to shape our future - Flintshire County Council

Your CouncilSeptember
YOUR COMMUNITY
News from Flintshire County Council
Working with you
to shape our future
Flintshire County Council, as your local
Council, provides many services day to day
- over 700 in total. Some we are obliged to
provide to protect our communities, such as
environmental health; others we choose to
provide to benefit our communities, such as
support for businesses and leisure facilities
and sports activities.
Money and resources are limited, never
more so than in the current economic
climate; we have to balance our priorities
with the expectations and demands of the
public and local tax payers in choosing how
to spend that money.
In this edition we have included a summary
of our priorities which make up our
Improvement Plan - a plan all councils
publish to set out their course of direction.
We would welcome your views on those
priorities. The full set, and much more, can
be viewed on our website or obtained on
request by contacting us.
Overall the Council has a good track record
of performance in meeting its targets, in
receiving positive feedback from its
customers and communities, from those
who regulate and inspect us and in
comparison to other councils in Wales.
However, we do not stand still and have
Inside this issue:
Flintshire
Business Week
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Are you…
Leisure
latest
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liable to pay Council Tax on your main residence in Flintshire
aged 60 or over on 30 September 2011
receiving State Retirement Pension or Pension Credit
not receiving any Council Tax Benefit at 30 September 2011
2011
ambitious plans to change and modernise
the way we work, including the best use of
our money, and to improve performance
where it could be better.
The months ahead will be challenging. We
have big decisions to shape the future of
critical services such as waste disposal and
school organisation.
A major consultation on waste closes on
23 September and the initial consultations
on school organisation prompted significant
local interest and vocal campaigns.
This is local democracy in action; on
schools we have listened and are
considering how to best re-open those
consultations on the options for secondary
schools. A full article is inside this edition.
The decision on the future of Council
housing will be the tenants'. The ballot will
take place in early 2012 and our tenants will
decide whether to stay with the Council as
their landlord or to transfer to a new
registered social landlord, Dee Housing.
The future of Flintshire is in your and our
hands together and your views matter.
Colin Everett, Chief Executive
Your
Councillor
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Nominate your
local sporting heroes
Do you know someone who has excelled in sport over the
last year or who has freely given their time to coaching,
volunteering and organising grass roots sport?
If so, get your nomination in for this year's Flintshire Sports Personality
of the Year. More information and nomination forms are available from
Sport Flintshire, County Hall, Mold, Flintshire, CH7 6ND, by telephone
on 01352 702461 or via e-mail to helen_hughes@flintshire.gov.uk.
Or download information from www.flintshire.gov.uk/sportflintshire.
The closing date for nominations is 5pm Friday 4 November 2011.
Playschemes are a splashing success!
Children across Flintshire made the most of their local
playschemes over the summer. There are 70 playschemes
countywide, run in partnership with all the town and
community councils.
The summer playscheme programme is unique to Flintshire
and includes Quayplay, based in Connahʼs Quay, which is
the biggest playscheme in the country.
Help with Council Tax for the over 60s
Yes
Children at the Gronant playscheme
If you answered to these questions, you could be entitled to a one
off grant towards your Council Tax payments.
If you received the pensioners’ grant in 2010 and your circumstances
have not changed, don’t worry as you will automatically be awarded the
grant again this year - you don’t even need to complete a new
application form or contact the Council.
To claim for the first time simply call
01352 704848 or visit
www.flintshire.gov.uk/
pensionergrant
The closing date for applications
is 30 September 2011.

2 Your Community, Your Council
Doggy Do – Bag it, Tie it, Bin it
A county wide campaign is currently
underway, to remind dog owners to
clean up after their dogs or be prepared
to pick up a fine of up to £1000.
ʻDoggy Do – Bag it, Tie it, Bin itʼ
aims to get all dog owners to act
responsibly when it comes to dog
fouling, in the interest of a cleaner, safer
Flintshire.
The campaign features on Council
vehicles until the late autumn, to get the
message out on a daily basis across the
county.
School pupils have also been taking
part in workshops teaching them about
how to be a responsible dog owner, as
well as all about the law in relation to
dog fouling. The workshops have been
delivered in partnership with the Dogs
Trust.
Councillor Dennis Hutchinson,
Executive Member for Leisure and
Public Protection, said:
“The Doggy Do campaign complements
the work that has already been taking
place in raising awareness of the
Councilʼs zero tolerance approach to
North Wales Older Driver
Development Scheme
FREE DRIVING
ASSESSMENT
for men and women
aged 60 and over
YOU CAN NOW HAVE A FREE INITIAL DRIVING
ASSESSMENT BY WALES MOBILITY AND DRIVING
ASSESSMENT SERVICE TRAINED INSTRUCTORS
LARGER PRINT
Men and women aged 60 and over,
can now have a free initial driving
assessment by Wales Mobility and Driving
Assessment Service trained instructors.
• Door to door service in your area
• By appointment
As we get older the following
changes are likely:
• reaction times get slower
• making decisions takes longer
• driving is more tiring and more stressful
• eyesight and hearing will deteriorate
• greater need for prescription medicine
or drugs
• overall mobility decreases
These changes generally start from the midfifties
and may not be particularly
noticeable. They continue until they
become very noticeable in a driver’s
seventies.
People can often assume they are better
drivers than they actually are. So, it is
important when these changes become
recognisable that you should realise that
your driving will be affected.
Most people should be able to carry on
driving – more safely – by adapting their
driving habits following the advice of a
driving professional.
Go on, find out more today …
� 01352 704498 or fill in your details
and post the tear-off portion
of this leaflet.
those people found not cleaning up after
their dogs.
“North Wales Police and Flintshire
County Council enforcement officers
continue to patrol the county on a daily
basis.”
Report incidences of dog fouling to our
dedicated dog warden service on
01352 703366 or via email:
dogfouling@flintshire.gov.uk; please
quote times, places and names if
possible.
Pictured with pupils from Drury School are:
Angela Madigan of the Dogs' Trust with pug Sebastian;
the Dogs' Trust's Alison Donald, Cllr Mike Peers and
Cllr Dennis Hutchinson.
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You will be asked to produce a current
driving licence and undertake a vision test
as described in Rule 92 of the Highway
Code.
