Wrexham goes for gold with floral bike displays in race to win Wales in Bloom

Wrexham is going for gold in the race to win this year’s Wales in Bloom.

As part of the preparations, and to celebrate the Tour of Britain visiting the city in September, unique visual displays of old colourful bicycles that will be used for floral displays have been placed across the city.

In the coming weeks Wrexham Council will also announce a trail around the city, which will be made up of floral displays created by local schools.

These will take pride of place in shop windows and make up the trail that children can follow around the city centre.

The judges will be visiting the county on July 11 starting at Holt, then onto the Industrial Estate to see the work that FCC has done around their waste site creating ponds, bee hives, installing solar panels even finding a rare orchid variety.

From there they will go on to Rhosnesni High School where they will see their sensory garden and newly built allotment before finishing in the City centre.

Cllr Hugh Jones, Lead Member for the Environment, said: “We’ve done so much work over the past few years with tree planting, creating wild flower meadows and changing to our maintenance regime to encourage wildlife and improve ecological systems in addition to reducing our carbon footprint.

“But it’s not only our efforts the judges want to see. One of the biggest parts of the Wales in Bloom is community involvement.

“We want residents and community both on the route and across Wrexham to get in touch and let us know what they’re doing to improve their area.

“It could be litter picking, planting up baskets and hanging baskets to improve their areas or creating floral displays.

Cllr Nigel Williams, Lead Member for Economy and Regeneration, said: “I am pleased that we are entering into Wales in bloom this year.

“With Wrexham’s increased profile nationally and internationally, it’s important we show off the city centre at its very best.

“It’s great to see all of the hard work going on at the moment replanting the flower beds and planters and hanging baskets going up around the city centre with a “mixture of colourful summer bedding and sustainable shrubs and perennials that will be a beautiful show but also attract wildlife.

“This along with our events such as the Tour of Britain will make for a more vibrant, welcoming city centre that will attract more visitors to come in shopping or visit the hospitality businesses that will be a boost to our economy.”