Penyffordd Crash

http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/man-arrested-after-crash-a550-10379786

Perhaps you can work out where it was?

A550 or Ffordd Derwen?

The Weather

It's a little grim in Penyffordd and down to the River Dee today with the fog.
Further up towards Treuddyn, a beautiful day, clear blue sky, tee shirt weather.

Penyffordd District presents.............

Look at the girl's faces....

Then add $5million..............or maybe more

The song starts 3min 30secs in...........

Justice gets into the tax collecting business

Can you afford to enter a plea of not guilty?


http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/flintshire-magistrate-quits-over-criminal-10367457

We make aircraft at Broughton

This is how they make them in Russia

http://russia-insider.com/en/these-riveting-photos-show-how-russias-su-34-fullback-fighter-bombers-get-built/ri10833

Bad Move

COWS A55

North Wales Police control room saying cows that were threatening to get onto the A55 at the A550 Dobbshill earlier this morning are now back in their field.

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Meanwhile in Wrexham someone has set a bobby's car on fire (perhaps premature comment we shall see). That's on top of the 7 cars set alight last week
http://www.wrexham.com/news/fire-crews-tackle-police-car-fire-in-caia-park-102382.html

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Crossways, Penyffordd has a bobby and Crime Scene Investigation on site.......

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http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/local-news/live-north-wales-news-october-10355478#21750314

Cuts are on the way

Flintshire County Council want your help to save money. Gordon Brown wound
our debt up to £0.8 trillion, then George Osborne sent it up to £1.5 trillion.

Here's the deal.

http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/flintshire-county-council-chiefs-call-10346749

Klopp

I'm not a supporter of Liverpool FC
But perhaps.
Here is a man with presence, emotion, humanity, not a robot.

What the heck..........

Sweet Surrender - You remember.............

Your hands are cold but your lips are warm...................

Have you seen?

Penyffordd Health

I see our new health centre in Hope is coming on well. Will they have enough doctors to run it?

Here's something to help you stay away from the doctors.
I take it every day with piperine to increase absorption of the curcumin.

http://wakeup-world.com/2014/10/09/how-whole-turmeric-heals-the-damaged-brain/

Was it Albert Steptoe or my technical college lecturer who used to label curry as
that " foreign muck!"?

Song for Penyffordd

Road Collision Padeswood

TRAFFIC 8.15 am

The A5118 is closed in both directions due to an accident involving three vehicles between Padeswood Road South (Padeswood) and Bannel Lane (Penymynydd). Police are directing traffic with emergency services on the scene near the cement works.

http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/live-north-wales-live-news-10314906#live-now-10314879-10316911

Looks like someone scarpered

http://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/154088/police-appeal-for-driver-thought-to-be-involved-in-padeswood-crash.aspx

http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/driver-who-fled-padeswood-crash-10317602

Penyffordd Christmas Coffee Morning

School Children Fun Run

"Year 9 pupil Rhys Cunningham, 13, from Penyffordd, said: “We all love doing stuff like this. It’s how we do our bit I guess."


http://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/153854/kids-at-hope-high-school-are-kitted-out-for-fun-run.aspx

Bad Driving II

I see the M56 was closed yesterday afternoon for 12 hours and the trains stopped. 4 car pile up A55  at Conway. Cyclist knocked off his bike in Wrexham.

I suppose its all due to volume and a legion of  idiots.

Which leads me onto........

Speed restrictions are going to happen on the Penyffordd Bypass. Not sure if the restriction includes the bypass but we are talking south of the village.

Cllr Stan Davies has mentioned the speeding on this section of road some years ago.
I find walking on the path next to this section of road un-nerving. 60 mph traffic within 3 feet of the path unacceptable. Some do 80 mph.......

Flintshire County Council advisory notices are on lamp posts.

ps.  Councillors there is speeding over the speed humps on Chester Rd. If you don't believe me get FCC to put down speed recording equipment.

Time for full time 20 mph zones in the village for the idiots.

North Wales Bad Driving in The Daily Post

What's done about tail gaiting which is endemic - NOTHING

What's done about bikers using N Wales as a racetrack - NOTHING

NWP traffic section have been whittled down to NOTHING

What's our North Wales Police Commissioner doing about dangerous driving NOTHING

What will the proposed Welsh Government initiative do about all the
 idiots currently driving around - NOTHING

Well done Daily Post!


http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/welsh-government-backs-calls-graduated-10290008

" North Wales Assembly Members including Aled Roberts, Mark Isherwood and Darren Millar, have also called for a safety review of the dual carriageway."
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Flu Jab?

I'm going to be asked shortly.

I think I'll pass..................

The science on vaccines is not awfully well understood.

http://www.naturalnews.com/051622_swine_flu_vaccine_brain_damage_GlaxoSmithKline.html

ps. Last year's flu jab was a waste of money because they chose the wrong strains.........

Friday night a bit early

A Song for the Prime Minister David Cameron

And...........for all those displaced and killed in the world by the US of A and their
willing poodle the UK.

" If I don't get shelter, I'm going to fade away........................"

Afghanistan
Iraq
Libya
Syria

We'll leave Vietnam out.

Whoa ! There goes my visa............

Isn't Charlie Watts class! Listen to that drum beat.

#sexonlegs  #takeyourpick  #syria  #GCHQ

Anti Social behaviour by youths tonight

Comment put on blog tonight.

"I see the village idiots have been at it again in the park. They are antisocial enough with their daily shouting, drinking, playing loud music etc to all hours at night. Tonight the clowns reached new levels with a very loud firework and creating a large fire in the allotment area. The fire engine has just been down to put it out. How long do we have to out up with these asbo youths?"

One presumes our councillors will get on the case.

Perhaps a few of them need a good tasering...............(edit) that's anti socials not cllrs...

and a month in jail.

Or perhaps a few days in the village stocks by the Millenium clock.
Eggs and tomatoes supplied.

Up S Creek Further

Public transport companies who service Penyffordd community have been looking to make efficiency's including stopping buses to our health centre in Buckley.

