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Issue 161July/August 2012
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Welcome
Well done to the Jubilee Partyorganising committee. What afabulous party in a beautifullydecorated Village Hall! And what afantastic turn out from local people. Itwas an event to remember and one wewere lucky to experience.
We have received pleas for localresidents to reduce speed whendriving up Tyn Llan, on Cae Gwynand through Maeshafn. Children areout and about playing and on thePark in Cae Gwyn, and it is only amatter of time before a child or pet isinjured by a speeding resident.Licence plates and names of offenders
are being noted and reported now -you have been warned!.
Don’t forget to get cracking with yourentries for the Gardening Show on 1st
September.
Have a great Summer.
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Iwan Thomas on 3rd JulyAislingh O'Garra on 7th JulyAlec Thomas who will be 21 on 12th JulySiôn Edwards who will be 21 on 12th JulyBen Ussher on 14th JulySam Llewellyn who will be 17 on 20th JulyJoe Hill who will be 8 on 25th JulyHelen Evans on 31st July
Isabella Foulkes who will be 11 on 1st AugustIsaac Le Vay who will be 13 on 1st AugustAlexi Gould who will be 16 on 5th AugustNiamh Roberts who will be 16 on 6th AugustEmily Prtak who will be 17 on 10th AugustTheo Le Vay who will be 11 on 10th AugustMax Griffiths who will be 19 on 11th AugustBarry Roberts on 17th AugustJosie Le Vay who will be 15 on 23rd AugustGemma Madigan who will be 14 on 24th August
Happy Birthday to the following
July Birthdays
Notices
Ray Robinson
We would like to thank everyone for their kind words of sympathy andcondolences. Thank you to everyone who attended the service and for yourgenerous donations too. The collection raised £474 for North West Cancer
Research.Thanks also to Adrian Copping for a lovely service and to the Druid for the food
and excellent reception.
From Ian, Paul, Ada and families
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
August Birthdays
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1st Sun 10.30 Holy Communion, Cilcain2nd Mon3rd Tue 7.00pm Bowls Club
4th Wed Llanferres Dance Club
5th Thu6th Fri7th Sat Route 76 Vale of Clwyd Beer Festival8th Sun 11.00 Family Service, St Berres9th Mon 6.00pm Gardening Club Trip to Penley
10th Tue 12noon Lunch Club, Caffi Florence7.00pm Bowls Club
11th Wed Llanferres Dance Club12th Thu 7.30pm Community Council Meeting, Village Hall13th Fri Old persons welfare summer trip
14th Sat
15th Sun 9.30 Holy Communion16th Mon17th Tue 7.00pm Bowls Club
18th Wed Llanferres Dance Club
19th Thu20th Fri21st Sat22nd Sun 9.30 Holy Communion
23rd Mon
24th Tue 7.00pm Bowls Club25th Wed Llanferres Dance Club26th Thu27th Fri28th Sat29th Sun 10.30 Holy Communion, Nannerch30th Mon31st Tue 7.00pm Bowls Club
July Diary Dates
For updates and future dates see the What’s On page at www.llanferres.org
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Well done to Debby Lovell,Sue, Becky and EmmaClarke, plus Anna Gittins,Michelle Jones andCatherine Jones forcompleting the 5km ‘Racefor Life’ event in Chesteron June 24. Theycompleted the course in afantastic time of 25minutes and in the processraised a total of over £700for Cancer Research UK.
All the girls would like tosay a massive ‘Thank You!’to all those in the villagethat donated to their team ‘June’s Angels’.
Donations are still coming in and anyone who would like to add to their total can doso at http://www.raceforlifesponsorme.org/junes-angels5
Race for Life – June’s Angels take flight!
