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Dobshill Garage Chester Road Hawarden Chester

Tel. 01244 545115 OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK

Our War Memorial

With WWI memorial events happening

across the country you may wonder

where is our Village memorial and we

were asked this question recently on

facebook messenger.

Many of you may not be aware but the

church Lych-gate is the Villages

memorial along with a plaque inside

the church. The reason why the dates

on the gate read 1914 & 1919 is that

any death of a serving solider within 12

months of the hostilities was classed as

a war death.

Next time you are passing maybe take

a moment to look up and read the

wording.

BEST KEPT VILLAGE COMPETITION 2014

HIGHER KINNERTON WINS 1ST PRIZE AGAIN!

Following 3 days of intensive judging throughout communities in

Flintshire, the County Council has awarded Higher Kinnerton First Prize

in the category of Best Kept Village with a population between 1000

and 5000 for the second time in 3 years. The County Council also

awarded the village Second Prize in the category of Best Kept Senior

Citizens Estate.

The judges were very impressed, describing Higher Kinnerton as a

lovely village. Members of the Community Council have been invited

to attend an awards ceremony on 12th September to collect the

200.00 prize money on behalf of the community.

A copy of the judges report has been placed on the village notice

board and on Higher Kinnerton Community Councils Face Book page.

CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU

TO EVERYONE FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND

FOR YOUR FEEDBACK ON FACEBOOK

WITH REGARDS TO NEW SIGNAGE.

The Council voted tonight 21/08/14 to

replace the existing signs with a new

sign proudly displaying both 2012 and

2014

Kinnerton Village Hall 01244 660907

Castell Alun School 01978 760238

Ysgol Derwen School 01244 660291

HK Community Council

HK Under Fives

01244 660277

07900 361283

PCSO Tom Hough 07775 220632

Cllr Phil Lightfoot 01244 660884

Flintshire County Council 01352 752121

Flintshire Streetscene

Mark Tami M.P.

01352 701234

01244 819854

Easter Bingo. Easter Bingo all welcome.

Friday 11th

April, 50p admission.

Eyes Down 7.30pm1 per book of

tickets, lots of prizes and

refreshments available. All

proceeds support the village hall

Higher Kinnerton Indoor Bowls Club

Indoor Bowls re-commences 10th September and is held in Kinnerton Village Hall

every Wednesday evening from 6.30pm. We would love to see new members. Even

if you have not played Bowls before come along to a Bowls Night and have a go. All

you need is flat shoes and we have bowls you can use.

Our Members will coach you ..Contact Geoff (660721)

A NEW ROTARY CLUB IN HIGHER KINNERTON

There is a new informal Rotary Group opening up at The Swan as from Tuesday the 2nd September,

meeting each week at 6.30 pm for 7.00 pm.

Being part of Rotary not only creates new friendships but gives great opportunities to help

charities and good causes whether locally or overseas and the new style clubs are totally

different from any Rotary Club you will have heard of before, so forget everything you may

previously have thought- this is NEW ROTARY and they meet up just for a drink & chat the actual meetings lasting no more

than 1 hour, you are then free to get back home to the kids or the television or stay on to get to know your new friends.

One of Rotarys themes is Were for Communities and that is no idle phrase as it can translate to mean helping local

communities or globally. As a new club we will be looking for new ideas and new challenges especially in your community so if

you have a project you want to get off the ground why not let Rotary help.

There is also no commitment to actually attending every week, unless of course you want to, as Rotary has recognised this isnt

always possible. So if you are new to the area or simply looking for something new to do, drop in and see us as we are looking

for enthusiastic people of all ages from 18 upwards to join this new venture.

We look forward to see you but if you have any questions now you want answering please ring Doreen on 01244 300 100 or

07581 035 234 or e-mail marchant-stubbs4@tiscali.co.uk

W.I. Events

Kinnerton Community Craft Group.

Open to all Kinnerton Ladies. Held the first Friday

of every month at 13.30. In the village hall. The

charge is 1.00 per month. Future Topics Sept

Boxes, Oct Silk Painting, November Xmas

Decoration.

