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Issue 155November 2011
Llanferres
News & Views 3
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WelcomeWelcome to the November edition ofNews & Views. It's another busy calendarof events this month!
. As in previous yearswe plan to carry a Christmas Greetingspage in the December issue, for anyonewishing to send a message to local friendsand neighbours in lieu of Christmas cards.If you would like to include a ChristmasGreeting, please let us have the details by20th November. There's no cost for thisbut donations are always gratefullyreceived!We do seem to have our begging bowl outa lot just lately, what with requests fordonations and pleas for attendance at quiznights etc. Unfortunately our printer gaveup the ghost recently, one effect of whichwas that some people received their News& Views quite late last month, soapologies to you for that. We have nowinvested in a new printer that's muchquicker and can produce the colour wewant, but it comes at a price. Hence our
renewed fund raising efforts and theinclusion of the donation envelope withthis month's News & Views!We can also now provide a very cost-effective colour printing service to otherorganisations/businesses, should you needleaflets/posters etc. Contact us for a quote!If you would like to make a donationplease drop the envelope into one of thefollowing:The Druid InnLoggerheads GaragePioneer Stores, Cadoleor, of course, 2 Cae Gwyn
Very many thanks to local organisationsand individuals who have given generousdonations to date.
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Sophie Drendel who will be 12 on 2nd NovemberCeri Thomas on 2nd NovemberDon McCorry on 2nd NovemberJames Logan on 6th NovemberMark Pimblett who will be 16 on 19th NovemberBecky Ussher who will be 21 on 22nd NovemberSuzanne Clarke on 27th NovemberTom Givelin who will be 19 on 28th November
Happy Birthday to the following
Announcements
November Birthdays
Aislingh and Alistair
would like to thank all their friends inthe village for coming to their wedding,
and for the lovely gifts that they re-ceived. A special thank you for Yvonnefor doing everyone's make up on the big
day. We had a lovely time.
Thank you every one.
If you would like a birthday or otherspecial announcement including in
News & Views please send the detailsto: [email protected] or
2 Cae Gwyn, Llanferres, CH7 5SL or Tel:810566
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In MemoriamIt’s 10 years this month since KeithBeales sadly passed away. Alwaysremembered with fond affection.
If you would like a birthday or otherspecial announcement including in News
& Views please send the details to:[email protected] or
2 Cae Gwyn, Llanferres, CH7 5SL orTel: 810566
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Llanferres Over 60sOn October 11th we had a very interesting, informative, and amusingtalk about the "Duties of being a Toastmaster".
Mr Brian Russell,(who some may remember from when he used to livein Tafarn-Gelyn and was one of the first members of the bowling club)told of his experiences at State Occasions with Royalty and M.P.s,present, Banquets, Receptions for famous people, Superstars etc. mostof whom were pleasant and co-operative, but some who were not!!
He nowadays mostly officiates at Weddings and told us of variousmishaps and awkward moments- even "Catastrophes" he has had tocope with. He now avoids seven year old Page-boys!! and two year oldFlower-girls!! and checks that the caterers have a stand-by Weddingcake!!
