NEWYDDION TREUDDYN NEWS
DECEMBER & JANUARY/RHAGFYR & LONAWR - 2011 -2012 ISSUE 255 Contact information & note from the editor
Please post any adverts or articles to me, Carolyn A Thomas, Cartrefle, Corwen Road, Pontybodkin, Mold CH7 4TG or email: [email protected] tel: 01352 770946. Any adverts should be sen t with payment of £5 per half page (£40 for the year), £10 per full page (£80 for the year). Cheques should be made payable to Treuddyn Community Council . A £10 donation was gratefully received from Mr & Mrs Alun and Margaret Griffiths
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The ne xt issue will be the February edition; it will be printed ready for circulation on Friday 3 rd February. Please can you let me ha ve any articles or adverts by 25 th January 2012 . SPARE COPIES OF THE TREUDDYN NEWS ARE PLACED IN THE CORNER GARAGE , TREUDDYN
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It’s hard to believe Christmas will soon be here again. It’s been an other year of fantastic achievements in Treuddyn, well done to everyone involved. It's been wonderful working with so many volunteers on various committees and getting to know kind, generous people in a great community . Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to everyone !
1 Diary of Events
Mondays & Treuddyn Youth Youth Wing, 7.00 pm to 30 p admission Wedn esdays Club School Campus 9.30 pm 04.12 .11 Celebration St Mary’s Church 6.00 pm Anniversary of King Evensong James Bible & Hymns Ancient & Modern Singing favourites 09.12.11 Carols & Mince Hafan D eg 7.00 pm Cancer Research UK. pies Cake stall & raffle 10.12.11 Christmas bingo Treuddyn Village 7.30 pm – Friends of Ysgol Parc & disco Hall 11.30 pm y Llan & Treuddyn Under 5’s 11.12.11 Bi -lingual Capel Ebeneser 6.00 Mrs Si ân Williams Service, English yp/pm Address 12.12.11 Yoga Village Hall 6.30 pm TCA – last one before Christmas 13.12.11 Christmas carols St Mary’s Church 3.00 pm Ysgol Parc y Llan 13.12.11 Christmas Ysgol Terrig 6.00 pm Ysgol Terrig concert 15.12.11 Streetdance Village Hall 6.00 pm – TCA £3 – last one 7.00 pm until the New Year 15.12.11 Zumba Village Hall 7.00 pm – TCA £3 – last one 8.00 pm until the New Year 18 .12.11 Bilingual Carols Capel Ebene ser 2.30 yp/pm Parch Eirlys Gruffydd English Address 18.12.11 Christingle & St M ary’s Church 6.00 pm Carols 14.01.11 New Year Draw Hafan Deg 10.00 am - St Mary’s Church Coffee Morning 12.00 raffle - £1 for coffee and mince pies or biscuits 19.01.11 Terrig Art Club Village Hall 1.00 pm Classes restart 22.01.11 Afternoon Capel Eben eser 2.30 yp/pm Wendy Swan Service
2 CYNGOR CYMUNED TREUDDYN COMMUNITY COUNCIL
Abstract of the Minutes – Meeting Held Wednesday 9 November, 2011 at the Meeting Room, Village Hall, Treuddyn.
