Five sites Wrexham hopes will boost its bid for UK City of Culture 2025
to attend that festival this weekend, with around 300 new artists performing.
Reacting to the news that Wrexham was being considered for UK City of Culture, Wrexham Council said "a special mention should be given to Tŷ Pawb, which has played a key role in making culture accessible and attractive to everyone in Wrexham". "St Giles' is the largest medieval parish church in Wales, its right in the centre of the town, and in a sense the town grew up around it," said The Vicar of St Giles' Rev Dr Jason Bray.
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