llanferres news & views april 2015
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April 2015 edition of the magazine for Llanferres, Maeshafn, Tarfarn-y-Gelyn, Loggerheads, N WalesTRANSCRIPT
Issue 189April 2015
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Welcome
Welcome to the April edition of News& Views.
Another month has flown by andEaster is almost upon us. We hopeyou’ve been enjoying the articles byTony King recently, we’ve certainlylearned a few things we didn’t knowabout our area.
This month he tells us about a greatstorm that has received very littlepublicity, even though it must havebeen quite dramatic at the time - seepage 29.
We’ve also received a picture fromHeather Jones of one of their sheepwith her new-born lambs, nothingnew there you might think, but seepage 15 to see why it’s unusual.
If you have any articles of interest orphotographs. Please do send them into us.
Have a lovely Easter.
Best wishesPaul & Siobhan
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Edward Moore who will be 16 on 30th MarchRuby Steel who will be 4 on 6th AprilJessica Gould on 10th AprilJack William Lane Roberts who will be 9 on 10th AprilSam Clough on 16th AprilMatthew Isherwood on 21st AprilEli Clough who will be 21 on 23rd AprilKarl Drendel on 23rd AprilIestyn Dwyryd Roberts who will be 4 on 29th April
Happy Birthday to the followingNotices
April Birthdays
If you would like a birthday or specialannouncement included in News
&Views please send the details to:
[email protected] or 2 Cae Gwyn,Llanferres, CH7 5SL
THANK YOU
I would like to thank family, friendsand villagers for all their good wishes,
cards and flowers during my recentillness
Many Thanks
Doll Collins x
Glan Llyn Guest Houseneeds a cleaner to cover
bank holidays and weekends
Your cleaning needs to bemeticulous as we have high
standard accommodation.
We are willing to pay £10 per hour.
Training and cleaning productsare provided
He or she must be self employedand thus able to give us a receipt.
For more information please e mail orphone Richard on 01352 810841
Ebony and Elise
would like to thank everyone whobought their delicious cakes and
sponsored a funny face....they havemade a total of £45 for
comic relief.
Well done girls xClare
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Having a spring clear out?
The next Bags 2 School collection is on 29th April at 9am at eithersite of Ysgol Bro Famau.
They will take clean clothes, bags, shoes and soft toys and pay us sothat we can buy vital equipment for our children at school.
Bags will be distributed around the village in April,but a clean bin bag is fine.
If you need help with transportation please call Sally on 810297.Many thanks for your continued support of our school.
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1st Wed
2nd Thu
3rd Fri Good Friday10.30 am Devotional Service, St. Berres’ Church
4th Sat
5th Sun Easter Sunday,Easter Day Holy Communion, St Berres’ Church
6th Mon Easter Monday7th Tue 7pm Bowls Club8th Wed
9th Thu 7.30pm Community Council Meeting10th Fri11th Sat
12th Sun 9.30 am Morning Worship, St. Berres’ Church6:30pm Tai Chi
13th Mon 7.30pm Gardening Club Meeting
14th Tue 2.00pm Over 60s Meeting.7pm Bowls Club
15th Wed 6:30pm Dance Club
16th Thu 9.15am Toddlers Group
17th Fri
18th Sat
19th Sun 9.30 am Holy Communion, St. Berres’ Church6:30pm Tai Chi
20th Mon21st Tue 7pm Bowls Club
22nd Wed 6:30pm Dance Club
23rd Thu 9.15am Toddlers Group24th Fri25th Sat
26th Sun 9.30 am Morning Worship, St. Berres’ Church6:30pm Tai Chi
27th Mon28th Tue 7pm Bowls Club
29th Wed Bags2School Day, Bro Famau6:30pm Dance Club
30th Thu 9.15am Toddlers Group
April Diary Dates
Check the latest Village Hall bookings on our website: www.llanferres.orgClick on ‘What’s on’ on the main menu
Events in italics arein the Village Hall
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At our March meeting, once again, Mr. David Cummings enthralledus with his talk “Wales through the Seasons”. Not only was thephotography breathtaking, but his personal memories of his life inthe areas involved made us realise that we live in a fabulous country.
