NEWYDDION TREUDDYN NEWS
Mehefin, Gorffennaf & Awst – June, July & August 2012 ISSUE 258 Diary of Events June
Mon & Wed Youth Club School Campus 7.00 pm 30 p admission Monday s Yoga Village Hall 6.30 pm TCA Mondays gentle exercise Hafan Deg 7.30 pm £2.50 Tuesdays Weightwatchers Village Hall 7.00 pm Thursdays Terrig Art Club Village Hall 1.00 pm Thursdays Street dance Village Hall 6.00 pm TCA £3.00 Thursdays Zumba Village Hall 7.00 pm TCA £3.00 03.06.12 Children & Family St Mary’s Church 9.30 am St Mary’s Church service 03.06.12 Queen’s Jubilee Plas Nan tglyn, 2.00 pm – Nercwys Church Celebrations Nercwys 5.00 pm 04.06.12 Jubilee Fun day, Club house & 1.0 pm Coed Talon bowling followed by bingo Pontybodkin & bingo club playing field 5.30 pm 05.06.12 Jubilee party and Treuddyn Village 1.00 pm to TCA & TCC picnic – all welcome Hall / Queen S treet 5.00 pm playing field 05.06.12 Hafan Deg Assoc Hafan Deg 4.30 pm for Member’s Party please Jubilee Party 5.00 pm confirm attendance with secretary. 06.06.12 Y Gymdeith Capel Ebeneser 7.00 pm Mrs M Hopwood 08.06.12 Ladies Bik e course Nercwys Forest 6.30 pm Meet at Queen Street car park 09.06.12 Concert & Afternoon St Mary’s Church 3.00 pm St Mary’s Church tea – Cor Dewi Sant £3 admission 10.06.12 Queen’s jubilee Treuddyn Bowling Come along and trophy club support the bowlin g club – contact Glenys Conde 17.06.12 The RALI Bi -lingual Capel Ebeneser 6.00 pm Parch Eirlys Gruffydd Service, English Address 20.06.12 Prize Bingo Hafan Deg 7.00 pm Hafan Deg Assoc 23.06.12 Strawberries Hafan Deg 3.00 pm Cancer Research UK & Cream - 5.00 pm local committee 24.06.12 Bi -lingual Service, Capel Ebeneser 6.00 pm Mrs Siâ n Williams English Address 26.06.12 Parochial Church St Mary’s Church 7.00 pm Council
1 Diary of Events July, August and later events already arranged
01.07.12 Ch ildren & Family St Mary’s Church 9.30 am St Mary’s Church Service 07.07.12 Summer F air Hafan Deg 2.30 pm St Mary’s Church To be opened by Mrs Elsie Stevens 14.07.12 Gŵyl Treuddyn Village Hall & 1.00 pm TCA Festival Playing Field 18.07.12 Summer Outing to Hafan Deg Asssoc. Llandudno 22.07.12 Bi -lingual Service & Capel Ebeneser 6.00 pm Mrs Siâ n Williams English Address 01.08.12 Y Gymdeithas Capel Ebeneser 7.00 pm Parch Eirlys Gruffydd 05.08.12 Children & Family St Mary’s Church 9.30 am St Mary’s Church Service 18.08.12 Afternoon Tea Hafan Deg 3.00 pm Capel Ebeneser 09.09.12 Cyfarfod Pregethu Capel Ebeneser 6.00 pm Parch John Barnett 23.09.12 Cymanfa Ganu 6.00 pm 14.10.12 Diolchgarwch Capel Ebeneser 6.00 pm Parch J Bryn Jones (Harvest Service) 23.12.12 Bi -lingual Carols & Capel Ebeneser 2.30 pm Parch Eirlys Gruffydd English Address
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2 CYNGOR CYMUNED TREUDDYN COMMUNITY COUNCIL
Abstract of the Minutes – M eeting Held Wedn esday 11 th April , 2012 at The Meeting Room, village Hall, Treuddyn
1. Flintshire County Council Streetscene The Streetscene Service was launched on Monday 5 th March 2012. A fundamental element of the new Streetscene service is working in collaboration wi th the local community. The County has been divided into 12 years, aligned with ward boundaries; each area has been appointed a Streetscene Supervisor. It was agreed to invite Mr Harvey Mitchell, along with Mr Dave Bellis our area supervisor, to a May or June Community Council meeting.
2. Presentation of Annual Statement of Accounts 2011 -2012 The Clerk presented the Annual Income and Expenditure Accounts of the Council for the financial year 01.04.11 to 31.03.12.
3. Queens Jubilee Members delegated the o rdering of the commemorative coins to the Chair and Clerk.
4. Re -siting of dog bin The dog bin in front of the sheltered housing accommodation has been removed and will be sited on the Llanfynydd/Coed Talon bridleway. Dog fouling in the village has been improved but will be carefully monitored.
5. Bench – Farmers Arms A bench will be sited at the bus stop next to the `Farmers Arms’. The Community Council agreed to keep a seat inside the bus shelter opposite Queen Street.
6. Meetings Attended and Forthc oming Meetings 1. County Councillor Mrs Thomas will be meeting with Mr Neal Cockerton on the 20 th April to discuss pavement and highway matters. Parking issues on Ffordd y Llan will also be discussed. 2. FLVC – Continuation of Community Voice. Cllr Mrs J S mith will be attending the meeting on 12 th March 2012. 3. Footpath 62. A meeting was to be held at Hafan Deg on 27 th April but this has been postponed until after Mr Steve Bartlett has had discussions regarding evidence finding.
7. Planning KYT/049490 – P roposal, Prior Notification – Application for erection of agricultural building at Tan Llan Farm, Fordd Llanfynmydd, Treuddyn. No Objection. 3 KYT/049538 – Proposal – erection of stables at Twmpath, Ffordd Top y Rhos, Treuddn. No Objection. KYT/049537 – Pro posal – erection of an agricultural shed for the storage of produce, sheep and implements at land (east) of Cae Hic, Ffordd y Blaenau, Treuddyn. No Objection. KYT/049547 – Proposal – Replacement roof to provide living accommodation within roof space, singl e storey extension to provide linked annexe ancillary to existing dwelling and erection of a triple garage at Three Oaks, Ffordd Corwen, Treuddyn. No Objection. KYT/049183 – Proposal – Demolition of existing outbuilding and garage and erection of a two sto rey extension to provide new utility, WC, dayroom and bedroom with ensuite at 12 Queen Street, Treuddyn. No objections. Notification of Planning Decision KYT /049260 – Proposal – Erection of a two storey rear extension and a detached masonry shed at Fron H eulog, 1 Lloyds Terrrace, Ffordd y Rhos, Treuddyn – Approved.
8. Streetlghting There were no faults reported. It was requested that the Clerk write to Steve Barrat / Freedom Group with reference to the upgrade of the Street Lights in the Community of Tre uddyn. Ground has been dug up and was not made good after the work was completed.
9. Website The problems encountered over a short period have now been rectified.
10 Queen Street Play area / Bullying – Playscheme proposal and bike track Cllr Mrs Sho rt wi ll be on site to discuss the siting of the water drinking fountain. Bullying and Playscheme proposal Bullying is becoming a problem and it was agreed the problem needs to be addressed. The Clerk had spoken with Mrs Janet Roberts – Play Development Officer, FCC in which the following proposals have been put forward for TCC approval. 1. Play Leaders will visit the park two evenings per week to interact with the children and involve everyone in game play. 2. The Primary Schools will be visited during lunch times. Th e Chair has agreed to speak with both Headteachers of the schools if the visits would be acceptable. 3. The Summer Playscheme would run three days per week, in which would be afternoon sessions.
11. Community Councillor’s reports 1. Terrig Hill – to report a large tree near the top of the hill in which protrudes into the highway., large vehicles have to move over to the right to miss the tree trunk, this is a safety concern when there are oncoming vehicles. 2. Pothiles. Terrig Hill is still waiting for the r oad to be repaired. 4 3. The Post Office are still looking into an area that is suitable to re -site the post box on the A5104. 4. To request FCC inspect the wall under the noticeboard on Queen Street car park. 5. It has been noted the increase of speeding mo torists on the A5104, traffic has increased due to the time of year.
Abstract of the Minutes – Annual General Meeting held Wednesday 9 th May 2012 at the Village Hall, Treuddyn.
