The Havens Community Diary July 2014

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THE HAVENSCOMMUNITY DIARY

THE DIARY IS SPONSORED BY THE HAVENS COMMUNITY COUNCILwww.the-havens-communities.org.uk

Email : [email protected]

JULY 2014

New Weather Station in Broad Haven

‘Best of British’ Carnival News

Official Opening of the Board Walk

Community Council Open Evening Invitation

Plus Quiz’s, Bird watch, Regatta News and more!

Inside this Month’s Diary...

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July 20141 Tue

2 Wed

3 Thu

4 Fri

5 Sat

6 Sun

7 Mon

8 Tue Community Council Open Evening - Broad Haven Villag e Hall 7 PM ALL INVITED

W.I, Talk from Helen Brockley, Age Concern - Broad Haven Youth Hostel 7.30 PM

9 Wed

10 Thu

11 Fri

12 Sat

13 Sun St Mary's Church Strawberry Tea - Bowen Memorial Hall, Little Haven 3 - 5 PM

14 Mon

15 Tue

16 Wed

17 Thu

18 Fri

19 Sat

20 Sun

21 Mon W.I. Centenary Baton Arrives - Broad Haven Beach (Weather Permitting)

22 Tue

23 Wed

24 Thu

25 Fri

26 Sat Havens Environment Group Litter Pick - Broad Haven Football Pitch 10 AM

27 Sun

28 Mon

29 Tue

30 Wed31 Thu


Bus Timetables - available at Pembrokeshire County Council website or see the notices in the bus stop opposite Londis. Tides - tide tables are available at Londis & The Beach Shop Broad Haven. At low tide, if you look seaward, you can walk left and over to Little Haven.

Public Phones - are located by the public toilets, on Marine Road, near the chip shops and in the Millmoor Way car park (as you exit the village, before the hill, on the left)Cinema - Palace Cinema Haverfordwest SA61 1NH Phone:01437 767675

Excellent Childrens’ Play Park - From the seafront, walk northwards and veer right along Millmoor Way, as the road forks , take the right into Sandyke Rd. At the brow of the hill, take the path on the left the play park is straight ahead! Football Field - walk up Sandyke Road, and continue until you reach the end of the road, the football field is straight ahead.

WiFi - internet and WiFi available at the Youth Hostel Broad Haven (Millmoor Car Park) WiFi is available for customers of The Ocean Cafe, Bar and Restaurant on the sea front.

Electronic Tourist Information Point located in The Boathouse Gallery, St. Bride’s Road, Little Haven. Pembrokeshire Coast National Park car parking tickets (daily and season) are also available at the Gallery in exchange for cheques or cash (not credit cards).

TOURIST TIPS!

Petrol Stations - don’t leave it to the last litre!7 miles away- Haverfordwest Tesco - SA61 1BU - Open 24 Hours, Cash Machine, Pharmacy, OpticiansHaverfordwest Morrisons - SA61 2EX - Cash Machine, Calor Gas AvailableMilford Haven Tesco - SA73 3AU - Cash Machine, Petrol Station Open 24 Hours

Veterinary Practices The Oak Veterinary Group - practices in Haverfordwest, St Davids, Clarbeston Road and FishguardHaverfordwest - SA61 2PL Phone: 01437 760 111( up the hill past Morrisons)

Haven Wild Bird and Pet Food - simple medicines, food, treats, leads etc... - SA61 1JB

Dog Ban - there is a partial dog ban on Broad Haven beach. Dogs are only allowed on the ‘Londis’ side of the beach [Apr - Sept]. Please clean up after your dog as this side of the beach is very popular with families!

Rhos Cottage Dental Surgery - Phone : 01437 765 124Rhos Cottage, Portfield, Haverfordwest, SA61 1BN St Thomas Doctors Surgery - 25 Millmoor Way, Broad Haven, SA62 3JJ Phone: 01437 781082 Closed Monday, Saturday and Sunday Opening Times:Tuesday 9:00 am – 12:45 pm, Wednesday 10:30 am – 12:30 pm, Thursday 9:00 am – 12:45 pm, Friday 10:30 am – 12:30 pm


Organisation Held On Contact Telephone

Baptist Church See "Church Notices" Ben & Helen Dare 781428

Broad Haven CP School As per Term Andrew Williams 781404

Broad Haven Hall Bookings Charlie Alexander 07734 818336

Broad/Little Haven W.I. 2nd Tuesday of Month Judith Thomas 781416

Brownies Every Tuesday 3.30-5pm Jane Jones 07786 047110

Carnival Committee Usually Thursday! Mark Burch 781283

Church in Wales See "Church Notices" Fr Andrew Johnson 781279

Community Council Meet 1st Tuesday Christine Lewis 781418

Environment Group Ros Wilson 781659

Football Club & Recreation Every Thursday Dave Day 07760 667231

Guides Every Tuesday Sue Reynolds 781894

Havens Community Forum Robin Mogg 781264

Havens Dev. Trust Paul Woolman 781576

Havens History Group 3rd Thursday of Month Ian Norman 781775

Little Haven Amenities David Reed 781181

Little Haven Art Group Every Tuesday am Helen Barrack 764308

Little Haven Hall Bookings Andrew Johnson 781279

Meals on Wheels Area Office 762911

Play Group Every Mon - Thurs am Bonnie Nicklin 07501531718Rainbows Every Tuesday Stephanie Stapleton 781643

Rowing Club Tim Harvatt 781779

Royal British Legion Every month Jane Main 781645

RNLI Fundraising Mary Whitewright 781256

RNLI Operations Andy Grey 781153

Short Mat Bowls Monday & Wednesday Brendan Slater 781535

Y.H.A Gary, Sue or Laura 781688

Book Group Monthly Anne Maclean 781797

WHO TO CONTACT IN THE HAVENS

THE HAVENS COMMUNITY COUNCIL CONTACT CENTRE (01437) 764551Dial the above telephone number and ask for the Contact Centre to report any infrastruc-

ture faults -It's a very efficient service and shortcuts telling your local Cllr/clerk.

