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August

Kinnerton Directory and Business.... 2015

Kinnerton Village hall 01244 660 907 PCSO Mathew Gordon 07789 272 218
Castell Alun High School 01978 760 238 Cllr Phil Lightfoot 01244 660 884
Ysgol Derwen School 01244 660 291 Flintshire County Council 01352 752 121
HKCC Community Council 01244 660 277 Flintshire Street Scene 01352 701 234
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Your Monthly Higher Kinnerton Community Newsletter

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LOCAL BUS SERVICE UPDATE Higher Kinnerton Inaugural Scarecrow Competition
Members of the Community Council have And the winner is…. ‘Where’s Wally ’
finally received notification from Flintshire
County Council that the DB1 will continue Congratulations to Izabel
to be operated on a commercial basis and Matthew Coles of Park
from 1st September 2015 between Mold, Avenue.
Nercwys, Treuddyn, Llanfynydd,
Caergwrle, Hope (Church), Higher Second place was awarded
Kinnerton, Westminster Park and Chester. to Paddington Bear of Main
Road and Third Place was
It should be noted that the continued awarded to Monkey Puzzle
operation of the bus service is subject to of Stringers Lane.
the service being registered by the Traffic
Commissioner. Once the registration A huge ‘Thank you’ to
process for the revised services has been everyone who took part.
completed and approved by the Traffic There were some fantastic
Commissioner's Office, the timetables and entries and great turn out
publicity will be distributed.
with 30 official entries and
As further details are made available by
a few surprise scarecrows too. There’s been lots of positive feedback
Flintshire County Council they will be and has certainly been amusing to residents, visitors and Facebook
published on Higher Kinnerton users. We will take everybody's comments and suggestions on board
Community Council’s website and Face and review the rules and process for future years. See Inside for a
Book page, in further editions of the selection of the entries
village newsletter and the village notice
Best Kept Village Competition 2015
Judges were spotted in the village on Tuesday 7th July making lots of
notes. The results should be in shortly, but unfortunately they will
miss our August print deadline, so more updates next month and on
Your Local Nursery Facebook page. Thanks to all the residents who helped make the
village look even better than ever this year. Lets hope we get the
For business entries contact Cllr Gareth Evans on gareth@higherkinnerton.org.uk or tel 07825 333 811 result our village deserves..
Kinnerton Walking Group
An Invitation to Celebrate 100yrs of the WI Scarecrow Gallery
This month we have had
2015
1915-2015 four walks of about four
miles around and across the
To be held in the Village Hall village fields. The most
recent one was a two hour
Saturday 26th September 14.30 to 16.30 stroll to see all of the
An afternoon of entertainment and refreshments wonderful and ingenious
scarecrow entries. Next
Featuring Music, Modelling by Fascination of Wrexham.
week we will be starting on
Competition for children to Draw a Scarecrow prize for 1st and 2nd the outskirts of Northop Hall
Displays of craft, sales table and raffle and walking down along
part of the disused Buckley and Connah's Quay railway line, which linked
Admission £2.50 Children FREE
Buckley brickworks with the port at Connah's Quay and now a nature
For further information please call June Jones on 01244 660388 reserve, and then through Broadoak Wood and into Wepre Park,
stopping at the visitor centre for tea and cake. Then following the
Higher Kinnerton Village Hall Higher Kinnerton Cricket Club stream through Wepre woods to Ewloe Castle which ceased to have any
military use following the English invasion of 1277 and its capture and
Coming Events……. Since the last issue we have played four matches, one then to our starting point. We walk each Thursday at 1pm from the
friendly and three league games. The friendly match Village Hall. For further information ring Rosalind on 660440, Brian on
Cheese and Wine Evening,
against Cheshire County Officers at their sports ground saw
Saturday 12th September 2015, 07775 424039 or Mike on 660974
KCC bat first and reach a total of 136 against which CCC
7.30pm till Late. Usual format, £12
