NEWYDDION TREUDDYN NEWS
Chwefror /February 2013 & Mawrth /March 2013 ISSUE 262 Diary of Events February and March
Mondays Yoga Village Hall 6.30 pm £4.00 TCA to 8.00 pm Mondays gentle exercise Hafan Deg 7.30 pm £2.50 TCA Tuesdays Circuit training Village Hall 6.30 pm £3.50 TCA Wed nesday Slimming World Village Hal l 7.00 pm Thursdays Terrig Art Club Village Hall 1.00 pm Thursdays Street dance Village Hall 6.00 pm £3.00 TCA Thursdays Zumba Village Hall 7.00 pm £3.00 TCA 03.02.13 Family Service St Mary’s Church 9.30 am from Cooking on a Village Hall 10.00 am Weekly for 6 19.02.13 budget work shop weeks £2 TCA from Photoshop Village Hall 7.00 pm to Weekly for 6 21.02.13 workshop 9.30 pm weeks TCA 26.02.13 Lunch Hafan Deg 12.00 noon Tickets from the Church 02.03.13 Afternoon tea Hafan Deg 2.00 pm Capel y Rhos 03.03.13 Family Service St Mary’s Church 9.30 am 03.03.13 Women’s Day of Capel Ebeneser 6.00 pm Rev Eirlys Prayer, United Gruffydd Service 09.03.13 Bicycle Marking Treuddyn Village 10.00 am to Community event Hall 1.00 pm Safety partnership 10.03 .13 Mothering Sunday St Mary’s Church 9.30 am Holy Eucharist 13.03.13 Fundraising Leeswood 7.00 pm for Cancer Research Bingo Community 7.30 pm start UK Centre bus leaves Ffordd y Rhos at 6.45 pm 14.03.13 Easter Prize bingo Hafan Deg 700 pm for Treuddyn Under 7.30 pm 5’s playgroup 15.03.13 Duck Race Loggerheads 4.00 pm Cylch Meithrin Country Park 50 p per duck 16.03.13 Attic Sale & Treuddyn Village 2.00 pm to St Mary’s Church Cake Stall Hall 4.00 pm 1 20.03.13 Talk on Country Hafan D eg 7.00 pm Hafan Deg Walks and Wildlife Association 26.03.13 St Mary’s Hafan Deg 12.00 noon Tickets from Church Lunch church members £4
29.03.13 Good Friday St Mary’s Church 10.00 am Service 29.03.13 Good Friday Capel Ebeneser 10.30 am Parch Eirlys Communion Gruf fydd Service 31.03.13 Easter Sunday St Mary’s Church 9.30 am 01.04.13 Easter flower St Mary’s Church 2.30 pm to St Mary’s Church display 5.00 pm refreshments & music 06.04.13 Treuddyn Urdd Village Hall 2.00 pm to refreshments event 5.00 pm served 20.04.13 Lu nch Hafan Deg 12 noon Cancer Research UK 28.04.13 Billingual Service Capel Ebeneser 6.00 pm Mrs Siân English Address Williams
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Don’t forget Post Office services are available in the Lifestyle Express shop along Ffordd y Llan by the school campus from 8.00 am to 8.00 pm as they run alongside the retail business.
2 CYNGOR CYMUNED TREUDDYN COMMUNITY COUNCIL
Abstract of the Minutes - M eeting held Wednesday 12 December , 2012 at the Meeting Room, Village Hall, Queen St. Treuddyn 7pm
1. PUBL IC SESSION 6.50 pm to 7.00pm Two members of the public. Traffic Calming was discussed. The two roads that give cause for concern a) Ffordd y Llan and b) FFordd y Rhos Ffordd y Rhos has been a concern for a number of years, it is a busy fast road and motor ists tend to enter the village faster than the set speed limit of 30mph, causing a risk to all who use this road. As you enter the village you immediately come into the built up area of private dwellings and sheltered accommodation where many elderly resid ents live. The new development ‘Bro Brwynog’ will also add to the volume of traffic using Ffordd y Rhos. The affect of ‘Boy Racers’ using these roads has also increased, causing distress to the residents. The following was put forward to members for consid eration: - • To focus on prevention before any major effort is put into Traffic Calming . • To work more on speed enforcement and request the presence of the speed camera on a regular basis on Ffordd y Rhos and Ffordd y Llan. • To report the highest risk times, w here Police could monitor the roads. The Chair thanked the residents for attending and assured that TCC will not go ahead with the proposal of Traffic Calming measures until a consultation period has been held.
2. POLICE REPORT PCSO Lisa Hughes reported the following: - • November has been a quiet month in the village, but activity in the vicinity of the Corner Garage on the A5104 has been reported. • Bicycle thefts are on the increase generally, but not in the village. • There have only been a few antisocial re ports received. • If people have anything to report, they should use the 101 number, as the phones of PC Gary Aldous and PCSO Lisa Hughes can sometimes lose signal or the Officers may be on leave. The Chair thanked PCSO Lisa Hughes for attending this evening
3. TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURES With reference to information requested from Mr Ian Jones – FCC Senior Engineer (Traffic) a pdf detailing the Report and Policy that the Authority has adopted had been forwarded to TCC. The Traffic Services Manager has confirm ed that all traffic calming requests would have to be considered in accordance with the policy and meet the qualification criteria. Additionally if Town or Community Councils were minded to
3 introduce their own self -funded traffic calming schemes, these too would have to comply with the policy. Mr Jones checked the collision database held by the Authority and can confirm there are no recorded injury accidents within the affected built up area of the village and 4 recorded on the rural length of Ffordd y Rhos from the junction with the A5104 (2 collisions) and the junction with Ffordd Nercwys (1 collision), the other collision was near Ffordd yr Odyn.
The Chair stated a petition had been started a number of years ago with reference to the speed of the traffi c but had not progressed. The following suggestions were put forward by members; 1. Look at different options 2. To engage with North Wales Police, and to monitor the speed of the traffic during different times of the day and days of the week. 3. Monitorin g strips – To follow up the request made to FCC from last months meeting. 4. Look into the cost of hiring a speed gun working with North Wales Police 5. The possibility of moving the flashing 30mph sign, as it was agreed is positioned in the wrong place. It was also stated drivers attitudes towards speed limits plays a major factor on roads. The above suggestions and costs will be followed up, it was agreed traffic calming is not a cheap solution if not effective.
4. CORRESPONDENCE 1. Treuddyn Youth Club – The youth club will only be open on a Monday evening with effect from week beginning 26 November, 2012, as there has been problems recruiting a Leader for the Wednesday session. Members requested the attendance figures for Monday’s and Wednesday’s. The Wednesday session is funded by TCC. 2. Town/Community Council Precepts 2013/14. The enclosed form to be submitted to the Head of Finance by Friday 1 st February 2013.
5. PLANNING KYT/049924 Proposal: Construction of 60 x 20m outdoor menage, access drivewa y to existing stable block with alterations to existing access for private use (Part Retrospective) Site Location: Twmpath, Ffordd Top y Rhos, Treuddyn, Mold. Decision Type: Approved
6. STREETSCENE - update 1. Terrig Hill – The tree that is causing safety issues on this stretch of road, talks are still on going and financial restraints on FCC are also a factor to its removal. 2. FFordd y Bont, Pontybodkin. – Flooding Issues – The road will be closed with a diversion p roposed for the 19 December to carry out drainage works by Railway Terrace and the small bridge. Work should take no more than one day.
7. STREET LIGHTING • Street lights out on the A5104 and Ffordd y Rhos 4 8. CHRISTMAS TREE Members thanked Cllr. Mr Clive S wan for erecting the tree and lights.
9. QUEEN STREET PLAY AREA & BIKE TRACK • Drinking Fountain is now fully working.
10 . COMMUNITY COUNCILLOR’S REPORTS 1. To request the gulley’s are emptied from the dip on Ffordd Mynydd Du and towards Tyn y Pystell, and also the road passing Cae Hic just off Ffordd y Blaenau. 2. To report the concern of running water down Terrig Hill and the affect it will have on the newly laid tarmac, to request the gully’s are cleaned along this stretch of road. 3. Streetscene have be en requested to clear out the ditches along Queen Street. 4. Flytipping off the railway bridge along Ffordd y Bont. Our Streetsene supervisor will ask the Environmental Officers to look into it. 5. Molehills in the cemetery – The Cemeteries Department will carry out the necessary procedures to eradicate the problem, work may be on hold due to frozen ground. 6. Post Box – A5104 - No reply has been received to date.