There also appears to be trouble with school children getting Castell Alun our main secondary school.
Cllr Cindy Hinds reports there are serious issues with the bus company that takes our children to the Hope school. Flintshire County Council are getting involved.

Perhaps by now it is all sorted.

Penyffordd Local Development Plan

http://www.flintshire.gov.uk/en/PDFFiles/Planning/Candidate-Sites-Register-%E2%80%93-Map.pdf

We've got off very lightly you should see Buckley's

So ! We have the candidate suggestions in, to shape the future development of Penyfffordd district. There are tens of millions of pounds swilling around in the barrel.

http://www.flintshire.gov.uk/en/PDFFiles/Planning/settlement-PDFs/Penyffordd--Penymynydd-settlement.pdf

Who is doing the suggesting?  You have to go to county hall to find out.

It can't be emailed or put on the Flintshire County Council website.

Why?

Perhaps we need to follow the money.
Who is Mr Big? Making all these suggestions.

Why aren't our councillors explaining things properly?
Ah! they will say "If you had attended so and so meeting and looked at this spread sheet and that spread sheet you would know what's happening."

All this could be explained on the council £600 website (and counting)

But its not. I feel it's Penyffordd Community Council's job to communicate before it's too late.
Pen041 an example of why they can't be trusted.

Some of you are having a skate park, Spar type shops, etc next to your houses.
Some of you won't be able to see Hope mountain after they're finished.
Have you looked at the above document properly?

I've been going on about the bulldozing of houses (Pen041) and the knocking down of The Spar (Pen035)  our only village shop. I've not looked at the rest properly. It's been better explained to me by Flintshire planners. A job our councillors are not doing. It's not a question of waiting until someone asks a question. It should be about communicating the possible options that are going to happen.

Penyffordd Institute

Cllr Cindy Hinds in her recent newsletter mentions a possible upgrade to the Institute which is showing its age. An architect has been appointed. Mark Tami MP and Carl Sargeant AM have been contacted

This is good news.

I think the Institute Committee should improve their communications to be inline with 21st century practice. A contact email on their notice board, one on the Penyffordd Community Council board and website.

It's current profile similar to Penyffordd mason's lol

It's easier to contact President Putin of Russia than book the Institute for a do.

https://www.google.co.uk/webhp?source=search_app&gfe_rd=cr&ei=tMIgVoelLoLj8wfE3YqYBg&gws_rd=ssl#q=penyffordd+war+memorial+institute+email

postscript Full story in The Leader

http://leaderlive.co.uk/news/153846/penyffordd-villagers-seek-help-for-a-new-look-institute.aspx

I see Bob Oldham has an email address on the bottom of the Leader article.
Good for you Bob.

Street lights are to be switched off

Flintshire County Council are looking for many ways to save money. One of the ways forward is to turn off certain street lights. Dangerous roads, junctions and pensioner complexes will not be affected. Cindy is opposed to this measure being taken.

source: County Councillor Cindy Hinds Newsletter

Baby delivered at side of the road

http://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/153679/motorist-comes-to-the-rescue-to-deliver-baby-at-the-side-of-the-road.aspx

Penyffordd man’s battle to get help for deadly lung disease sufferers

http://leaderlive.co.uk/news/153654/penyffordd-man-s-battle-to-get-help-for-deadly-lung-disease-sufferers.aspx

Roy was one of many including myself who campaigned against the new Castle cement facility.

keywords:  Roy Wakelam

Call Me Councillor II

Just had a conversation with Lisa that spurred thoughts on how up to recently new community cllrs were chosen. Say we have 10 community cllrs. I'd check but its not written down anywhere easy.
A bit like the Masons.

There is a political divide within the village. Recently it was 9 - 1.

Nine Independent ( some old Conservatives ) and one Labour

The nine Independents all go to the electorate on one sheet. So all electoral costs are vastly reduced.
I've tried twice to be a community cllr and failed twice, personal costs are well over £200 an election plus a walk around every house in the district delivering leaflets. The £200 is non return it's a cost full stop.

The village voted in a sick man who shouldn't have stood. He beat me, no hard feelings, residents did me a favour. It's better being outside the tent rather than inside the tent.

quote: http://izquotes.com/quote/241192  (adult content)

I didn't ask Tom whether I could go on his sheet.................We had a temporary difference of opinion about speeding traffic on Chester Rd. It lasted 7 years.

Also you don't get paid or have any expenses as a community cllr. In fact it costs you in money and time. Such is the sacrifice for you're fellow residents which is not generally appreciated.

The old way of doing things was for the political head of the village to invite you to stand. This is after he's decided whether you have the right qualities to join his gang. We won't go any further on that one................

The main objective to keep Labour out of everything. The only problem being Labour run Wales and Flintshire County Council.

So that may be part of the reason why the village has under developed public facilities.

Why PACA was formed to develop village amenities.
Why Red Lion patrons got involved.

Cllr Tom Jones is political leader. His knowledge of procedure and local politics great.
Tom's reign is theoretically coming to a close. He's about 88 years old.
The village got fed up with him as a school governor.

I think he should be given an advisory role due to his knowledge.

So from the 9 -1 we go into the 2016 (edit please read comments its altered to 2017) local elections with may be more than one Independent standing down, maybe 3 or 4.
We have a new Labour community cllr so that makes two. A Plaid Cymru cllr has recently come out of the closet. ( perhaps I didn't read 2012 election literature properly)
Red Lion patrons will perhaps wish to make gains

I see Labour trying to make more gains. Cllr Tom Jones' power base collapsing.

This is my opinion. If I talk "pants" please say so in comments with qualification.

postscript. The 2016 local elections will have as a backdrop diminishing local money. We have a UK government that owe £1.5 trillion. (we'll forget the 100's of trillions of derivative exposure by the "investment companies") UK Government are telling England, Scotland, Wales and N Ireland they will be getting a lot less money to spend. Welsh Assembly will be giving counties less money. Flintshire County Council will be giving town and village councils less money. There is currently a program of asset transfer from county to community ( read community paying for stuff instead of county council but  you're rates will still rise). So not much room for facility improvement except if we have another 1000 houses......

