Llanasa Life Winter 2024 LLANASA CONSERVATION SOCIETY NEWSLETTER Welcome to our new quarterly newsletter ... and here’s what’s to come! Welcome to our new quarterly newsletter dedicated to all things Llanasa and surrounding areas! We are thrilled to share with you the latest developments in our mission to make a positive impact in our community. Firstly, we would like to express our gratitude to all of our supporters and volunteers who have continued to help us to fundraise, supported village initiatives, looked after the village and its amenities. Their generosity and dedication is invaluable. In terms of our recent activities, we have successfully obtained funding for a new facility to help us maintain the village, there’s news about our pub and the village has also had some recent new arrivals .... more about all of this and other news as you read on! We are also excited to announce a number of upcoming events in the Village Hall. We hope to see you there! Finally, we want to remind everyone that our organisation, the Village Hall and the Church, relies on the kindness and support of our community. If you are able to donate your time or resources, and support our village events please do not hesitate to reach out to us and you will be very welcome. Together, we can make a real difference . Thank you for your continued support! In our newsletters you can expect: Community Updates What’s On & Events News & views Volunteer Spotlight Enjoy this quarterly newsletter! tion Conserva Llanasa Society llanasaconservation@gmail.com Village Initiatives Competitions & Prizes
Christmas Fair Pub News Thank you to the handful of familiar faced, kind volunteers who helped in both the lead up and on the day of the recent village tidy up. The Llanasa Church Christmas Fair will be held on 30th November at Llanasa Church. There will be performances to enjoy from the children of Ysgol Trelawnyd, Mornant, Gronant and Trelogan along with a treasure hunt, crafts, quiz and a bran tub. The event runs from 1pm 3.30pm. A great opportunity to get into the festive spirit and start your Christmas celebrations! Red Recycling Bags There are rumours circulating about the Red Lion. We’ve heard that the pub is under offer and should be open again in the Spring. Watch this space! Congratulations to the recently reopened White Lion, Glan Yr Afon. The pub has been beautifully refurbished and is now also serving food. Details of their menu and opening times is on their Facebook page. Flavours of India at your doorstep We are very lucky to have a local lady, Sonia, who specialises in crafting fantastic home-cooked Punjabi food, made to order for our local community. Flintshire County Council are introducing a trial of new red recycling bags for metals, plastics and cartons. The 12 week trial running from Monday, November 25 to Friday, February 14, 2025 aims to find out if residents and collection crews find the new red bags to be more 'user-friendly' than the current grey bag, the council says. Following a recent consultation, it was determined that the existing grey bags are 'too small' and 'fall over in high winds'. Lets see how the road looks in Llanasa after the next windy bin day!! Village Tidy Up It's wonderful to recognise these few people for selflessness and dedication to helping keep YOUR village tidy. Sadly it’s often the same people despite the recognition and donuts on the day! Let's take a moment to appreciate their efforts and encourage others to follow in their footsteps. This work is for the benefit of the whole village so please lend your support. New Arrivals We hope to be able to share news of new residents to the village in future editions. In this issue we are delighted to share a photo of Alfie, our newest resident and his Mum Eli. Eli, Robin & Trudi Davies’ Cockerpoo, gave birth to 5 healthy puppies at the beginning of July and Alfie is the new addition to the Davies family. Eli is a therapy dog and Trudi regularly takes her to St Kentigern Hospice. Alfie will follow suit soon. In addition to the regular menu, each week there are also 2 specials (one meat, one vegetarian) – full information is available on her Facebook page or message Sonia via WhatsApp on 07769 006597. HAVE YOUR SAY... What do you want to see in your village newsletter? Let us know llanasaconservation@gmail.com
Helen (Gardner) has joined the LCS team in our new marketing role. Helen will be developing our database, undertaking all social media marketing, putting together the newsletter and helping others promote their events. Please reach out to Helen if there is anything you wish LCS to share, including any editorial contributions to our newsletter. Vacancy - Secretary LCS are still looking for a secretary to join their committee. By separating the marketing function from the secretary responsibilities we have now created a much smaller and manageable, but still vital role. Can you help ... Organising meetings, preparing the agenda and taking minutes Liaising with the Chair and Treasurer on all matters relevant to LCS, including event organisation (eg tidy up days) General email communications and handling enquiries It only takes a couple of hours a month of someone’s time but it is an important role and we are very keen to appoint someone as soon as possible. It’s also a great way to get closer to village life and contribute to the community. Please contact Mike Walker, LCS Chair if you would like to help. Thank you. llanasaconservation@gmail.com Gwynt y Mor Grant Appealing Poppies Llanasa Conservation Society are delighted to advise that we have been awarded a grant from Gwynt y Mor. This grant will provide much needed funding for community equipment to assist us with the village tidyups, We are aiming to have the tools and equipment ready for our Spring event. The date will be announced in our next newsletter. Well done Gillian Mathews for crocheting poppies which raisied £72 for the British Legion, and thank you to everyone who supported her.
