Wrexham Council confirms that the World Children's Day event held earlier this month was a success, with the theme ‘Inclusion, for every child’.

The free event, held at Tŷ Pawb on Thursday, November 17, was opened by Scarlett Williams, chair of the Senedd yr Ifanc and Katie Hill, Wrexham’s Member of UK Youth Parliament.

The front of the building and entrances were lit up blue which is the colour that represents World Children’s Day.

The Leader: The front of Ty Pawb The front of Ty Pawb (Image: Wrexham Council)

Schools and youth groups joined in by wearing something blue and having World Children’s Day celebrations and Wrexham Youth Service provided coaches so community youth groups could attend the event.

This year’s entertainment included Andy the bug man with his brilliant bug display, DidyaEvents capturing memories with their photo booth.

Wrexham’s Play Team provided a treasure hunt and a fun play session, James the Jester taught children and young people some circus tricks, and the Senedd yr Ifanc provided festival faces and balloon modelling.

Active Wrexham provided a jumping challenge and Wrexham Youth Work in Education Team had a design your own biscuit activity, singer Megan Lee and the Dynamic Signing Sensations provided the live entertainment.

There was also a great mixture of stalls providing information on services and projects to support young people and families across Wrexham giving information leaflets and freebies for people to take home with them.

Wrexham Council said the event was well-attended, and possibly the busiest World Children's Day event they’ve ever held.

READ MORE:

There was an award ceremony led by the Deputy Mayor, Cllr Paul Rogers who said he was honoured to share the achievements of some dedicated young volunteers of Wrexham.

The Leader: World Children's Day in Wrexham World Children's Day in Wrexham (Image: Wrexham Council)

The Volunteers Inspiring Wrexham Award Scheme is a scheme that has been developed by Wrexham Youth Service. It recognises and rewards young people aged 11 – 25 for their volunteering achievements within Wrexham Youth Service.

The Deputy Mayor sincerely thanked all the volunteers for their dedication, commitment and time supporting their projects. A total of 21 young people had achieved certificates ranging from 10 hours to 400 hours, and 14 of these young people collected their certificates during the event.

Wrexham Youth Service would like to thank everyone who made the event a great success and for helping them to Celebrate World Children’s Day 2022.

World Children’s Day was first established in 1954 as Universal Children’s Day and is celebrated on 20 November each year to promote international togetherness, awareness among children worldwide, and improving children’s welfare.