On April 14th Kathy Snodgrass will tell is about the WrexhamMuseum. Please join us at 2pm in the Village Hall.
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Cyngor y Cymuned - Llanferres March
From the minutes of the meeting held on12th March 2015:- Present: Cllr. DavidJones (Chair), Cllr. John Almond, Cllr.David Twomey, Cllr. Rob Armstrong,Cllr. Margaret Davies, Cllr AdrianWalls, Cllr. Jac Armstrong, the ClerkMrs Gwyneth Dillon and CountyCouncillor Martyn Holland.
1. Apologies: Cllr. Yvonne FodenMcCorry, Cllr Rob Jones.
2. Declarations of Interest: Nonedeclared.
3. Meeting open to the public for tenminutes: No matters raised.
4. County Councillors report: CountyCouncillor Martyn Holland reportedthat he had attended a meeting of theScrutiny Committee and theDenbighshire Hospital Public Inquiry;Pen y Waen will be resurfaced sometime this year; 150 yards of the roadfrom Valley Lodge to the A494 will beresurfaced because it is in such a badstate; the two Planning Applicationsfor buildings in Big Covert wererejected on the grounds that they were'not fit for purpose' and 'would have anadverse visual impact in the AONB'.Councillor Holland considered thereneeded to be a change in the'Permitted Development' legislationthroughout Wales and had contactedDarren Miller who had indicated hissupport; the Welsh Assembly hasallocated £1´5 million for thedevelopment of children's playgroundsof which £48 thousand would beavailable for Denbighshire; he hadasked Denbighshire Legal Departmentif there was any progress on theacquisition of the playing field inMaeshafn and was told that they werewaiting for the solicitors to trace thetitle deeds.
5. Minutes of previous Meeting: Theminutes of the Meeting held onThursday 8th January 2015 were signed
as a true record with two minoramendments.
6. Matters Arising: There had been noresponse regarding the state of Pont yMwynwr road; there had been noformal response from the NationalTrust regarding the covenantforbidding development in Big Covert;the gates into the school playing fieldwere still not being locked; therequested 'Salt Bin' has still not beensupplied for Cae Derwen.
7. Reports from other meetings:Nothing to report.
8. Maintenance in the Community: Nomatters raised at this time.
9. Community list of Contractors:Councillor Holland is trying to compilea list of contractors willing to do workfor Community Councils. This listcould be shared with other CommunityCouncils. Any contractors who wouldlike to be included on the list cancontact the Clerk to LlanferresCommunity Council, Mrs Dillon.
10. Red Telephone Kiosk: Waiting for aresponse from Mr David Shiel.
11. Risk Assessment: Councillorsdiscussed the draft of the FinancialRisk Assessment and considered thatclarification was needed on severalpoints. The Clerk will make enquires.
12. Field Adjacent to the School: Waitingfor the completed information sign. Itwas decided that this should beinstalled on a 'lectern' type mounting.
13. Training and Finance: Councillorswere informed that training meetingswere to be arranged. CouncillorMargaret Davies will attend a meetingin County Hall, Mold on 19th March,subject -'Understanding the Law'.
14. Bills: HMRC £49·20; Membership ofSLCC £65´00; Admin costs sinceNovember 2014 £232´13; £100´00towards cost of Community Musical
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Meeting Llanferres - Community CouncilConcert on 19th March in Village Hallat 10´45 am: Clerks salary £*******.
15. Planning Matters: No planningapplications received for this meeting.
16. Maeshafn Playing Field: Solicitorstrying to trace title deeds.
17. Correspondence List: As well asmatters dealt with above,documentation had been received onSupplementary Planning guidance,Regulation and Inspection of SocialCare(Wales), Natural ResourceManagement Bulletin (these werediscussed briefly) and Consultation onCommunity Councillor's Allowances.The latter had been discussed at aprevious meeting when Councillorsrejected the idea of CommunityCouncillors receiving anyremuneration for their duties asCouncillors.
