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Llanferres Bonfire Night to go ahead It’s been confirmed that the Bonfire and Fireworks will go ahead on the Glebe Field in Llanferres this year, thanks to the Church and the builders. This will be the final event, so all monies raised will go to local causes. It takes place on Friday 5th November at 7pm. CRC Mountain Bike Event Thank you to all volunteer marshals from the organisers S ee centre pages of October News & Views Llanferres Parish Gardening Club Annual Show This year’s show saw bumper entries. Results here He’s done it! Owen Hall, 17 from Llanferres has run the whole length of the Offa’s Dyke path, a distance of some 177 miles!. more... Pothole Planting One local resident found a great way to highlight the potholes in Llanferres village and within days the main ones had been filled - can’t be a coincidence can it? Tug of War pictures See slideshow of pictures from the Ysgol Bro Famau, Llanferres Summer Fair Tug of War competition Reopen Mold Railway Station? There’s a movement to reopen the railway to Mold and the Mold railway station. Visit the website to see the proposal and sign the petition if you’re in favour. Green Pennant Award Llanferres Park has been awarded the Green Pennant for the fourth year running. The scheme is now run by the Keep Britain Tidy group.

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Llanferres Quiz Night The third and final quiz in the Triquizard Series was the most popular event yet, with competition at its fiercest. See the results here Latest news Old People’s Welfare Christmas Lunch on Saturday 4th December A lovely meal was enjoyed at the Druid, with the usual 5 star silver service. Pictures here.

Tai Chi update Please note: the Beginners Tai Chi Taster Classes have now started at the Village Hall in Gwernymynydd. More details here Latest Llanferres Premier League competition - final table Click here to see the winner and final table June Llanferres News & Views The June edition is now out, click here to view it Perigee Moon - did you see it? Some pictures taken by Adrian Walls who was alert to the occasion and managed to snap it before it disappeared behind cloud. Click here Zip Wild Looks like Zip Wild are pressing ahead with their Moel Famau plans Click here to see what’s occurin’ See what the objections are here: http://moelfamau.com/ Latest article on the Free Press website h ere Working Party on the Park. Thank you to everyone who helped out on Saturday - a good turn out shifted 35 tonnes of ‘cushionfall’ in 2 1/2 hours! And some other vital maintenance work completed - well done all!

Royal Welsh Freedom of the County June11 in Denbigh Report and pictures on the Free Press website click here Llanferres News & Views

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2011 Garden Show The 2011 Llanferres Parish Gardening Club Show will be on 3rd September Download the schedule here Get your entry form here Last year’s results here

The Gallon Walk What’s your view? Should it/can it be taken in hand by the community? Click here to add you view Welcome to our website, it is the companion site to Llanferres News & Views, the monthly magazine for the communities of Llanferres, Tafarn-y-Gelern, Maeshafn, Pant Du, Loggerheads and Cadole, in Denbighshire, North Wales. 2011 CRC Mountain Bike Marathon Once again the community is marshaling this event to raise funds for the Playing Field. Volunteers are desperately needed, please contact Dan Hurst for details. Web address for the event is: h ttp://www.mtb-marathon.co.uk/ Mold Food Festival This year’s event is on 24th and 25th September, and looks like being another great occasion. Details here To enter the W.I. supported Bara Brith competition - download the entry form here.

TriQuizard Tournament The final quiz took place on 30th November. The new champions are Demon Dogs! Report and details here Llanferres Garden Club Show 2011 Entries were up this year, see the results and pictures here. Premier League Latest table in Sean’s contest here.

Photograph courtesy of www.localbygones.co.uk We did it! 40 miles on Sat 28th April rasing money for CAFT - still a biut short of target if you want to help. To sponsor us visit our Just Giving page. Read more about the charity here. Visit the Loggerheads Garage site for loads more photographs

Local children (and some enthusiastic adults) had a great time making bird and bat boxes on the Park on Saturday 10th March - see the picture here Birbox & Bat box making 12th March 2012 Llanvega$ 2012

May News & Views

Election Candidate Party Votes % Olive Parry Independent 206 12% Elected John Almond Independent 193 11% Elected Jac Armstrong Independent 193 11% Elected Robert Armstrong Independent 183 10% Elected Margaret Davies Independent 179 10% Elected David Jones Independent 177 10% Elected Robert Jones Independent 174 10% Elected Yvonne Foden-McCorry Independent 160 9% Elected David Twomey Independent 142 8% Elected Charmian Spencer Independent 95 5% Not elected Robert Barton Independent 76 4% Not elected Congratulations also to Martyn Holland on his election as our County Councillor. More details are on the Denbighshire website Congratulations to those councillors re-elected and elected for the first time. Full results were: Community Council Election results