OVERTON ORACLE
APRIL 2000
Overton’s Free Newspaper - issued monthly to over 600 homes in Overton
The Editorial Team Alan Edwards - David Burton - Ken Farrell - Maureen Evans - Lesley Pugh Our reporters cannot be everywhere. If you have a story contact any team member or ring 01978 710422 |
Youth Drama group gives a professional performance On 25th and 26th February, the Youth Section of Overton Amateur Dramatic Society presented "The Lion, the Witch and The Wardrobe" by C.S.Lewis. This was performed "in the round" in Overton Village Hall to a packed audience on both days, including the matinee performance. Picture |
A VERY SPECIAL WEDDING On Saturday, 15th April the wedding of Timothy Rosselli and his fiancée Claire, will take place at St Mary's Church, Overton at 5.00pm in the afternoon. This will be followed by a private reception in a marquee which is to be erected on the Bryn y Pys estate. |
Bishops action defies belief "Defying the Church - Parishioners hold service outside hall" "Congregation are locked out of Church" "Bishop bars worshippers" "Worshippers locked out in the cold" and most surprisingly "Worshippers trespass warning" . These are some of the amazing headlines that have appeared in the Press recently concerning Knolton Bryn Mission where the locks have been changed to bar entry to a congregation who continue to claim that it is their Mission, funded and built by their predecessors and maintained by local worshippers for over a hundred years without help from St Mary's Church in Overton. |
The future of sport in the Maelor district On the 13th March, twenty representatives from the Maelor community attended a meeting hosted by the Maelor School in partnership with the Maelor Sports Association, to discuss the shortage of suitable sports facilities in the Maelor district. |
Twinning visit planned Overton Twinning Association is making plans to receive 25 French visitors from La Murette as part of the continuing exchange visits between the two communities. |
HOLLY TREES SAVED The Community Council has reconsidered its decision to fell two holly trees at the entrance to the Avenue, Wrexham Road. |
MILLENNIUM BABY AWARD On Saturday 1st April, the Mayor of Wrexham, Ron Davies and the Mayoress Hilda Davies, presented a silver Millennium hallmarked spoon, on behalf of the Overton Community Council, to Isabella Rose Matthews, the winner of the Millennium Baby Award. |