Post to:
Flintshire County Council
Road Safety Unit
Environment Directorate
County Hall
Mold
Flintshire
CH7 6NF
North Wales Police moved
to a new way of working
this summer
Darren Wareing
Are you planning a
community event or festival?
Organising an event, however small, can be a time
consuming and daunting task. There are no hard and
fast rules to organising a community event – but there
are several things you can put in place to ensure that
your event has every chance of being both a success
and a rewarding experience.
The ʻEvent and Festival Organiser’s Packʼ is a guide
produced by Cadwyn Clwyd, the Rural Development
Agency, and is intended to help event organisers in
Flintshire. It outlines the important aspects of managing
and promoting your event.
A copy of the guide can be found on the Cadwyn Clwyd
website www.cadwynclwyd.co.uk and the Flintshire
County Council website
www.flintshire.gov.uk/ruraldevelopment.
This guide has been produced through the Flintshire
Cultural Celebrations project. This project has received
funding through the Rural Development Plan for Wales
2007-2013 which is funded by the Welsh Government
and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural
Development. If you would like further information
please contact Cadwyn Clwyd 01824 705802.
Good luck with your event!
Flintshire now has a Chief
Inspector, Darren Wareing, who is
responsible for investigations and
neighbourhood policing.
He is supported by two Local
Police Area Inspectors, Paul
McKeown for Flintshire North
and Inspector Iwan Jones for
Flintshire South.
Inspector McKeown leads teams of Neighbourhood Beat
Managers, Police Community Support Officers and the
investigation team dedicated to the Connahʼs Quay, Flint
and Holywell areas. They are based at Deeside, Flint,
Holywell and Mostyn police stations.
Similarly, Inspector Iwan Jones leads teams dedicated to
Mold, Buckley and Saltney and surrounding areas.
He said: “We are facing challenging times and we are
determined to make a difference to life in the area. We will
strive to maintain performance levels so our communities
can continue to receive a local policing service they can
rely on.”
The inspectors join the beat as North Wales Police has
undergone major restructuring to improve the way it works
and to make Flintshire an even safer place to live, work
and visit.
Your teams regularly hold meetings in your area. To find
out more contact a member of your team via the Force
website – www.north-wales.police.uk or check your local
press for details.
If you would like a copy of this publication in your own language or in an alternative format such
as large print, braille or on tape, please contact Corporate Communications on 01352 702022

Are you
aged 50+?
Did you know that:
• There are groups throughout the county
who represent the needs and views of
people over 50, and they feed information
back to Flintshire County Council and
other organisations.
• The Leader of Flintshire County Council,
Councillor Arnold Woolley, is a deputy
spokesperson for people over 50 in Wales
at a national level.
Councillor Arnold Woolley
The work of both of these is informed by what
they see and hear from people over 50 living
in the county - what is good and what needs
to be better.
So what do you want to tell them?
If you have any views on things such as
transport, local shopping, care in the
community, health care, employment,
volunteering or anything else that you want to
share, you are invited to let us know.
The views received will help identify the
“big issues” for older people – the messages
that we hear most often and the things that
we can do something about either locally or
at a national level.
You can let us know your views in any of the
following ways:
By writing to: Good Health, Good Care Team,
Community Services Directorate, County Hall,
Mold, Flintshire, CH7 6NN.
By emailing:
GoodHealthTeam@flintshire.gov.uk
Please include your contact details if you
would like to receive a response from
Councillor Woolley.
Alternatively, you can contact Ella Ellis,
Forum Development Worker on 01352
708118 who can give advice on groups within
your community that you could attend or
contact to share your views.
One last thing…
You may also be interested to know that the
North Wales Regional Dignity in Care Group
is currently asking - If we could do one thing
today that would make a difference to your
dignity tomorrow what would it be?
You can send your responses to this question
to the same address above and we will
forward them on to that group on your behalf.
New Flintshire County
Council Chair
Councillor Hilary McGuill is the Chair of
Flintshire County Council with Councillor
Fred Gillmore as the Vice-Chairman.
Councillor McGuill represents the Argoed
electoral division and has been a member of
the Council since 1999.
She is a retired Radiographer who worked
both in the U.K. and in the Middle East.
She is also a retired post mistress having
managed Mynydd Isa and Hawarden post
offices.
A member of Argoed Community Council and
the Community Health Council, she is a
former member of the former Delyn Borough
Council and Flintshire Local Health Board.
Councillor McGuillʼs consort is her brother
John Tellett. Her nominated charities are
Great Ormond Street Hospital (ECMO
department) and the Macmillan Nurses
(Flintshire).
Councillor Fred Gillmore, who represents the
Gronant electoral division, is the Vice
Chairman.
A service engineer for Hotpoint for forty years,
he retired in 2002, and was first elected to
Flintshire County Council in 2004.
Councillor McGuill and Councillor Gillmore
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Let us know YOUR views
Let us know your views about this publication.
Call Corporate Communications on 01352 702110 or e-mail
communication@flintshire.gov.uk or write to the
Chief Executive, Flintshire County Council, County Hall,
Mold, CH7 6NB.

4 Your Community, Your Council
Flintshire
Business
Week 2011
The countdown has started for Flintshire
Business Week 2011, which takes place
from 11 – 19 October.
FBW, which is organised by
Flintshire County Council’s Business
Development Team, has been an annual
event for the last four years. Its aims are to
share knowledge and best practice,
develop and improve business
relationships and platform and promote
Flintshire business success.
This year Flintshire is ‘Open for
Business’ with a two day business
exhibition being held on the Deeside
Industrial Park on 12 and 13 October. This event, the first of
its kind to be held in North East Wales, will platform 70 exhibitors from
Flintshire and neighbouring counties, and aims to attract 800 business
delegates over the two days.
Over 40 seminars, presentations and networking events will take
place over the five days of the Business Week.
11 October – Venue: UPM Shotton
A day dedicated to renewables,
sustainability and the environment.
Seminars include:
• Raising the awareness of offshore
wind farm opportunities
• Spotlight on 10 local environmental
businesses
12 and 13 October – Venue: ConvaTec
Alongside the business exhibition, there
will be presentations on the Supply
Chain Network and Manufacturing
Excellence.