Pembrokeshire County Council 01437 764551 [email protected] Environmental Health [email protected] Dog Warden Team Police Community Support Officer Dial 101

Dog Fouling

Reports


COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTSFOR SALE

Laser 3000 Sailing Dinghy1997. Good condition

Launch & Road Trailers with new tyresGenoa Main Sail, Spinnaker and Trapeze Harness £895 Call 01437

781206

JOB VACANCYPart Time Staff

Anchor Guest House, Broad Haven.Required for room cleaning,

waitressing and kitchen assistanceTelephone Helen or Ian on (01437)

781 476

Books Needed!

Anna in the Beach Shop is looking for more 2nd hand book donations!

All proceeds from sales are going to the Broadwalk Fund so she has had a run of purchases recently!

St. Mary’s Church,Talbenny

Strawberry Tea

Sunday, 13th July

Bowen Memorial Hall, Little Haven

3pm – 5pm

£5

We need you!

The Havens Community Council have a vacancy for the office of Councillor.

Being a community or town councillor is an enjoyable way of contributing to your community, and helping to make it a better place to live and work

What do councillors do?

1. Decision making 2. Monitoring 3. Getting involved locally

If you are interested or have any questions please contact the Clerk

on 01437781418

MEN’S GROUPThe Men's group will be meeting (10.45 - noon) on 3rd July - the first Thursday of the month - at

Anchor House.


Broad Haven has been listed on the worldwide weather forecasting website, Windguru, as a forecast spot for many years. Now a Windguru weather station has been mounted on Haven Sports, the Village Surf Shop.

The weather station provides live data on wind direction, strength, gustiness, temperature and humidity.

The weather station is the first of its kind in Wales, and the 29th worldwide, with many more installations planned for the UK. The data sent back to Windguru from the Broad Haven Station is used to provide more accurate forecasts for the location, and Pembrokeshire in general.

Ian Heys, owner of Haven Sports said ‘We had been looking for a weather station for some time now, so when the offer of a high quality Davis Instruments Station, linked to the Windguru site, came through it was the dream team option’.

Live information can be found on these websites: A snapshot of recent conditions http://www.havensports.co.uk/t/BroadHavenSurfReportComprehensive information from the first day the station went live http://station.windguru.cz/?id=29

Weather Station for Broad Haven!



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Stamp of Approval!

Congratulations to Susie Mock on receiving her 10 year service award from the Post Office. Susie has been serving behind both Broad & Little Haven Post Office Counters since she was 16 (officially!) and has seen many changes over the years. She won’t admit how many years that has been.

Mind you she has a long way to go to catch up with her father who was sub post master for more than 25 years and her grandmother for 19 years!

Londis Broad Haven

Now Open 8am – 9 pm

daily


RedlandsTouring Caravan & Camping Park

Hasguard Cross, nr Little Haven

01437 781300www.redlandstouring.co.uk

Touring Caravans, Motorhomes and Tents welcomeGraded 4 Stars

Quiet, level park with sea viewsImmaculate Facilities

Open March to Dec/Jan

Special Offer for Low Season“Book for 7 nights & pay for 5 or

book for 4 nights & pay for 3”

Contact Trevor & Jenny Flight



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Invitation

The Havens Community Council Open Evening

Tuesday 8th July 7.00 PM

Broad Haven Village Hall

The Havens Community Council (HCC) would like to welcome everyone to Broad Haven Village Hall on 8th July 7 PM for coffee and a cake (or tea!).

The idea behind the open evening is for all of our community to come along and see what the things that the Havens Community Council do for our community and to share ideas of what you would like to see HCC do in the future - its our community and we are here to serve the community as it sees fit.

Have you ever wondered what the HCC do?

Have you wanted to ask something, but in a more informal setting or not known which member would be best to ask?

Or maybe you have a burning idea that would benefit the community that you would love to discuss?

There will be no formal meeting - we won’t be sat around tables and discussing things. Our aim is to be informal, hear what you have to say - good, bad and everything in-between and hopefully be able to make more of a difference for our community.

This is something that we have never attempted before however we would love to hear your views!


BIRD WATCH

House Sparrow (fledgling): Terry Davies

Welcome to this month’s Bird Watch. I’m one of two Ambas-sadors for the British Trust for Ornithology’s (BTO) Garden BirdWatch Scheme in South Wales. Each month I introduce you to a bird or other animal that you might see in your garden.

Bird of the Month: House SparrowYoung birds are leaving the nest and becoming independent this month, so you may well see fledgling House Sparrows among the birds visiting your garden. Pairs of this species mate for life and often return to the same nest site each year. As the name suggests, House Sparrows are closely associated with human habitats, often living close to (or even in) the homes of people. Whilst the stout bill is designed for eating seeds, young birds are fed on insects. The crown and nape of adult males is grey, the sides of the head are brown and a wide black bib extends down onto the chest (dominant males have larger bibs). The back is a warm brown, streaked with black, with a few white wing feathers. Adult females, and the juveniles of both sexes, are a light sandy brown with brown and grey streaks on the back and wings. Look out for House Sparrows enjoying a dust-bath; the precise reason for dust-bathing is unclear but it probably removes stale preen-oil and other debris from the plumage.

Did you know?House Sparrows have been recorded living and breeding in coal mines.The more feathers there are in the nest, the more eggs the female will lay.They are adaptable at finding new food sources and have been seen plucking insects from spiders’ webs and dead insects from cars.The Welsh name is Aderyn y To, literally ‘bird of the house-top’.