18. Other Matters that have beenbrought to Councillors' Attention: Nomatters raised at this meeting.
19. Date of Next Meeting: Thursday 9thApril 2015 at 7.30pm.
John Almond, Vice Chairman
Village Hall BookingCheck the new online calendar to see if
the Hall is free at:www.llanferres.org then call Gilly
Carney Tel: 07741 316 349
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Local News
Llanferres Parish Gardening Club met in the Village Hall, Llanferres onMonday 9th March, 2015,
This was the first meeting for Suzie Moore and Christine Smith in theirnew roles as Chairman and Secretary.
The guest speaker was Iwan Edwards from Opal whose topic was thekey to caring for churchyards and burial sites. There are a number ofongoing projects locally which involve clearing ground in a moretraditional way to allow plants, insects and birds to thrive. It wasbrought to our attention that conservation managed sensitively andcarefully without looking neglected and wild was beneficial to the floraand fauna, and wildlife. This was a very enjoyable meeting which heldinterest from start to finish.
The Raffles were won by Ivy Watts and Joan Shovelton.
Our next meeting will be held 7.30 pm on 13th April, 2015 atLlanferres Village Hall and the topic will be Norton Priory Gardens byMr and Mrs K Williams.
A group evening outing has been arranged by the Club to visit BluebellCottage Nursery on Wednesday 22nd April, 2015. Please let theSecretary know at the next meeting if you would like to go on thisvisit, as Sue Beesley needs the numbers for parking and refreshments.The cost per person is £5.50 and it has been agreed that the Club willgo in shared cars to the venue.
Christine Smith,Hon.Secretary Tel No. 01352 810516
Llanferres Parish Gardening Club
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News from the Druid Inn
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Competitive
Thank you to Rob Jones and family for this picture - a black and awhite lamb both born to the same mother in March.
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Sunday Services for April5th 9.30 am Easter Day Holy Communion12th 9.30 am Sunday Worship19th 9.30 am Holy Communion26th 9.30 am Sunday Worship
Holy Week and EasterCompline, or Night Prayer, preceded by short meditation and quiet time of reflection)will take place during Holy Week across the group on Monday 30th March, Tuesday31st March and Wednesday 1st April. In Llanferres this will be at 8.30 pm each evening.There will be a Devotional Service on Good Friday in Llanferres at 10.30 am For detailsof other services please ask Church Wardens.
Church DecorationWe will be decorating the church for Easter on Good Friday at 2.00 pm. All volunteers,whatever your level of skill is welcome, as are any donations towards cost of flowers.
Food BankLlanferres Church has decided to support Mold Food Bank throughout the year, as wellas with Harvest produce. A lidded box is now available at the back of the church. Pleaseleave donations of any requested food items in this box and replace the lid (just in casethe church mice think it is for them!!)
Easter VestryPlease note the Easter Vestry meeting will be held on Tuesday April 14th at 7.30pm inchurch. All parishioners are invited to attend this very important meeting.
Vacancy!I shall be stepping down from doing this piece for the News and Views (and somethingsimilar for the Parish magazine) at the Easter Vestry. It's a pleasant task which keepsone abreast with what is going on. Please let Churchwardens know if you would liketo take up the duty - and do contact me if you would like to know more about what isrequired. You do not need to be on the PCC - I am not.Daryl Austin, 810611
Christian Aid CollectionAs in previous years we will be doing a house to house collection during Christian AidWeek, 10th to 16th May. Please give generously to this worthwhile cause. The flap atthe end may be filled in by those able to Gift Aid which is very beneficial to the Charity.
