Category: People & Place

The Dementia Bus will be in Gwersyllt on April 24 to give people an opportunity to find out what it’s like for Dementia sufferers.

The Virtual Dementia Tour was invented 20 years ago and is the only scientifically and medically proven method of giving a person with a healthy brain an experience of what dementia might be like and gives people an opportunity to walk in the world of people living with dementia and then change the environment and their practice to potentially allow people with dementia to stay at home longer and improve their care.

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“Improve standards”

By walking in the shoes of a person with dementia, you can start to understand the issues that they experience every day. You will experience being confused, isolated, lost, intimidated, vulnerable and much more and therefore understand what you need to change to improve quality of care.

The bus will be at Gwersyllt Congregational Church, Dodds Lane, Gwersyllt, on April 24 and you can take the tour during the following times:

9.15–11.45am
12.15–2.45pm
3.00–5.15pm

Booking is essential so to book your place email or ring 01978 292066.

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Every day throughout March, we’ll be posting a recycling fact on our Facebook and Twitter pages.

In case you missed any of them, here’s a quick run-down of the first ten…

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Fact 1: Cartons can be taken to banks at Wrexham’s three Recycling Centres, but can’t currently be accepted in your green boxes or wheelie boxes.

Fact 2: Did you know that your tea bags and coffee granules can be recycled in your food waste caddy?

Fact 3: Washing your plastic pots, tubs, trays and bottles before they’re collected means a much better quality of recyclable material is sent off to be recycled into new products.

Fact 4: Running shoes (or any shoes) can be recycled at local recycling points.

Fact 5: Please remember to wash all recyclable materials to avoid contaminating clean recycling already collected by the recycling vehicle.

Fact 6: Most of us in Wrexham are washing and squashing our tins, cans and plastic bottles ready for collection.

Fact 7: Plastic bread bags, cling film and bubble wrap aren’t acceptable in the green box/middle wheelie box.

Fact 8: Last year, people in Wrexham recycled 4,000 tonnes of mixed glass.

Fact 9: Please remember to remove all plastic packaging, bubble wrap and polystyrene from cardboard boxes before putting out in the blue sack/top wheelie box.

Fact 10: Running out of compostable liners? Just tie one around the caddy handle on collection day and a new roll will be left for you.

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You’re invited to what promises to be a great Comedy Night out on Friday, March 22 at Tŷ Pawb.

Comedy Nights at Tŷ Pawb have been very popular and the line up for this event promises to deliver another hilarious evening for you all.

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“So, who’ll be there?”

The headline act is Nina Gilligan – “A naturally funny comedian, with a charming and genuinely likeable style” (John Thompson – The Fast Show)

“Naturally Funny Naturally Talented; she’s too natural for a comic…Go and see her now before she be Nature’s Biggest Comedian” (Pat Monahan)

“In my opinion Nina Gilligan is one of the best up and coming Stand Ups on the circuit and is destined for stardom” (John Marshall – Agraman)

Special guests are:

Brian Bayley – Formerly a nurse in Liverpool, Brian’s very popular wherever he plays. He combines cynicism and frustration into a joke laden set with effortless charm that’ll leave you desperate for more.

Pete Phillipson – Manchester based Pete has been building a name for himself on the circuit as a fantastically funny act over the last few years, mixing fast paced observations and routines with wonderful characterisations.

He performs at some of the biggest comedy clubs in the country including The Stand, Glee, Jongleurs, Baby Blue, Hilarity Bites, Off the Rails, The Last Laugh, and The Frog and Bucket. Also breaking into the London scene, Pete performs for Off the Kerb, The Comedy Store, The Funny Side, and Lee Hurst’s Backyard Bar.

Kevin Caswell-Jones, Wrexham’s premier comedian will be your compere for your evening.

Tickets are just £10 each (Carers go free – call to book) OR 2 for £15 when purchased from Siop//Shop, Tŷ Pawb.

Doors open at 7.30pm with the first act on stage at 7.45pm. This event is suitable for 14+ years.

For further information contact Tŷ Pawb, telephone 01978 292144 or email typawb@wrexham.gov.uk

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Between 10am and 12.30pm on Friday, March 8, our recycling officers and the Lead Member for Environment and Transport were on hand to answer your recycling questions at Tŷ Pawb.

They were also giving out new caddies, caddy liners, recycling bags, recycling calendars and net covers for recycling boxes, to help people in their recycling efforts.

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It was a good-spirited atmosphere as Wayne Anderson, Maria Hughes and Cllr. David A. Bithell, the Lead Member for Environment and Transport, answered questions for over two hours.

Cllr. Bithell said: “It was great to talk to the people of Wrexham about recycling and address the things that are on their minds.

“We also gave out a large number of caddies and caddy liners, plus we had some other useful things people could take away with them. People have been very positive and it’s this attitude that will help us reach our 70% recycling target. We really appreciate everyone coming to see us.”

So, what were some of the things on people’s minds?

We’re going to run through some of the most asked questions…

How can I get a new food caddy?

They were giving them out on the day, but it doesn’t matter if you missed this, because you can order a new caddy – for free – on our website. You can also order new recycling boxes and green bins here, although there is a charge for a green bin.

What can I recycle as food waste?

Great question – our recent blog article covers this, which you can read here…

I’m confused by recycling…what goes where?

Again, we’ve got a blog article that covers all this…read all about this here…

Why do I need to clean things before I can recycle them?

Washing your plastic pots, tubs, trays and bottles before they’re collected means a much better quality of recyclable material is sent off to be recycled into new products. We’re not asking you to spend ages cleaning them, just give them a quick swill in your used dishwater to get the food remains off them 🙂

I keep hearing about single-use plastics…what are they?