sponsors We’d like to say a special thank you to the companies who have supported us during the last year. Williams Estates very generously sponsored the recyclable cups and lids for our 2024 & 2025 car boot sales and Bee Festival and they look fantastic. We also received website sponsorship donations from Peter Large, Williams Estates, Emlyn’s Coppice and Tree Tops Caravan Park. Thank you all for supporting our village. Wreath Workshop Congratulations Team Maverick! Mostyn Kitchen Garden As always, Brian Horwich hosted Join Mostyn Kitchen Garden for a fun session of Christmas Wreath Making. Under the guidance of their expert florist Helen from The Smithy Garden, they will be making wreaths from lovely natural materials sourced from the garden. There are 4 sessions on 7th & 15th December at both 10am and 2pm. Homemade cakes and refreshments are included and you will take home a beautiful wreath, made by you! Just £30 per person. Only a few places are left - to avoid disappointment contact Phil on 07765 933422. £10 non refundable deposit required on booking. a fantastic quiz night on 15th November in the Village Hall. A couple of stonkers including ‘what’s the maximum capacity of an Airbus A380 if all the seats were configured for economy passengers?’ (really Brian?!!), didn’t phase the reigning champions who beat Quizzly Bears by a narrow half point. Almost £400 was raised on the night for the Village Hall. Well done to the Mavericks and all those who took part!
Llanasa WI Llanasa Women’s Institute was established in the village 75 years ago. Over the years it has evolved into a fun, educational and social meeting place for the women of the village and surrounding area. Indeed they have members who travel from Rhyl, Prestatyn and Holywell to join them! They meet on the second Tuesday of the month between 7pm and 9pm in the Village Hall, eleven months of the year. In August they have what is loosely referred to as their ‘educational visit’, in other words an official day out. Llanasa Community Council Llanasa Community Council are a pressure group representing our residents’ issues to health authorities, North Wales Police, and other public utilities. They are consulted regularly on a wide range of topics by Flintshire County Council, the Welsh Government, national and regional agencies, and public utilities. They make comments and recommendations on changes which may affect our area and financial donations to various organisations and applications are considered at meetings throughout the year. As a community council, they are responsible for benches, bus shelters, footpaths, notice boards, Picton Cemetery, play areas and schemes and street lighting. More information is available on their website https://llanasacommunitycouncil.gov.uk/. Their next meeting is at 19.15 on 19th November at Ysgol Bryn Garth and everyone is welcome. Notice of attendance should be provided to clerk@llanasacommunitycouncil.gov.uk. As well as regular monthly meetings where they often have a speaker, they take part in other activities. So far this Autumn these include an organised walk in Greenfield Heritage Valley, a talk on Cyber Crime by the North Wales Police, a trip to see a live streaming of Phantom of the Opera, and a Games/members evening. Upcoming events include a Ribbon Wreath workshop, a visit to the Christmas Cracker concert in Chester Cathedral and a Coffee and Mince pie morning, as well as their December Christmas meeting where they will be crafting Christmas decorations and if time permits having some fun and games! They can be contacted through the Facebook page and Website but if you would like an informal chat please contact Eliz on 07721 690956. Want to write a piece for our next issue? We are looking for contributions from the community - message us at llanasaconservation@gmail.com
As we move forward into yet another new year it is important to recognise what has been achieved through the continual group of volunteers who strive to maintain a very privileged environment for us all to live in. Reflecting on that and the hopes of a more convivial meeting place (The Red Lion!), it is hoped that a renewed community spirit is generated to help create new initiatives whilst still maintaining the high standards that are presently in place. Here's hoping one and all have a pleasant and relaxing festive period and we, as the Conservation Society, look forward to continued support throughout 2025. Mike Walker - Llanasa Conservation Society Chair Thank you for reading! LLANASA CONSERVATION SOCIETY MIKE WALKER - CHAIR SAM GARDNER - TREASURER DESPERATE FOR - SECRETARY HELEN GARDNER - MARKETING llanasa.wales llanasaconservation@gmail.com
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