Absract of the Minutes – Meeting held 9 th January, 2013 at the Meeting Room, Village Hall, Qu een St. Treuddyn 7pm.
1. POLICE REPORT PCSO Lisa Hughes reported the following: - • Go Safe – A traffic survey will take place on FFordd -y-Rhos towards the end of March • Bike marking event – To be held at Castell Alun Sports Centre, Hope on 26 January, 2013 from 1pm to 4pm. • The area has been quiet over the Christmas period • A date during February for a ‘Bike Marking Event’ will be forwarded to PCSO Lisa Hughes, who will contact Kate Inskip, Flintshire Neighbourhood Wardens. The event will be held at the village ha ll, Treuddyn.
2. PRECEPT REQUIREMENTS 2013 – 2014 The Community Council discussed expenditure and new projects for the new financial year. It was agreed a percentage increase from 2.5% to 2.17%
3. DECLARATION OF ACCEPTANCE OF OFFICE Cllr. Mr Brian Wil liams was invited to sign ‘The Declaration of Acceptance of Office’. 2. QUEEN ST. PLAY AREA & BIKE TRACK 1. To agenda ‘Lighting over Muga Area’ for the February meeting.
3. STREETSCENE – update 1. The council have been busy cleaning ditches in the area. 5 4. STREET LIGHT ING - Reports o The light at the top of Queen St. car park is out. o Trees overhanging street lights towards Ffordd y Gilrhos need cutting back
5. PLANNING 1. Maes -y-Droell Quarry – The application has been put back to January 2013.
6. COMMUNITY COUNCILLOR’S REPOR TS 1. Traffic calming measures are being considered by FCC near the ‘Sunspot’ on the A5104. 2. To report the on going problem of running water on the road below Cae Hic. The road has recently been re -surfaced.
The next meeting of Treuddyn Community Council w ill be held on: - Wednesday 13 th February 2013 at the Meeting Room, Village Hall, Queen St, Treuddyn. Public Session 6.50pm / Council Business 7.00pm
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The Annual Community Meeting
will be held on Wednesday 13 th March, 2013
at the Village Hall, Treuddyn.
Regarding moles in the cemetery, Flintshire County Council are aware of the situation and have employed somebody to help eradicate them.
6 GRASS CUTTING BMX TRACK – TREUDDYN
Tenders are invited by Treuddyn Com munity Council for the cutting of the BMX Track, Playing Field, Queen St. Treu ddyn.. This will require 14 to 16 cuts between April and October, 2013.
All cuttings are to be removed.
Please forward correspondence for the attention of : Mrs C.J Thomas, Cle rk TCC, Droed -y-Mynydd, Corwen Road, Pontybodkin, Mold. CH7 4TG
If any further information is required phone: 01352 771102 M: 07795242693 or email: [email protected]
Tenders to be submitted by Friday 8 th March, 2013
7 Treuddyn V illage hall roof
Treuddyn Community Association have been successful in obtaining a grant for the village hall roof from Cadwyn Clwyd with match funding from Lottery Awards for All scheme. The work is being carried out by Weatherwell roofing of Anglesey who won the contract that went out to tender.
The existing felt roof will act as a vapour control layer it will then be covered with Kingspan to insulate it and then a Sika -Trocal roofing membrane will cover it .
Thank you to everyone who did letters of support to help our grants applications become successful.
Cadwyn Clwyd deliver funds through the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development through the Welsh Assembly Government’s Rural Development Plan for Wales 2007 -2013.
8 Treuddyn Urdd Project Update
We are just completing the first phase of the project, designing a 2.5 metre long timeline of the Urdd in Treuddyn to go in the foyer of the village hall. We hope as many of you as possible will come along to its official unveiling in the Village Hall on Saturday 6 th April (see poster for details). We’re sure that you will recognise many faces on it!
Sixth formers from Ysgol Maes Garmon have helped to scan the large collection of old photographs and we have started the lengthy process of uploading them onto the People’s Collection Wales website, which will make them available to a wider audience. We will also be putting images on the Treuddyn Community website.
9 The n ext phase of the project is to generate material for a book that will celebrate the 90 year history of the Urdd in Treuddyn. The book will be based on memories of local people of all ages. The existing archive of photographs and press cuttings will form t he core of the book but we are sure that there is more good material out there.
We know that there are several families where two or three generations have all been involved and it would be good to include their experiences. Treuddyn has also produced sev eral professional musicians and their early experiences competing in the Urdd Eisteddfodau often played an important part in their musical development. Most youngsters growing up in the village will have stayed at one of the Urdd residential centres, many will have been members of the adran or aelwyd or taken part in Urdd Eiseddfod events. We would like to hear from anyone who has a story to tell or has relevant photographs or press cuttings at home.
Children from both village primary schools will help us to gather the memories. Later in April they will interview some of the older residents and then write up their favourite anecdotes for possible inclusion in the book
We also plan to record a selection of locals, from old to young, who have had a particul arly close involvement with the Urdd. The best interviews will be used to create a series of short digital stories that will be put onto the Treuddyn website and also be available on DVD.
We are looking for volunteers to help with the memories gathering a nd digital storymaking and plan to hold some training sessions later in March. If anyone would like to get involved, please contact the project co -ordinator, Lorna Jenner ( [email protected] or tel: 01352 741676). Alternatively, contact Carolyn T homas, tel: 01352 770946 or email [email protected] . You could also speak to Mary Roberts or Ceinwen Parry.
10 Welfare Reform Act 2012 - How This May Affect You IMPORTANT UPDATES
The Welfare Reform Act 2012 is introducing extensive changes t o the welfare benefit system. Most of the changes involve welfare benefits claimed by working age people and start to be introduced from April 2013. Direct payments to tenants are to begin in October 2013 but will take some time (possibly years) to roll out. In the first instance it will only affect new claims to Universal Credit. However there are "pilots" and preliminary work being carried out now as to how exactly this will work. There will be "safety" nets for the most vulnerable - it may be in some i nstances that payments will be made to landlords. There will be more information over the coming months.
Council Tax & Council tax benefit
On the 1 April 2013 the United Kingdom Government will abolish Council Tax Benefit and a new form of help will be introduced called The Council Tax Reduction Scheme. The new scheme will be used by all Councils in Wales, and the Welsh Government intends it to be very similar to the current Council Tax Benefit system with some amendments and some limited local discretio ns.
In the previous newsletter, the report said that everyone would have to pay some council tax even if they are on full benefit and in Wales this also includes pensioners. Originally it was going to be 20%, it was then lowered to 10% as some assistance funding was found and then just a couple of weeks ago the Welsh Government announced that it was able to provide full assistance for one year only to cover the 10%. This means that those who receive full Council tax benefit will continue to do so from Ap ril 2013, probably for one year.
Changes from April 2013
Disability Living Allowance is being abolished for people aged 16 – 64 years old and replaced with a new benefit called ‘Personal Independence Payment’. If you have a disability, you can make a new claim for Personal Independence Payment from April 2013. If you are already getting Disability Living Allowance, your claim will to be transferred over to the Personal Independence Payment at some point from October 2013. However, the Personal Independenc e Payment has stricter eligibility criteria than Disability Living Allowance and some people who currently get Disability Living Allowance will not qualify for the Personal Independence Payment.
11 A Household Benefits Cap is being introduced to restrict the income from ‘out of work benefits ’ that working -age claimants can receive to the level of the average working income after tax. This is assumed to be £500 pw for couples/lone parents and £350pw for single people. Households that include a person claiming d isability living allowance, or employment support allowance (support group), or a war widow will be exempt from the benefit cap.
Housing Benefit paid to social housing tenants of “working age”, (working age ends at the female statutory retirement age) wil l be reduced, if their home is considered too large for their household needs. The rules say a household will be allowed one bedroom for: each adult couple; any other person aged 16 or over; two children of the same sex under the age of 16; two children un der the age of 10 regardless of their sex; a carer (who does not normally live with you) if you or your partner need overnight care and have a spare bedroom for that carer to use. If you are under - occupying your property by one bedroom you will lose 14% of your weekly housing benefit entitlement. If you are under occupying by two or more bedrooms, you will lose 25% of your weekly entitlement.