How to attract them to your garden: This is one species which doesn’t turn its beak up at cheap seed mixes as they have a preference for grain. They feel more comfortable feeding as a group, so hang your feeders close together. They will also eat peanuts (always feed from a metal mesh


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Conservation status: Red. The House Sparrow population has roughly halved in recent decades in both rural and urban areas. Various causes for the decline in urban areas have been suggested such as loss of nest sites under roof tiles, increased predation, increased competition for food from species such as Woodpigeon and fewer insects due to increased use of pesticides in gardens. House Sparrows never move very far, so the reasons for their decline in rural areas could be quite different.

BTO Garden BirdWatch data show that the rate of decline has been more pronounced in London and South-East England than in Wales and Scotland.

Make Your Garden Count!If you enjoy watching birds and other creatures in your garden, and want to help track their fortunes, then BTO Garden BirdWatch could be perfect for you. Please contact me for a free enquiry pack or to book a talk (Swansea and surrounding areas).

Happy Garden Bird Watching! Amanda Skull, Garden BirdWatch Ambassador


LOGS FOR SALESeasoned Softwood ready to burn

Builders Bag - £4010KG net bag - £2

Kindling -£3

Free delivery within 10 miles of Dale for builders bags or a minimum of five

net bagsTo order or for more information

contact : Daniel 07827331006

Or Fran 07807585414

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Family Rock Pooling and Beach Dayat St Bride’s

Monday 11 th August

10.45am to 1.30pm Rock Pooling

For Friends of Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Members and their children, families and grandchildren. Visitors see below.

This interesting session learning about the flora and fauna of this lovely bay in the National Park is being run on our behalf by the Darwin Centre.

Packed lunch near the St Bride’s Pump room which will be working during lunchtime.

2.15 pm – 3.15pm pm child friendly activity

To be led by National Park Ranger - either a journey sticks stroll, butterfly hunt or plant identification activity.

Wear suitable clothing for the beach and temperature changes and bring a packed lunch.

Meet at 10.45am in the St Bride’s car park.Adults welcome, with and without children, but parents must stay with their children. No dogs please.

You are welcome to join morning or afternoon activity only but spaces limited so please reserve your place with Jane Mason. 07796 331743. Membership Information available from Dorothy Huthwaite on 01437 710368. We always welcome new members and those wanting to join our voluntary committee or work party.

The ‘Friends’ is an independent voluntary charity c ommitted to help protect, conserve and enhance the Pembrokeshire Coast Nation al Park for all to enjoy.

www.fpnp.org.uk

Best Of British Inventions Quiz Answers:

1. 1770, 2. Richard Trevithick, 3. Charles Macintosh, 4. 1827, 5. J S Fry and Sons, 6. 1824, 7. Alexanda Bell, 8. Joseph Swan, 9. Owen Maclaren, 10. 1810


LITTLE HAVEN AND BROAD HAVEN REGATTA

THIS YEARS REGATTA IS ON SUNDAY 10TH AUGUST

The programme to be published in a few weeks, but will be similar to last year with many cups and cash prizes for sailing, swimming and kayak races.

There have been many changes to the Committee and it was a delight to see new faces at the AGM 30th May, especially those that have taken responsibility for various aspects of this annual event. Geoff Parker, Chairman has stepped down after many years of excellent work in the annual preparation of and in the collection of the monies from Patrons, essential in being able to run the Regatta.

In most years the costs are close to the total monies received from corporate sponsors, patrons, entry fees and the raffle, so we just about break even.

In many ways we have had a wake up call, with our historic very comfortable arrangement with Peter Morgan of Dale Yacht Club coming to an end. Our grateful thanks to DYC and Peter in particular for their many years of support.

Of course, for all such events the issue is insurance and as it is a "one off " event each year, relatively expensive. Until this year we were an extension of DYC and the insurance cost was reasonable. Now that we are "standing alone" the insurance cost will about treble so if there are no changes to receipts we will be running at a significant loss. This is a pressing matter for the Committee and we are seeking increases in all forms of financial support for this year.

Last year was a truly great Regatta, with strong winds and superb racing not diminished by the heavy rain! The swimming and kayak races were strongly contested. In spite of the conditions entries were up on the previous year. It would be great if this year there were even more competitors, especially as I am sure the weather will be a lot kinder.

Watch out for notices and Programmes and plan your Regatta Day - it should be fun for both spectators and competitors alike!

If you are not a patron or corporate sponsor and would like to support the Regatta then please contact me to discuss. See you at the Regatta! Patrick Hellings, Secretary 01437 781 319


A Big ‘Thank-you!’ to Peter Connell for his continued support and submission of brilliant quizzes!

QUIZ : RHYMING

Answers on page 25

1. What is the longest river in the world? 2. With what is a bathroom decorated if it is tessellated? 3. Which golfer was a member of the European Ryder Cup team(1979-1987) and the first Briton to wear the green jacket (Masters :1988)? 4. Who connects the films : 'The Full Monty', 'Trainspotting' and 'Angela's Ashes'? 5. What adjective describes an animal's tail that is able to grip like a monkey's? 6. Name the German composer, born 1900, who composed 'The Threepenny Opera' Featuring the song 'Mack the Knife'? 7. Name the type of lawn used for Buckingham Palace Garden Parties which smells of fresh apples if trodden underfoot, needs no mowing and does not turn brown in drought conditions? 8. What athletic record was either achieved or broken on May 9th 1770; Dec. 20th 1787; Oct. 10th 1796 and May 6th 1954? 9. Relating to weaponry what do the initials ABM stand for?

10 Millmoor Way


Centenary News from the WI

On June 10th members had an enjoyable day visiting “The Museum of Childhood” and a nearby POW Camp where Italian prisoners had created a chapel. We would like to thank all those who shared in the day with us.

Next months meeting will be on Tuesday, July 8th, 7.30pm in Broad Haven Youth Hostel. Helen Brockley from Age Concern will be giving a talk. Please come and join us.