Our next meeting is on Tuesday Nov 8th at 2.00 pm in the Village Hallwhen Mr Alan Roberts from Denbighshire County Council who will talkabout "Refuse Collections and Re-cycling".Hopefully he can answer allour questions and tell us about future plans for the Rural areas ofDenbighshire. Olive 810 294
Council Tax Help for Pensioners
As in the previous year Denbighshire have secured a grant from the WelshAssembly Government to help Pensioners with their Council Tax. To qualify forhelp you must:
1. Be in receipt of state pension2. Be liable to pay Council Tax in Denbighshire3. Have the address for which you are claiming as your main home
To claim a share in this grant send your state pension reference number andyour full address including post code to :
Pensioner Grant SchemeRevenues DepartmentRussell HouseChurton RoadRhylDenbighshireLL18 3DP Cllr. Rob Armstrong
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1st Tue 7.00pm Bowls Club2nd Wed Dance Club
3rd Thu 7.30 pm Village Hall Committee AGM9.00pm Pub Quiz at The Miners Arms
4th Fri Whiskey Master Class, Druid Inn5th Sat6th Sun 9.30am Holy Communion7th Mon 2.00pm Music Monday at Caffi Florence, Jonathan LeVay; Jazz Piano
8th Tue 2.00pm Over 60s Meeting, Village Hall7.00pm Bowls Club
9th Wed Workshop at Caffi Florence, Introduction to bread makingDance Club
10th Thu Community Council Meeting8.30pm Mall's retirement "get together", Druid Inn
11th Fri Remembrance Day12th Sat
13th Sun 10.15am Remembrance Sunday service.11.00am Minutes silence at the memorial stone
14th Mon Blue Bag Day at Bro FamauGardening Club Meeting AGM & Quiz
15th Tue 7.30pm Veg Boxes open meeting, Loggerheads Country ParkBowls Club
16th Wed Dance Club
17th Thu Workshop at Caffi Florence, Getting Ahead for ChristmasDance Club
18th Fri 6.30pm Craft/Attic/Charity Sale, Village Hall19th Sat20th Sun 9.30am Holy Communion21st Mon22nd Tue 7.00 Bowls Club
23rd Wed Workshop at Caffi Florence, Pantry CookingDance Club
24th Thu25th Fri 7.00pm Bingo Night!, Village Hall
26th Sat 7.45pm Winter Nets - Maeshafn CC7.00pm Llanvegas Casino Night
27th Sun 9.30 Holy Communion28th Mon29th Tue 7.00 Bowls Club
30th Wed Dance club7.30pm Final of the Triquizard Tournament at the Druid
November Diary Dates
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John & GillyLook forward to welcoming you at
The Miners ArmsMaeshafn
Tel 01352 810464E mail: [email protected]
Opening hoursMonday & Tuesday 6.00pm -11.30pmWednesday to Friday 12.00noon - 3.00pm 6.00pm - 12 midnightSaturday & Sunday 12 noon -12 midnight
Food servedLunch
Wednesday to Friday 12 noon - 2.00 pmSaturday 12 noon - 3.00 pmSunday 12 noon - 4.00 pm
Main courses £5.95 or £7.95Dinner
Wednesday to Saturday 6.00pm - 9.00pm
Forthcoming EventsPub Quiz Thursday 3rd November 9.00pm
Christmas Menu availableSaturday 3rd DecemberSaturday 10th December
The Christmas Menu is also available at other timesfor groups of 8 or more. £19.95 per head
New Years Eve gala dinner and party£24.95 per person
Book early to avoid disappointment as places are limited
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FUN CA$INO NIGHTSaturday 26th November
Llanferres Village Hall
Proceeds in aid ofLlanferres Playing Field & Recreation Association and Llanferres Parents, Teachers and Friends Association
Help us to maintain our Park & Playing Field,support the Community School and have a fun night
out - but remember numbers are strictly limited - don't miss out!
Enjoy a great night out at one of the village's most popular events- play dice, poker, black jack and roulette, plus have a flutter onthe horses - all for fun money - then bid for some fabulous prizes
at the end of the night with your winnings!
Tickets available from the Druid Inn, Dan Hurst or Jackie Godfrey
Doors Open: 7.00 p.m.Tickets: £15
If you would like to donate a prize for the auction, pleasecontact Simon Hodge 810686 or Dan Hurst 810461
Ticket price includes:$ Entry to all tables$ Glass of bubbly on arrival$ Buffet Supper$ $5,000 “gambling money”
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OLD PERSONS WELFARE COMMITTEE NEWS
The annual Christmas bingo night will be on Fri 25th Nov, starting at7pm prompt in village hall. Free refreshments. Any donations for
prizes very warmly welcomed by any committee member:- Jenny,Sandra, Glenys, Yvonne, Anne, Rob, Joan or Daryl with grateful
thanks. Come along and have a fab night with all proceeds goingtowards Llanferres Old Peoples Welfare Christmas lunch.
The annual Christmas lunch will be at 2 pm at the Druid on Sat 3rdDec. Please let committee members know by 25th Nov if you'd like
to join us. Thanks in advance to Jim, Julie and team
The old persons welfare committee would like to thank everyonewho joined us on our trip to Ludlow in July. And thank you for the
very kind donations. They were very much appreciated.
