Further Driver Issues

* The A5104 in Flintshire is partially blocked after two accidents between Pontblyddyn and Penyffordd Roundabout, Penyffordd.

reported Daily Post.
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The roads were bad this morning. Still plenty of drivers around who think they are immortal and accidents happen to other people.
They ( the roads) are also going to be bad tomorrow morning for work according to The Daily Post..

Driving issues hit train service

TRAINS: A replacement bus service is running on Arriva Trains Wales between Wrexham Central and Bidston due to road vehicle hitting a bridge at Penyffordd.

Source: the Daily Post recorded 1.52 pm

Local Property News

Sales recently added within 500m of CH4 0LSEdit location 2 Lilac Drive £206,000 Penyffordd, CH4 0GF 16th October 2014 Sales recently added within 500m of CH4 0LJEdit location 1 Ffordd Las £95,000 Penyffordd, CH4 0LZ 14th October 2014 Sales recently added within 500m of CH4 0HPEdit location 11 Alyn Drive £141,500 Penyffordd, CH4 0HP 24th October 2014 Rhos Farm Rhos Road £355,000 Penyffordd, CH4 0JR 1st July 2013 You can search all these sales totally free of charge by going toOurProperty.co.uk.

Parking in restricted areas

When Flintshire CC first took over policing of parking last year there was an initial flurry of fines for parking on yellow's in Penyffordd. Just to remind, traffic policing is still active. One old lady opposite Hope doctors was seen clutching a parking ticket. They are taking no prisoners.

A Happy New Year to All

What does 2015 hold?

Wrexham Borough Council to amalgamate with Flintshire County Council?

Will Penyffordd Community Council Website be run in a proper manner?

Will younger people come forward to help run things Penyffordd?

Hanson Cement Alleged Fallout

A Happy Xmas to all.

This week the windscreen of my car on at least two morning maybe three has shown a deposit that does not remove when windscreen washers and wipers are applied.

This is a classic sign of fallout from Hanson Cement.
As is the deposit appearing magically overnight.

Someone in the Post Office told me that certain parts of the village have received letters from Hanson Cement recently offering a free cleaning of their vehicles.

Why only parts of the village? My house was in the main zone for fall out when the previous plant was running.

I'm not looking for a free valete I just want my car to be free of cement fallout.

The new plant works well most of the time. What's the issue here?
Pushing the limits of the filtering system?
Production over environment?
Maintenance work not carried out?

Any further instances will result in an official complaint to Hanson Cement with copies to Penyffordd Community Council, Flintshire County Council and Natural Resources Wales.

Penyffordd Christmas Eve Celebrations

Hard Times to come for Flintshire

http://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/142037/-council-services-hit-tipping-point-.aspx

Upcoming Events

Wrestling returns to Penyffordd British Legion.

It's £50 for New Years Eve at The Millstone
Car park was packed at 3ish this afternoon

The Weather

Horseshoe Pass closed till after lunch and loads of idiots on the A55. This snow stuff makes roads slippy apparently..................

The wintery weather caused the accidents not the idiots in the cars.

http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/a55-snow-hail-storms-cause-8244314

Penyffordd Pedestrian Improvements

Modifications to further slow traffic in the middle of the village. I salute those with vision. We do not have to be a fast short cut, we have a bypass.

postscript: This will upset those who come flying around the bend over the no go area.

Further postscript: How about compulsory 20 mph zones outside the Post Office and Spar?

It may be a bit cold but

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-30311816

In my opinion a load of tosh

Still it keeps a lot of people in very well paid jobs.

Wish I didn't have to help pay for them.

Former Penyffordd Headmaster collects MBE

I of course mean where most over 11's go to school.
http://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/141263/former-head-collects-mbe-at-the-palace.aspx

Wrong Timing

So they want to pay Welsh AM's an extra 10 grand a year. This is at a time of zero hour contracts, employment migrating from full time to part time, declining job security, serious cuts to local services, poor NHS service, etc

They're taking the P aren't they.

Hanson Cement's Economic Barometer

I use the sign of emissions (mostly water vapour) from Hanson Cement as an indicator of national economic activity.

Haven't seen too many emissions lately or for that matter years but it appears the outlook may be getting better.

link http://www.dailypost.co.uk/business/business-news/flintshire-cement-plant-doubles-staff-8172017

One hopes the increased grinding capacity will be quiet...............