CBM PC MATTHEW WILLIAMS & PCSO ANDREA ELLIS Report PC Matthew Williams and PCSO Andrea Ellis gave their apologies. It was reported that Halloween was very quiet and there were no reported incidents. MATTERS RAISED FROM THE MINUTES o Proposed Post Office Hafan Deg :- Cllr Mrs Thomas stated she had met with Officers from FCC Hou sing Department and talks were very positive. A meeting was also held with a representative from the Post Office in which a business proposal will be put forward to her Manager. It is proposed the Post Office will be open two mornings per week with three h ours per session. o Cllrs. Mr Swan and Mr Searle agreed to obtain and plant the Christmas Tree to be sited at the School Campus MR COLIN EVERETT – CHIEF EXECUTIVE FLINTSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL The Chair and members welcomed Mr Everett to the meeting. Mr Everett stated there are 32 Town and Community Councils in Flintshire and 700 services are delivered in the County. Flintshire C.C are under major pressure to perform better and save money. Mr Everett discussed ‘The 10 Biggest Council Issues’ in which members had the opportunity to ask questions. The four following topics were put forward by TCC for discussion: - a) Hiring of Youth Hall, Treuddyn b) Post Office – Treuddyn c) Secondary Schools Admissions and Transport Policy d) Public Rights of Way. CORRESPONDENCE 1. P reparations for the coming Winter – Acknowledgement from FCC – a request from TCC for a salt bin to be sited on the steep incline towards Black Mountain. 2. Village Hall Directional Signs – A reply from Mr Ian Jones FCC Senior Engineer. MEETINGS ATTENDED A ND FORTHCOMING MEETINGS The Chair Cllr. Mrs Gill Short and Cllr. Mrs Thomas will be meeting at Hanson Cement on the 16 th November, 2011 with AB Internet in attendance, to discuss the siting of a mast. The Clerk will be attending a Street Light meeting with Flintshire C.C on the 17 th November, 2011 at the Halkyn Depot
3 PLANNING KYT/049183 Proposal: Demolition of existing outbuilding and garage and erection of a two storey extension to provide New Utility, W.C, Dayroom and bedroom with en -suite. Loc ation: 12 Queen Street, Treuddyn, Mold. LEJ/049134 Proposal: Variation of condition no.3 attached to planning permission ref: 048351 to enable the permission to ensure the benefit of the applicants and future owners of the property. Location: Pen Y Wern Cottage, FFordd Corwen, Treuddyn Notifiaction of Planning Decisions KYT/0488978 Proposal : Slurry lagoon and extension to existing cow sheds Location: Eirianfa, Pentre, Ffordd Y Rhos, Treuddyn Approved PLANTING OF DAFFO DIL BULBS It was agreed for Mr Richards to plant four bags of daffodil bulbs in the Community of Treuddyn. COMMUNITY COUNCILLOR’S REPORT 1. New Waste Collection – There have been some issues of residents bins not being collected. Cllr. Mrs Thomas is worki ng with FCC to resolve the problems. 2. The Bus Shelter on the Nercwys Junction has been targeted by the ‘Graffiti Artist. 3.To report the shade hanging off the Street Light on the corner of Erw Ffynnon, Queen Street.
The next meeting of the Community Cou ncil will be held at the Meeting Room, Village Hall, Treuddyn. Public Session to commence at 6.50pm / Council Business 7.00pm Wednesday 14 December, 2011.
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* A planning application has been submitted for the old Coed Talon School , planning app lication 049187, for one detached dwelling to replace the old school building . 4 Parish Church of St. Mary, Treuddyn
Parish Church of St Mary, Treuddyn: Calendar for December 2011:
4th December (Advent 2) Family Service, 9.30am; Evensong in Celebration of the Anniversary of King James Bible an d Hymns Ancient & Modern, at 6.00 pm 11 th December (Advent 3) Holy Eucharist, 9.30am 18 th December (Advent 4) Holy Eucharist, 9.30am; Christingle & Carols, 6pm 24 th December (Saturday) Christmas Eve: Crib Service, 6pm 25 th December Nativity of Our Lor d, Christmas Day: Holy Eucharist, 9.30am 5 A Chris tmas Message from the Vicarage
Church & Chapels, schools and other organisations have planned exciting and memorable events leading up to Christmas – too many to be mentioned in the “Church Calendar” bit of this month’s “News”. But please make every effort to come along and support the events going on in our communities, at Treuddyn, Nercwys and elsewhere. “Special” events at Treuddyn Church include our Christingle, (carols and oranges and candles, based on Christ as the Light of the World); our Crib Service, and of course our Christmas Morning service. Christmas is a time of joy and celebration, when we can remember God’s gift of our Lord & Saviour coming amongst us. It is the GOOD NEWS in a world that needs it! With every blessing for Christmas and the New Year,
John and all at Treuddyn Vicarage .
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The Parish Church of St Mary , Treud dyn Calendar for January 2012
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8th January Epiphany 1, the Baptism of Christ: Holy Eucharist, 9.30am 15 th January Epiphany 2: Holy Eucharist, 9.30am 22 nd January Epiphany 3: Holy Euc harist, 9.30am 29 th January Epiphany 4 (5 th Sunday of the month) Morning Prayer, 9.30am
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The Vicar can be contacted on 01352 77 0919, or email [email protected]
6 CAPEL EBENESER TREUDDYN Rhagfyr/December 2011 CAPEL EBENESER Ar prynhawn Sul 18 Rhagfyr am 2.30 yr ydym yn cynnal ein gwasanaeth carolau ddwyieithog dan ofal y Parch. Eirlys Gruffydd . Yr ydym yn estyn croeso cynnes i bawb a bydd hyn yn gyfle i ail ymuno a ni yn Ebeneser. Unwaith eto yr ydym yn ddiolchgar i'r Parch Eirlys Gruffydd am ofalu am ein gwasanaeth carolau ac hefyd am ei gwaenidogaeth ar hyd y blynyddoedd.
