DEC

Kinnerton Directory & business....

Kinnerton Village Hall
Castell Alun School
Ysgol Derwen School
HK Community Council

01244 660907
01978 760238
01244 660291
01244 660277

PCSO Mathew Gordon

Cllr Phil Lightfoot
Flintshire County Council

07789 272 218

01244 660884
01352 752121

Flintshire Streetscene

01352 701234

2014

Your Monthly Higher Kinnerton Community Newsletter.

Mrs Helen Lloyd.

M.INST.CH.P.
HCPC Registered
Chiropody @ Home
Telephone 01244 661115

Our Village..

Main Road Recreation

Ground Update..
HKCC met with Flintshire County
Council (FCC) in late November to
resolve the final negotiations on a new
lease for the Main Road Recreation
Ground. The existing lease expires in
May 2015.
The new lease will be 27 years in
duration securing the green status of
the recreation ground until 2042.

Call Us
01244 382416

Unit 1, Chester Trade Park

Bumpers Lane, Sealand.
CH4 4LT.

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TTS Tyres, Service and Repair Centre

Dobshill Garage
Chester Road
Hawarden
Chester

Tel. 01244 545115

OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK

For business entries contact Cllr Gareth Evans on gareth@higherkinnerton.org.uk or tel 07825 333811.

Councillors are now awaiting the

revised lease documents from FCC

Bennetts Lane Corner Update.

You may have noticed that the old chain
link fence on Bennetts Lane corner has
gone. HKCC have now agreed a legal
license with Flintshire County Council to
erect new decorative fencing and a new
village notice board in this location. We
are just waiting for the paperwork to
return from FCC before we can erect the
new fence.

YOU ARE INVITED TO A VILLAGE

CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION ON SATURDAY
20th DECEMBER.
Higher Kinnerton Community Council extends a warm invitation to
residents to come along on Saturday 20th December between 6pm and
8pm for an evening of festivities in the village hall.
Enjoy carols around the Christmas tree with the Salvation Army Brass
Band (please bring a torch or lantern).
Refreshments will include mince pies, mulled wine and soft drinks (in
exchange for a minimum 1 donation to the Hungry and Homeless).
The holder of the winning entry ticket wins a prize plus there will be a
50/50 raffle and a special visitor for the children too!
Free (limited) tickets are available in advance from either the Village
Shop, Post Office or via Liz Corner, Clerk to Higher Kinnerton Community
Council Tel: 01244 660277.
Mince Pie Donations for this
event are most welcome..
Baked or boughtwe will
gladly accept as many as you
can muster. Contact Event
Organisers Mike Allport or Liz
Corner on HK Community
Council 01244 660277

Ysgol Derwen Launch New Website..

www.derwenprimaryschool.com
Ysgol Derwen are proud to launch their new website which has been developed with support from two parents
Pam Clark and Carl Griffiths. It is part of the school commitment to improving communication with the parents
and the community as the old site was difficult to update and as a result often out of date.
The new website is easier to navigate and most importantly for the school easier to keep updated. Key features
include a Calender page detailing all the school activities and a comprehensive parents section. As the school year
progresses they hope to add more content and news stories.
In other school news .This year the school has welcomed two new members of staff, Miss Ellingham is the
new year 5 teacher while Mrs Payne is on maternity leave, and Mr Roberts had joined the team as PPA teacher
in Juniors covering each class one afternoon a week as well as helping out with the school Football team.
Miss Davies has recently undertaken her Level 3 Forest School training and Year 2 have been the first to enjoy
toasting marshmallows on the fire.
Kinnerton Walking Group

Local Hairdresser Opens New Shop

We were founded in April

2011 and have been
walking virtually every
week since. We meet at 1
pm in the Village Hall each
Thursday and walk about 4 miles around the village both on
lanes and across fields before returning to the Hall for tea
and cakes/biscuits. The varied guided walks are free but
there is a 1 charge for the refreshments purely to cover the
costs. On the first Thursday in the month we meet at 12.30
and venture outside the village using either cars or public
transport.
The walking group normally consists of between 15 and 20
people each week with no obligation to attend. If anyone is
unsure whether or not to attend then just turn up and you
will be made very welcome. (please note that on Thursday 4
December we will be having our Christmas Party at Curzon
Park Golf Club and so will not be walking that day).
It's a great way to get fit and meet people - Your New Year
Resolution. For further information please contact Brian on
07775 424039, Dorothy on 660668 or Mike on 660974

For the last four years now local hairdresser Bethan

Manwaring has ran a mobile hair dressing business in
and around Kinnerton.! She is now very excited to
open her first salon, London Hair & Beauty in
Huntington. We wish her all the very best with her new
business venture.
Bethan would like to thank all her lovely and valued
clients over the last 4 years for their custom.

