Back at the end of October, we put out the news that Ysgol Clywedog is getting a new 3G pitch on its dual-use leisure site.
The work on the new pitch is due to be complete at the start of December, so there isn’t long to wait now.
Here’s some shots of the how the pitch looks at the moment:
If you are interested in making a booking, please contact Clywedog Leisure and Activity Centre on 01978 262787 or e-mail clywedogLC@freedom-leisure.co.uk; or go to Freedom Leisure’s website.
It’s not long now until Santa moves into his grotto in Tŷ Pawb and you can really get into the Christmas spirit with your little ones. 🙂
His opening times are:
No booking required please purchase tickets from Tŷ Pawb Reception.
It’s £5 per child and each child receives a lovely gift.
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We’re looking for playworkers to join our Play Development Team to put together and deliver community, open access, playschemes and help make a rich play environment for children aged 5 to 15 years old.
The successful applicants will be supporting parents and children through open access play sessions, which take place across the county borough during school holidays (except Christmas holidays).
To apply you’ll need to have a commitment to providing high quality play provision and an understanding of the importance of play in children’s lives. You’ll also need good communication and interpersonal skills.
Successful applicants will be employed on a casual contract and pay will be pro rata, Salary/Grade Scale G04 £17,007 to £17,972 (£9.55 to £9.74 per hour)
To apply: download and complete the PDF form available on the webpage or for an application pack contact the Contact Centre, Lord Street, Wrexham LL11 1LG. Tel: 01978 292012 Text Relay 18001 or email: schoolshrservicecentre@wrexham.gov.uk.
Closing date for applications is January 3, 2020.
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Earlier this month, our Youth Service held an event at Wrexham Memorial Hall to mark the 30 year anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) – an international human rights treaty which sets out the civil, political, economic, social, health and cultural rights of children.
The event was run with the help of Senedd Yr Ifanc, Wrexham’s Youth Parliament, who wanted to celebrate 30 years of the UNCRC – as all of their work stems from Article 12 of the Convention, which requires that the views of children and young people be respected, and that they have the right to give their opinion on issues which affect them.
A number of organisations came along to take part in the event, including Wrexham’s Care Council, our Play team, Inside Out Counselling, the Welsh Youth Parliament, St John Ambulance, Scouts, Guides and many more.
Entertainment included circus skills training from the Play team, plus a close-up magic trick workshop – as well as live music from Abstract.
More than 200 people attended the free evening.
Caroline Bennett, Participation Co-ordinator for Senedd Yr Ifanc, said: “The Senedd yr Ifanc worked really hard, and this showed – we had lots of lovely feedback and thank you’s from organisations and individuals.
“Senedd Yr Ifanc would like to thank everyone who attended and supported the event.”
Emma Jones, of Chirk Guides, said: “A massive thanks you to everyone who helped with this event, my guides had an amazing time, and well done Tricia, Caroline and everyone at Senedd Yr Ifanc.”
Donna Dickenson, Head of Prevention and Support at Wrexham Council, said: “The atmosphere was brilliant, and it was great to see everyone having such a good time. What a lovely celebration.
“A big thank you both to Senedd Yr Ifanc for all of their hard – as per usual, they did themselves proud! What a team!”
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The Youth Homeless Prevention team in Wrexham aims to reduce the number of young people aged between 11-25 who are at risk of becoming homeless.
The team offers support to young people who are experiencing problems with where they are staying, disagreements within families or relationships, tensions within the home, drug and alcohol use or staying at a friend’s home.
The team can help by supporting them to overcome these issues as well as link them to specialist services.
The support is aimed at people before they get into crisis with the goal being to reduce the number of young people who become homeless. Focusing on young people who are at high risk of homelessness and working with them to stay within the family home or network if it is safe to do so.
Lucy Easton, Coordinator for the Youth Homeless Prevention Service said, “This service is vital to so many young people in Wrexham. It helps to reduce the number of young people who become homeless and aims to target the cause of the issues before they escalate further. Any young person between the ages of 11-25 can come to us for help and support or they can be referred by a teacher or other professional on their behalf.”
If you are unsure if the team can help, then feel free to contact someone from the team:
The Vic, 13 Hill Street, Wrexham, LL111SN
YHPS@wrexham.gov.uk / 01978317955
There is also a worker based at the Info Shop 4 days a week who can support you.
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Do you run a community sporting club in Wrexham?
We know that our quarterly Community Chest fund applications are very popular with sporting organisations – but clubs have told us that they might also benefit from advice as well as funding support.
With that in mind, our Active Wrexham team has organised a Community Club Night at the Active Learning Centre, Whitegate Industrial Estate, Wrexham, from 5pm until 7pm on Monday, December 16.
Our team will be on hand to provide useful information across a range of issues, including:
To book your attendance at the Community Club Night, e-mail activewrexham@wrexham.gov.uk
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There’s only days left to have your say on the future of our libraries as the consultation closes on 30 November.
To date we have had over 1000 responding to our consultation on Shaping the Future of Wrexham Library Service.
But we would encourage anyone who hasn’t yet had the chance to put their views forward to have their say.
To take part in the consultation, you can complete the consultation survey online, or visit your local library and pick up the ‘Shaping the Future of Wrexham Library Service’ document and questionnaire.