ALL OUR STOVES HAVE BEEN CE TESTED AND PASSED TO CONFORMWITH CURRENT BRITISH AND EUROPEAN SAFETY STANDARDS
Local news
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1st Wed2nd Thu3rd Fri4th Sat 7.30pm Whisky Masterclass, Druid Inn5th Sun 1.30pm onwards, Music on a Summer's Afternoon, Miners Arms6th Mon7th Tue 7.00pm Bowls Club8th Wed9th Thu
10th Fri11th Sat12th Sun13th Mon 12noon Lunch Club, Plas Hafod14th Tue 7.00pm Bowls Club15th Wed16th Thu17th Fri18th Sat19th Sun20th Mon September News & Views deadline21st Tue 7.00pm Bowls Club22nd Wed
23rd Thu
24th Fri25th Sat26th Sun
27th Mon Summer Bank Holiday (Eng. & Wales)11.30 Cilcain Show
28th Tue 7.00pm Bowls Club29th Wed30th Thu31st Fri
August Diary Dates
Key Dates for SeptemberSaturday 1st Gardening Club Annual Show Vale of Clwyd Classic Car RallySunday 16th Chain Reaction Cycles Mountain Bike Event
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Local News/Your Views
Need any sewing work done?Curtains,Valances, Pelmets, Blinds, Cushions,
Clothing alterations
Give Barbara a call on01352 810485
GRASS VERGE CUTTING
We are extremely concerned again,this is an annual event, on the lengthof grass on the verges enteringLoggerheads from Ruthin direction.The hedgerow on this section is alsoneglected making the footpathapproaching impassible forpedestrians. Egress from our drive isbecoming extremely dangerous astraffic does at times approach at highspeed.Why is this section of road alwaystreated differently from the sectionbefore and after? I have to emailDenbighshire CC every year on thisissue. Perhaps somebody from thelocal council can follow this up please.
Colin BennionDerwen Deg,Ruthin Road,Loggerheads.
Thirty three people enjoyed alovely meal at the Druid on 21June and the next meeting will beat Caffi Florence on Tuesday 10July. The events are provingpopular and there is a greatdemand for places. The twocourse meal (including tea orcoffee) costs £6.50 each and it isessential to bookbeforehand by ringing Len Phillipson 01352 750311.
Lunches all start at 12 noon.
See below for future dates.
LUNCH CLUB
Lunch Club DatesLunch Club Venue DateCaffi Florence 10 July (Tuesday)Plas Hafod 13 August (Monday)Druid Llanferres 20 September (Thursday)Caffi Florence 16 October (Tuesday)
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Church NewsSunday Services for July
1st Holy Communion at 10.30 am at St Mary the Virgin, Cilcain8th Family Service at 11.00 am, remembering St Berres15th Holy Communion at 9.30 am22nd Holy Communion at 9.30 am29th Holy Communion at 10.30 at St Michael & All Angels, Nannerch
Rev'd Phillip Bettinson Ordination and special CommunionRev'd Phillip Bettinson has been Assistant Curate in the Bro Famau Group ofParishes for a year now and will become a fully ordained Priest on Saturday30th June at St Asaph Cathedral at 10.00 am.Phil will preside at the celebration of Holy Communion the following day,Sunday 1st July, at a group service at Cilcain at 10.30 am followed by a bringand share lunch. We are all invited to join Phil on this special day for him.
St Berres' Day Family ServiceWe shall be remembering our Patron Saint, St Berres, at the Family Service on8th July at 11.00 am.
5th Sunday ServiceFollowing our usual practice, the fifth Sunday service will be at the ParishChurch of Nannerch, followed by light refreshments.
July WeddingOn Friday 27th July, John Shirley and Michelle Evans will be marrying in StBerres. They both now reside in the Parish of Bistre but the bride only recentlymoved to Buckley and has lived all her childhood and early adult life in theGwernymynydd part of our parish.
Llanferres goes into the Bike Export businessThree families recently retrieved forgotten bicycles from their garages andafter refurbishment they will be sent by Rotary to Africa for the use of schoolchildren who currently walk a long way to school each day. £10 was donatedwith each bicycle to meet some of the restoration and shipping costs.