Events include:
• Tendering Opportunities in Wales
and North West England
• ‘Lean living to better your business’
14 October – Various venues
Events include:
• MP Question Time at Deeside
College
• Flintshire Business Awards Ceremony
and Gala Dinner at Soughton Hall
17 October – Venue: Days Hotel
Chester North
Seminars and networking opportunities
for Directors.
Seminars include:
• Director’s duties – Ignorance is not a
defence
• International Trade and Finding New
International Markets
18 October – Venue: Springfield
Hotel
A day dedicated to SMEs.
Seminars include:
Unlocking Hidden Sales
Opportunities
Hot Topics in Employment Law
19 October – Venue: Palace of
Westminster
Flintshire businesses travel to London
to network with Lords, Ministers and
MPs at an evening reception at the
Houses of Parliament.
Flintshire Business Week is grateful to
the support of all its sponsors and in
particular to the three headline
sponsors:
AGS Security Systems are the
headline sponsors for the Flintshire
Business Awards.
Parkway Telecom Ltd are the
sponsors of the Flintshire Business
Magazine FBW11.
ConvaTec are the sponsors of the two
day business exhibition.
Further details about all the events
taking place during Business Week
can be found by visiting
www.flintshirebusinessweek.co.uk
or by contacting the Business Week
team on 01352 703219.
Flintshire Rural Partnership members
Flintshire County Council, working with
the Flintshire Rural Partnership, has
been successful in attracting nearly £5
million to deliver rural development
activities over the next few years.
Four projects will be supported by the Rural Development Plan for Wales
2007 – 2013, which is funded by the Welsh Government and the European
Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD). The Rural
Development Plan supports projects that facilitate the diversification of the
rural economy, improve the quality of life in rural communities and
encourage innovation and good practice in rural development.
The projects will run until December 2013 and will be delivered by the
County Council and rural development agency Cadwyn Clwyd.
The four projects are:
Multi Million Pound Boost
for Flintshire’s Rural
Communities
Flintshire Enterprise Project which provides business start up support
and funding for young people, the under-employed and community groups.
Flintshire Village Enhancements which provides opportunities to invest in
rural community facilities and infrastructure and will regenerate key
destinations such as Mold, Holywell, Talacre and Gronant.
Linking Flintshire’s Communities is developing a network of footpaths,
bridleways and cycle paths to link rural towns and villages.
Innovation Flintshire helps to strengthen the countyʼs rural areas by
promoting innovation, protecting significant sites of interest and developing
community links.
The Flintshire Rural Partnership is made up of representatives from the
public, private, voluntary and community sectors with support and guidance
from officers of the County Council. They are dedicated to doing all they
can to enhance Flintshireʼs rural area for the benefit of residents,
communities and visitors.
For information about the opportunities available from the Rural
Development Plan projects contact: Sharon Barlow, Rural Development
Officer on 01352 702135.
Mold Food and Drink Festival 2011
The increasingly popular Mold Food and Drink Festival - a ʻmust visitʼ on the
calendar of foodies everywhere – is on the weekend of 24 and 25 September, at
New Street Car Park, Mold.
Now in its sixth year, this highly successful food festival is developing a reputation
for being one of the best in Wales and even in the UK – winning recognition from
the Welsh Government and The Times.
This year there will be over 100 food and drink exhibitors and a first class
programme of live music in the open air courtyard.
Four high profile chefs will give live demonstrations – including Michelin star chef
Jean-Christophe Novelli on Sunday 25 September.
If you think you have a talent for cooking why not enter ʻFlintshire Chef of the
Year 2011ʼ or ʻBest of Welsh Bake Offʼ – entry forms and further information about
competitions and the festival can be found at www.moldfoodfestival.co.uk.

Consultation on school review options
As a Council, we need to review the future of our
schools, particularly when it comes to surplus
places, which occur when a school has the
capacity for more pupil places than the number of
pupils attending the school. By law, we have to
provide enough school places for our children, and
that means having the right schools, with the right
amount of students in them, in the right places.
We have been keen to seek peopleʼs views about
modernising secondary schools in our county. By
ʻmodernisingʼ, we mean that we have to ensure our
schools have ʻfit for purposeʼ buildings and learning
environments. Some school buildings do not meet
21st century standards, whilst the maintenance and
repair of some others is very expensive.
We held a series of consultation events in the
Holywell, Queensferry/ Connahʼs Quay and
Mynydd Isa/ Buckley areas, which were attended
by hundreds of people. However, the Council
became acutely aware that public confidence in the
early informal consultations was mixed and that we
needed to reconsider how best to re-open
consultation, with elected members, schools and
other interested parties having more say in its
design.
A full meeting of Flintshire County Council held on
Wednesday 17 August recommended that a halt be
called to the current school local area review
consultation process.
The mood of the meeting was that, whilst the need
to review the future of schools (particularly surplus
places) is understood by all, the Council has
agreed to take a step back and then re-open
consultation on the widest possible set of options
with the fullest information available.
The Councilʼs Executive will now consider the
consultation process and timeline during
September.
Public consultation will not resume until October at
the earliest. In the meantime, the planned
consultation events are stood down.
For more information
• visit the Councilʼs website www.flintshire.gov.uk/
secondaryschoolmodernisation
• or contact the School Modernisation Team,
Lifelong Learning Directorate, County Hall,
Mold, Flintshire, CH7 6ND
• or email 21stcenturyschools@flintshire.gov.uk
FILMBLAST Community Film Project
Flintshire County Council has secured
funding from The Arts Council of Wales for a
community film project.
FILMBLAST gives community groups an
opportunity to work with a resident
professional film maker and specialist arts
practitioner to produce their own original
films to be screened at the Flintshire
Filmfest in June 2012.
The theme of the project, Yesterday, Today
and Tomorrow, provides a creative stimulus
for participants of all ages.
Why changes are needed
• Flintshire County Council is committed to working
with schools and communities to ensure high
quality learning opportunities for everybody.
• It is important that we make sure that we use the
resources we have (people, funding, buildings,
information and technology) efficiently and
effectively so that we provide value for money
whilst improving our schools and supporting
learners to achieve.