1. Election of Officers a. Chairman – Cllr Mrs Gill Short was elected to ser ve as Chair for a second time. b. Vice -Chair – Cllr Mr Idris Jones
2. PCSO Andrea Ellis – no update received
3. Bench – Farmers Arms bus stop Work has now been completed.
4. Llan Shop It has been stated the shop would be opening in approximately two wee ks, but has not been confirmed. With reference to the Post Office being sited at the shop, this has to go through a consultation period.
5. Meetings & Forthcoming meetings a) County Cllr Mrs Thomas had a site meeting in the Community o Treuddyn with Stre etscene Area Supervisor Mr Dave Bell looking at potholes, drains, etc. b) Meeting with Members of the Standards committee – 1 October, 2012 (please see Clerk nearer the time). c) Induction training for Town and Community Councillors – Members Code of Condu ct and the Role and Function of Flintshire CC, Dates given for the month of June, 2012 (please see Clerk).
6. Proposed Boundary Signs – Treuddyn Village Hall The provision of two new signs will be erected to give directions to the village hall. Work wil l be carried out by FCC.
7. Best Kept Communities Competition This was delegated to Cllr Mrs Thomas and the Clerk. To read through the literature and enter area of the village into the competition.
5 Planning LEJ/049621 – Proposal – Erection of a two stor ey extension at Maes Glyndwr, Treuddyn . No Objection. Notification of Planning Decisions KYT/049621 – Proposal – Erection of stables at Twmpath, Ffordd Top y Rhos, Treuddyn – approved. KYT/049547 – Proposal – Replacement roof to provide living accommodati on within roof space, single storey extension to provide linked annexe ancillary to existing dwelling and erection of a detached triple garage at Three Oaks, Ffordd Corwen, Treuddyn – Approved.
Queen Street Play area and bike track Cllr Mrs Short reported on the following: New fencing has been installed. A kissing gate onto the path near the Pennaf/Lovells site will be erected, and also a gate at the entrance on Ffordd y Rhos side. The drinking fountain should be installed in the next week. BMX track The Clerk reported: Clark and Kent have been out to inspect the track and carry out work where necessary.
Community Councillor’s reports 1. To request FCC to clean the blocked drains from Treuddyn Water works down towards the Ffordd Llanfynydd junction. 2. To repor t numerous potholes by Tyn -y-Groesfa. 3. A weekend of Urdd Memorabilia had been held spanning 90 years. Cllr Mrs Thomas is looking for a grant for a book to be published; the approximate cost will be in the region of £8,000.
The next meetings of TCC will be held on Wednesday 13 th June 2012 and Wednesday July 11 th 2012 at the Meeting Room, Village Hall, Queen Street, Treuddyn / Public Session 6.50 pm / Community Council meeting 7.00 pm. There is no council meeting held in August.
T Flintshire CC Housing B allot – Tact Dome visited the village on the 26 th January, 2012 but unfortunately did not park on Ffordd -y-Rhos. Tact Dome have apologised for the mistake a notice has been displayed on the notice -boards with a contact number to phone.
6 County & Communit y Council Election 2012
I was very grateful and honoured to stand unopposed at the elections and would like to thank everyone for their support and good wishes. It was great to be able to use the time getting on with job, hekping residents with problems and sorting out all my paperwork ready for the new term rather than having to go round canvassing, it was much appreciated.
It is a job I really enjoy doing, it’s varied and flexible and although by choice I spend more than the average working week carryi ng out my duties, I can fit it around family life and because it’s so varied it’s not a chore; I never know what to expect when the phone rings or I check my emails ! The best feeling is when I’ve been able to make a difference by helping someone or raisin g issues on behalf of residents at committees I sit on and changing policies and helping to deliver projects with my fellow community council, community association and other committee members .
As well as being Treuddyn County Councillor, I am also a memb er of Treuddyn Community Counci l, Llanfynydd Community Council (Pontybodkin Ward ), Hafan Deg Association, St Mary’s Church PCC, I am a governor at Parc y Llan and Castell Alun (although I try to support Ysgol Terrig equally in my role as County Councillor ), I’m a member of Treuddyn bowling club and secretary of Treuddyn Community Association. I also produce the Treuddyn and Llanfynydd Community Council newsletters. At Flintshire County Council I am on the Environment and Lifelong Learning scrutiny committ ees and a sub on the planning committee. I am a fully trained up member but am substituting this year as I have been elected as Vice Chair of the County Counc il which is a great honour. The Chair is on holiday for the next three weeks so it will certainly be an experience. I also sit on a few outside bodies including the Clwydian and Dee Valley Range of Outstanding Natural Beauty which includes parts of Flintshire, Wrexham and Denbighshire. I also sit on grant funding bodies such as the Flintshire Rural Partnership and Cadwyn Clwyd which means I’m aware of what grants are available but then end up ha ving to declare an interest a lot of the time while applications are being discussed! I am also lead M ember for Biodiversity and champion for rural areas and the natural environment always trying to make sure that rural areas like ours get a fair deal .
The Community Councillors in Treuddyn were also all unopposed as there were more seats available than those that submitted election forms. Congratulations sho uld also go to them as well beca use it has been team work delivering many good schemes in the last four years.
Also a major contributor to the Community Council team is our Clerk, Kay (Carolyn Thomas) who is very knowledgeable and gives us good guidance.
Thanks again to everyone for your best wishes, I am very honoured to be able to continue in my role and will d o the best I can with enthusiasm , dedication and passion.
Carolyn
(Cllr Carolyn Thomas) 7 DIAMOND JUBILEE 2012 Treuddyn Community Council
Treu ddyn Community Council has opted to celebrate the Golden Jubilee with personalised mugs, as opposed to the original suggestion of coins mentioned in the last Treuddyn News. The mugs feature the Queen and crest on the front and the Treuddyn Community Counc il logo on the reverse. Mugs will be distributed free to all primary age children at the village schools, the Cylch and Treuddyn Under 5s and everyone who filled a form in from the last newsletter . If parents/guardians of primary age children living in th e ward but who attend other schools would like a mu g please contact Kay Thomas (tel: 01352 771102, write to Droed y Mynydd, Corwen Road, Pontybodkin, Mold CH7 4TG or email [email protected] ).
Mugs are also available to purchase for all other reside nts for a cost of £2.75 each. There is a limited supply so please contact the clerk, Kay Thomas (01352 771102) or Gill Short on [email protected] or drop a note into Gill Short at Ty Celyn, Ffordd Y Gilrhos to reserve one or more. Payment will not be due until the mugs are distributed. The availability of the mugs will be on a first come first served basis.
This is a lovely memento for the Jubilee celebration – add it to your mugs from previous royal celebrations or start a new collection.’
Gill S hort, Chairman, Treuddyn Community Council
8 Queen Street Play Area & Bike Track
During the Summer term to encourage fair play in the park
Play Leaders will visit the park two evenings per week to interact with the children and involve everyone in g ame play. The Primary Schools will be visited during lunch times. The Summer Playscheme would run three days per week, in which would be afternoon sessions.
Did you know that Clark & Kent who built the bike track have just built the Olympic BMX track? The Community Council have been waiting for them to do the annual maintenance work on the bike track but they have been so busy building tracks all over the world. T hey eventually found time a few weeks ago after completing the Olympic track.
9 Coaching will be starting up again soon with Bob and Ally – look out for posters.
…. And the ladies bike cours will restart on Friday 8 th June and then every two weeks thereafter until mid August. Meet 6.30 pm Queen Street car park. Contact Simon, Paula or Mar ia for further information.
10 Coed Talon Play area
Both play areas in the settlement area of Coed Talon and Pontybodkin are important as somewhere safe to play away from the busy road.
Pontybodkin is very popular for children to come and go as they p lease in an easily visible location. The play area will soon be getting new play equipment and fencing thanks to a significant Aggregates Levy Fund for Wales grant; this was possible because of the effects of quarrying and quarries lorries through the vil lage.
Coed Talon play area by the old school is a wonderful, open space ideal for playing ball games as it is away from houses in a natural setting. Many football teams from neighbouring villages come to practice here.
The Community Council have been a sked by Coed Talon residents if investment could now be made in that play area. The children would have like to have a zip line in Pontybodkin but there was not enough flat space so it is hoped to have one installed in Coed Talon. Improvements also need to be made to the fencing and investment in new play items.