Finally the WI has its centenary year in 2015. As part of the celebrations a baton is being passed around the country. It will be arriving in Broad Haven on July 21st. You may find us, weather permitting, on Broad Haven Beach that morning, prior to its onward journey by Puffin Shuttle to Dale WI.



Next Month

Coffee Morning and Photo Exhibition

August 25th Bank Holiday Monday10.30 a.m. - 12.00 noon

Walton West and Haroldston Church Coffee Morning in Little Haven Hall.

Cake Stall and RaffleAll welcome.

There will be an interesting photo exhibition of Broad Haven and Little

Haven in Little Haven Hall

August 25th - 28th 11.00am - 5.00p.m.Refreshments on sale.


A Big Thank You!

SPPOT (Supporting People & Pets Through Opportunity & Training) is a social enterprise based in Portfield Gate and founded by canine behaviour advisor Kerri Bee, formerly of Windrush Dogs for Life. SPPOT provides training & services for dogs & people in Pembrokeshire. SPPOT's services are available to everyone and our accredited training courses in dog care & training specialise in supporting people with additional learning needs. Our first group of learners have now finished their training and we are delighted to be able to offer an affordable dog walking service starting this summer. Also starting this summer we have Canine 1st Aid Courses running in conjunction with The Oak Vet Group which we expect to be very popular.

We would like to thank the many local businesses in the Havens who have generously supported us with raffle prizes for our fun quiz nights, the money raised has enabled us to buy display materials for our exhibition stand which we use at events throughout the year.

The photograph shows our stand and SPPOT volunteer Katie-May White with the award she received at the recent Pembrokeshire Volunteering Awards for her services to the community through volunteering.

07051531718

Quality care for 2-4 year olds9am - 12 noon

Mon - Fri

SPPOT's next event is our annual Fun Dog Show at Roch Fete on Saturday 26th July. This is our fourth year at the popular event, and we welcome all dogs & their people!

Please contact us to register interest in our services for dogs or accredited training courses and for more details on our summer events or volunteering opportunities. www.sppot.org.uk - SPPOT Dogs on Facebook - 01437 767648 - 07962220625


HAVENS CARNIVAL 2014New Location!

Broad Haven Football Field!Saturday 2nd August 2014

Parade Starts at 1.30

Theme:‘Best of British’

On the Day...

Ascot Sheep Racing British Bake Off – Bake a cake and bring it along f or

Judging by the WI!The Great Egg Throwing Event

Sack races & Open the BoxCarnival Crufts – best 6 legs etc!

Fancy Dress Guest Judges : Nigel & Denise Rees


THE HAVENS COMMUNITY ALLOTMENTS AND GARDENSSuccess! We have planning consent for sheds at the side of the north and north-west hedges of the allotment site and it comes with reasonable conditions. Many thanks to everyone that has lent their support to our cause. I have learnt a lot about our planning system and met with many people over this issue so it is a real pleasure to have found an acceptable solution.

Now we can recover the sheds that blew over in the winter gales and fix them to a secure base next to the hedge which will screen them and give some protection from gales. We will also move the few sheds that withstood all gales to conform with our planning consent.

Gardeners, especially vegetable growers are very stoical. They have to be, because as soon as anything has germinated from seed it comes under attack from a multitude of creatures as well as blight, wind and drought.

Indeed, wonderful sunny June is making everything grow at amazing speed - if the plant has plenty of water. At home I am watering frequently and of course every day and sometimes twice on really hot days, the tomato plants in the polytunnel. Tigerella is doing particularly well.

Regular readers may recall I planted Rocket and Pentland Javelin 1st early potatoes in March on St Patrick's day (well it seemed so appropriate), a bit early, but the weather was good and we hardly ever have a hard frost once the potatoes are showing above ground. We are eating the Rocket potatoes and have been since 2nd June so I count that as a good gamble and a success.

On 19th June we had our first cutting of spinach (perpetual that was so successful last year) from seed sown in early April. Absolutely delicious, wilted and served with a little cream. However, the drought is making them bolt so I will have to sow another row soon and therein lies the problem.

The difficulty is seedlings at the allotment. They have such short roots that if not watered almost every day they dry out and wither. This happened last year so I am going to change my approach to cope with this problem. I have a few and will get a lot more of the deep root trainers. Last autumn I used them for sweetpeas and nursed the seedlings through the winter in my greenhouse at home. We had them in flower from the beginning of June. Well I am now sowing swedes and leeks in the trainers and I expect that the long root plug of top quality rooting compost, when planted out, will survive a lot better and need less frequent watering.

I will apply this approach to everything that I plan to grow at the allotment that I would normally sow directly in the ground from May onwards. It will take a lot more effort at the sowing stage and again at the planting out, but the success rate and the plant spacing will be just right and thinning not required! Plots are available, only £25 p.a. Give me a call if you would like one. Patrick Hellings 01437 781 319 Chairman 01437 781 319


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Best of British Inventions Quiz!

1. When was the toothbrush invented?

2. Who invented the Steam Engine

3. Who invented waterproof material?

4. When was the lawnmower invented?

5. Who invented the chocolate bar?

6. When was cement invented?

7. Who invented the telephone?

8. Who invented the light bulb?

9. Who invented the collapsible buggy?

10. When were tin cans invented?Answers Page 31

Important Events in the run up to Carnival Day …

� Carnival King & Queen will be chosen from pupils at Broad Haven School

� Donations to the BRIC a BRAC stall can be collected by Dave – call 781497

� Gill & Dave will be calling around collecting BOTTLE STALL donations….

� Buy Your FASTRACK Carnival Entry Ticket from local shops, cafes & pubs

� BOOK your SUPPORT ADVERT in the Carnival Day Programme –message us on Facebook and we’ll save a space for your Business!

� Keep Up to date with all the news on

https://www.facebook.com/havenscarnival


HAVENS CARNIVAL 2014Costume Ideas!