You have been putting our proposals under the microscope, and council officers have appreciated the opportunity to meet people face to face to explain our ideas and suggestions.
As we face further financial challenges there’s going to be some difficult decisions to make.
If you haven’t already, please read the Shaping the Future of Wrexham Library Service document and make sure that you take the opportunity to have your say.
Shân Cooper, Libraries Lead, said: “Public Libraries are important, so it’s crucial that we hear from as many local people as possible.
“I am delighted that so many have filled in the consultation forms and come to our meetings, but there is still time for those who haven’t yet had the opportunity to have their say.
“I encourage as many people as possible to go online or pick up a paper copy of the consultation paper from their local library, and let us know what they think.”
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Many of you will have a concessionary travel card – bus pass – and are aware that you will have to renew the card by December 31 when your current card runs out.
Whilst many of you have already renewed your pass, quite a few of you haven’t. It could be that you’re just waiting for the rush to die down but it could also be that you were unaware that your card was going to expire.
Applying is very easy and there’s a very handy video produced by Transport for Wales that gives step by step instructions on how to do it.
If you run a group that elderly people attend could you take the time to mention it to them and see if they need any help?
Whilst many elderly people are completely happy using a tablet, computer or phone not all have access to one.
So could you help someone you know apply online by using your device? It’s really quick and may save someone some distress at the thought of not being to get online. All that’s needed is the existing card number and their national insurance number.
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Did you know that you could access your library twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week?
From the comfort of your armchair, you can have access to thousands of e-books, e-audio books, e-magazines and e-comics plus you can renew your books or even reserve any titles from the online catalogue.
And as if that wasn’t enough you can have access to a huge range of research and factual information such as Access to Research and the Theory Test Pro – all without having to put your shoes on!
All you need is a valid library card and your PIN number.
What are you waiting for check it out at www.wrexham.gov.uk/library and follow the online services link.
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There’s plenty in store for music lovers as the final Music Showcases of the 2019 Autumn season come to an end at Tŷ Pawb.
On Thursday, November 28, students from the Junior Royal Northern College make their premier appearance at the popular venue and marks the start of an increasing trend to develop the links with schools and educational institutions as we approach 2020. The concert will feature three students Jacob Philp – piano, Alexandra Clarke – flute and Gwydion Rhys – cello.
15 year old Jacob Philp lives in Wrexham and is a very accomplished young pianist. Gwydion is from North Wales and recently performed in the Rhyl Music Club’s Young Musician of the Year concert. Alexandra is an exceptionally talented young flautist. They will perform a lively, varied and exciting programme of classical and contemporary music
On Thursday, December 5, pupils from Moreton Hall in Shropshire will also make their premier appearance at the venue.
Chris Sims, accomplished pianist, singer and composer of many musical genres from Classical, Jazz, Boogie Woogie, pop to sing along old pub standards presents a piano recital on Thursday, December 12.
Bringing the season to a close on Thursday, December 19 is winner of the 2019 Bath Opera Isobel Buchanan Award, Welsh counter-tenor Kieron-Connor Valentine. He is a graduate of the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, and studied with David Lowe. This season, he continues with the second year of his Music Masters course at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff, studying with Adrian Thompson.
This season, he also joins Glyndebourne Touring Opera to cover the role of Mago Cristiano in Handel’s Rinaldo for their autumn tour. During his time at the RNCM he performed L’humana fragilita in Monteverdi’s Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patri, conducted by Roger Hamilton, Oberon in Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, conducted by Andrew Greenwood and Didymus in Handel’s Theodora, conducted by Roger Hamilton.
2018 was a very successful year for Kieron in competitions, winning the MOCSA Young Welsh Singer of the Year, the Douglas Rees Memorial Young Opera Singer of the Year at the Milford Haven Music Festival and the Dunraven Welsh Young Singer. Other awards include the titles of Southport Singer of the Year, Liverpool Singer of the Year, The Stiwt Young Singer of the Year and Liverpool’s Most Promising Singer of the Year Award.
Kieron will perform a ‘Christmas Extra Special’ and he will be accompanied by Tim Stuart. The audience will be able to enjoy mulled wine and mince pies after the concert.
All the Music Showcases are free and start at 1pm.
Derek Jones, organiser of the Musical Showcases and Advisory Board Chair, said: “We are thrilled that the Junior Royal Northern College of Music (JRNCM) are bringing some of their gifted young musicians to perform for us in our Live Music Showcase concerts in Tŷ Pawb. The Royal Northern College of Music is one of the UK’s leading music colleges and over the years has welcomed a large number of Wrexham’s talented musicians to progress their musicianship through their programmes, before joining some of the country’s leading orchestras and ensembles.
“We hope this will be the start of a productive relationship between Tŷ Pawb and the JRNCM and offer much encouragement to Wrexham’s young musicians to continue with their musical studies. We are encouraged that a number of local schools and colleges are expressing an interest in Live Music Showcase and several of them will be performing in our concerts during 2020.
“We are also thrilled to welcome the pupils from Moreton Hall School on December 5 who will perform a concert of music of both choral and instrumental pieces.”
The Live Music Showcase at Tŷ Pawb is supported by Wrexham Symphony Orchestra, Calon FM, The Music Place, the Tŷ Pawb Markets, Food Court and Shops.
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