There is a sum of money available for play equipment from the Pennaf development and as Queen Street play area has had a lot of recent grant funding, we are hoping that the money can be used to i mprove the Coed Talon play area which also falls within the ward of Treuddyn.
11 Treuddyn Shop & Post Office
I met with Dilip Odera and his brother who are buying the shop in Ffordd y Llan. They recently sold a shop in Rhyl to Tescos Express and have got a franchise for the shop in Treuddyn. It will be a `Lifestyle Express’ shop which is in the same group of retail outlets as `Spar’. They gave me a copy of a sample offer leaflet. They told me the shop will open as soon as possible within the next few we eks and the plan is to possibly slightly extend to the side in 12 months time and to increase the car parking space to the front where there is a piece of grass. The brother that will manage the shop will rent somewhere locally. They are looking to open the shop from 8.00 am to 10.00 pm depending on demand. Plans are to reopen the post office there as soon as possible.
12 If you want to report a faulty light, blocked highways drain, potholes, grass cutting, problems with litter and dog fouling or contact pest control
Phone 701234
When reporting faulty street lights you will need to give the location and, if possible, lamp number which is on the column. The operator may say that the light belongs to the Community Council but insist they log the fault as Treuddyn Community Council has a contract with Flintshire County Council street lighting for them to look after those lights as well as the ones owned by the County Council.
When you phone the Streetscene number, the call will be logged and an email sent to our area supervisor, Dave Bell with a copy to the Area Manager.
Dave Bell and I went on a t our of the ward of Treuddyn to do an EVA (Envionmental Visual Audit), l ooking at areas that needed improving such as resurfacing of roads or tidying of highway v erges, clearing of footpaths,etc.
The dog waste bin at the top of Fford d y Llan has been removed because it was outside the window of residential properties. Under Streetscene there will no longer be one person whose job it is to empty all dog waste bins in Flintshire, there will be area teams who will have generic job descr iptions including emptying all the bins in their area. FCC are not going to be installing any more specific dog waste bins but putting stickers on general waste bins.
13 The idea is that you can put dog waste in any bin as long as it is bagged because currently all the litter from the bins and dog waste goes to landfill. I put a notice on the general waste bin saying that could b e used for dog waste but then there was a problem because it was getting filled with just dog waste including from resident’s gardens that had used the dog bin before.
The idea is that if all bins are used as general waste bins then if there are just two or three bags of dog waste amongst other rubbish then it won’t smell or be a problem. Also, residents can put bagged dog waste from their gardens into their own black residual waste wheelie bin.
Looking for a different solution , I met with Gary Downi e in Treuddyn. He has had a lot of press coverage regarding a Community Interest Company and social enterprise he has set up called `StreetKleen’ aimed at tackling persistent dog fouling in our Communities. He started it off because he wanted to do somet hing about the dog fouling in his community of Broughton.
Streetkleen aims to replace the current dog bin and plastic bag with a waste receptacle and biodegradable bags with the intention of diverting dog waste away from landfill and recycli ng it to creat e usable energy. Gary want s to co llect dog waste and turn it into biogas using the process of anaerobic digestion.
14 Anaerobic digestion is the natural breakdown of organic materials into methane and carbon dioxide gas and fertiliser. It can be used in st ationary engines to generate electricity but is not suitable as vehicle fuel. One bag of dog waste can generate enough electricity to boil a kettle for two cups of tea.
Currently, responsible dog owners pick up their dog waste in plastic bags – Gary says this advice must be changed to BIODEGRADABLE BAGS. Currently in the UK 98% of street clean residue dog waste is sent to landfill in plastic bags, this only mummifies the contents as the plastic bag may take 100 years+ to degrade.
Changing current advic e from plastic bags to collecting dog waste in biodegradable bags is central to Streetkleen . The collection of dog waste in biodegradable bags enables a natural decomposition of the contents and also raises the potential for recycling dog waste to create u sable energy.
I have been asked by a resident to raise about bags of dog waste being left in trees and hedges in rural locations b ecause there are no dog bins. This is another good reason to use biodegradable bags or to use the `stick and flick’ policy that Forestry Commission advise in rural areas where there are no pavements t so the waste can be broken down naturally.
The dog warden told me that a questionnaire was returned to her saying that the cost of having to pay for carrier bags was a deterren t from picking up dog waste but dog waste bags are inexpensive and much easier to carry around than normal carrier bags. It is possible to buy 50 bi odegradable, scented bags for £1.
Treuddyn has been a lot better recently with not so much dog waste left on the pavements and that has been appreciated by residents.
It is still being kept under surveillance by teams as a `hot spot’ area.
15 I noticed yesterday (Sunday morning) that a IT IS ILLEGAL TO resident was picking up litter around the DROP LITTER OR village. It is really encouragin g to see NOT TO CLEAN UP people that care about the community they AFTER YOU DOG live in taking the time to do that, I know THIS CAN INCUR AN there are a quite a few as well as those that ON THE SPOT FINE drop litter. I am amazed how many empty OF £75 OR UP TO `energy’ drink cans I pick up, obviously it £1000 IF TAKE N TO mustn’t work as they don’t seem to have COURT. enough energy to carry them to the bin!
PC Gary Aldous is the CBM who will be covering our area along with PCSO Andrea Ellis.
16 `Bro Brwynog’ Pennaf and Lovells housing development in Treuddyn
The development is moving on extremely quickly. The houses pictured here near the entrance off Ffordd y Rhos will be 2 semi - detached 3 bedroom houses for sale by Lovells at market price. I believe they will be the show homes.
The heavy rain caused problems and water was pumped into th e surface wate r drain to clear it from the site. Unfortunately , the amount of clay and silt in the water which could be seen off Church Walk and in Nant Byr along the Corwen Road caused concern for the Environment Agency and the developers were asked to stop.
Opposit e is a copy of the site plan without the house descriptions on so I could fit it on the page. The plan can be seen on the Treuddyn website www.treuddyn.org.uk and I’ve put copies in noticeboards. Let me know if you would like me to print you one off. 17 18 There has been a lot of interest in the development of 41 houses, especially the 18 which have been allocated for rent or `affordable ownership/part buy’. I was told there were 38 names on the list, all classed as local. Th e DDA bungalows have already been allocated to families in the village , the rest have yet to be allocated.
Work has started on the layby which will provide parking for the cemetery and mitigation for loss of parking for the chapel. This was agreed during pre -planning discussions. A provision also had to be made for a pavement linking from the development. The new kissing gate along the footpath from Queen Street to Ffordd y Rhos will hopefully mean that there will now be pushchair and wheelchair access, although the kissing gate at the Ffordd y Rhos end and steps may need altering once they’ve been assessed. Thanks to Community Councillor, Gill Short for sorting out installation of the gate.
I’m still waiting for Flintshire County Council Cemeteries d epartment to come back to me regarding works to the extension area.
Scottish power has been doing some cabling works regarding the site. There was concern with work they had proposed to do but after meeting with residents an alternative solution was fo und.
19 We’re still waiting for the results of the plans drawn by AECOM to see if grant funding will be given for the schemes in Ffordd y Gilrhos and Ffordd y Rhos. I have been told that Paul Bolton, a Flintshire County Council Officer did previously put forward an application on behalf of residents but it got rejected because the cost outweighed the benefit.
A copy of the feasibility study report undertaken by DCWW was sent to FCC drainage officers. I met with one of them and he said that it was more or less implying that capacity can be increased at the treatment facility by employing a manual operator to keep the pipes unclogged and flowing freely. So much for technology and automated systems! I did reply that in this day and age that solution wasn’t really adequate but have not had a response.
The development of Cae Mynach, DCWW now admit has less chance of getting the grant funding to connect to the main treatment facility because their septic tank system is working adequately and there have been no reports from the Environment Agency to state otherwise. I have tried to make a case that a separate sceptic tank facility was installed because the advice at the time was the Treuddyn treatment facility was up to capacity.
From 1 st October 2011 any private sewer excluding pumping stations and highway drains or sewers situated within DCWW sewerage area and communicates with a public sewer and any private lateral drain will transfer to DCWW and become a public sewer.
One good thing that has come from all the meetings with Welsh Water is that I have been introduced to a local DCWW employee, Ronnie Kelbrick has been very helpful sorting out local drainage issues and offering to help resolve any misconnections.
Besides having contamination in the waterco urse of silt from the new development there has also been a discharge of diesel during one weekend which has caused concern.
