Love Wrexham Magazine Issue 2 - August 2019

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AUGUST 2019 

Issue 2 

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Monthly Business & Community magazine delivered in & around Wrexham 

Cylchgrawn Busnes a Chymuned misol sy’n cael ei ddosbarthu yn Wrecsam a’r ardal gyfagos 

EVRAH ROSE: 

POET EXTRAORDINAIRE 

Meet 

Ryan Swain 

Host of Rock The Park 

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Croeso! 

Welcome! 

Annwyl Ddarllenydd, 

Croeso i ail rifyn cylchgrawn Caru Wrecsam. 

Cafwyd ymateb da i’r rhifyn lansio, ac rydym yn cynnal 

y safonau uchel hynny yn y rhifyn hwn trwy gynnwys y 

bardd anhygoel lleol, Evrah Rose, yn ogystal â Ryan 

Swain, y cyflwynydd ar brif lwyfan gŵyl Rock The Park. 

Cofiwch ledaenu’r gair a rhoi’r cylchgrawn hwn i’ch 

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Adam a Stefan 

Dear Readers, 

Welcome to the second issue of Love Wrexham Magazine. 

The launch edition was well received and we’re maintaining 

those high standards in this one by featuring the amazing local 

poet Evrah Rose and also Ryan Swain, main stage host of 

Rock The Park. 

Please remember to spread the word and pass the magazine 

onto your friends, family and neighbours, and to mention us if 

you use a business you’ve seen advertised in our publication. 

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WHAT’S IN THIS MONTH’S LOVE WREXHAM MAGAZINE 

YR HYN SYDD YNG NGHYLCHGRAWN CARU WRECSAM Y MIS HWN 

6 

16 

18 

28 34 

Ryan Swain: 

Host Of 

Rock The Park 

Gardening: 

A Space Of 

Your Own 

Caru Wrecsam 

Y Cylchgrawn a Ddewisir 

gan Fusnesau Wrecsam. 

Ryan Swain: Host of Rock The Park 6 

Cymraeg: Welsh holiday phrases 8 

Eating Out: North Wales Foodies 11 

Travel: By Paula Twarog 14 

Gardening: A Space Of Your Own 16 

Evrah Rose: Poet Extraordinaire 18 

Do You Know? 24 

Pets: Calming Signals 26 

Local History: Trams & Wrexham 28 

Summer Holidays: Family Fun 30 

Puzzle Page 32 

Outdoors: Minera Quarry Walk 34 

Auto Review By Tony Yates 36 

Diary Dates: August 2019 38 

Charity: Groundwork North Wales 39 

Cover Photograph: 

Tŷ Pawb photo courtesy of AC Creative 

Evrah Rose: 

Poet 

Extraordinaire 

Local History: 

Trams & 

Wrexham 

Outdoors: 

Minera Quarry 

Walk 

Love Wrexham 

The Magazine of Choice 

for Businesses in Wrexham. 

We would like to introduce ourselves: Adam (left) and Stefan 

– your Love Wrexham Magazine team. We’ve lived in the 

Wrexham area for many years – Adam in Brymbo and Stefan in 

Coedpoeth – and we’re always on the lookout for more interesting 

stories so please get in touch if you have one! 

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cylchgrawn Caru Wrecsam. Rydym wedi byw yn ardal Wrecsam 

ers blynyddoedd lawer - Adam ym Mrymbo a Stefan yng Nghoedpoeth 

- ac rydym bob amser yn chwilio am fwy o straeon diddorol. 

Felly, cysylltwch â ni os oes gennych chi un! 

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Events 

BEYOND COMPERE 

Host-With-The-Most Ryan Swain prepares to smash it out of the Park 

We were delighted to talk to Ryan 

Swain, main-stage host of Rock 

The Park! 

Hi, Ryan. Tell me a bit about Rock 

The Park and what you’ll be doing 

There are going to be number of top tribute 

bands from across the world over three 

stages in front of 15,000 people. They’ve 

already sold 14,000 tickets so it’s going 

to be huge. 

I’ll be on the main stages on Saturday and 

Sunday, but on Friday night, I’m doing a DJ 

set for Clubland, a dance brand which has 

been going since the late 90s and produces 

these spectacular shows called Clubland 

Events featuring artists like Cascada, 

Basshunter, Scooter and Special D. They 

have also released several compilation 

albums, such as Clubland Classics and 

100% Clubland. 

So that’s a big thing for you… 

Yeah, it is. I get to host lots of live gigs, 

work with some massive acts and tour 

with the show across Europe! We’ve got 

some big ones coming up like ‘Clubland: 

The Show’ in October. I’ll be dressed up 

as PT Barnum for that because it’s got this 

Cirque Le Soir vibe. It’s not just about it 

being a rave any more, they’re trying to 

rebrand the name and turn it into this huge 

Tomorrowland thing. 

OK, so who’s going to be 

performing on the Friday night? 

Well, Basshunter, The Outhere Brothers 

who sang Boom, Boom, Boom, Ian van 

Dahl – he had a massive hit with Castles in 

the Sky, MC Keyes, Cover and The Blackout 

Crew so genuine dance acts performing live 

– it’s really going to go off! 

How did you land the Clubland 

thing? 

I’ve been interested in Clubland since 

I was a teenager. I love the music and I 

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know everything there is to know about the 

artists. As to them signing me, I managed 

to get my name out there to the people 

running the brand: Keiran Keys, Terry 

Slemen and Graham Turner, who is a part 

of a dance act called Flip’n’Fill – they were 

really big 10/20 years ago and had hits 

called Shooting Star and Shakey Shimmy. 

Ryan with Cascada 

They asked me to be a face for the brand 

and be a host and warm-up act. I’m not 

just a radio presenter, I do DJ sets, I rap 

a bit, I MC, I tell jokes. I’m an all-round 

performer, not just a one-trick pony. 

Are you doing other festivals over 

the summer besides Wrexham? 

Yeah, I’ll be presenting at loads of festivals 

this year. I love performing in front of a real 

audience on a real stage; I’m not interested 

in something like Britain’s Got Talent or 

Love Island. It’s my job to go out there, 

build the anticipation and get the audience 

really buzzing and engaged. I take a lot 

of pride in what I do because there aren’t 

a lot of people doing that. Some people 

think that after appearing in a reality TV 

programme, they can just go out and do 

what I do. I’ve been doing this for over 10 

years now and I know what it takes to work 

a crowd. 


So what do you know about 

Wrexham? 

I know it’s really popular for dance events. 

There’s a very good club in Wrexham 

called Mojo which has been taken over by 

Sam Foulkes, the guy organising Rock The 

Park. He’s got some great ideas and some 

big events planned so thegroundwork is 

being laid for that. We have talked about 

me doing a set there after Rock The Park. 