New Powers for Flintshire County Council

Another article on deeside.com..................

http://www.deeside.com/all-news/new-powers-flintshire-county-councils-tackle-anti-social-behaviour-come-force/

If the powers are used well, a power for the good. One presumes NWP will be helping!

The decline of local newspapers, the way it is.

A good article on Deeside.com on the relationship between local government and local newspapers.

Also there are large losses in national newspapers such as The Guardian which loses about £50 million a year at present.

http://www.deeside.com/all-news/leighton-andrews-latest-review-local-authority-spending-signal-end-many-printed-newspapers-wales/

Down memory lane at De Hav's

http://www.dailypost.co.uk/business/business-news/massive-investment-airbus-broughton-like-8148723

Ambulance Issues at Dobshill

http://www.newsnorthwales.co.uk/news/141103/matters-of-life-and-death-like-a-game-of-chess-.aspx

Lorry hits bridge - trains cancelled

Is it not time to have an active warning system for lorries over a certain height?

http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/local-news/hours-disruption-train-services-wrexham-8164740

Something Funny

Millstone Developments

I believe they open next Friday 28th of November.

You can see the new wall paper here
https://www.facebook.com/Millstone.Penyffordd

Menu here
http://www.millstonepenyffordd.co.uk/

Llywelyn ap Gruffydd

A letter in the Flintshire Chronicle. 

Seems our government don't want to encourage too much nationalism.

link: http://www.gurfal.com

Websites a bit short of stuff ie. a few images as I write.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llywelyn_ap_Gruffudd

Dog Poo Dodge

I took a parcel to the Spar this morning. It was £5 (edit £7) cheaper to send than Royal Mail (over 2kg). You sign up with Click Plus online, pay, print off a sticker for the parcel then drop it off.

Between the Millenium Clock and the Spar which is less than 200yds there are 4 lots of dog mess that has been trodden along the path.

So its eyes down rather than straight ahead.

Rather impossible to miss in the dark...................

Accidents galore

http://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/140847/motorcyclist-taken-to-hospital-after-crash-near-buckley.aspx

Cyclist killed last week near St Asaph

Cyclist seriously injured near Rhostyllen this morning
http://www.wrexham.com/news/male-left-injuries-rhostyllen-rtc-49809.html

4 cars involved last night at Broughton

Dobshill biker injured last night.

Accident this morning at Post House roundabout, two cars.

Had an idiot biker behind me trying to kill himself and other people between Penyffordd and Pontblyddyn this morning.

Nothing is done about it.

No road policing and nobody cares except those affected.

Accident

ACCIDENT: There's also been a collision between a car and motorcyclist on the A550 near the A549 Dobshill Roundabout, no word on an any injuries as of yet.

Daily Post 6.16 pm

and some Coldplay

Friday Night

20mph signs

are to be put up outside Penyffordd schools very shortly.

Calls for action with regards N Wales road deaths

Time for North Wales politicians to stop hiding behind the sofa.

http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/shock-figures-reveal-death-north-8093402

Last years fatal accident court case

http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/sarah-jepson-mold-teens-fateful-8100130

British Legion concerns

“Many RBL branches are hanging by a thread,” said Mr Parry, chairman of Penyffordd RBL. “The age of the RBL is coming to an end in Flintshire and around the country.

Full story: http://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/140609/help-needed-to-save-dying-legion-branches.aspx

Winter Fair this Saturday

Remembrance Sunday

Penyffordd remembered those that fell today with the annual march. The weather has been kind this year.
An alternative view of the great wars is put forward below.  In the comments section it is stated that WW1 didn't need to happen, that a million people volunteered to go to war in this country.

link http://hat4uk.wordpress.com/2014/11/09/an-alternative-view-lest-we-forget-on-remembrance-sunday/

Bonfire Night for Penyffordd

All the good people of the village are building the bonfire.  Weather forecast not bad. Showing chance of rain at 6, but its only a chance.

postscript. It's 4.30 pm, volunteers are still at it loading the bonfire. So that's nearly 8 hours and counting. Damping down after the bonfire will require effort past 8 this evening.

Millstone Update

https://www.facebook.com/Millstone.Penyffordd?ref=ts&fref=ts

Pool table is going............

Pub surrounds are being modified.

Local Government issues - Mergers

County reorganisation.

“They have gone quiet. Some of them need to stop hiding and grow a backbone.”

Leader of Wrexham Borough Council.