Yr ydym wedi casglu rhoddion i'r elusen Operation Christmas Child ac yr ydym yn ddiolchgar i baw b sydd wedi cyfrani.
Yr ydym yn anfon ein cofion at bawb mewn gwaeledd ac yn enwedig Mrs Dilys Edwards a Mrs Megan Peters. Yr ydym yn colli eich presenoldeb yn ein gwasanaethau. Yr ydym yn falch o weld bod Mrs Mavis Williams, Mrs Gwyneth Jones a Mrs Eil uned Milne yn gwella a braf i'w gweld yn ol yn ein gwasanaethau. Y mae Miss Margaret Jones yn aros am driniaeth llaw feddygol.
Yr ydym hefyd yn llongyfarch Mr John Phillips sydd yn dathlu benblwydd arbennig ym mis Rhagfyr. Yr ydym yn falch o weld bod Mr s Eiddwen Jones yn gwella ac yr ydym yn ei llongyfarch ar ei ymdeoliad o Ysgol Terrig lle y bu yn ofalwraig am dros 33 o flynyddoedd. Yr ydym yn dymuno ymddeoliad hapus a iechyd i'r dyfodol.
Once again we supported Operation Christmas Child and we would like to thank everyone who contributed the shoe boxes towards this worthy cause.
We send our good wishes to everyone who is unwell and especially Mrs Dilys Edwards, Mrs Megan Peters and Miss Margaret Jones who is awaiting surgery. We are pleased to see that Mrs Mavis Williams, Mrs Gwyneth Jones and Mrs Eiluned Milne are feeling better and they have been able to attend our services. We are also pleased that Mrs Eiddwen Jones is feeling better and congratulate her on her recent retirement from Ysgol Terrig after 33 years. We also send our congratulations to Mr John Phillips on his special birthday.
We extend a warm welcome to everyone to join us in our bilingual Carol Service at 2.30pm on Sunday, 18 December when Rev. Eirlys Gruffydd will 7 lead the service . We are very grateful to Rev. Eirlys Gruffydd for arranging this service and also for her ministry throughout the last few years.
Congratulations to our minister, Rev. Eirlys Gruffydd on winning the Hymn writing competition in Treuddyn Eisteddfod this y ear.
Gwasanaethau mis Rhagfyr Rhagfyr 4 - Undebol yn Capel y Rhos 2.00 yp Rhagfyr 11 - Mrs Si ân Williams Bi -lingual/English Address 6.00 yh/pm Rhagfyr 18 - Carolau yn Ebeneser am 2.30 yp - Parch Eirlys Gruffydd - Bi -lingual/English Address - Undebol
Gwasanaethau mis Ionawr : - Ionawr 8 - Undebol yn Capel y Rhos 2.00 yp Parch Robert Parry Ionawr 15 - Parch J Bryn Jones - Cymun - 2.30 yp yn Ebeneser Ionawr 22 - Ms Wendy Swan - 2.30 yp yn Ebeneser Ionawr 29 - Parch Eirlys Gruffydd - 2.00 yp yn Ebeneser
Gwasanaethau mis Chwefror : - Chwefror 5 - 2.30yp yn Ebeneser Gron Ellis - Undebol Chwefror 19 - Parch Eirlys Gruffydd am 6.00yh - Cymun Chwefror 26 - Parch Gwilym O Jones am 6.00yh - Undebol U
Dymunwn Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn New ydd Dda i bob un ohonoch.
"Llongyfarchiadau i'n gweinidog y Parchedig Eirlys Gruffydd ar ennill ysgrifennu Emyn yn Eisteddfod Gaderiol Treuddyn Dydd Sadwrn 19 Dachwedd 2011"
May we wish you all a blessed Christmas an d a peaceful New Year.
Maldwyn Roberts
8 Waste Collection Service
If you’ve had problems with the roll out of the new waste collections service and still have trouble getting through on the 01352 703350 number, please phone or email me and I will e mail the officer and driver who have been appointed to help with trouble shooting in our area. Flintshire County Council Waste service had 5,000 calls in the first week and it was difficult to get through so many residents were contacting me and I was ema iling the problems direct to the relevant people. Also let me know, if you need assisted collection from your property and I can arrange for the bins to have yellow stickers . A man called Keith has been helping with this, visiting some of the residents w ho are struggling with the new service .
