Jazz fan? Or do you simply want to try something new?
Then, why not come along to Tŷ Pawb on Wednesday, June 5 at 8pm to hear the delights of the Brownfield Byrne Hot Six?
Performing a brand of infectious swing, the Hot Six, co-led by Liam Byrne (tenor sax) and Jamie Brownfield (trumpet) play classic jazz from New Orleans through the great American song book to mainstream, inspired by the classic small groups and swing era stylists of the late 1930s and early 1940s.
The Brownfield Byrne Hot Six has managed to forge an original sound whilst staying firmly rooted in the jazz tradition, and continues to prove popular at jazz clubs and festivals across the country.
Trumpeter Jamie Brownfield, winner of the Rising Star category at the 2012 British Jazz Awards, has a broad playing style. More recently, Jamie has just returned from New Orleans after winning a prestigious British Airways competition to perform during a VIP flight to the city for the famous Mardi Gras, where he got the chance to play with one of his modern trumpet heroes, Leroy Jones.
Liam Byrne plays tenor sax. He is a postgraduate of London’s Guildhall School of music and also the bands arranger. A growing favourite with jazz clubs around the country he can often be heard guesting with numerous bands including the Andy Prior Big Band, and has recently performed to great acclaim with US tenor saxophonist Harry Allen in a band with the UK’s Dave Newton and Dave Green on piano and double bass.
On keyboards, Tom Kincaid has become the first choice of many touring artists and band leaders, and has performed with jazz saxophonist Art Themen and Scott Hamilton, as well as his childhood hero, rock ‘n’ roll legend Shakin Stevens.
The Brownfield Byrne Hot Six is completed by Andy Hulme (guitar), Jim Swinnerton (double bass) and Jack Cotterill (drums).
Commences at 8pm
Pay on the door!
Admission £8
Concessions £7
North Wales Jazz members £6
School children and Student Union members £3
More information about the event is available on the Facebook page.
Many of us are very interested in looking at our family trees and finding out where we’ve come from and who we are related to.
It can sometimes be expensive and very time consuming, but in any of Wrexham’s libraries you can access Findmypast – the online genealogy service – for free if you use one of the library’s computers.
Findmypast was the first company in the world to make the complete birth, marriage and death indexes for England and Wales available online.
It has more than 2billion searchable records worldwide!
So if you are in the process of tracing your family tree or if you’ve wondered what your ancestors did for a living then your local library is a great place to start!
Normal route to Johnstown B5605, then via Stryt Las, B5097 Pant Hill/Afoneitha Road, Plas Bennion Road to re-join normal route on A539 Llangollen Road towards Cefn Mawr & Oswestry.
From Oswestry to Wrexham
Normal route to A539, then via Plas Bennion Road, B5097 Afoneitha Road, Pant Hill, Church Street, B5426 Hill Street, Gutter Hill & Maelor Road to re-join normal route on B5605 in Johnstown.
Service 5, Llangollen, Arriva Bus Wales.
From Wrexham to Llangollen
Normal route to Johnstown B5605, then via Stryt Las, B5097 Pant Hill/Afoneitha Road, Plas Bennion Road to re-join normal route on A539 Llangollen Road towards Llangollen.
From Llangollen to Wrexham
Normal route to A539, then via Plas Bennion Road, B5097 Afoneitha Road, Pant Hill, Church Street, B5426 Hill Street, Gutter Hill & Maelor Road to re-join normal route on B5605 in Johnstown.
Service T3, Barmouth, Lloyds Coaches.
From Wrexham to Barmouth
Normal route to Johnstown B5605, then via Stryt Las, B5097 Pant Hill/Afoneitha Road, Plas Bennion Road to re-join normal route on A539 Llangollen Road towards Barmouth
From Barmouth to Wrexham
Normal route to A539, then via Plas Bennion Road, B5097 Afoneitha Road, Pant Hill, Church Street, B5426 Hill Street, Gutter Hill & Maelor Road to re-join normal route on B5605 in Johnstown.
We – along with partners in the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal World Heritage Site Board – have organised a series of events throughout the summer and well in to the autumn to celebrate the 10 year anniversary, with a range of community and arts events taking place across the 11-mile WHS area, as well as at the aqueduct itself.
The upcoming events include Lego aqueduct building sessions at the Canal & River Trust’s visitor centre in Trevor; arts workshops at Corwen and Llangollen run by Denbighshire County Council; a photography competition run by Wrexham Council to highlight many of the sights in the WHS area – and many more.
On June 29, a community fun day will take place in Trevor Basin, with coracles and canal boats open to the public, a variety of community stalls and activities – and Techniquest Glyndŵr will be on hand providing insight on building aqueducts and bridges.
But the fun won’t stop there – there’ll be the usual fun and bright lights of Underneath the Arches, and the aqueduct’s 10th year anniversary will also be represented at the Llangollen International Eisteddfod.
Cllr Hugh Jones, Chair of the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal World Heritage Site Board, said: “The World Heritage Site is a huge asset for us in this area, and during the last 10 years has brought thousands of people to this part of Wales.
