is not a season to miss out on colour in the garden.
Our next meeting, on Monday 11th November, will be the Annual GeneralMeeting followed by a member's buffet. Although next year should be the40th Annual Show, David Jones our Show Secretary, has asked that thefuture viability of the show be discussed at the AGM.
Gardening Club newsLlanferres Parish Gardening Club
Show Report
Hon SecretaryMrs Joan Almond
( 810808
Llanferres Female Voice Choir will be caroling
around the village on Saturday 30 November to raise that last bit ofmoney still needed for the over 60s Christmas lunch at the Druid.
Vocal chord warming and lubrication will commence at 7pm at 2 Cae Gwyn.
Caroling to start at approximately 7.30pm around the Village. We won’t stopuntil we’ve raised the amount that we need!! So if you want us to leavequickly please donate generously! We will be selling raffle tickets for some
superb prizes to be drawn at the Christmas lunch on 7 December
Carol sheets will be provided, as will post-caroling drinks at 2 Cae Gwyn.
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Walter was born "about 1890" in MickleTrafford Cheshire, one of 15 children. Hisfather was 53 at the time of Walter's birth.His mother was Mary. His birth wasrecorded in the July/August/Septemberregister. His father's profession is listed asfarmer / milkman.
Following the death of his father Walterwas sent to Wansted Orphanage as an"inmate/orphan" aged 11 where "orphanchildren of once well-to-do parents inreduced circumstances are brought up andeducated until 15 years of age"
After receiving his early training, heattended Llanferres School. The Rev. O.Bowen Price saw that he was "a boy ofgreat promise and superior abilities, andgenerously undertook to continue hisstudies. He came to the Rectory for twohours in the early morning on five days ofthe week continuously for three years ormore".
In the village he was a member of thechurch choir and usually read the lessons.
He was an assistant at Llanferres schoolbefore moving to a parish school inPreston, although, oddly his profession islisted as "farmer" in the 1911 census. Hisfamily at that time were living at Pwll-y-Blawd in Loggerheads.
He resigned his post in Preston as AssistantMaster after four years and enlisted withthe Loyal North Lancs in January 1915, 6th(Service) Battalion, 38th Brigade, 13th(Western) Division (known as the "IronDivision") and undertook his basic trainingat Tidworth and then Blackdown Camp onSalisbury Plain (now Deepcut Barracks)
The Rector of Llanferres received anappreciation of his school work from a MrFitton at Preston "This was no suddendecision. Many times since the outbreak ofwar, duty called to him in a threefold way- to his home, his country and his scholars.His duty to his country prevailed for in hisown words "in my duty to my country areincluded to home and scholars" With himduty was everything and where duty andinclination fought their battles dutyprevailed without exception"
The Loyal North Lancs was formed inPreston in August 1914 (Army Order 324which authorised the raising of 6 newDivisions) as part of the K1 (Kitchener)armies (the first 100,000 - raised in lessthan one week, including 30,000 on asingle day). On 7th June 1915, orders werereceived to prepare to move to theMediterranean and they left Avonmouth onthe "Braemar Castle" on the 17th, a journeyof 6 days to Gallipoli via Malta, Alexandriaand Mudros (Greece), landing at CapeHelles on the Southern peninsula; Walterprobably joining his battalion later whenthey returned to Mudros on August 31st forrelief.They returned to Gallipoli on 4th Augustand bivouacked in Victoria Gully (LonePine) further up the Peninsula off AnzacCove.The battalion was almost immediatelyinvolved in action on the 8th / 9th Augustattempting to relieve New Zealanders whohad held a low ridge called Sari Bair for 3days and only finally called for assistancewhen their water ran out "as they wantedthe glory of taking it for themselves" -[extract from War diary]
The Turks attacked at night in greatnumbers with bombs and despite the first
Llanferres in the Great WarSerjeant Walter Augustus Fernyhough
20004 6th (Service) Battalion Loyal North Lancs
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two lines being cut down by machine gunfire the third line gained the trenches anddrove out the defenders after fierce hand tohand fighting. The trenches were almostimpossible to defend with a field of fireless than 10 yards in places.
