What’s On In Wrexham: 5th July – 11th July

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This article is old - Published: Thursday, Jul 4th, 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 5th July

Bringing LIFE to LinkedIn!

Do you feel like a fish out of water when it comes to LinkedIn? Are you getting familiar with Facebook, but find LinkedIn difficult and unfriendly? Do you wish you could make LinkedIn as colourful, attractive and easy on the eye as other social media platforms? Would you like to take control of your LinkedIn profile, and use it to generate more contacts and business leads? Would you like the confidence to be able to interact with friends, comment in group chats, learn how to market yourself better online? Would you love to have your testimonials proudly displayed, in video and pictures, at the top of your LinkedIn page, making your profile more attractive to customers? Are you fed up of trainers talking down to you, using jargon and going too fast? Event suitable for ages 16 and over.

Venue: The Beeches

Time: 10:30am – 12:30am

Ticket Price: £21.15

Contact: Serge Sergiou on or email [email protected]

Ticket Booking Website: http://sergesergiou-es2.eventbrite.co.uk/?rank=12 (external link)

Live Music At The Bandstand

The perfect chance to kick back, relax and enjoy some live music performed at the bandstand in the park.

Venue: Bellevue Park

Time: 7.00pm – 9.00pm

Ticket Price: Free

Contact: Bellevue Park on 01978 264150 or email [email protected]

“first Friday” – Lure: Helen Sear

On each first Friday of all new Oriel Wrecsam exhibitions, bloggers, tweeters and Facebookers are invited to join staff and volunteers. This event includes a tour of the exhibitions before anyone else and opportunities to find out more about the artists. A must for all art / design / applied arts students. You can find out more about the Oriel on Facebook and @OrielWrecsam on Twitter.

Venue: Oriel Wrecsam

Time: 13:00- 14:00

Ticket Price: Free

Contact: Oriel Wrecsam on 01978 292093 or email [email protected]

Victoria CP School

Pop along and visit Victoria School summer fair and enjoy a barbeque, cakes and fairground rides.

Venua: Victoria CP School

Time: 5:00pm – 8:00pm

Saturday 6th July

Saturday Art Mash-up and Saturday Studio Sessions

Join artist Jo Marsh for a fun afternoon of arts and crafts in this mini art school. There are classes throughout the afternoon suitable for 7 – 12 year olds and for ages 13+.

Venue: Oriel Wrecsam

Time: 1:00pm – 3:30pm

Ticket Price: £5 per session

Offa Community Carnival

A fun packed day with lots of activities and events for all the family to enjoy.

Venue: Bellevue Park

Time: 11.00am – 3.00pm

Ticket Price: Free Entry

Contact: Bellevue Park on 01978 264150 or email [email protected]

Rossett Country Market

This monthly event provides the perfect chance to wander around and do some shopping. There will be the chance to buy home made cakes, cards, craft, preserves, honey and paintings.

Venue: Rossett Village Hall

Time: 10:00am -12 noon (every first Saturday of the month)

Ticket Price: Free entry

Contact: Country Market on 01246 261508

Dog Show and Family Fun Day

This annual event will feature fun for all ages, with attractions including fairground rides, cupcakes, face painting, dog show, raffle and the Bellis’ Bake Off Competition. All money raised is for Nightingale House Hospice.

Venue: Bellis Brothers Farm Shop and Garden Centre

Time: 10:00am. Dog show entries begin at 10:45am with judging to commence at 11:30am.

Contact: www.bellisbrothers.co.uk for further details

Children’s Pottery Workshop

Bring the kids to throw a pot on the potter’s wheel and paint pottery at the 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]

Wrexham & District YAC

A fun archaeological and historical club with creative activities and local visits to places of interest. This event is suitable for ages 8 – 16.

Venue: Wrexham

Time: 11.00am – 1.00pm

Ticket Price: £2.00

Contact: Heather Butler on 01490 420920 or email [email protected]

Offa Carnival

Annual Offa Carnival featuring PDSA Dog Show, amusement rides, stalls, summer soccer school, gym display, Whitchurch Dog Display Team, other attractions.