The white , hessian sacks that are used for tin and plastic have been available on request over the last 18 months and still are available, by request only, they were not rolled out to ever yone with the new bins. Blue bags are also available for paper and card. If you do not have a blue box, that can also be requested, if you use your own container that should be fine. Some properties in Treuddyn such as Ffordd y Felin have never had brown bins for garden waste so some have ordered those for the new rounds. I believe t he brown bins are cu rrently out of stock but should be available soon.
After the initial pilot areas, the council rolled out the new collection service to 42,000 properties which was a huge task. Rounds were changed and new rounds have been added a nd learned by the operatives this has caused problems with the crew having to get used to the rounds while dealing with the new service. Sometimes information has not been passed on about assisted collec tions. The lorries also have to be emptied more frequently because of the increased amou nt of recycling being collected, something else the operatives have had to get used to.
The recycling has had to be introduced because of statutory targets set by the Welsh Government to reduce waste going to landfill. The county must reach a
9 recycling target of 52% by March 2012. For every tonne going to landfill there is a cost of £400 that’s £200 in taxes, plus £200 penalty.
Any extra rubbish that won’t fit in th e black wheelie bin will not be collected. The crew will put left over black bags and rubbish into the bins to be collected next time and a sticker will be left on the bin explaining to the householder what is happening. They are doing this to encourage p eople to recycle. The only things that are supposed to go in the black bin are nappies, hard plastics such as yogurt pots and fruit punnets (best advice is just recycle any bottle shaped plastic without the lids on) , cigarette ends and dust from vacuums. Over Christmas, from the middle of December to the middle of January, the black bin collections will change to weekly collections. Recycling centres will also be open every day except Christmas day.
The Welsh Government gave the authority a grant of £3.3 8m to help with the transition to the recycling scheme.
Regarding the old black bins, you can keep these for your own use, return them to any recycling site, our nearest ones are Nercwys and Hope or ask for them to be collected by phoning the department ( 703350).
If you have any queries, the number for waste collection and recy cling is currently 01352 703350, if you have trouble getting through contact me, Carolyn Thomas on 01352 770946 or email [email protected]
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10 11 12 Stree t l ighting
Scottish Power contractors `Freedom’ have been carrying out some upgrading work to the street lights in Treuddyn. Unfortunately, this caused a problem to a cul -de -sac along Maes Glyndwr where the l ights were out for a few days. The upgrading work needs to be done to bring the street lights up to standard and the community council are working with Flintshire County Council Street lighting (who took over as contractors from NWP) to do this work while it is being offered at a subsidised rate. I t will also reduce the annual street lighting bill as the lamps will be more efficient.
Fees & Charges
The Council is currently looking at possibly increasing fees and charges and the introduction of some new ones, eg: transport to places of further educ ation for students 16+ and applying a strict charging policy for those students under 16 who have had concessions and would normally have to pay £55 per term. They’re also looking at increasing this to £75 per term. Because nothing has been set and it’s j ust preliminary discussion the report was marked confidential but it was leaked to the press so it’s no longer confidential. I have made strong representation against this and also about increasing the cost of school dinners. Other topics up for discussi on were the introduction of car parking charges to make it consistent across Flintshire.
Winter Fuel Payments Hotline – 0845 915 1515
Payments should arrive before Christmas with letters arriving at the end of November/beginning of December. There is no bonus this year so payments will be £200 or £300 if over 80 years of age per household. Extra will automatically be paid by another department if the temperatures go below freezing for a certain period of time.
13 WEATHER WISE – October 2011
An ominous re d dawn began a beautiful day on the 1 st with 27.5ºC here and a champion record of 28.2ºC at Hawarden. Very brief drizzle came early on the second with a couple of fine days to follow. However, a cold front, the remnants of hurricane Ophelia arrived on the 5th but it was the 6 th which became wild, wet and windy with the first hailstones. Then mild weather returned by the 9th with conditions remaining generally warmer than normal ever since. The second week brought duller conditions with bouts of rain until t he last week. After several frost warnings the ice man finally twinkled widely on the 28 th . (He came first in 2010 on the 11th). In Wales, the 31 st was the warmest for 10 years, a day when we reached 17ºC. All temperatures are raised above those of October 2010. Overall the month was 33.5mm drier and the year -on difference has increased to 48.75mm.