Dads Army, RAF, Royal Navy, Fish and Chips, Football, Polo, Rule Britannia,

Crufts, Chelsea Flower Show, Ascot, Wimbledon, the Royal Family, Entrepreneurs, Explorers, Pop Music, Punk, Beatles, Rolling Stones, Delia Smith, Mary Berry, Inventors,

James Bond,Sir Winston Churchill, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Diana, Princess of Wales , Charles Darwin, William Shakespeare, Sir Isaac Newton, Queen Elizabeth I & II, John

Lennon , Horatio Nelson, David Beckham, King Henry VIII, Charles Dickens, Dr Who,

Twiggy...the list is endless!


Dumping of Illegal Waste

Green waste has been found dumped by Broad Haven play parkIt comprised mainly of Montbretia which is known to be invasive; and as such is is an offence to cause it to grow in the wild.

Remember dumping green waste is fly-tipping (max penalty £50,000 and/or 5yrs imprisonment) and the tip accepts green waste. The council charge £33 this season for a brown wheeled bin for garden waste and they collect it every fortnight (there is no extra charge for collecting it).

Bevan Glass & GrassDirty windows?

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THE HAVENS ENVIRONMENT GROUP

caring for our environment

LITTER PICK

Saturday 26th July 2014 10.00am

The Football Field, Broad Haven

Meet & Help like-minded people !


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SUMMER BBQ SAFETY TIPS!Food poisoning cases double over the summer, so remember these simple steps to help keep food safe.If you are only cooking on the barbecue, the two main risk factors are: • undercooked meat• spreading germs from raw meat onto food that's ready to eatGerms can be killed by cooking meat until it is piping hot throughout. Germs from raw meat can easily move onto your hands and then onto anything else you touch, such as food that is cooked and ready to eatCooking meat on a barbecueWhen you're cooking any kind of meat on a barbecue, such as poultry (chicken or turkey), pork, steak, burgers or sausages, make sure:• the coals are glowing red with a powdery grey surface before you start cooking, as this means that they're hot enough• frozen meat is properly thawed before you cook it• you turn the meat regularly and move it around the barbecue to cook it evenlyRemember that meat is safe to eat only when:

• it is piping hot in the centre • there is no pink meat visible• any juices are clearSome meat, such as steaks and joints of beef or lamb, can be served rare (not cooked in the middle) as long as the outside has been properly cooked. This will kill any bacteria that might be on the outside of the meat. However, food made from minced meat, such as sausages and burgers, must be cooked thoroughly all the way through.Raw meatGerms from raw meat can move easily onto your hands and then onto anything else you touch, including food that is cooked and ready to eat. This is called cross-contamination.Cross-contamination can happen if raw meat touches anything (including plates, cutlery, tongs and chopping boards) that then comes into contact with other food.Some easy steps to help prevent cross-contamination are: • always wash your hands after touching raw meat• use separate utensils (plates, tongs, containers) for cooked and raw meathttp://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/Summerhealth/Pages/Barbecuefoodsafety.aspx


The Havens 50+ Fit ClubThe Havens 50+ Fit ClubThe Havens 50+ Fit ClubThe Havens 50+ Fit Club

Gentle seated exercise classes and TLC (Tea/laughter/chat)

Every Monday afternoon 2pm to 3pm.

The Village Hall, Broad Haven.

£3 per person incl. refreshments.

Suitable for men and women and all abilities.

Wear comfortable clothing and flat shoes.

Only 30 yards from the beach we are an ideal

stop for a glass of Welsh Ale, wine, tea or coffee. Our varied menu includes fresh local lobster, crab and fish, steaks, mixed grills and Freds famous Lamb curry and homemade Steak and

Ale Pies.

We have a Specials board which changes daily, yummy puddings and Pembrokeshire Pant Mawr

Cheese

The beer garden is sheltered, ideal on sunny days, on in cooler weather enjoy the log fire in

the cosy bar . Tel 01437 781 266

Mary, Malcolm, Viv and Andrew extend you a warm welcome.Mary, Malcolm, Viv and Andrew extend you a warm welcome.Mary, Malcolm, Viv and Andrew extend you a warm welcome.Mary, Malcolm, Viv and Andrew extend you a warm welcome.



‘Zumba’

Every Thursday

At

Broad Haven

Village Hall

7-8pm

£4 on the door


The Havens Community Council / Cyngor Cymuned The HavensThe Group discussed the requirement for regular inspections and agreed with Ian that monthly inspections would be carried out and paper work produced to record date of inspection, defaults identified and action taken. The Community Council confirmed that they will look favourably on providing some financial support for future maintenance.

Boardwalk Viewing Area The clerk advised the Council that as the walk up to the viewing area has not yet been tarmacked contractors were asked to strim the overgrowth along the path and around the picnic tables. The decision on how often we shall be able to do this work will be discussed further and the Clerk will make enquiries as to when it is likely to be closed for the work.

Parking Questionnaire for Puffin Way All residents in Puffin Way were issued with a questionnaire in order to get feedback on what action they would like Pembrokeshire County Council to take to solve the problems they are experiencing with visitors to the area parking in the street instead of the allocated car parks. Residents were asked to return their questionnaire to Antony Sage and the Clerk will collect and collate the responses before the next meeting.

AGENDA ITEMS

ASB Broad Haven Sgt Martin Vaughan was invited to the meeting to give the Council feedback on the problems experienced over the past week and the action taken to resolve them.

THE HAVENS COMMUNITY COUN-CIL

Clerk/RFO Christine Lewis,The Farmhouse,Broadway, Tel 01437 781418 [email protected]/the-havens-com-munity-council.

Items discussed at the June 2014 Meeting MATTERS ARISING

Boardwalk Progress Report Cllr Ian Whitby (Chair) reported that the volun-teers had done a fantastic job over the bank holiday weekend fixing the broken boards, cutting back the overgrowth and addressing the slippery boards. The Group have arranged for Phil Lees to inspect the walk on Tuesday, 10 June and the Clerk will email Emrys Llewelyn, Area Maintenance Manager, to ask him to inspect the walk also.