I was reading that you’d worked 

with Paul Gascoigne and Ronan 

Keating… 

I’ve worked closely with Paul for a few 

years. I’ve done quite a few ‘Evening 

With…’ shows with him so I’ve got to 

know him well. We created a detailed 

interview that talks about his lifestyle and 

the significant events that have taken place 

in his life and we address that in front of a 

studio audience. They also get a meet-andgreet 

and a photograph with him. 

Paul’s a great guy. He’s a complete 

whacko, but he’s a lovely person. I love his 

spontaneity and he doesn’t take himself too 

seriously. That’s probably why people give 

him so much adulation. 

I was very lucky enough to work with Ronan 

Keating at Harrington Park in Sunderland in 

front of 10,000 people. Ronan’s manager 

knows me; He lives in York, and I live in 

Malton which is not too far away so he 

got me that gig really. Ronan enjoyed my 

performance and said I bring a different 

kind of energy which is a nice thing for 

With Karen Parry and Kelly Llorenna 

him to say. He got helicoptered in, then 

helicoptered out. It was all very rushed, but 

I managed to get a good picture with him; 

he’s a cool guy. 

You had an operation on your 

heart when you were four, but 

you’ve also done a recordbreaking 

skateboarding event. The 

heart problem doesn’t hold you 

back, then? 

Even when I was poorly with it, I was still a 

very active child. I was very thin, 

but then suddenly put on a lot 

of weight so you could tell that 

there was something not right. 

I had this thing called ductus 

arteriosus where a valve in your 

heart is open when you’re born 

that should close off. Mine didn’t 

unfortunately which led me to 

develop this ‘hole in my heart’. 

I went to the cardiology hospital 

in Leeds and they basically saved my life. 

All that’s given me a positive approach on 

life and has made me the person I am. 

It’s also made me more grateful: when you 

go through a life-changing 

experience like that, it puts 

things into perspective and 

makes you appreciate things 

more. 

I’ve done stuff for charities 

nationwide. It’s vital to give 

something back and more so 

now I’ve got my name out 

there a bit more and people 

know who I am. If you can 

use your name, your status and your talent 

to its maximum potential, it can change 

lives and help people. 

You’ve also raised awareness for 

ADHD… 

I’m a big campaigner for ADHD. I was 

diagnosed with it quite late, mainly because 

I was failed by the education system, but 

I knew that I had it. It started to affect 

me a little bit more in later life as I 

came out of my teenage years and into 

my twenties. I saw a darker side to it 

and that’s when I got some help and 

guidance. 

I’m not on any medication at all now: 

I know how to control and deal with it 

naturally. I try and inspire other people, 

younger people especially, not to go 

down the medication route. That’s very 

important because then you rely on it 

and that’s a very easy trap to fall into. 

The problem with ADHD is some of the 

medication is highly stimulative and 

they don’t always tell you what they’re 

giving you. 

My family keep me grounded: My fiancée, 

Natalia, is a dancer. She works at 

With Danny Dyer 

Flamingoland, that’s where we met. I was 

working as a head compere there and we 

were on the same team. You know you’re 

onto a good thing when you can work with 

someone and maintain a stable relationship 

with them. The twins were conceived at 

Flamingoland! We were sharing a dorm and 

we didn’t have a television so we had to 

make our own entertainment! 

Are the twins going to follow you 

into show business? 

I’d say it’s likely, yeah. They love dancing, 

singing, ballet and musical theatre and go 

to a dance expression class. They’re really 

into the film ‘The Greatest Showman’ so 

they’re showing signs already, but whatever 

they do if they’re happy, I’m happy. 

Great! Thanks, Ryan. I wish you all the best 

with Rock The Park! 

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Cymraeg 

Welsh Holiday Phrases 

Here is the second in our series of Welsh language guides. This month we take a look at some 

holiday-related words and phrases (remember, the third column is to help you with pronunciation): 

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Eating out 

The North Wales Foodies Have Been 

Out Doing Their Thing! 

Every month we try to include some 

independent reviews of local eateries. 

This month we feature three places: 

Woody’s, The Three Eagles and Honey’s. 

We’re hoping our reviewers will be 

regular contributors to the magazine – I’ll 

let them introduce themselves! 

Welcome to our column. We are Mr & Mrs 

North Wales Foodies, just your average couple 

who love food. We are particularly passionate 

about local, independent food producers that 

use locally sourced ingredients and we try to 

support small businesses who put a lot of love 

into what they do. 

We can be found at foodie markets, food 

festivals and independent eateries. We 

are so lucky to have access to these things in 

our locality and shout from the rooftops about 

all the delicious stuff we eat! Hope you enjoy 

our page. 

If you’d like to see more, follow us on 

Instagram @NorthWalesFoodies or on 

Facebook.com/northwalesfoodies 

What can we say about Woody’s? 

Freshly-made dough, the finest local 

ingredients, street-food vibes and all made 

with Woody’s unique flair and distinctive 

wood-fired oven. It’s an absolute treat 

for any Wrexham foodie. Choose from 

classic toppings, such as the meat feast, 

pepperoni and mushroom or something more 

adventurous, such as the famous “Ring of 

Fire”. Find them on the Majestic Wine/ 

Bkoncept car park (opposite Wrexham General 

station) from Wednesday to Friday, 4pm-9pm. 

The Three Eagles in Llangollen 

has everything you could ask for in a 

restaurant: lovely rustic surroundings, 

a great atmosphere, friendly staff and 

of course some fantastic food! All the 

ingredients are locally sourced, showing 

off what fantastic produce our little 

corner of North Wales has. We highly 

recommend a few of the smaller dishes 

on offer, particularly the Japanese fried 

chicken... and of course it would be rude 

not to wash it down with one of their 

delicious cocktails! 

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Honey’s may only be a small 

village cafe and bakery, but every 

visit is exceptional. 

At this cute bakery in Caegwrle 

(just outside Wrexham), you will 

find a wide range of freshly-made 

sandwiches and snacks. For those 

with a sweet tooth, the cakes 

taste as good as they look and 

are all homemade. On a sunny 

day, the idyllic riverside setting 

is the perfect place for lunch or 

an afternoon pick-me-up with 

friends or family. 

49-52 Chester Street, 

Wrexham, LL13 8BA 

Tel: 01978 291111 

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Travel 

Seven reasons to make Mauritius top of 

your travel to-do list in 2019 by Paulina Twarog 

Mauritius is hot for 2019 so if you’re looking to try a new destination, we highly recommend this 

luxurious island. Located in the Indian ocean, Mauritius may be a long-haul flight, but when you 

step off that plane, you’ll be on your own little paradise island with a variety of things to see and do. 

Whether you’re looking for sun, sea and spa getaways or an action-packed holiday that’s fun for 

all the family, Mauritius really has it all. Still not convinced? Then here are seven reasons to visit 

Mauritius in 2019… 

More than just a beach holiday 

Unlike other luxury islands such as the Maldives or Seychelles which 

are very much about sun, sea and sand, Mauritius offers so much more 

than that. More than just a beach holiday, you can take part in a variety 

of water sports and land activities that will get you off the sun lounger 

and exploring everything the destination has to offer. 