• The challenge we currently face is that we want
to make sure all our schools are ʻfit for purposeʼ
when there is limited money to deliver increasing
expectations. Too many of our schools are in
inappropriate buildings that cannot meet the
needs of pupils and staff.
• Pupil numbers are generally going down, and, as
a result, there are more surplus places in some
of our schools. All Welsh Councils are expected
to reduce surplus places in schools by the Welsh
Government, Estyn (the education and training
inspectorate for Wales) and the Wales Audit
Office. Our national funding may also be affected
in the future if there are too many empty places.
• Surplus places also mean that buildings are
under-used. Schools with high surplus places
use a higher proportion of their resources on the
upkeep of buildings. Maintenance of these
buildings also incurs costs. Any savings made
from reducing the surplus can be spent paying
for teachers, teaching assistants, learning
materials and improving classrooms and other
places of learning.
• In Flintshire, there are three High Schools where
surplus places are now over 25%. In other
words, the schools are only three quarters full.
These are: Holywell High School, Elfed High
School and John Summers High School. We are
conducting three separate area reviews, which
means that we must consider the options for
these schools in relation to other schools in their
surrounding areas.
• The Council has a ʻ2009 School Modernisation
Strategyʼ. This strategy says that consultation will
take place to develop a plan for the future of
local educational provision under a number of
circumstances, which includes when schools
have more than 25% surplus places.
The project will be led by resident
professional film maker, Chris Oakley, with
support from Steve Allan Jones, musician
and music producer, Robin Goddard,
drama director, and visual artist
Andrea Davies.
For further information about the
FILMBLAST project please contact
Gwenno Eleri Jones, Arts,
Culture and Events Manager on
01352 702471 or
gwenno.e.jones@flintshire.gov.uk.
Your Community, Your Council 5
New leisure
facilities open
Deeside Leisure Centreʼs brand new state-of-the-art health
and fitness suite is now open.
Having undergone considerable redevelopment, it now
boasts an 80 station fitness suite, two fitness studios, a
toning studio and brand new changing rooms.
The Council is investing over £5 million into Deeside
Leisure Centre. The opening of these facilities follows the
first phase of the redevelopment project which created six
5-a-side floodlit football pitches, catering for both adult and
junior football.
The final phase of the scheme will see the January 2012
opening of the first Welsh public day spa, a soft play area
for children and an indoor extreme sporting arena with a
high ropes course and skate park for scooters, inline
skates and BMX bikes.
Councillor Dennis Hutchinson, Executive Member for
Leisure and Public Protection, said: “ Our aim is to
encourage more people to take part in regular sport
and physical activity to ensure wide ranging health and
social benefits throughout Flintshire. People are in for a
real treat - our new facilities are welcoming, inspiring and
a pleasure to visit.”
Meanwhile, at the Flint Pavilion, design work has begun
on the new eight lane ten pin bowling and the four lane flat
green bowling facilities, with an expected completion date
of late summer 2012.
For more information on membership options please
telephone 0845 603 2121 or visit
www.flintshire.gov.uk/leisure or follow us on
Twitter@LeisureFCC
Swimathon 2011
The organisers of Flintshireʼs Swimathon 2011 would
like to thank all those who helped raise £3,816.50 in
this yearʼs sponsored swim at Mold Leisure Centre.
Swimathon 2011 takes place nationwide and this yearʼs
charity is Marie Curie Cancer Research.
Adam Cartwright (who swam over 100 lengths (2.5km) in just over
an hour).
Kieran Williams (who swam 60 lengths in 54 minutes 12 seconds to
complete the Swimathon. He then swam a further four lengths and
gained his one mile distance badge).

6 Your Community, Your Council
Improvement Plan 2011/12
The Council has many pressures and
priorities. The priorities adopted in 2010
have now been reviewed and drawn
down into a set of ten main priorities for
change and improvement:-
• to provide clarity of vision and
direction
• to give guidance to directorates when
setting their service/business plans for
2011/12
• to set the 'Improvement Objectives' as
required by the Local Government
(Wales) Measure 2009
The first four listed below cover the
running of the Councilʼs business, for
example use of our finance and buildings.
Priorities five to ten cover services such
as waste collection, housing, schools and
social services.
The ten priorities are:
1 To be a modern, efficient and cost
effective public organisation through
our four resources strategies - the
Medium Term Financial Strategy, the
People Strategy, the Asset
Management Strategy and the ICT
Strategy - whilst ensuring our local
taxes and fees and charges
are fair and affordable.
Having vision and setting priorities
For example:
• To reduce the costs of buildings and
maximise income and receipts.
• To improve buying practice and
efficiency with. as a priority, the
implementation of a modern electronic
purchasing system.
2 To achieve the greatest possible cost
efficiencies through regional and
sub-regional collaboration to reinvest
in local public services.
For example:
• To implement the projects we have
been jointly working on at regional and
sub-regional level.
3 To be a modern, caring and flexible
employer with fair and equal pay and
terms and conditions of employment
under a Single Status Agreement
(a National Agreement to address
differences in local government
workersʼ pay and conditions.)
For example:
• Achieve a legal, acceptable and
affordable Single Status Agreement.
4 To achieve the highest standards of
customer service and care
through our Customer Services
Strategy.
For example:
• Introduce the first phase of the
Flintshire Connects programme which
will provide customer access points in
the county.
• Introduce the Streetscene
Customer Contact
Centre and the
Streetscene
Service changes.
We are consulting people about our priorities which will change over time to reflect changing needs and circumstances. We would like
to hear your views by the end of September. Please take a few minutes to complete this short questionnaire and return it to:
Policy Unit, Flintshire County Council, County Hall, Mold CH7 6NB. You can also complete the form on line at www.flintshire.gov.uk/priorities
Q1 Looking at the ten priorities above, tell us which are the most important three for you
Q2 Please tell us about any other priorities you think should be added. Please write below
5 To make our communities safe and to
safeguard the vulnerable with children
and older people being priority groups.
For example:
• Review our arrangements for placing
children out of the county; ensure
stability in resource planning; provide
relevant children with the best
possible start in life.