If you notice anything call the Environment Agency on 0800 80 70 60.
20 In Ffordd y Bont , Pontybodkin , the heavy rains caused prob lems with the drains unable to cope, flooding the lane and leaving debris. Since the reconstruction of the bridge, the surface water drain has not worked properly. Streetscene supervisors Dave Bell and Bill Jones have agreed that remedial work needs doin g and are looking into doing the works. This will probably mean a road closure, digging up the road and putting the drain diagnally across the road so will take a while to organise.
A lot of debris came down the Nant Byr and was reported to the Enviro nment Agency. They said that as long as the water can still flow through they would have to wait until levels decrease before clearing it and they would also pass this on to Flintshire County Council to do.
21 Residents of Ffordd y Bont, Pontybodkin which i s split between the wards of Treuddyn and Llanfynydd have also asked if the wooden fencing can be replaced near th e junction with Pontbodkin Hill as it looks so untidy. This sectio n on the other side of the bridge over the Nant comes under Llanfynydd Comm unitiy Counc il . Flintshire County Council will only do work to ensure the fence is sa fe.
Three quotes have been acquired by the Pontybodkin Community Councllors for green metal hoop top fencing similar to that which will be installed at Pontybodkin play a rea. A grant application has been submitted to Cadwyn Clwyd in the hope that they may help with funding, match funding will be sought from Llanfynydd Community Council.
22 Treuddyn Cemetery Memorial Testing Programme 2012/12
Flintshire County Council w ill be commencing this year’s programme of Memorial Safety inspections during June 2012 and Treuddyn will be one of the three on the list.
Each memorial in the cemetery will be tested using a consistent method. The inspections will be undertaken by exper ienced staff who have completed memorial safety inspection training and are fully competent in this sensitive area of work.
If a memorial is identified as unsafe but does not represent an immediate danger, the Counicl will attempt to the contact the Regi stered Grave Owner prior to arranging for a temporary supp ort to be erected behind the sto ne, a notice will be placed at the back of the memorial to inform families that the Authority have been unable to make contact with, what has happened, and who to con tact.
If any me morials identified as unsafe are too large to be temporarily secured they will be laid flat on wooden blocks with a notice place don the memorial and, where possible, grave owners will be contacted.
23 It is important that the Council comple tes this work to ensure the safety of all who visit and work in our cemeteries. We would like to assure families that the Council is very aware of the concerns the bereaved may have and the work will be completed in a respectful manner.
Further informatio n on the Council’s memoria safety programme is available by contacing the Bereavement Services Officer on 01352 7703360 or 703361 or 703362..
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Development Concerns currently unfounded for Land by the Vicarage / Vicarage Walk
Some residents h ave raised concerns that the land by the vicarage will be built on. I have made some enquiries and had confirmation that the land belongs to the Representative Body of the Church in Wales and is currently subject to a tenancy and they are not looking to s ell it for developpment. I have had an official response from them that says “ Due to the location of the land (on the immediate outskirts of Treuddyn) development cannot be ruled out, however, I can confirm that we are not currently exploring development options for the land. All glebe land is owned by the Representative Body of the Church in Wales and is held on trust for the benefit of the Province as a whole. Therefore the funds realised through the sale of any glebe land are much in demand. Thus an y land with future development potential will not be sold off until this potential can be realised. We, as a charity, must achieve best value in the sale of any assets. ”
24 Parish Church of St. Mary, Treuddyn
Calendar for June – August 2012 JUNE 3rd June - Trinity Sunday: 9.30am: Holy Eucharist (Children & Family). Celebration of Queen’s Jubilee, 2pm - 5pm at Plas Nantglyn, Nercwys. 9th June - (Saturday): Afternoon Tea & Choir at Church, 3pm. 10 th June - Trinity 1: 9.30am Holy Euchar ist. 17 th June - Trinity 2: 9.30am Holy Eucharist 19 th June - (Tuesday) Mold Deanery AGM at Connah’s Quay, 7.30pm. 24 th June - Trinity 3: 9.30am Holy Eucharist. 26 th June - (Tuesday) Parochial Church Council meets in Church, 7pm.
JULY 1st July - Trinity 4: 9.30am Holy Eucharist (Children & Family) 7th July - Summer Fair at Hafan Deg, to be opened by Mrs Elsie Stevens , 2.30. 8th July - Trinity 5: Holy Eucharist, 9.30am. 15 th July - Trinity 6: Holy Eucharist, 9.30am. 22 nd July - Trinity 7: Hol y Eucharist, 9.30am. 29 th July - Trinity 8: (5 th Sunday of the Month): Matins, Morning Prayer, 9.30am.
25 AUGUST 5th August - Trinity 9: Holy Eucharist (Children & Family) 9.30am. 12 th August - Trinity 10: Holy Eucharist, 9.30am. 19 th August - Trinity 11: Holy Eucharist, 9.30am. 25 th August - (Saturday) Coffee Morning at Daniel Owen Centre, Mold. 26 th August - Trinity 12: Holy Eucharist, 9.30am.
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Our “Children & Family” services, on the 1 st Sunday of each month, are for EVERYBODY! (as are our regular Sunday services).
Also, on every Sunday , our doors are open for Mums, Dads and toddlers; come along at 10am if it suits you, j ust to join us in worship and friendship.
Further information about our services and events: please telephone 01352 770919 or email [email protected]
Rev'd JB Jones has passed on his responsibilities as Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal Organiser to Paul a Bidwell . Thank you for all your help over the last 20 or so years, and please support Paula as she takes over the reins in this important position".
John B Jones
In the future wreaths will need to be ordered from Paula Bidwell (tel 01352 771766
26 CAPEL EBENESER TREUDDYN Mehefin, Gorffennaf ac Awst / June, July & August
Cydymdeimlwn yn ddwys gyda teulu'r diweddar Mrs Megan Peters ac yn arbennig ei mherch Gweryl, a'i wyresau Laura ac Emma. Roedd Mrs Peters yn flaenores yn Ebeneser a bydd colled fawr ar ei hol a chofiwn am ei ffyddlondeb a'i gweithgarwch ar hyd y blynyddoe dd. Cynhaliwyd ei gwasanaeth angladdol yn Ebeneser o dan arweiniad Y Barchedig Eirlys Gruffydd ac hefyd Parchedigion J Bryn Jones a John B Jones. Yr organyddes oedd Mrs Margaret Roberts.
Yr ydym yn cofio am ein haelodau sydd ddim mewn iechyd da ar hyn o bryd, yn enwedig Mrs Dilys Edwards sydd yn aros am lawdriniaeth. Gobeithiwn fyddech i gyd yn teimlo yn well yn fuan a dymunwn y gorau i chwi i gyd.
Braf oedd croesawi cymaint o'n cyfeillion ar Ddydd Sadwrn braf, 14 Ebrill i'n Arwerthiant blynyddol. Ago rwyd yr ymdrech eleni gan Mrs Jane Worsnip, Tyn y Pistyll gynt, a chyflwynwyd y blodau gan Olivia, wyres Ceridwen a Peter Orton. Hoffwn ddiolch yn fawr iawn i bawb am eu gweithgarwch ac hefyd am y cefnogaeth a gawsom.
Yn ein Gymdeithas mis Ebrill cawsom hanes cristnogaeth yn y Dwyrain Pell gan Mrs Maureen Griffiths ac ym mis Mai daeth Mr Islwyn Parry i'n diddori gydai'i atgofion pan oedd yn brifathro. Yr ydym yn ddiolchgar i'r ddau am ddod atom. Mrs Millicent Hopwood fydd ein siaradwraig yn ein cyfarfod nesaf am 7 o'r gloch nos Fercher, 6 Fehefin 2012, a bydd ein cyfarfod Mis Awst o dan ofal ein Gweinidog, y Barch. Eirlys Gruffydd. Yr ydym yn eich croesawi am sgwrs a phaned yn ein Te Prynhawn yn Hafan Deg am 3 yp dydd Sadwrn 18 Awst
It is with sadness t hat we have lost one of our members, Mrs Megan Peters, who was a deacon and faithful member in Ebeneser. We extend our sincere sympathy to her daughter Gweryl and grandaughters Emma and Laura. Mrs Peters worked tirelessly for Ebeneser over many years and w e miss her greatly. Our minister, Rev. Eirlys Gruffydd officiated at the funeral service, together with Rev. J Bryn Jones and Rev. John B Jones. Mrs Margaret Roberts was the organist.
