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Beacon of Light to shine in Wrexham
We’re taking part in the Beacons of Light – a national event that will see over 1,000 beacons lit throughout the UK, Channel Islands, Isle of Man and UK Overseas Territories.
The Beacons symbolise the end to the darkness of war and a return to the light of peace and will pay tribute to the millions killed or wounded in battle, and those on the home front who struggled amidst pain and loss to help ensure freedom survived.
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The Beacon of Light in Wrexham will be lit at 7pm on the top of St Giles Church Tower, in the town centre and Members of the public are warmly invited to attend this event.
An Act of Commemoration will be held at 6 pm in St Giles Church which will feature the Rhos Orpheus Choir and an opportunity to join in with music, words and silence to reflect on the events of 100 years ago. Everyone is welcome to attend this service just before the beacon lighting.
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October 29, 2018
Mayor thanks artist for “fantastic” paintings
The work of a Wrexham artist has taken pride of place in the heart of one of the town’s most prominent civic buildings.
Artwork by painter Mikey Jones is on display in the Mayor’s parlour at the Guildhall.
The two paintings show some of Wrexham’s most recognisable landmarks, Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and the tower of St Giles’ Church.
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Cllr Andy Williams, the Mayor of Wrexham, said: “I’d like to thank Mikey for these fantastic paintings, depicting two of Wrexham’s most striking and easily-recognisable landmarks. They’re excellent paintings which capture the iconic appearance of both structures, and both are very strongly linked with Wrexham’s social and economic history.
“I’m very pleased not just to be able to display images of some of Wrexham’s best-known sights in the parlour, but also the work of a Wrexham artist.”
Mikey said: “I’m very pleased to have these paintings of two iconic structures in the Wrexham area on display in the parlour, it’s a real honour.
“It’s great to see his support for local artists from all creative backgrounds. It turns out the Mayor is very talented with a paintbrush – every day I’m pleasantly surprised by the depth of creative talent we have in the area!”
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October 29, 2018
Spooky Street Festival Tomorrow
There’s a special Halloween Street Festival tomorrow for everyone to enjoy plus all your favourite Street Festival attractions.
The fun starts at 9.30 and it takes part across the town centre. This month the Butcher’s Market is getting involved with a Pumpkin Hunt between 10am and 3.30pm or you can take part in the regular Saturday Art Club at Tŷ Pawb or have your face painted for just £1.
On the streets there’s be arts and craft stalls, local produce will be on sale as well as street food and free entertainment for the children.
You can also take that long promised climb up St Giles Tower and see the fantastic view across Wrexham.
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There’s a science theme running through this Festival as Wrexham Science Festival, organised by Techniquest Glyndwr, takes place on both Saturday and Sunday which will see their new facility open in the former TJ Hughes building on Chester Street.
At the Butcher’s Market you can let the young ones take part in a Pumpkin Hunt – 10pm – 3.30pm or pop along.
All in all it promises to be an excellent event with something for all the family.
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October 26, 2018
Fancy running this café?
Fancy running a cafe and making a positive difference to the local community?
Then this cafe opportunity could be for you!
Alyn Waters Café is based on the Gwersyllt side of Alyn Waters Country Park. The café is located in the Alyn Waters Country Park Visitor Centre. The café is open 7 days per week providing snacks and lunches to the visitors at Alyn Waters Country Park. The visitor centre attracted 109,381 visitors in the year 1st April 2017- 31st March 2018.
The café has been managed for a number of years, by the work opportunities section of Wrexham County Borough Council, Adult Social Care Department, providing a service for visitors and supporting their clients. There is now an opportunity for a new provider to continue to develop and improve the café facility, extend the training courses, meetings and conferences business and develop the wellbeing and community participation aspects of the park.
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The café is highly valued by the local community and citizens across Wrexham. It is known for its inclusive environment and providing work and volunteering opportunities for people with disabilities. It has a loyal customer base, friends of Alyn waters, attracts groups from the local area and further afield including walkers, cyclists and footballers.
Alyn Waters cafe is already a fantastic example of a welcoming environment for disabled people, carers, older people, families and children and brings all parts of the community together. The Council is seeking a provider who will work with the parks team and other partners to build on this great base and make it a real flagship for community wellbeing.
For more information, please visit the Sell2Wales website.
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October 26, 2018
Will you try to be there?
There’s a very special Rugby League match coming to Wrexham’s Racecourse ground on Sunday, November 11, when Wales take on Ireland in the European Championships – kick off 3pm.
Wales – “the Dragons” – are defending their 2015 European Cup victory and will be keen to make sure they hold onto their silverware.
Will John Kear’s side be able to hold off everything the Irish will throw at them? We hope so – so try to be there, as the top two sides in the European Championships will also go through to the 2021 World Cup so this could be a World Cup qualifying match!
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Check out their social media as they prepare for their matches:
https://www.facebook.com/WalesRugbyLeague/
https://twitter.com/WalesRugbyL
https://www.instagram.com/walesrugbyleague/
You can get your tickets here ()
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October 26, 2018
What did Jelly Babies have to do with World War One?
