Week of virtual events announced to celebrate St David’s Day in Wrexham

A week of virtual events to celebrate St David’s Day in Wrexham has been announced.

Ordinarily to mark the event, hundreds of people would take part in a parade throughout the streets of the town centre.

Last year’s event was just days away from the first full lockdown.

Although this year’s celebrations will be different due to the coronavirus restrictions, Wrexham Council, in partnership with Flintshire County Council, Wrexham County Borough Council and Tŷ Pawb, Menter Iaith Fflint a Wrecsam have organised a week full of virtual celebrations to celebrate St. David’s Day 2021 between March 1 and March 5.

Events taking place throughout the week include:-

Parade: Send video clips of your family, friends, colleagues or society parading.

Pass the Flag: Send video clips of people passing the Welsh flag by catching it on their right hand side and throwing it to their left.

“Who was St. David?”: Send a video clip of you or a family member answering the question above. Keep your answers as short and sweet as possible.

Happy St. David’s Day: Send a video of yourselves wishing a “Happy St. David’s” Day in Welsh, English or in any other language that you may speak.

A virtual Eisteddfod will also be held during the week with a number of competitions for the community:

Cooking with locally sourced ingredients: Send a picture of your culinary masterpiece along with the recipe and a picture of the local ingredient/s.

Art: Send a picture of an item created from recycled materials on the theme ‘Welsh History’.

Photography: Send a photo on the theme ‘Nature’ or ‘The Beauty of Wales’.

Limerick: Write a limerick with the first line including the name ‘Dewi’.

Welsh Learners Competition: Write a Welsh dialogue on the theme ‘Mae’r Gymraeg i bawb’ (‘Welsh is for everyone’)

To take part in the celebrations or to compete in the Eisteddfod send your contributions/ items along with permission to share them on social media to [email protected] by 5th February and note in which county you live. All the competition details and filming guidelines can be seen on Menter Iaith Fflint a Wrecsam’s Facebook page.

To join the celebrations, use #DewiSiryFflint or #DewiWrecsam and remember to follow the Welsh Government Covid-19 guidelines at all times.

All videos, photos, and the Eisteddfod results along with a range of other activities will be shared on Menter Iaith Fflint a Wrecsam’s social media platforms between March 1 and March 5.

*Pictured: Last year’s annual St David’s Day parade through the town centre