'11 '10 Precipitation (mm) 64.0 96.5 Rain Total (mm) 582.0 630.75 Max. One Day Rain 12.0 14.5 (mm) Days With East Wind 2.0 11.0 Days with Frost 1.0 8.0 Air Temp ºC 27.5 22.0 Max. 2.5 -1.5 Min. Av. 15.8 14.9 Max. Av. 8.1 5.4 Min. Ground Surface ºC 0.5 -3.5 Min. Av. 7.6 3.6 Min. Winston Lea
14 15 16 Ysgol Parc Y Llan
Remembrance Service On November 13 th we took part in the Remembrance Day service at St. Mary’s Church. A bbie Holl and Jack Blackburn read a passage during the service. Sam Langford and Jessica Allen laid a wreath on our behalf at the Cenotaph.
Children in Need This year to raise money for Children in Need all the children came to school dressed in their Pyjamas. We all enjoyed the day which included having our faces painted and eating delicious Pudsey cakes!
Christmas card Competition All the children took part in a Design a Christmas card competition. Dylan Drew’s design has been chosen and he has been invited by Marc Tami to an awards ceremony at Toyota Manufacturing UK on December 2 nd to pick up his p rize.
Bags 2 school Thank you to everyone who have supported our last collections. This raises much needed money for our school funds. The last collection was on 25 th November and we will let you know when the next one wil l be.
Friends of Parc Y Llan We are currently looking for more people to help the school raise much needed funds. If you are interested please contact the school.
17 Treuddyn Eisteddfod The Treuddyn Eisteddfod was held in the School Hall on Saturday 19 th November. The School is very proud of al l the children who took part in the under 11 and under 9 recitation for Welsh learners. Daniel Shone, Jessica Jones, Samantha Tressider, Michael Martin, Harry Thomas and Dylan Drew represented years 5 and 6. The years 3 and 4 pupils were Maisie Forsyth, Ab bie Holl, Wesley Rigby, Sarah Fox and Catrin Drew. Congratulations to all the children who all learnt the poems quickly and enthusiastically. Thank you to Miss Heledd Lewis Jones who gave up a great deal of time to teach and prepare the children for the Ei steddfod. Thank you to the parents who supported the Eisteddfod and School by allowing their children to enter and coming along to support them on the day.
Outside school activities Children from the school regularly take part in after school activities. Many attend Street Dancing held in the Village Hall every Thursday 6 -7pm Some take part in the Go Mountain Bike courses held in the village at various times in the y ear . At Parc Y Llan we like to celebrate all the children’s achievements both within and outside school. Jack Blackburn recently achieved a Silver Award as a Rookie Lifeguard. If your child receives a certificate, medal, trophy, or passes an exam please l et the school know so that we can congratulate them on their achievement. 18 Topics Years 5 and 6 are currently studying World War 2. If anybody has any wartime artefacts or childh ood memories they wish to share with us then please contact Mrs Eleri Harper (class teacher) at the school (770304). We will be very grateful for any help. The children from years 3 and 4 had a crime day as part of their Forensic Science topic. A laptop w as ‘stolen’ by a member of staff and the pupils had to work in small groups to examine evidence and solve the crime. Jeremy Edwards, a member of the Crime Scene Investigation Unit, came to the school to show the children how fingerprints and evidence is ga thered at crime scenes by the police. PC Debbie Barker arrested the culprits -Mrs Alison Lewis and Mrs Kate Harding during Friday’s assembly!! The children had a fantastic experience using CSI techniques and worked well in small groups to solve the crime!! The children in the Foundation Phase are looking at celebrations in various faiths such as Divali and Hannukah. This will lead to them looking at Advent in the run up to Christmas.
Mrs Kate Harding The Governors and Staff wish to express their thanks to M rs Kate Harding who has been our Acting H eadteacher for the past 12 months and will leave us at the end of December. She has worked very hard to move the school forward. We are very grateful for all her efforts and would like to wish her well in her future career.
Headteacher The Governors are pleased to ann ounce the appointment of Mr Michael O’Grady as the permanent Headteacher of Parc Y Llan, who will take up his post in January 2012. He is currently working with Mrs Harding, Staff and Governors, atte nding meetings and coming into school once a week in preparation for January. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
19 Treuddyn WI report
November 3rd 2011
We were welcomed by President Ann Knowles. A small number of members were prese nt and all absentees wished speedy recoveries. Secretary Sandra Moore read out the minutes of the last meeting, Treasurer Marian Roberts shared her accounts for the year 2011.
Tellers from Nercwys were present to deal with the voting for the AGM. Martha Williams and Dorothy Evans are to lay the poppy wreath at the Cenotaph representing the Treuddyn WI.
The raffle was won by Nancy Reade. Tea Hostesses were Jo Jones and Martha Williams. The next meeting will be on Thursday December 1 st , 2011 at 7.00 in Ha fan Deg – Members Evening.