Social Fund Community Care Grants and Crisis Loans are being abolished. The money that is spent by the Departmen t of Work and Pensions on grants and loans will be given to the Welsh Government who will be responsible for establishing a national ‘welfare assistance scheme’. It is expected that payments from this scheme will be in the form of grants, f or example, to h elp some people purchase essential items of household furniture or meet expenses that arise as the result of an emergency. Changes from October 2013
Universal Credit will replace the six means tested benefits claimed by working age people. Instead of mak ing several benefit claims and receiving benefit payments from the Department of Work and Pensions (income support, jobseekers allowance), Her Majesty’s Revenues and Customs (child and working tax credits) and the Local Authority (housing benefit) you will make a single benefit claim and receive a monthly payment into your bank account. You will be able to make a new claim for universal credit from October 2013. If you are already getting a means -tested benefit, such as housing benefit, your claim will tra nsfer over to universal credit at some point during April 2014 to March 2107.
12 Further Information and Advice
For information on changes to Housing and Council Tax Benefits, please call the FCC Housing Benefit service - 01352 704848 . For further informat ion on the changes to the other welfare benefits, please call Becky Swift, FCC Welfare Reform Liaison Officer - 01352 703512 . If you have access to the internet, you can obtain detailed information on all the welfare benefit changes at www.direct.gov.uk, o r www.turn2us.org.uk .
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Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board had outlined plans to close the x -ray department and the minor injuries unit at Mold Community Hospital.
I joined an action group set up by the Ma jor of Mold, Geoff Collect. We met at the town hall several times, had a stand at Mold market to make residents aware of the proposed changes and if they wanted they were able to fill in a petition and questionnaire which were sent to BCUHB. We also sepa rately lobbied the Health Board and Community Health Council with emails and letters giving anecdotal evidence why Mold should remain a `hub hospital’ and the services should not be moved to Deeside hospital.
I went to the consultation events at Flint, ma rched to Theatr Clwyd and attended meetings at County Hall, using the opportunities to voice concerns. One of the major factors is that Mold is a natural and historical `hub’ for its outlying villages with strong transport , social, recreational and commun ity links. It was inapprehensible to expect residents from this area to get to Deeside, most would probably head to Wrexham A & E which already has pressure problems.
Everyone was really pleased and relieved to hear that Mold will retain all its services and remain a `hub’. Beryl Powell of The Mold Hospital League of Friends was a strong voice and offered to purchase a much needed new x -ray machine if the department could remain open; they are looking to raise £100,000 towards the cost. Donations for the x -ray machine can be left at the hospital, Mold town hall or with any member of the League of Friends. It was said that Mold Hospital belongs to the Community. Residents remember fund raising to build it in the first place and my husband, Martin remembe red raising money at Bryn Coch school. Thankfully, for now it has had a reprieve. (Carolyn Thomas)
13 Planning Applications
Maes Y Droell Quarry Graianrhyd Road , Llanarmon -Yn -Ial , Mold Update
Planning application: 15/2011/0692 Importation of inert waste materials for recycling and use in restoration of quarry workings
The application was deferred at the January Planning Committee meeting and will now be discussed at Denbighshire’s Planning Committee meeting in Ruthin on 20th February 2013.
--- 000 --- A Formal Scoping Opinion request was received by Llanfynydd Community Council for a 500kw wind turbine for Mount Farm, Ffrith. This is by Cae Hic on the Llanfynydd Road f rom Ffordd y Blaenau and will most likely impact more on Treuddyn residents so I’ve asked if Treuddyn Community Council will also be consulted. It would be the size of a pylon, approx 77 metres or 200 ft high. --- 000 ---
Poachers Cottage, High Street, Ffrith. The owners are looking to apply for a change of use from public house to coffee shop, village store, hostel and living accommodation.
14 Streetscene
Dog fouling Litter Gritting Grass Cutting Pest Control Recycling Road repairs Road signs Street Cleansing Street Lighting
Phone (01352) 701234 or visit www.flintshire.gov.uk/streetscene
DON’T FORGET TO PUT THE STREETSCENE NUMBER INTO YOUR PHONE SHOULDYOU NEED TO REPORT A PROBLEM ON THE HIGHWAY SUCH AS FALLEN TREE, OVERFLOWING DRAIN, FLYTIPPING, DOG FOULING, ETC.
The Streetsce ne staff have worked extremely hard during the Winter months dealing with flooding due to heavy downpours and then the snow and ice, gritting many more routes than previous. The Supervisor made sure that the sheltered accommodation paths were cleared and we asked the gritters to do the waste collection route where possible on the Monday night so that the lorries could get round the next day. Regular M et office updates are sent through to the Streetscene department through the night , and should any area be forecast with dropping below zero, the team are on hand with the gritters. Unfortunately for them, they were even called out on New Year’s Eve.
Many thanks also go to the Streetscene team for getting the planter installed in Coed Talon. I had asked if we could get it in place before Christmas and they did, the week before, despite all t he rain and flooding they also had to deal with.
15 Ffordd y Bont particularly suffered with flooding .
The Streetscene team came out with sandbags in the heavy downpours to help prevent the hou ses being flooded. Manhole covers were forced up as water shot out like fountains.
A new drain go ing across the road to the Nant by the small bridge at Rock Cottage was put in place and once the existing drainage pipes in that area were properly cleared, it appeared to solve the problem.
Many thanks to the Streetscene Supervisors Dave Bell, Bill Jones and the team who managed t o sort it out as an emergency.
A review of speed limits on Flintshire’s A and B roads was carried out by consultants, they were then studied further by FCC Highways who also considered local knowledge, community and accident history. The only one effecting Treuddyn Community was along the A5104 leaving Coed Talon , the consultants suggested increasing the speed restriction from 30 mph to 40 mph sooner. Fortunately, Flintshire County Council Highways officers commented that a review of the existing speed limi t should not be considered due to the carriageway alignment.
16 Vehicle Crossings on the Adopted Highway(Dropped Kerbs) – new policy
Previously, only FCC Highways/Streetscene could carry out the work once payment had been received from the resident. Complaints were often heard about the cost and with Streetscene services continuing to concentrate on core maintenance work, it was decided to review the policy
A new policy has just be en passed where residents can themselves obtain competitive quotations for the work, including if they wish, the Council. Flintshire County Council will then need to approve the application to the ensure the work is carried out by approved contractors and Streetscene staff will inspect the site to check the work is of the required standard. There will be a non -refundable fee of £100 for all applications to cover administration costs and site visits.
Vehicular crossings are required to prevent damage to ca rs and the pavement. If residents drive across the pavement without providing a proper crossing the Council has powers to build one and recover the cost from the resident.
In certain circumstances planning permission is required and if the property is an existing Council house, written consent must be given by FCC’s Housing department.
Applications for a vehicular crossing can be downloaded from Flintshire County Council’s website. Alternatively, application forms and further information can be obtained by calling the Streetscene Contact Centre on 01353 701234.
17 Bro Brwynog , Ffordd y Rhos, Treuddyn
Bro Brwynog sales office , at Ffordd Rhos, Treuddyn is open Thursday to Monday from 10am to 5pm. For more information call 01352 770229, log on to www.lovellnewhomes.co.uk or email [email protected] .
All the new houses have a high level of insulation . The better insulated a home is, the less money y ou will spend heating it. Energy efficient glazing, loft, floor and wall insulation can result in a reduction in heat loss and consequently fuel bills.
The rented properties are built to code 4 standard which is above the current minimum standard of code 3 for all new social rented properties. However, the increased build price per unit was only feasible due to 58% of the build cost being funded through Social Housing Grant (SHG) from the Welsh Government.
Interest in the houses to purchase have been h igh with four being reserved, one completion and eight early birds identified where people have put a deposit on a plot or show home. Interest has come from Cheshire, Lancashire, Liverpool as well as Flintshire and Denbighshire.