Full story here. Comments worth a read too

http://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/140146/council-leader-slams-welsh-government-dictators-over-merger-plans-and-cuts.aspx

Penyffordd Musical Tribute to those who served in the World Wars

Click to enlarge

Housing Survey introduced by Cllr David Williams and my thoughts

Apols for the wonkiness of the scan. This is Hewlett Packard's attempt at intelligent automatic cropping.
If you have an opinion on this place it in comments or write to David on dwillderw@yahoo.co.uk
I agree with David on this issue.

Can I expect to get pensioner accomodation?..................................................lol
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My thoughts are do we wish to become a Broughton, or a Buckley?
I think the village is large enough, there is no need for us to become part of an urban sprawl from Saltney to Mold.

It's time to discourage population expansion. More people equals more trouble. Time to pay people not to breed. Time to stop payments for breeding.
Time to control immigration.
Time for our government to start governing.

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The survey is here. A Wrexham B.C. and Flintshire County Council initiative
https://www.keysurvey.co.uk/votingmodule/s180/f/693110/78c6/

I've tried filling in the form online but I've fell at the first fence. I'm a bit short of an ID number.

Apparently you can fill the form in by just putting in your Post Code, no need for an ID number..............................

"This is the on-line version of the 2014 Wrexham Council and Flintshire Council Local Housing Survey. Please work your way through the survey and select the answers that apply to you or to members of your household. Your answers are STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL and are protected under the 1998 Data Protection Act which places very stringent conditions on the use of the data. We appreciate that some questions are sensitive but it is not possible for the Council to link responses to individual addresses. Research is being undertaken by arc4 Ltd on behalf of the two Councils. Please type in the ID number printed on the front sheet of your questionnaire (this appears as a number with up to 5 digits (WHOLE NUMBERS) and allows us to match responses to neighbourhood only). Alternatively please insert your full Postcode (e.g. LA11 1AY Capitals and middle space). Thank you."

The form appears to be for those near retirement age. There are over 40 questions mainly click answers. Hopefully not looking for help in the next 10 years myself lol..........................

Penyffordd Bonfire Night 2014

Saturday November 8th 2014

On The Institute field

The Millstone

Further information

https://twitter.com/Markbrass1016?refsrc=email

https://twitter.com/TheMillstone

Can't see a facebook yet.

Parking at the Maelor

I notice someone on Wrexham.com mentions the difficulty of parking. I noticed this on Tuesday. You should allow extra time to find a spot. It's like Fred Carno's Circus at the moment.

Ellis the gamekeeper has passed away yesterday

For many years gamekeeper to Sir William Gladstone on his Hawarden estate. For years I tried to avoid Ellis on the Hawarden estate. This was in the restricted areas.

In June he was in the bed opposite me in the Evington ward at the Maelor. As one of the walking wounded I used to go and talk to him. Ellis in fact beat me to the door being discharged two days before myself.

Ellis had a keen interest in cockerels which he used to breed. One visitor to the ward came with the express purpose of persuading Ellis to sell him two cockerels.

A gentleman who will be sorely missed.


keywords: Peter Davies

St John the Baptist V.A. School in Penymynydd further

http://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/139356/misconduct-leads-to-teaching-ban-for-former-head.aspx

Penyffordd girl lops off locks for sick children

Brave Holly Crotty, 10, of Penyffordd overcame her fear of the hairdresser’s scissors and donated part of her blonde hair to the Little Princess Trust.

Link http://www.newsnorthwales.co.uk/news/139357/penyffordd-girl-lops-off-locks-for-sick-children.aspx

So! Is Bin Day back to Normal?

http://www.deeside.com/news/local-government-school-support-workers-pay-strike-tuesday-14th-october-suspended/

St John the Baptist VA School in Penymynydd

Link http://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/139256/former-primary-head-teacher-denies-unacceptable-conduct.aspx

You might be seeing flashing lights

It's ok others are too.

http://www.wrexham.com/news/mystery-flashing-lights-sky-48624.html

Plas Teg

Whilst we're out travelling you may wish to look through Plas Teg house.

Penyffordd Wine Circle visited it a few years ago. You need a warm coat if you go..............

Here's a good photographic record that you can click through

http://www.blurb.co.uk/books/1610793-plas-teg

To Llangollen

This is Horseshoe Falls on the River Dee. The falls supply water for the Llangollen Canal. The falls can be reached by walking past the Chain Bridge Hotel.

