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  • Announcement of Wrexham Souvenir Artists for Dydd Llun Pawb

    Announcement of Wrexham Souvenir Artists for Dydd Llun Pawb

    The six artists who will each produce a Wrexham souvenir have been selected by the Oriel Wrecsam/Tŷ Pawb team.

    The opening of the new Tŷ Pawb market, arts and community centre will be marked by the Dydd Llun Pawb parade. Organised by Focus Wales, the parade will proudly feature six representations of popular Wrexham stories.

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    From an open call, the following six artists have been chosen to represent these stories:

    The artists will each be tasked with creating a prototype souvenir based on six stories about Wrexham. The stories are currently being voted upon from a list of 25. To read all 25 Wrexham stories, and to vote for your favourite, please visit: www.owpeoplesmarket.co.uk/dydd-llun-pawb

    Voting for the stories ends on November 25.

    Jo Marsh, Arts Lead for Wrexham Council, said: “We were delighted by the number of applications to our call out for artists. Particularly, we are pleased to have been able to select a number of strong applications from local artists, while the list also demonstrates how far the interest in our town reaches.”

    Cllr Hugh Jones, Lead Member for Communities, Partnerships, Public Protection and Community Safety, said: “I would encourage anyone interested in Wrexham’s past to take part in the vote for the six souvenirs which will be sold at Tŷ Pawb.

    “The souvenirs produced have been inspired by a number of memories of bygone Wrexham, and I’m sure members of the public will have equally fond memories of them.”

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  • Chill out with Ice Carving at Wrexham Museum

    Chill out with Ice Carving at Wrexham Museum

    There’s a really cool event taking place at Wrexham Museum on Thursday 14 December between 3pm and 8pm.

    Simon O’Rourke, popular woodcarver,  will be creating a fabulous ice carving on the Museum Forecourt.

    Sponsored by Wrexham Lager, it looks to be a really chilled out event with some great prizes to be won as well.

    It will be a chance to relax and enjoy yourself as you can get some food from the Museum cafe, shop in the Museum shop and taste some delicious local food from Mrs Picklepot, Sabor Damor, Veggie Fayre Brownies and more.

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    The ice carving will take place live and if you can guess what the carving is going to be you will get a free bar of delicious chocolate.

    Simon said “I’m really excited to be carving ice in Wrexham, it’s something that hasn’t been seen before in the town and it’s looking like it’ll be a cool show!”

    Tickets are just £2.50 per adult or £5 for a family (2 adults and up to 3 children) which are available from the Museum or online at www.thisiswrexham.co.uk. There’s also a chance to win a free tour around Wrexham Brewery and 12 bottle of their lager – one for each day of Christmas.

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  • Glamour of Hippodrome light comes to Tŷ Pawb

    Glamour of Hippodrome light comes to Tŷ Pawb

    A shining cinematic light from Wrexham’s past now takes pride of place at a new arts, markets and community facility.

    A large Art Deco light which formerly hung from the ceiling of the old Hippodrome on Henblas Street has returned to use at the South Arcade of Tŷ Pawb, the arts, markets and community development on Chester Street/Market Street.

    The light was installed at the former Hippodrome 1961, and remained there until the closure of the cinema in 1997.

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    The light was preserved by Graham Lloyd and John Davies of Wrexham History, after it was rescued by members of the Wrexham FM/Community Media Wrexham radio volunteers, who were based in rooms above the old Hippodrome Cinema.

    As custodians of the light, Mr Lloyd and Mr Davies wanted to see the Art Deco fixture returned to its former glory and displayed somewhere public in Wrexham.

    It is now affixed to a new steel beam in the South Arcade of the former Peoples Market, and will continue to be displayed once the facility reopens as Tŷ Pawb.

    “Lot of people involved with the work”

    Graham Lloyd, of Wrexham History, said: “We know that the old Hippodrome light was remembered very fondly by the people of Wrexham, and it reminds people of the glory days of the Hippodrome itself.

    “As such, we were always very keen to get it restored and back up in a public place where the public would be able to see it – so we’re very, very pleased that we now have the chance to have it installed at Tŷ Pawb.

    “A lot of people have been involved with this project and thanks is due to all of them – including Wrexham Sandblasting, RJS Electrical Services and the Wrexham Plastics Company, each of whom put work in to the restoration of the light.

    “We’d also like to thank the light’s former custodian Mat Price, and sponsors Martin Rees Jewellers and John Davies.

    “And many thanks as well to everyone at  Tŷ Pawb and Wrexham Council, who have allowed this work to come to fruition.”