18 There continues to b e an increase in reported thefts of bicycles from sheds/garages around the Cymau, Ffrith, Llanfynydd, Hope and Caergwrle areas recently.
We ask people to be vigilant and should anybody see anyone acting suspiciously, or any suspicious vehicles in the area, please contact North Wales Police control Room by dialling 101 to report the incident.”
GET YOUR BIKE PERSONALISED WITH A MARK AT TREUDDYN VILLAGE HALL, SATURDAY 9 TH FEBRUARY FROM 10.00 AM TO 1.00 PM
There has also been a report of oil theft in the FFrith
Anyone who has any information about thefts, or those involved in this criminality, to call 101 or Crimestoppers anonymo usly on 0800 555 111
Area Community Beat Manager PC Gary Aldous Tel: 07789291107 Email: [email protected]
Community Support Officer PCSO Lisa Hughes Tel: 07880156912 Email: [email protected]
101 is the 24 hour non -emergency number for the police in Wales when you don’t need a 999 response. .
19 Please consider Other People in the Village!
COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED BY THE POLICE REGARDING A QUAD BIKE ON THE HIGHWAY
For Quad Bike s to be allowed on the highway, it must be road legal
1. It must be registered with the DVLA 2. It must display number plates, back and front 3. It must be taxed 4. It must be insured 5. It must have a valid MOT certificate, if over three years old 6. It must have lights, indicators, road legal tyres, horn, speedometer, mirrors and every other element that would allow it to pass an MOT inspection.
There has been an issue again with dog fouling along Ffordd y Rhos. Any incidences should be reported to Streetscene 01352 701234 and the PCSO Lisa Hughes, tel: 07889156912 . Anyone not picking up after their dog will be fined.
20 (CRB) Criminal Record Checks
The Government has announced tha t the new updating service will be available free of charge to volunteers.
From Spring of this year individuals will no longer have to apply for a new criminal record check each time they apply for a position. Instead, they will only have to apply once t o the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a certificate and then go online for an instant check to find out if the existing certificate is still up to date. The new updating service will also allow organisations to check online whether new information has been added to the certificate since it was issued. For many volunteers and paid employees this will mean that they need only have one certificate to cover activities across multiple organisations as long as it relates to working with the same vulnerab le group.
This will end the need for individuals to apply for multiple checks to work with different organisations and volunteers will be able to use the service for free when applying for different volunteering opportunities. For paid employees there wil l be an annual subscription fee which will be less than the cost of a new check.
The updating system is expected to be in place for spring 2013 alongside the introduction of a single issue certificate to the volunteer or paid employee only. The employing organisation will no longer receive their copy. However, CRU will be able to check online to see if a certificate has been issued and whether it is clear. In some limited circumstances we will also be able to request that a copy be sent directly to CRU for employer use.
For more information http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/agencies -public - bodies/dbs/
WCVA CRU is always on hand to answer any queries and we can be contacted via 0800 0 197 391 [email protected] www.wcva - cru.org.uk
21 Parish Church of St. Mary , Treuddyn
Thank you for your responses to the recent appeal regarding the future of our Church. Anyone needing further details about how YOU can help, please contact the Vicar. Rev John Jones 01352 770919 or email [email protected]
FEBRUARY
3rd Feb Family Service, 9.30am 10 th Feb Sunday before Lent: Holy Eucharist, 9.30am 17 th Feb First Sunday of Lent: Holy Eucharist, 9.30am 24 th Feb Second Sunday of Lent: Holy Eucharist, 9.30am 26 th Feb (Tuesday) Lunch at Hafan Deg
MARCH
3rd March Family Service (St David), 9.30am 10 th March Fourth Sunday of Lent, Mothering Sunday: Holy Eucharist, 9.30am 16 th March (Saturday) Attic Sale at the Village Hall. 10am 17 th March Fifth Sunday of Lent, Passion Sunday: Ho ly Eucharist, 9.30am 24 th March Palm Sunday: Holy Eucharist, 9.30am 28 th March Maundy Thursday: Holy Eucharist at 6pm 29 th March Good Friday: service at 10am 31 st March EASTER DAY: Holy Eucharist at 9.30am (1 st April, Monday: flowers, refreshment & mus ic, in Church: time to be announced)
22 CAPEL EBENESER TREUDDYN 2013 Chwefror/Mawrth - February/March
Cawsom gwasanaeth carolau bendithiol iawn dan ofal y Parch. Eirlys Gruffydd ac yr oedd yn dda gweld gymaint yn bresennol yn yr oedfa. Braf bob blwyddyn ydyw croesawi ffrindia u a mwynhau paned a sgwrs ar derfyn y gwasanaeth. Unwaith eto yr ydym yn ddiolchgar iawn I’r Parchedig Eirlys Gruffydd am baratoi y gwasanaeth ac hefyd ei gofal parhaol ar hyd y blynyddoedd.
Fel y gwelwch yn y Plan yr ydym yn cynnal ambell gwasanaeth yn y prynhawn ym misoedd y gaeaf gyda Parch Marc Morgan ar 24 Chwefror a’r Parch Gwilym O Jones ar 24 Mawrth am 2.30yp. Hefyd, bydd ein oedfa cymun bore Gwener y Groglith am 10.30 yb ar 29 Mawrth o dan ofal y Parch Eirlys Gruffydd. Ym mis Mawrth byddem yn ail ddechrau ein Cymdeithas a bydd rhaglen ar gael yn fuan.
Ar ddechrau’r flwyddyn newydd yr ydym yn dymuno Blwyddyn Newydd Dda i chwi i gyd ac yr ydym yn ddymuno'n dda i'r rhai mewn gwaeledd.
We held our carol service at Ebeneser under the leadership of Rev. Eirlys Gruffydd and it was uplifting to see so many in the congregation and everyone enjoyed the carol singing and message given. At the end of the service the fellowship was continued with a cup of tea and light refreshments which were enjoyed by ev eryone. We are grateful to Rev. Eirlys Gruffydd for arranging our service and for her pastoral care over many years.
You will see from the details below that we have arranged a number of our services to the afternoon during the winter months with Rev. Ma rc Morgan on 24 February and Rev. Gwilym O Jones on 24 March both at 2.30pm. Also our Good Friday communion Service will be held at 10.30am on 29 March with Rev. Eirlys Gruffydd. Our Cymdeithas meetings will begin again in March and a programme will shortl y be available.
23 May we wish you all a Happy New Year and we wish everyone who is not well a speedy recovery.
Gwasanaethau mis Chwefror : -
Chwefror 10 - Undebol yn Capel y Rhos 2.00 yp Chwefror 17 - Parch Eirlys Gruffydd am 6.00yh Chwefror 24 - Parc h Marc Morgan - 2.30yp yn Ebeneser - Cymun
Gwasanaethau mis Mawrth: -
Mawrth 3 - Dydd Gweddi y Chwiorydd Undebol yn Ebeneser 6.00yh - Parch Eirlys Gruffydd Mawrth 10 - Undebol yn Capel y Rhos 2.00yp Mawrth 17 - Parch Eirlys Gruffydd am 6.00yh Mawrth 24 - Parch Gwilym O Jones undebol yn Ebeneser am 2.30yp Mawrth 29 - Oedfa Cymun Bore Gwener y Groglith 10.30yb, Parch Eirlys Gruffydd Mawrth 31 - Parch Marc Morgan am 6.00yh
Gwasanaethau mis Ebrill am 6.00yh : -
Ebrill 7 - Parch J Bryn Jones Ebrill 14 - Parch Eirlys Gruffydd am 6.00yh - cymun Ebrill 21 - Parch Marc Morgan Ebrill 28 - Mrs Siân Williams, Bilingual Service, English address
Maldwyn Roberts
24 Capel y Rhos
Calender 2013
The ladies section of Welsh Presbyterian chapels in the Flint ar ea will be welcoming a gathering of North Wales members at Bethesda Chapel in May 2013. As one effort to raise money for the event, a calendar of the thirteeen chapels in the area (including Capel y Rhos, and some information about each chapel) is now on sale for £5.00.
Please contact Mary Roberts or Ceinwen Parry if you wish to purchase one (or more) for everyone who maybe has connections with any of these chapels.
We will be having an afternoon tea fundraising event on 2 nd March 2013 in Hafan Deg to ra ise money for the same fund.