Mervyn Griffiths' Funeral Arrangements

Call me Councillor

COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF PENYFFORDD

VACANCY FOR A COUNCILLOR 

1. There is a vacancy on the above Council caused by the death of Councillor Colin Bithell.

2. A by-election to fill the vacancy will be held if within 14 days (not including Saturdays, Sundays) from the date below, ten electors for the community give notice in writing to the Returning Officer requesting such an election be called.

3. The address of the Returning Officer is County Hall, Mold, Flintshire, CH7 6NR


4. If no such notice is given the Community Council will fill the vacancy by co-option.


Dated: 8th October 2015

Signed: Mrs S Hughes – Clerk & Responsible Financial Officer

Big Guns at Penyffordd Council September Special Meet

In attendance:
Mrs S Hughes, Clerk & RFO to the Council
Colin Everett Chief Executive  ( FCC)
Ian Budd Chief Office (Youth & Education) (FCC)
Andrew Farrow Chief Officer (Planning & Environment) (FCC)
Ms Jane Jones – Ysgol Penyffordd Head Teacher
Mr James Lloyd-Neilson – Chair of School Governor’s (Ysgol Penyffordd)
5 x Members of the Public

http://penyfforddareacc.com/images/Daves_Files/Meeting_Minutes_/Special_Meeting_Minutes_09.09.2015.pdf

Quote of the year.

"Cllr T Jones wished to thanked the County Council Officers for taking time to attend this meeting, he felt this is quite an historic and important evening as this is the first time that the Community Council have had the Chief Executive and two Officers attend any of their meetings."

Vulcan flypast not happening...........

http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/vulcan-bomber-not-fly-over-10217120

World Events

Syria the real story.

Painted a bit too black.
Comments worth a read for an adult audience

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-10-07/syrian-crisis-what-will-happen-next

also

http://www.sott.net/

or

http://www.sott.net/article/303422-The-Worlds-Silliest-Empire

Penyffordd ByPass is closed

Traffic is being diverted through the village. This usually means a traffic collision.

postscript - 9.10 am - now seems clear I can hear bypass traffic

Accidents in at least 3 different areas of Flintshire according to the Daily Post
including Hope and Rossett.

Also Lache Lane closed accident and Rhuddlan
It's slippy stuff this water.

http://www.wrexham.com/news/car-in-ditch-in-rossett-other-road-issues-101219.html

#zombiesincars

Mervyn has passed away

Mervyn our village tidyman has died after illness. A very good servant to the village.

Penyffordd Community Council Meeting this coming Wednesday

A G E N D A

1. Apologies 

2. Declaration of Interest – Members Code of Conduct To receive any declarations of interest from Members. 

3. Minutes of the meeting held on 2nd and 9th September 2015 To receive the minutes and confirm as a correct record and then approve the Minutes. 

4. Matters arising To review any matters arising from the last meeting.

5. Public Questions Opportunity for public questions. 

6. Casual Vacancy To discuss the vacancy that has arisen and review the procedure for advertising. 

7. Minor Authority Governor – Ysgol Penyffordd To consider nominations for the above vacancy. 

8. LDP Settlement Survey To review the study documents received. 

9. Community Asset Transfers To review information received following the Expression of Interests made.

10. Millstone Playing Field To receive an update in respect of funding. 

11. Police Report PCSO Mat Gordon to provide a report. 

12. Planning Applications To review and consider planning applications received. 

13. Notification of Planning Decision To note planning decisions made by Flintshire County Council.

14. Correspondence To acknowledge and note correspondence received 

15. Any Other Business

Penyffordd Health News

One of our surgeries is having difficulty seeing patients

http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/patients-buckley-face-month-long-10184209

Two causes here I think.

Allowing our investment banks to bet the country to make vast profits with no come back to themselves
( Financial Crash 2008)

The Idiot EU allowing free access to any EU resident through out the EU.

Free housing, Free money, Free education, Free health care paid by you and me
is rather attractive to those from other countries less well off.

The current emigrant crisis a good example started by the good US of A. is an added extra.

World News

Whilst I await the Autumn gloom to lift many 1000's if not 100,000's fear for their lives in the ME.

We the UK have been partners in the destabilisation of Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya and now Syria.

Many have died, many millions have suffered.
We are currently backing murderers and torturers.
One group we are backing blew up the World Towers in NY

One hopes our PM is not going to order our military to get in the way of Russia........

Our puppet media do not show true news.
The Internet now makes it possible to see other view points.

Here's an alternative view, one American, one Russian and I'm not sure what planet Essential Intel comes from.

warning: Zero hedge can have grown up comments.

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-10-02/theyre-hopping-mad-us-and-saudi-arabia-russian-strikes-syria-spark-epic-western-medi

https://www.rt.com/news/317068-russia-isis-islamic-syria/

http://essential-intelligence-network.blogspot.co.uk/
warning one or two pics a bit grim

ps. Its all to do about energy and pipelines
The people are all expendable

On being short

I've always been short. Was starting to worry at start of secondary school because I was 4ft 6 ins.

I'm 5ft 6 ins now.

Being short has many implications for those of us less enlightened.

Anyway the truth is out.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/active/mens-health/11906258/The-five-surprising-health-benefits-of-being-short.html

Loosing County Councillors

For those who may not know, we have two representatives at Flintshire County Council.
Cllrs Cindy Hinds and David Williams.

I seem to remember reading that because we have extra housing we would get a third.

Now I read the following...........

http://www.deeside.com/deeside/flintshire/flintshire-council-lose-half-councillors-proposed-mergers-goes-ahead/ 

Penyffordd district property news

19, Green Park, CH4 0LY    £155,00014 Aug 20152 bed detached 1, Pleasant View, CH4 0YU   £167,50028 Jul 20152 bed detached 23, Alyn Drive, CH4 0HP    £215,00030 Jul 20153 bed semi-D 26, Llys Derwen, CH4 9AA   £144,00014 Aug 20152 bed terraced

Last chance to see the Vulcan aircraft flying

On Saturday Oct 10th the last air worthy Vulcan will fly over Hawarden and Broughton.

