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An Audience with Adventurer Alistair Humphreys 11^th March.  Aged 24, Alastair Humphreys left the UK to cycle round the world. His journey along the length of the Earth’s three great landmasses (Africa, the Americas, Eurasia) took more than 4 years to complete. The self-funded solo ride was a truly global journey succeeding through the kindness of strangers and enormous determination. Sir Ranulph Fiennes called it “the first great adventure of the new Millennium.” During the evening Alastair will bring his inspirational adventure alive with a series of photographs from his travels. This talk sold out at the 2009 Chester Literature Festival so book early to avoid disappointment. “With the possible exception of Sir David Attenborough, that was the best lecture, and the longest applause that I have heard in the past 15 years.” – President of the Royal Geographical Society. Venue: Catrin Finch Centre at Glyndwr University. Time: 7.30pm. Contact Cora Thorne on 01978 293306 or Email c.thorne@glyndwr.ac.uk. Box Office: 01978 292015 - Advanced booking required. Ticket Price: £7.50.

Country Market 12/03/2010. Refreshments, Home Made Cakes and Preserves, Plants and Crafts. Venue: Gresford Methodist Church Hall, Chester Road. Time: 2:30 – 4:30. Contact Gresford Country Market on 01978 354884.

AC DC tribute night in llay welfare   13th march   the group is called DC79  tickets available from Andy  07884244235  £6  all monies raised for llay  youth club.

Coffee & Cake – Do you care for a relative, friend or neighbour due to illness or disability? Would you like to share experiences with others in a similar situation? If yes, please join us and other carers for our coffee afternoon at AVOW There will be a chance for coffee, cake and chit chat as well as a therapy/pamper treatment. If you would like to join us please book your place now. Venue: Ty Avow, 21 Egerton Street, Wrexham, Date: 17/03/2010 Time: 1.00 – 3.00pm. Contact Marie Gibson on 01978 318812 or Email carers@avow.org. Advanced booking required. Ticket Price: Free.

A Foot in the Door – Darland Community Theatre will perform a comedy, ‘ A Foot in the Door’, by Richard Harris. Tickets must be reserved in advance, for collection and payment on the night, and include a glass of wine or soft drink and interval refreshments. Venue: Darland High School, Rossett, LL12 0EN Dates: 18/03/2010 to 20/03/2010 Time: 7.30 p.m. Contact Colin Jones (Darland Community Theatre) on 01978 355132 or Email communitytheatre@rossett.net. Advanced booking required. Ticket Price: £ 5 (concessions £ 4).

Magic of the 80’s 18/03/2010. This music spectacular features an incredible 30 hit songs from the decade that discovered Boy George, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Bon Jovi, Wham!, Spandau Ballet, Erasure, Soft Cell, The Eurythmics and The Human League – to name but a few. Having toured with Toyah, Haircut 100 and Curiosity Killed the Cat, the cast of the Magic of the 80s authentically recreates an era when the music was as fabulous as the dress sense was ridiculous. “With so many great songs squeezed into the two-hour spectacular, there really is something to please everybody in this show.” The show is brought to you by the same team that brought us the hit show Magic of Motown. Venue: William Aston Hall, Glyndwr University (NEWI). Time: 8.00pm. Contact Cora Thorne on 01978 293306 or Email c.thorne@glyndwr.ac.uk. Ticket Price: £15, £13 concessions.

CHARITY ROCK NIGHT IN AID OF CANCER RESEARCH 19/03/2010. Calling all you music lovers. North Wales Live has organised a night to remember for all you rock and music lovers in the area. This is a fun filled evening with three local bands playing (Blind Justice, Tobacco Road and Two Suns.) Also a disco and raffle with some fantastic prizes. Shake off those winter blues, beat the credit crunch have a good time and help a valuble cause !See you there! Venue: Brymbo Cricket Club. Time: 7.30PM TILL 11.55 PM. For aged 18+. Contact CHARITY ROCK NIGHT IN AID OF CANCER RESEARCH on 07825240872 or EmailNICOLABURNS@TISCALI.CO.UK. Ticket Price: £3.50.