Mae calendr ar gael am 2013 sy’n dagos y capeli Presbyteraidd Cymraeg yn nosbarth y Fflint. Mae ychydig o wybodaeth am bob capel, a llun o gwahanol gapel ar gyfer bob mis.
Mae Bethesda’r Wyddgrug ar glawr y calendr gan mai y no y bydd Sasiwn Chwiorydd y Gogledd ym mis Mae 2013, a gobeithir codi arian I’r Sasiwn drwy werthiant y Calendr.
Cysylltwch â Mary Roberts nen C.P. i’wharcebu, am £5.00 yr un.
Bydd chwiorydd Capel y Rhos, Nercwys a Llanarmon yn Cynnal T ê Prynhawrn yn Ha fan Deg. Sadwrn Mawrth 2il 2013, I godi arian l’r sasiwn hefyd.
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25 Treuddyn Toddler Group
At Youth Hall, Ffordd Y Llan, Treuddyn Wednesdays (9:00 -11:00pm) Cost £1.50 Age: Birth to Pre -School (Reception)
This group is run by th e parents/guardians attending the group with children. They provide a great opportunity for babie s and young children to socialis e, play and learn new skills. It also enables parents/guardians to meet and share experiences and provide mutual support.
If y ou would like any further information, please do not hesitate to get in contact during Treuddyn Under 5’s playgroup session times on 01352 -771232.
26 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, Tuesda y, Wednesday and Thursday from 12:45 to 3:15pm at a cost of £6 per session. The Playgroup is for children aged 2 years, with early entitlement funded places being available.
A Playgroup Lunch Club session is also held on the same days, between 11:45am an d 12:45pm. Playgroup Lunch Club is available for all children registered at the Playgroup at an additional cost of £3 per session. As part of the Playgroup Lunch Club, 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 children's social , physical , lang uage , 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. The last CSSIW and Estyn assessment of the Pl aygroup was very supportive of the work being done in the group and the standards being maintained.
27 All staff are very friendly caring individuals, with a shared wealth experience 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 member s. 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 the Playgroup in action or to book your child a place at this group whilst places a re available, please do not hesitate to get in contact during playgroup session times on 01352 -771232.
Kind Regards
Chairperson (Treuddyn Under 5’s)
28 Ysgol Parc Y Llan
I would just like to wish you a Happy New Year from all at Parc Y Llan.
It was lovely to see so many of you at our Christmas Concerts ‘The Stars Come out for Christmas’ I hope you agree with me the Stars were certainly out at Pa rc Y Llan. Many thanks for all your donations for the raffle.
Reception pupils performed songs, poems and were characters from the Nativity . Our Year 1 pupils performed ‘Maldi’ Adverts
Year 3 pupils were Christmas Cards, Snow and characters from the Na tivity.
Nursery were branching out as they dressed up as Christmas Trees
29 Year 2 were Parc Y Llan’s very own boy and girl bands Girls Aloud and One Direction with Simon Cowell.
Year 4 Pupils were Christmas Trees, Reindeer, Elves and Kings.
Year 5 and 6 pupils were narrators and various characters throughout the concert performing songs, poems and jokes.
30 Nursery
If you have a child who will be 3 years of age by 31st August 2013, please may we bring it to your attention that it is tim e to think about their Nursery education.
If you would like your child to attend our lovely, friendly Nursery please contact us at school or Treuddyn under 5’s Playgroup. We will be happy to meet with you and show you around the school building, inclu ding the Nursery.
31 Houses and Homes
Class 2 pupils are learning about different types of houses from a walk around the village.
We would like to thank all at Lovell at the new homes development for their time showing pupils around the new show hou se and resources they gave the pupils. The pupils have set up their own show house and office as a role play area in school.
32 News in brief ☺ We would like to say a big thank you to the two students we had from Bangor University last term, Miss Bell is and Miss Masters. They were a real asset to the school and we wish them well in their future careers. ☺ Children In Need raised £134.43 ☺ Congratulations for Isabelle Lomas for winning MP Mark Tami’s Christmas Card Competition for our school. She had a lov ely morning at Toyota Manufacturing UK on Deeside Industrial Park.
31 -1-13 Football Year 2,3,4 – St David’s Mold 26/28 -2-13 Cycle Training for Y6 & Y5 pupils 4-2-13 Parents Evening Rec,Y1,3,4,5,6 5-2-13 Parents Evening Y2 1-3-12 St David’s Day 9.15am 15 -3-13 Our World Book Day 7-3-13 Bob Buckle – Musical Workshops 8-3-13 PC Barker talk on Social Behavior Holiday Dates: Half Term: School closes on Friday 8 th February 2013 School re -opens on Monday 18th February 2013 Easter: School closes on F riday 22 nd March 2013 Training Day - Monday 8th April 2013 School re -opens on Tuesday 9 th April 2013 UK Bank Holiday: Monday 6th May Summer H/T: Monday 27th - Friday 31st May End of Summer Term: Friday 19th July Training Day: Monday July 22nd
PTA – If anyone is interested in joining the PTA could you please contact. Mrs Morris on 01352 770304 33 Tea Towels At the start of the school year we asked all children to draw a portrait of themselves. These pictures were sent to the printers and made into a sou venir tea towel, showing all children’s work throughout the school. We think the tea towels look great and will make lovely keep sakes or ideal Easter presents for family and friends. The tea towels are priced at £4 each.
ADVERSE WEATHER: SCHOOL CLOSURE INFORMATION
In the event of extreme weather visit:www.flintshire.gov.uk for details of school closures in Flintshire
You can also contact school on 01352 770304 (Please Note: the phone will be manned if staff can access school however this cannot be gu aranteed).
The recent bad weather did have some benefits as Snowmen and Igloo building competitions were the order of the day at Parc Y Llan.
34 Ti a Fi
Rhiant a’u plentyn
Parent and child
Dydd Mawrth / Tuesday 9.00 -10.30am £1.50
@ Ysgol Terrig
Canu, Crefft, Stori, Chwarae dewch i gael hwyl. Croeso i bob oed babanod, plant ac oedolion!
Singing, Craft, Stories, Playing just come along to have fun, babies, toddlers and grownups all welcome!
35 36 37 Ysgol Terrig EIRA!!!!! SNOW!!!!!
What a surprise!
We all woke up Monday morning to a thick covering of snow, and arrived in school with nowhere to park!!! Mr O’Grady, Mr O’Neill, Mrs Roberts and myself Mrs Connah pulled on our wellies a nd got stuck in with the snow shovels and cleared the paths and the car park to open the schools. It was hard work!!!
38 The children also had fun with all their friends in the snow and we built an igloo and snowmen on the school field.
Ysgo l Terrig had an enjoyable afternoon at Ysgol Glanrafon playing footblaa. They played in a tournament against other Welsh schools in the coynty. Everybody had fun even though it was a very cold day.
The Rugby teams have also been busy. 3 schools from t he local area came up to our school fields for a mini tournament. The girls played against 2 teams and the boys team played 3 games. Again the children enjoyed themselves.
39 40 Messiah
Bearwood College Chapel, Wokingham, Saturday November 17 th 2012.
A performance of Handel’s Messiah is always a source of eager anticipation on behalf of those involved in the organisation as well as the performance of the music. This occasion was no exception. Last Saturday, about 85 complete strangers came tog ether to raise funds for the Chapel Organ Restoration Appeal (CORA) to sing one of the most famous choral works in the English language. Although the majority of people at Bearwood last Saturday evening were unknown to me, and quite possibly to each other, we were all united by this musical masterpiece, first performed in Dublin in 1742.
My irrational fears about the outcome of this event were soon dispelled when it became completely obvious, at the start of the marathon three hour rehearsal, that the asse mbled choir was easily capable of producing a thrilling and uplifting sound. Most of the singers, drawn from local towns, villages, churches, amateur choirs and opera groups, not to mention College parents and staff, old scholars and friends, were clearly devotees of this choral gem, and needed only a little assistance to polish up the glorious melodic lines of seven choruses ready for the evening performance. Massed voices in harmony always capture the attention of the most hardened Philistine, and the voi ces assembled before me were indeed great ambassadors for the now centuries old tradition of English choral singing.