I remember seeing these once at an Airbus open day, the sound makes your internal fluids vibrate.

http://www.dailypost.co.uk/whats-on/vulcan-bomber-fly-north-wales-10149322

Times for flypast will be published here

http://vulcantothesky.org/

Up S Creek

That's residents without wheels wanting to go to the doctors. Also from July council meeting.
Arriva (want /are going to) withdraw certain bus services

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77. Transport – Bus Routes Both Cllr Walker and the Clerk have written to Arriva Cymru regarding No.3 Bus Service, to date no response has been received. Cllr Walker again raised his concern regarding the Sunday bus service. The first direct bus route on a Sunday into Penyffordd is 8pm from Mold and 9pm from Chester. With regard to residents attending the Medical Centre, the Council discussed WBCT (Welsh Boarder Community Transport) and the fact that they extremely busy. The Council requested the Clerk to contact WBCT to clarify the eligibility criteria and display this information for residents. IT WAS RESOLVED the Clerk will liaise with WBCT for the eligibility criteria and advertise this service on the website and post office.

Open Council Meetings

79. Open Meeting/Public Questions Cllr Williams brought to the table the option of having either an Open Meeting or Public Questions. The Council discussed a number of various options. IT WAS RESOLVED the Council will consider these options and this item will be included on September’s Agenda.

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The above was in the July minutes. This indeed a good idea. Perhaps David, the council could go one step further and video meeting live and recorded on the council website. Instead of attending a two hour omnibus, one could sit in the comfort of one's own home sipping a glass of red. One could even fast forward to the more interesting bits.

A first for a Flintshire town or village council!

I should mention that currently anyone can attend a council meeting unless they are having a secret session. You are not allowed to speak or interrupt unless asked.

Friday Night Late Again

Penyffordd Councillor Mad Concepts

I was going to mention Penyffordd Council's final comments on Local Development Plan Pen041.
However the Penyffordd Community website is down.
Perhaps the silly background fir trees are being removed.....
I'll take a look later.

postscript

Its back up, fir trees are still there........................

This is the council's view (unratified I think) on Pen041
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78. Single Site School

Following a meeting between Andy Roberts FCC with Cllrs Hinds and Williams it was established that Candidate Site PEN041 was actually incorrect and should not have 26 been put forward. 

The Council discussed this error and identified it was a mistake by the Community Council in supporting PEN041. 

The Council have now officially withdrawn their support. The Council still feel very strongly on a single site school and are in the process of arranging a mutually convenient date for a meeting between Ian Budd, Colin Everett, Andrew Farrow, Head Teacher and School Governor.

 IT WAS RESOLVED i. The Council have no ambitions on any land in the village to do with the Millstone, no ambitions to take over the Caravan Park, no ambitions in putting a single site school on the allotments or any other properties within the PEN041 boundary line. ii. The date of the meeting regarding Single Site School was agreed to be either 2 nd or 9th September or if needed the Council will hold a Special Meeting. 

Cllr Williams will confirm the date to the Council as soon as confirmation is received.

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Penyffordd Crime Data

Minuted in the July meeting 2015 of Penyffordd Community Council.

81. Police Report As PCSO Mat Gordon was unable to attend the meeting he provided the following report to the Clerk.

20/6/2015 – ASB – verbal abuse given to a man after leaving the PYF carnival, turned out to be a long standing dispute. It is being dealt with.

21/06/2015 – ASB – Youths have thrown items at a window on Corwen Road.

27/06/2015 – Fire – Youths/Kids have been setting small fires in the grass near Emmanuel Church. Arson reduction team have been made aware and we are working toward an action plan, as there have been 3 similar incidents this month.

27/06/2015 – ASB – Park near Millstone, two younger children have been threatened by older children on the park.

27/06/2015 – ASB – Similar to above, kids using aerosol cans and lighters to set paper alight in the park.

06/07/2015 – ASB – Group of youths drinking alcohol near Towers Way. 

08/07/2015 – Bike stolen from a shed on Hazel Drive

13/07/2015 – As you will be aware, 3 reports of damage to sheds on the allotments. Drug Paraphernalia has also been found near the benches which were moved in the area – I have spoken with youths from the youth club and they are adamant that this is older youths who do not attend the club. I have added the info to our officer briefing sheet which is viewed every shift by every officer prior to going out. Hopefully this will get a few more to pop in and have a look, but with staffing levels very low at present this may not be too likely as we’re all being pulled from pillar to post at the moment. As you can see there has been a rise in the ASB in the area, specifically in the area of the park. I’m going to speak to the inspector once I return from annual leave and will see if we can have a curfew put on the area. We do normally have a rise at this time of year due to schools finishing.

Friday Night Late

Politicians - They all seem like game show hosts to me..................................................

At the end you have a choice...
I like 7 days.

Royal Nostalgia

Leanne Uttley, of Penyffordd, a pupil at Castell Alun School in Hope, was there for her ‘once in a lifetime chance’ to see the Queen.

Read further.

http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/lifestyle/nostalgia/nostalgia-queen-visits-chester-zoo-10016227

Congratulations to New School Governor Steve Vaughan

I understand Steve has been made a school governor. Well done Steve.
You're not standing for Council next year are you? :)

I also understand Steve is in charge of Health and Safety.

If this is true Steve has the wind somewhat against him.

In my opinion councillors are not happy with the school governors
Penyffordd Councillors as a group are laissez faire over village safety with regards traffic.
Some local hostelry patrons also can't see why they can't hammer up or down Chester Rd.
Never mind the kids they'll jump out the way.

A previous councillor who was a school governor fought me for years ( seven) over traffic calming. Wouldn't look at the FCC speed figures for Chester Rd a major route to school. Or didn't want to.
Tried to get the county council lawyers on to me.

