New ‘Open Air Venue’ On Crispin Lane Takes Shape

Seating and fridgeware have been installed on a previous ‘eyesore’ site on Crispin Lane, with local rumours a new open air venue is taking shape.

UPDATE Tuesday: There has been movement… of the sofas! As we have just documented on twitter:

Movement on Crispin Lane with the sofas… Artist Peter Ian Staker’s latest tribute to @wrexhamcbc’s enforcement? pic.twitter.com/BnUxMRqWEJ

— Wrexham.com (@wrexham) September 13, 2016

Yeah, thats flowers in a bottle on top of the microwave. Welcome to Wrexham home of tastefully discarded white goods pic.twitter.com/QqZMziftjh

— Wrexham.com (@wrexham) September 13, 2016

Monday information…
The sofas are in the shadow of the up-for-sale £12 million ‘Wrexham Village’ student flats has been previously described as an eyesore, prompting a petition and clear up notice from Wrexham Council back in 2015.

Recently more detritus has appeared on the site, with a range of sofas appearing recently.

One wag told us this afternoon on Crispin Lane, “Perhaps they are looking to create an open air venue? We just need a big screen!”

Another anonymous passer by was more scathing, saying: “It is frankly making a mockery of Wrexham Council.”

We have yet to confirm reports Wrexham Council visited the site last week with a request made to the landlords that the sofas be cleared.

We have also tweeted about the mystery sofas previously:

Matchday: dumped sofas still there – Wrexham Village protest & still yet to be landscaped areas as Planning promised pic.twitter.com/OEClVjtWiH

— Wrexham.com (@wrexham) August 29, 2016

Used sofa store opening on Crispin Lane ! Will @wrexhamcbc enforce sorting it? ( old: https://t.co/PvxFBg6sWq ) pic.twitter.com/rsNdTBqvne

— Wrexham.com (@wrexham) August 25, 2016

The development site as a whole has proven controversial, you can read further details here.