Our soloists, Rebecca Cooch, Meriel Enston, Clare Phipps, Simon Wellings and Sam Morris all sang with professional skill and musical style , bringing their arias and recitatives to life in the warm acoustic of the Chapel, and the whole accompanied with sensitivity by Ed McCall at the organ.
To me, the most rewarding elements of the evening were: seeing the audience’s obvious delight in the p erformance, hearing many comments afterwards from the choir about how much they had enjoyed the event, the
41 day, the food (!), the venue, and ‘Can we do this again?’ Some awful jokes also helped to jolly things along before taking our places to sing.
Many thanks for the support from the Bearwood Parents Association (BPA) and CORA committee – this was essential to the smooth running of the day and helped everyone to feel comfortable and welcome.
We were also most fortunate that a concert by the Henley Symph ony Orchestra on Sunday in the Theatre provided additional donations to the Organ Appeal via sales of tea, lovely homemade cakes and wine hosted by the BPA.
Truly a weekend of musical excellence at Bearwood and how wonderful our Chapel looked filled with visiting musicians able to access our marvellous site.
The weekend has contributed a marvellous £3220 to the Chapel Organ Restoration Appeal and was tremendous fun.
Christopher Enston
42 The History Examination
I am here in a Mathematics room of Bearwood College invigilating the First Form in their end of term December History examination.
The day began well enough - even before my sopranos and altos practice in Chapel at 8.30 this morning - when I came in to school at 7.45am to open up shop in the Music Department and to find the correct December Examination papers in the exam boxes in the Common Room. All was well so far.
At this point you must real ise, dear reader, that I was following a set of clear and unambiguous instructions on the Invigilation/Examinations Board which offered a completely different outcome from my first sentence above!
I was, correctly, reading the 2nd column on the board which told me that the Second Form was to do Geography in the Library Study Room. I found the papers in their designated box, saw my initials under 'Period I' as the first Invigilator of the day in that room and thought, oh good, I know what I am doing and wher e I am going.
Off I went to unlock the Music Department, to tidy desks from yesterday's battle field of examinations, invigilation, crooked desks and abandoned chairs, to move some music stands for the Brass practice in Chapel and to get myself organized for another day's work at Bearwood College. Do consider, dear reader, the term had already been long, arduous and wearisome, and the energetic, light spring in one’s step had long since vanished with the autumn mists and mellow fruitfulness of September. A n unforeseen alternative version of the planned day was about to unfold and test one’s patience.
With choir practice for the Christmas carols completed in Chapel by 9 o’clock, and with the echoing descants fading into the chill morning, I headed back to th e Common Room to gather the Geography examination papers and to greet the entire 2nd Form, waiting in the Picture Gallery (we work in a rather grand building) next to
43 the Library Study Room. I found the correct box and expected to see a set of Geography pa pers awaiting my attention.
It was empty.
The familiar sensations of rising panic and irrational alarm, with thoughts of, ‘Why does this happen to me?’ established themselves with nauseating certainty. You will realise at this point that time was ticking b y and the examinations around the whole school had now started, all, that is, except mine. This only added to my feeling of helplessness and incompetence.
I read the instructions board again to check my facts.
I read it again .
By this time, I was wide aw ake, and trying not to hyper -ventilate.
I picked up the pace, marched to the Picture Gallery and briskly told the pupils of the Second Form to wait quietly or I would kill them (all sensible thinking was deserting me at this moment).
I then, mercifully, fo und the Examinations Officer – the serene source of all knowledge and with answers to all possible questions - who then informed me that the missing Geography papers had been collected by Mrs Ellis who is doing the invigilating. ‘But she can’t be,’ I blus tered, ‘she’s in the First Form column with History, not the Second Form column with Geography!’
I was told to calm myself and breathe.
Yes, the order had been changed, and No, no -one had told Mr Enston. Instead, I was despatched to the Mathematics Depart ment and wait for the delivery of the History papers and then to invigilate the First Form History examination, which brings me back nicely to the start of this sorry tale.
I would like to add that this is a rare and untypical account of how a morning of supposed order, combined with the supremely complex field of examination
44 timetable organisation, can quickly take one down the route of horrible surprises, and reduce the average Director of Music to a shambling wreck.
Meanwhile, back in the Mathematics roo m with the First Form, I awaited the arrival of the History papers. The sound of decidedly heavy and swift footsteps heralded the no nonsense arrival of Mrs Hunt, the Examinations Officer, thundering down the corridor like an express train. She appeared ar ound the door, beaming happily as always, bearing a folder containing, not the rich and precious gifts of the Three Wise Men, but the History examination papers. Hurrah, I thought, all would be well now.
As the clock ticked by to begin the examinati on, the pupils were told to put away their revision books, hand in their mobile telephones, stop talking, and the papers were then distributed to everyone.
Well, oh, nearly everyone.
You see, dear reader, it soon became unmistakably clear - horror of horrors - t hat there were not enough History papers in the file to go round! Yet again, rising blood pressure and sweaty, clammy palms announced the onset of the second sickening crisis of the morning.
Having distributed the papers to two thirds of the pupils, I told them to begin the examination, and told the others to wait patiently while I fled at full speed to the photocopy room, but not before asking the invigilator next door to walk between the two rooms while I was away, and praying that the photocopy machine w ould not spring on me one of its frequent practical jokes and choose to break down, run out of toner, run out of paper or so typically jam -up utterly and totally with supremely and irritatingly un -retrievable bits of mangled History papers, lodged determin edly in every possible scalding red hot ‘Kyocera’ wheel and miserable cog. None of this would have surprised anyone who is familiar with this infuriating situation.
However, all was well in the end, and I am happy to say, not one First Former was able to c omplain that they missed their History examination this morning.
CHRISTOPHER ENSTON, December 2012
45 Treuddyn WI
The new President Mavis Williams welcomed member s to our Christmas social evening. The Secretary read out minutes of the previous meeting and these were accepted by members and signed by the President.
Correspondence and leaflets were noted to members and made available on the table for them to browse through. Points of interest were highlighted from the WI newsletter. Martha Williams and Enid Bellis were thanked for laying the WI poppy w reath at the cenotaph.
Resolutions shortlist for the 2013 AGM in Cardiff are:
1. Decline of our high streets and town centres – 14 votes. 2. Resolving to keep you people suicide safe on -line – 2 votes .
A fun quiz was organised by Mavis Williams, the party food was provided by members and a raffle was held.
After a very pleasant evening, the President closed the meeting thanking everybody for their hard work and wishing all a Happy Christmas and a Hea lthy New Year.
The next meeting is February 7 th 2013 at 7.00 pm in Hafan Deg. The Speaker will be Veronica Wrench, Acupuncturist. All are welcome to come along and give it a try.
Jeanette Harding (Secretary)
46 WEATHER WISE
This year will always be remem bered for heavy rain and disastrous floods throughout the UK and for England achieving a wettest record. Wales overall was the third wettest but locally it is the second wettest (since 1984) to the year 2000 when we received 1413.5mm. November 2012 had mor e than twice the rain of November 2011 and a running total nearing double. December was even wetter than November and the year ended with an extra 506.5mm. Through the year, 244 days were wet to some degree leaving 121 dry. All this is blamed on the jet st ream remaining south of its normal summer tracks. So far this winter there have been 24 days with frost (the same as 2011) and just one with a thin layer of snow against 4 days in 2011.
Best wishes for a brighter 2013. Winston Lea.
47 NOVEMBER 2012 '12 '11 Precipitation (mm) 138.5 60.5 Rain Total (mm) 111.25 642 .5 Max. One Day Rain (mm) 41.0 10.0 Days With Easterly Wind 2.0 8.0 Days With Frost 10.0 6.0 Air Temp ºC Max. 15.0 16.0 Min. -2.0 -2.0 Av. Max. 9.9 11.7 Av. Min. 5.7 5.5 Ground Surface ºC Min. -3.0 -3.5 Av. Min. 2.8 4.1
DECEMBER 2012 '12 '11 Precipitation (mm) 179.0 141.25 Rain Total (mm) 12 90.25 783.75 Max. One Day Rain (mm) 21.0 13.0 Days With Easterly Wind 3.0 0 Days With Frost 12.0 17.0 Air Temp ºC Max. 11.0 13.0 Min. -6.0 -0.5 Av. Max. 7.1 7.7 Av. Min. 1.2 2.7 Ground Surface ºC Min. -7.0 -3.5 Av. Min. 0.8 0.6
48 Gardening News
A Happy New Year to you all. At last some dry weather, let us hope that we now have a period when we can get out in the garden. I am at last tackling the deep beds infiltrated by tree roots. In some pl aces the roots form a solid matt several inches thick and in others they are more thinly spread. No wonder the vegetables were growing so poorly. After removal I will add more home made compost and some chicken pellets. I have three beds to do and so fa r I have got one weed free and two others part done.