20 21 22 Newyddion Ysgol Terrig News Tachwedd /November 2011
It has continued to be a v ery busy time for Ysgol Terrig.
Thanksgiving Service: The children went to Ebeneser Chapel in Treuddyn to ho ld their Thanksgiving Service . They all took part in the service , s ing ing hymns and songs of thanks with read ings about keeping healthy and looking after ourselves and others. A coll ection of £80.00 was raised for the NSPCC.
School Autumn Fair : On the sa me evening the children took part in the Autumn Fair. All the children in the school had been involved in making produce for the Fair and many to ok part in looking after the stall, ma king a substantial profit. All the children at different levels have lear ned about planning a stall, abou t making a profit and loss and how to market and sell their produce.
Musical Visit : -Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 also attend ed a performance by the Orchestra of Glynd ŵr University and had the opportunity to listen to and learn a bout classical music and musical instruments. They thoroughly enjoyed the visit.
23 Swimming Gala : Some year 3, 4, 5 and 6 pupils attende d the Swimming Gala in Holywell. Morgan Roberts, Year 5 , ca me 1 st and 3 rd in two individual races, and Sam Jones , Year 5, came 2 nd in another race. The girls ’ team came 2 nd in a relay race, and the boys ’ team came 3 rd in their s. Morgan will now go on to compete in the finals in Cardiff in January and we wish him well. Morgan has also been selected for the squad for the Wa les Under 11s cricket team and we congratulate him on this.
Remembrance Service. Three young ladies from Year 6 took part in the Rem em brance Service on Remembrance Sunday. They took part exceptionally well , read ing with empathy and understanding of the messages of Remembrance Sunday.
Children in Need : We had a ‘S potty Day ’ in school and managed to raise £79.00 for Children in Need.
We are busy preparing for the Christmas Concert which is being held on the 13 th of December, at 6.30 pm
Croes o cynnes i bawb.
A warm welcome to everybody.
24 Newyddion Ysgol Terrig News Tachwedd /November 2011
Gwasanaeth Diolchgarwch : - Mae’r ysgol wedi bod yn fwrlwm o weithgareddau yn ddiweddar. Cynhaliwyd y Gwasanaeth Diolchgarwch yng Nghapel Ebeneser pryd ddaeth Ar awn Glyn atom i dd weud pa mor bwysig ydy diolch. Cafwyd darlleniadau a chanu emynau pwrpasol gogyfer y Diolchgarwch gan ddisgyblion yr ysgol. Cafwyd casgliad yn ystod y gwasanaeth a chodwyd £80.00 tuag at elusen NSPCC.
Ffair Hydref yr Ysgol : Gyda’r hwyr yn Neuadd yr Ysgol, cynhaliwyd y Ffair Hydref flynyddol, ac fe fuodd y disgyblion yn brysur dros ben yn y dyddiau cyn hynny yn paratoi nwyddau i’w gwerthu ar y stondin ysgol. Gwnaeth y disgyblion eu gwaith yn arbennig o dda ac fe wnaethpwyd elw sylweddol w rth werthu eu cynnyrch .
Gala Nofio : - Cafodd amryw o’r disgyblion lwyddiant yng Nghala Nofio yr Urdd yn Nhreffyn non, a bydd Morgan Roberts yn cynrhychioli’r ysgol yn y Ffeinals yn g Nghaerdydd y m mis Ionawr. Pob dymuniadau da iddo. Mae Morgan hefyd wedi b od yn llwyddiannus yn cael ei ddewis i garfan criced Cymru o dan 11 oed. Pob lwc iddo. Edrychwn ymlaen at glywed ei hanes.
Sul y Cofio : Aeth tair o enethod blwyddyn 6 i’r Eglwys fore Sul i ddarllen yng Ngwasaneth Sul y Cofio. Rhoddod d y tair o’u gorau yn y gwasanaeth.
25 Plant mewn Angen : – d ae th y plant a’r staff i’r ysgol yn gwisgo smotiau o pob math. Llwyddwyd i godi tua £70.00 tuag at Plant mewn Angen. Diolch i bawb am eu cefnogaeth.
Cyngerdd Nadolig : Rydym yn brysur yn paratoi at y Cyngerdd Nadolig ar y 13eg o Ragfyr yn Neuadd yr Ysgol.
Croes o cynnes i bawb .
Cofiwch bydd yna Hamper Nadolig!
Ysgol Terrig
Caretaker Required - 20 hours per week, 10 hours in the morning and 10 hours after school. Occasional evening and weekend call outs. Relief cl eaner is 10 hours as and when needed – morning or evening.