6 To protect and grow the local and
regional economy, to be a prosperous
County and to provide help and
support for those vulnerable to
poverty.
For example:
• Regenerate Town Centres.
• Rationalise property and land estate.
• Encourage and retain business
investment in Flintshire.
7. To promote independent, healthy and
fulfilled living in the community with
the highest quality personalised and
supportive social and health care
services.
For example:
• Transform Social Services for Adults
to promote independence and build
community capacity.
• Expand the Council's Extra Care
housing provision.
8 To meet housing need in the County
and work with partners to ensure a
sufficient supply of quality and
affordable homes and housing
services in the social, mixed tenure
and private sector housing markets.
For example:
• Lead the Deeside Housing Renewal
Area programme.
• Further improve the Council's housing
management and housing repairs
service.
• Increase the supply of affordable
housing for first time buyers and
people with special needs as a priority.
9 To secure a modern and high
performing range of learning, cultural,
play and leisure opportunities for all
ages with our schools, colleges and
other partners.
For example:
• Implement organisational change
under the School Modernisation
Strategy and the national 21st Century
Schools programme.
• Implement the priorities of the Leisure
Strategy including (1) new operational
arrangements and (2) the Leisure
Centre renewal programme.
10 To protect, plan and develop sustainable
natural and built environments.
For example:
• Introduce the new waste collection
system for residual, food and
recyclates.
• Manage energy consumption within
Council buildings.
• The North Wales Residual Waste
Treatment Project to divert waste
from landfill.
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Thank you for recycling
more and wasting less!
Thanks to residents involved in the initial roll out of the new collections, the
waste generated in those households has halved!
Meanwhile, the roll out is continuing across the county. Last month, the new
wheeled bins and a booklet containing all the information needed about the
changes to the service, were distributed to another 12,000 households. The
remaining households will start to receive their wheeled bins this month until
the county is covered.
Households will be receiving the following services:
• A weekly recycling collection
• A weekly collection of food waste
• A fortnightly collection of non–recyclable waste (refuse) alternating with…
• A fortnightly green waste collection service (brown bin)
Collections will take place on the same day of the week which will be easier
for residents. Residents are asked to make sure that the wheeled bins are
presented at the kerbside with the bin lid closed by 7am on their collection day,
to ensure collection. If necessary, bins can be placed out for collection the night
before.
Councillor Nancy Matthews, Executive Member for Waste, said:
“Following the initial roll out of fortnightly refuse and weekly recycling and food
waste collections, the amount of waste generated per household has halved
from an average of 10 kg per household to only 5 kg. Recycling rates have
also increased dramatically in these areas, which indicates the willingness of
residents to embrace the new service and the benefits to the environment it
affords.
“It is so important that we recycle as much as we can, as the county has to
meet strict recycling targets set by the Welsh Government, or we face tough
financial penalties.”
If you have any questions about the new service, or you need recycling
containers or additional facilities, you can contact the helpline on 01352 703350,
or alternatively visit www.flintshire.gov.uk/doitonline. More information can also
be found by going to www.flintshire.gov.uk/recycling.
RECYCLE YOUR CYCLE!
Meanwhile, the Chair of the Council,
Councillor Hilary McGuill, recently
launched a ʻrecycle your cycleʼ
initiative at the Gronant Den,
Flintshire's Rural North Adventure
Playground, which is registered with
the Care & Social Services
Inspectorate, Wales (CSSIW).
Councillor McGuill is keen to
encourage members of the public to
donate their unwanted bikes to the
recycling scheme, where they could
be used as part of the children and
young people's play experiences.
If you have a bike which you would
like to donate to the Recycle your
Cycle scheme, please contact
Ruth Jones, Community Playworker,
on 07824 498445.
Your Community, Your Council 7
2012 Cultural Olympiad Event
Would your group like to be involved in a
once in a lifetime experience bringing
Flint Castle to life on Saturday 23 June 2012?
The national Cauldrons and Furnaces project is looking for community
groups from Flintshire to help create giants, puppets, masks and dragons
as part of the UK wide Cultural Olympiad initiative.
Exciting workshops creating the large artworks will be held between
January and May 2012 by artists who will come to your meeting place.
Members of your group will be offered the opportunity to operate some of
the giants and dragons in the actual performance at Flint Castle and will
need to be available on Friday 22 June for a full dress rehearsal and
Saturday 23 June for the performance.
If you are interested in taking part in this amazing opportunity then
please contact Beth Ditson, Community Events Officer, on
01352 702472 or beth.ditson@flintshire.gov.uk.

Your County Councillor Eich Cynghorydd Sir
New Ind/Ann Newydd
Peter R.