could only muster 112 before being bowled out. Our next
per ticket, please see posters on
three league games saw us beaten. The first game at the Castrol Sports Centre in Wedding Bells
notice boards for further details.
Ellesmere Port saw us score 104 for 7 and then Stanlow Essar reached 105 for the
Tickets from: Gill Foster 660134 or
loss of just one wicket. The second game was at home against the Wrexham Congratulations to Amy Howell and James
Liz Rumsey 660571
based team named Oak Tree. They batted first and made 148 for 3 and our reply Baker who married at All Saints Church
Annual Table Quiz, Saturday 10th was 121 for 7. Finally we played at Boughton Hall against the Bridge Inn. We Higher Kinnerton on Saturday 11th July
October 2015, 7.30pm for 8pm batted first and set a total of 118 for 9 and they ended on 119 for 5.
Start. In Aid of Flintshire Food It was a lovely service and a beautiful day
We are finding out quickly that although the teams have 'pub names' they are
Bank, £5 per ticket, For best wishes from family and friends and
nothing like pub teams. Virtually all the players play in Saturday league teams and
Reservations: Mike Williams
come together to play midweek cricket, and most teams have three or four very thanks to the local community who turned
660777 out to wish them well xx
good players. A good example was our last game where after five overs Bridge Inn
Ladies Fashion Show, Friday 23rd had three runs for three wickets thanks to a great bowling spell by Rees Jennings
October2015, 7pm for 7.30pm but two middle order batsmen crashed 53 and 45 to win with three balls to spare.
start £5 per ticket to include a It's a steep learning curve we are on but all the games are immensely enjoyable
and played in good spirit. As always anyone wishing to join please contact Jim on
Higher Kinnerton Village Hall Management Committee
glass of wine. Tickets from: Mel
Allport 660796 or Dorothy Hill 660548, Miles on 661811 or Mike on 660974. Our next match is at home to Advance Notice of the Village Hall AGM on Thursday 15th October 2015
Chester Taverners and then away to Connah's Quay
at 7:30 in the Blue Room.The AGM will be followed by the popular
Scout Jumble Sale.. Kinnerton Shopper annual wine and cheese conversazione. Any person over the age of 18
who lives within the two mile radius of the Village Hall is invited to
The next Scout Group JUMBLE Welsh border Community Transport provides transport fortnightly to Broughton attend. Nominations for appointment as Members of the Management
SALE will be on Saturday 3rd Shopping Park for a cost of £2 per person. There are currently 2 places available Committee must be received by the Secretary no later than Wednesday
October 2015 at 2.00pm. . More for more details contact June Worthington 01244 660 892 Your shopping is carried 1st October 2014.
details in the next newsletter. to your door.
The Village Hall is an integral part of the Community and the
New Community Councillor.. A Note from the Newsletter Team: Entries to the newsletter can be made by emailing us at
newsletter@higherkinnerton.org.uk or by submitting in person at the Post Office by the 18th of the month. The
Management Committee consists of residents living within the two mile
HKCC are pleased to announce newsletter is produced by Higher Kinnerton Community Council (HKCC) on behalf of the community. HKCC radius of the Village Hall. At present we are twelve in number and we
reserves the right to amend submissions to ensure best fit. All content provided in this newsletter is for
that Chris Upton (Paddock Way) informational purposes only and HKCC makes no representations as to the accuracy of any information
are in need of younger members with 2020’s vision to take the Hall into
has joined the Community Council. contained herein. If you have a flair for writing and would like to contribute please get in touch . You may want the next decade. Please give us your support and join us. For more
HKCC are delighted to have him on to share a recipe ,review a local attraction , write a book review, or maybe you could be a regular contributor
details and an information pack please contact the Secretary, Richard More Next Month...
giving seasonal gardening tips. Just get in touch with the newsletter email.
board. Congratulations Chris. Cookson Tel. 660543 e-mail ritchietoo@aol.com .

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