And the best part is, most resorts include many of these activities for 

free. Try your hand at jet skiing or scuba diving or play a spot of golf at 

one of the islands many golf courses. Head out on a boat tour or spend 

the afternoon snorkelling in the bay, the list is endless! 

The perfect weather 

Those who like to holiday in the Caribbean, but want to try something 

a little different this year should opt for Mauritius. Because they have 

opposite seasons, Mauritius offers a lovely hot climate while the 

Caribbean is experiencing their hurricane season, so this is a great 

alternative. 

Weather remains deliciously warm all year round though, with their 

hottest months being between January and April where temperatures 

tend to sit in the low thirties. May to August is a little cooler with 

temperatures averaging around 25 degrees which can be a lot nicer 

for families with children. 

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Discover marine life 

Located in the Indian Ocean, Mauritius is home to an array of marine 

life. As well as many different species of tropical fish, Mauritius is 

known for its sea turtles that nest on the island between November 

and March. You’ll have the opportunity to go on a sea turtle spotting 

trip where you can witness the sea turtles being fed, and you can even 

choose to go swimming with them. 

Great value for money 

Believe it or not, Mauritius is great value for money. It’s cheaper than 

visiting somewhere like the Caribbean and it’s just as, if not more 

luxurious. When you choose one of the all-inclusive resorts, you’ll be 

spoilt for choice when it comes to food, drink and activities which often 

makes it much better value for money than a family trip to Europe! 

Your overseas wedding…for free 

If you are considering tying the knot abroad, you can find excellent 

value for money when planning your wedding in Mauritius. A lot of the 

hotels will offer a free wedding package on the basis that a certain 

number of guests will be staying at the hotel. 

Not only will you save pennies on the wedding without compromising 

on a dream location, but you’ll already be in the perfect romantic 


setting for your honeymoon, too. The staff do a fantastic job at making 

you feel extra special, and the beachfront honeymoon suites on offer 

at the resorts will make you feel like you’re on your very own paradise 

island. 

even be able to visit some of the sugarcane fields from which the 

drink is distilled. 

Deliciously exotic food and drink 

Mauritian cuisine is a delicious fusion of Chinese, Indian and European 

so if you like spices and a variety of flavours, you’ll certainly enjoy 

trying everything Mauritius has to offer. If you aren’t a fan of this style 

of cuisine, you don’t have to worry. Many of the resorts in Mauritius 

offer an endless choice of dining options from a variety of countries. 

French cuisine has also become increasingly popular on the island 

over the years. 

In addition, you’ll be able to try some authentic Mauritian rum during 

your stay and learn a bit more about the history of the drink. You will 

Friendly locals 

Mauritius is a paradise island, but what makes it that little bit nicer is 

that the locals are incredibly friendly and welcoming. You can expect 

exceptional service within the resorts and if you’re out exploring the 

island, you won’t be short of friendly advice. 

It is an incredibly laid-back island, with a rich and diverse culture. The 

locals are more than happy to speak to tourists, suggest things to do 

and even show you around. There are so many different festivals held 

throughout the year and these are a great way to immerse yourself 

in the rainbow of Mauritian culture, including Festival Creole, Divali, 

Chinese New Year and Cavadee. 

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Gardening 

A Space of Your Own 

Top tips for creating a beautiful space on a budget - by Allan Longshadow, Wordworx 

Here’s how one Wrexham resident transformed a garden for next to nothing 

BEFORE 

AFTER 

Repurpose and recycle 

Old wardrobes, planks, bed frames and 

more – almost any wooden household 

furniture can be repurposed into planters, 

box ends and borders with little more 

than a lick of paint. Plastic water bottles 

make excellent starter pots for seeds too! 

A lick of paint 

It’s amazing what can be achieved with 

patience and a lick of paint. There are 

outdoor paints that are suitable for tiles - 

opening up a whole range of possibilities. 

Barking mad 

Chipped bark is a great material for 

finishing off flower beds and planters and 

helping them look even more 

developed and it is extremely cheap to 

buy! 

Find it on Facebook 

People are always clearing their gardens, 

and more and more are using Facebook 

to sell off unwanted items. Check with 

local groups for plants, planters and 

garden furniture at a fraction of the usual 

price. You never know, you might find a 

bargain on your doorstep. 

Flower power 

Flowers are a great way to bring any part 

of the garden to life. Check out the offers 

from local nurseries at the Queen’s 

Square street market on a Monday – you’ll 

be surprised at how far your money goes. 

Aggregates 

Aggregates such as slate, spar or flint 

can transform areas of garden into 

something special. They are particularly 

useful if you have limited topsoil or 

foundations that prevent you from 

planting into the ground. 

Left: White spar; 

Right: Plum slate 

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Wrexhamites 

Evrah Rose: Poet Extraordinaire 

Wrexham poet Evrah Rose hopes to change the image of her hometown. 

As our cover story 

this month, we are lucky 

enough to feature Evrah 

Rose. She is, in her Facebook 

followers’ words, ‘an 

exquisite spoken-word artist 

and incredibly relatable’, 

‘a truly wonderful Welsh 

wordsmith’ and ‘powerful, 

thought-provoking and 

beautiful’. We found out a 

little more about her. 

Hi, Evrah. Where’ve you just 

come from and what were you 

doing there? 

I’ve been at Ty Pawb meeting a young 

girl who’s really into writing poetry, but 

doesn’t know where to go with it. Her 

writing is so powerful and mature – 

she’s only 17, but she could be really 

good. I’m hoping to take her to a 

Voicebox event and to Testify Poetry 

in Chester at Hanky Panky Pancakes. 

I’m hoping that seeing me up there will 

inspire her. 

How do you approach a live 

performance? 

Well, it’s me who usually decides what 

to do. I figure out beforehand what the 

audience and venue are going to be like 

and take it from there. When I do a set, 

I want it to have the maximum impact 

and to raise awareness of an issue, be 

it rape or mental illness. If you’ve got 

the privilege of speaking in public, you 

should use it for good. 

I get messages from people saying 

my writing’s helped them come to 

terms with something or talk about it 

themselves. I just think… ‘job done’! 

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How do you decide whether to 

add a musical score to your 

work or leave just your voice to 

convey the message? 

It’s just instinct. I have a thought in 

my head and it comes with music or it 

doesn’t. I decided not to add anything 

to the one I did on Wrexham because 

that piece was a retaliation. I was going 

to do a film of me walking around the 

centre, but I’d seen something negative 

about the town online and I just 

thought right, that’s it, I’ve had enough. 

I did it with no gimmicks, just me, in 

my pyjamas (laughs). With God Is A 

Woman, I thought it needed something 

extra to push it forward and make it 

more approachable and not so filled 

with angst. 