A second line was formed but was againovercome despite three bayonet charges.Casualties were heavy with over 450missing or known killed in action. Thebattalion War diary states "The LoyalNorth Lancs had only 3 companiesengaged on 9th August the others being inreserve. Thus we were stronger than therest of the units in the Brigade (after thebattle). Those 3 companies werepractically exterminated except for oddmen such as cooks, batmen etc - Battalion150 strong plus 6 officers"
The Turks also suffered heavily in thebattle as the Diary states:-"The dead here were so thick that CaptainMann was hard put to it to find a bare spotto sit down on his shooting stickafterward"
Following the setbacks at Sari Bair ridge,a more modest objective was set to capturenearby Hill 60 in support of ANZACforces at the end of August, which faileddespite assaults over a week.
It was around this period that Walter was
seriously wounded by shrapnel whilst onfatigue duties after his battalion relievedthe Dorchester and Manchester Regimentsat Kazlar Chair near Hill 60 off AnzacCove.
A few days before his death his mother hadreceived a letter from him saying he hadbeen promoted to Serjeant.
On the 3rd September 1915 he wrote to hismother "in faint blackened lines" from abase hospital ship, complaining ofsleeplessness but full of cheer, hope andlove, and thinking that the ship was on itsway to England. On the 8th September hesuccumbed to his wounds and died.
Walter is commemorated on the HellesMemorial on Gallipoli and on a plaque inLlanferres church. He is likely to havebeen buried at sea.
His old schoolmaster at Preston wrote "Weall regret his loss, but our loss is his gain,and we feel fully assured that in his case,death meant merely the change from onesphere of activity to another. Fernyhoughwas a man and he has given his life forothers. The teachers, scholars and schoolmanagers unite in expressing theirsympathy for the bereaved, for indeed hisscholastic duties were always carried outin a most exemplary manner. Our directorof education, Mr. J.A.Berry, M.A. has
Gallipoli was unlike any other theatre ofwar with hundreds of featureless ridgesand gullies (the enemy often in the nextdepression) where troops often got losteven in daytime. It was a severeblooding for Commonwealth troopsfrom India, Australia and New Zealand.“Anzac Day” is celebrated each year onApril 25th (1915) equivalent inreverence to the 11th Novembercelebrations in the UK.
Field dressing station Victoria Gully
Gallipoli was unlike any other theatre ofwar with hundreds of featureless ridgesand gullies (the enemy often in the nextdepression) where troops often got losteven in daytime. It was a severe bloodingfor Commonwealth troops from India,Australia and New Zealand. “AnzacDay” is celebrated each year on April25th (1915) equivalent in reverence to the11th November celebrations in the UK.
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asked to be associated in all I write to youconcerning Walter. We propose to erectsome suitable memorial to him on the wallsof our schools"
Walter was posthumously awarded the1915 Star, the British War Medal, and theVictory medal - known colloquially as"Pip, Squeak, and Wilfred"
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Cape Helles Memorial Plaque in Llanferres Church
Llanferres in the Great War
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There have been a number of thefts from garages andgarden sheds in the Llanarmon Area recently. Thievesappear to have been looking for bikes on this occasion butother items were also stolen.
The police advise everyone to be vigilant and to report any suspicious activityon 101. Where possible take the registration number of any vehicle and againreport them immediately.
The police also suggested that you should chain together items such as bikes,chainsaws and powered tools and padlock them to the walls of your outbuildings. This will make it difficult for thieves to steal things easily.
Do not forget to padlock your oil tanks and where possible install security lights.
Christmas is coming and thieves are looking for those Christmas presents youstore away at this time of year.
Councillor Martyn Holland
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Having a post-summerclear out?
The next bags to schoolcollection is on
Tuesday 5th November.
The blue bags will be distributed soon, but a CLEAN bin bagwill be fine. If you need help to get your bag(s) to school,
please phone Sally Harris on 01352 810297.
Bags to be dropped off at Ysgol Bro Famau, Llanferres orLlanarmon site by 9am.
Bag2School is interested in collecting good quality adults’ andchildren’s clothing, bedding, curtains, soft toys, shoes, beltsand handbags. All items are for RE-USE. No Bric a Brac,
duvets or pillows please.
