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NEWYDDION TREUDDYN NEWS Tachwedd – Nov 2012 ISSUE 260 Please po st any adverts or articles to the editor : Carolyn A Thomas, Cartrefle, Corwen Road, Pontybodkin, Mold CH7 4TG or email: [email protected] tel: 01352 770946. Any adverts should be sent with payment of £5 per half page , £10 per full page . Cheques should be made payable to Treuddyn Community Council. The Treuddyn news is funded by advertisements, donations and the Community Council. --- 000 --- The Clerk of Treuddyn Community Council Carolyn J Thomas (Kay) can be con tacted on 01352 771102, Droed y Mynydd, Corwen Road, Pontybodkin, Mold CH7 4TG --- 000 --- Please can you let me ha ve any articles or adverts for the December/January edition by 20 th November 2012 . --- 000 -- ANY S PARE COPIES OF THE TREUDDYN NEWS ARE PLA CED IN THE CORNER GARAGE SHOP & LIFESTYLE EXPRESS STORE , TREUDDYN , BARNDY & REFLECTIONS IN PONTYBODKIN. --- 000 --- Message from the editor … Unless a name follows the article, they have been written by me, Carolyn A Thomas (Cllr) and are expressed as my news and views to keep you informed , I’ve also tried to include any information residents have requested . Don’t forget to check out the website www.treuddyn.org.uk which is kindly managed and updated by Communit y Council Chair Gill Short and also Community Cllr Jenny Smith , any new information is posted there. 1 Diary of Events November and December Mondays Yoga Village Hall 6.30 pm TCA Mondays gentle exercise Hafan Deg 7.30 pm £2.50 Tuesdays Circuit training Village Hall 6.30 pm £3.50 From 30/10 *new* Wed nesday Slimming World 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 27.10.12 Fam ily Halloween Village Hall 7.30 pm to TCA £2 adults & £1 party midnight children 1 to 3.11.12 Community Art Village Hall 10.00 am Menter iaith Sir y Mural workshop to 4.00 pm Fflint - free 04.11.12 Bi -lingual Service Capel Ebeneser 6.00 pm Ms Wendy Swan 07.11.12 Bingo Leeswood 7.00 pm Cancer Research Community for 7.30 UK Coach leaving Centre pm Top y Rhos, Treuddyn at 6.45 pm. 11.11.12 Remembrance St Mary ’s Church 10.00 am Service & Cenotaph 14.11.12 Knit and Natter Hafan Deg 7.00 pm Treuddyn WI 17.11.12 Eisteddfod Schools Hall 11 am -6 Eisteddfod pm Gadeiriol Commi ttee 21 .11.12 Christmas Bingo Hafan Deg 7.00 pm Hafan Deg eyes down Association 7.30 pm 22.11.12 Gwinology Schools Hall 7.00 pm Wine tasting event £5 – Treuddyn Under 5.s 28.11.12 Knit and Natter Hafan Deg 7.00 pm Treuddyn WI 01.12.12 Christmas Fayre Clwyd Riding For 10.00 am 50 pence for Disabled Centre, to adults, children free Llanfyndd 2.00 pm 02.03.13 Afternoon tea Hafan Deg 2.00 pm to Capel Ebeneser 4.00 pm 2 CYNGOR CYMUNED TREUDDYN COMMUNITY COUNCIL Abstract of the Minutes – Meeting held Wed nesday 12 th September, 2012 at The Meeting Room, Village Hall, Treuddyn. 1. CBM & PCSO North Wales Police – New PCSO Deployment South – Due to a 64% increase in the number of PCSOs deployed to Flintshire South, the number of wards covered by our existing PCSO Andrea Ellis will now be reduced. Her area in future will be LLanfynydd, Hope and Caergwrle Wards. TCC would like to thank PCSO Andrea Ellis who has been the PCSO in Treuddyn for a number of years and has worked tirelessly to counter ASB in the area. As a result of the redeployment Andrea will be responsible for the aforementioned Wards only. Treuddyn’s new PCSO will be PCSO Lisa Hughes PC 1700 Gary Aldous continues to oversee Neighbouring Policing in these wards. 2. CORREPONDENCE 1. Vacancy for a Cou ncillor – A reply from the returning Officer FCC confirming no request for an election was received within fourteen days of the date of notice and as a result it is in order for the Community Council to fill the vacancy by co -option. 2. A letter received f rom Cllr. Mr S. Searle. Due to work shift patterns and other commitments it is with regret that Cllr. Mr Searle feels he must resign from TCC. The Clerk will forward a letter of thanks on behalf of the Chair and members, for the time Mr Searle has given to TCC. The vacant position will be advertised in the normal manor. 3. Best Kept Communities Competition 2012. Best kept Senior Citizen Estate (Section D) Hafan Deg has been awarded Third Prize. 