    Cllr Hugh Jones, Lead Member for Communities, Partnerships, Public Protection and Community Safety, said: “We’re very pleased to be able to confirm that the Art Deco light was formerly installed at the old Hippodrome will take pride of place in the South Mall as part of Tŷ Pawb.

    “We wanted to pursue this as an option after we received strong feedback from the public, saying they wanted to see the old light moved to Tŷ Pawb.

    “We know that a lot of people in Wrexham have very fond memories of the Hippodrome, and recall the light as one of its most prominent features – as such, we’re glad to be able to link Wrexham’s past with its future by having the light at Tŷ Pawb.

    “I would also like to thank Mr Lloyd at Wrexham History for his help with this project and the restoration and donation of the light.”

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  • Get your new Refuse & Recycling Collection Calendar online

    Get your new Refuse & Recycling Collection Calendar online

    Recycling and refuse collection affects all of us – everyone can get thrown off if they miss a bin or recycling collection.

    There are minimal changes to the dates this year – particularly around the Christmas season, with residents especially advised to keep a keen eye on changes from Saturday December 23, 2017 to Saturday, January 6 2018.

    To make things easier and ensure you never miss a collection again, why not sign up to our MyUpdates service?

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    By signing up to the refuse collection reminder on MyUpdates, you’ll receive an e-mail the day before your collection.  Just go to www.wrexham.gov.uk/register and fill in your details

    Alternatively, the new 2017/18 refuse and recycling collection calendars are available online for residents to download.

    To download or print your calendar, go here and type in your postcode.

    Once your postcode’s typed in, just click on your property, and the system will highlight your relevant collection day and calendar – this will give you the chance to either print off or save the calendar.

    For those residents who do not have access to on-line facilities there will be a limited number of hard copies available at Caia Estate Housing Office, Broughton Estate Housing Office, Gwersyllt Estate Housing Office, Plas Madoc Estate Housing Office,  Rhos Estate Housing Office and Wrexham’s Contact Centre on Lord Street.

    Cllr David A. Bithell, Lead Member for Environment and Transport, said: “As a growing number of people are now online – especially with the growth of smartphones and tablets – we want to make sure residents are aware that they can now get their waste and recycling calendars online.

    “It’s simple to do and won’t take five minutes of your time, but can save residents from missing bin collections.”

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  • Have you taken part in our consultation yet? Last few days to have your say

    Have you taken part in our consultation yet? Last few days to have your say

    NOTE – This consultation has now closed (01.12.17)

    Over 2,800 of you have already taken part in our Difficult Decisions 2018-2020 budget consultation and we would like to say a big thank you for taking your time to do so.

    If you haven’t already had your say there’s still time to make sure you let us know what you think of our proposals to save £13 million over the next two years.

    It’s a lot of money and comes after we have already made cuts of £52 million since 2008. The proposals in the consultation set out how we would like to make these savings and we are very keen to hear your views.

    You can take part by following the links below:

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    You may feel strongly about a particular proposal but not about others. If this is the case you can just have your say on that particular proposal and click “don’t know” to the rest. Or, you may want to suggest something that doesn’t form part of the consultation. If this is the case you can just fill int he boxes marked “other comments”.

    Cllr Mark Pritchard, council leader, says in his introduction to the consultation that “we have to find ways to deliver the services that people need but with less money. This means taking some very tough decisions and it’s important you tell us what you think about some of the options on the table before we do that.”

    The consultation closes on 30 November 2017 with a report going to Executive Board in January.

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  • Hotpack announcement “a good sign of confidence in Wrexham”

    Hotpack announcement “a good sign of confidence in Wrexham”

    We’d like to extend a very warm welcome to Hotpack Packaging Industries following their announcement that they are set up their European Headquarters and a new 360,000 square foot factory in Llay.

    They’ll be based in the former Sharp Phase 2 building and they completed the deal last month.

    Our very own Business Support team initially received the first enquiry of interest from them some months ago and, recognising the importance such a development would mean to Wrexham, they immediately set about making sure they had all available help to ensure their hopes to set up in Wrexham were brought to a reality.

    Throughout the negotiations they have stayed in touch with the Hotpack team and also provided accommodation at Redwither to ensure they has a meeting base to take the project forward.

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    You can take a look at the Hotpack Corporate video below:

    “A good sign of confidence in Wrexham”

    Cllr Terry Evans, Lead Member for Economic Performance and Regeneration, said: “Wrexham has a long list of strong economic assets – especially in the production and manufacturing sectors – and our strength as a town and location for business is well-known. This move by H-Pack, and their parent company Hotpack, is a good sign of confidence in Wrexham and we should be proud of that.