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Our annual pre-Christmas Craft Fair will take placein the
Village Hall on Friday November 15th
from 5.30 to 8.00 pm.
This year we will have our usual Christmas food, textiles,jewellery, cards, decorations and unwanted gifts.
We will also have stalls with items of woodcraft – carving andpyrography, some creative glass work and a variety of original
paintings.Admission will be £1. This will entitle the bearer to a free
tea/coffee or glass of wine.
Tickets will be available from Rob and Pat Armstrong,01325810259 and at the door on the evening.
Please support the event, an opportunity to chat, mingle andbuy some interesting and unusual gifts.
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Upcoming EventsSaturday 23rd NovemberLive Welsh & English Folk Band
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Thursday 28th NovemberPub Quiz at 9.00pm. £1.00 per
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We held a most successful exhibition in the Loggerheads Country Park,again with the kind permission of Mr Howard Sutcliffe, Officer of the AONB.
This year we were pleased to have Carolyn Thomas, Chairman of AONB toopen our event.
Over 320 people visited the exhibition and as usual we are indebted to somany of our friends and neighbours from Llanferres and nearby who havefor many years loyally supported us.
Voting for the favourite painting was very close, with 4 clear contenders.Janet Jones’ ‘Country Garden’ and Pat Armstrong’s ‘Cormorant’Calligraphy were equal 1st, closely followed by Joan Almond’s painting‘Summer’ and Jane Clarke’s ‘Looking after my Brother’.
Janet and Pat have chosen Diabetes Research as this year’s Charity. Theywill receive £230 (the proceeds of the stall, raffle, name the teddy and apercentage of the painting sales).
To date the group of only 10 have donated over £1,750 to various charities.
Thank you again for your support, we really appreciate it.
Llanferres / Colomendy Art Group.Local News
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Another successful Vale of Clwyd Classic eventLocal resident Guy Woodcock and his organisingteam from Clwyd Vale Motor Club put on the thirdrunning of the ‘Classic’ on Saturday the 7th of Sep-tember and created a route that would tax the skillof the very best of the 68 competitors. The routeinstructions were given to the competitors shortlybefore the start and the navigator had to plot the130 mile route on to 1:50,000 Ordnance Survey
maps. Then, by using their skill and expertise, direct the driver around whilst maintain-ing the exact average speed and staying on the correct roads. These sections are calledRegularities and form the backbone of the event. By keeping up with the scheduledaverage and visiting all the secret controls on the route, the crews strive to get theminimum of penalty points. They are also required to attempt a number of specialtests interspersed in the route on private land where the driver has a chance to stretchthe legs of his pride & joy.
Friday evening saw the cars being checked at Loggerheads Garage before the crewsmade their way for documentation at the Druid Inn. The cars have to be tested fornoise and also to make sure that they conform to the type rules laid down by theregulatory authorities. In a nutshell they fall into three basic year bands; Category 1 forcars registered prior to 31st December 1967, Category 2 up to 31/12/1974 and Cate-gory 3 up to 31/12/1981. The entrants are further divided by the ability of the crewsand the results and successes they have achieved; i.e. Masters, Experts & Novices. Thistherefore created 9 classes with possible awards for the first two crews in each class.
Starting from the Druid Inn on Saturday morningsaw the cars and crews in the Vale of Clwyd Classicset off at minute intervals to attempt the firstshort test round Loggerheads car park. They thenwound their way south and westward over MoelFamau towards Ruthin for the second test at thecattle market. Continuing south towards Bryn SMfor another
test then the route turned northwards towardsDenbigh over challenging Regularity sections andthen more tests around Kinmel Hall and Bodelwyd-dan. Interspersed in these tests was a well-earnedlunch halt in Cefn Meiriadog Village Hall where theresidents had provided a wonderful home pre-pared buffet. Suitably nourished the competitors
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then tackled a very demanding afternoon route east of St. Asaph with perplexingRegularities before finally finishing back at the Druid for a superb meal provided by Jim& Julie and where the results team ploughed through the dozens of time cards andmarshals check sheets to produce worthy overall victors and class winners.