Venue: Bellevue Park

Time: 11.00am – 4.00pm

Ticket Price: Free

Contact: Karen Benfield on 01978 291562 or email [email protected]

Bryn’s Buddies

Come along to Wrexham Museum’s monthly history club for children aged 7 – 11 years. In this months session you will be exploring the art of cave painting. Please note, advanced booking essential.

Venue: Wrexham County Borough Museum and Archives

Time: 10.30am – 12.30pm

Ticket Price: £3

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

Box Office: 01978 297460

Sunday 7th July

Sinfonia Cymru – Orchestral Concert Series

This July, Sinfonia Cymru musicians present their own Classic Conversation in collaboration with conductor, Gareth Jones. Featuring a brand new work by young composer Mark David Boden, this concert explores different takes on ‘classical’ style before indulging in a rare performance of the complete score of Ravel’s Mother Goose. Join in the conversation.

Venue: Clwyd Theatr Cymru, Mold

Time: 7.30pm

Ticket Price: £16; Concessions £14; Under *27s £4

Contact: Sinfonia Cymru on 02920 891977 or email [email protected]

Ticket Booking Website: http://www.clwyd-theatr-cymru.co.uk (external link)

Monday 8th July

Barker Lane Playgroup Opening Day

Come along to the open day at Barkers Lane Playgroup where learning is fun for children aged between two and a half and five years old. The perfect opportunity to meet an experienced team of preofessionally qualified staff, who encourage creative play and early years learning in a safe environment. CSSIW Registered and Estyn Inspected.

Venue: Barkers Lane Playgroup

Time: 1:00pm – 2:00pm

Contact: Jayne on 07956000903

Multi-Skills Dragon Sport

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 is event is suitable for anyone aged between 6 and 11.

Venue: Morgan Llwyd Sport Centre (Winter)

Time: 5:15pm

Ticket Price: £2.40 (discount with PURE Card)

Contact: Multi-Skills Dragon Sport on 01978 355826 or email [email protected]

Tuesday 9th July

Acorns Playgroup Open Day

Children coming up to 2 and a half years old are welcome to attend with parents or careers. Come and see for yourself the fun and learning! Acorns is a Foundation Phase Early Years Education provider for funded 3 year olds. The playgroup is also quality Assured and CSSIW registered.

Venue: Acorns Playgroup, Community Church, Prices Lane

Time: 9:45am – 11:45am

Contact: 01978 352597 / 07516254623

Volunteer Ragwort Removal

Come along and help the Rangers.

Venue: Alyn Waters Country Park

Time: 1.00pm – 3.00pm

Ticket Price: Free

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

Blood Donation Session

Please help boost blood stocks during the summer months as people are away on holiday and it can be quiet at our local session. 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. To book an appointment call the Donor Line on 0300 123 23 23 or visit www.blood.co.uk

Venue: Gwyn Evans Leisure & Activity Centre

Time: 2.00pm – 4.00pm and 5.30pm – 7.30pm

Ticket Price: N/A

Contact: National Contact Centre on 03001232323 or email

Wednesday 10th July

Wrexham & Borderlands Business Fair 2013

Businesses and organisations from across the North Wales region and beyond are invited to take part in the third annual Wrexham and Borderlands Business Fair on Wednesday 10th July at Glyndwr University, Wrexham.

Features of the Event Include:

Business Exhibition showcasing companies from a wide variety of Sectors Workshops & Demonstrations Advice Clinics & ‘Ask the Expert’
Business Information & Advice
Start Up Support
Networking Sessions
Other special attractions & promotions

Visiting the Business Fair (and all features) is completely free of charge and you can register to attend by visiting the Fair’s Eventbrite page wrexhamandborderlandsbusinessfair2013.eventbrite.co.uk

Venue: Sports Centre Complex, Glyndwr University

Time: 10.30am – 3.30pm

Ticket Price: Free to visit

Contact: Tony Haines on [email protected] or email 0151 709 8932

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

Tots Time

Tots Time at Bersham Heritage Centre. Have fun with your child and learn through stories, rhymes and songs. Make new friends! This session will be undertaken through the medium of English. Two children per one adult only please! Pre-boooking essential. £1 per child. Suitable for ages 0 – 3 years old.

Venue: Bersham Heritage Centre

Time: 11:00am – 12 noon

Ticket Price: £1

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

Box Office: 01978 297460 – advanced booking is required

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

Thursday 11th July