Services for AugustThe services in August will follow the usual pattern.
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From the minutes of the June meeting:-Eight councillors were present,Councillor Yvonne Foden-McCorry senther apologies.Declarations of interest:-Councillor RobArmstrong declared an interest, refchurch maintenance, and signed thebook accordingly.Meeting open to the public for tenminutes:- The hedge next to the busshelter at Pont y Mwynwr crossroads wasobscuring vision and needs cutting. Itwas reported that the bus stops in Moldwere badly signed where the roaddiversions were in place during thecurrent road works. County CouncillorMartyn Holland promised to report thematter to the transport department. Inhis report to the Community Council,Councillor Holland declared that he hasbeen elected to the CorporateGovernance Committee (formally theAudit Committee); he is still attendingtraining sessions for County Councillors;parking at Loggerheads is still beingnegotiated; because the A494 is a trunkroad the agency will not considerfurther speed restrictions on theLoggerheads stretch but is looking atalternative options; he has reported thecondition of the road surface in Ty'nLlan; a member of the public hadcomplained that the new road surfacesin Maeshafn were so good that peoplewere speeding through the village.Councillor Holland also reported thattwo representatives of Welsh Water hadattended Llanarmon-yn-Ial CommunityCouncil meeting the previous evening toanswer questions regarding the sewagepipe to be laid from Eryrys to Llanferres.They explained that the route of the 6inch pipe had been chosen and/oraltered to prevent damage to propertiesor trees. New pumping facilities would
be installed at the existing sites atEryrys and Llanferres. The work wasdue to start in late June and should befinished by Christmas. Five Councillorsfrom Llanferres had attended thismeeting.The minutes of the May meeting weresigned as a true record.Landscape project:- Councillors had metwith a representative from the 'KeepWales Tidy' group, who are assistingwith the project, and work should beginsoon on landscaping the Memorial Stoneto make it more accessible to the public.Logging Charities:- The scheme tosupply logs to the community with themoney going to various charities hadnow concluded and over £9,000 hadbeen distributed to the nominatedcharities.Denbighshire Eisteddfod:- A committeeis being organised in the village to raisefunds for the Eisteddfod and fourCouncillors volunteered to assist.The Council agreed to supply £350towards St Berres ChurchyardMaintenance and to pay the electionexpenses of £1074-22.There were no planning matters andthere was no further information inreference to the acquisition of theplaying field in Maeshafn.A letter had been received from JuneHealey thanking the Community Councilfor their donation of £200 towards thecost of the Jubilee Celebrations but, asthey had not needed to spend it all, sheenclosed a cheque for £25-50 for unusedcash.The next meeting of the CommunityCouncil will be on Thursday 12th July2012 at 7.30 pm in the Village Hall.
John Almond. Vice Chairman
Community Council News - June Meeting
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C A F F I F L O R E N C E
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MENDELSSOHN IN NORTH WALES
Friday 7 September : CAFFI FLORENCE
A fascinating musically illustratedpresentation by local composer andmusic teacher Reuben Vincent on thevisit of Mendelssohn to RhydymwynNorth Wales in 1829 and his visits toLoggerheads.
7pm for hot pot supper tickets £12.507.45pm for talk only tickets £5
Please book through CAFFI FLORENCE
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Ice cream & snacks
Homemade bread & cakes baked daily and everythingcooked on site from scratch
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This is a great, simple, no cook cheesecake that makes the best of the sum-mer's strawberries. It is a little wicked, but so are all the best desserts.
250g digestive biscuits100g melted butter1 vanilla pod600g soft cheese100g icing sugar284ml tub double cream400g strawberries25g icing sugar
To make the baseButter and line a 23cm loose-bottomed tin with baking parchment.Put the biscuits in a plastic food bag and crush to crumbs using a rolling pin.Transfer the crumbs to a bowl and pour over the melted butter.Mix thoroughly until the crumbs are completely coated. Tip them into thetin and press firmly down into the base to create an even layer. Chill in thefridge for 1 hr to set firmly.