Gofalwr/Gofalwraig -20 awr yr wythnos Ysgol Terrig 10 y bore, 10 gyda'r nos gyda galwadau achlysurol ar benwythnosau a chyda'r nos. Glanhawr/Glanhawraig - 10 awr yr wythnos Ysgol Terrig (Dros Dro ).
Ffon/Telephone 01352 770235.
26 ♪ Auld Lang Syne ♫
Words adapted from a tradi ti onal song by Rabbie Burns (1759 – 96)
“Should auld acquaintances get forgotten and (how on earth does it go?) we’ll drink a cup of something or other…..”
It gets belted out in millions of homes, pubs, clubs and restauran ts at midnight on New Year’s Eve but hardly anyone knows the correct words.
The first line will probably come out right because around one in five can get that far. But after that it’s downhill al l the way wi’ Robert Burns’ Scottish phrases.
The end result is a mixture of the right words, mumbling and people making up their own version as they go along.
Many sing “for the sake of auld lang syne” – a line which doesn’t exist at all in the song – o r put in “for auld lang syne, my friend” instead of “my dear”.
The title literally means “Old long since”, but is taken to represent the phrase “days long past” or “times gone by”.
Burns sent the words to the British Museum around 1788 and suggested a tu ne. The words survived but his tune did not. Luckily, for midnight singers a different tune became there version used today.
27 ♪ AULD LANG SYNE ♫
Should auld acquaintance be forgot, An d never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And auld lang syne?
CHORUS For auld lang syne, my dear, For auld lang syne, We’ll tak a cup of kindness yet, For auld lang syne!
And surely ye’ll be your pint -stowp, And surely I’ll be mine, An d we’ll tak a cup o kindness yet, For auld lang syne!
We twa hae run about the braes, And pou’d the gowans fine, But we’ve wander’d monie a weary fit, Sin auld lang syne.
We twa hae paidl’d in the burn Frae morning sun till tine, But seas between us brai d hae roar’d Sin auld lang syne.
And there’s a hand my trust fiere, And gie’s a hand a thine, And we’ll tak aright guid -willie waught, For auld lang syne
28 Mistletoe How to cultivate your own mistletoe .
“Save some mistletoe berries in a matchbox until March, when they will be fully ripe, then cut a shallow groove in the underside of a branch of fair -sized apple tree, squash a couple of berries into it and smear them very lightly over with a muddy finger to help hold them in place. Do this several times, using different branch es on more than one tree, since not all your berries will take. If they do, you should start to see signs of life 12 to 18 months later, but it’s very slow growing – a decent bunch of mistletoe takes about seven years. It’s also a bit hit and miss; it wo rks best if you use berries from British -grown mistletoe – and ideally taken from a bunch that itself grew on apple. ”
Mistletoe plants grow on a wide range of host trees, and commonly reduce their growth but can kill them with heavy infestation. All mist letoes are hemi -parasites, using the host mainly for water and mineral nutrients. However, the mistletoe first sprouts from bird feces on the trunk of the tree and in its early stages of life it takes nutrients from this source
Most mistletoe seeds are s pread by birds, such as the Mistle Thrush in Europe. The seeds are excreted in their droppings and stick to twigs, or more commonly the bird grips the fruit in its bill, squeezes the sticky coated seed out to the side, and then wipes its bill clean on a su itable branch
Ecological importance
Mistletoe was often considered a pest that kills trees and devalues natural habitats, but was recently recognized as an ecological keystone species, an organism that has a disproportionately pervasive influence over its community. A broad array of
29 animals depend on mistletoe for food, consuming the leaves and young shoots, transferring pollen between plants, and dispersing the sticky seeds.
A study of mistletoe in junipers concluded that more juniper berries sprout i n stands where mistletoe is present, as the mistletoe attracts berry -eating birds which also eat juniper berries Such interactions lead to dramatic influences on diversity, as areas with greater mistletoe densities support higher diversities of animals. T hus, rather than being a pest, mistletoe can have a positive effect on biodiversity, providing high quality food and habitat for a broad range of animals in forests and woodlands worldwide.
Right: Mistletoe According to postcard, circa Pliny the 1900 Elder , the Celts considered mistletoe a remedy for barrenness in animals and an antidote to poison
Mistletoe is commonly used as a Christmas decoration, thou gh such use was rarely alluded to until the 18th century . According to ancient Christmas custom, a man and a woman who meet under a hanging of mistletoe were obliged to kiss. The custom may be of Scandinavian origin .