Central Bazaar Wrexham – Craft/Art/Vintage/Music Fair! Saturday 20th March  10.30am-4.30pm  upstairs in Central Station. Central Bazaar is a modern take on the traditional craft fair offering a variety of craft, vintage, local music and art. Plus it is the first of its kind in Wrexham. We are organising the event to help promote local crafters, artists and bands. We already have lots of exciting stalls lined up including jewellery, badges, cakes, vintage clothing, local music, plus many more crafts and gifts. If any more local crafters, artists and bands who want to join in on this great event email craftbazaar@hotmail.co.uk. We also have an event set up on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=310334817091#!/event.php?eid=310334817091&index=1.

Sponsored Drag Walk 21/03/2010. A sponsored 3 mile walk in aid of Nightingale House Hospice for men only. Venue: The Racecourse Ground, Wrexham  Time: 11am. This is a Participant event for 14+. Contact Kim Houghton on 01978 316800 or Email kim.houghton@nightingalehouse.co.uk. Box Office: 01978 314 292 - Advanced booking required. Ticket Price: £10.

Wendy Gill Pottery Exhibition – A wonderful ceramic selling exhibition, all hand-made on the potter’s wheel in North Wales. Closed on Thursdays and Fridays. Venue: Erddig Hall, Wrexham Dates: 27/03/2010 to 31/03/2010 Time: 11am – 4pm. Contact Erddig Hall, Wrexham on 01978 355314 or Email Erddig@nationaltrust.org.uk. Ticket Price: Adult £10.30, Child £5.15, Family £25.75, Group £7.90.

Den Building – Easter Holidays – Be inspired by nature and use your imagination to build your own den at Chirk Castle. Materials provided. Children must be supervised by a responsible adult at all times Venue: Chirk Castle. Dates: 31/03/2010 to 11/04/2010. Time: 10am – 5pm. Contact Chirk Castle, Chirk, Nr. Wrexham on 01691 777701 or Email chirkcastle@nationaltrust.org.uk. Ticket Price: Normal Admission Charges Apply.

Carers Drop In (Mondays, excluding Bank Holidays) – An informal get together for those caring for family members/friends due to illness or disability. Join us and other carers for a chance to share experiences and chit chat over a hot drink. The drop in is every Monday morning (exc bank holidays). Venue: Ty Avow, 21 Egerton Street, Wrexham Dates: 11/01/2010 to 20/12/2010. Time: 10am – 12 noon. Contact Marie Gibson on 01978 318812 or Email carers@avow.org. Ticket Price: Free.

Business Start Up Advice Surgeries – Business Start Up Surgeries provide confidential one-to-one advice and support around general issues related to business start-up. Topics include regulatory issues, pricing, marketing, intellectual property, patents, financial planning, cash flows, service delivery and employment law. Funded by Welsh Assembly Government. Venue: Various venues Dates: 16/06/2008 to 31/03/2011 Time: Pre-booked appointments available Monday – Friday. This is a Participant event Contact Joanne Hughes on 01978 366366 or Email joanne.hughes@wrexham.gov.uk. Ticket Price: Free (Booking essential)

Legends of Darts Evening 25^th March The Legends of Darts: Eric Bristow and John Lowe will be appearing at the Brymbo Sports and Social Complex on the 25th of March 2010, the show will be in support of the charity “Get Kids Going”. “Get Kids Going” is a National charity which gives disabled children and young people – up to the age of 26 years – the wonderful opportunity of participating in sport. They help promote sports for disabled children by providing them with specially built sports wheelchairs so they can do marathons, triathlons, tennis, athletics, mountain skiing, rugby, basketball etc. Get Kids Going ! also helps and encourages British disabled children to compete by supporting them with their sports; training, physiotherapy, travel, design and development of sports’ wheelchairs. With your help many could become record holders and Paralympic champions. Come and enjoy a great night with Eric and John, the Legends show’s are very successful, this one will be extra so, the night will start with the semi-final, and finals of the “Get Kids Going” darts knockout, the Legends will then toe the Oche at 8pm, Paul Wilson will be the host and presenter for the show, and you will be provided with the best stage setting, complete with projector screen to enable you to see every arrow thrown. You will be able to purchase tickets for the draw, to see who will play Eric and John in the fun part of the show, and you will experience the re-match of their many world finals. There will be fund raising on the night, and John Lowe has donated one of his very rare collectors items for the auction, a genuine framed poster from the Muhammad Ali v Ken Norton World Heavyweight Championship fight at the Yankee Stadium New York, the poster is signed by Ken Norton. The dart board used by the Legends on the night will also be signed by them and auctioned. Tickets for this event are expected to go quickly, don’t miss out, book yours today, call Nathan on 07984075256 to reserve, if you are coming from far away, there are plenty of hotels in the area offering good rates, we look forward to meeting and greeting you at the Brymbo Sports Complex. The Legends of Darts.