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The meeting held on Monday October 10th proved most popularwhen Ray Bailey gave an illustrated talk entitled "Bulbs with aDifference". With a list of 73 slide photographs to be shown, eachmember was able to note ideas for their own garden throughoutthe year. No daffodils on the list and only one miniaturenarcissus species proved the variation of bulbs available. Thisproved a most enlightening talk.
Our one disappointment was that though some visitors at theshow had expressed an interest in the club, when invited, via thearticle in the News and Views, no one came. Sad to say it was theirloss!
The next meeting, which is on Monday 14th November, will be theAGM followed by a quiz.
Joan Almond Secretary
( 810808
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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
Winter Special Offer Lunches with Free Parking £8.95Mid week lunches throughout November, December, January &February (excl school holidays) for just £8.85 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 homemadefood, with ingredients sourced as locally as possible.
2011/2012 workshop programmeNovember workshops with spaces :Introduction to bread making : Weds 9th NovGetting Ahead for Christmas : Thurs 17th NovPantry Cookery : Weds 23rd NovFoodie Gifts for Christmas Thurs 1st Dec
Christmas at LOGGERHEADSOur Christmas menus are now available for daytime andevening groups.We will again be having a visit from Father Christmas in the leadup to the big day together with a specially commissioned storyfrom the Shed Theatre Company.
� Music MondaysOur monthly winter programme of live music takes place on aMonday afternoons between 2pm & 4pm. Admission is free andit’s a very casual affair. If you wish to reserve a table for lunch orafternoon tea please just give us a call.7 Nov Jonathon LeVay : Jazz piano5 Dec LXS unplugged : guitar & vocals – popular songs
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We have recently had a visit from a group of foreign journalists on a culinarytour of Wales. They came to our fish workshop and joined local people workingwith our Head Chef to make some delicious fish meals. We made a number ofdishes all using fish that had been caught in North Wales. We used Menaimussels, trout from the Bodfari Trout Farm and this dish using sea bass from theConwy Estuary.
We used chard from Jane's garden which is a wonderful vegetable, prettyenough to be grown in a flower boarder, very easy to grow and hardy throughmost of what winter throws at it.
Pan Fried sea bass on a bed of puy lentils and chard
Sea Bass fillets250g puy lentilsPancetta300ml waterSmall bunch herbs eg rosemary, thyme, sage, parsleyChard or spinachOlive oilSmall knob butterBlack pepperSqueeze lemon juice
" Cook lentils in water with herbs for 25 - 30 minutes until lentils are soft" Remove herbs and add chopped pancetta to lentils" Finely chop chard or spinach" Place in saucepan with a small knob of butter" Oil and season fish" Heat dry pan, add fish & cook" While fish is cooking cook chard for 2 - 3 minutes until wilted" Serve lentils, topped with chard and fish placed on top
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Services for November
6th Holy Communion at 9.30 am13th Remembrance Sunday Service at 10.15 am20th Holy Communion at 9.30 am27th Holy Communion at 9.30 am
Reminder (if you read this in time)There will be a fifth Sunday Group Holy Communion at 10.30 on 30thOctober at St John the Evangelist, Rhydymwyn.In the evening there is the start of a short series of services atGwernaffield (6.00pm) with Rev'd Russ Howell preaching a sermonseries on the Minor Prophets of the Old Testament.
HarvestMany thanks to all who helped to decorate the church and donatedgoods, flowers, food and wine to make this a lovely occasion.
Remembrance SundayThere will be a short service inChurch which will finish in timeto walk to the memorial stone toobserve a minute’s silence at 11am.
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Locally Grown Vegetable BoxesWould you like to receive a weekly box of locally grown seasonal vegetables?Plans are afoot to restore the walled garden at Colomendy Hall. With support fromKingswood who now run the Outdoor Education Centre, Cadwyn Clwyd and hopefully
some other fund providers, it should soon be possible to buy local seasonal vegetables.
To make this happen, a not for profit business is being set up which will employ ahorticulturist to grow the vegetables.