The meeting held on the 2 June 2014 was very well attended. Monies raised so far amount to £5,150, this includes a £2000 donation from the Raymond Brothers (landowners). The group are investigating the community grants available from SITA Trust which has either a fast track grant of £20k or a core grant of £60k. Ian Whitby and Sue Reynolds (Vice Chair) attended the meeting. The Clerk confirmed that there were 21 years left on the existing lease which should be sufficient to meet grant criteria. She confirmed she had contacted the Havens Solicitors in order to get a copy of the signed lease.


Sgt Vaughan reported that they are usually prepared for problems of this nature as they see parties advertised on social media. However, this is getting more difficult as there are more and more websites to check. They had not seen this one advertised and were, therefore, unprepared for the event. He said around 150/200 youths descended on the area with no warning but as soon as they became aware of the situation all available staff were sent to the area. The youths brought with them large amounts of alcohol including wines, beers and spirits but as the majority of them were under aged much of this was seized. A number of social behaviour orders were issued, two instances of criminal damage, three instances of Section 27 notices (a notice telling you to leave the area and why) along with a caution for possession of cannabis.

The Western Telegraph will be interviewing Sgt Vaughan and publishing an article on the trouble created for residents and tourists and the damage caused to local businesses. He said families will be visited and they will talk to the parents with the child present and advise them they were not dropping their kids off at a harmless party, some of whom were as young as 14 with bags full of alcohol and condoms, and that they had told the police their parents had bought the alcohol for them. He did point out that some parents will complain they are spoiling their children's fun. They will also be going into schools to talk directly to the youths. He stressed that the end of exams, which is coming up soon, followed by the results could mean more trouble when the youngsters get together to celebrate. A group of youths

is not in itself a crime but if they start to cause trouble or vandalism they will be dispersed. If they are incapable due to alcohol they will be taken home.

Sgt Vaughan said he was aware that such events resulted in unfavourable litter being left on the beach when families arrive the next morning and was surprised to find that Broad Haven did not have a beach cleaner. He will discuss this with Pembrokeshire County Council who he hoped would allocate a beach cleaner to the area.

Sue Mock (local business owner) want-ed to put on record that the police were superb and reacted to the situation very quickly preventing the situation from becoming much worse. Cllr Brian Henderson reported that a large number of the youths descended on the children's play park where there is a potential for a lot of damage and the police moved them on quickly before this happened.

Sgt Vaughan said the youths came from a wide area across Pembrokeshire and stressed that as soon as there was any sign of trouble in the future, residents should phone 101, the non-emergency number for those who need the police, as soon as possible.

Public Liability Insurance In view of the these problems the Clerk reported that she had checked with the council's Public Liability Insurance provider to see if we were covered for vandalism in the village. It would appear that we have a limited cover for vandalism and the cost of applying this cover to more expensive items like the Boardwalk would be around £298 per year. The



THE HAVENS COMMUNITY COUNCIL CYNGOR CYMUNED THE HAVENS

Clerk/RFO Mrs Christine Lewis, The Farmhouse, Broadway, Broad Haven, SA62 3HX Tel 01437 781418

NOTICE OF CASUAL VACANCY

Havens Community Council have a vacancy for the office of Councillor. Any TEN local government electors for the area of The Havens Community

Council may, within FOURTEEN DAYS (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays) of the date of this Notice, make a written request to the Returning Officer, Electoral Services, at the following address, to hold an election to fill the vacancy. Pembrokeshire County Council The Parrog

Goodwick Pembrokeshire SA64 0DE If no request for an election is received within the period stated The Havens Community Council shall fill the vacancy

by co-option.

DATE : 30 JUNE 2014 Electors wishing to serve on the Council should con-tact the Clerk at the above address

Retirement Tribute for Margaret Thomas

Margaret served on The Havens Community Council for some thirty eight years. Councillors used to rib her that she was easily the oldest Cllr but she used to correct them that she was “the longest serving”. Margaret had that unique knack of listening to a debate thoughtfully and then summarising Cllrs feelings in such a way that there was general agreement. She was unfailingly helpful and constructive – she was never afraid to disagree but always in such a reasoned way. She oozed common sense.

She was Chair on numerous occasions. She declined the Chair on many more saying it was time for someone else.

She was also an astute checker of budgets and figures – in fact I would not even tender my proposed budget to full Council until I had run it past Margaret. She will be sorely missed.

Antony Sage (Clerk to HCC 2002 – 2013)Christine Lewis (Clerk to HCC 2013- 2014)


Council have never had this in the past and in view of the limited budget available it was decided to continue as we are for now.

Councillor Vacancy The Council was saddened to receive Cllr Margaret Thomas's resignation due to ill health. Margaret has been on the council for around 38 years and the Clerk was asked to write to Margaret thanking her for all her hard work throughout this time. She was also asked to put a notice in the Diary and on the Website to this affect.

The Clerk advised that she would prepare the necessary papers to advertise the vacancy at the end of the month.

Little Haven Traffic Problems A letter from David Jones was circulated to all Councillors regarding long vehicles attempting to negotiate the sharp bend on the road leading to Broad Haven from Little Haven. Councillors agreed that although the additional signage which had been erected did reduce the number of lorries attempting to go round the bend there was still a problem.

Cllr Joan Phillips pointed out that she knew of a number of instances where the driver's sat nav had taken them in this direction. She suggested that a new sign further back may alert drivers before it is too late to turn around.

County Councillor Peter Morgan said he would speak to Natasha Thomas to advise her of our requirements and ask her to do the new sign.

Regular Local Surgery For Residents

the Council should hold regular surgeries to give residents the opportunity to come and discuss topics in person as this would help communications between both the Council and the residents.

