What’s On In Wrexham: August 9th – August 15th

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This article is old - Published: Thursday, Aug 8th, 2013

If there’s any event we have missed, or if you would like a future event to appear in our What’s On Guide then email the Venue, Contact Number, Date, Price and Time over to [email protected].

Friday 9th August

Rookie Lifeguard Summer Camp

You must be Wave 6+ to take part. This is event is suitable for Under 16′s

Venue: Chirk Leisure Activity Centre

Time: 11:00am – 12:00pm

Ticket Price: Free

Contact: Chirk Leisure Activity Centre on 01691 778666 or email [email protected]

Free Family Fun Swim

Children aged 7 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Charges apply for adults.

Venue: Plas Madoc Leisure & Activity Centre

Time: 6:00pm – 7:30pm

Ticket Price: Free for children. Charges apply for adults

Contact: Plas Madoc Leisure Activity Centre on 01978 821600 or email [email protected]

Junior Gym

Does what it says on the tin. This event is suitable for under 16′s.

Venue: Chirk Leisure Activity Centre

Time: 7:00pm – 8:00pm

Ticket Price: £3.10 with Pure Card

Contact: Chirk Leisure Activity Centre on 01691 778666 or email [email protected]

Free Design A Tile With Style

This drop in activity will get the creative juices flowing and give you the chance to design your own tile. Inspired by the designs of JC Edwards, Acrefair, design and paint your own tile. This event is suitable for under 16′s.

Venue: Bersham Heritage Centre

Time: 10.30am – 4.30pm

Ticket Price: Free

Contact: 01978 318970 or email [email protected]

Free Seadoos

Motorised fun in the pool and the perfect chance to race your friends. This event is suitable for under 16′s.

Venue: Waterworld

Time: 1:00 – 2:00pm

Ticket Price: Free with a Pure Card

Contact: Waterworld Leisure Activity Centre on 01978 297300 or email [email protected]

Blood Donation Session

Please come along and support your community hospitals by donating blood at one of our sessions. Anyone aged between 17 – 65, weighing more than 50 kg (7 stone 12lbs) and in general good health could potentially start saving lives by becoming a blood donor. There is no upper age limit for donors who have donated in the last two years.You have to be 17 and over to take part.

Venue: Wrexham Memorial Hall

Time: 13:20pm – 15:40pm and 17:10pm – 19:30pm

Ticket Price: N/A

Contact: National Contact Centre on 03001232323 or email [email protected]

Saturday 10th October

Antiques And Collectors Fair

A monthly collectors fair selling a wide variety of antiques and collectibles, including glass, ceramics, militaria, pictures and prints, books, ephemera, jewellery, postcards etc.

Venue: Memorial Hall

Time: 9.30am – 3.30pm

Ticket Price: £1.00 for adults, 70p for concessions, accompanied children are free.

Contact: Martin Heath on 01492 547868 or email [email protected]

Secret Skills

Our prehistoric ancestors four thousand years ago relied on brain as much as brawn. Learn the skills they needed to survive in this special hands-on history day with Dave Chapman and the Ancient Arts team.

Venue: Wrexham County Borough Museum and Archives

Time: 10.30am – 3.00pm

Ticket Price: Free

Contact: Wrexham County Borough Museum and Archives on 01978 297460 or email [email protected]

Inflatable Fun

Test your balance and skill on this fun inflatable obstacle run. This event is suitable for under 16′s.

Venue: Waterworld

Time: 3.40pm – 4.30pm

Ticket Price: Free with a Pure Card

Contact: Waterworld Leisure & Activity Centre on 01978 297300 or email [email protected]

Children’s Pottery Workshop

Bring the kids to throw a pot on the potters wheel and paint pottery in our Visitors Centre at The Plassey.

Make a pot on the wheel – £4.50
Paint a pot – £3.50
Make a pot & paint a pot – £7.00
Hosted by Snowdonia Blue Slate Pottery

Venue: Plassey Craft and Retail Centre

Time: 10.30am – 4.30pm

Ticket Price: Various

Contact: Sarah Brookshaw on 01978 780277 or email [email protected]

Sunday 11th August

Free Water Polo

Looking for a fun way to spend your afternoon? Then pop along for a game of water polo. This event is suitable for under 16′s/

Venue: Chirk Leisure Centre

Time: 3:00 – 3.45pm

Ticket Price: Free with Pure Card

Contact: Chirk Leisure & Activity Centre on 01691 778666 or email [email protected]

Free Junior Gym

The chance to work out in the gym. This is event is suitable for Under 16′s.

