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  • Library News: Reading for Fun

    Library News: Reading for Fun

    A love for reading can be hugely valuable for children. The benefits of leisure reading include increased general knowledge, a positive impact on academic achievement, enhanced reading ability and vocabulary growth.

    Research suggests that time spent reading for pleasure could be a key indicator for the future success of a child. Reading aloud too fosters a love of books in children, and helps children associate reading with pleasure.

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    If you would like to support your children’s reading with fun and accessible books to read why not give your local library a call and have a chat with the staff to find the right books for your children?

    Contact details can be found on www.wrexham.gov.uk/libraries

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  • Congratulations to Bradford on becoming UK City of Culture 2025

    Congratulations to Bradford on becoming UK City of Culture 2025

    This evening it was announced live on BBC’s The One Show that the winner of the UK City of Culture 2025 title is Bradford

    We would like firstly to congratulate Bradford in winning the title as we know how much hard work is involved and we’re sure that Bradford will make a great success of their year as UK City of Culture. We look forward to visiting in 2025.

    As a county, and as a community, this competition has brought us all closer together and helped us realise just how special Wrexham is. We all have different backgrounds and different stories, but once we start joining the dots, we’re a strong, supportive and resilient community who look out and support each other.

    The work and achievements of the past few months has put us on a new trajectory that we aim to build upon over the coming years, creating an even more thriving community and generating opportunities in the process.

    • Work that will now take place includes

    -Committing to a significant event programme in 2023 and 2025

    – Publicising an update on what this will look like by July 2022

    –              Use the momentum generated as part of the bit to take the county forward

    –              Further develop the important role that play has in Wrexham.

    Joanna Swash, CEO of Moneypenny and chair of Wrecsam City of Culture steering group said: “We’ve achieved so much in this short amount of time and have witnessed an outpouring of community and business support for the bid. “We’ve shown just how much drive and potential that Wrexham has to offer and we have a strong platform to build on this further in terms of culture, skills and innovation in our county.”

    Cllr Mark Pritchard, Leader of Wrexham County Borough Council said: “ It has been a great to see our many achievements, community engagement and support for the bid, but for now, we will no longer proceed in the competition and wish Bradford the best of luck in their year as UK City of Culture in 2025 . “We have now achieved city status for Wrexham and we look forward to realising the benefits that this will bring.”

    Chair of Wrexham County Borough Council City of Culture steering group Cllr Hugh Jones said: “As the only region on the shortlist from Wales, we flew the flag for our country as well as Wrexham. Achieving shortlist status has helped us raise the profile of Wrexham, but it’s also sparked momentum and given us a platform to build on for future.”

    Ian Bancroft, Chief Executive of Wrexham County Borough Council, said: “We have a much better understanding of what Wrexham culture is, and what culture means to Wrexham. “Culture plays a part in people’s daily lives and has a capacity to change and improve our surroundings and wellbeing. “We need to ensure that the links made during this competition as well as the learnings from it are not lost, and head towards a future where culture plays a key role in our planning and decision making for the  benefit of our county.”

     

    What happens next?

    Although we have missed out on becoming UK City of Culture hosts in 2025, there’s still so much to look forward to.

    • We intend on having our own ‘year of culture’ in 2023 and 2005 and will publicise what this looks like by July 2022
    • £15 million has been secured to develop the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and world heritage site.
    • Refurbishment of the butchers and General Markets.
    • Further developments as part of the Wrexham Gateway project.
    • Development of the Welsh football museum for set for delivery in 2025.
    • Working with Wrexham AFC in developing the Racecourse
  • Wales and the Battle of Britain Touring Exhibition is coming to Wrexham

    Wales and the Battle of Britain Touring Exhibition is coming to Wrexham

    We’re pleased to announce that Tŷ Pawb will be hosting the “Wales and the Battle of Britain” Touring Exhibition which celebrates the 80 year anniversary of the Battle of Britain.

    The Battle of Britain took place over the skies of the UK between 10 July and 31 October 1940 and involved 2,947 Aircrew including Pilots, Observers, Air Gunners and Wireless Operators. 544 were killed in action and aircrafts involved included the iconic Spitfire, Hurricane, Blenheim, Beaufighter, Defiant and Gladiator.

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    Visitors to the exhibition will learn about the importance of Welsh bases such as RAF Hawarden which trained Spitfire Pilots. It also tells of the 68 Welsh aircrew that fought and the 17 Welsh pilots who were killed in action during the battle and of the price paid by Welsh cities like Swansea who suffered terrible losses during the German bombing raids.

    Air Commodore Adrian Williams, Air Officer Wales, who will be opening the exhibition said, “I’m delighted that, following on from the official opening of the Wales and the Battle of Britain 80th Anniversary Exhibition in Cardiff, the exhibition is now touring Wales and will be visiting the City of Wrexham from 13 – 18 June.

    “The Battle of Britain, the largest air battle ever recorded, was one of the most pivotal and iconic moments in the history of this country. It marked a turning point of the Second World War when Britain stood alone against Hitler’s seemingly unstoppable military power.

    “The exhibition tells a story that will enable Welsh people to come along and find out more about what happened in the skies and on the ground in the Summer of 1940. It details the Welsh aircrew who fought, including a number from Wrexham, telling their stories and heroism to a modern Welsh audience.”

    The Wales and the Battle of Britain Exhibition was created by the RAF’s Air Historical Branch (Dr Lynsey Shaw), together with Air Commodore Adrian Williams, to commemorate Wales’ contribution to victory in the Battle of Britain.

    It was originally planned to be launched in 2020 but, had to be postponed due to the pandemic. The Wales and the Battle of Britain Exhibition is a story told from a Welsh perspective, one that has never been told before.