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House Martins, due to arrive anytime now and once seen everywhereduring the summer, are now sadly declining - some of you may well havenoticed less nests, or even none, being built on your houses or outbuildings.This year the British Trust for Ornithology are undertaking a Surveythroughout the UK and Ian and I are taking part in this. If you haveHouse Martins nesting on your land I'd be really grateful if you could letme know the number of nests on each building (a colony) so I can send theinformation to the BTO. For those of you living in the Tafarn Y Gelyn areaplease don't be alarmed if you see us skulking about with binoculars - we'reundertaking a more detailed survey of this area!We can be contacted on 810749 or email: [email protected]
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Local NewsMarshals needed - a date for your diary
- Sunday 13th September 2015.
The Llanferres Playing Field Association has again agreed to marshalthe event, with the help of our local community.
In 2014 we raised £2000 for the playing field.
As in previous years, there will be a marshals meeting on Friday 11th,
at 7.30pm, & post event BBQ / free drink at The Druid.
If you have marshalled before, wish to help out, or if you have any questionsplease email me: [email protected] or call 810461
Please support your local playing field and children’s parkby helping out on the day.
Thanks, Dan Hurst, LPFRA.
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WHIST EVENING
An enjoyable evening was held withthe theme of St Patrick’s Day. Thetwo winners of the most original dresswere Mal Bellis and Noel Headleywho was, as usual, showing off his'feminine' side.
The winners of the main prizes were: 23rd. Feb : Janet Truesdale and Dave Twomey 2nd. Mar. Mal Bellis and Alan Williams 16th. Mar. Edna Williams and Alan Williams.
New members are always welcome .Go on , give it a try!
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Hello Villagers,As the new Chairman of Llanferres Garden Club, I wish to thank JohnAlmond who has Chaired our Club for the past 20years, Joan Almondwho has been Hon Secretary for around 17yrs and David Jones whohas been Show Secretary for at least 15yrs. A very hard act to follow.
They have nowtaken a longearned retirementso they canactually get downto do somegardening in timefor this year’sVillage Show.
As from Monday9th March theGarden Club willbe run by :
Chairman: Suzie Moore 01352 810603 / 07775646378 Hon Secretary: Chris Smith 01352 810516 Show Secretary: Ivy Watts 01352 810248 Treasurer is still Tony McKinstry
We will do our best to keep the club running smoothly, new membersare very welcome,any age, any ability.
Village show thisyear is on Saturday14th September.
Suzie
Gardening Club News
Left to right: David Jones, Joan Almond, John Almond
Left to right: Ivy Watts, Suzie Moore, Christine Smith
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FLINTSHIRE BREAKTHROUGH BREAST CANCERGROUP STEP OUT FOR BREAST CANCER
25th April 2015 - MOEL FAMAU
The group is organising its annual STEP OUT FOR BREAST CANCERand once again are supported and led by Troedio Clwyd Walks. Therewill be a choice of two walks: a short one of 2.5 miles and a longer
walk to the Jubilee Tower of 4.5.miles taking approximately 3 hours.
We can accept donations on the day of £5 or a sponsorship forms areavailable on request
If you would like to support this worthy cause, please meet at thelower car park at Moel Famau Country Park at 9.30 for 10.00 am start
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Sponsor Forms or Further Information are availableTel 01352 753807 or 01244 341382
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Llanferres Village Hall
The Committee is considering the possibility of toilet and / or kitchenrefurbishment in the Village Hall.
The current kitchen units are largely occupied by quantities of equipmentand food stuffs belonging to groups who use the Hall. Some groups havebeen allocated a storage locker in the downstairs room, the intention beingthe safe storage of group equipment.Should any group still require a locker, Gilly will be happy to allocate oneto your group.
Any articles remaining in the kitchen after April 30th will be removed soplease ensure that your property is correctly stored before this date.Similarly, all unidentified items will be removed from the cupboards andlockers under the stage. This is an attempt to tidy “stuff of ages”!
Consumption of alcohol
Whilst we have amended our Constitution to allow the consumption ofalcohol in the Village Hall, licensing regulations must still be followed.