“UNESCO recognition was very much deserved for this area – not just for the way the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct was constructed out of cast iron, the impressive aqueduct and viaduct at Chirk, but also the 11 miles of civil engineering, and the natural beauty of the Horseshoe Falls near Llangollen.
“As well as seeing an increase in its popularity as a tourist attraction, partners have also invested heavily in improving features and facility throughout the World Heritage Site, and with that in mind it’s right that we recognise not just the anniversary of the inscription of the area by UNESCO, but also the level of investment seen in the site during the last decade.
“I’d like to invite everyone to take part in those events taking place as part of the 10th anniversary celebrations – not just the community day taking place in the Trevor Basin on June 29, but also the other upcoming contests and competitions to recognise the World Heritage Site Area’s special importance.”
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Our Wrexham Active team has organised a series of weekly ladies only training sessions at the Queensway Leisure and Activity Centre, starting from 6pm on Monday, June 3.
The new Walk to Run sessions will encourage those taking part to get fit through running and jogging, but don’t be put off – sessions will start off at a walking pace.
Run as part of Active Wrexham’s Get Out, Get Active initiative, which aims to encourage more women to take part in training and fitness and activities, the Walk to Run sessions will run for six weeks and be led by a qualified coach.
Those turning up on June 3 will also receive a free t-shirt and branded water bottle.
The sessions are free of charge.
Cllr Andrew Atkinson, Lead Member for Youth Services and Anti-Poverty, with responsibility for Leisure, said: “As well as keeping healthy, getting fit can be a great way of improving confidence and self-esteem.
“These free weekly sessions will give people who might not normally get involved with physical training activities the opportunity to try it out for themselves – and benefit from improved health as a result.”
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Seriously though, applying online is the most straightforward and convenient way to apply. Click here to start your application.
Did you know applications are open to children in primary education too? Well they are, so if you’re a parent to a primary school pupil, you’ll definitely want to check if your child is eligible.
We provide free transport to pupils attending their nearest suitable school when the walking distance is more than two miles for primary pupils, or three miles for secondary pupils.
Is your child eligible? If so click here to begin your application now 🙂
I don’t want to apply online
No problem, that’s your choice 🙂
Alternatively, you can apply for school transport by downloading the form from our website, you can call into the Contact Centre on Lord Street in the town centre to pick up a form, or even ring them on 01978 292000.
It’s being hailed as one of the best Focus Wales festivals ever!
Thousands of music fans enjoyed three days of festivities at packed out venues across Wrexham.
Tŷ Pawb was right at the heart of this year’s festival, with three stages of live music, conferences, exhibitions and activities.
More than 9,000 people visited Tŷ Pawb over the three days to enjoy a buzzing festival atmosphere and make the most of the food, drink, shops and galleries.
Visitors appear to have been very impressed with Wrexham’s new markets, arts and community hub!
This included the well known BBC Radio DJ’s, Huw Stephens and Bethan Elfyn.
They took part in a talk at the festival on Friday and made the most of Tŷ Pawb’s amazing food court offer…
Me too! I had gorgeous Thai food every day at @TyPawb@FocusWales and lovely coffee from @PlatBach – Amazing space and has been instrumental to the energy & vigour of the festival! ❤️
The Welsh celebrities were not the only ones to comment on the fabulous food and drink…
Loved visiting @typawb in Wrexham for an incredible waffle, a Chewbacca sighting, and a brilliant art shop with music related goods. A lot of the bands for @FocusWales were playing here. Such a great community space – I will miss it! pic.twitter.com/LI85Ff2qjT
Thank you @TyPawb for the delicious food after our gig @FocusWales today! Ready to enjoy an evening of music.
— Delta Academy Ladies Choir (@DeltaChoir) May 18, 2019
1st x @FocusWales gwyl gwych! Loved listening to various artists through different venues in Wrecsham. @TyPawb a great space- lle arbennig a bwyd mor flasus 💜🎶🎵🎤
Little detour to @TyPawb. What an amazing space bringing together arts, culture, shopping and food under one roof! Made particularly welcome by these young people. What great ambassadors for Wrexham. 🏴 pic.twitter.com/SdaGmZOEdo
Sports groups can bid for cash as next round of Community Chest bidding starts.
Community sporting initiatives across Wrexham are urged to take advantage of a fund which could help them in their roles before the closing date for applications.
Sport Wales, which encourages and supports sports participation throughout Wales, is offering up to £1500 for groups via its Community Chest.
Further funding is available for clubs promoting sports for women and girls, disability sports and social inclusion.
And the Sport Wales development grant is also open to groups looking at bigger projects, such as expansion or extension.
Applications for the current round of funding is open until Wednesday, June 5, with the panel meeting to discuss applications on Wednesday, June 19.
For more information, contact Louise Brady, Sports Development Assistant Manager at Wrexham Council, on 01978 297359 or by e-mail at louise.brady@wrexham.gov.uk.