The plan is to grow enough to produce about 25 vegetable boxes per week, the sale ofwhich will pay the gardener. To get started, we need to find 18 -20 families or
businesses who would be interested in receiving a weekly veg box and being part of thisproject. The cost would be anything from £7.50 - £15 per family per week depending
on the size of box you wish to receive.
To kick start this project there will be an open meeting on Tuesday 15 Novemberat 7.30pm in the meeting room at Loggerheads Country Park.
If you are interested please come along to the meeting or get in touch for some moreinformation:
Jane Clough day 01352 810397; evening 01352 810802, mobile 07779 235292 [email protected]
CRAFT/ ATTIC/ CHARITY SALEFollowing from last year's successful craft evening, organised by Colinand Barbara and in response to many requests, we propose to hold a
Craft/Attic/Charity evening in the village hall. If you would like to book atable or if you feel able to donate any unwanted gifts please phone Rob
or Pat on 810259.
Everyone is most welcome.The event will take place on Friday Nov. 18th. 6.30pm. to 9pm.
Tea / Coffee will be available.
Please join us for your Christmas Gifts, Jams, Chutneys, Pickles, Cakesand much more!
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Community Council News - October MeetingFrom the minutes of the Octobermeeting:- Maintenance of Communityassets were discussed viz:- memorialseat, notice boards, water fountain,telephone kiosk and Maeshafn Villagegreen. Memorial seat needs varnishing;telephone kiosk will be attended toafter the road has been resurfaced;MADRA will pay for maintenance ofMaeshafn Village Green up to April 2012then the Community Council will includeit in the precept.
It was announced that the Queen'sDiamond Jubilee will be celebrated bythe lighting of 2012 bonfires throughoutBritain and the Commonwealth on 4thJune 2012.
The arrangements for the RemembranceDay Memorial service will be the sameas in previous years - Service in StBerres's Church followed by dedicationat the memorial stone at 11pm. TheChairman, Mr David Jones, will recitethe Kohima Epitaph
The lights on the Maeshafn ChristmasTree will be checked by a qualifiedelectrician and a safety certificateissued before the lights are switched on.
The transfer of the Playing Field atMaeshafn still awaits the final legaldocumentation.
Planning application:- 21/2011/1145Proposal: Change of use of formeragricultural land to equestrian use andretention of stable block and 2 no.associated storage buildings(retrospective application). Location:Garwyn, Tafarn-y-Gelyn, Llanferres.Resolved to raise no objection subjectto conditions being imposed restricting
use to non-commercial purposes; nofurther building and no further hardstanding to be laid.
Certificates of Decision:- 21/2011/1002Proposal: conversion of Stone Barn andBrick Shippon to form 2 no. dwellings,demolition of dutch barn and cowkennels and installation of new septictanks. Location; Outbuildings at Cae'rOdyn, Tafarn-y-Gelyn. GRANTED21/2011/0939 Proposal: Installation ofphotovoltaic solar panels on garageroof. Location: Ty Fy Nain, ForestryRoad, Llanferres. GRANTED21/2011/0971 Proposal: Crownreduction by up to 30%, crown lift toclear garage roof and crown clean toremove crossing branches to sycamoretree numbered T1 on plan annexed tothe DCC Tree Preservation Order No 21997. Location: The Old School House,Ruthin Road, Llanferres. GIVE CONSENT
Denbighshire Local Development Plan- Examination. Councillors were invitedto attend a Pre-Hearing Meeting in Rhylon 8th November 2011 to discuss themanagement of the Examination.Concerns were raised about the road toMaeshafn having not been resurfaced.County Councillor Christine Evans askedpeople to be patient as it is scheduledfor attention but there is such a largeroad maintenance program and noteverything can be done at once.
The next meeting will be on Thursday10th November 2011.
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The Cheese and Wine Evening held atthe Miners Arms on 22nd Octoberraised an excellent £135 for the NorthWales Air Ambulance
And a most convivial affair it was too!
Thanks to John and Gilly for organisingit and here’s to the next event -rumoured to be a Bangers and Beertasting!
Local newsWe have again entered the AnnualClwyd Vale Indoor Bowls competition.Having reached the final a long timeago we hope to get to the final this timeand maybe win!!! (A song comes tomind - the Everly Brothers - Dream,Dream Dream).