My opinion is that traffic calming should be made more vigorous. This morning I saw overtaking on the big speed bumps between 8.30 and 9.00am. (school time) Traffic regularly does 40 mph over the bumps.
Traffic needs stopping at the first bump, its just a matter of increasing bump profile

A tough call Steve, I see no help from Penyfforrd Cllrs at all.

https://www.facebook.com/saVaughanFamilyButchers

https://twitter.com/shitchester/status/584765824948404225

Penyffordd Spar doing their bit

The group, which was team-led by store manager Guy Coleman from Spar Penyffordd, was split into three teams: one team dismantled disused riding centre equipment, one cleared a picnic area for visitors to the centre and the other installed a fence to keep the horses in.

http://www.retailtimes.co.uk/blakemore-retail-volunteers-transform-clwyd-special-riding-centre/

The History of Penyffordd Tennis Club

It is good to see Penyffordd Tennis Club saving their history. I'm currently working on a questionaire to save a local history in another part of Flintshire because once this individual goes so does 80 years of history.

http://www.penyfforddtennisclub.com/#!history/c22lx

Down Memory Lane

Recent House Sales

Sales recently added within 500m of CH4 0LSEdit location 6 Priory Close £175,000 Penyffordd, CH4 0JB 8th May 2015 Sales recently added within 500m of CH4 0LJEdit location 34 Coed Y Graig £205,000 Penymynydd, CH4 0XD 3rd July 2015 Sales recently added within 500m of CH4 0HPEdit location 6 Westfield Drive £129,950 Penyffordd, CH4 0HY 24th June 2015 5 Rhos Road £135,000 Penyffordd, CH4 0JR 1st May 2015 You can search all these sales totally free of charge by going toOurProperty.co.uk.

Tributes paid to local hardworking ‘jovial’ butcher

http://leaderlive.co.uk/news/152437/tributes-paid-to-hardworking-jovial-butcher-from-wrexham.aspx

The country going mad.

"Email forwarded from Hawarden Council with a reply from SLCC advising the law in Wales now is the same as it used to be in England. Putting ‘prayers’ on the agenda of a Council Meeting and spending council time and money organising a religious event is now clearly unlawful in Wales."

exert from Penyffordd Community Council July meeting

Is this EU or UK led?

Colin Bithell Remembered

http://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/152369/long-serving-penyffordd-council-member-remembered-as-a-lovely-man-.aspx

Tour of Britain Sunday Penyffordd Bypass 14.55 hours?

It's coming near Penyffordd. You may want to watch you may want to keep well out of the way. There will be plenty plenty traffic with temporary road blocks whilst riders go past.. It looks like its coming along Penyffordd Bypass, how it gets there from Buckley seems vague.
I'm sure it will be all sign posted.
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Wrexham.com says

http://www.wrexham.com/news/thousands-to-visit-wrexham-for-tour-of-britain-celebrations-99456.html
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If you look at the above time table it suggests the A550 at 15.00 hours
The table says A5118. which would suggest Penymynydd roundabout turn right for bypass
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Daily Post says
Flintshire

The riders are expected to reach the Flintshire border in Cadole at 2.30pm, travelling on the A5119 Ruthin Road into Mold with a sprint race finish on New Street near the Bethesda Chapel.

The race will then continue along New Street and then join the A541 Chester Road before taking the A549 Mold Road through Mynydd Isa into Buckley.

The race will continue through Buckley on the A549 on to Brook Street before taking the A550 on to Hope and leaving Flintshire on the A541 Wrexham Road at around 3pm.

There are numerous safe locations along the route to watch the race and large crowds are expected in Mold and Buckley and rolling road closures will be in operation along the route which may result in delays of approximately 15-20 minutes.

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Please check as the above two routes seem different

further links

http://www.tourofbritain.co.uk/stages/stage1/index.php#.VenWXdRVhBe

Here's the OS map who have something to do with the race. They want sacking. I'd do one on google maps but I'm not certain of the route.

Penyffordd Community Council September Agenda

1. Apologies
2. Declaration of Interest – Members Code of Conduct To receive any declarations of interest from Members.
3. Minutes of the meeting held on 15th July 2015 To receive the minutes and confirm as a correct record and then approve the Minutes.
4. Matters arising To review any matters arising from the last meeting.
5. Single Site School To discuss the ongoing concerns with the Chair of Governors.
6. Community Asset Transfers To review information received following the Expression of Interests made.
7. Millstone Playing Field To receive an update in respect of funding.
8. Transport – Bus Routes To discuss the No.3 Bus Route with regard to the Buckley Medical Practice and the removal/suspension of the X55.
9. HRC – Hope Recycle Centre To review the financial breakdown received from FCC.
10. Open Meeting/Public Questions To discuss this subject further and review the suggested formats.

11. Best Kept Communities Competition Results The Clerk will report the results to the Council.
12. Police Report PCSO Mat Gordon to provide a report.
13. Planning Applications To review and consider planning applications received. i. Ref: 054013. Belmor, Wrexham Road, Penyffordd – Creation of new vehicular access.
14. Notification of Planning Decision To note planning decisions made by Flintshire County Council. 15. Correspondence To acknowledge and note correspondence received
16. Any Other Business

Recent House Sales

6, Priory Close, CH4 0JB   £175,000  08 May 2015  4 bed detached
34, Coed Y Graig, CH4 0XD   £205,000  03 Jul 2015  4 bed detached
6, Westfield Drive, CH4 0HY  £129,950  24 Jun 2015  3 bed terraced
5, Rhos Road, CH4 0JR  £135,000 01  May 2015  2 bed semi-D
27, Min Y Ddol, CH4 0EB £154,500 29 May 2015 3 bed terraced

Harvest

We have idiot contract farm workers hammering through the village on tractors with trailers at the moment.
One gent didn't see the reason why he should slow down through the village.

On cocaine and bonus?

Being made to use the bypass might slow them down.

Can you have a word Tom?