    “We at Wrexham Council have been heavily involved in this project, and offered any help we could in order to facilitate this development – and we will continue to offer whatever help we can in future.”

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  • It’s here and it’s huge!

    It’s here and it’s huge!

    One of the final touches to the Christmas decorations in Wrexham has arrived in the shape of a massive Christmas tree which is now being decorated on Queen’s Square.

    The tree arrived earlier today and once again has been sponsored by Allington Hughes Law and was donated by the Church Commissioners for England from Coed Llandegla which is a managed by Tilhill Forestry and Oneplanet Adventure

    It will soon be ready with the lights officially turned on on Thursday evening.

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    The event on Thursday – one of the most popular in the town centre calendar begins at 5 pm and ends at 8 pm.  The festivities are being organised by a team of volunteers from the Wrexham Glyndwr Rotary Club.

    There’s already an impressive line up of who will be there including:

      • Wrexham FC
      • Thomas Teago
      • ‘The Phonics’ – Stereophonics tribute band
      • Singers April Lee and Damon Jacs
      • Queen Elsa
      • School choirs
      • A production of Elf
      • Band Before the Storm
      • and three celebrity guests from this year’s Stiwt panto!

    There will also be fairground rides, reindeer and of course festive stalls and the event will end with a brilliant firework display.

  • Here’s how Tŷ Pawb’s looking – take a sneak peek inside

    Here’s how Tŷ Pawb’s looking – take a sneak peek inside

    Work on Tŷ Pawb – the new £4.2million arts, markets and community centre in the former Peoples Market on Chester Street – continues apace, with the new facility to open on Dydd Llun Pawb in April.

    We at Wrexham Council News had the chance to take a look around ongoing work on the site, with structural and renovation work carried out by Wynn Construction – see some of the pictures below.

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    Individual stallholder areas have been built and partitioned, along with open areas and the main gallery.

    Work also progresses on a two-story window and entryway, which will allow access and light into the building from Market Street.

    Painting has also started on the outside of the building, with further renovation work to come.

    Cllr Hugh Jones, Lead Member for Communities, Partnerships, Public Protection and Community Safety, said: “We know that work at Tŷ Pawb will be very much of interest of the general public, and that people are keen to know what’s going on inside the building while work takes place.

    “I’m very pleased to report that work progresses on schedule, and we remain on target for our official opening on Dydd Llun Pawb.”

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  • Tourism Award for Underneath the Arches

    Tourism Award for Underneath the Arches

    Our Events Team has scooped a major regional award for their Underneath the Arches event held earlier this year.

    The event was awarded the Best Visitor Event (for under 7.5k people) at the North Wales Tourism Awards held at the Venue Cymru recently. The team will now go forward to the All Wales final.

    They were up against over 100 other nominations and they faced tough competition in the top 4 which included, the Good Life Festival, Eirias Park Rugby and the Anglesey Circuit.

    Underneath the Arches has gone from strength to strength since it began in 2011. It is a celebration of music and song with a spectacular firework finale which lights up Thomas Telford’s magnificent Pontcysyllte Aqueduct a fitting tribute to Wrexham’s World Heritage Site and an eagerly anticipated event for people across Wrexham and the hundreds that travel from other parts of the UK to visit.

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    “The team find it very worthwhile”

    Cllr Terry Evans, Lead member for Economic Development and Regeneration, said: “This was a terrific result and great for the team having staged it for the 6th year this summer! It’s a lot of hard working bringing this, and the many other events the team is involved with, together but I know they find it very worthwhile and worth all the effort as so many people get to enjoy this amazing event.”

    Wrexham based FOCUS Wales also won best use of digital for their newly developed app for the festival in 2017 so we also send our congratulations to them. You can view our article about the success of FOCUS Wales here:

    What Brings £330,000 to Wrexham Every Year

  • Wot? No roadworks?

    Wot? No roadworks?

    You’ll all be pleased to know that once again we will be banning roadworks in and around the town centre between 4 December and 8 January to help the traffic flow freely during the busy Christmas period.

    The plans will allow for emergency works only to take place if necessary.

    The news follows the recent announcement that there will be free parking in all council owned town centre parks in December in order to boost Christmas trade for traders.

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    Cllr David A Bithell, Lead Member for the Environment and Transport, said: “We are always pleased to support the town centre and alleviate any traffic problems during the Christmas period. The free parking should also help encourage visitors to the town centre and we hope many take advantage of it.”