In the first round in the 12 a side wehave been drawn with Pwllglas andClawddnewydd. The winner goes intothe semi-final. And in the 9 a side wehave been drawn at home withLlandrillo. The winners meet Henllan/Rhewl then into the semifinal.
We meet every Tuesday 7pm - 9pm inthe Village Hall and would welcome anynew members. “So don’t be shy andgive it a try!” Josh Griffiths
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The winners of the second round inthe Triquizard Tournament wereDemon Dogs, thanks to a fineperformance in the final round. Thisresult makes them overall leaders inthe tournament too.
It was another close contest on thenight, with more than half of theteams still in with a shout of winningas we entered the final round. Thiswas a somewhat contentious “WhereAm I“ round embraced whole-heartedly by some and approached with areal “go for it” attitude by others.
The Headstrongs had another good night,winning the evening long quiz and scoringmaximum points in the Halloween Round towin the spot prize too. The overalltournament is now very close with just 6points separating the first 5 teams. There’s allto play for in the final round. Thank you toeveryone who contributed to the raffle. Intotal we raised £110 towards News & Viewsfunds on the evening. Thank You.
Triquizard Update
Second round winners, and overall tournamentleaders, Demon Dogs
Team Name Quiz One Quiz Two Total
Max Score 94 90 184SCORE SCORE SCORE
1 Demon Dogs 71 82 1532 Where's Watson 81 69 150
3= Ever Hopefuls 77 71 1483= Headstrongs 81 67 1485 Easee 76 71 1476 Sick of Ants 71 68 1397 Team Awesome 76 60 1368 CGs 62 64 1269 The Tatty Heads 74.5 74.5
10 Jonni's Dots 71 7111 Stable Dwellers 65 6512 PollyWolly Doodles 64 6413 1 Hill to Another 54 54
Positions after Two Rounds
*Only the first 8 teams have participatedin both quizzes
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Triquizard Update
The next quiz date:
Wednesday 30th Nov 7.30pmDruid Inn
The Grand Final
The Headstrongs, winners of two prizes on theevening and overall in equal third place
Round Two Results
Round by roundresults and morepictures on the
website:www.llanferres.org
Team NameFinal Score
Max Score 90SCORE
1 Demon Dogs 822 The Tatty Heads 74.5
3= Ever Hopefuls 713= Easee 715 Where's Watson 696 Sick of Ants 687 Headstrongs 678 CGs 649 Team Awesome 60
10 1 Hill to Another 54
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I have been busy with county council andCHC visits this month.In the County council we had a report fromthe BCUHT and the reviews are due forEmergency acute surgery and Maternity forthe whole of North Wales in the secondweek in NovemberThe CHC has been doing spot visits in the 3DGH and 2 community hospitals I went toDolgellau hospital. Lovely place with agrand birthing centre run by communitymidwives. They were all extremely efficientand courteous and pleased to see us in ourchecking mode. These visits are to checkthe patient environment for staff attitude,ambience, cleanliness, noise etc andrestricted meal time. I also went to GlanClwyd to the Gastro unit, ward 5 and A andE. The trolleys were not too clean, and thebell pull had been removed in the disabledtoilet in A and E as someone had tried tocommit suicide with it 2 weeks prior. Noneof the outside windows had been cleanedand since the sun was shining they lookedfilthy. Apparently they can't get the peopleto clean them It is only 4 storeys high.Otherwise a good report and again the staffwere excellent except for one junior doctorwho thought we were in the way!!
I have had an email from David Coill ofNorth Wales transport about the parkingon A494 in Cadole /Loggerheads. Theyhave received 9 objections from localpeople businesses about the no parkingproposals. Mainly about the loss of trade,which would be experienced if they werebrought into being. All the objectors will bewritten to before anything is done, .so yetmore time is taken up. I think the yellow lineshould only be on the pavement side which
is where pushchairs etc have to be movedinto the road, leave the Colomendy sideavailable still to park on the verge.