Link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llangollen_Canal

More Images of North Wales

Courtesy of the Daily Post

http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/look-amazing-snowdonia-images-1890-1900-7877324

Recent Property Sales

Sales recently added	Edit location
7 Bilberry Close £147,500 Penyffordd, CH4 0LT 21st August 2014

Sales recently added within 500m of CH4 0LJ	Edit location
Orchid Penymynydd Road £299,995 Penymynydd, CH4 0LJ 28th April 2014

Penyffordd Entertainment

Penyffordd Wrestling. As it says, great family entertainment !

Further Views of North Wales of Old

http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/look-amazing-denbighshire-images-1890-1900-7826109

http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/nostalgia/look-amazing-gwynedd-images-1890-1900-7761509

Steely Dan

"I was born and raised and lived and loved and died, today."

Read Elsewhere

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-09-24/case-you-are-still-confused-what-going-middle-east

The Millstone Penyffordd

Rumour has it that the company that owns

The Glasfryn Mold,
Pant yr Ochain Borras,
The Architect Chester,
The Grosvenor Aldford
Old Harkers Chester
 etc

have taken over the Millstone Penyffordd.

Challenging times for others.

http://www.brunningandprice.co.uk/harkers/

http://www.brunningandprice.co.uk/grosvenorarms/

http://www.brunningandprice.co.uk/glasfryn/

http://www.brunningandprice.co.uk/architect/

http://www.brunningandprice.co.uk/pantyrochain/

North Wales as it was

http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/look-amazing-conwy-images-1890-1900-7786842

More Noisy Aircraft at 2.30pm Today

Aircraft that helped defend this country during WW2 will be doing a flyover at Broughton airfield today.
A Spitfire, Lancaster and Hurricane will be buzzing around on route to Southport.
Perhaps even over Penyffordd.

http://www.deeside.com/news/battle-britain-memorial-flight-due-hawarden-saturday-14th-september-1436/

Hanson Cement Open Day 2014

on 27th September between 10am and 5 pm.
All are welcome.

keyword: Padeswood

Friday Night Early

The 75 Year History of Plane Making at Broughton

http://www.dailypost.co.uk/business/business-news/look-airbus-uk-broughton-site-7755348

Road Closures

ROAD CLOSED: And drivers in Penyffordd in Flintshire should know that West View is closed due to sewer works around Alyn Drive until this Friday, September 12.

According to The Daily Post

Dust Watch

I have a film of dust on my car today. So does Lisa.

Is it ?

1. From the Sahara

2. Off the roads

3. From the local cement works.

All Change at Penyffordd

Passengers abandon train at Penyffordd after lorry hits bridge.

Full story

http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/passengers-abandon-train-penyffordd-after-7722126

Silly Mobile Phones

For my sins I run a Nokia Lumia 625.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_Lumia_series

Nice big text no messing around. It runs the Windows phone operating system

Today it died after 8 months.

Tried to recharge but no good, it tries then stops.

So its back to the shop tomorrow. Not keen on paying out.

I try Google for answers.

One suggestion says plug in charger then hold phone between hands to warm battery up.
You think they're joking.

Anyway it works, phone is on 9% and charging

Bottom line is phone gets so low it doesn't know what anything is.
Warming battery up increases power in battery slightly.

I have a meter on the front that said 91% charged before it died. This app seems to be malfunctioning after Microsoft's recent upgraded.

The Noisy Jet Fighter

overhead this afternoon was a Eurofighter Typhoon, so I am told.

link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurofighter_Typhoon

Penyffordd Lad signs for a Million

20-year-old Lawrence, who hails from Penyffordd, was signed late on Monday night by the Foxes from Manchester United for a fee in the region of £1 million.

Full story here.

http://www.newsnorthwales.co.uk/sport/137686/penyffordd-youngster-tom-lawrence-signs-for-leicester.aspx

Penymynydd Rd speeding

Is also on the September Council agenda. Councillors should spend a little time watching speeding on Chester Rd where the red speed bump is situated (part of the major route to school)

Some do 30mph plus. They are a danger to children and lolly pop.

Perhaps a bump upgrade or compulsory 20mph

There are those that will be horrified (cul de sac residents) but cllrs have a duty to protect residents and children from the idjuts.

My view remains the same. The village should not be a fast short cut. We have a bypass.
Those of us on main roads should enjoy similar environmental conditions to those on side roads.