There is plenty of compost to use. I have just read in a garden magazine that you do not get potato blight in the greenhouse and told the reader they had a greenfly problem! Well in Treuddyn we cert ainly do get potato blight in our greenhouses. You cannot trust these experts!
Most of my seeds have arrived, their names checked against the Plant finder, labels made ready for seed trays, each batch placed in a plastic bag and all the bags stored in a one or two litre ice cream carton I the garage. I know that I should be cleaning the greenhouses but they are full of pots. Some of these are ones that never got outside. Others are plants that have been taken in due to the wet weather or on the tender type. The last are the ones that are still in seed trays and were not big enough to pot on. I have a lot of work to do.
I am hoping to get out into the flowerbeds to remove all those buttercups. I am surprised at the growth that the bulbs are making. The small tulips are several inches tall. Some of my expensive snowdrops have made considerable clumps. Pulmonaria Redstart is already in flower below the bay tree.
49 Some of my Hellebores have been out since Christmas. Several shrubs are now in flower: Mahonia, Viburnum x bodnantense, heathers, sarcococca, hamamelis and some of my hollies still have berries.
For those of you planning to add climbers to your garden remember to plant at least one foot out from the wall and if at the base of a tree plant well away from the trunk and roots. Many trees have shallow root systems and make the ground below very dry and poor. New climbers will need watering and feeding in their first years. Do not use nylon string to tie in but put in a trellis or canes to g uide and support the new growth. Use a good garden twine as this will rot in time and not strangle your climber.
I am going to increase the potatoes growing in sacks. I have only just finished last year’s crop. They seem to be free of blight and slu gs. Their size was good giving a good variety from bakers and right through to new potato. One thing I must remember is to water them often and feed. The availability of small quantities has increased. You only need five potatoes each sack. This means that you can grow a wide variety of potatoes suitable for all sorts of cooking.
By Diana Williams
50 Treuddyn group opened in August 2012, and since opening the group has had fantastic weight losses souring 30+ stone.
The group is a growing success with warm and friendly members to welcome you through the door, and to help people in their weight loss Journey. Tracy the consultant for the group lost over 4 stone to reach her target and has been a consultant for 5+ years, and has all the experience to help you get to where you want to be.
Come along and have a coffee and see if you want to join this lovely, friendly group!!
A Warm Welcome awaits you at Treuddyn Village Hall, every Wednesday at 7.00 pm Contact: Tracy 07843 606 004 for further info
51 Tel: 07957 989286
52 Exercise Classes at Treuddyn Village Hall
Yoga is every Monday from 6.30 pm to 8.00 pm and costs £4.00 per sess ion. It has relaxing and toning benefits and reduce s stress levels, helping to correct poor posture (a major cause of aching backs and shoulders), helping to build strength (especially in legs and backs) and helping to increase flexibility.
Circuit Trai ning is every Tuesday 6.30 pm to 7.30 pm. A full body workout based on toning and improving your general health and fitness. £3.50
Streetdance is back to a Thursday from 6.00 pm to 7.00 pm. It is popular with both girls and boys . .It costs £3.00 per s ession.
Zumba is back to a Thursday. It is from 7.00 pm to 8.00 pm. It is energetic and fun, incorporating dance with exercise. The cardio workout helps to burn fat and the moves tone the body.
53 Village Hall – New Courses offered by WEA
*Healthy Eating on a budget* Starting -Tuesday 19 th February
This is a cookery course lasting 6 weeks with sessions from 10.00 am to 1.00pm. You may need to provide some ingredients but otherwise the cost is £2 per session. You enjoy eating what you have prepare d at the end of the sessio n! .
*Digital Photography and Adobe Elements* - Starting Thursday 21 st February
This is a course lasting 6 s essions from 7.00 pm to 9.30 pm. You will learn the skills of handling digital photos including Adobe Photoshop. Lap tops will be provided although you are welcome to bring your own. The course will require you to have reasonable computer skills before you start. The cost of whole cou rse is £30.
Places on both courses are limited. To book a pla ce call Jenny Smith 0135 2 770765 or email [email protected] or speak to Carolyn Th omas 01352 770946 carolyn.thomas @hotmail.co.uk.
54 Bleakness
By Elene Humphries
Iced fingers claw the air in daybreaks Grim Winter clasping hands at ba y Snow patterns with the lace it now makes Cute snowmen cloned each white clad day
Crisp puddles crunch in trodden gum boots Mittens warming throbbing palms Trees appear with ice -bound splayed roots Coats to cover necks and arms
Such a spell since sunshi ne sighted Warmth of Summer, buds of Spring Now that fog has been highlighted No woodland cries, nor birds on wing
55 26 th February 2013
lunch at Hafan Deg 12 noon - £4.00 proceeds to St Mary’s Church
th -Wednesday 13 March at Leeswood Community Centre
Bingo
7.00 pm for 7.30 pm start bus leaves Top y Rhos, Treuddyn at 6.45 p m
56 Bicycle Marking Event At Treuddyn Village Hall
Saturday 9 th February
10 am to 1.00 pm
The event is for all ages but adults will need to be present to sign the consent forms.
Refreshments served
57 Easter Prize Bingo Night
In support of Treuddyn Und er 5’s (Playgroup located in Youth Hall, Ffordd Y Llan, Treuddyn) Thursday 14th March 2013 Doors open 7:00pm Eyes down 7:30pm At: Hafan Deg (Llys Y wern , Treuddyn , CH7 4PA )
Bingo Game Book £1 each (or £5 for 6) Bingo Flyers £1 each Raffle £1 per ticket strip Refreshments available: Tea/Coffee and Biscuit 50p
All ages are welcome, but we would ask any children in attendance to be accompanied and supervised by an adult.
58 Ras Hwyaid Duck Race
15 th March 2013 at 4pm
Parc Gwledig Loggerheads Loggerheads Country Park
50c y hwyaden / per duck
Prynwch eich rhifau o’r ystafell Cylch neu gwelwch un o’r rhienni Get your numbers from Cylch or see one of the parents
59 Attic Sale
Saturday 16 th March 2013
Treuddyn Village Hall
2.00 pm to 4.00 pm refreshment s served raffle & cake stall
£7 per table please contact Carolyn Thomas 770946 to book a stall
in aid of St Mary’s Church funds
60 1st April 2013
Easter Monday
Eas ter Flower Display At St Mary’ s Church, Treuddyn
With music & refreshments 2.30 pm to 5.00 pm
61 6th April 2013 Treuddyn Urdd Event
Celebrating 90 years from 1922 to 2012
2.00 pm to 5.00 pm at Treuddyn Village Hall
Including Unveiling of the Urdd Timeline
Please come along and bring any photos you have regarding the local Adran, Urdd Eisteddfod and school/club activity trips to Pentre Llyn and Glan Llyn and share your memories.
We are collecting photos and informa tion for a book which will be produced this year.
Refreshments served , everyone welcome
Please contact Carolyn Thomas (01352 770946) or Lorna Jenner , Project Manager ( 01352 741676) for further information or if you can’t attend the event and have some photos. I’m sure there are proud parents and grandparents who have photos of children performing in the Urdd!
Heritage Lottery funded with Match funding from Cadwyn Clwyd and Treuddyn Community Council.
Cadwyn Clwyd deliver funds through the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development through the Welsh Assembly Government’s Rural Development Plan for Wales 2007 - 2013.