1st Overall - Farrington Trophy & HCC Wales TrophyDriver Navigator
Ronnie Griffin Anthony Preston 1968 Mini Cooper SClass M1 - Masters in Category One Cars1st Howard Warren Iain Tullie 1965 Porsche 911 Coupe2nd Jon Wood Mark Appleton 1966 Morris Mini CooperClass M2 - Masters in Category Two Cars1st Matt Warren Cath Woodman 1973 Ford Escort2nd Roger Powley Leigh Powley 1972 Porsche 911 CoupeClass M3 - Masters in Category Three Cars1st Bob Taylor Jeanne Taylor 1981 Porsche 9242nd Keith Davis Jess Dickson 1976 MG B GTClass E1 - Experts in Category One Cars1st Robert Ganly Jo McAllister 1966 Volvo 122S2nd Keith Grant Cliff England 1967 Volvo 122SClass E2 - Experts in Category Two and Three Cars1st Pete Welch Richard Bestwick 1973 Triumph Dolomite Sprint2nd Paul Bloxidge Will Davies 1974 Porsche 911 CarreraClass N1 - Novices in Category One Cars1st Nick Pullan Andy Pullan 1967 Hillman Imp2nd Peter Williams Andy Darlington 1966 MG MidgetClass N2 - Novices in Category Two Cars1st David Aincham Jennie Aincham 1971 Austin Mini Clubman2nd John Woolstenhulme Alistair Woolstenhulme 1973 Porsche 911Class N3 - Novices in Category Three Cars1st Henry Thompson Dave Boyes 1979 Talbot Sunbeam2nd David Ricketts Dick Jones 1981 Triumph TR7 V8
The organising team would like to thank the hundreds of volunteer marshals andofficials who steadfastly manned all the controls and also the courtesy of the ‘locals’who came out to watch these cars of yesteryear.
If you interested in learning more about this popular sport then please contact Guy orany member of Clwyd Vale MC or visit their website: www.cvmc.org.uk
Results
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The Welsh Governmenthave finally announcedthe funding figures forLocal Government inWales for the comingyear and it comes as nosurprise that the
funding County Councils receive has beencut again. Sadly it appears that the bestperforming councils such as Denbighshirehave been hit the hardest, withDenbighshire's funding being cut bybetween 4.6% and 5.00%. This is whilesome councils in South Wales are onlylooking at a reduction of just over 1% intheir funding.
We all knew that Central Government hadcut the Welsh budget by 2% for the comingyear. This reduction is nothing more thanthe rate of inflation and it seems totallyunfair that our budget will now be cut bybetween eight and nine million pounds. Wehave been cutting the counties costs yearon year and this has been achieved throughchanging working practices, cutting wasteand working more efficiently. There is not alot more room for further savings and wemay now have to consider making seriouscuts to services or raising council tax abovelast years rise of 2%.We should also not forget that centralgovernment has given funds for the lastthree years to help freeze council tax andthat in England this was passed on tocouncil tax payers. Once again here inWales the Welsh Government has used thismoney for other projects.
I will be attending a full day of discussionsregarding the budgets on the 21st Octoberat County Hall and I will let you knowthrough the next copy of News and Viewswhat options we are considering. In themeantime I would like to hear fromresidents as to how you feel about servicesbeing cut or chopped all together or if youfavour a rise in your council tax. Please letme know.
Forewarned is forearmed. The Countiesofficers who deal with dog fouling will be inour area over the next few weeks and if youdo not want a hefty fine please clean upafter your canine friends. Dog fouling is oneof the top issues as far as the residents ofDenbighshire are concerned and so pleasehelp us to ensure that everyone can enjoythe countryside and our paths by actingresponsibly when walking your dogs.
Last year I let people know about the WelshGovernments scheme for council tax rebatesfor all residents in receipt of state pensions.I am pleased to say that there was a hightake up of the rebates in our ward with mostof you getting just over £40 back. This yearthe scheme has changed and sadly onlythose in receipt of housing benefit can claimthe rebate.
