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Showcase for Wrexham’s Small Retailers

A market event takes place in Wrexham today which is designed to showcase the great range of Wrexham’s small retailers. The event, in Wrexham’s Queen’s Square, has been organised by the Town Centre Forum with support from the council’s economic development department. It will feature 18 town centre retailers selling, advertising and displaying their goods between 9am and 4pm.

Foodstuffs, jewellery, furniture, studio photography, toys, kitchen goods, ladies’ fitness and a restaurant, along with a variety of other businesses, will all be represented.

Some of the businesses taking part: Really Nice Chocolate; Silver Star Holidays; Martin Rees Jewellers; Gymphobics; The Entertainer; Byotts Furniture.

The Town Centre Forum has been formed by a wide range of businesses and organisations with a common interest in the proserous development of Wrexham. Meetings are held monthly at the council offices in Lambpit Street and are open to any representatives in the town centre. For further information contact Colin Jones on 01978 292540.

For more events in Wrexham visit www.wrexhamevents.co.uk on Wrexham Today.

New Mayor for Wrexham

Cllr Arwel Gwynn Jones and his wife Mair have been installed as the new Mayor and Mayoress of Wrexham at a special ceremony at the Guildhall.

Cllr Jones has been a county borough councillor for the Pant ward since 1999 and is a retired Headteacher. He is also the vice chairman of the Welsh Joint Education committee and a qualified Estyn Inspector and President of the National Association of headteachers. Read more…

Nant Mill Breathing Place Garden official opening

On Saturday June 6th environmental artist Lesley Martin will be at Nant Mill Visitor Centre to celebrate the grand opening of the new BBC’s Breathing Places Wildlife Garden.

BBC’s Breathing Places initiative aims at getting communities friendlier with wildlife and is funded by the Big Lottery. To date £8.5 million, across Britain has been invested into green space from scrubland to city parks and wasteland to woodland. Read more…

Events in Wrexham

Trying to find out what’s on in Wrexham? The latest events have been added to Wrexham Today. Go straight to the page at www.wrexhamevents.co.uk. It’s the most comprehensive list around for what’s on in Wrexham! If you would like to add an event please email the details to jane@wrexhammedia.co.uk.

Have you got a head for heights?

A Father’s Day Big Jump Skydive is taking place on Sunday 21st June in various locations around the area. Local people are being encouraged to take part, so whether you’re a dad looking to do something special, or a thrill seeker looking to make 2009 a year to remember sign up today! You can guarantee that skydiving will be a life changing experience for you and you can be sure that the money you raise for Action for Children will be helping to change a young person’s life long after you’ve landed. To sign up for this once in a lifetime experience contact 02920 222 127 or e-mail events.wales@actionforchildren.org.uk.

If the skydive is a bit too high, how about abseiling down Wrexham’s Fire Station on Saturday 12th September? Nightingale House Hospice is urging people to take part and help raise funds for the running of the hospice. Contact the hospice on 01978 314292 for more information.

If you prefer to keep your feet on solid ground, but have got a head for heights, why not visit the Parish Church of St. Giles in Wrexham, the greatest mediaeval Parish Church in Wales. Tower Tours are available every week on Thursdays and Saturdays at 12.30pm, weather permitting. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Contact St Giles Parish Church on 01978 355808 or email wrexhamparish@aol.com.

Alternatively you could try Climbing Your Family Tree. Learn the first steps to researching your family history at Wrexham County Borough Museum on May 21st at 7.30pm. It is a free event but advanced booking is essential. Phone 01978 317973 to reserve your place or email museum@wrexham.gov.uk

Newsletters – for existing businesses and an ideal home business opportuntity

Most business people realise that creating a monthly newsletter and distributing it to valued clients is a very inexpensive and powerful marketing tool for their business. However, very few companies and salespeople use newsletters, and those who do often struggle to get the newsletter out on time, if at all. Many business owners simply don’t have the skills, equipment or time to create an effective newsletter. This is where Jane’s Office comes in – they can design a quality publication which will then be emailed to you in Pdf form which you can then easily print off or email to customers. Click here for a sample of one of our newsletters.

