Highlighting Denbighshire's main towns

Our Tourism Team have been highlighting each of our main towns in their North-East Wales blog.

You can find out more in their blog

Willow weaves growth at nature reserve.

A natural symbol of renewal is helping the growth of a new nature reserve.

Willow trees grown from seed at Denbighshire County Council’s local provenance tree nursery, at St Asaph, have made their way to a new outdoor home.

Over 500 willow trees will be planted in willow pits and around the wetland land areas, at the Green Gates Nature Reserve.

Willows are one of the quickest growing trees and can symbolise renewal, immortality and vitality. The bark was also chewed on in the past by people to help treat fevers.

The tree is best known for its use in making wicker items such as baskets through weaving.

A525 & A547 Cyclic Maintenance Works

Denbighshire County Council will undertake cyclic maintenance works on the A525 Dual Carriageway between the Talardy Roundabout and Bryn Cwybyr roundabout and on the A547 Abergele Road on the dates provided below. The works will be carried out between 7pm and 6am and take 3 evenings/nights to complete. The works shall comprise of grass cutting, Strimming, litter picking and sweeping.

To ensure that the works are carried out safely, the A525 and A547 will be closed to all vehicular and pedestrian traffic on the dates stated below:

• Monday & Tuesday 15^th and 16^th September - Road Closure – A525 Talardy - KFC
• Wednesday & Thursday 17^th and 18^th September - A525 Rhuddlan Bypass
• Monday 22^nd September -A547 –Abergele Road - Borth Roundabout to Area Boundary

The Alternative diversion route for each section of road closure will be signed accordingly.

Denbighshire County Council apologise for any inconvenience that this may cause and would be grateful for your cooperation and patience during this time.

Merchant Navy Day

Denbighshire County Council pays tribute to those who have served in the merchant navy on Merchant Navy Day.

Celebrated annually on September 3, Merchant Navy Day honours the sacrifices of past and present seafarers.

In commemoration, the Red Ensign flag will fly outside of County Hall to mark the occasion.

More areas to receive Flying Start assistance in Denbighshire

Further areas within Denbighshire are now set to receive assistance through the Flying Start childcare scheme.

The expanded areas now cover Rhyl, Prestatyn, Meliden, Rhuddlan, Dyserth, Denbigh, Corwen, Llangollen, Llandrillo, Llanfair DC and are applicable to families who have a child who turned 2 years old between 1^st September 2024 and 31st August 2025.

This expansion means that families in the new areas will be eligible for up to 12 ½ hours of funded childcare per week during term time. With more settings offering funded Flying Start Childcare, and new postcodes being added regularly, families are encouraged to check their postcode using the postcode checker on the website.

Denbighshire Flying Start is a Welsh Government funded programme. The aim of the programme is to help children to have the best possible start in life for their future growth and development.

Councillor Diane King, Lead Member for Education, Children and Families said:

“This latest expansion of the Flying Start scheme will mean that more Denbighshire families can now get access to the free childcare provision. This assistance is a massive help for parents and families.

Residents in the newly expanded areas can check if their postcode is eligible through the postcode checker.”

For more information please visit: https://www.denbighshire.gov.uk/en/childcare-and-parenting/families-first-and-flying-start/flying-start.aspx

Fancy learning something new?

The Denbighshire Tourism Ambassador scheme is a free, online training course to enhance your knowledge and deepen your understanding of the Denbighshire tourism offer.

There are 14 modules to choose from on a variety of themes including walking, cycling, food, arts, coast, history and sustainable tourism.

Watch our short film highlighting the course.

Visit www.ambassador.wales and get started today!

Discovering Denbighshire...

Looking to discover more of Denbighshire?

Why not take inspiration from our walking and cycling maps for new ideas of places to visit.

For more inspiration on activities in and around Denbighshire visit - https://www.northeastwales.wales/  

Help shape Rhyl’s future

Big changes are coming to Rhyl, with £20 million of regeneration funding set to be invested over the next 10 years.

The Rhyl Neighbourhood Board has been set up to lead this exciting work, bringing together local residents, businesses, visitors, voluntary groups and community voices to shape a bold new vision for the town.

They would be grateful to receive your views.

Click on the link to complete a short survey >>> https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ourRhyl

You can find out more about the work of the Rhyl Neighbourhood Board and read their latest news on the Council's website.

Road maintenance update for September

Our Highways department undertake maintenance schemes across the county.

We are responsible for the maintenance and repair of 1,400 kilometres of Denbighshire roads. Our teams carry out a regular programme of works to maintain and improve our roads, which ranges from the repair of potholes right up to resurfacing schemes.

Roads may need to be closed for us to carry out the patching, drainage and other supporting works.

September’s strategic Highways work is listed below:

Cllr Barry Mellor, Lead Member for Environment and Transport, said: “Our Highways teams are regularly working all year around to support and maintain the routes we have across the county. We would like to thank our residents for their patience and support this month as we carry out this important work.”

Dates of work may be subject to change due to the weather or other external factors.

The Young Ranger programme

This summer, the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley ranger team has expanded the Young Ranger programme to include a Youth+ group for young adults aged 18-25.

This new group of Youth + Rangers will be trained to help the ranger team carry out surveys around the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley. Volunteer sessions will include 4 training sessions a year, learning specialist skills to carry out ecological surveys. Participants will then be encouraged to carry out independent surveys throughout the year to feed back data to the ranger team.

Anyone interested in joining in should contact Imogen Hammond at imogen.hammond@denbighshire.gov.uk.