Category: People & Place

Public social care and health organisations across North Wales will be doing their bit to promote this year’s National Safeguarding Week (November 12-16), with a mixture of training and information events.

Events being held across North Wales during the week include sessions on self-harm awareness, safeguarding children, modern day slavery and adults at risk.

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One of the highlights of the week is a day-long conference where staff working for the various agencies get together to learn about good practice in safeguarding, sharing case studies and learning from each other.

Jenny Williams, Director of Social Services at Conwy Council, who also chairs the North Wales Safeguarding Board, said:

“National Safeguarding Week has long established itself as a great opportunity to highlight the good work going on nationally to improve people’s well-being, but to also inform the public on what they should do if they have any concerns.

“Children and adults at risk regularly access a range of our services and safeguarding is a responsibility for us all.

“If people have the slightest concern about a child or adult at risk, then in must be reported. It’s very much a case of better being safe than sorry.

“All partner agencies have a clear role to play in ensuring that all staff are fully aware of their safeguarding responsibilities and where/how they should report their concerns.

“The North Wales region is pleased to be supporting this year’s national campaign.”

Further information is available on the North Wales Safeguarding Board’s website.

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George Houghland was born around 1896 – the eldest of five children born to George senior and wife Mary. They lived at 27 Offa Terrace, Wrexham.

In the census of 1911 he was working as a draper’s errand boy and his father was a coal miner. He joined up with the Territorial Force on October 1, 1914.

He was 19 years and one month old, was 5’5” tall with a 31” chest and good eyesight. Many of the 4th Battalion were recruited from the collieries of North Wales.

George disembarked in France with the British Expeditionary Force on February 20, 1915. Conditions in the trenches around the Festubert area were very poor due to a period of very heavy rain.

In May, his battalion were involved in attacks on German positions on Aubers Ridge sustaining heavy casualties.

After periods in the front line the battalion were formed into a pioneer unit which utilised the miners’ digging experience to full advantage in excavating trenches.

It was not long before the 4th Battalion were again called upon, being involved in the battle of Loos.

It was during these operations that George was reported as wounded in action on October 4, 1915 and he died of his wounds the day after.

He is remembered with honour in the Sailly Labourse Communal Cemetery in France. He was awarded the 1914-15 Star, British Service and Victory medals.

This is one of many stories currently on display at Wrexham Museum as part of the Wrexham Remembers Them exhibition.

For more information about Wrexham Remembers Them, take a look at our article from last week.

This year it will be a very special Remembrance Service as we commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War.

It will be held at the Royal Welch Fusilier Memorial on Bodhyfryd on Sunday November 11 starting at 10.55am.

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Seven months after opening, It looks like Tŷ Pawb is now beginning to turn quite a few heads from across the country and beyond!

Following on from a fantastic review in The Observer and after making it on to the Royal Academy of Art’s top 10 exhibitions to see in the UK we’re now delighted to announce that Tŷ Pawb has made it on to the shortlist of an international award.

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A global list of finalists

The Civic Trust Awards scheme was established in 1959 to recognise outstanding architecture, planning and design in the built environment.

The awards are designed to encourage the very best in architecture and environmental design, to improve the built environment for us all through design, sustainability, inclusiveness and accessibility, but also to reward projects that offer a positive cultural, social, economic or environmental benefit to their local communities.

Tŷ Pawb has been selected as one of the 147 Regional Finalists on a list which includes buildings from across the world, including London, Texas, Miami, Copenhagen and Cape Town!

Applicants will be notified on Monday 17 December whether their scheme has been successful at National Panel stage (and therefore a 2019 Winner). Fingers crossed!

A fantastic endorsement for Wrexham

Lead Member for People – Communities, Partnerships Public Protection and Community Safety, Cllr Hugh Jones said: “I’m delighted that Tŷ Pawb is continuing to gain recognition and popularity on the national and international stage. The bold yet community focused design of the building is a feature which has already gathered a lot of positive media attention.

“This award identifies sustainability, inclusiveness and positive impacts on the local community and economy as key factors for it’s finalists so it’s a fantastic endorsement for Tŷ Pawb to reach this stage and it’s great to see Wrexham named on this list. It’s something we can all be very proud of and it’s a testament to the enthusiasm and commitment of the staff there who have worked so hard in these first few months.”

Find out more about the Civic Trust Awards here

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Over the past few years, more than £600k of investment has taken place at Ruabon from both ourselves and the Regional Transport consortia to develop Ruabon Station as a transport hub, providing car parking, a bus and rail interchange, improvements to waiting shelters, a new station entrance and CCTV.

But more funding is needed to improve step-free access at Ruabon, as currently, the northbound platform is linked to the southbound platform opposite by a footbridge, with no other way of accessing it.

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This means train users in wheelchairs or mobility scooters cannot access the northbound network if leaving via Ruabon Station; or cannot get off at Ruabon if coming back on a southbound service.

As well as wheelchair users, the issue also affects users with children or babies in buggies, or less mobile people with luggage.

Cllr David A Bithell, Lead Member for Environment and Transport, has written to Welsh Government the WLGA and the Department for Transport, outlining our aspirations to develop the station as a key link tourism link in North Wales – including improving access issues.

“Access will become increasingly important”

Cllr Bithell said: “We’ve been looking to help solve the issue of step-free access at stations in the county borough for some time, and members of the Executive Board agreed priorities for the rail network in the county borough when step-free access at Ruabon was outlined as one of our ambitions in our Rail in Wrexham report, published early in 2015.

“We know that the issue of access at our railway stations will become increasingly important with a new franchise in place for Wales and the Borders, and the likely increase in passengers using railways in the next few years.

“With that in mind, we will continue to lobby Welsh Government and the Department of Transport for further funds and support to improve our Network.  Those with impaired mobility should not have to make longer journeys or unnecessary trips if they want to use the trains.”

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