Activities for Summer 2015 Let us know what

you think!!!!!...
For the summer of 2015 Kinnerton Community
Council are exploring options for arranging
activities for teenagers in addition to running the
Dragon Sports Play Scheme. HKCC would be very
interested to hear from anyone who has any
suggestions or thoughts so a wish-list can be
compiled as a starting point for consideration.
You can either send an email to
liz@higherkinnerton.org or contact Liz Corner on
01244 660277.

ALL SAINTS CHURCH CHRISTMAS CALENDER

Higher Kinnerton
Indoor Bowls

All Saints Together

Sunday 30th November at 4pm - The Christmas Story and decorating the Festival Tree. If
children bring a photo of themselves it will be made into a decoration.
DECEMBER EVENTS AND SERVICES
We will be holding our usual services at 9.30 am each Sunday with the following additions:
CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL in the Church
Friday 5th December 1pm 4pm, Saturday 6th December 1pm 4pm Sunday 7th
December 1pm 4pm. A display of Christmas trees decorated by local groups,
organisations, school and individuals Refreshments available - Entrance 1 (children
free). The Festival will be brought to a close at 4 pm on Sunday 7th with a short service
held by Bob Jackson and Pam Attree
Advent Oasis
Monday 15th December. The church will be open from 10.30 am 5.00 pm for quiet
reflection at this busy time of year. We will also have our candle card tree for special
remembrance. Please do call in if just for a few moments.

Indoor Short Bowls is held every

Wednesday Evening from 6.30pm.
in Kinnerton Village Hall. The last
bowl night before Christmas will be
17th December and will restart in
the new year on 7th January

Easter
Bingo.
Our
first Club
Members
Carol Service
Easter Bingoof
allthe
welcome.
Competition
Season is a
th
Sunday 21st December at 6.30 pm - start Christmas week with a song.Candlelight Crib
Friday 11Comp,
April,
50p admission.
Doubles
which
will take
Service Friday 24th December at 4.pm- This service is aimed at all members of the parish,
Eyes Down
per book
place
on Sat.7.30pm1
6th Dec starting
at of
from the youngest to the oldest, when they can take an active part in the story of
tickets,
lots
of
prizes
and
12pm.
in
the
Village
Hall.
Christmas
refreshments available. All
Our
Members
Christmas
Dinner
Midnight Holy Communion
proceeds
support
the village
hallwill
be at Jemoleys on Wednesday the
Wednesday 24th December at 11.00 pm
10th Dec there will be no club night
Christmas Day Holy Communion
that Wednesday. The Tuesday
Thursday 25th December at 9.30 am
League Team have played five
games won 2 lost 2 and 1
Janet Battersby
cancelled.
Jim, Nicola, Andrew and family would like to thank all friends and neighbours
for their kind messages of sympathy, love and support following their sad New members are always welcome
loss. The sum of 677.51 has been received by way of donations in Janet's even if you haven't played Bowls
memory which will be sent to North West Lung Research at Wythenshawe before come and give it a go. All you
need is flat shoes. We have Bowls
Hospital for research in to Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.
you can use.
First Kinnerton Scout Group
Our Members will Coach you.
Let me take this opportunity to wish
The Scouts recently sold poppies around the
all a Merry Christmas and a Good
village and raised a fantastic 128.66 for the
New Year on behalf of the Bowls
Poppy Appeal. Well done Scouts and thank you
Club. Contact Geoff (660721)
to everybody who contributed ..
Local Crime Alert

Due to the Christmas holidays falling slap bang in the middle of our normal production process entries for the January newsletter will
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have to be submitted to the team by MONDAY 8 DECEMBER in order for us to get it to the printers before they close for the holidays.
Entries to the newsletter can be made by emailing us on newsletter@higherkinnerton.org.uk or you can submit in person at the Post office.
If you want to advertise and event which takes place at the beginning of the month we suggest you submit it two months prior. In the event
we think it will not make it we will advertise you event on our Facebook page. Entry is not exclusive to fundraising events or community
groups Individuals may This newsletter is produced by Higher Kinnerton Community Council on behalf of the community. All work is done
on a voluntary basis by a small team of volunteers. The editors reserve the right to make amendments to submissions to ensure best fit. If
your submission includes photographs please ensure they are of good clear quality as poor quality photos will not print well. All content
provided in this newsletter is for informational purposes only. Higher Kinnerton Community Council (HKCC) makes no representations as to
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South Flintshire Policing Team are appealing for information following a suspicious incident
in the Main Road area of Higher Kinnerton. At approximately 2230 hrs on 14th November a
person in a white low loader (white cab with blue top) was seen acting suspiciously near to
an Audi . If you saw anything suspicious, or have any information relating to this incident
please contact North Wales Police by dialling 101 quoting the reference number.
Alternatively, you can provide information anonymously by calling Crimestoppers Wales
telephone 0800 555 111. Please advise the call taker you are responding to R180039 OWL
Alert Eastern.