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You get a knock at your front door. You open it and there’s a man. He has his van parked at the edge of your driveway. He’s offering to sell you a mattress. It seems like a good deal. It’s much cheaper than the one you were thinking about buying. But there’s a reason for this…
There’s been reports around Wrexham of people selling mattresses from the back of vans and it’s important to be aware that this is a scam…don’t get tempted into making a big mistake.
That’s because these mattresses aren’t what they appear to be. Sometimes the mattress you’re being offered was made from used spring units and dirty fillings, even if it looks fine on the outside.
Or the mattress was made for less than £50 from a very basic spring unit with a polyester fibre pad or a layer of cheap foam over it, and covered in a cheap material…but that’s if you’re lucky.
Either way, the mattress almost certainly hasn’t undergone testing to see whether it meets the UK mattress flammability regulations…and we’re sure you don’t want this potentially fatal hazard anywhere near you or your family.
“A low quality, substandard product”
Roger Mapleson, Trading Standards and Licensing Lead, said: “If someone turns up at your doorstep offering to sell you a mattress, it’ll almost certainly be a low-quality, substandard product that won’t have been tested against UK mattress flammability regulations.
“The mattress was probably put together for a fraction of the ‘cheap’ or ‘bargain’ price you’re being offered it for, so it’s really important to be aware of this type of scam so you don’t fall victim to it.”
Extremely convincing
The people selling these can be extremely convincing too – they have company names very similar to well-known brands, with professional looking logos blazoned on their vans and polo shirts – but their products are far from what they seem.
If they sense you’re not sure, they’ll tell you how it’s all legit and it’s just excess stock from a store that was closing down, or perhaps from a cancelled order.
The mattresses might be wrapped up in plastic to look nice and shiny with labels showing their supposed recommended retail prices, but it’s not what it appears to be.
Remember, if something seems too good to be true, it usually is 🙂
If you want to complain or get any advice about goods or services you have bought please contact Citizens Advice Consumer Services on 03454 040506.
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In January, Sky Ocean Rescue and the Premier League launched the Plastic Pollution Challenge, which asked primary school pupils to pledge how they would cut their use of plastics.
(The Plastic Pollution Challenge is part of the wider Premier League Primary Stars teaching resources)
The Clywedog and Taff class (Year 3) at St Mary’s Primary school in Wrexham proved they were more than up for the challenge with their recycling heroics being rewarded with a visit to Sky Studios in London.
There were over 13,500 entries to the competition from pupils across England and Wales, and St Mary’s was one of ten schools selected to visit London and present a news report about their recycling pledge ‘Think and Reuse’.
The news report created by the class will be shared on the Premier League Primary Stars site and a panel of judges will choose an ultimate winner. Also, the school will receive a visit from Plasticus the Sky Ocean Rescue whale, plus the Premier League Trophy and some other special guests!
Whilst in Sky Academy Studios the pupils were divided into four teams, with each team being responsible for filming a section of the news report. The pupils were all given roles in their team such as producer, cameraman and news reporter. They were also fortunate to have a tour of the Sky Studios and visited Sky News and Sky Sports.
The recycling pledge they developed was ‘Think and Reuse’ and they’ve been spreading this message across Wrexham by asking local cafes to put their ‘Refill not Landfill’ recycling posters in their shop windows.
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Cllr David A Bithell, Lead Member for Environment and Transport said: “This is fantastic news on so many fronts. Firstly, it’s great that the children and their school have taken it upon themselves to get involved with recycling, and then they’ve taken it further by spreading their message to a wider audience.
“But to then see their work get rewarded with a visit to Sky Studios is wonderful – it shows that hard work and caring about the future of the planet pays off. Everyone should be extremely proud of themselves.”
The visit took place on Wednesday, May 15 and pupils and teachers had a great time with the school regularly tweeting throughout the day.
Rachel Acton, Headteacher at St Mary’s said: “We’re so proud of our Year 3 children who are educating our school community with their pledge ‘Think and Reuse.’ It’s so important that our children understand their responsibility to look after our planet and they, alongside our Eco Committee, are truly leading the way.”
“It’s wonderful to think that through their work, the children have been inspired to think of new initiatives to improve recycling facilities in the school and to educate all members of the school community, including the catering staff.”
Think and Reuse put into action
The whole of St. Mary’s have now taken on the ‘Think and Reuse’ pledge. In future events such as discos and sports days, single-use plastics will be avoided. A ‘no plastic lunchbox challenge’ has been introduced encouraging children and parents to think, “Do I really need plastic packaging?”
School assemblies about the alternatives to single-use plastics have also taken place. The children are also in the process of making plastic bottle greenhouses and the school has introduced a crisp packaging recycling scheme.
What do the children say?
Here’s some great quotes from some of the children from St Mary’s 🙂
Cali: “I think it’s so important to reduce and recycle plastic as it’s our world and we need to protect it.”
Eric: “We’ve learnt so much about recycling in our plastic topic and I think we should try and teach everyone how important it is and why.”
Austeja: “We want people to think before they buy plastic. Do they really need to buy it or can they use a reusable item such as a bag, lunchbox or bottle instead?”
Want to find out more about the packaging you use?
Take this quiz on single-use plastics and see how you get on…