62 Dydd Sadwrn 6 th Ebrill 2013 Digwyddiad Urdd Treuddyn
Dathlu 90 mlynedd o 1922 i 2012
2.01 yp i 5.00 yp yn Neuadd Bentref Tre uddyn
gan gynnwys Dadorchuddio llinell -amser yr Urdd
Ymunwch â ni gan ddod a unrhyw luniau sydd g enych o’r Adran, Eisteddfod yr Urdd a thripiau ysgol / clwb i La n Llyn a.y.b., gan rhannu eich atgofion.
Rydym yn casglu lluniau a gwybodaeth ar gyfer lly fr a fydd yn cael ei gyhoeddi eleni.
Darparir l luniaeth, croeso i bawb
Cysylltwch â Carolyn Thomas (01352 770946) neu Lorna Jenner, Rheolwr Prosiect ( 01352 741676) am wybodaeth pellach , neu os oes g ennych luniau ond na alwch fod yn bresennol. ’Rwyf yn sicr fod yna rieni , t eidiau a neiniau balch sydd â lluniau o’u plant yn cystadlu yn yr Urdd!
Ariannwyd gan Gronfa Treftadaeth y Loteri, Cadwyn Clwyd a Cyngor Cymuned Treuddyn.
Y mae Cadwyn Clwyd yn darparu nawdd drwy Gronfa Amaethyddol Ewrop am ddatbl ygiad gwledig o dan Cynllun Datblygu Gwledig Cymru 2007 -2013 Llywodraeth Cymru.
63 Swan’s Farm Shop , Treuddyn
Full Butchers Counter with our own free range pork, home produced beef (matured for 21 days) Local lamb and chicken. A wide selection of h ome made sausages, burgers and ready meals.
A traditional farm shop selling a large selection of home made meat pies, sausage rolls & pasties. All produced in the farm shop and made fresh daily.
Regular opening hours: Friday 9am -1pm Saturday 9am -1pm
Co ntacts: 01352 770088 (Shop) 07706 929736 (Clive) 07736 245985 (Gail)
64 Fantastic Offer for Newsletter readers!!!
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From a local, family business
Please bring your newsle tter to claim discount!
Livi ng Floors & More B1 Chester Trade Park, Bumpers Lane, Sealand, CH1 4LT
www.living -floors.co.uk tel: 01244 382416 Open Monday - Saturday, closed Sunday. FREE parking
65 BELLOZA N FIREPLACES The Feature Fireplace Specialist
Family Run Business , e stablished 1979
All types of fireplaces for all types of flues In Stone, Wood, Brick, Slate and Cast. All makes of Gas Fires s upplied and fitted.
SPECIALISTS IN SOLID FUEL FIREPL ACES AND WOOD BURNING STOVES
Showroom open: Mon – Fri 10.00 am to 5.00 pm Saturday 11.00 am to 3.00 pm
Bellozan, Bryn Yorkin Stores, Caergwrle, Nr Wrexham, LL12 9HP Tel: 01978 760 133 www.bellozan.fireplaces.co.uk
66 green S P A C E We are your Local Manufacturer of: SHEDS FENCING GATES GARDEN FURNITURE & associated TIMBER & WROUGHT IRON products There are NO middle -men here!! Deal direct with us... we design, build, deliver & install. Standard sizes stocked plus items built -to -order.
Green SPACE, The Farmyard, Old Hope Road, Penymynydd, Chester CH4 0ES Call Graham - 07962 678393
Do you want to solve your Home & Garden maintenance problems? Homefix Solutions Ltd
Telephone: 01352 771544 or Mobile: 07869 102606 If you need to alter or repair your garden or property you need look no further. To solve your problems we have the solution. Experienced in stone wor k, joinery, building renovations and building maintenance, such as roofing, tiling, painting, flooring , plastering, garden landscape design & renovation. Also qualified tree surgeon services available. 25 Years experience. Fully insured. All work guaran teed.
London House, Kemps Row, Ff ordd Corwen, Coed Talon, Mold. CH7 4TW
67 LANDSCAPE GARDENER & STONE MASON
Clearing out your garden for next season? Whatever your requirements from general garden maintenance to patios you can depend on a friendly and efficient service at very competitive rates! (Insurance work also undertaken)
FOR A FREE QUOTATION Call Malcolm today on: 01352 770 776 o r mobile: 07901 537016
68 Treuddyn Handyman
General Household Maintenance, gardens cleared, lawn mowing service, no job to o small. Reliable and Trustworthy
Call Simon 01352 770454 07545 089968
HOMECARE
Do you require Homecare/Domestic Help?
Very experienced in Community Care/Home Help.
Help in light domestic duties including personal care, day to day care, s hopping, cleaning, ironing, preparing meals, etc. I also offer one to one support through grief/loss.
Guaranteed, Reliable Quality Care that you can trust. Over 15 years experience
Reasonable Rates Phone 01352 771856 for more details
69 70 71 * M & H’s *
INTERIOR & EXTERIOR PAINTING SERVICES
PAINT -STRIPPING/WAXING SERVIC E AVAILABLE In -situ paint stripping to include: • Staircases • Skirting • Architrave • Doors
FRIENDLY, RELIABLE, QUALITY SERVICE Phone: 01352 770505 Mobile: 07920 866466 Email:m [email protected] www.mandhs.co.uk
JUST TREES and HEDGES
All aspects of tree work undertaken including felling and reduction VERY REASONABLE RATES More than 10 years experience
Contact: - Colin: -07799 260198 or 01352 731 468 Chris: 01352 731468
NPTC Qualified
72 We can also order in stock and deliver it for you.
RE FLECTIONS LADIES & GENTS HAIRDRESSERS PONTYBODKIN Tel: 01352 770578 www.bigdayhair.uk.com
Open Tuesday, Wednesday,Saturday 9.00 am – 5.00 pm Thursday and Fridays 9.00 am – 7.00 pm * Glamour and party hair a speciality *
73 74 NETS OF HARDWOOD LOGS DELIVERED TO YOUR DOOR
PRE -ORDER FOR DELIVERY (minimum 24 hour notice) SUNDAY EVENING IN AND AROUND TREUDDYN Call: 01352 779909/07779860915 Please leave your NAME/ADDRESS/NO. OF NETS LOGS £3.50 (per net) KINDLING £2.50 (per ne t) TRAILER & HALF TRAILER LOADS CAN BE ARRANGED (cash on delivery)
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PRIVATE HIRE local TAXI AND AIRPORT TRANSFERS
TELEPHONE 01352 779977
* M & H’s *
INTERIOR & EXTERIOR PAINTING SERVICES
PAINT -STRIPPING/WAXING SERVICE AVAILABLE In -situ paint stripping to include: • Staircases • Skirting • Architrave • Doors
FRIENDLY, RELIABLE, QUALITY SERVICE Phone: 01352 770505 Mobile: 07920 866466 Email:m [email protected] www.mandhs.co.uk
76 CORNER GARAGE SHOP
TREUDDYN (Phone 01352 770286)
Petrol, Newspapers, Magazines, Sweets, Snacks, Cigarettes, etc
Open 7 days a week
Plus CORNER GARAGE
MOT Tests, Tyres, Servicing, etc. Drop your car off for MOT or repairs and get a lift home and pick up when ready (local area)
77 Please post 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. £20 anonymous donation was received in December.
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The Clerk of Treuddyn Community Council Carolyn J Thomas (Kay) c an be contacted on 01352 771102, Droed y Mynydd, Corwen Road, Pontybodkin, Mold CH7 4TG --- 000 ---
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ANY SPARE COPIES OF THE TREUDDYN NEWS ARE PLACED IN THE CORNER GARAGE SHOP & LIFESTYLE EXPRESS STORE, TREUDDYN , BARNDY & REFLECTIONS IN PONTYBODKIN.
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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 new s 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 Community C ouncil Chair Gill Short and also Community Cllr Jenny Smith , any new information is posted there. I could do with somebody who can help with We lsh translations who uses email to help me produce some articles bilingually for t he Treuddyn news.
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Local Police Station 101 – non emergency PCSO Lisa Hughes 07880 156 91 2 Cllr Carolyn Thomas 01352 770946 Vicar – John Jones 01352 770919 GP Out of Hours Service 0300 123 55 66 FCC Housing & Streetscene out 0845 3733 665 of Hours 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 H ospital 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 Local taxi 01252 779977
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