We remember and extend our best wishes to everyone who is not in the b est of health, and in particular Mrs Dilys Edwards who is awaiting treatment. We hope you will all soon feel better and we wish you all the best.
Our Sale of Work this year was opened by Mrs Jane Worsnip, originally from Tyn y Pistyll, and the presentati on of flowers was made by Olivia, grandaughter of Ceridwen and Peter Orton. We are very grateful for all the support we receive 27 every year. May we extend a special invitation to you all to join us for our Rali Service which has an English address on Sunday , 17 June. The address will be given by Rev. Eirlys Gruffydd and the hymns and readings will be in both English and Welsh.
We have had very enjoyable evenings in our Cymdeithas when Mrs Maureen Griffiths gave a talk on christianity in the Far East, and also when Mr Islwyn Parry entertained us with stories from when he was headmaster. Our next meeting will be at 7.00pm. on Wednesday, 6 June when Mrs Millicent Hopwood will be the speaker and on 1 August Rev. Eirlys Gruffydd.
We look forward to seeing yo u all again in our Afternoon Tea which will be held in Hafan Deg on Saturday 18 August at 3pm. This will be a chance for everyone to meet up with friends and enjoy a pleasant afternoon in relaxed company.
Bydd ein gwasanaethau am 6 o'r gloch yr hwyr : - Mehefin 3 - Mr Gron Ellis U Mehefin 10 - Parch Patrick Slattery - Cymun U Mehefin 17 - Y Rali - Parch Eirlys Gruffydd Bi -lingual Service & English Address U Mehefin 24 - Mrs Siâ n Williams Bi -lingual Service & English Address
Gorffennaf 1 - Undebol yn Ca pel y Rhos am 2.00yp Gorffennaf 8 - Mrs Elizabeth Jones Gorffennaf 15 - Parch J Bryn Jones - Cymun Gorffennaf 22 - Mrs Siâ n Williams Bi -lingual Service & English Address Gorffennaf 29 - Parch Eirlys Gruffydd
Awst 5 - Trefniant Lleol Awst 19 - Parch Eirlys Gruffydd - Cymun
Medi 2 - Parch J Bryn Jones Medi 9 - Parch John Barnett - Cyfarfod Pregethu - U
Maldwyn Roberts
28 WEATHER WISE - MARCH 2012
This has been a dry mostly beautiful month even though the rainfall has been double that of March 20 11 reducing the annual deficit to 41.25mm. Although the sunny weather of late February carried through, it did snow briefly on the morning of 4 th giving a thin wet cover which disappeared quickly. There were 15 sunny days many of which started with a frost and so the running total of frost appearance is 69 compared with 103 last year. Met. Office sources suggest that this has been the warmest March for 50 years. A high pressure system on the 8 th brought dull overcast days some with fog, which moved away fro m the 16 th . Sunny days soon followed, these conditions reinforced by the jet stream buckling north allowing another high system to cover. However, the last two days turned breezy and cold with the threat of winter to return but the traditional gales have b een absent. The return of sun spots erupting from the sun seem to be correlated with the recent relatively mild winter compared with the previous two cold winters when the sun was quiet.
'12 '11 Precipitation (mm) 20.25 10.25 Rain Total (mm) 125.50 166.75 Max. One Day Rain (mm) 23.0 19.0 Days East Wind 6.0 3.5 Days With Frost 10.0 18.0 Air Temp ºC Max. 21.5 19.0 Min. 0 -4.0 Av. Max. 12.9 10.7 Av. Min. 3.9 1.4 Ground Surface ºC Min. -3.0 -6.5 Av. Min. 1.4 -0.5
Winston Lea
29 WEATHER WISE - APRIL 2012
It was grand, it was warm, dry and very pleasant but April 2011 didn’t last and the table shows such a contrast to recent conditions! The tail of this March abruptly turned wet and cold, weather which has continued through into May. Winter duly returned on April 4 th and the long time unused snow shovel came into a ction to remove 2.5 inches. A mix of rain, fog, frost, brief sunshine and cold winds followed with more sleet and snow on the 29 th with flood warnings. A hurricane hit Newport on the 23 rd . The total frost is now 80 days compared with 106 in 2011 and the pr ecipitation was 14 times greater thus reversing a 41.25mm March deficit to an excess of 41.5mm. Not a good month.
'12 '11 Precipitation (mm) 201.5 13.2 5 Rain Total (mm) 221.5 180.0 Max. One Day Rain (mm) 37.25 4.0 Days With East Wind 9.0 11.0 Days With Frost 11.0 3.0 Air Temp ºC Max. 15.0 24.0 Min. -2.5 -0.5 Av. Max. 9.4 17.0 Av. Min. 2.3 5.8 Ground Surface ºC Min. -4.5 -2.0 Av. Min. 1.1 3.4
Winston Lea
30 QCC1J: Q`
When planting flowers and baskets or sowing seeds, think about planting to help nature.
Pollinators are responsible for assisti ng over 80% of the world's flowering plants. Without them, humans and wildlife wouldn't have much to eat or look at! Animals that assist plants in their reproduction as pollinators include species of ants, bats, bees, beetles, birds, butterflies, flies, mo ths, wasps, as well as other unusual animals. Wind and water also play a role in the pollination of many plants.
The Simple Truth: We Can’t Live Without Them!
Wildflowers support entire ecosystems for pollinators, birds, and small animals on a micro scal e. Butterflies and other insects, small birds, and animals depend on seeds, nectar, and pollen for their food supply and life support system. In addition, some pollinators are not very mobile or have very small home ranges or depend on just one species of plant and die once their habitat has been destroyed.
Over the last 50 years declines have been noted in many groups of British insects, including those that visit flowers. These include some common butterflies, moths, hoverflies and bees.
The reasons fo r this are various and complex but part of the problem may be the reduction in abundance of wild flowers in the countryside that has occurred over this 50 year period. Gardens are increasingly recognised as important habitats where insects can find sources of nectar and pollen.
Pollination is the process by which pollen is transferred from one flower to another, allowing flowers to become fertilised and able to produce seeds and fruits. In some plants, such as grasses and conifers, pollen is spread by the w ind, but the majority of plants require insects and sometimes other animals to carry the pollen.
Apples, plums, pears, cherries, raspberries, blackberries, blackcurrants, red currants, gooseberries and strawberries all rely on insects to bring about pollin ation. The same is true for some vegetables, such as broad bean, runner bean and plants in the marrow -pumpkin family.
31 It has been estimated that the value of insect -pollinated fruits and vegetables grown in the UK is about £220 million a year. In addition there is the inestimable value of pollination provided to wild flowers and garden ornamentals, making insect pollinators a vital component of our biodiversity.
Flowers attract insects by providing them with two rich sources of food - nectar and pollen. Nec tar contains sugars and provides insects with an energy source, while pollen grains contain proteins and oils.
How to attract and support pollinating insects
Avoid plants with double or multi -petaled flowers. Such flowers may lack nectar and pollen, or ins ects may have difficulty in gaining access. Never use pesticides on plants when they are in flower. Research what plants are better pollinators, eg: plant pansies rather than begonias as bedding and in baskets. Watch which flowers the insects love and plan t more of them. Use local native plants. Research suggests native plants are four times more attractive to native bees than exotic flowers. They are also usually well adapted to your growing conditions and can thrive with minimum attention. In gardens, hei rloom varieties of herbs and perennials can also provide good foraging. Chose several colours of flowers. Bees have good colour vision to help them find flowers and the nectar and pollen they offer. Flower colours that particularly attract bees are blue, p urple, violet, white, and yellow. Plant flowers in clumps. Flowers clustered into clumps of one species will attract more pollinators than individual plants scattered through the habitat patch. Where space allows, make the clumps four feet or more in diame ter. Include flowers of different shapes. Consequently, providing a range of flower shapes means more insects can benefit. Have a diversity of plants flowering all season. Most bee species are generalists, feeding on a range of plants through their life cy cle. By having several plant species flowering at once, and a sequence of plants flowering through spring, summer, and fall, you can support a range of bee species that fly at different times of the season. Plant where bees will visit. Bees favour sunny sp ots over shade and need some shelter from strong winds. Some facts : Love them or hate them – dandelions provide a great food source in our grass verges. Pansies are better than begonias if planting bedding
32 TREUDDYN UNDER 5’S
I would like to take this opportunity to introduce Treuddyn under 5’s, a well established playgroup based in the Youth Hall on the same site as the Ysgol Parc Y Llan/Ysgol Terrig. We welcome children from Treuddyn and surrounding areas, including those attending other schools.
