Ysgol Rhiwabon has been crowned as the winner of a competition which challenged schools to write their own verse and a rap to be included in a brilliant musical piece titled ‘A song for Wrexham’.
Members of Wrexham Music Co-operative put the song together and the final product is the culmination of many months of hard work. Workshops were held at every secondary school in the area before the competition organisers chose Ysgol Rhiwabon as the winner.
As winners of the completion Ysgol Rhiwabon received a prize of £1,000 worth of music instruments – a fantastic achievement for the school.
‘A song for Wrexham’ pays homage to the area’s proud coalmining and steelmaking heritage, with nods to the famous red brick of Ruabon and St Giles’s Church, one of the seven wonders of Wales, as well as the current rise of Wrexham AFC.
Wyn Pearson, Wrexham Music Co-operative’s artistic lead, said: “We put a verse and a chorus together and we invited every secondary school to write their own verse and a rap to go with the song. Every student involved at Ysgol Rhiwabon played a part, it was an amazing effort.”
A video has been released starring the pupils who took part in the contest. Take a look and listen…
“They deeply care about their community”
Sandra Tarver, curriculum leader for music at Ysgol Rhiwabon, said: “We are delighted the school has won the competition, it’s a fantastic achievement.
“Many thanks to the members of the music co-operative for coming into the school and making this all happen. It was a wonderful opportunity for us all to take part in. The students absolutely loved the whole process.
“We are a community school and it was very evident with the ideas the students were coming up with that they deeply care about their community, and that is shown in the lyrics they came up with.”
“The end result is fantastic”
Cllr Mark Pritchard, leader of Wrexham Council, said: “The video, music and lyrics are wonderful and I can see why it’s called ‘a song for Wrexham’. I’d like to congratulate Wrexham Music Co-operative and Ysgol Rhiwabon for the work they’ve put into the project – the end result is fantastic. Things like this really do showcase the best of Wrexham.”
“Fortunate to be able to work with Wrexham Music Co-operative”
Cllr Phil Wynn, lead member for education, said: “In Wrexham we are just so fortunate to be able to work with Wrexham Music Co-operative and this project is another example of how creative the co-operative and our young people are. The end product demonstrates the benefits of picking up a musical instrument and going for it.”
What do the pupils say?
The pupils from Ysgol Rhiwabon are delighted with the finished song and video, and they really enjoyed the whole experience.
Holly Jones who raps one of the verses said: “I was just so happy to be involved with the song and the rap. I volunteered straight away to do the rap because I felt I was confident enough to do it. My family are really proud of me, it’s one of the biggest things I’ve ever done in my life.”
Elsie Davies-Bottomley said: “I think the video is great because it represents Wrexham so well and represents the music industry as well. It’s bringing a good thing to Wrexham.”
Emily Stephenson added: “The video makes us so proud to be from Ruabon and from Wrexham.”
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