The Millenium Clock Garden is a dog's breakfast

and has been for some time. My garden is too but the rate payers aren't paying for it.

A step in the right direction for Penyffordd Community Council

Today I spy September council agenda fully laid out on the council board. Well done Sarah !

I also see an item to discuss putting councillor contact details on their website.
Emails would be very nice councillors especially since nearly all of you have one!

http://www.penyfforddareacc.com/

Perhaps we can have council agenda and meeting minutes all in one place councillors?

Perhaps we can get rid of the awful fir trees

Can I have the wood?

postscript: A further thought councillors. Should Cllr David Williams be allowed to put personal views on the official council website.

I think not as it makes you all look rather silly and is completely unrepresentative of council views.

To The Maelor

You would be surprised who you bump into from Penyffordd. Every time I go I add someone to the list. Today I see three people from Penyffordd.

A quick talk with Cllr Colin Bithell who is having some remedial surgery done. Good news for me, one more visit in three months time to give me the all clear.

Good news hopefully for Colin too.

Back to school today?

Some will be starting school, changing schools today. Can you remember your first day in primary school or secondary school?

My first school was Sandycroft PC. It was three quarters of a mile away in Mancot. I was presented at the school on the first morning when I was 4 years of age.

After that I had to find my own way there.

Secondary school was an unwanted change of routine. Pupils wanting to be top of the class in a bullying sort of way. Then another change when we became Comprehensive joining with a grammer school. More unwanted change.

Shortly many will be on the university trail. I find some of the subjects taken to be of little use.
We need inventors, engineers, scientists, educators, designers, entrepreneurs, people who inspire, people who will employ.

Rewards for putting your house on the line to start succesful companies

Many are pressured to go to uni who shouldn't be there.

A 50k loan to repay at the end ridiculous. (edit I read of various amounts else where)

postscript: school hasn't started, perhaps next week.....................................

Property Revaluation

May have to re evaluate the value of my property

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-32087124.html#backListLink=/property-for-sale/find.html?locationIdentifier%3DPOSTCODE%255E1032248%26insId%3D1%26radius%3D0.25


Current Value site, alter to suit.
http://www.zoopla.co.uk/home-values/cheshire/penyffordd/penymynydd-road/belle-vue-terrace/ch4-0ls/?q=ch4%200ls&results_sort=newest_listings&search_source=home

Penymynydd Rd closed

On a Saturday morning at 8am
What for I do not know
Not too many people take notice of such signs anyway.

Utilities I suspect.

postscript: Perhaps not. Roadworks on A5104 which is being closed.
source: North Wales Live - Daily Post
http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/local-news/north-wales-live-blog-news-7692603

Perhaps a roundabout for the White Lion estate on the Penymynydd / Broughton road.
Good to slow traffic down past the Junior School.

No, not a roundabout just a couple of red stripes..................................

To the Flint and Denbigh Show

Denbigh and Flint Show on Thursday

http://www.denbighandflintshow.com/cms/

Not sure when everything starts. If you've been before you might have some idea.

The weather?

Same as current with perhaps extra rain in afternoon.
But that's two days away so it could change.

Traffic Alert Wrexham A483 / A55

Between September and March there will be large delays Posthouse roundabout etc.

The response from those in charge of minimizing delay is very very very pathetic.

Link http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/demands-roadwork-warnings-ahead-53m-7633330

Highways Agency project sponsor Mark Mosley said " “We do not provide diversion routes unless a full road closure is necessary, but drivers can plan their own routes to avoid the work if they feel the delays are unacceptable.”
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Not if you're in a 2 hour queue on the bypass you cant !

Non locals will not know its happening either.

Where does your rate money go within Flintshire?

Budget

Education – £10 million
Adult social services – £48 million
Capital and other financing costs – £37 million

Waste and the environment – £16 million
Children’s social services – £14 million
Highways and transportation – £11million
Leisure, libraries and culture – £9 million
Local democracy and community support – £5 million
Housing services such as homelessness, housing advice – £3 million
Planning and development – £1 million