If you are considering a new gateway or achange to your home I am more than happyto try and help with advise or to point youin the right direction. Minor changessometimes still need permission and it isbetter to be safe than sorry by asking firstbefore you start the work. A visit from thecounties enforcement team is the last thingyou want.
The county is considering the return of whatused to be called the lengths man. This is anemployee who will look after the roads,culverts and paths in a given area. We hopethat by doing this repairs and problems canbe resolved before they become a big issue.
The county has also been asked to considerbanning the sale and use of ChineseLanterns. I must admit I support this ideabecause I feel that they are the cause ofmany rural fires and the metal frames can bedangerous to livestock, wild animals andfarm machinery.
Please let me know if you need any helpwith local issues.
Best wishes,Martyn
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There is no denying that autumn ishere with the cooler days and oftenmisty mornings. Gulls have comedown from their moorland nestingsites to take up winter quarters onagricultural fields, Redwings arewidespread in our area feeding on theabundant supply of Rowan berriesand I have had reports of large flocksof Fieldfares, although I have not yetseen them myself in our locality butperhaps I have not been in the rightplace at the right time. There is abumper crop of most wild fruit andberries but Sloes and wild Damsonsare the exceptions which is strange,as domestic Plums seem to have donewell. The large amount of Beech'mast' this year is proving verypopular with Wood pigeons, that arefeeding on the fallen nuts.Incidentally, in some garden surveys,Wood pigeons are listed as the secondmost common bird, only surpassed bythe Blackbird.
People have been telling me what agreat year it has been for butterflies,but has it? Certainly there has beena preponderance of some species(Small tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacockand Whites) in the garden duringSeptember and early October but thesame cannot be said for the opencountryside, where the wild flowershave just about finished and,therefore, there has been little pollenor nectar for the butterflies. Theresult is that they have been driveninto gardens to find sustenance,which just emphasises how importantour gardens can be for wildlife. Thisyear's spring was the coldest since1891 so the butterflies that usuallyemerge at that time did not do well
but I believe the summer speciesfared rather better.
But summer has not yet left us. Evenin mid-October, on a sunny day, thereare still butterflies in the garden butwhat I find more intriguing is thenumber of bumblebees that are stillvisiting the flowers. Most of them arenew queens and by now I would haveexpected them to have gone intohibernation. Some species canhibernate from late June but for mostit is August or September. I suspect,with the late spring, they began theircolonies later than usual and thewhole life cycle is therefore behindschedule. Still, those that I have seenappear to be quite fat, so that bodeswell for their ability to withstand thewinter. Among them I noted the Treebumblebee that I wrote about lastmonth, so it is obviously widespreadin the district.
On a sunny day, just before writingthis, I watched about a dozen pairs ofCommon darter dragonflies(Sympetrum striolatum) egg layinground the margin of a shallow pond.The male grips the female, behind theeyes, with his tail-end claspers andthey fly in tandem and she depositsher eggs by dipping the tip of herabdomen into the water. While doingthis the pair is often pestered byanother male trying to 'get in on theact'. Also, at this pond, were severalmales of the large Southernhawker(Aeshna cyanea) flying rapidlyabout the pond looking for insect preywhile the female of the species wasdepositing her eggs in the moss ormud at the water's edge.
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Gwyneth Dillon, Clerk to Llanferres Community Council, 01978 790269
Llanferres Community CouncillorsDavid Jones, Chairman, 01352 810511John Almond, Vice Chairman, 01352 810808Rob Armstrong, 01352 810259Jac Armstrong, 01352 810259Margaret Davies, 01352 810491Yvonne Foden-McCorry, 01352 810867Rob Jones, 01352 810500Olive Parry, 01352 810294Dave Twomey, 01352 810690
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Badminton Club - June Healy Tel: 810264
Bowling Club - Every Tuesday in the village hall, 7pm - 9pmContact Dave Twomey Tel: 810690.
Church - Rev'd Adrian Copping, The New Rectory, Rectory Lane, LlanferresMold, CH7 5SR Email: [email protected]. Tel: 810936
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 JonesTel: 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
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Village Hall Management Committee - Chairman, Rob Armstrong. 810259
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