You could even work with other local businesses to create a guide of local services specific to your niche – for example if you sell plants link up with a company that sells garden ornaments or craft items relating to gardening.

It is very cheap nowadays to buy quality stationary from the likes of Tesco, Amazon, and Staples, and many low cost home printers can produce quality documents. So if you need just a few documents that you can print off as and when you need them it is ideal to print your own. If you need larger quantities, companies like Prontaprint offer very competitive pricing that smaller printers/designers just can’t compete with. The design cost of a large company like Prontaprint are very expensive though and you will find that a smaller design company like Jane’s Office will provide you with a more personal service at a lower cost. The documents are then sent to you as a Pdf that you can either print yourself or email off to the printing company. Or, you can simply email the newsletter to customers or add it to you website for customers to download (see www.coed-y-glyn.com for an example).

Some examples of ideal business newsletters:

• A craft shop offering a monthly ‘Craft News’ newsletter letting customers know techniques using craft items that they have on sale and giving news of their latest craft workshops.

• A photographer offering ideas for personalised gifts and advice on how to make special events even more special.

• A business selling printer inks offering advice on printing techniques and the best printers to buy.

• A hotel offering visitors information on the best places to visit locally.

• A garden centre offering gardening tips and recommending their ‘Plant of the Month’.

The list is endless! All businesses have some news that they can share with their customers. You can offer your newsletter for download on social networking sites such as Twitter (order your newsletter from Jane’s Office and we will do this for you for free), on your website, you can print off copies to give to customers or leave in strategic positions such as banks or cafes (ask first!). Compare this cost with traditional advertising and you will find it far more cost effective especially as you can taret your audience more appropriately.

Example:
An 8 page A5 newsletter costs £50 for your news to be put into the newsletter format and converted to a Pdf document. Have 300 B&W copies printed on quality paper folded and stapled for approx £95 from a printing service such as Prontaprint. Obviously the larger the quantity the lower the price. Having the newsletter printed in colour pushes the price up so consider whether this is necessary. An A4 newsletter printed on both sides is another cost effective option. Many local firms offer photocopying services which would enable you to produce these newsletters at very little cost.You could even sell some advertising in your newsletter to cover your printing costs and get your newsletter free!

Ideal Business OpportunityLocal newsletters are very popular and there are lots of companies around who will charge you a fortune for compiling a newsletter or convincing you that you need to take out a franchise. Not so! All you need to do is collect the news stories (local people are usually very keen to contribute once they know what you are doing), approach local businesses to advertise, and once you have enough information send it off to Jane’s Office for compiling into newsletter format. The resulting Pdf is a quality document and you can decide on the quality of the paper and whether you want colour or black and white newsletters. You can start off small by covering just a small area to start, then gradually expand as you get more advertisers on board. You should be able to cover your costs and make a profit very quickly. Combine it with a website to give a really professional image and somewhere for you to make the newsletter available for download. See www.coed-y-glyn.com for an example of a local newsletter and website. For more information visit www.janesoffice.co.uk or email jane@janeoffice.co.uk.

Local internet business opportunity

The local website www.takeaways4u.com is for sale. The website is up, running and gets a decent amount of local hits and great ratings on the search engines for those looking for takeaways in Wrexham or specific takeaway shops. It also has great potential for a business to be developed in other regions. For more information contact Ian on 01978 844378 or email info@takeaways4u.com.

Ladies Midnight Walk 2009

Saturday 27th June 2009. A 10 mile sponsored walk around Wrexham in aid of Nightingale House Hospice. Don’t miss the best girls’ night out in town! Fill out a form online today to book your place now! www.ladiesmidnightwalk.co.uk

Restaurant Review – the Oak, Glyn Ceiriog

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