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What do Flintshire Council contribution to services cost?
The average cost of a secondary school £3.3 million
The cost of a medium sized primary school £632,000
School transport – £6.8m (total cost £6.9m)
Youth service – £1.2m (total cost £1.5m)
Average contribution for a residential care home £748,000 (total cost £986,000)
Learning disability day care services – £967,000 (total cost £983,000)
Running disability work opportunity centres – £1.8m (total cost £2m)
Older people day care services – £535,000 (total cost £571,000)
Leisure centres – £2.8m (total cost £8.3m)
Libraries – £2.1m (total cost £2.3m)
Clwyd Theatr Cymru – £1.1m (total cost £5.3m)
Highway maintenance – £6m (total cost £7.5m)
Waste collection services – £5.5m (total cost £9.8m)
Household recycling centres – £2.7m (total cost £2.9m)
Streetlighting costs – £1.2m (total cost £1.3m)
Town centre CCTV – £240,000 (total cost £356,000)
Countryside services – £356,000 (total cost £417,000)
Costs for trading standards service – £751,00 (total Cost 774,000)

Link http://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/137022/council-calls-on-views-for-millions-of-pounds-of-cuts.aspx

If an aircraft lands in your garden

http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/safety-proposal-put-forward-due-7618675

Alternative Title. An accident waiting to happen.

The JW's

Have been doing their rounds today in Penyffordd. I have big issues with someone trying to sell me something.

Something I don't want whether on the streets of Chester or at my door.

In fact I think door selling should be made illegal.

I have a relative who was visited by the JW's early this week in Saughall.
Denise stands no messing from anyone. (ex school teacher)

The JW's dont believe in blood transfusions.

"Do you realise my husband would not have seen any of his grand children if he went along with your silly rules"

Exit stage left..................

keywords: Jehovah Witnesses

Car Tax Disk System to be abolished come October

I've seen cameras on lamposts springing up everywhere.
Now it all makes sense.
There's one near Dobshill garage if you want to see one.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/tax/11026639/Death-of-the-tax-disc-learn-new-rules-or-face-1000-fine.html

The cameras are also good at surveillance. Just type in your registration number.............

M56 closed Runcorn

You may need to know this.

Penyffordd Airport: Commercial flights plan 'dead in the water'

http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/hawarden-airport-commercial-flights-plan-7596687

Perhaps the politicians can have a commercial airport next to their houses.

Soil their own doorsteps.

Better still Ms Sandbach AM can be put to live at the bottom of the runway.

Summer Holidays

Bardsey Island

Nothing much happening locally. I spent two summer holidays here.
Two one week yoga retreats.

No alcohol, no mobile phones, no radio and no telly.

Can only be reached by boat. If it gets too rough to go back to the mainland it's tough. You just have to wait for the right day.

Link Daily Post
http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/look-amazing-pictures-show-north-7595904

If you like ice cream

May I recommend this from Lidl.

Half the price, as a good if not better quality, with more ice cream than the over rated Haagan Daz

The question will be of course is it in stock? ( no its is'nt )

Registering for Elections

An article here about Wrexham Borough. Same applies to Flintshire.

http://www.wrexham.com/news/electoral-registration-changes-got-your-letter-46729.html

I recently had cause to search the Wrexham Electoral Election. Someone told me that my father had a sister, unknown to me.
The sister had a daughter who lived in a certain post code area of Wrexham. The daughter's married name was Jones, I also had initials for her and her husband.

You can look through the Electoral Register by hand. It is your right. They do however handicap you. It would be very easy for it to be database searchable. The rules do not allow for this.
My task was to look through tens of 1000's by hand.

Council's sell the names to 3rd parties. You can elect not to be sold I think.

I realised the futility of the search. So I paid £12 to 192.com and found address immediately.

Perhaps unfair.

In the end one happy relative ( and 192.com ) who had been searching streets that my parents used to live in for clues of my existence. Angela now has an extended family from Wales all the way to Greece.

Apparently the new registration will make it more difficult for electoral fraud.

Weather update

Wind apparently starting 6pm
Rain to follow

http://www.wrexham.com/news/4050-mph-wind-warning-wrexham-area-46716.html

postscript: we get to 6pm , not much wind................
not that I'm complaining.

Here it comes......

The tail end of the Bertha hurricane. I presume this is only the start as it will pass over tonight with loads turning up tomorrow.

Buckets and mops at the ready...............

Carboot looks off.

Perhaps the Snowdonia mountains will take the sting out of it?

Link http://www.raintoday.co.uk/

postscript: looks like we missed it lol

Nothing much happening Penyffordd wise

Going to the M56 via Queensferry should be avoided this morning.
See Daily Post.

I continue to recover from my recent hick up
Someone invited me to walk around Pwll Glas Golf Course.
I declined as this still a bridge to far.