‘Who We Are’ is an epic (she 

laughs). With those strings 

at the end, it’s more than a 

poem, it’s an opus and it has 

examples of all those amazing 

women… 

I wanted to write a piece dedicated to 

women and when I heard this track by 

We Are All Astronauts, I thought ‘I have 

to write something for this’ and as soon 

as I put it to the music, I was like: 

‘yeah!’; it just fitted perfectly. 

For the video, I had these ideas of 

women defying stereotypes going about 

their everyday life: I had women in the 

gym, at work, protesting. I wanted it to 

be something visual as well as audio 

and I think I accomplished that. 


I’ve had so many people come up to 

me and mention other women that I 

should’ve put in the poem… 

Yeah, but come on, you 

namecheck so many! 

Robin Williams left his 

mum out of his Oscar 

speech and she was 

sitting in the front row! 

Who you were talking 

about in the section after 

the instrumental break? 

‘It was the first time she’d been 

called beautiful, not for her skin, but 

for her mind? Is that what you mean? 

Yeah, that was it. Was that 

quite personal? 

Yeah, it’s quite personal to be honest 

I thought it was. You don’t 

mention the person’s name 

which is why I was curious 

[Long pause] Do I divulge this? No, I’ll 

keep it as a mystery. 

You’ve done a poem about 

the 2019 Grand Slam and you 

mention your experiences of 

playing football as a child in 

one of your poems so I take it 

you’re a big sports fan? 

I love sport! I watch football for the 

sake of watching it! If there’s a game 

on, be it (Manchester) United, Man 

City or Tottenham, I’ll watch it just 

because I love the game. I’m a United 

supporter… 

Oh, come on, don’t tell us that. 

Do you not support Wrexham? 

I do follow Wrexham, but I’m a United 

supporter because when I was a kid, I 

must’ve been about two or three years 

old, I had this obsession with Ryan 

Giggs. I knew about Ryan Giggs before 

I really knew what football was, I think. 

My parents bought me loads of Man 

United stuff and that’s where it began 

with me. It wasn’t because they won 

trophies, it was just… Ryan Giggs. 

Was he on your bedroom wall, 

then? 

He was, yeah! Along with Peter 

Schmeichel and David Beckham. 

And what about rugby? I 

suppose in the Six Nations you 

were a big Wales fan? 

Yeah, my mum’s a big rugby fan so 

it’s always on and to be asked to do 

a poem for the Grand Slam was just 

amazing. BBC Wales got in touch and 

said: ‘we’ve got this deadline and you 

have to do it within a week. If we win 

the Grand Slam, we’ll show this poem 

on the telly. I was, like, OK, I’ll have to 

write it quickly so it’s all a bit of a blur 

to be honest. 

I haven’t performed it anywhere yet; I 

just did it for Scrum V and they put 

it on the end of that. Seeing 

myself on TV, I was like ‘well, 

this is weird!’ 

How old were you when 

you finished your first 

piece of work? 

It started when I was about 

eight or nine years old. It was 

therapeutic because I was 

going through a lot as a child 

and I just couldn’t express 

myself so writing about it helped 

immensely. 

Have you seen Eight Mile when 

Eminem’s character is killing 

time by rapping in the line at 

the takeaway food van by the 

factory? Did you do something 

similar in the school dinner 

queue? 

No! I was always writing about 

something like in the back of a 

schoolbook, but I always kept it hidden. 

I think the first substantial thing I wrote 

was when I was about 13. I remember 

finding an old notebook and it struck 

me how mature my writing was. I think 

because of the experiences I went 

through, I’d matured a lot and I was 

quite old before my time. 

It was one of the most poignant pieces 

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I’ll ever write, but I’ll never ever release 

it. It’s that private… it was one of 

those things that helped me get closure 

on something rather than putting it out 

publicly. 

When did you make your 

first public appearance? Not 

counting in front of your dad 

or gran! 

I’ve never performed in front of my 

family! It was at Voicebox when a mate 

of mine had posted something on the 

internet and they asked him to bring 

me along. That was about two years 

ago. I was shaking! I’d never performed 

in front of an audience before; it had 

only ever been a few select people. 

Only two years ago? I thought you’d 

been performing for ages! 

No, no. it’s only two years. I did 

something called ‘Mirrors’, a piece 

called ‘My Nurse’ and a rap at the 

end. I got a standing ovation! It was 

amazing! I was, like, I’m not crap! 

People actually like it, I’ll do that again! 

I just kept going to Voicebox and more 

opportunities and gigs came my way. 

The BBC got in touch and asked me if I 

wanted to do some stuff for BBC Sesh. 

I was, like, ‘yeah, I’ll do that! That’s 

dead good!’ That was two years ago 

this month. 

Are you from around here? 

Yes, I’m from Wrexham… we’re all 

from Queen’s Park, Caia Park. I grew 

up in Spring Lodge on Hullah Lane. My 

parents ran the social club that was 

next to the Queensway Stadium for a 

bit. 

My nan and grandad live by the 

Queensway and I also lived in Kingsley 

Circle. I had some great experiences 

and my family’s still based there so 

that area is dear to me. People talk a 

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lot of garbage about that area, 

but there’s a real sense of 

community that I haven’t found 

elsewhere. 

I did a piece about coming 

from a council estate and I got 

so much abuse for it! Things 

like I was from a ‘Clampett’ 

community, taking too much 

coke, I was a skank... I was 

like, my God! On the flip side, 

however, the positivity I’ve had 


from other people saying they grew up on 

council estates and that’s exactly how they feel 

about it and that they’re proud of their roots. It’s 

had tons of shares and four million hits… it’s 

done really well. 

There’s always something looking to have a go: 

if it’s not about the way I look, it’s about my 

community. 

OK, so we’re up to half an hour 

already! I just wanted to end by saying 

that anyone who can rhyme ‘Cleopatra’ 

with ‘stature’ gets my vote 

(she laughs) Thank you very much. I’m very 

proud of that one. 

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DO YOU KNOW? 

1. Piranhas only attack you if you mess with them 

or their eggs. 

2. There is an army recruitment lottery in Thailand. 

Every man over 21 has to participate. A red card 

means you have to go, a black card means you don’t. 

3. Abraham Lincoln loved cats and once let one eat 

from the table during a formal White House dinner. 

4. During WWII, a British sailor escaped his submarine 

from depths of 270 feet 

(82 m) and managed to 

get to the surface and 

survive. 

5. Saddam Hussein’s son 

owned an actual iron 

maiden and used it 

against people he 

didn’t like. 

6. In Canada, due to a chronic shortage of 

coinage, playing cards were once used as currency. 

7. On average, New Yorkers save $1,160 a month and 

$13,926 annually by relying on public transportation. 

8. The father of Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon, was a 

unicyclist in a circus. 

9. If Prince Charles becomes king, he will be the oldest 

monarch ever crowned in Britain. 

10. When Winston Churchill paid a visit to the U.S. in 

1931, during the height of Alcohol Prohibition, he 

got around it after being hit by an oncoming car. 

The doctor prescribed him 6 shots of alcohol at 

mealtimes. 

