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uk February 2018

OURVILLAGE
Your Monthly Higher Kinnerton Community Newsletter

Community Council Continues To Invest In Village Assets

Higher Kinnerton Community Council agreed its 2018/19 budget at the January meeting providing for future investment
in the village. The Council derives almost all of its funds from its precept. This is an additional amount shown on your
council tax bill which is added to the Flintshire County Council Tax and the Police and Crime Commissioner tax.
For the financial year 2018/19 the Community Council estimates that it would need to spend £31,796. Of this amount,
£28,000 will be made up from the precept and the remainder from other sources of income including our reserves.

Although the precept agreed is slightly

higher than previous years resulting
in a £1 per annum increase (3%) per
household, apart from charitable
donations all of the precept is spent
within the community.
The chart to the right shows how HKCC
uses the precept across our key areas
and how investment in Community
initiatives grows from year to year.

Key Initiatives we look to fund in the

financial year 2018/9 over and above our
ongoing budget programme include:

• Outdoor Gym area to be installed on Main Road Recreation Ground – 5 pieces of equipment on a purpose built area
• Continued Development of Community Bus Scheme for young and older residents.
• Parking restrictions to be introduced outside school and adjacent key junctions
• Continued Village Centre development on Bennett’s Lane Corner.

The Community Council will be looking at how we can improve the way in which we can give residents more information
on our financial information that is easy to read and understand. If you have any suggestions on how this can be
achieved and where you would expect to see it, we would love to hear from you. Watch out for more information in future
newsletter issues.
 Kinnerton WI
Our speaker this month is Sue Flynn talking on Chifundo
and Chanasa Empowering Women in Malawi. On how they
create sustainable refashioned and good quality women’s
clothing and accessories.
The profits are used to empower women and improve the
quality of life foe them and their children in Malawi through
education and income generation.
March our speaker will be Angela Newall talking on
Emotional Freedom Technique. Release and let go for a
more peaceful and calmer inner self
Our meetings are held in the village hall on the first
Thursday of the month. For further details please contact
Hazel Cooper on 01244 660751
HK Indoor Bowls Club
The bowling season is well underway with bowling taking
place every Wednesday in the Village Hall from 6:30pm.
The Club’s Singles Competition for members will take
place on Saturday 17 February at 12 noon in the Village
Hall.
For further information contact Mel (01244 660784)
Thomas Williams
The family of the late Thomas Williams of Park Avenue
would like to thank everyone for their messages of
sympathy following his death and for donations in lieu
of flowers at his funeral which raised £300 for Cancer
Research.
Tom was born in the village and was well known by many
especially by those who frequented The Swan and Royal
Oak
Higher Kinnerton Walking Club
Last month for our out of the village walk we did a 4 mile
circular walk taking in Ewloe Castle and Wepre Park and
called in at the park cafe for refreshments.
In February we will be
heading for a circular
walk at Alyn Waters.
Anyone wishing
to join the group
should just turn up
at the Village Hall at
1pm on Thursday
or 12.30 pm on the
first Thursday of the
month where you
will be made very
welcome. The photograph is of our Christmas lunch at
Curzon Park Golf Club which was fabulous and once again
organised brilliantly by Rosalind
Kinnerton Craft Group
On January 19th we started Deco-patch collage and on
February 2nd we will continue with collage. Each craft we
feature is optional, you may bring your preferred craft or
ask for help to
get started on a
craft you would
like to try.
We meet on the
first and third
Friday of each
month in the
blue room of
the village hall
at 1-30pm. New
members are
always welcome,
so come along and try something new.
For more information call Margie on 661090 or June
660615
1st Kinnerton Scout Group
For the first weekend of the New Year what could be better
than heading off into the wilds of Wales to enjoy two days
of walking and fun in the mountains?
Well that’s just what 9 Scouts from Kinnerton did with
help from 6 leaders/adults. They were based in a cosy
bunkhouse in Cynwyd near Corwen.
Saturday saw two groups tackle Arenig Fawr (854m) near
Bala, from different directions, but due to testing weather
conditions of cloud, wind and snow, they did not meet
up on the summit as planned. Both groups returned off
the mountain safely but the second group had the extra
challenge of navigating across a valley in the dark, with
head torches coming in handy. After a hearty meal back at
Cynwyd the group settled down for the night.
Sunday saw much improved weather and the Scouts all
enjoyed a sunny hike around Alwen Reservoir, with icy
conditions giving plenty of frozen puddles to mess about
on.
Currently there are vacancies for girls and boys in both
Scouts and Cub sections, and we are always on the lookout