My radio programmes are on radio Walesabout 'Cuts' these are about communityemergency services, whistle blowing andviolence in public spaces, especially theHealth Service, and the effect of CCTV inreducing the violence and abuse which thefront line staff experience especially in Aand E. The bus drivers now have swab kitsso if they are spat at the saliva can be sentfor DNA testing and matched if the spitterhas a previous record.
On the home front the old schoolroom inLlanarmon is now opened and the youthclub is in full swing on Wednesday 6.30 to8pm for year 6 in Ysgol Bro Famau andyouths to 17. We have pool, table tennisand other games. All in Llanferreswelcome. There is a Christmas partyDecember 14th
Finally my daughter Ruth did her finalrecital recently for her Masters in music atBangor and she got a distinction for herrecital. And a merit overall for her MA. Therecital was an hour long in variouslanguages all by heart. The German wasperfect but needed to be as the 2examiners were German!!!
Bad weather round the corner.
Regards Christine [email protected].
Dr Christine’s letter
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Llanferres Village Hall Management Committee
Annual General MeetingThursday 3rd November 2011
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Sunday Night Curry Club5pm - 8pm
FIXED PRICE £6.99Choose from a selection of curries.
Menu now extended from 6 dishesto 8 to include Chicken Jalfrezi and
Beef Madras.All served with Basmati rice and
Naan breadCall in and end your weekend with
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Wine Down Fridays:End your working weekwith friends. Enjoy a 20%discount on all our fullbottles of listed wine.
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Steak Night is proving ever morepopular - booking is becomingadvisable - and there’s a newaddition of Fillet of Beef Stroganoffwith Rice now available at £10.95.
TRIQUIZARD FINALRepresent your team - great fun,great prizes, great night. Pre -quiz supper menu available from5.30pm. The final is on November30th - don’t miss it!
FREE BEER & WINE!Our popular Collectors Cards are back - buy 7pints get 1 free (offer includes individual bottlesof wine). Pick up your card now - best value pintaround only £2.58
IRISH WHISKEYMASTERCLASSFriday 4th NovemberTickets are selling fast -£22.50 including IrishStew Supper. Last chanceto join in.
CHRISTMAS DRAW7pm Sunday December 18thTickets available from October - still only £1 each
ENJOY YOUR CHRISTMASCELEBRATION AT THE DRUIDINN with our customised individualmenus from as little as £9.95 perperson. Call the Druid ion 01352810225 or email us [email protected] to discuss yourrequirements
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THURSDAY NOV 10thTHE SHOP WILL CLOSE AT 7pm
Thank you Mall!
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Maeshafn Cricket Club News Winter 2011Well, the season finished in September instyle. We managed to get to the loftyheights of 5th in Division 5, higher than thelikes of Northop CC, Halkyn, Llangollen,Ruthin and many other more establishedteams (admittedly their 2nd and 3rd teams,but still not bad!).
Our captain, who has enjoyed playing forMaeshafn since 2007 so much he is movingfrom Drury to Gwernaffield just to be closerto Maeshafn (Welsh Enterprise Village ofthe Year 2009), has had to pick a team eachweek from up to 16 players. Our secretary(me) has not had to grovel to Rhun Jones atall this year to turn up as 11th man.
Rhun Jones, as readers of this magazinemay or may not have detected in previousramblings, is possibly the world's mostunreliable cricket player, turning up atrandom, a decision usually made bywhether the wind is blowing from the westor south east. He is the recipient of the MCCRhun Jones Failing To Turn Up Award,handed out annually to Rhun Jones, whodutifully fails to turn up to the Druid tocollect his award. Currently sat in my cricketclub bag, I hope he forgets not to turn upnext year so we can give it to him.
Our annual dinner was held at the Druidthis year, and we attempted to murder ourcaptain with a bottle of Absinthe, whichsmells a little like white spirits mixed withalmonds. Many thanks to Jim and Julie, whovery patiently put up with a load of drunkmiddle-aged and aged men (plus Tom Halland myself) making a lot of noise.
Award winners were:Players’ Player of the Year - CoenraadRossow
Batsman of the Year - Coenraad Rossow
Individual Outstanding Performance of theYear - Tom Hall - 150 not out againstCorwen under 11s.