11. France opened in 2016 what it claims to be the world’s 

first solar panel road, in a Normandy village. 

12. Disney World is the second-largest purchaser of 

explosives in the United States, the first being the U.S. 

Department of Defense. 

13. All astronauts must learn how to speak Russian, and 

all cosmonauts must learn how to speak English. 

14. Beer cans in Japan have braille on them so blind 

people don’t confuse alcoholic drinks with soft drinks. 

15. Five years before he won Wimbledon, Fred Perry 

was world table-tennis champion. 

16. Al Capone was expelled from school at the age of 

14 for hitting a female teacher, and never went back. 

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17. The average temperature of a beehive is the 

same as a human body. Bees flap their wings to 

regulate heat. 

18. Drinking very hot beverages increases your risk 

of developing cancer. 

19. The Pentagon has over 5 million square feet of 

office space and 17 miles of corridors. 

20. 1 in 10,000 chickens can change their gender. 

21. The attack on Pearl Harbor 

was detected by radar 

in advance, but the readings 

were misinterpreted. 

22. Around 10,000 foxes live in London. 

23. Freddie Mercury spent his last months recording 

as many vocals as he could for the rest of Queen 

to finish after his death. 

24. Pete Townshend, The Who’s guitarist, smashed 

more than 35 guitars in 1967 alone. 

25. The real St. Patrick wasn’t even Irish. He was born 

in Britain around A.D. 390 to an aristocratic 

Christian family with a townhouse, a country villa, 

and plenty of slaves. 

26. Three surnames, Wang, Li and Zhang, make up 

for 21% of the Chinese population. 

27. Henry Ford spied on his employees at home to 

ensure they were living virtuously and thus were 

eligible for a $2.66-a-day bonus. 

28. Robert De Niro was so dedicated to prepare for 

his roles, he actually gained 60 lbs for Raging Bull, 

lived in Sicily, Italy for The Godfather Part II, ground 

his teeth for Cape Fear, became a cab driver for 

Taxi Driver, and learned to play the saxophone for 

New York, New York. 

29. Cats can’t see treats 

right in front of their faces. 

30. In Italy, the Disney movie 

“Moana” had to change its 

title to “Oceania” because of a famous porn star 

with the same name. 

31. Kindergarteners in Siberia run outside in their 

underwears and dump freezing water over 

themselves to strengthen their immune systems. 

31. The word “Atari” comes from the ancient board 

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32. Only 18% of Americans can drive a car with 

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Local history 

Trams and Wrexham - A short history 

This is the first in what we hope will be a regular feature by Graham Lloyd, founder 

of wrexham-history.com. He has very kindly provided us with the article and photographs. 

The muffled roar of the internal combustion engine dominates the roads in and around 

Wrexham these days, but at one time the rattle of trams was heard above all else. 

1900s Tram travelling over 

Felin Puleston Bridge 

This is the story of how Wrexham and District 

Electric Tramways operated an electric 

tramway service in Wrexham between 1903 

and 1927: 

Beginnings 

In October 1876, a single line operated 

between New Inn, Johnstown and the toll 

bar on the outskirts of Wrexham. On 1st 

November of that year, the toll bar was 

removed and the line was extended to 

the town centre. Wrexham and District 

Electric Tramways, a company set up by 

the British Electric Traction group, acquired 

the line and its operating company in 1900. 

They converted the line to 3’6” gauge and 

electrified it. The work was carried out by 

Dick, Kerr & Co and, following an inspection 

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by Lt Col Sir Horatio Arthur Yorke from the 

Board of Trade, services started on 4th April, 

1903. 

A new depot was provided at Johnstown 

at the corner of Offa Street and Maelor 

Road, constructed by Jenkins & Jones 

of Johnstown of Ruabon brick. The depot 

survived long after the closure of the 

tramway, one subsequent use being a bus 

garage for the Crosville Company. It was 

finally demolished sometime between 2005 

and 2010. 

Electricity at 550V was obtained from the 

Wrexham Corporation power station in 

Willow Road. A 21-year agreement was put 

in place at the opening of the tramway for 

the rates at which the company would be 

charged for its use of power. Drivers were 

encouraged to operate economic driving 

practices to minimise the expense to the 

company. When this agreement expired, the 

company was forced into an annual contract 

with the prospect of yearly increases in the 

unit charge. 

Expansion 

The service was extended on 26th May, 

1903 past Wrexham GWR railway station to 

the Turf Hotel. From Johnstown, the line was 

taken into the new development at the west 

of the Wrexham-Ruabon road reaching Duke 

Street, Rhosllannerchrugog by the end of 

1904. Two routes were planned, but only one 

was ever opened, a second route designed 

to run along Yorke Street was never installed. 


In 1912, the company started experimenting 

with bus operation and soon realised that 

this was where most of the profits were 

going to be made. In recognition of this in 

1914, the company changed its name to 

Wrexham and District Transport Company 

Limited. Any plans for the expansion of the 

bus services, however, were put on hold 

with the outbreak of the First World War in 

the same year and the motorbuses that the 

company had acquired were requisitioned by 

the armed forces. 

After the war, the company suffered from 

competition as the military authorities 

disposed of much surplus equipment, 

including motorbuses and Wrexham Council 

issued hackney licences freely to anyone 

requesting them. 

Fleet 

The company used 10 tramcars built by 

Brush Electrical Engineering Company of 

Loughborough. The livery was red and 

cream. The vehicles could seat 26 on the 

upper deck, and 20 inside on the lower deck. 

Closure 

The system was finally closed on 31st 

March, 1927. 

Two Trams Remain 

In 2005, Wrexham Museum acquired two 

of the town’s original electric trams which 

had come into use in 1903 to replace the 

horse-drawn ones. Vic Cleveley discovered 

the tram bodies at the Brow Golf Club in 

Ellesmere, Shropshire. The owner, Alf 

Strange, had bought them in 1970 with a 

view to restoring them himself, but no work 

had been carried out and one of the trams 

was in a very bad state while the other 

seems to have been used as a shed for the 

golf clubs groundsmen. Vic alerted Wrexham 

Museum to the poor state of the vehicles and 

it was agreed for them to be handed over to 

the museum for restoration. 

From the original 10 trams, housed at the 

WETC depot in Johnstown, these are the only 

two known to have survived. The museum 

plans were to strip the poorer one for parts 

to make one complete carriage for display. 

To date, no work has been carried out to 

restore either of the trams and they still sit 

out in the open at Bersham Colliery. 

Johnstown Tram Depot, 1903 

Tram 05 at Rhostyllen 

Tram 08 at Regent Street, Wrexham, 1905 

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Summer holidays 

Tons of Family Fun in Town! 

Tŷ Pawb Fun, FREE drop-in craft 

workshops for kids on Mondays, 

Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2pm- 

4pm and Kids’ Garden Club on 

Fridays, 1pm-3pm. 

And don’t miss Techniquest’s popup 

events with free science fun on 

Saturday, August 31st. There will 

be community painting on those 

days too. 