Forthcoming speakers Sept Jewellery Making by

Andrea Bettencourt, Nov AGM and social evening,

Dec Comic verse by Steven Blakesley

We are open to all ladies from 18 years of age.

Come along and help us to move into the 21st

Century. Enjoy the company, interesting speakers,

days out and so much more.

For more information please call President June

Jones on 660388.

A Note from the Newsletter Team 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. Entries must be

made by the 18th

of the month for delivery the first

week of the following month. If you want to advertise

an 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

your event on our Facebook page. 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 the accuracy or completeness of any information

contained herein or found by following any link within

the newsletter.

Higher Kinnerton Village Hall

The Village Hall, along with the Church and School is the heart of our Village. It was built and

funded by the local community and officially opened on 20 February 1959. It is owned by the

people of Higher Kinnerton under the terms of a Trust Deed with the day to day management

of the hall being vested in a management team of elected residents of the village.

Advance Notice of the

Village Hall AGM on Thursday 16th October 2014 at 7:30 in the Blue Room

The AGM will be followed by a 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 attend.

Candidates for appointment as Members of the Management Committee at the AGM must

1. live within the two mile radius of the Village Hall and

2. be proposed and seconded by two persons also living within the two mile radius of the

Village Hall

The names and addresses of such candidates together with the names and addresses of their

proposers and seconders must be received by the Secretary no later than Wednesday 1st

October 2014. For more details please contact the Secretary, Richard Cookson 660543.

Seasonal Review from Higher Kinnerton Cricket Club

Well by any standards it's been a wonderful sunny summer so

far, so it's surprising to report that our first three fixtures

were postponed due to rain. So it was 1 July before we played

our first game at Northop where our total of 118 was

overtaken with two balls to go. Next up was a defeat at

Boughton Hall followed by another last over defeat at

Northop against their second XI who beat our total of 123.

Then finally a win, again at Northop, where our total of 111

was enough and then this was followed up with a win at

Westminster Park where our total of 148 was well beyond

their reply of 111. Our next game took us to Llay CC where we

could not match their score of 151 which saw us reach 132.

Then we again played and won at Northop, scoring 132 and

finally we played at Cheshire County Club where our total of

149 was beaten by a very good batting side. We have three

remaining fixtures to complete our season; games at

Hawarden Park, Westminster Park and Northop. Anyone

interested in joining please contact Jim on 660548 or Mike on

660974

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

Wednesday 3rd

September

School Reopens

Friday 5th

September

Macmillan Event

Wednesday 10th

Indoor bowling season commences

Saturday 4th

October

Annual Village Hall Quiz

Saturday 11th

October

Scouts Jumble Sale

Thursday 16th

October

Village Hall AGM

Community Walks

Community Walks are ideal for people who would

like to increase their level of fitness by the use of

short walks. Walking in a group enables people to

have fun, relax, to control or lose weight and to

feel independent. Research has found that even

light exercise can reduce the onset of a number of

physical diseases as well as mental benefits by

reducing anxiety and depression.

Light refreshments are available at the end of each

walk.

Walks are free of charge and are led by qualified

leaders who know the area they are walking in.

They take place every Thursday from the Village

Hall, Main Road, Higher Kinnerton at 1.15pm

Further information please call Colin Herbert on

01244 534637.

Village Hall Quiz Night

This years quiz takes place on

Saturday October 4th at 8.00pm and is

a joint effort shared by KVH and

Kinnerton Cricket Club.

Tickets from Mike Williams (660777)

no booking fee! And its essential to

book a table. Dont leave it too late -

we have sold out quickly in the past, so

dont be disappointed.

Apart from financial support by the Higher Kinnerton

Community Council, the hall is self-financing through

hiring charges and fund-raising by Higher Kinnerton Village

Hall Management Committee. If you value the hall as a

vital part of our community then please consider joining

the Management committee.

1st Kinnerton Scout Group

Advance Notice

The Scout Group Autumn Jumble Sale will be on

October 11th. However, theres no need to wait

until then to have a sort out. If you have any items

for the Sale now, Julie Jones will happily collect

them from you. Just phone her on 660907