To clarify:-1) For the consumption of alcohol in any event (public or private)
permission must be obtained from the Executive Committee.2) The Executive Committee will ask whether alcohol will be for sale
during your event.3) Once permission has been granted by the Executive Committee
they will provide you with a form requiring details of the event.4) If you intend to sell alcohol (in a public or private event) you also
must apply to the licensing authority for a Temporary EventsLicence, without which it is a criminal offence to sell alcohol. TheExecutive Committee will provide you with this form.
Further details will be provided by the Executive Committee and displayedon the Village Hall notice board.
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We do not meet during Easter butwill resume on 16th April.
Occasionally, about every threeweeks, Michelle Quick, Family Co-
ordinator for Denbighshire, will joinus to sing songs and do a fewactivities with the little ones.
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100 CLUB WINNERS 2015
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1st PRIZE Kerry Mehra £33 2nd PRIZE Doll Collins £15 3rd PRIZE June Healy £10
MARCH 2015
1ST PRIZE M. E. Beech £33 2nd PRIZE Rhiannon Macpherson£15 3rd PRIZE Rachel Mandelson £10
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What’s been happening at Bro Famau? News!‘Moving to Excellence’ we are proposing to make some big changes to the organisation of Ysgol Bro Famau.From September 2015 we want to put all the infants in Llanferres and the juniors in Llanarmon. This meanswe will be able to put the children together with their peers. We will also be able to offer NurseryPlus eachday for our 3 yr old children from 11:30 to 3:15 and on to 5:30 if required. We are currently working withCounty to ensure that all transport is in place and works smoothly! We will keep you all posted.
We have recently joined Twitter. Please follow us at @BroFamau and keep up with all the excitingactivities and news!
We have a few Nursery/Reception places left for September 2015 but please hurry, we are filling up fast!Forms available from School or Denbighshire’s website or www.ysgolbrofamau.co.uk
Bro Famau Tots and ToddlersOur Tots and Toddlers meet twice a week
Mondays, at 1:15 pm at the school in Llanarmon Thursdays, at 9:15 am in Llanferres village hall.
We enjoyed our Eisteddfod concert. Thank youeveryone- you are a very talented bunch at Bro Famau!
Bro Famau United joined up with Wrexham FCat the football ground to play with the team atHalf time. What an experience!
We enjoyed a brass concert by ‘Tubalate’. A hugethank you to the Over 60s club who joined us andraised £35 for us in the raffle. It was a greatconcert and some of the children got to try outthe instruments!
Come along for a chat and a play
Red Nose Day. We raised £200 for Comic relief bydressing funny for the money!
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Local News
It is frequently claimed by the morealarmist forecasters that global warmingwill increase the frequency of extremeweather events. So far there has beenlittle evidence for this assertion. Manyextreme weather events have beenexperienced in the UK in the past andsome of the more recent ones have beensummarized in a recent publication *.However, the Great Storm of 1926, whichhad a significant impact on north eastWales, has not achieved attention.
The storm began on Sunday 18th Julyafter a week of oppressive heat and lasteduntil the following day. The effect it hadwas intensified by the fact that it wasvery slow moving. The Times merelynoted that there was heavy rainfall andthat "severe conditions occurred inWales, the north of England and parts ofIreland". Local newspapers rendered afuller account of the events.
Some observers claimed that there wasalmost continuous thunder and lightningfor a period of twelve hours. The thunderwas deafening - there was widespreaddisruption of services in chapels andchurches throughout the area aspreachers could not be heard andcongregations could not hear themselvessing! The lightning involved both forkedand sheet lightning. The former wereresponsible for the deaths of a man andboy near Trawsfynydd and the deaths ofsheep and cattle over a wide area. A manat Summerhill had a narrow escape whenball lightning bounced off a wall,ricocheted across a road and killed twosheep. The pedestrian was about fifteenyards from the trajectory of the lightningbut was stunned and lost the use of his
legs for some time. Lightning alsodamaged telephone wires in theWrexham area.