Cwtch Ceramics are open 10am- 

5pm every day in the school holidays 

– you can do pottery painting from 

£2, slime making from £4 and clay 

modelling from £5. There’s also a 

little extra: each child can make a 

piece (free) for the new wind-chime 

mobile which will be hung in North 

Arcade in the autumn! 

There’s also kids’ “Build Your Own 

Pizza” at No.22 Community Café 

and fab pancakes, waffles and 

milkshakes at Just Desserts – both 

in the food court. 

Emz Cakes on Chester Street: 

This fun and colourful café features 

kids’ afternoon teas at £6 per 

person which includes cupcake 

decorating – always popular! And 

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every Thursday at 11am, there is a 

FREE story from The Storyteller or 

music session with Piccolos Music 

(no booking necessary). 

Eagles Meadow 

has loads for the 

family to do – 

10-pin bowling, 

the Odeon 

cinema, a kids’ 

outdoor play 

area and, of 

course, The 

Entertainer Toy 

Shop. 

St Giles’ Parish 

Church has a 

totally new idea 

this year – “The 

Life of the Busy Church Mouse”. Over 

400 knitted mice will be running riot all 

over the church with 16 displays and a 

trail for children and families to 

follow. On Saturday, 17th August, there 

will be a fun day, including a zip wire for 

mice in rockets! The event will close 

with a pets’ service on Sunday, 1st 

September at 3pm. 

Wrexham Library hosts the 

Summer Reading Challenge and 

this year’s theme is Space Chase! 

Any child can enrol and pledge to 

read at least two books per visit. 

Each book completed will earn a 

reward and the sixth book, a medal 

and certificate. Call in to learn more 

and find out about other summer 

activities. 

Wrexham Museum plays host to 

Messy Museum Mondays for 

toddlers 1-3 years old, 10.30amnoon 

on August 5th and 8th. There 

will also be Family Craft Sessions 

for kids aged 3 and over, 10.30am– 

noon on August 13th and 1pm-3pm 


on August 20th and 27th. 

The Old Café in the General 

Market will feature a robot display 

with Glitterbomb from BBC Two’s 

“Robot Wars” plus other 

robots and fascinating scitech 

stuff presented by April 

and Jazzy and their clever 

dad, James, and mum, 

Rachel! 

Best shops to spend 

your pocket money in. 

Geckos on Bank Street for 

Pokemon goodies and loads 

more really cool stuff. 

Abode Above in Central 

Arcade: gorgeous “toys in a Garden Club at Tŷ Pawb 

tin” range from £6.99 to 

£11.99 and you can admire 

the fun coloured lanterns on 

the arcade ceiling! 

The clearance section 

upstairs in WHSmiths has 

amazing bargains on books, 

pens, crayons, etc. Some fab 

stalls in Tŷ Pawb, including 

BCCM Boarder Collectibles 

for a huge range of 

minifigures, Esmes for super 

kids’ clothing and a new dolls’ 

house stall absolutely 

crammed with miniature 

magic – our reporter couldn’t 

tear herself away! 

With sweetie shops, we’re spoilt for 

choice – Sweets’N’Treets on King 

Street, Sweet Gift Boutique on 

Chester Street and there are great 

pick’n’mix stalls in the 

Butchers Market and 

Tŷ Pawb. 

Playday is the 

UK-wide annual 

celebration of 

Children’s Right to 

Play taking place this 

year on 7th August. 

Wrexham celebrates 

national Playday each 

year by holding a large 

scale, free and open 

access play event from 

noon to 4pm in the town centre on 

Queen’s Square and Llwyn Isaf. 

The North Wales Wildlife Trust 

has plenty going on in August 

as well. Please visit 

www.northwaleswilfdlifetrust.org. 

uk/events for more details. 

There is a two-day musical theatre 

workshop called Rock School being 

held Tuesday, 20th and Wednesday, 

21st August at Catrin Finch Centre, 

Wrexham Glyndŵr University, Mold 

Road, Wrexham LL11 2AW. Suitable 

for children of age 6 and above. 

Telephone: 07944 402 474 or 01978 

860 300; email: danceworkshops@ 

yahoo.co.uk 

Parking 

Best car parks to use for your visit to 

Wrexham town centre are 

probably Tŷ Pawb or Eagles 

Meadow – both are pay on 

exit so no worries about 

overstaying and getting a fine. 

Tŷ Pawb is only £3 for all day! 

If you don’t like multi-storey, 

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3 Find innocent (7) 

4 A style of physical comedy (9) 

5 Inhabit (5) 

6 Not cognizant of (7) 

7 A two-masted sailing ship (5) 

8 Hole in the nose (7) 

14 Monstrous (9) 

16 University instructor (9) 

17 Street performers (7) 

18 Overthrew (7) 

20 Smooches (7) 

21 Convent (7) 

23 French for “Red” (5) 

24 Step (5) 

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5 Inebriated (7) 

9 Convert into another language (9) 

10 Initial wagers (5) 

11 Multiplies by two (7) 

12 Tanned cowhide (7) 

13 Lingering (9) 

15 Eject or deport (5) 

17 Bring forth (5) 

19 In boxing, not quite a KO (9) 

22 Chevrons (7) 

25 The time zone for New York (7) 

26 On par (5) 

27 Comply (9) 

28 He goes too fast (7) 

29 Keenly (7) 

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Outdoors 

This month’s walk is a 7.5 mile (12.2 km) 

hike around the beautiful Minera Quarry. 

To get there, take the A483 and exit 

at junction four onto the A525 

towards Ruthin. Follow the road 

through Coedpoeth and turn left onto 

the B5426 (signposted Minera/ 

World’s End) as you leave the 

village. Take the right turn directly 

opposite Minera Aided Primary 

School, continue past St Mary’s 

Church. Take the first left onto Maesy-Ffynnon 

Road and follow it until 

you come to the reserve car park (SJ 

258 519). 

You will encounter exposed 

moorland, uneven ground and steep 

slopes. Watch out for bikes around 

Llandegla Forest! 

This is a walk of diverse habitats and 

landscapes, including flower-rich 

limestone grassland and panoramic 

views from Esclusham Mountain. 

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Enter the reserve, walking past the 

kilns on your left and through the 

hazel, birch and willow. Carry on past 

the footbridge and the Aber Sychnant 

(Welsh for dry river). 

Continue along the 

track through the gate 

and enjoy the summer 

orchid displays. 

Keep walking on the 

track towards the 

cliffs at the back of 

the quarry, passing a 

stone cairn and 

heading towards the 

limestone gorge. The 

path passes a big boulder and wet 

area and starts to climb. Notice the 

quaking-grass beside the path, 

which loops round the back of the 

quarry. This sheltered grassland is 

full of wildflowers, butterflies and 

colourful five-spot burnet moths. 

Follow the path back down, passing 

the cairn again to rejoin the main 

track. 