Venue: Gwyn Evans Leisure & Activity Centre

Time: 1:00pm -2:00pm

Ticket Price: Free with Pure Card

Contact: Gwyn Evans Leisure & Activity Centre on 01978 269540 or email [email protected]

Fun Crazy Golf in The Tea Garden

CrazyGolf2Go will be at The Plassey providing fun Crazy Golf & competitions for visitors in the Tea Garden. This event is suitable for families.

Venue: Plassey Craft and Retail Centre

Time: 11.00am – 4.00pm

Ticket Price: Crazy Golf from £1.50

Contact: Sarah Brookshaw on 01978 780 277 or email [email protected]

Monday 12th August

Free Inflatable Fun

This weekly event is guaranteed to be a fun-filled morning. This is event is suitable for Under 16′s.

Venue: Chirk Leisure Centre

Time: 11:00am-12:00pm

Ticket Price: Free with Pure Card

Contact: Chirk Leisure & Activity Centre on 01691 778666 or email [email protected]

Dragon Sport Multi Skills

A new way of teaching children the skills for a life in sport is set to give Welsh youngsters the same sporting start as in countries like Australia and New Zealand Dragon Multi-Skills and Sport will focus on embedding basic skills – such as agility, balance and co-ordination – that give the essential building blocks, before moving on to playing a specific sport. This event is suitable for ages 8 – 11.

Venue: Morgan Llwyd Leisure & Activity Centre

Time: 5.15pm – 6:00pm

Ticket Price: £2.00

Contact: Queensway Leisure & Activity Centre on 01978 355826 or email [email protected]

Free Parent & Toddlers

This is event is suitable for Under 16’s

Venue: Chirk Leisure & Activity Centre

Time: 10.15am – 10.45am

Ticket Price: Free with Pure Card

Contact: Chirk Leisure & Activity Centre on 01691 778666 or email [email protected]

Free Junior Aqua Aerobics

Exercise in the water to funky music Mondays excluding bank holidays.

Venue: Waterworld

Time: 1:00pm – 2:00pm

Ticket Price: Free with a Pure Card

Contact: Waterworld Leisure & Activity Centre on 01978 297300 or email [email protected]

3D Fantasy Landscapes

Work with artist Anita Wyatt to create a ‘fantasy’ landscape based on artist Helen Sear’s ‘Compressed Field’ artwork. A piece that can be viewed but not inhabited by using collage/photomontage techniques!

Venue: Oriel Wrecsam (Wrexham Library)

Time: 1:00pm – 3:00pm

Ticket Price: £5

Contact: Nicky prosser / Laura Wooding on 01978 292093 or email [email protected]

Tuesday 13th August

Free Synchronised Swimming

Move gracefully in the water to the beat of the music. This event is suitable for under 16′s.

Venue: Waterworld

Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm

Ticket Price: Free with a Pure Card

Contact: Waterworld Leisure & Activity Centre on 01978 297300 or email [email protected]

Professional BMX Coaching

Professional coaching for beginners from 10.30am – 12.30pm. Coaching for non-beginners from1 – 3pm. Advanced booking is required. There are also some bikes are available for hire. This event is suitable for ages 7+

Venue: Ponciau Banks Park

Time: 10.30 -12.30pm and 1:00 – 3:00pm

Ticket Price: £3.00

Contact: Brena John on 01978 844028 or email [email protected]. Or contact the Box Office on 01978 844028 or 01978 822780

Qualified Tennis Coaching

Meet at the Courts and brush up on, or learn new tennis skills. This is event is suitable for Ages 6+

Venue: Acton Park

Time: 1.00pm – 3.00pm

Ticket Price: Free

Contact: Acton Park on 01978 763140 or email [email protected]

Seadoos & Snorkelling

Have fun in the pool and have the chance to try out some snorkelling. This is event is suitable for ages 8-15

Venue: Plas Madoc Leisure & Activity Centre

Time: 5.15pm – 6:00pm

Ticket Price: £2.75 or £2.30 with Pure Card

Contact: Plas Madoc Leisure & Activity Centre on 01978 821600 or email [email protected]

Create a Woodland Flower Fairy

Sessions will run during the afternoon and give you the chance to create your very own flower fairy.