Cllr Mary Whitewright suggested that the Council could organise an open evening, with refreshments, for residents to come and meet councillors. This was fully supported by all Councillors and the date was set for Tuesday, 8 July by which time the new councillor vacancy will have been advertised. The venue was set for 7 pm in the Broad Haven Village Hall. Details of the Open Day will be published in the Village Hall, on Facebook, in the Diary and on the Council Website.

It was agreed to discuss the setting up of regular surgeries after the Open Day during next month's meeting.

Trafalgar Terrace Car Park Summer Fees The Clerk advised the meeting that she did not have a copy of the Trafalgar Terrace Car Park Lease but understood this was a short term lease with temporary planning permission for car parking for users of the Church and the School. The Clerk agreed to contact the solicitors to check when the lease was due for renewal and investigate whether planning permission had subsequently been made permanent.

Councillors had a short discussion regarding fees being brought in over the summer holidays as a possible way of increasing the community budget. County Councillor Peter Morgan reminded the council that they had been approached by the school contractors


who required a suitable parking area for their vehicles during the school renovations and their offer to tarmac the car park on completion. The council agreed to give their support for this.

HCC/Community Communications

Cllr Mark Burch advised the Council that since being appointed Councillor at the last meeting he had a number of residents approach him and said they did not know what the Community Council did and did not trust them to be working on their behalf. Cllr Mary Whitewright felt that this was not entirely accurate as she and other councillors regularly discussed topics with residents throughout the week.

Mark pointed out that Solva Community Council did far more for their community and had a budget surplus of some £27k as opposed to our £104. He felt that if the precept was raised to a similar figure as Solva's precept there would be sufficient funds to pay for amenities such as the Boardwalk. It was pointed out by members of the Council that Solva's precept was set at twice that of The Havens plus they had a very large income from the Car Park and could not really be compared with Broad Haven.

Mark felt that it was insufficient for information to be posted in the Diary and Minutes and suggested one way of improving communications with the residents was to have a Facebook Page as this was becoming more and more popular as a form of communications. The Clerk pointed out that she has insufficient time to maintain a Facebook Page and Mark advised that Emma Pritchard from Broadway was willing to

maintain this for us. It was decided that although we have just gone live with the Pembrokeshire County Council hosted website the Council would support this idea provided the content was controlled by the council.

Cllr Joan Phillips pointed out that Councillors details were in the Diary originally but had been left out for some time now. The Clerk agreed to arrange to have the details included in diary and confirm that they were online.

Broad Haven Rubbsh Bins Sue Mock expressed concern regarding the amount of rubbish left in and around bins in Broad Haven at the end of the day and had circulated a graphics which clearly showed how the rubbish ended up blown all over the car park, pavements and roads by the following morning. She felt that with the impending retirement of one of the local collection men the situation would probably get worse. Sue said this was not a new problem but had been going on for some years now. There is insufficient bins with insufficient collection times. She had been told that the last collection of the day had to be early enough for the bin lorries to take the rubbish to the tip before it closed as they were not allowed to leave rubbish in the bins all night. This she found a little contradictory as it seemed perfectly acceptable to leave rubbish in the bins and around the streets of Broad Haven all night. It was pointed out that if they arranged for a rubbish collection in the evening there would not be a need for a collection first thing in the morning and there would be no rubbish in the bins to be picked by Seagulls or blown by heavy winds around the town.


May 12th we had our first meeting and decided we wanted this

boardwalk open - June 10th we've done it!

Thanks to a wonderful group of enthusiastic generous people whose time effort & persistence has really paid off.Team members work has really begun now, sourcing quotes and grants applications to finance the replacement of the whole boardwalkWe have sourced Waymarkers and hope to have them displayed around the Haven soon to signpost the way to this lovely walk – and we are looking forward to the production of two walking leaflets: Nature on The Boardwalk and a Circular walk leaflet which are being produced with the kind assistance of PLANEDUser SurveyTo access Grant Funding to refurbish, enhance & widen the appeal of the boardwalk, we need to demonstrate and provide evidence of support for the project. We need to demonstrate that people will use the boardwalk ...The User Survey can be accessed online https://apps.facebook.com/my-surveys/dmazap – it only takes 54 seconds to complete and you’ll get a lifetime of enjoyment from the Boardwalk!ThanksOur thanks to Ian & Helen at Anchor house who offered space to Boardwalk team members who hosted a couple of stalls on Triathlon day. Raising funds Having Fun! Thanks to those businesses & individuals who kindly donated prizesThank you so much to all of you who left donations in the 'Support The

BOARDWALK RE-OPENED ON 10TH JUNEBoardwalk' drop box located at the Post Office counter in Londis!! A fantastic £227.00 was collected at 19/6 to add to the growing funds raised – that’s Over £5600 in total so far....!Future FundraisingA stall has been booked at the Havens Carnival Aug 2nd – so we are looking for donations of prizes for our fundraising efforts – we are considering “Preserve The Boardwalk – a stall of homemade jams n chutneys” and could also sell any seedling vegetable or flower plants that you may have grown too many of! Let us know if you can help in this regard.If you’d like to raise funds yourself for this wonderful cause, you can download an EVENT poster from our website to help you advertise ...a coffee morning, wash your neighbours cars??Your donations of prizes or cash/cheques are received with the greatest of thanks and can be posted/dropped to K.Markham c/o Support the Boardwalk, 65 Puffin Way, Broad Haven, SA62 3HP or posted at the Drop Box at Londis Post Office Cheques should be made payable to:Support The Boardwalk.Coming Soon: Look out for our new Sponsorship Initiative “Buy a board”... For £10 your name will be listed on our website and you’ll receive a certificate demonstrating your Support for the Boardwalk ....a superb gift for family or friends!Website LIVE!www.supporttheboardwalk is LIVE! Keep up to date by logging on to find out about the latest events and news.