for adults who enjoy the outdoors to help us.
For further details of the Group, contact Lesley Holden
(Group Secretary) on 60579, or email
kinnertonscouts@gmail.com
Jumble Sale advanced notice.
Our Spring Jumble Sale takes place on Saturday 14th April
2018 at 2-00pm. If you have items you would like to donate
beforehand (sorry- no electrical goods) ring Julie Jones on
660907 and she will collect.
 Village People
Linda Tilly Price, owner and creator of Tilly
Scrumptious, elegant cake design and sugar
craft tutor, moved to the village 20 months ago
and offers award wining cakes and fun tutorials.
As a child I wanted to be? A florist.
Describe yourself in three words? Chief sparkle
distributor :)
Guilty pleasure? Cheese and chocolate – but not
together… oh and maybe the boxed set of
Downton Abbey!
Biggest bugbear? Chaos and disorganisation!
Earliest memory? Standing on a kitchen chair
wearing a pinny that touched the tops of my toes
covered in flour making a right mess, baking with
my Mum.
Your best quality? Creativity.
And your worst? Low tolerance of rude people.
Last meal on earth? Christmas dinner with all the
trimmings and a generous slice of cheesecake.
Famous person you have met? I have met quite
a few - HRH Prince Charles, Mary Berry – Queen of
Baking, Mich Turner, Rosemary Shrager, Anthony
Worrall Thompson, Luis Troyano and Richard
Branson – I appeared on stage with Paul
Hollywood during his live tour and we made black
forest gateaux together!
Nice guy, stunning ice blue eyes but rather short!
Top of your bucket list? To travel and explore
India whilst soaking up the culture and learning
new cookery skills.
Career or personal highlight? Scooping Gold in
the wedding cake category at Cake International
2015, the largest cake decorating exhibition in the
world. I spent 3 weeks designing a 5-tier wedding
cake adorned with a cascade of hand made sugar
flowers. Since receiving various awards I have had
some of my cake designs published in various
magazines.
Life philosophy/quote? Never let anyone dull
your sparkle.
Where would you time travel to? The 1950’s,
stunningly elegant fashion and gorgeous shoes!
Person who has influenced you the most? My
Mum, who always told me to have ‘gumption’ and
never give up. Zoe Clark and Peggy Porschen two
highly acclaimed cake designers I trained with in
London who completely changed my life. I left
banking for baking.
Funding Agreed for Outdoor Gym
After a lengthy process,
the Community Council
have agreed the
budget to go ahead
and provide outdoor
gym equipment to be
installed on the MRRG
in the vicinity of the
scout hut. The company
chosen to supply the
equipment, Wicksteed Playgrounds have a long history of supplying
high quality play equipment in the UK. Dave Cottle Civil Engineers
will be carrying out the necessary groundworks. We believe this
will be another community asset much appreciated and used by
residents – young and old.
The equipment, similar to that show in the picture will hopefully be
installed by early summer once final planning permission has been
granted by Flintshire County Council.
Charges For Brown Bin Recycling Fails
Independent Alliance and Conservative members of Flintshire
County Council challenged the introduction of a charge for brown
bin collection from April 2018. Following a lengthy and sometimes
heated debate, members of Flintshire Council’s environment
overview and scrutiny committee voted in favour of moving
forward with the introduction of a £30 annual charge for the
removal of garden waste from April after the authority’s cabinet
decision was called in. Steve Jones, chief officer for Streetscene and
transportation, said the introduction of a tariff would allow other
funds to be used elsewhere and protect the authority from future
cuts.
The scheme, which will go live from April, is based on an assumption
40 per cent of households sign up to Flintshire Council’s revised
tariffed collection scheme, up to £958,000 could be made by the
authority.
It is thought £828,000 could be brought in through implementing
an annual charge of £30 per brown bin of garden waste, while
another £130,000 could come in through operational savings.
Home Safety
PCSO Peter Jones is holding an open session in The Village Hall Blue
Room on Wednesday 7th February 11.00 – 12.30. If you have any
home security concerns or just want some simple tips on how to
improve the safety of your home, please go along and speak to him.
He will also be able to do bike marking while he is there.
All Saints Church
We were delighted to see the church full as we celebrated the Birth
of Jesus at our Crib Service on Christmas Eve.
If you enjoyed the service why not join us for Candlemas, when we
celebrate presenting Baby Jesus at the Temple.
Join us for our Christingle Service at All Saints Church, 4.00pm on
Sunday 4th February, 2018, in aid of the Children’s Society.
Dates for your diary:
Sunday 11th March, 9.30am – Mothering Sunday
Sunday 25th March, 4,00pm – Palm Sunday.
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 PCSO Peter Jones 07989 169127 Flintshire Street Scene 01352 701234

Cllr Mike Allport 01244 660796 Kinnerton Village Hall 01244 660907

Flintshire County Council 01352 701234 Castell Alun School 01978 760238

Ysgol Derwen School 01244 660291 HK Community Council 01244 660277

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