To make the fillingPlace the soft cheese, icing sugar and vanilla seeds in a bowl, then beatuntil smooth.Tip in the cream and continue beating until the mixture is completely com-binedSpread the cream mixture onto the biscuit base.Leave to set in the fridge overnight.Take cheesecake out of fridge 30 mins before serving and place on servingplate.Purée half the strawberries in a blender or food processor with 25g icingsugar and 1 tsp water & sieve.Arrange the remaining strawberries over the cake and pour over the puréeto serve.
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Thanks to all who turned out ona very wet day (which put pay tothe bouncy castle – sorryMatthew) to celebrate theQueens Diamond Jubilee, agreat time was had by all.
I’d like to give a big THANK YOUto the following: The JubileeCommittee (Jane G, Mel, Rob,Ian, Jac and Tim) for theircommitment and Jac forentering and winning a jubileepack and vouchers from The Co-
op, The Community Council and TheVillage Hall Committee for theirfinancial support, Yvette andLlanferres Dance Club for abrilliant Jive demo, Jim &Julie for kindly donating a kegof beer, all the lovely ladieswho made cupcakes, the kindpeople who gave donations,Adrian for providing the soundsystem and Dan for providingthe music, Gilly and the armyof volunteers who help set upand clear the next day. (I havea large Tupperware and aSilver Jubilee mug whichbelong to someone – ring
01352 810264) and finally thetea ladies – you’ve got the job!(see photo on the front page)
We asked for £1.00 per pintdonations for the beer whichraised £80.00, this was splitbetween Llanferres Playing FieldAssoc and Alzheimers Society –Thank you
Here’s to the next one in 10years’ time!
June
Local News
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Fancy learning to jive likethese professionals? -
join the Llanferres DanceClub on a Wednesday atthe Village Hall. ContactYvette on 01352 741112
or 07863 293311
YSGOL BROFAMAU
100 CLUB
JUNE 2012 DRAW~
1st Prize £40Gill & Gordon Sankey
~2nd Prize £24
J Burrows~
3rd Prize £14Janet Devine
More Jubilee pictures atwww.llanferres.org
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Gardening Club news
Llanferres Parish Gardening Club
Our meeting held on Monday June 11th had as its guest speaker DavidShiel, Chief Ranger for our area AONB. In his well illustrated talk about thehistory of Moel Findeg, David stressed how important this area is. Boughtin 1999 with Lottery funds and Maeshafn villagers raising money, and nowmanaged by the Countryside Services, this area is precious because itcontains valuable heathland. Half the world's heathland is in the UK andwe have a duty to preserve it. This "patch" supports Common lizard, Adderand Grass snakes and the pond contains Smooth, Palmate and rare Greatcrested newts. Now with ponies to control the spread of shrubs and trees,Moel Findeg seems to be in safe hands.
On July 9th the club is visiting Park Cottage at Penley, Wrexham by kindpermission of Dr S.J. Sime. We intend to leave from Llanferres at 6pm. Thecharge will be £5 to include entrance and refreshments. Non-members arewelcome by telephoning the Secretary.
Our meeting in August will, as usual, be used to arrange the final details ofour Annual Show, which this year will be on Saturday, September 1st. Aswe did last year, we will have a plant stall at the show and donations ofplants etc will be most welcome.