I mean ask the farmer to ask them to slow down. Banning through traffic a bridge too far.

Red Arrows Timetable Sunday

https://www.wrexham.com/news/red-arrows-route-maps-over-wrexham-take-off-landing-in-hawarden-99204.html

Also Vulcan final flight
https://www.wrexham.com/news/vulcan-vulcan-bomber-passes-over-wrexham-in-final-welsh-flight-99225.html

Colin Bithell RIP

Colin has died this afternoon at his home. Thoughts to his family and friends.

Penyffordd IT News

Microsoft keep offering me a free upgrade to Windows 10. I used to be (edit) very keen for new operating systems, or for that matter any software I could get my hands on.

Times change.

I have a computer network system it works, we even still have an XP machine running. In fact I'm going to set up an old machine with XP so I can run one of my favourite softwares that became redundant  with Windows 7.

The computers do what is required so I think I will give Win 10 a pass the problems faced by commenters below well past my technical ability.

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/askjack/2015/aug/27/microsoft-windows-10-free-upgrade-revisited-questions-answered

I use computers as white goods these days, gone hopefully are days messing around under the bonnet with just one machine connected to the internet.

Capricorn Animal Rescue Update

The other day I was hearing malicious rumour that Sheila and son had done a runner. Not sure where this sort of rubbish spouts from.

Here was the original story.

http://penyffordd-district.blogspot.co.uk/2015/07/capricorn-animal-rescue-trouble-at-mill.html

I've been to Capricorn with a cat injured wood pigeon this morning.

Spoke to Sheila, just about everything is in hand and under control.

Possible criminal proceedings to follow.

http://www.capricornrescue.org/

Street Lights

This is an issue that comes up regularly at Penyffordd Community Council meetings.
Flintshire County Council is looking to save money.

http://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/151912/40-streets-in-flint-may-have-lights-turned-out.aspx

You don't see many people around at 3 in the morning I can tell you first hand.

If we have burglars taking advantage of diminished lighting perhaps they can be locked up on first offence for treble time in our brand new shiny Wrexham Prison.

As opposed to letting us collectively getting robbed a 100 times before the judiciary take prison action.

Coming shortly in a village near you: The villagers paying out of their own pockets for replacement lighting or no lighting.

Parking Wars

Half our terrace row has double yellow lines, the other half has room for three cars before the detached houses.

Room is required for 6 cars.

So what you do, you park at the back but 6 foot forward of the double yellows so it makes it difficult for the other two to get in and keep drive access open.

Funny people neighbours.

I'm not involved by the way.

Good Game Not @ A55 Dobshill

Wrexham.com ‏@wrexham  2h2 hours ago

RT & CCing cc @NWPControlroom @NWPolice " @leejones_red @wrexham drivers beware kids throwing bricks at cars on A55 by Dobshill flyover !!"

Penyffordd village centre in 1869

Click image to enlarge

One wonders if there was running water for houses in 1869? Perhaps not. Two wells are shown on the map. Also a public house called the Royal Oak, somewhere not far from our butchers.

Friday Night Late - Two for One

Not as loud as the Legion tonight.................



Lyrics: She was a fast machine, she kept her motor clean. Que?

Have you been looking for or committing adultery?

This Ashley Madison hacked website is a bit of a mystery to me. Never heard of it till last week. Perhaps I move in the wrong circles or need to get out a bit more often.

Here's the Wrexham data which includes Wrexham areas and the percentage of Ashley Madison members in each area.

http://www.wrexham.com/news/who-in-wrexham-used-hacked-secret-affairs-site-98850.html

Just going to check if there's a list for Penyffordd.......................................

That was easy. There appears to be 16 members from Penyffordd. I presume Penyffordd, Buckley and not Penyffordd, Gronant.

Wonder if there's any great and the good of Penyffordd, perhaps a Penyffordd councillor?  lol

http://www.deeside.com/deeside/news/how-many-people-from-flintshire-had-their-data-stolen-in-the-ashley-madison-website-hack-quite-a-few/

You can put your post code in the top right box of the frame below. The zoom goes in and out.  It's not very informative.
If I find the Penyffordd 16 I'm not going to publish any data as Ashley Madison are going to be on the receiving end of a half a billion dollar class action and people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.




Here's the Daily Post's take on the issue.  184 members in Buckley and 68 in Broughton.

http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/north-wales-ashley-madison-6-9904831

Perhaps this needs to be added?

The Lightning

They've got something for everything these days. This is a map of the lightning we have just experienced. It runs in real time. Every lightning flash is recorded as an orange blob. Found the site on Wrexham.com

link http://www.lightningmaps.org/realtime

Trouble at Spar - Fighting

Not only do Penyffordd Community Council want to knock it down, there's been fighting.
Best knock it down.....

http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/penyffordd-five-man-fight-police--9906961

One hopes Penyffordd Cllrs are going to back off wanting the Spar closed.

Perhaps they have cunning plans for a new shop for the village somewhere else.

If its still on the table come local elections in 2016 all councillors who voted for its destruction will be outed in the local press and other avenues of communication including social media.

I did have in mind a blog about how peaceful and crime free Penyffordd was.

Some old herbert left their car running this morning and stood in the queue in the Post Office.................................

See if you stop and start it uses extra fuel.

Funny old world !

To The Show

http://www.dailypost.co.uk/whats-on/arts-culture-news/thousands-flock-denbigh-flint-show-9896467

To the Denbigh and Flint Show. A good day out.

Carry on crashing

CRASH: Reports of an accident on the A550 between A5104 (Penyffordd Roundabout) and A5118/A5104 (Penymynydd Roundabout), in Flintshire.

Source Daily Post

The number of accidents happening N Wales is horrendous. No one seems to care.
There were two helicopters at one accident the other day.
Why two?
Do they not communicate with one another?