As a community we want to be in this together. It

is a real opportunity for all of us to achieve something together and be proud of it.

https://www.facebook.com/supporttheboardwalk


We’ve done it!

Fantastic news - just heard that the Boardwalk Inspections went ahead today and that it can now be opened. Congratulations and thanks to all the members of the Boardwalk Group. I shall look forward to walking it again with my dog...

Christine Clerk and RFO,

Havens Community Council

Well done...a good community effort.

Francis and Ann Maull

Fantastic news!!!!!!

Karen GriffithsStay in The Havenswww.stayinthehavens.com

This makes me really happy! Looking forward to "treading the boards" once again when I am next in the Havens!

Emily WhiteOn behalf of the residents of Broad Haven, I would like to thank all the persons who have worked so hard to get The Broad Walk open again. A BIG THANK YOU

Anne Sequeira

Great News

Sue ReynoldsHavens Community Councillor

“Wow - what a brilliant achieve-ment. Many congratulations to all involved! “ Inspirational!!

Kathryn

Great to see the hard work and enthusiasm of the local volunteers - they've done a great job, and good to see the path open again.”

Philip LeesPembrokeshire Coast National Parks

“Congratulations! What a quick turn around”

Cara Wilson PAVS


around the town.

Sue had spent some time investigating what others communities were doing and was quite impressed with the system in Narberth where the bins included an incinerator thus reducing the amount of rubbish and length of time to fill the bin. These were solar powered. She was not sure who had funded these.

One of the suggestions put forward by Sue was for Broad Haven to become a litter free zone with all bins removed and visitors taking their rubbish home with them. Cllr Mary Whitewright advised that this had been tried in Little Haven but it was a disaster. Suggestions had been made in the past that shops would have their own rubbish bins outside their premises but Sue pointed out businesses had to pay for these to be emptied and they were being used by everyone, even with tourists weekly rubbish before they left to go home.

After some discussion it was agreed that County Councillor Peter Morgan would discuss the problem with Emrys Llewellyn and ask him to put forward some ideas on how to resolve the problem.

Play Park Repair Fund The Clerk advised the meeting that she had been asked by one or two residents what arrangements the Council had made to ensure the future of the Play Park. She had assured them that for the present there was sufficient monies available with a £500 maintenance allowance from Pembrokeshire County Council plus a yearly allowance from the Community Council Budget. In order to

respond regarding the longer term arrangements she needed to clarify a number of points and circulated a document from the Havens Carnival Committee dated April 2009 which outlined and summarised their proposal for the adoption.

In the document the Carnival Committee records that it has £11k in the bank and with the PCC £500 allowance said there were no significant maintenance issues at present. However, it predicts that between 2019/2024 the equipment will start to need replacing and that' funding for this now needs to start being accumulated by the Community and that this was being done by the Carnival Committee already but it may not be enough'. Their proposal was summarised as using the precept for long term replacement with the Carnival Committee also retaining funds.

Christine asked for clarification on the funds being retained by the Carnival Committee. Mark said this was long before his time and he would have to come back to Christine on this.

Planning ApplicationsNP/14/0258 Alteration and ext to 4, Sea Bird Close, St Brides Road, Little Haven, SA62 3UQ SupportNP/14/000175 Demolish and rebuild ext walls and side ext, replace window and door, create duel pitched roofs on ext and porch, Green Hedges, 14 Webbs Hill, Marine Road, Broad Haven, SA62 3JT Support NP/14/0209 Single storey side ext - study, halll and wc. Replacement garage, The Rectory, Walton West. Support


Planning Results

NP/13/0460 Plot 1, off Blockett Lane, Little Haven, SA62 3UH Dormer Cottage originally submitted 23/10/14, not supported and permission refused 03/12/14 National Assembly Appeal NP/14/0116 New roof, dormers and velux windows. 3 Millmoor Way, Broad Haven, SA62 3JJ WithdrawnNP/14/0155 Renovations to 32 Atlantic Drive, Broad Haven, SA62 3JB Granted NP/14/0128 Part Retrospective, reinstatement of kitchen ext and partial demolition of former dairy, reinstatement of historic buildings etc. Gleve Garmhouse, Talbenny, SA62 3XE Granted

END OF MEETING There being no further business to discuss the meeting closed at 9.45 pm.

A full copy of the minutes is available on the website www.pembstcc.co.uk/the-havens-community-council or by emailing the clerk.

these Minutes are subject to confirmation at the June meeting in the Broad Haven Village Hall.

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Cllr David Faulkner 781640Cllr Brian Henderson 781273Cllr Peter Llewellin 781911Cllr Joan Phillips 781294Cllr Sue Reynolds 781894Cllr Mark Burch 781283Cllr Margaret Thomas 781447Cllr Ian Whitby 781611Cllr Mary Whitewright 781256 County Cllr Peter Morgan 781010 Clerk: Christine Lewis 781418

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QUIZ : RHYMING ANSWERS1. The Nile at 4,160 miles. 2. A tile ; (Latin : Tessella, a tile). 3. Sandy Lyle 4. Robert Carlyle 5. Prehensile (Latin : prehendere : to grasp) thus apprehend, comprehend. 6. Kurt Weill. Married to the famed singer, Lotte Lenya whom he divorced and remarried! 7. Camomile (from the Greek meaning 'earth apple' on account of its fra-grance). 8. The Four Minute Mile. Surprising as it seems evidence exists of earlier dates when the four minute mile was achieved. The runners were : 1770 James Parrot venue : Goswell Rd./Old St. East London. 1787 Mr. Powell, running naked, (as was the custom to emulate the original Olympic Games), at the sports ground at Moseley Hurst, Hampton Court. 1796 Mr Weller at Oxford with a time of 3' 58". And 1954 Roger Bannister 3' 59" Oxford. (These facts verified by Peter Radford, Professor of Sports Science at Brunel University) 9. Anti-Ballistic Missile.

Documents

The Havens Community Diary July 2014