Did you know…..
George Bassett & Co., one of Britain’s oldest sweets manufacturers, launched their own version of Jelly Babies, called Peace Babies a century ago to celebrate the end of the First World War.
The chewy sweets were first invented back in 1864 by an Austrian working in Lancashire. Peace Babies were popular between the wars but production ceased in the Second World War because of rationing. Jelly Babies reappeared in those old-fashioned jars in 1953 with the end of sweet rationing.
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Now to commemorate the centenary of the end of World War One, Maynards Bassetts has designed a special limited-edition pack of Peace Babies available at Tesco. The packs will raise money for the veterans’ charity Help for Heroes.
We’ll be handing out Peace Babies at the Annual Service of Remembrance on November 11. You can read more about this service here
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October 26, 2018
Do you or someone you know use our Telecare equipment?
Following a tender process, Wrexham County Borough Council will be working with a new Telecare provider from 1st December 2018.
Delta Wellbeing have been awarded the contract to provide 24/7 monitoring of all emergency alarm monitoring and out of hours services for the Wrexham area; this includes all telecare equipment.
Delta Wellbeing Ltd are based in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, and currently support around 30,000 people across Wales. Staff in the organisation have been monitoring telecare alarms for over 20 years so have significant experience in dealing with requests for support. All their staff are qualified in providing information, advice and assistance service in line with Welsh Health and Social Care legislation and are able to offer a fully bilingual service to the residents of Wrexham. There will be no change to the current levels of service being provided.
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If you would like more information on the organisation, please visit their website www.deltawellbeing.org.uk .
Letters will be sent to everyone in Wrexham with a Telecare package over the coming weeks, with a follow up call from a wellbeing advisor from Delta to discuss how they will be moving the alarm from Sanctuary 365 to Delta Wellbeing.
Some connections have already been transferred over, so from now until December 1st there will be two telecare providers working in Wrexham until all are transferred. The Out of Hours service will be transferred during the week commencing 26th November and Delta will be working closely with each department’s key contact to facilitate this.
Please note that there will be no change to the current Telecare service or Emergencies Out of Hours numbers as published on the Council website.
If you have any queries, please contact Delta on 0300 333 2222 anytime of day or night, or Wrexham Adult Social Care Contracts Team on 01978 298543 / telecarecontracts@wrexham.gov.uk Mon-Fri 9am – 5pm.
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October 26, 2018
Can you help us look after 11,200 homes? Take a look at these jobs…
Wrexham Council is one of the biggest council housing providers in Wales.
In fact, we provide around 11,200 homes across the county borough, and keeping those properties in good repair is really important.
And maybe that’s where you come in?
We’ve got several job opportunities in our housing department at the moment. So if you think you might have the right skills, you should take a look.
And get this. Working for a council can be a good career option – it usually comes with a pension, good leave allowance, relative stability and flexibility.
Take a peep…
Gas Plumber
Carrying out gas servicing and installation, and domestic plumbing work.
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Driver / Labourer
Carrying out general driving and labouring work.
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Technical Administrative Assistant
Helping to manage major capital programmes.
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October 26, 2018
Fancy a Quick Step in WW2 fashion?
The Memorial Hall is the setting for an old fashioned “Wartime Tea Dance” on Saturday, November 10 when you can get together for a hot drink and a bite to eat whilst enjoying the type of entertainment that people enjoyed during the WW2 years.
Even though the news from the front was not always good and everyone was concerned about family everyone knew they’d meet again! See what a good time they sometimes had during times of rationing and make do and mend.
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Tickets cost £3.00 and include freshly baked scones with jam and cream, traditional welsh cakes, bara brith and a hot drink”
Tickets available from the Tourist Information Centre in the town centre.
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October 26, 2018
Young people – have your say on these two important issues
Senedd yr Ifanc (Wrexham Youth Parliament) is working hard to tackle the issues that are important to young people.
It’s the things that are important to you, your groups and schools that they’re looking to address.
Want to get involved? Well you can – by completing these two questionnaires.
The effects of bullying
Bullying in all shapes and forms is horrible…and Senedd are looking to understand more about the effects it has on young people. You can help them do this by letting them know about your own experiences.
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Last month we let you know about their consultation on the effects of bullying. Well there’s still time to get involved!
The online questionnaire is live until November 16.
So if you’re 11-25 years old, they want to hear from you.
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Our wellbeing
This time they want to hear from 11-18 year olds about another important issue…
You’re invited to contribute your views on developing good sleeping patterns to support a healthy and physically active start in life.
This is also in the form of a questionnaire, so get involved!
This consultation is an opportunity for the young people of Wrexham to share their views and to contribute to the Public Service Board Well Being Plan 2018-23.
This survey will be live until December 14.
Caroline Bennett, Participation Co-Coordinator explains why you should take part:
“The Senedd Yr Ifanc is a great opportunity for young people to get involved in issues brought to us by young people.
“It’s our young people who can help us understand more through completing our two questionnaires and having their say.”
To complete this survey, please click on the link below.
Paper copies of both surveys are also available on request.
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October 25, 2018