At the two large boulders, turn left 

and leave the quarry, following the 

wide track through the woods. Notice 

the wild garlic and coppiced hazel 

mixed with ash and willow. Stay on 

this track, climbing uphill underneath 


some power lines. When you reach 

the thickly hedged lane, carry on 

until a finger-post directs you left into 

a field. Walk uphill through the field, 

to the right of the trees and bracken 

area. From the top, head to the 

bottom right-hand corner, where a 

stile (before the buildings) leads onto 

the lane. 

Turn left and continue for one mile, 

following signs to Llandegla Forest 

Visitor Centre. To the left of the 

visitor centre, follow the walking trail 

signs to the Black Grouse Trail 

(purple). Follow the trail as far as 

the power lines and take the lefthand 

path through the pine forest. 

Walk along this track for ¾ mile until 

you see a wooden post on the left 

(with ‘9 km’ on the back) and several 

other marker posts opposite. Turn 

left here. On reaching the black 

grouse sculptures, climb over the 

stile onto open moorland. This 

forest edge is prime habitat for 

seeing black grouse, but you’ll have 

to be lucky! 

When the path forks, take the lefthand 

route. Notice the mix of typical 

upland moorland plants: bell 

heather, ling, cross-leaved heath, 

gorse, bilberry and tormentil. Watch 

for stonechats perched on top of 

gorse bushes. At the stone wall, 

follow the waymarker along the wall 

to Tŷ Hir Farm. 

At the farm, turn right along the track 

(the footpath largely follows the 

fence line on the left). Look out for 

red kite and swifts. Follow the 

waymarkers over a stile, through a 

field with a dip and stream to another 

wooden stile. Once over the stile, 

head towards the track which 

ascends the next hill between two 

pylons. In the grassland, notice 

harebells and listen for linnet and 

goldfinch. The wet area contains 

meadowsweet and forget-me-nots. 

The path winds 

through willow, 

mountain ash and 

hawthorn. Cross the 

plank over the stream 

and continue along 

the narrow path, over 

another footbridge, a 

stone stile and a 

wooden stile through 

the wall. The next field 

slopes steeply uphill 

and there is a leaning 

way marker post at the top. Follow 

the arrow on the post along the fence 

until you hit the track. Turn right onto 

the track, passing a tin-roofed stone 

ruin on your left. Continue along the 

gravel track. 

Cross the tarmac road and take the 

grassy track up Esclusham 

Mountain, turning right to reach the 

trig point and its panoramic views 

over Wales and England. Retrace 

your steps to the tarmac road and 

turn right. 

Continue along the road, ignoring 

the first footpath sign and walking 

beneath the pylons. Take the next 

footpath on the left. As you walk 

downwards, enjoy views of the 

church opposite and, in autumn, the 

rich colours of leaves and berries. 

Pass two large hawthorns and turn 

left over the wooden stile through the 

wall. Turn sharp left and immediately 

right downhill through the path in the 

bracken. Once in the woods, turn left 

when you hit the track (following the 

yellow arrow) and follow the path 

downwards, through a meadow with 

orchids, black knapweed, red 

campion and birdsong. Exit by a big 

wooden gate and turn left, walking 

straight along the dismantled railway, 

past the house and to the car park. 

Many thanks to Mark Roberts of the 

North Wales Wildlife Trust for 

providing us with this walk and the 

accompanying photos. 

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their monthly newsletter at 

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AutoReview 

Keeping you motoring 

Suzuki Swift Sport 1.4 Boosterjet 

by Tony Yates 

The Supermini market has been 

growing at an astonishing rate for the 

last few years – and rightly so. The 

reason for this climb is that buyers 

are now looking for the smaller cars 

because they are not only cheaper 

to run but in many cases cheaper to 

buy. You may not know this, but the 

Suzuki brand sells very well - and the 

previous Swift models flew out of the 

doors because it was seen as one of 

the hottest things to own – and the 

new Swift Sport is a cracking little hot 

hatch and also something that 

I consider to be a pretty good truth 

be told. 

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Power and Efficiency: 

The Swift I had on test was powered by a four-cylinder 

Boosterjet turbocharged 140PS petrol engine with 

230Nm of torque at 2500 - 3500rpm. 0 to 62 mph is 

dealt with in 8.1 seconds – moving onto a top speed 

of around 130 mph. 

The official fuel economy figures from Suzuki are; 

50.5 mpg (combined) with a CO2 rating of 125 g/ 

km - although the best I could get was around 45mpg, 

but then I was not really trying to get near what Suzuki 

had said was possible as we have to remember the 

variables here when testing a car in the real world. 

On the road: 

Like all Swift models – they handle like a go-cart and I 

can feel where Suzuki has made some major changes 

over the older Swift Sport model because everything 

feels so much more planted - which all helps in giving 


you a lot of confidence into the corners – as well as 

giving you a great ride on uneven surfaces. Even on 

the motorway, all was good, and the road noise at high 

speed was very minimal. 

Design & Technology 

The interior is made out of decent materials and the 

fabric used on the seating is of a good quality and a 

surprising find for a car in this price bracket. 

Space – rear legroom is OK, and the boot is a fair size 

in comparison to the competition. What I do like is the 

driving position which is good, plus all the pedals feel 

in the right place and all the dials and switches are 

easily accessible. For those who want to know – the 

max luggage capacity for the Swift Sport is coming in 

around 265litres (raised rear seating) and 579litres 

with the rear seating lowered. 

Some of the standard features on the Suzuki Swift 

Sport include; ABS, EBD & ESP, lane departure 

warning, immobiliser, security alarm, driver & front 

passenger airbags, curtain airbags, side airbags, tyre 

pressure monitoring system, adaptive cruise control, 

keyless entry, engine auto stop/start, automatic 

air conditioning, LED rear lamps, LED projector 

headlamps, LED daytime running lamps, rear & side 

upper spoilers, 17” alloy wheels, 4.2inch colour 

LCD display, dual exhaust pipes, DAB digital radio, 

smartphone linkage, navigation system and lots more 

which is surprising when you look at the price tag. 

To sum up: 

Suzuki has done a fantastic job of giving the new Swift 

Sport an upgrade worth talking about. I believe it will 

once again be flying out the doors of a dealer near you. 

Price: from £17,999 

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2nd - 4th August 2019 

K-Fest - K1 

Rhyl Events Arena 0161 494 7934 

maria@mppromotions.co.uk 

www.mppromotions.co.uk 

Featuring tributes to... 

Robbie Williams • Spice Girls • 

Ed Sheeran • Little Mix • Tom Jones 

Whitney Houston • Pink • Amy 

Winehouse 

Special Guests 

Hollywood Actor Spencer Wilding 

(Rogue One, Game of Thrones, Harry 

Potter, Guardians of the Galaxy & 

more...) 

