CYNGOR CYMUNED PENARLÂG COMMUNITY COUNCIL Newsletter Issue 2 August 2007

This is the second Newsletter published by the Council which it is hoped will provide you with useful information about what the Community Council is doing.

COMMUNITY COUNCIL YOUTH INITIATIVES SUMMER CHAIRMAN As part of the Council’s PLAYSCHEMES programme to reward and The Council is sponsoring the encourage good citizenship Summer Playschemes for 5-12 amongst the youth of the Year olds taking place at Community, various initiatives Gladstone Playing Fields, have been introduced or supported Level Road, Aston Park, by the Council this year. Green CP and Mancot ∗ The Hawarden High Playing Fields commencing on School Bursary Scheme. 23 July for five weeks. This scheme is intended to provide support to pupils going on to COMMUNITY IN BLOOM COMPETITION Councillor Mike Jones was higher and further education. The elected Chairman of the support is given based on a criteria The ‘Community in Bloom’ Community Council at the of demonstrable good citizenship competition has been taking Annual Meeting in May. both in the school and the wider place this summer throughout Councillor Paul Armstrong was community. Four pupils have been Hawarden, Aston, Mancot and elected Vice-Chairman. recognised with support for their Ewloe. Results will appear in forthcoming studies. the next newsletter but will be A494 (ASTON HILL) ∗ Support to Youth Clubs available prior to that on our IMPROVEMENT SCHEME website: Financial assistance has been given The Public Inquiry into the to both Hawarden and Mancot www.hawardencommunitycouncil.gov.uk scheme which proposes to Youth Clubs to fund outings for substantially widen the A494 regular attendees of the respective Aston Hill has been scheduled clubs, as an incentive to youngsters to take place on Tuesday 11 to become regular members. September 2007 at the Holiday ∗ Junior Community Council Inn, Hall. The Community Council is working alongside various youth ADDITIONAL LIGHTING organisations including the High IN School to establish a Junior HAWARDEN & MANCOT Community Council. It is hoped The Community Council has that this will be a forum where agreed to provide additional young people from the community lighting in Bennett’s Lane, can put their views forward on Hawarden, Colliery Lane, issues which are important to Mancot and The Nook, Mancot. them. CHANGING PAVILION HAWARDEN CIVIC SERVICE GLADSTONE PLAYING CARNIVAL A Civic Service conducted by FIELDS Dr Tudor Griffiths took place At the time of writing the at St Deiniol’s Church, improvement works to the Hawarden on 1st July 2007 to Pavilion are nearing recognise the civic and completion. The works have voluntary work undertaken by involved the provision of a individuals and groups in our new shower room, a referee’s Community. room and additional toilets including one for the disabled.

COMMUNITY APPRAISAL SCHEME The Council was pleased to have been able to assist the The Council will be organisers of the Hawarden undertaking a consultation Carnival by making available exercise in Autumn this year the use of the Gladstone Playing to gauge residents’ views on TENNIS COURTS, Fields and giving a grant the services it delivers and HAWARDEN towards the cost of staging the what else it could do to event. It is hoped that all who The Council’s Playing Fields improve the quality of life in attended enjoyed the day. Committee has agreed to the Community. fund the cost of the re-painting of the courts at Gladstone Playing Fields. Did You Know? The courts are used as the base for Hawarden Tennis The statue of William E Club but are also available Gladstone, four times Prime for use by the general public Minister stands in the grounds Visit:www.hawardenltc.co.uk of St Deiniol’s Library, for details of coaching courses taking place this Hawarden. summer.

COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEETINGS

Meetings of the Council and its Committees are held at Hawarden Institute at 7pm on the second Monday of each month, excluding August. Members of the public are welcome to attend. To find out what is happening in the Community and the work of the Council visit our website: www.hawardencommunitycouncil.gov.uk. Please email your comments or concerns to us. Hawarden Community Council can be contacted at: Council Offices, Glynne Way, Hawarden, CH5 3NS Tel: 01244 533692 email: [email protected] www.hawardencommunitycouncil.gov.uk