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We’re working with partners across Wrexham to honour and highlight International Women’s Day.

This year we’re celebrating all the good work that’s being done by local companies, organisations and charities to support and empower women in Wrexham.

It takes place on Wednesday 8 March at Tŷ Pawb between 10am and 3pm.

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Among the many things on offer will be an opportunity to find out about all the improvements made to ensure women are and feel safe in Wrexham, particularly during the evening time.

Freedom Leisure will be doing a Zumba session and they’ll be promoting a free 7 day pass for all Leisure Centres and free sign up for women.

In total over 20 stalls will be set up and there’ll be music and poetry from Natasha Borton and free food and refreshments will be available in the food court.

Here’s a full list of who’s going to be there.

Parallel Security  – Recruitment for women to enter the Night Time Economy market.

Safe Places Scheme – Awareness raising of Registered Safe Places in Wrexham

NWP Local Police Team – Community Safety and what’s been done to improve women’s safety in Wrexham, particularly during the hours of darkness.

Moneypenny – Recruitment opportunities for women.

Wrexham Military Preparation College – Opportunities available to train for entering the military services.

Stepping Stones – Professional counselling service to adult survivors of child sexual abuse

RASAC – Advice and help available by the Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre North Wales who will be also have Sexual Health/Family planning stall.

DASU – Domestic Abuse Safety Unit

Cohesion Team – Photo profiles of a diverse group of women passionate about celebrating their cultural heritage in North East Wales, highlighting the wonderful work they do in their local communities.

Flying Start – Ante-natal/Motherhood advice and support available both nationally and locally.

Active Young People – Speed bounce challenge with prizes.

Freedom Leisure – Zumba session and the offer of a free 7 day pass for all Leisure Centres & Free sign up membership fee for women.

Safer Streets – Find out about the Best Bar None scheme that recognises good practice in the licensing industry and Hafan Y Dref, the Welfare Centre that opens on busy evenings and offers a safe place to keep you out of harm’s way.

Healthy Schools – There’ll be free sanitary products available for women and information about the Healthy Schools initiative.

Coleg Cambria – Find out about all the learning opportunities available at Wrexham’s award winning College

Entertainment – Music and Poetry from Natasha Borton

Alf Jones

BAWSO – Support for people from Black and Ethnic Minority backgrounds who are affected by domestic abuse and other forms of abuse, including Female Genital Mutilation, Forced Marriage, Human Trafficking & Prostitution

Mother Mountain Productions – Virtual Reality Organisation

WCBC – Consultation and Engagement

Gyrfa Cymru/Careers Wales

Adult Community Learning – Menopause Awareness

Wrexham AFC Football – Ladies team

Wrexham AFC Football Club – Disability

Calon FM – Interviews and Music

Wings Wrexham – Period dignity project and children’s clothing exchange awareness

Get Safe Online – Providing unbiased, factual and easy to understand information on online safety

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The proprietor of the a convenience store in New Broughton was recently prosecuted after licensing officers found the shop to be selling alcohol without the required alcohol licence.

The court  issued fines and costs of  £1231 with a victim surcharge of £184.

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The court heard that the holder of the licence had held a licence previously but this had lapsed due to the annual fee not being paid.

The council had sent several reminders to the licensee but the fee remained unpaid and the licence was therefore suspended in accordance with legislation.

Licensing Officers visited the store at a later date and saw that a large stock of various brands of alcoholic drinks were on display for sale. There was a wide selection of wines and beers on shelves, in chillers, or stacked in the aisles, along with a wide selection of spirits on shelves behind the check-out.

A test purchase was carried out and a member of staff sold a bottle of wine to the officers. The proprietor was contacted after the sale and it was established that several items of unopened mail were at the premises, including the notice of suspension.

Joss Thomas, Specialist Officer, Licensing, said, “There’s no excuse for selling alcohol without the proper licence. This fine sends a clear message to everyone who does so that it’s an offence, punishable by law, not to renew their licence in the proper time period. We continue to keep a watchful eye on licensing to ensure alcohol is sold only by those who behave in a professional manner and we will not hesitate to take action against those that don’t.”

“Failing to obtain the necessary licence to sell alcohol fundamentally undermines the controls that exist to tackle the harm that can be caused by alcohol consumption.

“Excessive consumption is a major cause of serious health problems and anti-social behaviour issues in our community. The licensing regime exists to ensure that alcohol is sold only by people who have been deemed safe and suitable and in circumstances that ensure the health and wellbeing of the community is safeguarded. Our commitment is to ensure alcohol is sold only by those who take their responsibilities seriously.”

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It’s going to be a busy day in the city centre tomorrow as we gear up for the annual St David’s Day Parade.

This year there will be entertainment from various artists outside the Guildhall to welcome the crowds from 12:00pm onwards and the parade will assemble at 12.45pm before starting at 1.00pm (sharp!) under the leadership of Band Cambria.

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The parade will make its way through the town ending back at Queen’s Square where everyone will sing the National Anthem and Calon Lân together, led by Andy Hickie.

Don’t forget your banners, flags and whistles!

