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Play Day returns on Wednesday August 7 and we’ll once again be handing over the town centre to our younger residents as we celebrate their right to play.

Regulars to Play Day will know that it’s the day when the town centre is transformed into a giant play area and parents and carers watch on while everyone gets very wet, very messy and has a great time. 🙂

There’s all the usual activities including den building, a big maze, the popular water slide, the giant sand pit and plenty for even the very youngest of children.

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About 4,000 visited last year and staff are gearing up for even more this year.

All you need to bring with you is a playful mood and of course some clothes you don’t mind getting wet and messy.

“Bring a picnic”

We’d also encourage you to bring a picnic and stay for the day or make the most of what’s available in the town centre.

Playday is for people of all ages including babies and toddlers, older children, teenagers, parents, professionals and grandparents, all are invited to join in this free and playful event. Organisations involved in children’s play and playwork from across Wrexham will be coming together to provide a wide range of playful opportunities, including favourites like the giant sandpit, mass water fight, and junk play.

The aim of this event is to highlight children’s right to play, encouraging people to recognise the value of playing to children, their families and their local communities. In doing this Wrexham’s Playday event is part of the local authority’s continued commitment to try ensure all children across the county borough have enough time, space and permission to play.

To get a better idea of the sorts of things that happen on Playday, please visit: www.wrexham.gov.uk/play and click on the Playday link to view photographs from previous events.

Play Day starts at 12 noon and finished at 4pm it is free and takes place mainly Queens Square and Llwyn Isaf.

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Tŷ Pawb offers an extensive range of family activities during the school holidays. These activities are mainly based around arts and crafts, but also include games, gardening and music.

We are particularly looking for volunteers to support us in the delivery of family drop-in arts and crafts sessions.

Recruiting volunteers to help us with this enables us to keep as many of the activities as possible free to attend and accessible for Wrexham’s community.

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Role Description:

– Assist in preparation for workshops e.g. making example crafts, setting up the work space.
– Greet all families as they arrive for activities and ensure that they have somewhere to sit.
understand the activity and have all the materials and equipment they need to get started.
– Engage children in making, drawing, decorating and assist with equipment (e.g. scissors,
staplers) as needed.
– Lead by example, demonstrating safety, engagement in the activities and a positive attitude.
– Talk to parents, carers and other visitors about the rest of the Tŷ Pawb programme,
including exhibitions, events and our learning programme.
– Distribute copies of our What’s On Guide and other relevant promotional materials.
– Collect feedback/photo consent forms from visitors and take photos of project
participants.
– Tidy up at the end of the session in a thorough and organised way.

Duration:

This volunteer role lasts for six weeks from the 22nd July to the
1st September.
Hours per week: Volunteers are requested to give three hours a w eek
(one session) for the whole six weeks. Keen volunteers wanting to give more than
one day a week are also very welcome!

Skills required:

– Confident speaking to members of the public from a range of backgrounds
– Enthusiastic about working with children and young people
– Able to stay calm in an atmosphere of creative chaos
– Good listener and communicator
– Warm and welcoming personality
Desirable:
– Comfortable using a digital camera
– Experience of working with primary school aged children
– Welsh speaker

What we can offer:

– Training in the role
– References for CVs on completion of the project
– Opportunity to meet like-minded people
– A unique experience as part of an innovative programme within a small and friendly
team
– An ideal taster for anyone considering a career in play-work, childcare, teaching, or
museum and gallery engagement.

Phone: 01978 292093
Facebook.com/typawb

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As the summer holidays are almost upon us, our colleagues at Wrexham’s Family Information Service (WFIS) have once again produced a bumper booklet of events and activities taking place across the county borough for your use.

“Reasonable or free of charge”

Across the county borough there’s plenty going from old favourites like free swimming and Play Day (August 7) to the summer family film club at Tŷ Pawb, sports and games or making bug hotels. The activities take place at our country parks, the County Borough Museum, Tŷ Pawb, Wrexham Libraries, National Trust properties and the town centre.

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Cllr Andrew Atkinson, Lead Member for Youth Services and Anti Poverty, said: “The WFIS do an excellent job of pulling this booklet together and as a parent myself I can vouch for how useful it is. It’s a really handy guide for parents and carers who have the job of keeping their children amused for the school holidays.”

“There’s also some great free activities including many in our country parks which are always worth a visit.”

We’re sure you’ll be able to find something each week that’s either very reasonable or free of charge and suitable for all age ranges.

If you want your own copy just email fis@wrexham.gov.uk and they’ll email you one back for free or you can download your own copy here.

Wrexham Family Information Service is based in Contact Wrexham, 16 Lord Street Wrexham and they’re available to provide free information, advice and assistance for parents and carers of children aged 0-19 year olds and professionals working with families. They’re open in Contact Wrexham Monday to Friday 10:30am-2:30pm and they’ve got lots of useful information about help available for families. Why not drop in or take a look at their website here (https://www.wrexham.gov.uk/english/community/fis/about.htm) (https://www.wrexham.gov.uk/welsh/community_w/fis/about.htm)

If you want your own copy just email fis@wrexham.gov.uk and they’ll email you one back for free or download your own copy here

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