A new multi-cultural hub is coming to Wrexham thanks to a partnership between Race Council Cymru and Ty Pawb.

Ty Pawb’s Useful Art Space will host a range of activities led by Wrexham’s diverse communities. These activities include arts and crafts, music and dance, culinary exchanges, cultural celebrations and more.

The project, supported in part by funding from Arts Council of Wales will enable community groups to receive support from Race Council Cymru representative Iolanda Banu Viegas, who is a long-time champion of the Portuguese diaspora in Wrexham, and has a wealth of experience across both local grassroots and national projects, including Black History Wales.

The project aims to create a welcoming, inclusive space for people of all backgrounds, to celebrate the diversity of cultures in Wrexham

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Professor Uzo Iwobi, OBE Race Council Cymru Chief Executive said: “Race Council Cymru is delighted to work with Ty Pawb to grow a North East Wales grassroots led Multicultural Hub which will mirror the Grand Multicultural Hub in Swansea, providing an exciting and community centred space for new contemporary and creative artistic programmes to thrive and grow.

"Showcasing the diversity, creative and cultural co-production which will enable Wrexham’s Ty Pawb to develop as a community space for all and add vibrancy to Wrexham.”

The project represents an extension of Ty Pawb’s ongoing work with asylum seekers and refugees (Make Yourself At Home) and engagement with Portuguese elders through Bom Dia Cymru.

Cllr Hugh Jones, lead member for partnerships and community safety, said: "We are thrilled to be working with Race Council Cymru to develop The Multicultural Hub for the benefit of Wrexham and the region. We look forward to the seeing the activities and events that users of the space will generate.”