Welcome to the autumn edi- Community Council News. tion of Cloch . Up to advertising. Great, I hear some of you say, to I know it is only October, and We had a somewhat mixed which I would agree. How- Christmas is months away, summer period, rain, wind oh ever gaining such sponsorship but the dreaded ‘C’ word has and a little sunshine now and or indeed advertising is not an to be mentioned. again. I am sure we all & Autumn Edition 2019. cast our minds back to the summer of easy task. For a number of rea- 2018 and the absolutely gor- sons this move forward is still The council is moving for- geous weeks and months of in the pipeline. It has not been ward with regard to the Vil- hot and totally enjoyable dismissed, far from it, it is just lage Christmas Light display. weather. Sadly this recent not easy in our current climate Several proposals have been summer failed to compare in to persuade local businesses to put forward and it is expected any shape or form. part with their hard earned a decision with be made al- cash. In my defence, due to lowing sufficient time, to put However, autumn is now here other commitments, I have not a chosen proposal in place. A and I can’t continue to wax thrown myself at this task number of options are being lyrical about last year. The with 100% vigour. discussed including the usage weather is what it is and nei- of solar power lighting. ther you nor I can change it. There will at some future stage be a dedicated advertis- As mentioned in previous Moving on, I have taken on ing page within the newslet- newsletters, the community board comments made relat- ter, when time permits to can- council are steadily moving ing to having a printed version vas local business leaders, un- forward with a proposed de- of the newsletter. I understand til then sadly, we will all have velopment initiative regarding that this would enable the to make do with this elec- Penygelli fields. Having suc- newsletter to reach a far tronic version. cessfully cleared the first hur- greater audience, however, dle. The council is now in the that would require either process of selecting a consult- sponsorship or open it ant to conduct a topographical survey and feasibility sturdy in relation to this adventurous

plan. The project will benefit many years at a management Jane Robertson forwarded her the village and in the very near level and will provide experi- report to the community coun- future it will be open to public ence, common sense and ex- cil, without typing it word for consultation. This newsletter pertise to the council as a word, if I may just summarise will keep residents updated. whole. the content.

This project will also raise Welcome Kate and good luck It was a fruitful, pardon the money for the village. in the role. pun, year for the gardening club. July was a busy month, Plans are continuing with re- Resident Information. strimming and weeding paths, gard to the community council beds, walkways and orchards, caretaker flat, within the Old A local resident recently con- together with harvesting fruit. Carnegie Library. There is an tacted the community council Much maintenance work was issue with damp which needs with regard to the Penygelli carried out and display hang- to be rectified at the earliest fields. He noted that the grass ing baskets refreshed. opportunity. was being cut, right up to the The club has been awarded perimeter fence. Clearly con- the Green Flag for the fourth Other matters. cerned about the local wild- consecutive year — awarded life, he has suggested that that as a benchmark for quality. A Councillor did attend a new a better course of action may Well, done to all. Police initiative seminar sev- be to leave approximately ten With the support of local eral months ago in relation to feet of grass to continue grow- school children, a totally en- ‘Rural Policing,' however, it ing, thus encouraging butter- joyable summer was had by appears that our council have flies and wild flowers to flour- all. At the end of the summer been omitted from their cur- ish. each child was awarded a cer- rent mailing list and no further The council will contact tificate, for their contribution. details have been received. WCBC for more information, Bless them, they completed This matter will be looked but agree that it should be lots of bending down and run- into and a decision will be something to be considered. ning round, planting peas and taken as to whether it would Further updates on this matter sowing wild seeds. A great be something Coedpoeth will provided when the infor- task for young legs. Well done would want to be part of. mation is to hand. to all the children. Several of the children pro- Congratulations. duced a booklet detailing their visits to the garden club, The council and the newsletter which, although I haven’t read editor would like to congratu- yet, is proving to be a fascinat- late Sheila Edwards being ing read. Credit also to the voted ‘Villager of the Year.’ Plas Pentwyn Management Well done Sheila you deserve Committee for getting out and it with all the work, time and taking on the weeds and win- effort you put towards making Tree Planting. ning I am told, but also for the our village a better place. You general tidying around the en- are a credit to our community. A number of requests have trance to Plas Pentwyn. been received regarding plant- A display was present at the Coedpoeth Community Coun- ing more trees in open space ‘Teddy Bear’ picnic 27 July, cil would also like to welcome around our village. This is an- which was well attended and the newest Councillor to the other matter that is currently much enjoyed. fold, Mrs Kate Coventry. being looked into. The work continued through- out August, harvesting a vari- Kate, now retired has served Plas Pentwyn Gardening ety of crops and general in a large organisation for Club.