Mrs Joan Almond Hon Secretary( 810808
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LLANFERRES PARISHGARDENING CLUB
38TH ANNUAL SHOW
To be held at
THE VILLAGE HALL LLANFERRES
SATURDAY 1ST SEPTEMBER 2012
Doors Open at 2-00pm
Trophies will be presented at 2-30pm
Admission charges:Adults £1 Juniors 50p
Show Schedules and Entry Forms available from:
Mr D Jones 810511Mrs Glenys Roberts 810358
Mrs J Almond 810808or online at www.llanferres.org
Entry forms to be received by Mrs Glenys Roberts, 7 Tyn Llan,by 6pm on Wednesday 29th August or may be submitted by
telephone to Mr David Jones (810511) by 6pm on 29th August
All exhibits must be staged between 8am and 10-30amon the day of the show
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CLASSES
TROPHY/CUP/SHIELD AWARDED TO EACH SECTIONGarden Section: Restricted
Classes 1-33 Vegetables and Fruit
Flower Section: RestrictedClasses 40-62
Largest Produce Section: RestrictedClasses 65-83
Floral Art Section:OpenClasses 85 -93
Pot Plants Section: RestrictedClasses 95 to 107
Junior Section:OpenClasses 110-114 (up to 10 yrs)Classes 115 -119 (11 to 16 yrs)
Photographic Section: OpenClasses 125 to 131
Home Section: OpenClasses 135 to 156
Adult Handicraft: OpenClasses 160-169
Art Section: OpenAdult Classes 170-175Junior Classes 177-179
Restricted Classes:-Llanferres Residents and Club Members
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Local newsA glorious summer’s day greeted thewedding of Miss Lucy Amanda Tarran(younger daughter of Mr Norman & MrsSusan Tarran) with Mr Alan James Lashmar(son of Mr Christopher and Mrs BarbaraLashmar)
The bride was radiant in an Alfred Angelostrapless gown of ivory satin adorned withcrystal & sequin embroidery & a halfcathedral train. Her veil was held by adiamante tiara & matching pins.
She was attended by her elder sister MrsJulia Stanbury and her childhood friendMiss Hazel Headley in full length straplessgowns of cobalt blue georgette. All threecarried posies of cream rosebuds. Juniorbridesmaid was Miss Scarlett Lashmarwearing a white chiffon ballerina lengthdress & blue sash scattered with floatingembroidered butterflies, and carrying afairy wand embellished with a single rose.Best man was the groom’s friend Mr MarkBrown, and page boys Adam Lashmar &Daniel Stanbury also attended.
The bride’s mother wore a floral dress ofpink, lilac & teal on ivory organza with anivory organza picture hat and matchingstole. The groom’s mother wore an AfricanViolet 2-piece ensemble with matching
feather fascinator.
The reception &wedding breakfastwere held at theBeaufort Park Hotelat Alltami.
Lucy & Alan will livein Ellesmere Port.
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All bed linen provided along with wellequipped kitchen, colour TV, washingmachine, dishwasher etc and barbecuearea to the rear.
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Available all year round for weekly letsfrom £245, or mid week/long weekendbreaks.
For bookings or enquiries pleasering Simon or June Lovell.Tel: 01352 810582Mob: 07900 404767
Llanferrres Over 60s Club
We had a very interesting talk by Wynne Davies of the "WitnessSupport" group based at Mold courts. They are volunteers who supportand look after witnesses who have to attend all sorts of cases at theCrown Court and Magistrates Court. Being a witness at a long murderor abuse case can be very traumatic especially for people with health,
age, travelling, child-care and other difficulties.The group do a great job of help and assistance.
We have no meeting in July as we have theVillage outing instead but we'll be back inSeptember.
Enjoy the rest of the summer (if and when weget it)!!!!!!!!!!
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Proprietor Pip Verhollemanhails from Belgium, learning histrade from a young age and tosay he is a perfectionist, is amajor understatement!
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WHISKY OF THE WORLD5TH MASTERCLASSSaturday 4th AugustDavid and Brian will presentthis excellent evening ofentertainment with anopportunity to taste someinteresting whiskies producedfrom some of the 24 whisky-producing countries.Great value - includes whisky tasters andsupper, £25 per person.
Village Lunch ClubThe first Lunch Clubhosted by the Druid was agreat success. Thank youto all those who attended.The next event is at CaffiFlorence on 12th July andwe welcome everyoneback at the Druid on 20th
September.Make sure you contactthe organisers in advanceas places are limited.Thank You.