    It opens at 3pm on 13 June and will be open during normal Tŷ Pawb until the 18 June.

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  • Garden waste collections – know what you’re signing up for

    Garden waste collections – know what you’re signing up for

    We would like to advise any residents not signed up for garden waste collections who are now thinking of joining that they need to wait until sales open up for the next collection year if they want to get a full 12 months service.

    Recently, we’ve had some residents join our current 2021/22 service thinking they would get 12 months’ worth of collections from the date they signed up, but this isn’t how it works.

    Residents who don’t already receive the collections can still join the current 2021/22 service, but need to be aware it runs until September 2, 2022, so should you join the service now you’ll only be getting around 3 months of collections.

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    2022/23 sales expected to open in the summer

    The next full 12 months service isn’t currently available. We expect renewals for the September 2022-August 2023 service to open in the summer.
    Please don’t attempt to renew before we provide you with these details.

    Service charge frozen until September 2023

    The cost of the garden waste collection service has been frozen at £25 per green bin per year for the next service year (September 2022-August 2023).

    Darren Williams, Chief Officer Environment and Technical, said: “We’re pleased to be able to freeze the cost of the service until September 2023. The £25 per green bin per year charge will keep the cost of the Wrexham service one of the lowest in England and Wales.”

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  • Library News: Learning at Lunchtime

    Library News: Learning at Lunchtime

    Ever heard of parchment craft and wanted to give it a try. Here’s your chance!

    You will learn how to emboss and colour parchment and create a greetings card by the end of the session.

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    Join us at Wrexham Library on Wednesday 1st June, 1.00-2.00pm for our first free Parchment Taster Session.

    Booking is essential so please call the library on 01978 292090 to reserve your place.

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  • Whose up for a party? – Jubilee Celebrations for everyone to take part in!

    Whose up for a party? – Jubilee Celebrations for everyone to take part in!

    There’s four fantastic days of fun and activities for you and your family to get involved with between the 2 and 5 June to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

    They’ll all show off the amazing diversity, culture and talent that we have right here in Wrexham.

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    In Tŷ Pawb there’ll be free Wrexfest live music events, family films and activities between 12 noon and 7pm on 2, 3 and 4 June – check out the full line up for the day here.

    On Henblas Street including the Hippodrome plot and the Yellow and Blue Hub on 2, 3 and 4 June, there’ll be lots going on with stalls, dancers, singers, bands and musicians from 11am.

    St.Giles’ Church and The Guildhall will be lit up between 9pm and 12 midnight on 2 June.

    Bellevue Park on 5 June will host a free family picnic in the park between 2pm and 7pm where you can take long your picnic, chairs and rugs. There’ll be a brass band, dancing, singalong memory lane and much more!

    Check out more events over the bank holidays below:

    Jubilee

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  • Jubilee Sports Day for Young People!

    Jubilee Sports Day for Young People!

    Young people aged 5 and over are invited to take part in a Jubilee Sports Day organised by Active Wrexham.

    It takes place at Queensway Stadium on Wednesday 1 June and it’s free to take part.

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    It will be a chance to take part in Athletics, Gymnastics, Boxing, Squash, Football and organisers are hopeful that Tennis, Cricket, Rugby, Tae Kwon, will also be available on the day.

    Booking is essential so please email activewrexham@wrexham.gov.uk so sign up for the event.

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  • How to apply for a permit to employ a young person

    How to apply for a permit to employ a young person

    Did you know that if you employ a young person between the ages of 13 and 17 you need a permit?

    How do I get a permit?

    Employment permits are specific to the child, the employer, the place of work and the type and hours of work. If a child has more than one job, they will need a permit for each job.

    Employment permits depend on where the child will be working not the head office of the employer.

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    To apply for a child employment permit you’ll need to complete an application form and return it to the address on the form together with;

    • A risk assessment relating to the activities planned for the young person
    • Copies of employers public and personal liability insurance
    • 2 passport style photographs of the child

    To obtain a permit please contact

    The Child Employment team on child_employment@wrexham.gov.uk  or on 01978 268140.

    Here’s some useful advice about employing young people:

    • By law you cannot employ a child under the age of 13
    • You can apply for a permit once the child has had their 13th birthday
    • Children can only be employed in specific types of work
    • No child can work at any time between 7pm and 7am
    • No child can work more than 2 hours on a school day
    • A child who works for 4 hours must have a break of at least 1 hour
    • There are different working hours allowed for 13/14 year olds and 15/16 year olds
    • No child can work for more 2 hours on a Sunday

    Fines and penalties

    If you fail to obtain a work permit for a child that you employ, you may be fined up to £1,000.

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  • Scam Alert – Be aware of fake emails from Ofgem

    Scam Alert – Be aware of fake emails from Ofgem

    We’re asking everyone to be aware that there’s reports across the country including here in Wrexham about fake emails relating to Ofgem rebates.

    Action Fraud has received 752 reports in just four days. The emails claim that the recipient is eligible for a rebate relating to a newly announced government scheme.

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    Although the links in the emails lead to genuine looking websites they are designed only to steal your personal and financial information.

    If you receive one, report it to: Report@phishing.gov.uk

    Roger Mapleson, Trading Standards and Licensing Lead, said, “This type of scam is designed simply to steal your information and could ultimately end in you losing money. Please remember that your bank or any other legitimate organisation won’t ask you to share personal information over email or text.

    “If you are in doubt contact the company themselves using their official website.”

    For more information on how to stay secure online, please visit: www.cyberaware.gov.uk

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  • Check out car parking for next few weeks as large events come to Wrexham

    Check out car parking for next few weeks as large events come to Wrexham

    We’ve some pretty large events coming to Wrexham in the coming weeks which means some car parks will be out of action and others will be limited.

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    Check out all the other car parks available to use on these days.

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