Category: People & Place

Wrexham Council has welcomed an announcement by the Welsh Government that Wrexham Museum is the preferred option to house the Welsh Football Museum.

The news was announced by Dafydd Elis Thomas AM, the Deputy Minister for Culture, Sport and Tourism.

Plans for a National Football Museum were mooted by the Welsh Government in the summer of last year, with the aim of working with the Football Association of Wales (FAW) to showcase Wales’ football history at an appropriate location.

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Wrexham is the spiritual home of football in Wales and has strong historical links with the FAW, which was founded at a meeting at the Wynnstay Arms on Yorke Street in 1876.

The proposals for the Museum are among a number of football-led projects taking place in Wrexham, including;

• The improvement of the Mold Road gateway leading into town, including the train station and the Racecourse;
• A new football development centre at Colliers Park;
• Working with FAW to develop new community footballing hubs;
• Work by the Council and Wrexham AFC to secure a permanent location for a training ground

Wrexham Museum has had an interest in football for some time, acquiring the Welsh Football Collection in 2000 with the assistance of a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund and has had aspirations to house a permanent display about the game ever since.

The hope is that the museum building will house both the Welsh Football Museum and a new and enlarged Wrexham Museum, utilising available space on the first floor of the building.

Museum has international potential

Steve Grenter, Heritage & Archives Lead at Wrexham Council, said: “We certainly welcome this news, and we’re very pleased that the Welsh Government has seen the potential of Wrexham Museum as the home of the Welsh Football Museum.

“Welsh football has gained no small amount of prominence in recent years thanks to the performance of the national team, so this has the potential to be not just a national attraction, but an international one.

“Wrexham has longstanding links with FAW”

Cllr Hugh Jones, Lead Member for Communities, Partnerships, Public Protection and Community Safety, said: “We are absolutely delighted to hear this news. Wrexham has a very proud, longstanding link with the FAW and it’s fantastic to know that legacy now has the potential to continue into the future with the Welsh Football Museum hopefully coming to Wrexham.

“The development of the Welsh Football Museum would also allow for the continued development of Wrexham Museum – it has always been the aim of the Museum to have some continued form of historical display on Welsh football, due to the strong role it has played in the history of Wrexham, and we would continue to display both in the best possible setting.

“Officers and representatives from Wrexham Council have been in discussions with Welsh Government and their consultants for quite some time, and have put in a lot of work to ensure this could all take place, and I wish to express my gratitude, and that of my Executive Board colleagues, to them.”

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Over the last few months, we’ve told you how we’re continuing to get better at recycling in Wrexham.

And while some of our recent figures have been encouraging, it’s definitely worth asking yourself, could I perhaps do a little bit more?

The images in this article are from a random black bin collection-round in Wrexham and they show examples of the waste we collected.

In these images, you can see plastic bottles, glass bottles, glass jars, aluminium cans and cardboard boxes, all of which could’ve been recycled at the kerbside.

You’ll also see things like a kettle and a selection of clothes which could’ve been taken to any of our recycling centres (clothing and shoes can be recycled in clear plastic bags at the kerbside too, but larger items such as bedding and curtains need to be taken to our recycling centres).

Cllr David A Bithell, Lead Member for Environment and Transport says: “While we’re getting better at recycling in Wrexham and there are so many households trying to do their bit, these pictures show there’s still plenty of room for improvement.

“It’s worrying to see the amounts of bottles, cans and jars that could be recycled still finding their way into people’s black bins.

“Every bit of recycling – no matter how small it seems – can add up over time and help make a difference. So before you throw something in the black bin, please ask yourself…‘can I recycle this?’”

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25,610 tonnes

You may think the plastic bottles, cans, glass jars etc. that you’re putting in your black bin waste won’t make much difference in the grand scheme of things…

But we collected a whopping 25,610 tonnes of black bin waste for the period 2018/19 and a decent amount of this was stuff that could’ve been recycled at the kerbside.

Recyclable plastics, papers, cardboards and glass made up a large part of this figure and this is something we’ll need to try and address in Wrexham going forwards.

Mrs Jones…and Mr Smith…

If you fill your black bin with stuff that can be recycled, you’re probably not leaving yourself with enough room for your unrecyclable waste, plus it’s a good thing to have space in your black bin 🙂

There could be many reasons why some of these items find their way into your black bin waste…perhaps you didn’t fancy taking an item outside to your recycling box as it was quite late at night.

But frankly, every time you put something in your black bin that could be recycled, you aren’t the only one across Wrexham doing this…these pictures are from just one round and they show the extent of recyclables that are still finding their way into black bins.

The bottles, cans and jars you didn’t recycle are added to the ones Mrs Jones next door didn’t recycle, which are added to ones Mr Smith two-doors down didn’t recycle…you get the picture 😉

So next time you think that your one plastic bottle won’t make a difference, try to see the bigger picture…if we all take responsibility for our own recycling, then Wrexham can claim it’s doing its bit for the environment 🙂

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Foster Care Fortnight is The Fostering Network’s annual campaign to raise the profile of fostering and to show how foster care transforms lives. It is also the UK’s biggest foster carer recruitment campaign.

In Wrexham, we will be holding an information and drama event at Tŷ Pawb on Tuesday May, 14, 3.30-7pm. Anyone can pop along to this free event to find out more about foster carers and how you can become a foster carer yourself.

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Social workers and experts will be on hand to answer your questions as well as foster carers who will be able to tell you first-hand what it is like to foster children.

Running from May 13 until May 26, Foster Care Fortnight will ask those who may have been considering fostering for some time to see what they can provide children in need of care and support.

Those who may not have previously looked at fostering will also be able to take advantage of the advice on offer from trained officers and former carers.

The fortnight takes place in co-ordination with The Fostering Network, a leading charity that promotes fostering awareness.

Cllr Bill Baldwin, Lead Member for Children’s Services said: “While fostering is something which requires a strong level of commitment and responsibility, we want to show people who might rule themselves out on the basis that they don’t think they have the time or the resources that it could well be within their capabilities.

“Being a foster carer is by no means easy, but with the contribution of just some time and effort, you can make an immeasurable difference to the life of a child in care.”

For more information about the event or to find out more information about how to become a foster carer, please contact:

Telephone number: 01978 295 316

Email address: fostering@wrexham.gov.uk 

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