4. Remembrance Sunday, 11 th November, 2012. St. Mary’s Church, Treuddyn. County Cllr. Mrs C. Thomas as Vice Chair of Flintshire County Council is delighted to accept the invitation. The pro forma will be completed by the clerk and forwarded on to FCC. 3. EXTERNAL AUDIT 2011/12 Draft Annual Return for the year to 31 st March 2012 The clerk read to members the Audit report from UHY Hacker Young. TCC approved the Annual Return in accordance with the Accounts and Audit (Wales) (Amendment) regulations 2010. 4. CO -OPTION OF COMMUNITY COUNCILLOR It was proposed by Cllr. Mrs J. Smith and seconded by Cllr. Mr B. Jones to co -opt Mr Steve Ransley onto Treuddyn C.C. The Chair asked for a vote by show of hands in which the proposal was carried unanimously. Mr Ransley was welcomed by the Chair and members. Mr Ransley will be invited to sign the ‘Declaration of Acceptance of Office’ in the October meeting. 3 5. TREUDDYN CEMETERY Over the past few months Mr Richard Blake, Head of Cemeteries has been pressure testing headstones in the cemetery and many have been found to be unsafe. Each of these gravestones will be temporarily staked with signs stating the stone needs stabilizing are put by each grave, and contact details of who you need to talk to for advice. A twelve month window is given for repair work to be carried out, which must be done by an approved stone mason, work to secure the stone costs approximately £150.00. If the stone has not been secured within the twelve month window it will be laid flat. The department has a duty of care, and a health & safety policy for members of th e public visiting cemeteries. Cllr. Mrs Short will put details onto the webpage. 6. TREUDDYN COMMUNITY COUNCIL GARDENING COMPETITION 2012 – RESULTS Councillor’s Mrs G. Short and Mrs P. Bidwell kindly volunteered to judge the competition. Resutls of the ca tegories: - 1. Best overall garden – A & C Marshall – Prize £30 2. Best Hanging Basket – T & J Harding – Prize £10 3. Best kept Lawn – E. Jones – Prize £10 7. DAFFODIL BULBS Eight bags of daffodils at £20 per bag have been ordered. Mr B. Richards will be pl anting the bulbs at various locations in the community. 8. PLANNING KYT/049924 Proposal: Erection of a ménage for private use Location : Twmpath, Ffordd Top y Rhos, Treuddyn For : Mr Michael Mulls KYT/049862 Proposal : Erection of a rear extension a nd internal remodelling of existing dwelling to form an Annex. Location: The Black, 9 Ffordd y Bont, Pontybodkin For: Mr J. M Harding 9. WEBSITE Mr John Hanohoe, the Ramblers Association Representative has provided details of three new wal ks. Cllr. G. Short is following up with Sarah Jones from Cadwyn Clwyd to see if the two remaining circular walks have now been confirmed as clear by FCC pathways staff. (There are currently 10 circular walks in the community of Treuddyn, with two pending confirmation) TCC would like to thank Mr Huw Roberts and Mr Ralph Williams for providing the welsh translations. 4 10. COMMUNITY COUNCILLOR’S REPORTS 1. To report a fallen gate on a public footpath left side of the property ‘Preswylfa’, Ffordd y Rhos. 2. To request the branches are cleared from around the highway signs on the A5104. 3. Due to a couple of incidents in the locality involving the Fire Service it has been reported that there are some fire hydrants that have been covered by tar -mac. To request al l local hydrants are accessible and to inspect the lane from Tyn -y-Groesfa towards Glan Terrig. TCC have also requested a full report stating the inspection has been carried out and all hydrants are visible. 4. Housing Department Flint – To inform Claire B udden if extra care could be taken when contractors are cutting grass in front of the sheltered housing properties, as grass seems to be going onto windows and into porch ways. Abstract of the Minutes held 10 October, 2012 at the Meeting Room, Village Hal l, Queen St., Treuddyn 1. CBM & PCSO The Chair welcomed PC Gary Aldous and PCSO Lisa Hughes to the meeting. PC Aldous gave a brief introduction, stating there have been huge changes in North Wales Police. PC Aldous covers 22 villages and looks after three PCSO’s. The Chair had reported an incident by dialing 101 and it worked very quickly, PCSO Lisa Hughes picked up the incident report and was able to deal with the matter. A motorbike had been stolen from the village last month. 2. CORRESPONENCE 1. FCC – Preparations for the Coming Winter. The Council will continue to offer the following services to the Town & Community Councils. a) Information on local weather forecast and gritting actions. b) Salt Bins – As in previous winters, the Council owned bins ar e soon to be filled and the operation will be repeated (if required) during January 2013.