2nd - 4th August 2019 

North Wales Blues and Soul 

Theatr Clwyd, Mold, Flintshire, 

CH7 1YA 01352 344 101 

press@theatrclwyd.com 

www.theatrclwyd.com £1 - £55 

Some of the world’s most influential 

and critically-acclaimed blues and soul 

artists will be performing at Theatr 

Clwyd over the weekend of 2 – 4th 

August 2019. 

The North Wales Blues and Soul 

Festival, now in its sixth year, is being 

held at Theatr Clwyd for the first time, 

with outdoor and indoor performance 

spaces weather-proofing the popular 

event. 

Aside from award-winning acts, the 

festival features a range of fringe events, 

including music workshops, and raises 

funds for national charity, Music for 

All, which provides instruments for 

young people who cannot afford to 

learn or keep playing music. Camping 

is available on-site including boutique 

glamping chalets 

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DIARY DATES 

AUGUST 

3rd August 2019 

Clockwork Cabaret, 2 hours 

cabaret followed by retro disco 

of 80s, 90s, 00s and now 

Brymbo Sports and Social Complex 

07421 019 082 

www.beckwithandfullerevents.com 

Beckwith and Fuller Events with their 

unique, dangerous and exciting style of 

entertainment. This show is to feature 

our most dangerous and thrilling acts! 

Be amazed or watch through your 

fingers as we demonstrate our skills 

and bravery with our FIRE SHOW, WHIP 

CRACKING, LADDER OF SWORDS and 

a few surprises along the way! 

10th August 2019 

The Legendary 

Llangollen Faery Festival 

Llangollen Pavilion, Abbey Road, 

LL20 8SW Llangollen 

www.northwalesfaeryfestival.com 

A FULL WEEKEND OF FAERY FUN 

FOR ALL THE FAMILY! This is now the 

largest faery event in the UK, and by far 

the best value. For less than the price 

of a meal, you can enter a world of 

bright colours, sparkles, bubbles and, 

of course, fairies. 

£2 - £6 

23rd August 2019 

Waterloo Live - The ABBA girls 

Parish Hall, Chirk, Wrexham 

www.eventbrite.co.uk 

Phenomenal X Events presents 

Waterloo Live - The ABBA Girls - one 

of the UK’s leading Abba tribute groups. 

£10 

Waterloo Live Girls combine 

stunning vocals with high quality 

live musicianship and perfect 

harmonies. Meticulously authentic 

replica costumes are coupled with 

mesmerising costume changes. 

Doors will open at 6.30pm 

Performance starts 8:00pm 

Evening end 11:45pm 

23rd 26th August 2019 

THE BRIDGE END 

10th ANNIVERSARY BEER FESTIVAL 

Bridge End Inn, Ruabon 

Celebrating 10 years of the Beer 

Festival at the Bridge End. There will 

be music throughout the weekend with 

a fantastic selection of ales on offer, 

gin bar and lovely home cooked food.” 

28th - 31st August 2019 

Continental Market 

Lord Street, Wrexham Town Centre 

contact@thepublicmarkets.co.uk 

31st August 2019 

Town Festival 

Wrexham Town Centre 

ruth@reesjeweller.co.uk 

31st August 2019 

Extreme Mountain Bike Show, 

Biking and Bands 

Willow Playing Fields, 

Hope LL12 9NW 07795 566 808 

Extreme Mountain Bike Show, Biking 

and Bands, Large Fun Fair, Stalls and 

licensed bar” Adults £4 Kids £2 

Do you have an event coming up soon? Email us at: info@love-wrexham.com 


Charity 

Groundwork North Wales 

Summer Fun 2019 – Hwyl yr haf 2019 

Minera Lead Mines and Venue in the Park at Alyn Waters Country 

Park have lots of exciting activities taking place for all the family 

this summer! After the fantastic success of the school holiday 

activities at Minera Lead Mines in 2018 and at the start of 2019, 

Groundwork North Wales are expanding the activities to Venue in 

the Park at Alyn Waters Country Park. 

Minera Lead Mines and Alyn Waters Country Park offer a fantastic 

opportunity for the whole family to get outside in the natural 

environment. At Minera, you have 53 acres of grassland, wooded 

areas and archaeological sites to explore, including the restored 

beam engine house, winding engine and boiler houses. 

Minera Lead Mines is not alone in sharing an interesting past. The 

site at Alyn Waters sits on top of a pile of sand, gravel and clay 

dumped by the melting glaciers at the end of the last ice age 

13,000 years ago. It was not only sand, gravel and clay dumped 

by the glacier, however: In 1966, part of a woolly mammoth’s huge 

tusk was unearthed (the tusk is now in the Liverpool Museum). 

Now the site is a rich variety of grassland flowers, including 

thousands of common spotted Orchids and plentiful numbers of 

Pyramid and Bee Orchids. 

Venue in the Park at Alyn Waters Country Park can be found behind 

Caffi Cyfle. Contracted by Wrexham County Borough Council, 

Groundwork North Wales now operate the event space Venue in the 

Park and Caffi Cyfle at Alyn Waters Country Park. 

Caffi Cyfle is a place where delicious, seasonal and wholesome 

food is created that everyone can enjoy as well as providing 

inclusive opportunities for the wider community to participate in 

work and volunteering programmes. Our emphasis is on using 

fresh, sustainably sourced local ingredients and supporting Welsh 

suppliers. A new menu has been launched featuring panini, a new 

Club sandwich, hot and cold drinks, fantastic cakes locally produced 

and much more. The menu is available yn Gymraeg. 

This summer, Minera Lead Mines and Venue in the Park, at Alyn 

Waters Country Park will be hosting an exciting programme of 

activities for all ages and abilities. The sessions are great funfilled 

events. We have interactive Slime Time, Bushcraft skills, 

Graffiti, Gold Panning, Natural Crafts, model building and much 

much more planned all run by the Education and Play Team 

from Groundwork North Wales (booking essential on some of the 

activities). With more events planned at both locations through the 

autumn and winter, please visit www.groundworknorthwales.org.uk, 

Facebook @GwkNorthWales and @VisitMinera or email info@ 

groundworknorthwales.org.uk to find out more and to keep up to 

date with all the details. 

Project Manager Lisa Jones is excited to be expanding the activities 

to Venue in the Park at Alyn Waters: “We are excited to be 

expanding our offering of school holiday activity sessions to Venue 

in the Park for this year’s summer holidays. The activities allow 

families a chance to take part in a range of activities encouraging 

them to get outside and enjoy the outdoors”. 

Minera Lead Mines visitor centre and toilet facilities are open at the 

weekend 10am to 4pm and daily throughout the summer holidays. 

Minera Lead Mines is dog-friendly with plenty of parking. 

Minera Lead Mines Country Park, Minera, Wrexham LL11 3DU. 

Caffi Cyfle is open daily from 9.30am to 4.30pm (food served until 

4pm). Alyn Waters Country Park, Mold Rd, LL11 4AG. 

For further information contact: 

Hanna Clarke, Marketing and Events Manager 01978 757524 or 

email hanna.clarke@groundworknorthwales.org.uk 

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