Sessions are run during school terms on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 12:45 to 3:15pm at a cost of £5 per session. The Playgroup is for children aged 2 ½+, with early entitlement funded places being available.
A Playgroup Plus session is al so held on the same days, between 11:45am and 12:45pm. Playgroup Plus is available for all children registered at the Playgroup at an additional cost of £3 per session. As part of the Playgroup Plus, the playgroup supervisor will collect the children from school nurseries in Treuddyn. A packed lunch should be provided with your child, unless your child has their lunch provided by the Ysgol Parc Y LLan/Ysgol Terrig school canteen.
The Playgroup sessions provide activities that encourage the development of c hildren's social , physical , language , creative and emotional skills. Our main language is English, but incidental Welsh is introduced and encouraged during sessions.
The Playgroup is a member of Wales PPA and registered with CSSIW and Estyn, as well as ha ving Quality Assured 33 Accreditation. The last CSSIW and Estyn assessment of the Playgroup was very supportive of the work being done in the group and the standards being maintained.
All staff are very friendly caring individuals, with a shared wealth experi ence and commitment that has made the Playgroup a success.
As the Playgroup is a registered charity, we carry out fundraising events throughout the year in order to ensure we have sufficient funds maintain the group.
The Playgroup is formally governed by a committee, comprising a Chairperson , Secretary, Treasurer , and ordinary members. Parents and members of the community are encouraged to volunteer to join the committee .
If you would like any further information, would like to arrange a visit to see th e Playgroup in action or to book your child a place at this group whilst places are available, please do not hesitate to get in contact during playgroup session times on 01352 -771232.
Kind Regards
Natalie Jo nes - Chairperson (Treuddyn Under 5’s)
34 Treuddyn Under 5’s held an Easter Prize Bingo Night on Thursday 22 nd March 2012 at Hafan Deg which was a huge success.
We raised a fantastic £580, whi ch is be £ to £ match funded by Barclays Bank – all proceeds will go towards the running costs of the Playgroup.
Lyn Langford (Barclays Bank) with children at Treuddyn Under 5's.
We would like to say a big thank you to everyone who came and joined in the fun, with a special thank you to Hafan Deg, Ray the bingo Caller and Barclays Bank.
Thank you for your support and we hope to see you again at our next event!
35 Treuddyn Toddler Group
At Youth Hall, Ffordd Y Llan, Treuddyn Wednesdays (9:00 -11:00p m) Cost £1.50 Age: Birth to Pre -School (Reception)
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If you would like any further information, please do not hesitate to get in contact during Treuddyn Under 5’s playgroup session times on 01352 -771232.
36 Events at Ysgol Parc Y Ll an
Pupils from Y1 to Y6 took part in the Flintshire Festival of Sports competing in Street Dance, Cheerleading and Netball. A joint trip by Year 6 pupils from Parc Y Llan and Ysgol Terrig enjoyed a very informative day at Danger Point where they learnt how to stay safe and the dangers of play near train tracks.
PC Debbie Barker gave an internet safety talk to Y2, Y4 and Y6 pupils
Pupils from Class 1 enjoyed their trip to explore Treuddyn and visited the park.
An assembly was delivered by ‘The Dogs Trust’ on how to look after dogs and making them aware of the importance of picking up and binning their dogs ‘poop’.
Our swimmers had a very successful time when they took part in the consortium Swimming Gala this term winning many events. 37 We were visited by Mike Wakeman and a selection of eagles, owls and hawks from the Welsh Bird of Prey Centre. Some pupils were given the opportunity hold the birds and all pupils said they had learnt a great deal and really enjoyed the event. Mr Wakeman praised th e pupils for being very polite, well behaved and for taking such an interest in the birds.
Date Event 30 -5-2012 Flintshire Music Service - Ensemble Primary School Tour 1-6-2012 Kings and Queens Day – Jubilee Day Celebrations 1-6-2012 School Closes – H alf term 6-6-2012 Dylan Drew competing in Urdd National Eisteddfod - 11 -6-2012 School Opens 12 -06 -2012 Presentation by Castell Alun pupils to Year 6 pupils 15 -06 -2012 Key Stage 2 pupils at Clwyd 21 -06 -2012 Bags to School Collections – please send in a ny old clothes, shoes, etc. 22 -06 -2012 Sports Day pm 26 -06 -2012 Class 2 – Year 1 and 2 pupils performing in Flintshire Dancefest '12 at Clwyd Threatre Cymru 6.30pm 04 -07 -2012 Year 6 Parents Evening @ Castell Alun 7.00pm 06 -07 -2012 Year 6 Induction Day at Castell Alun 11 -07 -2012 Summer Concert 16 -07 -2012 Olympics Week 18 -07 -2012 Year 6 Leavers Assembly 19 -07 -2012 Last day - School Closes 4-09 -2012 School opens
38 39 Cylch Terrig Ar Agor Llun, Mercher a Gwener o 9 -3pm Ar agor bore Iau 9 -11:30am
Gellir dechrau yn 2 a 1 mis yn y bore ac aros drwy y dydd yn 2½ Prisiau Prices Trwy’r Dydd £15 Full day session Tan amser cinio £10 Until lunchtime Children just soak it up – Bore £6 Morning give your child another Open Monday, Wednesday and Friday language, they from 9 -3pm. learn so easily Open Thursday Mornings 9 -11:30am and it will be of Children can start from 2 year and 1 month benefit for their and can stay all day from 2½ years old life.
:C 1H. IV1J 1;J $1VCR :`VCC 7CH.5 $QC V``1$ CV:V H:CC 1J Q VV % 7CH. QQI5 $QC V``1$ CVJ7 VCVJ Rydym yn Gylch Chwarae cyfeillgar, gyda staff sydd wedi derbyn hyfforddiant a chymwysterau proffesiynol, y mae’r gr ŵp wedi’i gofrestru ac yn cael ei archwilio gan CSSIW a’i gefnogi gan Mudiad Ysgolion Meithrin.
We are an award winning, friendly playgroup, with professionally trained and qualified staff . R egistered and inspected by the Care and Social Services Inspectorate for Wales (CSSIW) and supported by Mudiad Ysgolion Meithrin
40 Ysgol Terrig Hafan Deg invited Ysgol terrig to their annual Cawl a chân evening. The children performed a variety of songs and recitals. There was also children performing on the piano and violin. They enjoyed themselves and tho roughly enjoyed their chocolates at the end. Thank you.
Year 1 to 6 all went to Spaceport in Wallasey to the Wallace and Gromit Science museum. They had the opportunity to see how the Wallace and Gromit cartoon was made. They also had the opportunity to experiment with space world experiments. A fun day for everyone.
Year 5 and 6 had an enjoyable day at DangerPoint at Talacre. This is an exhibition that was developed by North Wales Police and other agencies. Different situations are set up so that children are aware of risks in their environment and enables them to make informed choices about their safety, health and well being.
Year 1, 2 and 3 have had a busy time learning all about the Celts. An archaeologist visited the class with artefacts from the Celtic era. The children learnt lots about how they made their hai r spiky to scare people, they learnt about the local forts and shown aerial photographs of the area and found fascinating. In class they then built a hill fortress of their own and made celtic houses.
41 The Countryside service came to school to build a traditional celtic round house using the traditional methods and materials, hazelwood, willow and heather. The children had lots of fun building the celtic house. Then the whole class went on a trip to Groundworks in Wrexham to visit a Celtic village. Firs tly the children were dressed as Celts and had their faces painted in war paint. They built a wall using wattle and daub, threw spears, made thumbpots and also weaved and spun wool. A great experience had by all.
A circus workshop was invited to school. A clown showed off his tricks and got the children and the teachers involved. There was fun when the teachers had to dress up and show a few tricks. The children thoroughly enjoyed watching the teachers doing tricks and failing!!!! Everyone had lots of fun.
42 The Urdd is 90 this year and as part of the celebrations the children walked up to the Village Hall to see photographs of past Urdd activities. The children were interested to see old photographs and how the village and people had changed.
