Fun On Horseback At Dolgoed
On July 1st pupils from Tir Morfa School, Rhyl, attended a ‘Fun Obstacle Riding Event’ at Dolgoed Riding Stables, St. Asaph, organised by St. Asaph Riding for the Disabled. The event had two aims - to raise much needed funds for the work of the organising charity through sponsorship and, more importantly, to allow the children to display their equestrian skills to parents, guardians and teachers.
The morning was a great success with large numbers of guests attending the event to see the children demonstrating a variety of riding skills. The event raised over £200,( thanks to parents’ sponsorship,) and gave all involved a chance to enjoy a fun day out with the ponies.
Many thanks to Dolgoed, the sponsors, the audience , Mish Mish and Calico (the ponies) RDA helpers and, most of all, thanks go to the children for a wonderful display of horsemanship.
If you would like to volunteer to work with RDA St. Asaph, please contact Kay on 0845 48506828. Previous experience of working with horses is not necessary as full training is given.
Lacemakers Meet
If you have ever admired beautiful lacework and wished you could learn how to make it, why not join the Tudor Lacemakers who meet every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month at The Dean’s Library from 10am - 3pm.
Beginners are always welcome and starter kits are available to borrow so you don’t have to invest until you want to carry on. For more information Tel. Joyce Honeysett on 01745 582021
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Council Raises Profile of Child Employment
Denbighshire County Council is making employers in the county aware of a bye-law which regulates the employment of children under school leaving age.
The Employment of Children Byelaw, which came into force on July 11th gives guidance to employees of when a child can be employed and what kind of information needs to be forwarded to the Council.
The byelaw states that children aged 13 are limited to ‘light work’ in the following categories: agricultural work; delivery of newspapers and other printed materials; shop work; hairdressing salons; office work; car washing by hand in a private residential setting; working in a café, restaurant or fast food outlet; in livery or riding a stables and domestic work in hotels and other establishments offering accommodation. Children aged 14 or over may undertake similar light work but for slightly longer hours. The byelaw also states that children may be employed for up to one hour before the commencement of school hours on any day on which they are required to attend school.
Employers are also being reminded that children of any age must not be employed at locations including a cinema, theatre, disco, dance hall or nightclub, unless in connection with a performance given entirely by children; to sell or deliver alcohol, milk, oil fuels in a commercial kitchen; to collect or sort refuse; to collect money or sell or canvass door to door; in work involving exposure to adult material; in telephone sales.
The byelaw also issues guidelines to employers about information that must be forwarded to the authority when applying to employ a child as well as details of penalties for not conforming.
Pedal power helped keep members of the staff of the Somerfield Store at St. Asaph fit while raising funds in support of Macmillan Nurses.
After pedalling a distance equivalent to the journey from Land’s End to John 0’ Groats over a weekend the team may have experienced some tired muscles but their efforts raised well over £100.
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