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Stories
We cover stories of great things happening here in Wrexham.
From matches, to charities and forthcoming events and festivals - and hearing from up and coming local artists - we want you to hear the very best of what it going on in our amazing town.
So make sure you keep coming back, and if you have something important to share, then get in touch with the Visit Wrexham team, we're always based right in the heart of town. Click the button below and tell us about it.
Race For
A Reason
The fundraising team take a moment to share with us the reasons why it's important, and what they're doing.
St Mary’s Cathedral
Wrexham
Cathedral
By Kay Ryan, Local Parish Fundraiser and Community Advocate. Article kindly shared by Guest Writer Vicky Heathfield.
A familiar face to many, Kim is one of Wrexham’s leading professional tour guides
Wrexham
City
Tours
Wrexham’s Loudest Sweet Tooth Band
Baby
Brave
Ahead of their brand-new album dropping on October 9th, and official launch party - we get to meet one of Wrexham's sweetest bands.
Helen
Ryvar
Guinness World Records Holder, Ultimate Endurance Athlete from Wrexham.
Helen called in to see us at the Visit Wrexham offices to share her story.
The Tweet of the Year combined with a touching story about the love of Wrexham.
Jeff
Ivey
A missing hoodie, and a viral re-location story about a couple moving from Texas to Wrexham. That's the Jeff and Janice Ivey story. We got to meet Jeff both at the Visit Wrexham offices and then by chance joining him for a pint at the Turf the very next day.
Beloved Welsh Actor Visits Wrexham
Rob
Brydon
A celebration of the Welsh icon’s debut picture book, The Cat in the Cupboard.
The charitable arm of the football club.
Wrexham AFC Foundation
We were invited to the Street Dragons event in August over at Colliers Park, and caught up with Wrexham Legend Rosie Hughes.
A Personal History of the Spirit of Wrexham.
Grahame
Davies
Growing up in nearby Coedpoeth, his is a fascinating life story.
Tracking progress on our new kop end
Wrexham
AFC
Stadium
We've been following the efforts going on this year for the new Kop End, and seeing how fast it is developing.
Wrexham's brightest annual summer festival returns.
WrexFest
2026
Following the success and how much we enjoyed it last year, our team returned to WrexFest for another helping of quality acts, all with a strong connection to the town.
Meet the award-winning local Artist
Ian
Jones
Artist
Ian has always been an artist and has successfully sold his work throughout his life. He came over to Visit Wrexham offices and shared his story.
Marsh
DJ Set
Broadcasting live on board from Jacob and the Stream In The Sky, famous DJ Marsh dropped in to Wrexham for a personal set for the world to enjoy in July. Just sit back and watch the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, Llangollen Canal and Chirk Tunnel like you've never seen before, and chill to a 2 hour vibe from some of Marsh's most loved sounds from Anjunadeep, in a very special film. Welcome to Wrexham Marsh.
Wrexham
Academy
of Screen
Acting
Industry Talk
In Depth Industry Talk and Q&A with Simon Maloney, Bafta Winning Producer, This City Is Ours, Time, I May Destroy You and Peaky Blinders.
Wrecsam
2029
UK City
of
Culture
Visit Wrexham is now an official ambassador for the UK City of Culture Bid. Find out more, read our dedicated bid page.
Image: Museum Wales.
The history of our famous Wrexham Tailor's Quilt. A 150 year old story of how we’re all connected and stitched together.
Wrexham
Tailor's
Quilt
Wrexham is made of many stories. From the big red patch of football to the quiet history of the Tailor's Quilt, we’re all connected and stitched together.
FOCUS
WALES
2026
FOCUS Wales returned for its 16th year, and absolutely smashed it. With bands visiting town from right across Wales, England, Scotland and from all over the world. And a Film festival running alongside it - the BAFTA-Cymru Qualifying FOCUS Wales Film Festival, also in its 7th year - Wrexham knows exactly how to host a proper weekender for 25,000+ people. And none of it would be possible without the heroes of FOCUS Wales! Bring on 2027!
Look behind you – it’s
Wrexham
& District Pantomime Company
Offering community-based theatre and best known for its annual pantomime performances staged every year at William Aston Hall, combining popular shows and family entertainment with essential fundraising for local charities.
Creating a fitting tribute for a Wrexham Legend
Paul
Curtis
Artwork
Paul Curtis is a Liverpool artist specialising in street art and large murals. He came to public attention with his very first piece of street art, "For All Liverpool's Liver Birds" (aka The Liver Bird Wings), which became a massive hit with locals, tourists and many famous faces too. Since 2017, Paul has created more than 250 public pieces, across the UK, with most of his work found around Merseyside and Wirral. His work is well-known and sells all over the world.
We caught up with him as he was developing something iconic for Wrexham, a new mural on the exterior of the Turf, located right next door to the famous Racecourse / Cae Ras itself.
Paul was invited to create a piece commemorating the late great Joey Jones, who made over 100 appearances for the club. His nickname of Mr Wrexham reflected his deep connection to the club and town. Joey was the first Welsh player to win a European Cup with Liverpool, so it’s fitting that an artist from Liverpool has been appointed for this high-profile project.
Explaining that it is far more than just creating a good design and planning a painting, Paul said to us;
“It’s all about the process. Yes, the idea and concept do take time to develop, but it’s a gradual process. There’s a lot of waiting for things to fall into place, there’s always a last-minute spanner in the works and whilst you might not see it, there are so many moving parts – more than you can imagine that are involved just getting to this point. Thankfully everyone involved has pulled together in the same direction, and remembering that it is a tribute after all, and we must bear in mind the finished piece must be mindful and respectful.”
We felt privileged to have shared a few moments with Paul whilst he was creating this masterpiece for our town. Wrexham fans will undoubtedly see this finished work as a fitting tribute to Mr Wrexham himself, for many years to come.
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Eats
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Stays
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Maps
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