I was complaining to my doctor that I still had this inertia.
Well Colin, you've been very ill she reminds.......

Something I forget.

Here's a tale

http://www.theguardian.com/science/animal-magic/2014/aug/08/slavc-wolf-migration-europe

Exciting Holiday Destinations

Link http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/picturegalleries/10230476/The-worlds-most-dangerous-places.html

Quite frankly its depressing.

2014 Real Schools Guide

http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/daily-post-launches-ratings-every-7561029?utm_content=bufferf50a9&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Put Castell Alun,  Hope in the appropriate square

World War One

We're going on an adventure!

Today the First World War is commemorated.
I see Ed Milliband being a twerp at the Cenotaph.

postscript: It seems that the Department of Culture made sure Cameron wrote on his card, but did not ask Clegg or Miliband.
This is a stitch up by Tory spin doctors with no respect whatsoever for the war dead. It's disgraceful.

Penyffordd lads were sent to Turkey ill equipped to deal with conditions
Red hot in the day, freezing cold at night.
No antibiotics for wounds.
Many must have begged for a bullet through the head to end the suffering

Still the sanitized version prevails I see.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/world-war-one/11006820/WW1-centenary-how-the-events-of-August-4-1914-unfolded.html

Recruits were not fully conversant with what they were letting themselves in for.
Those left at home were kept very much in the dark
All letters sent home were screened with anything bad removed
Protesters at the senseless carnage in the trenches were shot.

The Media had to go along with The State
( Main Stream Media still does ! )

The reality and horror best summed up below.

With thanks to The Slog
http://hat4uk.wordpress.com/2014/08/04/august-4th-2014-oh-oh-oh-what-a-lovely-war/

"French Second Lieutenant Alfred Joubaire wrote in his diary about WWI just before he died that “Humanity is mad! It must be mad to do what it is doing. What a massacre. What scenes of horror and carnage! I cannot find words to translate my impressions. Hell cannot be so terrible! Men are mad!”

10 million dead.
Millions with shellshock and post traumatic stress
A bankrupt United Kingdom.

And what for?

Yes all because of our idiot politicians.

Lead Water Pipework Further

The definitive view from DEFRA

http://dwi.defra.gov.uk/consumers/advice-leaflets/lead.pdf

Chester Rd Junction Traffic Accident Death Update ( November 2013 )

Link http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/mold-driver-admits-causing-death-7549279

Penyffordd Health - Ebola - No risk to us is it?

Whirling Tword on Zero Hedge says

I'm sorry but, there is something really different about this ebola outbreak.

When doctors wearing bio suits that go through 3 decontaminations including spraying them off with bleach are getting infected with this then, this outbreak is different, in my humble opinion, at least.

Much profanity in comments
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-08-01/american-ebola-patients-way-atlanta-hospital-customs-heightened-alert-ill-passengers?page=1

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Ebola transfers by touch and fluids.

Talk on ZH and Natural News suggests its airborne too

Mike Adams here http://www.naturalnews.com/046259_Ebola_outbreak_drug_treatments_Monsanto.html

So do you shake hands with people who have been to an area that has Ebola?

Have you been near someone who sneezed who has been to an Ebola area?
How long is the virus live for on a surface?

Somethings to consider.

Why transfer people who have something highly contagious and incurable to a city with millions.
Best an island  USA base and fly people in.

postscript: I'm going somewhere next Tuesday evening where people will be who have lived or currently live where Ebola is present.............. The Hospital

postscript: The definitive view http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/science/Ebola-virus-has-very-high-mortality-much-like-rabies/articleshow/39434060.cms

Spot the Penyfforddian

Link http://www.localbygones.co.uk/store/products,l107c93e_507.htm

The above photo and many others can be purchased through The Leader on the above link.

Dove Cottage Gardens open to the public in aid of NGS

From the middle of Penyffordd you travel along Rhos Rd to the roundabout, straight over towards Corwen then left before railway bridge. There will be yellow signs directing.

Hanson Cement plan expansion

Link http://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/136161/padeswood-cement-plant-hoping-to-create-new-jobs.aspx

I tend to see Hanson Cement as a weather vane for the economy.

Bikers brought to book

http://www.north-wales.police.uk/news__appeals/latest_news/operation_darwen_continues.aspx?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed

Couldn't understand why three bikers loitered down the Rhydtalog straight all the way to Penyffordd roundabout. The above explains a lot.