maintenance. Feedback fol- Santa’s Grotto 29 November rain. It appears the attendees lowing the Green Flag award 6pm-8pm extra days also all had a great time. was positive and very encour- listed. Why not visit the Trust Face- aging. Breakfast with Santa Saturday book page and view their All in all despite the changea- 30 November at 10.30am — beautiful photographs and ble weather, it was a good year more times listed. keep abreast of forming for the gardening club. events. Very well done to all in- For full details on times for volved. each event please contact Bel- lis Brothers tel:01829 270 There will be much more If you would like to get in- 302. happening during this au- volved contact Jane Robert- tumn period, but sadly I have son as follows: This event is in aid of Night- not been made aware of [email protected] ingale House Hospice, take events the kids along and have a fun time for a great course. Police Matters. Community Agent. Just a reminder, if you have a Nightingale House Christmas matter that is to be reported to Just a reminder, the Commu- cards now available from the police, please contact di- nity Agent Arthur Evans is Caffi Cwtch @ £3.50 each. rect via 101 for non urgent and available for a face to face 999 for emergencies. Please chat ( He’ll talk about any- do ring the council. thing!) Each Wednesday be- Nightingale House Hospice. tween 2-3pm at the Old Car- negie Library. Further events taking place. Pop in and say hello, discuss Christmas Fair, Saturday 23 any issues or just join him in a Go onto Facebook and check November at St. Margaret’s cuppa. He would welcome a Nightingale House page, full Church Hall, Chester Road, visit, alternatively, he can be details are listed. , LL11 2SH. Be- contacted on Tel; 07908 801 tween 10am & 1.30pm. Stalls, 471. Well, that’s the last time refreshments, Christmas cards Christmas gets a mention until and gifts, plus much more are Anyone wishing to join any of it is actually Christmas! all available. the numerous groups meeting in the village throughout the I know it is someway off yet, FREE Admission & FREE month, have a word with Ar- but worth a mention. Parking. All welcome, come thur he has a full list, includ- along and have some fun for ing times, dates and venues. 10K TRAIL RUN. the season. Feel free, they are well worth 10 May 2020, National Trust, a try-out. Erddig. Christmas Tree collection. UKA Affiliated-£20.00 Forthcoming Events. Non UKA Affiliated - £22.00 A team, of volunteers from Sign up now via Nightingale Nightingale House will col- Here’s the ‘C’ word again! House, either tel; 01978 314 lect and recycle your REAL Christmas is coming to Bellis 292 or email at nightingale Christmas trees in return for a Brothers Farm Shop & Gar- house.co.uk donation toward patient care den Centre,Wrexham Road, at the hospice. The collection Holt Village, LL13 9YU Minera Quarry Trust. date will be Saturday 11 Janu- Santa & Reindeer parade Fri- Congratulations to the trust ary 2020. To use this service day 29 November 6pm — for their open air cinema in aid of a good course, please 8pm. screening of Shrek, luckily the visit: weather was kind and it didn’t

nightingale house.co.uk/tree LL13 Holt, Johnstown. A second book in the Fiona Or call 01978 314 292 to book series will be published soon, your collection. LL14 Mawr, , which will be available in Penycae, Ponciau, Rhosllan- time for Christmas. Ideal Please note, all decorations erchrugog, , Rua- stocking fillers and designed must be removed, the tree bon, Wrexham. to make your children or must be left outside your grand children chuckle. property in a visible location, If you have family and friends and must be placed outside in the above areas please For older children, between before 7am on Saturday 11 make them aware of the col- 10-14 years, I have a fiction January. lection dates. They too will be novel ‘A Boy’s War’ based on able to utilise this service. the Liverpool blitz during The following areas will be WWII which is also available covered by the volunteer Bookings will close on on Amazon. team; Wednesday 8 January at 11.59pm. CH4 Broughton, Kinnerton, Penyffordd & Pulford.

CH5 Ewloe & Hawarden. Editor’s Comments. CH7 Buckley, Caerwyrs, Drury, Eryrys, Leeswood, Llanarmon-yn-Lal, Mold, Mynydd Isa, Northop Hall & Treuddyn. One for the Kids. LL11 Bradley, , Brynteg, , Having to mention the ‘C’ Coedpoeth, Llandegla, Cy- word yet again, This is a de- mau, Ffrith, , lightful little read for children Gwynfryn, Llanfynydd, Min- aged between 5-8 years old. era, New Broughton, Written and illustrated by me Rhosrobin, , , (Editor). It tells the story of a Wrexham. witch with a very stinky bot- tom, who saves Christmas and LL12 Caergwrle, Cefn-y- Santa from the Crazy Red Eye bedd, Cymau, , Monk, who is intent on steal- Hope, Play, , , ing Christmas. Wrexham. Available now on Amazon.

It is with some regret that I have to inform residents that out trusted Community Council Clerk, Helen Belton will be leaving the post at the end of October and moving on to pastures new.

A long and trusted servant to Coedpoeth, I am sure she will leave with a heavy heart, but I would like to take this opportunity to wish her well for the future and may she return and pay the village a visit at some stage.

Good luck Helen from us all.

Meanwhile - not to forget about you too quickly Helen, it appears your replacement has already been interviewed, however at this time, I am unaware if the successful candidate has accepted the position. Further details and hopefully a welcome to the new clerk will appear in the next edition.

‘So here’s your hat and coat — what’s your hurry!’ You know my sense of humour Helen, no offence intended.

Just for fun. I couldn’t let the opportunity pass to poke a little bit of fun at our very own Councillor Sheila Ed- wards. I know she has a great sense of humour and will see the funny side of this little cartoon.

Well done Sheila. Editor; David Donaghy. Produced with the support of the Community Council.Artist; David Donaghy. Last date for information for inclusion in the winter [email protected] edition will be 1 December 2019.