The Dave Moore Memorial Award - Bowlerof the Year - Kev Roberts
Wicket Keeper of the Year - Stu Applewhite
The John Harrison Award - Clubman of theYear - Steve Pugh
Wally of the Year - Stu Applewhite - theCaptain - got married on the last day of theseason. A senior player from Llangollenasked where Stu was during that match.When we explained, he looked disgustedand announced that it had taken him 17years to marry his wife because it had takenthat long for a free Saturday to come upduring the cricket season.
The Mo Hemming Memorial Award forComedy Moment of the Season - DaveClinton. Mr Clinton, son of well knownchicken farmer Alan Clinton, nearly killedhimself when taking a catch. Dave steadiedhimself, knelt on the ground, held out hishands, but unfortunately had forgot toshout "Dave Clinton", or "mine" or "KingNebuchanezzar". Will Webster (who hadshouted "Will" and "mine" but not "KingNebuchanezzar") steamed into him at highspeed, hitting Dave like a train taking out a
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Maeshafn Cricket Club News Winter 2011car parked on a level crossing, and rakinghis studs down Dave's legs. Very funny butI guess you had to be there.
Absinthe Drinker of the Year - Jim Scarratt- manager of Theatr Clwyd.
So another season over and an increasedlevel of irritation for more partners andwives for yet more time spent by theirspouses standing in a field and hangingaround real ale pubs. A long sufferingpartner of a fairly elderly cricket player inMaeshafn (who has the misfortune ofperhaps being the most idle as well) hasnow started emailing me rude & insultingmessages cursing the day that I formedMaeshafn cricket club.This is very unfair. The club was in factformed by Richard Jones of Aberduna -
former Ruthin 1st team captain and sheepfarmer, Rhun Jones - the village drunk,Derek Parsons - sheep rustler and Mike &Audrey, formerly of the Miners Arms,Maeshafn. Anyone wishing to express theirfeelings of gratitude for removing anumber of males from Maeshafn andsurrounding areas every Saturday for 6months should contact one or all of theabove.
Winter nets start 26th November, with oursecond one on the 16th December. Both atthe Argoed School. We have a further 8sessions after Christmas. 7.45pm start.
All welcome to come along. Cost is usuallyaround £5 but not yet fixed this year.
Jonathan Fagan, Secretary
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Discounts on your shoppingand eating out
during November!How would you like to receive discounts of up to 20% on your
shopping and eating out while supportingYsgol Brynhyfryd PTA?
oOoThe Discount Cards cost £5 each (all of which goes directly to PTA funds)– and then you get various discounts from retailers, eateries and businesses
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The Druid Inn, LlanferresCaffi Florence, LoggerheadsAGS Security Systems of MoldChoo Choo gifts and fashions, RuthinBoyns Computers, RuthinSeven Oaks Garden Centre, Ruthin
Get some home or garden improvements done, start the Christmasshopping, get a haircut or just go out for lunch or dinner!
You can buy your card (with a full list of discounts) from The Druid Inn,Brynhyfryd school office, Apparell, Siop Elfair, Trefor Jones, Castlecourt
Hair Studio, Choo Choo or Fran (0781 425 1380).A full list of discounts is also available on ysgolbrynhyfryd.co.uk.
Thank you for your support – and happy shopping.
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Blue Bags Bulletin!!
The next collection is onMonday 14th November.
The blue bags will be circulated soon, but a CLEANbin bag will be fine. If you need help to get your
bag(s) to school, please phone Sally Harris on 01352810297.
Bags to be dropped off at Ysgol Bro Famau,Llanferres at 9am.