Basically, single-use plastics are the hard-to-recycle stuff that tends to get used once, and then thrown away. One of the main ways you can get better at recycling is by cutting out single-use plastic and using biodegradable or re-usable options as much as possible. Want to know a bit more? Take our quiz on plastic 🙂

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These are just brief selection of some of the questions that were asked. We have a wider selection of frequently asked questions on the main council website.

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Thanks for recycling 🙂

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Wrexham town centre is gearing up for one of the biggest football events in years as Wales’ first international challenge match of 2019 plays at our legendary Racecourse Stadium on Wednesday March 20.

This will be Wales’ first face-off against Trinidad & Tobago since May 2006 in Graz, Austria – Gareth Bale’s debut Welsh game where he assisted Robert Earnshaw’s winning goal in a 2-1 victory.

Fear not however… game day in the town centre definitely won’t be one to miss.

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Make a day of it!

During the day there’s a heap of family-friendly activities on in the town centre as well as a selection of pubs and bars showcasing the game later on in the evening – what could be better than that? Take a look at what’s on for yourself:

• • The Continental Market
  • Spring Fun Fair
  • Activities on in Tŷ Pawb
  • Welsh Football related exhibits in the Wrexham Museum
  • A showcasing of the game in various Town Centre pubs and bars

Wales’ boss Ryan Giggs said; “I’m delighted that we’re able to play at the Racecourse for the first time in 10 years. We thoroughly enjoyed taking the team there for an open training session in May. The support was incredible and further fuelled our ambition to host a match at the historic ground.”

And for those of you who somehow aren’t already excited for this epic clash of international talent, take a look back at this historic moment of Welsh football – Mark Hughes scoring his famous scissor kick goal against Spain at the Racecourse in 1985!

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More and more people across Wrexham are starting to recycle their food waste, which was shown in the recent figures we published 🙂

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Since we published these, we’ve also had February’s figures through, which show we recycled 146.2 tonnes of food waste for the month. Compared to February 2018’s figures, this is an increase of around eight tonnes!

We’re very pleased to say that we’re continuing to get requests for new food caddies that will help us improve these figures even further – last week we told you we’d received over 160 requests…this figure has now stretched to over 300!

As a reminder, you can request a new food caddy on our website.

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Patience

Such a large number of requests has meant that an element of patience is needed however, as we work our way through all of these.

Cllr. David A. Bithell, Lead Member for Environment and Transport, says: “The large volume of requests for new food caddies is great news, and this is going to go a long way to helping us hit our 70 per-cent recycling target.

“The large number of requests does however mean that some people will have to wait for their new one to arrive, as we work our way through all the orders.

“To these people: we really appreciate your patience, and thanks for helping us to recycle even more.”

A reminder of what can be recycled as food waste can be found in this recent blog 🙂

Benefits

Recycling your food waste comes with some great benefits…

Along with the environmental benefits of your waste becoming compost (which you can collect for free, from our Recycling Centres by the way), you’re also freeing up space in your black bin.

Plus, your food caddy gets emptied every week and your general waste doesn’t. If you put your food waste in with your general waste, it’ll sit there for a couple of weeks and get a bit stinky.

Don’t forget about the free caddy liners too…if you need a new roll of caddy liners, just tie an empty one to your food caddy and you’ll get left a new roll on your collection day.

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As always, thanks for recycling 🙂

Bin reminders

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Penley Hospital: The Story of a Polish Community in Wales.

International events and local history combine together in Penley Hospital: The Story of a Polish Community in Wales, the latest exhibition at Wrexham County Borough Museum & Archives.

Eighty years ago the Wehrmacht and the Red Army swept across the borders of Poland setting in motion a train of events that would lead to the establishment of three Polish hospitals in the Welsh countryside near Wrexham, in the village of Penley and the grounds of two country houses, Iscoyd Park and Llannerch Panna.

These hospitals were unique, being staffed by Polish medics and nurses whose job was to care for the thousands of Polish servicemen and service women displaced from their homes, battle worn and weary, and now living in post-war Britain. The hospitals became the focal point of a Polish community whose story is told in this new exhibition.

The exhibition, created with the help of former residents of Penley Hospital camp and volunteers includes:

• Artefacts from the former hospital and its chapel such as the reredos (a three-part artwork centred on the Madonna and Child.
• A film based on archive recordings of life at the hospital in the 1960s
• Oral histories of former residents and staff at the hospital
• A slideshow of photographs of the community
• A chance for younger ones to dress up in Polish style national costume, following a well-established tradition at Penley.

Councillor Hugh Jones, Deputy Leader of Wrexham County Borough Council, said “I would like to thank all those who have helped staff at the museum to stage this exhibition. Your assistance and involvement has been invaluable in telling the amazing story of the Polish community who were unable to return home to Poland because of the Communist regime in that country and the Soviet occupation of their homeland. Their story still resonates today.”

Councillor John McCusker, Member for Overton Ward said: “I am very pleased to see this interest from the County Borough Museum in the extraordinary history of the village of Penley and how the arrival of the Polish community had a huge impact on the village. Relatives of former residents still revisit the area and are always made very welcome.”

The exhibition opens at Wrexham Museum on March 18th and runs until June 22nd 2019. A reunion of former staff and families connected to Penley Hospital is planned for May.

Wrexham Museum is open Monday – Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 11 a.m to 4 p.m. Admission is free. Courtyard Café is open 10 a.m. to 4 .30 p.m.

For more information contact the museum on 01978 297460