43 Urdd Gobaith Cymru
Cystadleuaeth i lunio baner newydd A competition to design a banner i ddathlu 90 mlynedd sefydlu adran to celebrate 90 years since the gynta’r Urdd yn Nhreuddyn. formation of the first Urdd branch in Treuddyn. Agored i blant a phobol ifanc o dan 25 oed. Open to children and young people under the age of 25. Lluniwch ar bapur A4. Designs to be submitted on Gwobr £25 A4 paper.
Dyddiad Cau: Gorffennaf 17 eg 2012 Prize £25
Anfonwch at: Closing Date: July 17 th 2012 Mrs Mary Roberts, Fferm Plas ym Mhowys, Please send entries to: Treuddyn Mrs Mary Roberts, neu at: Tracy Lomas, Fferm Plas ym Mhowys, 2 Cae Mynach, Treuddyn Treuddyn or to: Tracy Lomas, Bydd pob cais yn gael eu beirniadu 2 Cae Mynach, Treuddyn gan y Gr ŵp Arlunio Terrig , yn fuan ar ôl y All ent ries will be judged by the dyddiad cau . Terrig Art Group soon after the Pob Lwc! closing date.
Good Luck!
44 Arddangosfa Adran gyntaf Urdd Gobaith Cymru
Naw deg mlynedd yn ol i eleni, cafodd Adran ei sefydlu o fewn yr Urdd am y tro cyntaf erioed - a hynny yma yn Nhreuddyn. Marian Willams, merch ifanc un ar bymtheg oed o Fferm y Llan oedd y n gyfrifol am y syniad, ac roedd hi'n fraint i griw o drigolion presennol y pentref i fynd ati ddechrau mis Mai i gasglu lluniau ac atgofion eraill at ei gilydd i greu arddangosfa o hanes yr Adran gyntaf.
Nid dyma'r tro cyntaf i ni wneud hyn; cynhalwyd ar ddangosfeydd tebyg yn 1992 ac 1997 o dan arweiniad Mrs Eirlys Roberts Cysgod y Dderwen. Trwy lafur Mrs Ceinwen Parry, Mrs Carolyn Thomas, Miss Tracy Lomas , Mrs Sandra Moore,, Mr Gwyn Griffith a Mrs Mary Roberts roedd y penwythnos yn llwyddiant mawr. Daeth plant ysgolion Terrig a Pharc y Llan i neuadd y pentref a gwerthfawrogi'r hanesion yn fawr. D iolch i Mrs Nia Connah a Mr Michael O'Grady a'r athrawon i gyd am eu diddordeb a'u cymorth.
Ond nid dim ond y plant gafodd gyfle i fwynhau - daeth nifer dda o b obl yr ardal i weld ac i lofnodi'r llyfr cof hefyd. Edrychwn ymlaen at gael cyfle parhaol i bawb weld yr hyn a gasglwyd, drwy gyhoeddi llyfr a dvd gyda chymorth Cadwyn Clwyd. 45 Exhibition of the Urdd's first ever Adran
To celebrate the formation of the fi rst Adran, or Group, to be created within the Urdd here in Treuddyn in 1922, an exhibition was held at the village hall on May 4th and 5th. The drive to launch that very first Adran was the brainchild of a sixteen year old Treuddyn girl - Marian Williams o f Llan Farm, and by today there are scores of such groups meeting regularly in towns, villages and schools across Wales. This wasn't the first time for an exhibition to be arranged to remember this important part of Welsh history; memorabilia of the life and work of the founder and her friends, have been gathered and shown in Treuddyn many times, including the celebrations of 1992 and 1997, which were arranged by a committee under the chairmanship of Mrs Eirlys Roberts, Cysgod y Dderwen. This current exhi bition was arranged by Mrs Ceinwen Parry, Mrs Carolyn Thomas, Miss Tracy Lomas, Mrs Sandra Moore, Mr Gwyn Griffith and Mrs Mary Roberts. The children of ysgol Terrig and Ysgol Parc y Llan came to visit, accompanied by their teachers. Thanks to the help of their headteachers Nia Connah and Michae l O'Grady, we can be sure that the stories will be passed on to the next generation of Treuddyn youngsters. The many visitors who came to the exhibition on the second day also showed their appreciation by writing in the book of memories. Hopefully, with help from Cadwyn Clwyd, we can also look forward to having all these recollections gathered on to a dvd and into a book of photographs. If anyone would like to add contributions to the book please contact Mrs Ceinwen P arry 7, Fordd Carreg y Llech, Treuddyn. Mary Roberts 46 Are you looking for childcare?
If so have considered a Registered Childminder?
Experienced carers (all hold a level 5 Childcare qualification) have vacancies in the Treuddyn area.
Local school an d playground pick up, before and after school places available.
English and Welsh spoken in all settings.
For more information call:
Jane – 01352 771416 Jean – 01352 771127 Amanda – 01352 771711
47 Gardening News June 2012
Our poor plants are completely confused. Firstly, they had a very early spring when they all burst into growth. The daffodils and other spring bulbs put on a fantastic show with all the early shrubs joining in. Then the nasty shock came and the too many gardeners fell for the rise in temperature and ignored the date. Out went the bedding and tender plants. All looked fine until the rain arrived. I am a great believer in saying “cast n ot a clout until the May is out”. The may is not the month but the Hawthorn. It is better to be safe than sorry. After all it may have cost you money. They keep talking about global warning but that refers to the whole world not each individual spot on the world.
As I write the growth rate has slowed down, my young tomato plants sit and look at me, lots of trays of seedlings are geminated but do not grow and more and other trays are not germinating because it was too warm and now need a period of cold. Why do we try so hard to beat nature because in the end she will win.
I have cut down on the onion and potatoes only using one of the deep beds. I have four lots of potatoes in sacks as well. Only one of my purple sprouting plants produced the shoots, a ll the rest are growing beautifully but not sprouting. So far the wood pigeons that have only recently arrived in the garden, have not discovered that I grow brassicas. I have replaced one of my redcurrants with two new varieties and also a white one. S ince the start of May the weeds have galloped over the ground but my lawn is very slow to follow suit. At least it cuts down on the mowing.
Resist the urge to cut down the daffodils until they turn yellow. In fact the daffodil Pheasant’s Eye is only jus t coming into flower. You may have noticed their display on the Nercwys Road in recent weeks. You can at last clear away the last of last Summer’s growth. Hopefully the new gowth is now visible. Sadly not everything made it through last Winter. It is a puzzle why some plants and shrubs did not. After all it was not a bad one but even so I keep being told of ones that have died. I now have a problem in my leylandii hedge. It is dying of a fungal disease Ph ytopht hora. There is no cure and the spores las t in the ground for more than two years. What I do not know is whether it is a non -specific type or not. I now need to burn the infected parts to try to prevent spread to other conifers.
Diana Williams
48 Treuddyn WI report
Firstly thanks to everyone who exhibited, visited and helped to make our craft exhibition such a success. Especial thanks to Joan and Peter Allen for their help with the boards and staging.
April meeting; we met on April 5th at Hafan Deg 7p.m.a s usual. Our guests were "Wordyg irlies", a very talented duo of ladies from Coedpoeth. They entertained us with poems and monologues they had written themselves, including one they had composed especially for our members about events that had occurred recently. How they write all tha t material and remember and perform it is beyond us! Especially as every show is different!
The other highlight was the letter we had received from Buckingham Palace in reply to our message of congratulations to her Majesty the Queen on her Diamond Jub ilee. We were very moved that it was a precise reply and not just a stereotypical letter.
On April the 17th we had an extra meeting and what a treat it was! Gaynor Bennion (Joseph) came to talk to us about "Beauty". We talked about Beauty in general a nd then Gaynor gave us all individual advice about make up and skin care. Gaynor works for Elizabeth Arden in Chester and kindly Gave up her spare time to visit us.
The May meeting was held on May the 10th.A W.I. Advisor came to discuss this years W.I . Resolution. It is basically whether to urge the Government to employ more midwives. We had an informative and wide ranging discussion with both sides of the question being discussed. The second half of the evening was a demonstration by Sandra Moore o f making small sugar paste flowers suitable for both larger cakes and cupcakes.
49 Our next meeting is on Thursday 7th June at Hafan Deg, 7 p.m. The speaker will be Cher Mather a local lady and member who will talk to us about "Saris" it shou ld be an interesting and colourful evening and as usual you are all welcome to join us. Treuddyn Knit & Natter
We are still going strong but would like our poorly members to know we are thinking of them and look forward to seeing them bac k with us very soon.