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Annual old peoples welfare summer tripFriday 13th July
to Anglesey this year, coffee stop on route 2 hrs in beautiful Beaumarisfor lunch shopping sightseeing or relaxing
A little island tour, then 2 course dinner plus coffee at 5pm in Deganwyhome 8ish
£5 per person - hope you don’t mindLeaving Llanferres 9am usual pick ups
Please let committee members know ASAP if you’d like to join us:
Jenny Studley, Sandra Jones, Ann Woodwood, Rob & Joan Jones, DarylAustin, Glenys Roberts, Yvonne McCorry, Maureen Hill
Looking forward to seeing you all.
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Ysgol Bro FamauSponsored Walk up
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Thank you to everyone who took parton the day and for those who
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donated to Cancer Research.Thank you on behalf of Ysgol Bro
Famau PTFA
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Six weeks into my new term of office and Iam beginning feel that I am suffering frominformation overload.All new members are receiving intensivetraining in all aspects of local governmentfrom child care to housing policy andfinance to education to name but a few.
Most of the key committee positions havenow been filled and I am pleased to saythat I will be sitting on the CouncilsCorporate Governance Committee whichbasically acts as an audit function. With myback ground in finance I am lookingforward to my new role.
Denbighshire seems to move very slowlywhen it comes to appointing Councillors tocommittees and outside bodies whichcannot be good for all those involved.
After the election I submitted a long list ofhighway issues that were raised by votersacross the ward. These varied from nospeed limits, to people exceeding existinglimits. From pot holes to resurfacing roadsand this week I will be joining someonefrom highways to visit all the sites on thelist. Sadly highways are one of thosedepartments that seem to have a no can doattitude and so I am looking forward to aninteresting journey.
Many people in our area are concernedabout the speed of traffic through theirvillages and sadly where the roads havebeen resurfaced speeds have increased.One resident recently asked if she couldhave some of the pot holes back just tohelp stop cars speeding in her local narrowlanes.
Often it isother localresidentswho are theguiltyparties andin onevillage theyare now taking the numbers of regularoffenders. Please help us all to keep ourroads safe by killing your speed andhaving respect for the type of roads we areall using.
Once again the grass cutting season ishere and Highways are dealing with ourroad side verges. In some areas the firstcut is restricted to what is called a bio-diversity cut, in other words the verges willbe left until all wild flowers have seeded.They are expected to cut the grass at keyroad junctions and so please let me knowif this is not happening in your area.
I attended Jubilee events in all the mainvillages and although the weather wasunhelpful this did not stop ourcommunities coming together and havinga great time. My congratulations go tothose who arranged what was a verysuccessful party in Llanferres despite theweather.
Regards.
Martyn L Holland.Tel. 01824 [email protected]
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As I write this, I am staring out from mycabin across to where Llanferres/MoelFamau ought to be, but alas I can onlysee sheets of rain.
This season has been a bit of a washout, with matches getting cancelledleft right and centre.
So far we have only played 5 leaguegames, which is half the amount weare due to have played by now.Maeshafn were 2nd in the league lasttime I checked, which is always nice,but there are some very good teams inour league these days and I suspect wemay finish up about 5th or 6th.
As you will see from the following thereis now very little to write about in termsof cricket, so I think this will be the lastcolumn for a while!
Since writing my last column Mr RhunJones has been spotted on numerousoccasions in the parish of Llanferresand HMP Liverpool but, as no-one haspaid the membership fee to join theofficial Rhun Jones Spotting Club, I amafraid I cannot reveal what clothes arecurrently in fashion in the Joneshousehold, nor his various activities.
Dave Williams has retired from thecricket club and joined a hippycommune, where he holds regular talkson how to use hugging to get innerhappiness. He is making a guestappearance on tour with Maeshafn CClater in the season, along withprofessional octogenarian ballroomdancer and lothario Mr Derek Parsons.