Considerable damage was caused by hail,or more accurately, by chunks of ice.These were about one and a half incheslong by about three quarters of an inchwide. Many windows were broken over awide area extending from Halkyn toCorwen. In Mold thirteen windows werebroken in the Black Lion Hotel. Closer tohome hundreds of panes were broken inLlanferres, including over fifty in onehouse!
The storm was accompanied by torrentialdownpours. The heaviest rainfall in thearea was at Gyffylliog where 3.06 inchesfell. Many other places had in excess of2.5 inches. The slow movement of thestorm meant that drains could not copewith the downpour and widespreaddamage was done by flooding. At Halkynthe floods were up to two feet deep andfifteen yards of a seven feet high wall wasswept away. In Llanferres the schoolhouse was flooded and "raging torrentscarried stones off the road for miles toLoggerheads, where the full fury of thestorm was experienced."
The storm eventually moved acrossCheshire where it was less fierce. It wasclaimed that it had been the worst stormsince 1872 in north east Wales.
* "Storm Force" by M Fish, I Catskill & PHudson
Tony King
The Great Storm of 1926
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Spring has arrived atlast along with apartial eclipse of theSun.Sadly as you drivearound the country, itis at this time of year
that you notice the amount of litterthat our road side spring flowers haveto compete with. We are becoming anation of litter louts with contributionsfrom all sections of society. As I drovehome from Manchester airport lastmonth the road sides were strewn withlitter and the grass bank of a road thatwent over the motorway looked as if ithad become a council refuse tip. Amarvellous first impression for anyvisitor to the UK.
The Westminster Governmentannounced this week that it cost over800 million pounds a year to clear litterand fly tipped rubbish in Englandalone. It never ceases to amaze me whypeople want to pollute their ownenvironment and then to pay taxes toclear it up afterwards. Why not just givea little bit more thought to what we aredoing with our litter/rubbish and themoney saved could be better spent onthe NHS and other key public services.We should remind people of this facton a regular basis.
Many of you may have heard about theproposed changes at Ysgol Bro Famauwith the Infants being moved toLlanferres and the Juniors toLlanarmon Yn Ial. This will mean abetter use of resources and teachers,less duplication and most importantlyit will help to further improve thestandard of education for our localchildren. It should also help to ensure
the long term security of both sites asthey will no longer be reliant on thenumber of children from one villagealone.
Good news. Mobile Phone receptionwill be improved at the current NotSpot at Loggerheads. New equipmentwill be installed at the Country Parkwhich will boost the signal of mobilephone users. This should cover areasonable radius, include other localbusinesses and help when there is anemergency.
The National Trust have confirmedtheir covenant on the land known asGlan Yr Afon Maeshafn which coversthe west end of the Big Covert and themountain at the rear of Bryn Alyn.There should be no developments,buildings or quarrying within that areawithout the agreement of the NationalTrust.
I have recently had a site meeting withan officer from highways about thejunction by the Valley Lodge Nursinghome. To change the road layoutwould cost a six figure sum but I havesuggested rumble strips as youapproach the junction from Ruthin tomake drivers more aware of the factthat the junction is there. Stop signsmay also be better than Give Way signsas the last accident involved a carwhich did not stop at the junction andwhich then hit a car coming the otherway.
If I can be of any help with any issuesplease give me a call.
Best wishes,Martyn
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The Royal Horticultural Societyannounced that this spring is twoweeks later than last year and thisequates to my own impression. By thistime last year I had seen four speciesof butterfly and two of bumblebees butso far I have only seen one bumblebeeand that was this morning. I had alsorecorded the first of the summer birdmigrants, Chiffchaff and Wheatear,but so far I have seen neither but thismay be down to a dearth of southerlywinds.