We are currently knitting for tw o charities.One is "Teddies to Treasure" for children who have never had a toy. The other is for "Fish and Chip babies", so called because they are brought home from hospital wrapped in paper as there are n o clothes available for them. We would be very grateful for any donations of wool however small the quantities (Double knitting and in bright not pastel colours please) th at anyone can spare.
Our next meeting is on Wednesday 23rd May 7p.m.at Hafan Deg. PLEASE NOTE : NO MEETINGS IN JUNE AND JULY. First m eeting after the break will be Wednesday 11th August 7 p.m. at Hafan Deg.
CONTACTS: Ann Knowles 771005. Sandra Moore 770113.
50 Notices, Announcements & greetings
Congratulations to Rachel Ingman On passing your nursing degree and obt aining a job in the cardiac unit at Wrexham ’s Maelor hosp ital. from a very proud Mum, dad and Sarah
As you are aware by now I have made the decision to stand down as the Weight Watchers leader for Treuddyn.
I would like to thank both previous and current members for their support over the last 18 months. A special thanks goes out to my invaluable helpers Karen, Lisa, Lin da & Bethan who have made my role much easier. As the meeting is a success it will continue under the guidance of another leader.
We recently had a Weight Watchers walk in a torrential downpour and we are making a donation from the walk to The Treuddyn Ne ws and the remainder is being donated to the local MS support unit.
I know I will see my members as we are going to continue the walks during the summer months ahead.
Best wishes Chris 51 Elsie and Wilf Stevens have been in contact with friends and family letting everyone know how they are settling in their new home . Elsie has been playing indoor bowls and they have been taking part in local events there We are delighted that Elsie has agreed to open the Church Summer Fair on Saturday 7 th July.
`The Harmonettes’ visited Hafan Deg and gave a wonderful, fun performance singing songs from the 50’s. Many thanks to Cynthia Harris and Dawn Kent from FCC Housing for organising the show . Opposite is a photo of Patrick who was a good sport when he was Wilf pictured right with Cymau choir cajoled into taking part.
52 Poppet (for my one year old gr anddaughter, Lilah By Elene Humphreys
-3 0# *'22*# .-..#2 We love you more each day You’re sweet and give us pleasure In every single way You’ll soon be heading forward We can’t believe, you see That Mum and Dad will prosper Just like it aught to be
Sunshine By Elene Humphreys
# 0# *# "',% 2&-1# 5&- *',%#0 Some who stop and keep away Point a right hand index finger Find the best time of the day Now we have a super time We will never mock nor mime Friends are ones who last forever Now we find a trea t now never For I know it’s always fun Basking in the joyous sun!
53 I have a little Satnav It sits there in my car A Satnav is a driver's friend It tells you where you are
I have a little Satnav I've had it all my life It does more than the normal one My Satnav is my wife
It gives me full instructions On exactly how to drive "It's thirty miles an hour" it says "And you're doing thirty five"
It tells me when to stop and start And when to use the brake And tells me that it's never ever Safe to overtake
It tells me when a light is red And when it goes to green It seems to know instinctively Just when to intervene
It lists the vehicles just in front It lists those to the rear And taking this into account It specifies my gear
I'm sure no other driver Has so helpful a device For when we leave and lock the car It still gives its advice
It fills me up with counselling Each journey's pretty fraught So why don't I exchange it And get a quieter sort?
54 TREUDDYN BOWLING CLUB
The Bowling season is well under way now and we have had two Club Competitions. The first was the Glasfryn Pairs which was won by Yvonne Jones and Barry Conde with Roger Jones and John Hughes as runners up. The second was the Chairmans Cup which was won by Roger Jones with Elfed Jones as run ner up. The three League teams are fairing quite well in their respective divisions. If you would like to come and support the teams on alternate Tuesday afternoons, alternate Wednesday evenings and every Thursday afternoon you will be very welcome.
We a re still trying to recruit new members and there will be someone at the green on alternate Monday evenings from 6 00pm to help anyone who wishes to learn the game - bowls will be provided - so why not come along and have a go. Arrangements can be made for other times if necessary. Contact Glenys Conde on 771740 for further information.
Our next Club Competition is a special Queens Diamond Jubilee Trophy which is to be held on Sunday the 10th June. Club Competitions will also be held on the 24th June, 15t h July, 29th July,19th August and 27th August.
Dates for the annual Three Villages Competitions against Leeswood and Nercwy are as follows
1st July at Treuddyn. 22nd July at Nercwys. 5th August at Leeswood. We will be trying to retain the Trophy once agai n so please come along and support your village team. 55 Broadband
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--- 000 --- Coaltruck on the village green, Pontybodkin
The coal truck will be officially unveiled between 2.00 pm & 2.30 pm on Monday 4 th June. Many thanks to everyone who have helped in var ious ways and to Craig quarry for supplying the rocks to go inside.
Tegwyn Llangford
56 ST MARY’S CHURCH, NERCWYS
A CELEBRATION FOR THE QUEEN’S JUBILEE
2pm – 5pm, Sunday 3 rd June 2012 at PLAS NANT GLYN, FFORDD TALWRN, NERCWYS by kind permission of Mrs Lucy Hobhouse. MARQUEE.....BAND.....HOG ROAST.....BAR.....RAFFLE .....CHILDREN’S EVENTS....AND MORE! Come along in Royal Attire if you want! Free Parking....admission to the ground £3 per person....tickets on sale in advance from Church, or on entry. Proceeds for St Mary’s Church, Nercwys. Enquiries: please ‘phone 01352 770919 or 07557008427 57 Queen’s Diamond jubilee Party at Queen’s Street Playing Field Or Inside Treuddyn Village Hall
Depending on the weather ! Tuesday 5 th June 1.00 pm to 5.00 pm
br ing your own picnic
children’s races and games
Design, make and bring along your crown A competition for children and adults! Tables and chairs provided or bring along a picnic blanket Please let me know if you can attend – Carolyn 770946
58 Monday 4th June starts at 1pm
BBQ & Fun Day
Prize bingo 5.30pm.
Table top stalls welcome £5 per table
Raffle tickets available now. Fantastic prizes up for grabs.
59 Afternoon Tea with Strawberries & Cream at Hafan Deg
on Saturday 23 rd June 3.00 pm to 5.00 pm
There will be a cake stall and raffle.
All proceeds to Cancer Research UK
60 Bingo
At
Hafan Deg
On Wednesday 20 th June 2012
7.00 pm
in a id of Hafan Deg Association
Donations of prizes would be gratefully received by Iris Roberts as soon as possible
61 Concert and Afternoon Tea
With Cor Dewi Sant At 3.00 pm Saturday 9 th June At St Mary’ s Church Admission £3.00
St Mary’s Church Summer Fete
Saturday 7 th July 2012
To be opened at 2.30 pm By Mrs Elsie Stephens
Admission free
Various stalls Cakes, raffles, bric -a-brac, coconut shy
62 Gŵyl Treuddyn Festival
Saturday 14 th July 2012 From 1.00 pm
Following the football tournament to be held at the school campus in the morning Contact John Harkin on 01352 771093 Or email [email protected] t o enter a team
Bar & refreshments Archery Bike display Scarecrow building competition Scary animal exhibition Lots of stalls and games & Musical entertainment
63 The Festival is
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There are two categories, one up to Year 2 (infants) And second up to Year 6 (juniors)
Pictures to be displayed and judged at the festival
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78 Useful Numbers
Local Police Station 101 – non emergency PCSO Andrea Ellis 07854352994 Cllr Carolyn Thomas 01352 770946 Vicar – John Jones 01352 770919 GP Out of Hours Service 0300 123 55 66 Housing out of Hours 0845 3 733 665 Galw Gofal - CareConnect Gas - Emergency 0800 111 999 Electricity 0845 272 2424 Dee Valley Water 01978 846946 (fresh water) Welsh Water 0800 0853968 (sewerage) Train Enquiries 08457 484950 NHS Direct 0845 46 47 Mold Community Hospital 01352 758744 Wrexham Maelor Ho spital 01978 291100 RSPCA 0300 1234 999 Liverpool Airport 0870 750 8484 Manchester Airport 0161 489 3000 Flintshire County Council 01352 752121 Mold Library 01352 754791
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