Steve Pugh (aka 'Chirky' or 'XL') ispresently suing the ECB for falsely
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representing that it is possible to keepwicket with his head, legs and armsrather than his hands. He still loses histeeth from time to time when batting.
Aled Jones has sprouted a moustacheand taken to throwing quoits ratherthan cricket balls (which is a blessingbecause the majority of the balls hethrew went backwards including oneinfamous 6), Sean Thomas was lastseen collecting conkers somewhere inStratford and Tom Hall is happilymarried with a wife and six kids.
Maeshafn Cricket Club continuesonwards and upwards, but it has nowmoved to foreign climates such asGwernaffield and Buckley. I could tellyou all about Big Kev (nicknamed 'theUdder' because parts of his anatomydangle further than they ought to), MrChumley Warner, a batsman scared ofbathing and Bazza, the suicidal South
African runner, but as you the readerwould not have a clue who I am talkingabout, I suspect it is time to call it a dayon my rantings in the Llanferres Newsand Views.
The club is still here, so if you want toget out of the house for lengthyperiods of time at a weekend anddisappear to a field somewhere inNorth Wales, please get in touch via mynumber on the back of the News andViews.
Jonathan, Secretary
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I was recently admiring Green-winged orchids(Orchis morio) in afield where they proliferate when Iobserved that growing near everyclump of orchids were thediminutive Adderstongue fern(Ophioglossum vulgatum). Ispeculated whether there is asymbiotic relationship between thetwo. All orchids have a relationshipwith the underground stems ofcertain fungi which supply food tothe dust-like orchid seeds andAdderstongue ferns also needground fungi to enable them toflourish. In fact Adderstonguesspend a considerable part of theirlives underground before theybreak through the surface. Bothspecies need a nutrient poor soil andare regarded as indicators of ancientmeadows.I have done considerable researchbut I cannot find any reference to asymbiotic relationship between thetwo plants but I do wonder if theyboth rely on the same fungus.However, I have not been able toverify that either.Green-winged orchids are similarto, and easily confused with, Earlypurple orchids, which are quitecommon in our area, but can bedistinguished from the latter in thatthere are parallel green veins on theside lobes of the Green-winged(hence the name) and the leaves areunspotted, whereas the Earlypurple leaves have dark spots andblotches.Adderstongue fern is a diminutiveplant usually only about 2-4inches(5-10cms) tall, but can inexceptional circumstances reach 12inches(30cms). It resembles a tiny
wild arum (Lords and Ladies)having a single pointed oval leaf anda single green fertile spike fromwhich come the spores. I havenever found it in our area or in theproximity of other orchids but,perhaps, I just have not looked hardenough.Insects have been scarce during therecent unseasonably bad weatherand one wonders what effect it willhave on the breeding success ofthose birds which feed entirely oninsects such as Swallows, Martinsand Swifts. It must also haveconsequences for those birds thatfeed on caterpillars as they are theimmature stage of insects. Swifts,however, have a survival strategy inthat, when the weather is cold orfood scarce, they can go into a sortof torpor so that they use lessenergy. Adult birds can survive inthis state for a couple of days butnestlings can last for even five days.The nestlings rate of growth variesaccording to the food supply andthey may spend anything from 35 to56 days in the nest.Swifts spend all their lives in flight,feeding, mating and sleeping andonly land to actually nest. As theydo not breed until two or threeyears old they, therefore, remain inthe air for that length of time fromleaving the nest. It is often assumedthat Swifts are the fastest flyers ofall birds but the Hobby, a smallfalcon, can out fly a Swift and is itsonly avian predator.
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Martyn Holland, Denbighshire County Councillor for Llanferres, Llanarmon ynIal & Llandegla. 01824 780703 [email protected]
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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Archery Club - lan Logan, Tryfan, 17 Cae Gwyn, Llanferres Tel: 810627
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]
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People's Warden - Mr. Brian Skelhorn 16 Cae Gwyn. Tel: 810422
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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 - Chair, Kym Willis 07578392305 / 01824 780888
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