Before the hedges and trees come intoleaf, and the branches are still bare, isa good time to see where birds nestedlast year. The most obvious are theCorvids- (Rooks, Crows, Ravens andMagpies) always towards the tops oftall trees and all made of twigs or smallbranches. The easiest to identify arethe Rooks, as they nest colonially,Magpies build bulky domed nests withan entrance hole in the side and cansometimes be confused with Squirreldreys but these are of a more untidyconstruction containing leaves andusually close to the tree trunk. Ravenand Crow nests are very similar withthe Raven's being larger but by nowthe Ravens will be incubating eggswhile the Crows will only be building.Lower down, a flimsy flat nest of twigswill probably be the endeavours of aWood Pigeon or Collared Dove, soflimsy in fact that it is sometimespossible to see the two white eggsthrough the bottom of the nest.
In bushes or hedgerows, there mightbe a Goldfinch nest, a small neat cupof grass and wool lined with down orhair, nearly always out on a branchwhere it forks. Or deeper in a bush,neatly woven from grass, camouflagedwith Lichens and lined with hair and
feathers, might be cosseted the nest ofa Chaffinch. A larger construction ofmoss, grass and mud lined with finergrass betrays the achievement of aBlackbird or, if lined with mud, a Songthrush. During my adolescence, astretch of rough hedge would have oneof these nests about every ten metresor so, with Song thrush being the mostfrequent, but now they areuncommon. In those far off days,hedges were only cut every secondyear, or each side in alternative years,but now, annually, farm hedges aremechanically 'thrashed to within aninch of their lives'.
One cannot but notice theproliferation of mole hills in fields androadside verges. The hills are createdby the mole pushing the soil upwardsthrough an already created verticaltunnel and it is claimed that a molecan move more than twice its weight(more than 220grams) in a minute. Ihave been asked why there are somany and the explanation is twofold.During winter, moles burrow deeperto escape the cold and to follow theirmain food source, earth worms, whichalso go deeper. As the soil warms theearth worms come nearer the surfaceand the moles follow. The otherreason is "In the spring a young man'sfancy lightly turns to thoughts of love"(Tennyson's 'Locksley Hall'). Or isthat being anthropomorphic? Many ofthe mole runs are created by malemoles going in search of females, forspring is the mole's breeding season.
A mole has to consume half itsbodyweight of food every day or it willstarve. Although mainlysubterranean, moles do spend timeabove ground but mostly at night,when they are predated by owls but
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most mammals find themunpalatable. Their life span seldomexceeds three years.
A local lady telephoned me recently tosay she had a strange bird coming toher bird table and wondered if I couldidentify it. She described it as beinga cross between a male Chaffinch anda Canary. She kindly e-mailed me apicture, taken through the window,and her description was apt. It wasyellowish in appearance with a rufouschest paling towards the belly, abrownish crown and a thick stubbybeak. She noted it had rings on both
legs. I searched my 'Rare Birds' bookbut could not find anything itresembled so suggested she contact theRSPB to see if they could shed any lighton the subject but at the time of writingshe had not had a reply. It is possiblethat it is an escaped cage bird - identityunknown.
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Gwyneth Dillon, Clerk to Llanferres Community Council, 01978 790269
Llanferres Community CouncillorsDavid Jones, Chairman, 01352 810511John Almond, Vice Chairman, 01352 810808Rob Armstrong, 01352 810259Jac Armstrong, 01352 810259Margaret Davies, 01352 810491Yvonne Foden-McCorry, 01352 810867Rob Jones, 01352 810500Dave Twomey, 01352 810690Adrian Walls, 01352 810223
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Bowling Club - Every Tuesday in the village hall, 7pm - 9pm
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Clwydian Range Runners - Chairman Gareth Jaggard Tel. 810357 email.
Rector's Warden - Mr. Brian Skelhorn 16 Cae Gwyn. Tel: 810422
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Llanferres Playing Field & Recreation Association - Secretary, Gareth
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Old People's Welfare Committee - Secretary, Yvonne Foden-McCorry Tel:
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