Venue: Brymbo Sports and Social Complex. Time: 18:30. For age 18+. Contact Nathan Winstanley on 07984 075256 or Email nathantrinity@googlemail.com. Advanced booking required. Ticket Price: £15 Including raffle ticket.

Duck Race and Dog Show We are delighted to annouce that the duck race/dog show will be taking place again this year. Please book your hotels/train tickets for the 15th of May 2010 at Nant Mill, Coedpoeth, Wrexham.

All members and rescues are welcome, as usual, if rescues would like to hold their own stalls please let us know as the site isn’t huge so it will have to be on a first come first served basis if we start running out of space.

Last year we held a dog show, a duck race and a bbq. We also had a number of stalls including a craft stall, brick a brack and an animal stall. We had guess the number of sweets in the jar, name the teddy and a childrens treasure hunt. For more information on last years event please check out herehttp://www.aluk.trapdoor.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=219

More information will become available as it is arranged but if you would like to buy a duck for the race then please email me
(jennyc@animallifelineuk.org) with the number you would like to book (1 – 100) and I will send you the paypal details so payment can be made.

We look forward to seeing you all there.

Free walk from Alyn Waters Country Park Visitor Centre – Join Roger every Tuesday at 10.15am at the Alyn Waters Country Park for a free walk lasting up to 90 minutes. The walk is suitable for good walkers able to walk 3-4 miles over varied terrain. Call Natalie at Walkabout Wrexham on 757524.

Weekly Outdoor Tai Chi – The aim of this project is to increase physical activity levels, making best use of the natural outdoor environment close to where people live. This is an event for people with disabilities and their carers. Every Tuesday at Alyn Waters Country Park 10.30-11.30am. £1.50 a session. Carers free. Contact Sarah Thomas 01978 757524 / 07842 205946 or emailsarah.thomas@groundwork.org.uk.

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Tales from North Wales – Writer’s Group (Tuesdays)

Weekly group (Tuesdays) for writers to discuss their work and gain inspiration and encouragement. Places available; please call beforehand. At Ramada Hotel, Wrexham from 12/08/2008 to 16/12/2008. Tuesdays, 7pm to 8.30pm. Age 18+. Contact Jenny or Daren on 07972030342 (Daren) or Email Free. writers@live.co.uk.

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Wrexham Town Trails

Wrexham’s first regular guided heritage tour, uncovering the secrets of Wrexham’s rich and proud past. Discover the secret of the Town well, the sad demise of a champion jockey, secret passages, the entrepreneur whose fame spread to the USA and much more. The tour lasts for about 90 minutes and will suit young and old. At Queen’s Square, Wrexham Times: 10.00am, 2.00pm and 6.00pm All ages welcome Contact Karen Phillips on 07951 400 795. Ticket Price: £6.00 (£5.00 pre-booked).

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Wrexham Town Trails (Sundays)

Wrexham’s first regular guided heritage tour, uncovering the secrets of Wrexham’s rich and proud past. Discover the secret of the Town well, the sad demise of a champion jockey, secret passages, the entrepreneur whose fame spread to the USA and much more. The tour lasts for about 90 minutes and will suit young and old. At Queen’s Square, Wrexham Times: 12.00 noon and 4.00pm All ages welcome Contact Karen Phillips on 07951 400 795 or Email. Ticket Price: £6.00 (£5.00 pre-booked).

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Visit the Parish Church of St.Giles. Open daily 10am – 4pm.

The Parish Church of St Giles is the greatest mediaeval Parish Church in Wales is still in use for the purposes for which it was built, more than 500 years ago. It is heated, lit and open daily from 10am-4pm for visitors and private prayer. We would ask that Group and School visits are by prior appointment please. In addition, Tower Tours are available every week on Thursdays and Saturdays at 1230pm , weather permitting, also children must be accompanied by an adult. The “Shop at St Giles” sells a wide range of cards, gifts and souvenirs as well as the official full colour Church Guidebook. Contact St Giles Parish Church on 01978 355808 or Email wrexhamparish@aol.com Free but donations appreciated.

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