PEMBERTON
New Ind/Ann Newydd
David
McFARLANE
Billy
MULLIN
Mike
REECE
Norma
JONES
George
HARDCASTLE
Helen
BROWN
Hilary
McGUILL
Lab/Llaf
Lab/Llaf
Con/Ceid
Ind/Ann
Ind/Ann
Lib Dem/Dem Rhy
Shordley Cottage
Shordley Road, Shordley
Hope LL12 9RT
Tel/Ffôn:(01978) 761391
peter_pemberton@tiscali.co.uk
11 Little Roodee, Manor
Lane, Hawarden CH5 3PU
Tel/Ffôn:
(01244) 531413
Holly Hill House
Top Hill, Bagillt CH6 6HU
Tel/Ffôn:(01352) 712983
mikereece@
talktalk.net
peter.pemberton@
flintshire.gov.uk
Broughton South
De Brychdyn
4 Westbourne Crescent
Buckley CH7 2LD
Tel/Ffôn:(01244) 545527
Mob: 07528 027495
d.mcfarlane251@btinternet.com
david.mcfarlane@
flintshire.gov.uk
Broughton South
De Brychdyn
billy.mullin@
flintshire.gov.uk
Broughton North East
Gogledd-ddwyrain Brychdyn
Bagillt West
Gorllewin Bagillt
Arfryn, Sandy Lane
Bagillt CH6 6EY
Tel/Ffôn:(01352) 733944
nrm.jns@
googlemail.com
norma.jones@
flintshire.gov.uk
Bagillt East
Dwyrain Bagillt
16 Rowan Road
Aston Park
Deeside CH5 1XR
Tel/Ffôn:
(01244) 814572
george.hardcastle@
flintshire.gov.uk
Aston
15 Wirral View
Hawarden
CH5 3ET
Tel/Ffôn:
(01244) 528907
Mob: 07990780856
helen.brown@flintshire.gov.uk
Aston
Wylfa House, Wylfa Hill
Mynydd Isa CH7 6TG
Tel/Ffôn:
(01352) 757350
hilarymcguill@hotmail.com
hilary.mcguill@
flintshire.gov.uk
Argoed
Mike
PEERS
Dennis
HUTCHINSON
Carol
ELLIS
Neville
PHILLIPS OBE
Ron
HAMPSON
Richard
JONES
Arnold
WOOLLEY
Matt
WRIGHT
Ind/Ann
Ind/Ann
Ind/Ann
Lib Dem/Dem Rhy
Lab/Llaf
Lib Dem/Dem Rhy
Ind/Ann
Con/Ceid
7 Pinewood Road
Drury, Buckley CH7 3JZ
Tel/Ffôn:(01244) 546115
Mob: 07751 627657
mike.peers@tiscali.co.uk
mike.peers@
flintshire.gov.uk
Buckley Pentrobin
Bwcle Pentrobin
Newlyn
Padeswood Road
Buckley CH7 2JW
Tel/Ffôn:(01244) 543907
Mob: 07966 405212
dennis.hutchinson@
flintshire.gov.uk
Buckley Pentrobin
Bwcle Pentrobin
96 Liverpool Road,
Buckley CH7 3LJ
Tel/Ffôn:
(01244) 544906
carolann.ellis@
btinternet.com
carol.ellis@flintshire.gov.uk
Buckley Mountain
Mynydd Bwcle
Highfield, Tabernacle St
Buckley CH7 2JT
Tel/Ffôn:
(01244)543188
Mob: 07792375851
neville.phillips@
flintshire.gov.uk
Buckley Bistre West
Bwcle Gorllewin Bistre
10 Melbourne Road
Buckley CH7 2LH
Tel/Ffôn:
(01244) 547056
ronald.hampson
@flintshire.gov.uk
Buckley Bistre West
Bwcle Gorllewin Bistre
Ty Gwyn Farm
Well Street
Buckley CH7 2PQ
Tel/Ffôn:(01244) 546982
Mob: 07762820350
richie.jones@yahoo.com
richard.jones@flintshire.gov.uk
Buckley Bistre East
Bwcle Dwyrain Bistre
75 Bryn Awelon
Bistre Heights
Buckley CH7 2QF
Tel/Ffôn:
(01244) 549421
arnold.woolley@
flintshire.gov.uk
Buckley Bistre East
Bwcle Dwyrain Bistre
Bryn Tirion
Denbigh Road
Nannerch CH7 5QU
Tel/Ffôn:(01352) 741835
matt@valeofclwyd.
orangehome.co.uk
www.cllrmattwright.com
Brynford
Brynffordd
David
BARRATT
Eric
OWEN
Peter
MACFARLANE
Aaron
SHOTTON
Bernie
ATTRIDGE
Owen
THOMAS
Jim
FALSHAW
Stella
JONES
Lab/Llaf
Ind/Ann
Lab/Llaf
Lab/Llaf
Lab/Llaf
Con/Ceid
Con/Ceid
Lab/Llaf
“Woodville”
114 Wepre Park
Connah’s Quay
CH5 4HW
Tel/Ffôn:(01244) 813215
david.barratt@
flintshire.gov.uk
Connah’s Quay South
De Cei Connah
16 Hillside Avenue
Connah’s Quay
Deeside CH5 4XL
Tel/Ffôn:(01244) 812536
Mob: 07710 641476
eric@owen123.fsbusiness.co.uk
eric.w.owen@flintshire.gov.uk
Connah’s Quay Golftyn
Golftyn Cei Connah
59 Dee View Road
Connah’s Quay
Deeside CH5 4AY
Tel/Ffôn:(01244) 813909
Mob: 07900 053584
peter.macfarlane@
flintshire.gov.uk
Connah’s Quay Golftyn
Golftyn Cei Connah
48 Pinewood Avenue
Connah’s Quay,
Deeside CH5 4SJ
Mob: 07979 923069
Tel/Ffôn:(01244) 810467
aaron.shotton@
flintshire.gov.uk
Connah’s Quay Central
Canol Cei Connah
95 Fron Road
Connah’s Quay
Deeside CH5 4PJ
Tel/Ffôn:
(01244) 812440
bernie.attridge@
flintshire.gov.uk
Connah’s Quay Central
Canol Cei Connah
Bryn Gwawr,
Ffordd y Berth
Cilcain Mold CH7 5NE
Tel/Ffôn:
(01352) 740056
owen.thomas@
flintshire.gov.uk
Bell House, High Street
Caerwys, Mold CH7 5AN
Tel/Ffôn:
(01352) 720476
jamesfalshaw@aol.com
Cilcain
jim.falshaw@
flintshire.gov.uk
Caerwys
Tegfan
25 Pen-y-Bryn, Hope
Nr. Wrexham LL12 9NQ
Tel/Ffôn:
(01978) 761602
stella.jones@
flintshire.gov.uk
Caergwrle
David
COX
Alex
ALDRIDGE OBE
Ian
ROBERTS
