Why you never see a policeman

They are either on holiday or on the sick.

Link Daily Post

Hanson Cement open day today

Would have gone but I'm double booked. Here is the 2008 one. Mark Cox the boss is a very nice man, very approachable. Pity some of our councillors don't get worked up over village safety (speeding cars)  like they do over possible effects of Hanson Cement stack.

In 2008 I asked Mark if he would sponsor a big lump of concrete for traffic calming outside the Penyffordd Post Office to stop traffic hammering through the village. I suggested a big Hanson Cement logo on the middle of it..............

postscript: I notice the smoke out the stack seems rarely to blow to the middle of the village these days. We are supposed to get the most fallout due to prevailing winds.

Congratulations to Cllr Colin Bithell and wife Faith

who celebrate 50 years of marriage.

Friday Night - Where the Streets have no policing

Friday Night - New Years Day

Friday Night - The Fly

Penyffordd Wine Circle Barbeque Bash 2010

Norman and Richard feeling the heat.

Sad Penyffordd people

seen washing their car at 11.15pm on the Poppy Field estate, next road to GNI. Or is it just a reflection of how little time they have during the day.

Julie Rowlands of Leeswood RIP

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Village Peace

Due to Waren Bank diversions no lorries and short cut traffic. (at least in the morning)
No parents charging around with school children to deliver.

Ant plague

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The other night on our walk we must have passed or walked over a million or three of these ants. At one stage I had 30 or 40 on my back. There for one day then gone. Quite strange but a relief as they were a pain. Huge colonies on roads, tracks and fields.

It's all explained below.

Links

Lasius Niger 

Antblog

Police reforms

An erudite analysis from The Slog  (slight profanity)
Also in The Daily Post

keyword: Theresa May MP

Relative Peace

We still have no traffic policing in the village due to supposed technicalities but the school holidays and the diversion of traffic at the A55 Warren Bank have lessened traffic considerably. A55 Warren Bank exit has been coming for a long time. Where have Cllr Tom Jones and Cllr Colin Bithell been whilst this above big issue for Penyffordd has been unfolding?

Penyffordd Community Council have had as far as I and the village are concerned a secret meeting with Derek Kirby and Charles Hughes of Flintshire County Council over Warren Bank.

The comment section is open if any councillor wishes to explain the full situation regards A55 Warren Bank exits and the effect it will have on Penyffordd

Alison Halford

tells Cllr Aaron Shotton as it is. Boom!
Power to the blogs. Plus the background to the whole bullying saga.


keyword Susan Lewis, housing, slippery, Eversheds

Bacon and Eggs

 

Yes its Lurpak butter as well.

Roasted sausages in balsamic vinegar

Lisa's Kitchen - Salmon cakes on a bed of lentils

 

A joint effort of Lisa, Jamie Oliver, Delia Smith and Gino D'Acampo.

Jamie Lentils

http://www.jamieoliver.com/foodwise/article-view.php?id=1824

Delia Fishcakes

http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/main-ingredient/fish-and-seafood/salmon/salmon-fishcakes.html

and Gino the broccoli (Italian style broccoli stirfry.)

Lentils although I realise are good for me I do have problems eating them. In this recipe by Jamie they are cooked with balsamic vinegar and mint which makes them very palatable.

Elwyn the Tractor

This is Elwyn a friend of ours with one of his tractors an International 434 made by International Harvester. Elwyn is a very nice man who lets me have well rotted manure for the garden. Elwyn has lived in Nant Y Ffrith a long time.

Chirk Carboot Sale

Not for sale though.

Joe Davies rest in peace

Funeral next Wednesday 10.30 am at Penymynydd Church.