Penyffordd Rail Network Circa 1938

Plenty of Work for Penyffordd

250 sets 320 wings.
http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/airbus-a320neo-indian-biggest-order-9874130

A55 Halkyn shut this morning

https://twitter.com/NWPControlroom

I think Aston Hill will be no go as well as all roads leading to.
postscript:
Traffic is backing up from Halkyn to the M56....................
This is also due to a multi vehicle crash similar to yesterday................

http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/car-burnt-out-a55-flintshire-9863333

also this afternoon

http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/overturned-caravan-m56-north-wales--9864069#rlabs=1%20category


#idiotswithcars

Friday Night Daft Punk

Oh! to have that rhythm, timing and freedom of movement.

and for afters Kanye his only song






Dancing in front of leylandii after a drink.

Idiot Driving - 8 mile queue

I feel our country is full of idiots. It's Friday, it's the A55, it's summer holidays. No one is going any where fast.

So why not obey the highway code which asks for vehicles to be able to stop if the car in front has to stop?

Too many d heads around

http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/five-car-crash-a55-woman-9857953

Road Drains - Design and Use

The bottom of Penymynydd Rd is near  the end of a considerable decline from Penymynydd. A stream that runs down Penymynydd Rd has been "piped". The contents join a stream in the fields after going under Chester Rd.

Also we have the road drains running down Penymynydd Rd

At the Chester Rd / Penymynydd Rd junction we have houses that were built "below" the road level.

So when we have considerable amounts of precipitation the drains cannot cope, drainage comes up through the grids over the road causing a road hazard and flooding gardens of those residences below the road level on Chester Rd.

To this is added lifting manholes from the piped section that cannot cope with the stream content.

There are two issues here.

The stream running down Penymynydd Rd was piped underground with an adequate diameter bore.
This was then modified to a smaller bore near its exit into the stream at a later stage. Who allowed permission for this I don't know. The Utilities are aware of this they have had the camera down the pipes. The engineer I spoke to thought it crazy. ( Its what we have planning for)
I am of the opinion that water backs up the pipe system forcing the lifting of manholes. with 1000's of gallons flowing onto the road.

The road drains running down Penymynydd Rd cannot cope with heavy downpours.
Too much development allowed up Penymynydd Rd without adequate drainage?

It has not been spelt out to me in so many words but I get the impression that I am considered the blame for this issue. You see its the traffic calming causing the flooding.

It makes the road 9 inches higher but it is still thought of as the cause. A law of physics some how being bypassed.

My thought is don't build houses at the bottom of large road inclines on land below the road.

At present our road drainage system is at capacity and flowing down the road.
The gardens need it.

Penyffordd Butcher representing Wales

Representing Wales are Matthew Edwards, 23, of Vaughan’s Family Butchers, Penyffordd, near Chester.

See more at: 

http://www.meatinfo.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/18560/Six_butchers_qualify_for_Butchery_WorldSkills_UK_National_Final_.html

No News Day

Here are Daily Post's Flickr photos for N Wales

http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/local-news/daily-post-flickr-groups-top-9829176

Perhaps some ideas for a day out.

We like Beaumaris and Penmon but not when there are crowds.

Recent Property Sales

31 Well House Drive £154,000
Penymynydd, CH4 0LB 5th June 2015

65 Penymynydd Road £138,000
Penyffordd, CH4 0LF 22nd May 2015

6 Ferndale Close £165,000
Penyffordd, CH4 0NH 30th April 2015

6 Rhos Road £105,000
Penyffordd, CH4 0JR 4th June 2015

Something you don't often see

Workers cleaning drains a 8.20pm in the evening.

View from the Top

In Friday's Flintshire Chronicle there's a photo of a group of school children on the top of Hanson Cement tower. There's a lift to take you up I understand.

Not local children but from somewhere in England.

How about getting local children up there Hanson?

And can we have a panoramic photograph of the village since you seem to be on a PR trail at the moment?

Yesterday you see it now you don't.

The other day I reported about 2 large tanks of trade effluent in the fields off Hawarden Rd. They are no longer there. Strange!

Trade effluent covers such stuff as human sewage, abbattoir fluids, etc which I presume Natural Wales allow spreading on fields under license.

Fire at Whitegate Farm

http://www.newsnorthwales.co.uk/news/151161/crews-spend-five-hours-dousing-manure-fire-near-penyffordd.aspx

Safe, Proud and Neighbourly

Does that equal where you live?

You're very lucky if it does.

Neighbours are an issue everywhere.

I'd like an expert opinion of people who live around me.

I won't go into detail, its not worth the bother.

Could do a whole page on our terrace row.

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/walesews/safe-proud-neighbourly-happiest-place-9798810

Most people in the village seem ok. Those who won't even say hello to you, acknowledge your existence are very sad. Perhaps its as Philip Larkin said in his famous poem " This be the verse"
"Your parents they F you up, they don't mean to but they do"

postscript: Penyffordd is a nice place to live, low crime, low bother, views across the countryside, green fields for miles.

Buckley Parking Charges to Happen

http://www.newsnorthwales.co.uk/news/150976/buckley-community-leaders-fume-over-parking-plan.aspx

School News

The Daily Post have carried out a survey of North Wales on secondary education.

Here is how they see Castell Alun

Very detailed.

http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/local-news/castell-alun-high-school-7540445

Obnoxious Smells coming to a field near you?

This morning at 8.00am the tanker was filling up the standing tanks that are used to spray effluent across fields.

The fields are on the left hand side going up Hawarden Rd towards the former hospital.
Two big green tanks.

A bit anti social. Not sure of the health benefits either. Still there will be nice green fields next year.

http://www.tradeeffluent.com/

Traffic News

A car has ran into a post at the top of Penymynydd Rd, Penymynydd this morning.
Police and 3 cyclists at Penymynydd roundabout at the same time.

A bit busy....

Hanson Cement have a new plant manager

Congratulations David Quick on his promotion to top man at Padeswood

With most fallout having disappeared due to Hanson investment Penyffordd is a much cleaner place.

Can't remember the last time my windscreen had a coat of cement dust. It's a few years.
(It's on the blog somewhere)

Highlights from their Opendoor communication to the village.