Bag2School is interested in collecting good qualityadults’ and children’s clothing, bedding, curtains, soft
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In my Nature Notes last month Ilamented the absence of butterflies.No sooner had I sent my notes in,than we had an 'Indian Summer' andout came the butterflies to add latesummer colour to the garden. Redadmirals, small tortoiseshells,commas, peacocks and 'cabbage'whites competed with latebumblebees for nectar, on any gardenplants still in flower. Thesebutterflies had probably gone intohibernation but were awakened bythe warm weather and enticed out tobuild up further body-fat to sustainthem through the winter months.However, with the onset of the colderweather of this week, I expect theywill have returned to theirhibernacula and we are unlikely tosee them again until next late-February or March. Famous lastwords?There is no denying that autumn iswith us and winter approaches. Treesare fast taking on their autumnalhues and extra colour is added towoods and hedgerows by fruits suchas orange rowan berries, blue-blacksloes, crimson hawthorns and scarletrose hips. A blackbird or mistlethrush sometimes tries to takeownership of a tree or bush, ladenwith fruit, and chases away any otherbirds that try to cash in on thebounty. It sometimes succeeds for atime but fieldfares can quickly rob itof its food store by sheer weight ofnumbers. These Scandinavianthrushes are now with us along withtheir redwing cousins. They startedarriving on the east coast about twoweeks ago and have quickly spreadwestwards to most parts by now. Isaw my first flock of redwings passingover on the 12th of the month. They
often migrate by night and cansometimes be heard passing overheadas they communicate with each otherwith a single call note. Although mostof the redwings we see come fromScandinavia, a distinct (slightly largerand darker) subspecies breeds inIceland and sometimes winters on ourwest coast.A Knopper gall from an oak tree wasdisplayed on the BBC 'Autumn Watch'program. These galls are caused by asmall wasp called Andricusquercuscalicis which have aninteresting life cycle. Parthenogenicfemales(that is they can producefertile eggs without mating) lay eggsin the male catkins of Turkeyoak(Quercus cerris) in early spring toproduce tiny galls. From these gallsemerge male and female wasps whichmate. The female then lays eggs inthe female flowers of Pedunculate oak(Q. Robur). When the grubs hatch,the tree is induced to produce richtissue on which the grubs feed. Thistissue continues to grow and formsthe large galls which can envelop theacorns. In the autumn the galls fall tothe ground and over winter the grubsdevelop into the adult parthenogenicfemales which fly to Turkey oaks torestart the life cycle.This wasp only arrived in Britain inabout 1950 from continental Europeand spread across the country. In1979 I well remember it had apopulation explosion and mostPedunculate oaks were infected.Uninformed newspaper hacks of thetime were predicting that there wouldbe no acorns in future years and itwould cause the demise of the oaktree in Britain. Guess what - it neverhappened.
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1. What was the name of the street on which the Great Fire of London broke out?2. What is the scientific term used to describe someone who has an irresistible urge to start fires?3. Which 1989 hit single features the lyrics "it was always burning since the world's been turning"?4. In 1985, 56 people died when a fire broke out at which English football team's stadium?5. The 1981 film Chariots Of Fire was loosely based around the British athletic team's achievements at the 1924 Summer Olympics. Which capital city hosted these Olympics?6. What was the name of the airship that was destroyed by fire in 1937, killing 35 people onboard?7. What nationality are the rock group Arcade Fire?8. What is the only square on a
Monopoly board that contains none of the letters from the word "bonfire" in its title?9. In 1984, a firework display went wrong,
setting fire to Michael Jackson's hair whenhe was filming an advert for which softdrink?
10. Captain Flack was the captain of the firebrigade in which fictional town?
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Archery Club - lan Logan, Tryfan, 17 Cae Gwyn, Llanferres Tel: 810627
Badminton Club - Jane Clough Tel: 810802
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]
Rector's Warden - Josh Griffiths, Jontindale, Ruthin Road. Tel: 810853
People's Warden - Mr. Brian Skelhorn 16 Cae Gwyn. Tel: 810422
Clwydian Conservation Campaign - Pen y Chwareli, Pant Ddu Road,Nercwys CH7 4DD
Llanferres Holiday Club ( School Holiday Child Care) -Becky Thomas, Booking Officer Tel: 01352 759263 or mobile 07530 721953
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: 810373
Old People's Welfare Committee - Secretary, Yvonne Foden-McCorry Tel:810867
PTFA Ysgol Bro Famau - Lindsay Turner. Tel: 810403
Llanferres Over 60s Club - Olive Parry. Tel: 810294
Village Hall Booking Secretary - John Roberts, 7 Tyn Llan. Tel: 810358
Village Hall Management Committee - Secretary, Sonia Evans. Tel: 810421
Village Organisations
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