Emlyn
COOKE
Dave
MACKIE
Alison
HALFORD
Brian
DUNN
Grenville
JAMES
Lab/Llaf
Lab/Llaf
Lab/Llaf
New Ind/Ann Newydd
Ind/Ann
Con/Ceid
Ind/Ann
Lib Dem/Dem Rhy
3 Beech Grove
Manor Estate
Flint CH6 5RY
Tel/Ffôn:(01352)735333
Mob: 07933 256989
davidcox3b@gmail.com
Flint Coleshill
Coleshill y Fflint
12 Third Avenue
Flint
CH6 5LT
Tel/Ffôn:
(01352) 761809
Flint Coleshill
Coleshill y Fflint
12 Maes Teg
Flint
CH6 5TQ
Tel/Ffôn:
(01352) 761584
Flint Castle
Castell y Fflint
Anelog, Rhewl Fawr Rd
Penyffordd
Holywell CH8 9HJ
Tel/Ffôn:
(01745) 560893
emlyn.cooke@
flintshire.gov.uk
Ffynnongroyw
Parmelea
Old Aston Hill, Ewloe
Deeside CH5 3AH
Tel/Ffôn:
(01244) 538643
david.mackie@
flintshire.gov.uk
2 Prospect Close
Ewloe, Deeside CH5 3RL
Tel/Ffôn:(01244) 534281
councillor@alisonhalford.co.uk
alison.halford@
flintshire.gov.uk
www.alisonhalford.com
92 High Street
Connah’s Quay CH5 4DD
Tel/Ffôn:
(01244) 812078
Ewloe
Ewloe
briandunn92@hotmail.com
brian.dunn@flintshire.gov.uk
Connah’s Quay Wepre
Cei Connah Gwepre
12 Myrtle Road, Pren Hill,
Buckley CH7 2NS
Tel/Ffôn: (01244) 549298
grenville.james@
flintshire.gov.uk
gjames.bc@
btconnect.com
Connah’s Quay South
De Cei Connah
Colin
LEGG
Nancy
MATTHEWS
Adele
DAVIES-COOKE
Fred
GILLMORE
Rosetta
DOLPHIN
Trefor
HOWORTH
Ted
EVANS
New Ind/Ann Newydd
Rita
JOHNSON
Ind/Ann
Lib Dem/Dem Rhy
Con/Ceid
Ind/Ann
Ind/Ann
Lab/Llaf
Lab/Llaf
“Minffordd”
Rhesycae,
Holywell, CH8 8JQ
Tel/Ffôn:
(01352) 780707
11 Ffordd Aelwyd, Carmel,
Holywell, CH8 8SH
Tel/Ffôn:
(01352) 713415
Mob: 07857326196
rosetta_dolphin@
hotmail.co.uk
Greenfield
Maes Glas
2 Coed y Bryn
Pentre Hill
Flint Mountain, CH6 5QP
Tel/Ffôn:
(01352) 761096
treforhoworth@hotmail.
co.uk
Flint Trelawny
Trelawny y Fflint
3 Third Avenue
Flint
CH6 5LT
Tel/Ffôn:
(01352) 734255
Halkyn
Helygain
The Croft,
Ffordd Bryn Gwyn
Gwernymynydd CH7 5JW
Tel/Ffôn: (01352) 757328
sendittonancy@
googlemail.com
nancy.matthews@
flintshire.gov.uk
Gwernymynydd
Gerddi-Duon Farm
Gwysaney
Denbigh Road
Mold, CH7 5HE
Tel/Ffôn:(01352) 759034
adele.daviescooke@
btinternet.com
Gwernaffield
Y Waun
Ashbury
Llanasa Road
Gronant, LL19 9TF
Tel/Ffôn:(01745) 852264
mfgillmore@hotmail.com
fred.gillmore@
flintshire.gov.uk
Gronant
Flint Trelawny
Trelawny y Fflint
4 Atis Cross
Oakenholt
Flintshire, CH6 5HA
Tel/Ffôn:
(01352) 734729
rita.johnson@
flintshire.gov.uk
Flint Oakenholt
Oakenholt y Fflint
Hilary T.
ISHERWOOD
Raymond
HUGHES
Tim
NEWHOUSE
Gareth
ROBERTS
Robin
BAKER
Peter
CURTIS
Norma
HUMPHREYS
Clive
CARVER
Con/Ceid
New Ind/Ann Newydd
New Ind/Ann Newydd
Plaid Cymru
Lib Dem/Dem Rhy
Lab/Llaf
Ind/Ann
Con/Ceid
‘Fernleigh’
Ffordd-y-Bont,
Pontybodkin CH7 4TS
Tel/Ffôn:
(01352) 771379
hilaryisherwood@
googlemail.com
6 Pistyll
Treffynnon CH8 7SH
Tel/Ffôn:
(01352) 710826
Llanfynydd
3 Erith Street
Leeswood
CH7 4SE
Tel/Ffôn:(01352) 771372
Mob: 07794208550
raymond.hughes@
flintshire.gov.uk
Leeswood
Coed-llai
Shordley Hall Annexe
Shordley Road
Hope LL12 9RT
Tel/Ffôn: (01978) 761914
tim@hopetimes.co.uk
tim.newhouse@
flintshire.gov.uk
Hope
Yr Hôb
h.gareth.roberts@
flintshire.gov.uk
Holywell West
Gorllewin Treffynnon
2 Fron Las
Pen-y-Maes
Holywell CH8 7HX
Tel/Ffôn:
(01352) 711909
robin.baker@
flintshire.gov.uk
Holywell East
Dwyrain Treffynnon
48 Pen-y-Maes Gardens
Holywell CH8 7BN
Tel/Ffôn:
(01352) 711738
peter.curtis@
flintshire.gov.uk
snowy.curtis@virgin.net
Holywell Central
Canol Treffynnon
Oak Lea
3 Bennetts Lane
Higher Kinnerton
Chester CH4 9AR
Tel/Ffôn: (01244) 660447
norma.humphreys
@flintshire.gov.uk
Higher Kinnerton
Carelia, 8 Overlea Drive
Hawarden Deeside
CH5 3HS
Tel/Ffôn:(01244) 458102
clive.carver@
flintshire.gov.uk
www.clive-carver.org.uk
Hawarden
Penarlâg
Quentin
DODD
Patrick
HEESOM
Carolyn
CATTERMOUL
Robin
GUEST
Chris
BITHELL
Haydn
BATEMAN
Alan
DISKIN
Glenys
DISKIN, JP
Lib Dem/Dem Rhy
New Ind/Ann Newydd
New Ind/Ann Newydd
Lib Dem/Dem Rhy
Lab/Llaf
Ind/Ann
Lab/Llaf
Lab/Llaf
Ystrad
Bryn-y-Baal
Mold CH7 6SJ
Tel/Ffôn:
(01352) 753889
New Brighton
Pentre Ucha
Gwespyr CH8 9LW
Tel/Ffôn:07990774374
patrick@mostynwales.com
patrick.heesom@
flintshire.gov.uk
Bryn Hyfryd
Pwll Glas, Mold CH7 1RA
Tel/Ffôn:(01352) 753850
carolyn@cattermoul.