St David’s Day Lantern Parade

Thanks to funding from the City of Culture 2025 bid, along with support from the 3 Counties Connected Railway Partnership, Groundwork North Wales are excited to be hosting a Lantern Parade on 1 March 2023 in Wrexham City Centre.

The lantern parade will celebrate Welsh culture and heritage which is the reason the 3 Counties Connected Community rail partnership wanted to get involved as they are celebrating 175 years of the Chester /Wrexham/Shrewsbury/ Crewe Railway line which has played a vital part in Wrecsam’s industrial heritage.

It starts with street entertainment on Queens Square from 5.30 and a performance from Wrexham’s Choir for Good. The parade starts from Queens Square at 6pm, heading out along Queens Street, turning right up Regent Street, another right under the Argyle Street Arch, and returning to Queen’s Square.

If you’d like to attend the Lantern Parade, no booking is required but you are asked to register your interest through Eventbrite HERE.

New Visitor Information Centre

Whilst in the city why not take the opportunity to visit the new Visitor Information Centre (VIC) and meet some of the local producers on site that day, ranging from artisan coffee roasters through to fudge makers, a baker and much more!

The new Centre has triple the floorspace of the former Tourist Information Centre on Queen’s Square and an ethos centred around showcasing local food and drink produce and Welsh gifts along with being a place to find out about events, attractions and things to see and do across the whole county.

They’re also running a competition for the best dressed boy and girl in a Welsh costume. Each will be photographed and the entrants and two winners featured on VIC Facebook and Twitter pages later that week in the week.

The VIC is on Chester Street by the entrance to Tŷ Pawb so feel free to pop in and say hello.

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One year ago today the world was shocked when Ukraine was invaded by Russian forces following weeks of speculation.

Many Ukranians have died and many more displaced or have fled as refugees across Europe. Those that stayed now bravely continue to fight for their country.

Here in Wrexham we are privileged to now be sanctuary to many of those refugees and we continue to seek accommodation for more to find refuge here.

More Hosts needed for Ukrainian Refugees

We’ve also been actively engaged with welcoming many Ukrainians and their hosts with regular drop in sessions and multi agency awareness raising events, signposting guests to employment and education opportunities.

“Our support for Ukraine is unwavering”

Cllr Mark Pritchard, Leader of the Council, said, “Our support for Ukraine is unwavering. It’s been a very difficult year for many but to see Ukrainians being welcomed here has been very heartwarming.

“We will continue to offer all the help, advice and support we can to anyone seeking refuge here.”

Cllr Paul Roberts, Lead Member for Partnerships and Community Safety, said, “People in Wrexham have once again opened their arms and homes to those who have fled their home country, often leaving loved ones behind to fight.

“Their country’s fight continues and I very much hope the next anniversary will see peace having been restored and rebuilding started.”

The Inspire Youth Work in Hospital project has been awarded the prestigious Demonstrating Excellence in Partnership Planning and Delivery at a regional/national level at the recent Youth Work in Wales Excellence Awards.

The awards recognises and celebrates outstanding youth work projects, youth workers and those involved in youth work across Wales.

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Inspire supports young people within Wrexham Maelor Hospital and also in the community. It’s a multi-disciplinary team of youth workers and assistant psychologists working holistically alongside each young person to help them achieve their goals.

They support young people aged 11-18 who live in Wrexham or Flintshire who engage in self-harming behaviour or experience thoughts of self-harm or suicide. The team provides one to one support to young people referred into the project, do daily ward visits to young people admitted to children’s ward for any reason, deliver informal education sessions to schools and youth groups around emotional health and wellbeing and also run groups and a closed youth club for young people who have accessed support from inspire.

Inspire is a partnership project between Wrexham’s Youth Service, Flintshire County Council and Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.

Its aim is to empower and promote the independence and confidence of each young person while increasing positive coping strategies and resilience. It looks to address the reasons why a young person is engaging in self-harm rather than just dealing with the behaviour itself.

Their one to one work consists of voluntary engagement of around 8 individual sessions at venues of the young person’s choice, focusing on what each young person would like to achieve and what they feel would help them at that time.

Cllr Phil Wynn, Lead Member for Education, said, “My congratulations go to the team for receiving this award and the national recognition of excellence that goes with it. The service they offer is invaluable to young people and I know their commitment to helping young people achieve their goals and ambitions is highly valued by users and professionals alike.”

The awards took place at Brangwyn Hall, Swansea.

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The Guildhall will be lit up tomorrow evening in yellow and blue to commemorate the first anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces.

We’re also encouraging everyone to observe the national minute’s silence taking place at 11am.

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Cllr Paul Roberts, Lead Member for Partnerships and Community Safety, said, “The past twelve months has seen many deaths caused by this war and many refugees have fled their country to seek sanctuary in Wales and across Europe.

“The devastation to the country is widescale and we can only imagine what those fighting the invading forces are seeing and dealing with on a daily basis.

“I’ll certainly be observing the minute’s silence at 11am and encourage everyone to take time to reflect on the courage of the Ukrainian people as they continue their fight to free their country.”

“Here in Wrexham we have welcomed Ukrainian refugees and as a city in a nation of sanctuary we will continue to welcome even more to our homes.”

The Guildhall will be lit up at 6pm.

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