"The mistletoe is still hung up in far m-houses and kitchens at Christmas, and the young men have the privilege of kissing the girls under it, plucking each time a berry from the bush. When the berries are all plucked the privilege ceases."
30 In Praise of a hot water bottle
Oh faithful friend , oh work of art my gratitude profuse, A thousand works would not convey, This stirring so obtuse, Once more we tryst, what joy, what fun, Your touch divine inspires. Warm toes, warm knees, warm back, warm bum! The object of all my desires!
By Kathleen T aylor
Christmas
By Elene Humphreys
Coloured baubles, gold and silver Nestle on the Christmas tree Fairy with display of chocolates Where the lighting has to be What a splash of shiny tinsel In a whirl of green and blue Will we see a greater splendour Sparkling in every hue? Christmas trees are wondrous fixtures Make the children squeal with joy Every parent loves the moment – Likes to thrill each girl or boy Coloured baubles, gold and silver Nestle on the Christmas tree For this is the festive season That is how it’s meant to be!
31 Coed Talon was often known as `The Black’ or `Black Diamond’ because of its coal mining history. A Pontybodkin resident showed me her birth certificate and she was registered as being born in `The Black’
I was recently told the following ditty which is very true! - Often I’ve been caught out thinking it’s a warm day in Pontybodkin and then gone to Treuddyn and wished I’d put a jacket on! Also, you can often see the rain turn to snow as you get to by the chimney at the old wo rks in Coed Talon.
“When it’s raining in Pontblyddyn It’s snowing in The Black & When you go up to Treuddyn It’s enough to blow you back! ”
32 Twas the Night before Christmas Poem
Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creatur e was stirring, not even a mouse. The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St Nicholas soon would be there.
The children were nestled all snug in their beds, While visions of sugar -plums danced in their heads. And mamma in her ‘kerc hief, and I in my cap, Had just settled our brains for a long winter’s nap.
When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter, I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter. Away to the window I flew like a flash, Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.
The moon on the breast of the new -fallen snow Gave the lustre of mid -day to objects below. When, what to my wondering eyes should appear, But a miniature sleigh, and eight tinny reindeer.
With a little old driver, so lively and quick, I knew in a m oment it must be St Nick. More rapid than eagles his coursers they came, And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name!
"Now Dasher! now, Dancer! now, Prancer and Vixen! On, Comet! On, Cupid! on, on Donner and Blitzen! To the top of the porch! to the top of the wall! Now dash away! Dash away! Dash away all!"
As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly, When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky. So up to the house -top the coursers they flew, With the sleigh full of Toys, and St Nichola s too.
And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof The prancing and pawing of each little hoof. As I drew in my head, and was turning around, Down the chimney St Nicholas came with a bound.
33 He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot, And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot. A bundle of Toys he had flung on his back, And he looked like a peddler, just opening his pack.
His eyes -how they twinkled! his dimples how merry! His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry! His drol l little mouth was drawn up like a bow, And the beard of his chin was as white as the snow.
The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth, And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath. He had a broad face and a little round belly, That shook when he laughed, like a bowlful of jelly!
He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf, And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself! A wink of his eye and a twist of his head, Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread.
He spoke not a word, but went str aight to his work, And filled all the stockings, then turned with a jerk. And laying his finger aside of his nose, And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose!
He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle, And away they all flew like the down of a thi stle. But I heard him exclaim, ‘ere he drove out of sight, "Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good -night!"
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35 Notices, Announcements & greetings
Thank you to everyone for the cards and best wishes while Margaret has been Margaret & Alun recovering from her Griffiths operations. Wish to thank family & friends for their Dewi & Margaret cards, presents & best Hughes wishes on the occasion of their Diamond Wedding Elsie & Wilfred An niversary Stephens
Wish all their family, friends & neighbours a very Happy Christmas & a Healthy and Peaceful New Year
Please remember to save stamps for Diabetes UK
Please drop off at 16 Llys Degwm (off Queen St) , Treuddyn
Or Cartrefle, Corwen Road, Pontybodkin Thank you
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Carolyn Thomas, Cartrefle , Corwen Road, Pontybodkin, nr Mold Flintshire CH7 4TG Tel: 01352 770946 email: [email protected] Business Adverts are £5 for ½ page (£40 for the year) £10 for full page (£80 for the year) Please make cheques payable to ` Treuddyn Community Council’ 53 Useful Numbers
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54 Treuddyn Community Council
hope you all have a Merry Christmas And a Happy New Year!
Gyda phob dymuniad arbennig am Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda!! Gan Gyngor Cymuned Treuddyn
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