freeserve.co.uk
Mostyn
Mold West
Gorllewin yr Wyddgrug
36 Ffordd Pentre
Mold CH7 1UY
Tel/Ffôn:(01352) 757408
tobyreggie@
hotmail.com
robin.guest@
flintshire.gov.uk
Mold South
De’r Wyddgrug
“The Coppins”
88 Hendy Road
Mold CH7 1QR
Tel/Ffôn:(01352) 754578
robert.c.bithell@
talk21.com /christopher.
bithell@flintshire.gov.uk
Mold East
Dwyrain yr Wyddgrug
Cortonwood
Blackbrook Road
Sychdyn, Mold CH7 6LT
Tel/Ffôn:(01352) 754510
Mob:07714155446
haydn.bateman@yahoo.co.uk
haydn.bateman@flintshire.gov.uk
Mold Broncoed
Broncoed yr Wyddgrug
‘Ambleside’
Ducker’s Lane, Mancot
Deeside CH5 2ED
Tel/Ffôn:(01244) 531557
alan.diskin@
tinyworld.co.uk
alan.diskin@flintshire.gov.uk
Mancot
‘Ambleside’
Ducker’s Lane, Mancot
Deeside CH5 2ED
Tel/Ffôn: (01244) 531557
alan.diskin@
tinyworld.co.uk
glenys.diskin@flintshire.gov.uk
Mancot
Christine
JONES
Veronica
GAY
Eng. Klaus
ARMSTRONG-BRAUN
David
WISINGER
David
WILLIAMS
Cindy
HINDS
Tony
SHARPS
Marion
BATEMAN
Lab/Llaf
Ind/Ann
Lab/Llaf
Ind/Ann
Lab/Llaf
Ind/Ann
Ind/Ann
31Welsh Road, Garden City
Deeside CH5 2HU
Tel/Ffôn: (01244) 811556
Mob:07510829041
jonahmikejp@yahoo.co.uk
christine.m.jones@
flintshire.gov.uk
Sealand
39 Sandy Lane, Saltney
Flintshire CH4 8UB
Tel/Ffôn:(01244)671360
Mob:07790 751690
saltneystonebridge@
hotmail.com
veronica.gay@flintshire.gov.uk
Saltney Stonebridge
Amazonia, 8 Eaton
Close, Broughton
Chester CH4 0RF
Tel/Ffôn: (01244) 538638
klaus.armstrongbraun
@yahoo.com
klausarmstrongbraun@
flintshire.gov.uk
Saltney Mold Junction
Saltney, Cyffordd yr Wyddgrug
7 Church Cottages
Sealand Road
Sealand CH1 6BR
Tel/Ffôn: (01244) 881680
jonahmikejp@
yahoo.co.uk
david.wisinger@
flintshire.gov.uk
Queensferry
Cae Derw, Wrexham Road
Pen-y-ffordd
Nr. Chester CH4 0HT
Tel/Ffôn: (01978) 762486
dwillderw@yahoo.co.uk
david.m.williams@
flintshire.gov.uk
Pen-y-ffordd
38 Berwyn Avenue
Penyffordd
Near Chester CH4 0HS
Tel/Ffôn:
(01978) 761354
hdencin@aol.com
Pen-y-ffordd
“Gentone”, Village Rd
Northop Hall
Nr Mold CH7 6HS
Tel/Ffôn: (01244) 830109
Mob: 07788 184446
tony.sharps@
flintshire.gov.uk
Northop Hall
Cortonwood, Blackbrook Road,
Sychdyn, Mold CH7 6LT
Tel/Ffôn: (01352) 754510
marionbateman@ymail.com
marion.bateman@
flintshire.gov.uk
Northop
Llaneurgain
Members of Flintshire County Council
and how to contact them.
Key - Ind: Independent and Non-Aligned Alliance Group
New Ind: New Independent
Lib Dem: Liberal Democrat Con: Conservative
Lab: Labour Na: Non aligned
Aelodau Cyngor Sir y Fflint
a sut i gysylltu â nhw.
Allwedd - Ann: Grwˆ p Cynghrair Annibynnol ac Amhleidiol
Ann Newydd: Annibynnol Newydd
Dem Rhy: Democrat Rhyddfrydol Ceid: Ceidwadwr
Llaf: Llafur Amh: Amhleidiol
Chris
DOLPHIN
New Ind/Ann Newydd
Carolyn
THOMAS
Nigel
STEELE-MORTIMER
Ann
MINSHULL, JP
Ron
DAVIES
Doreen
MACKIE
Lib Dem/Dem Rhy
Con/Ceid
Lab/Llaf
Lab/Llaf
Ind/Ann
11 Ffordd Aelwyd
Carmel
Holywell, CH8 8SH
Tel/Ffôn: (01352) 713415
Mob:07849459568
chris_dolphin
@hotmail.co.uk
Whitford
Chwitffordd
Cartrefle, Corwen Road
Pontybodkin
Near Mold CH7 4TG
Tel/Ffôn:
(01352) 770946
carolyn.thomas
@flintshire.gov.uk
Golden Grove, Llanasa
Nr Holywell CH8 9NA
Tel/Ffôn:(01745) 854452
golden.grove@lineone.
net
Treuddyn
Trelawnyd & Gwaenysgor
69 Taliesin Avenue
Shotton
Deeside CH5 1HX
Tel/Ffôn:
(01244) 819041
ann.minshull@
flintshire.gov.uk
Shotton West
Gorllewin Shotton
32 Dale Road
Aston Park, Queensferry
Deeside CH5 1XE
Tel/Ffôn:(01244) 811828
ronald.davies@flintshire.gov.uk
rsdavi3s@aol.com
Shotton Higher
Shotton Uchaf
Parmelea, Old Aston Hill
Ewloe, Deeside
CH5 3AH
Tel/Ffôn:(01244) 538241
doreen.mackie@
flintshire.gov.uk
Shotton East
Dwyrain Shotton
14346 design-and-print 01352 704000