Venue: Nant Mill Visitor Centre

Time: 1.30pm – 3.30pm

Ticket Price: £2.00

Contact: Nant Mill on 01978 752772 or email [email protected]

Wednesday 14th August

Free Adult and Child Swimming Sessions

The chance to spend some quality time together and spend some time developing your swimming skills. This is event is suitable for 6months – 4 years. Advanced booking is required.

Venue: Plas Madoc Leisure & Activity Centre

Time: 10:00am – 10.45am

Ticket Price: Free with Pure Card

Contact: Plas Madoc Leisure & Activity Centre on 01978 821600 or email [email protected]

Free ‘Fitswim’ Swimming Clinic

Must be able to swim 50m competently to take part in the clinic. This event is suitable for ages 8+

Venue: Chirk Leisure & Activity Centre

Time: 11:00am-12:00pm

Ticket Price: Free with Pure Card

Contact: Chirk Leisure & Activity Centre on 01691 778666 or email [email protected]

Junior Boxercise

Take part in a 45 minute work out for all abilities in this new, fun-filled exercise at Queensway Stadium.

Venue: Queensway Stadium

Time: 4.30pm – 5.15pm (8-11 yrs) and 5.30pm – 6.15pm (12-15 yrs)

Ticket Price: £2.90 (discount with PURE Card)

Contact: Junior Boxercise on 01978 355826 or email [email protected]. Or contact the Box Office on 01978 355826

Make Wooly Mammoths

The chance to make your very own woolly mammoth.

Venue: Alyn Waters Country Park

Time: 1.30pm – 3.30pm

Ticket Price: £2.00

Contact: Alyn Waters on 01978 763140 or email [email protected]

CV Workshop

CV Workshops running 10am-1pm and then 6-9pm (max. of 10 people per group) with 1-2-1 sessions that can be booked between 2-5pm. Running every Wednesday from 3rd July. These workshops are fun, thought-provoking and provide practical steps to help you write an engaging CV, covering letter and find out about job opportunities.

The workshops are small, friendly and safe environments to help you gain confidence to get the job you want.

Venue: The Foundry

Time: 10:00am – 1:00pm and 6:00pm – 9:00pm

Ticket Price: £25 per person (group) or £35 per person (1-2-1)

Contact: Hayley Hand on 07921318778 or email [email protected]

Box Office: 07921318778 – advanced booking is required

Free Water Polo

Come and join the qualified coaches and learn new skills and tactics. This event is suitable for under 16′s.

Venue: Waterworld

Time: 1:00 – 2:00pm

Ticket Price: Free with a Pure Card

Contact: Waterworld Leisure & Activity Centre on 01978 297300 or email [email protected]

Teddy Bears Picnic

Stories and Rhymes with a very special guest! Don’t forget to bring your own Teddy Bear and if you like, you’re own picnic!

Venue: Cefn Mawr Library

Time: 2.30pm – 3.15pm

Ticket Price: FREE

Contact: Cefn Mawr Library on 01978820938 or email [email protected]

Thursday 15th August

Caia Park and Hightown Communities First Summer Event

Get out the house and get yourself down to the Queensway for first ever Summer Fun Day and enjoy a whole host fantastic activites to entertain the whole family. There will be Bouncy Castles, Crazy Golf, 5 a-side football, belly dancing, fire juggling, tug of war, welly throwing and a special fun science demonstration from Techniquest.

Venue: Queensway

Time: 12:00pm – 4:00pm

Ticket Price: Free

Contact: Phil Hughes / Cerys Jones on 01978 357583 or email [email protected]

Junior Aquathlon (Swim & Run)

Distance varies according to age group Please register by calling 01978 292088. This event is suitable for ages 8-16

Venue: Rhosnesni High School Leisure & Activity Centre

Time: 10.30am-2:00pm

Ticket Price: £2 with Pure Card, £2.40 without

Contact: Wrexham Council Sports Development Team on 01978 292088 or email [email protected]

Free Snorkelling

Learn to swim with masks and snorkels. This event is suitable for under 16′s.