1. 5940 days since the last Lost Time Incident.
2. £4m Investment
3. New packing plant costing £2m in construction
4. 29 more people have been recruited
5. Hanson are helping build the *unwanted giant prison at Wrexham

Hanson burns 3 types of fuel at present

1. Coal
2. Meat and Bonemeal ( slaughter house waste)
3. SRF  (household and commercial waste**)
**That hides a multitude of contents which includes brake fluid I presume

Hanson is to build a Biodiversity Park on a disused landfill to the west of the plant.
Pity a local school wasn't allowed to design it

County Cllr Cindy Hinds and local Les Hewitt (NFU) represent Penyffordd district at quarterly liason meetings.


* my feelings and I think shared by many, our AM's strangely silent. Last year when I was in the Maelor we had a drug dealer in the ward, you can add prisoners doing time to the list of those you might not want in the next bed. I don't think Wrexham Prison is having murderers, well not to start with :)

http://www.hanson.co.uk/en/Hanson-Cement-Padeswood

Cindy's communication details
http://cyfarfodyddpwyllgor.siryfflint.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=150

Friday Night

Three for one

Welsh Citizen Test

http://www.dailypost.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/play-could-you-pass-welsh-9745914

First one look easy .............

No cheating using google.

To Penyffordd Wine Circle

A literary evening. One of the member's daughters recites her own poetry that are based upon her mother in law, father and others.
Jane has created poetry since the age of 6

The flavor is Pam Ayres.

A wonderful evening enjoyed by all

Fast Bread

Not very good for the image. Well done to the taker of the video.
I can never understand anyone with the company name on a vehicle speeding.

https://www.wrexham.com/news/investigation-launched-after-film-allegedly-shows-village-bakery-van-speeding-97721.html

Forum quotes

http://www.wrexham.com/forums/topic/alleged-speeding-by-village-bakery-van

Capricorn Animal Rescue - Trouble at mill !

There appears to be an attempted hostile takeover from within Capricorn management.


https://www.facebook.com/CapricornAnimalRescue?fref=ts

Not sure how Facebook works, I have copied the item verbatim.
Presumably by Sheila Stewart who runs the rescue centre.

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HELP US TO SAVE THE ANIMALS IN THE CAPRICORN SANCTUARY.
Capricorn is a victim of an attempted hostile takeover from within !

We have been informed by one of our volunteers that a committee
member and a part time volunteer are trying\planning to take over the running of Capricorn Animal Rescue & Sanctuary, This particular volunteer, who only comes along to the Sanctuary sometimes on Saturday or Sunday, for half a day, was saying that "there was to be a cleansing before they took over completely and they could then start fresh " .
These two individuals have little or no experience in the care needed for the wide variety of animals in the Sanctuary, they could not provide 24 hour cover for emergencies as we have always done, they could not provide day to day care of the animals and do not have the necessary knowledge to run the Sanctuary on a day to day basis.
They would not be able to keep the charity shops functioning, as they do at the moment, as they could not provide a collection and delivery service.
We are not sure if the word " cleansing " applies to volunteers and staff who oppose them or the types of animals that they do not like to be here, horses, sheep goats, pigs, llama, hedgehogs, lizards, snakes, tortoises, fish, terrapins and birds of prey and the volunteer in question is not keen on dogs either !
We have found out that for the past month our computer systems have been invaded, all our passwords have been changed, we have no control, our e mails are being intercepted and diverted, we have no knowledge of appeals for help and a standard reply e mail has been put in place, that we have not sanctioned. In fact, access into the computers, changing of passwords has not been sanctioned by the Committee and this is not within the policy of the Sanctuary or our Constitution. One e mail that was intercepted was regarding a legacy, luckily we received a hard copy through the post, we had to inform the solicitors concerned that our system has been infiltrated and taken over. The bank also was informed, they are issuing us with new passwords, paypal has already issued new passwords to us,. We have also changed the house and office locks after our keys were found to be missing. We have now added to our CCTV cameras inside and out and have had door and window alarms fitted.
This committee member called a General Meeting on the 30th June, without following protocol as laid down by our Constitution or the Charity Commission rules. She elected the part time volunteer as Treasurer of the Charity. No vote was taken, the meeting hadn't even been opened, it was not a Special Meeting, so this election of volunteer to officer of the Committee is not valid under our Constitution
We are working with the Charity Commission trying to resolve this matter and on instruction we have twice e mailed this individual asking him to return our passwords to us, so far, these requests have been ignored.

I founded Capricorn, I have watched it grow over the last 32 years, and when I was injured in a R.T.A., with my injuries settlement I bought 12 acres of land for the horses and ponies in the care of the Charity, to have grazing land. When my husband died, I used his life insurance to pay off the mortgage of the Charity Shop in Wrexham. I have not only put blood, sweat, and yes, even tears into this Sanctuary, I have also put every penny I have ever had spare to keep it going, to build it up, to make sure that it was always open to save an animals life. I do not want this to end, and it will if these two people are allowed to take over, they are doing it without the support of me or the Committee, staff or volunteers.

Penyffordd Rubbish News

I stopped using Hope recycling as the staff were too much in your face, telling you what to do.
It's called Meet and Greet.

Buckley recycling centre is much larger and much more laid back. You want to know something you ask the staff otherwise they leave you alone unless assistance is required.

Here's the current position

http://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/150231/hope-recycling-centre-moves-closer-to-closure-after-vote-to-retain-is-defeated.aspx

Best quote:-
Cllr Dave Healey said the decision to close the HRC was the “cumulative effect of austerity” and it would bring on the “development of undevelopment in Flintshire”.

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Of course for Llanfynydd, Caegwrle, Hope, etc Buckley is a lot further.

I've got a system for turning everything garden waste into compost with the exception of thorn stuff which goes in the recycling bin.

Friday Night

Someone from over here doing rather well over there.




The Red Hot Chilli's manage to get the word "nomenclature" into the lyrics..................

"Please don't look right through me, it hurts my heart when you do that to me"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Hot_Chili_Peppers