A POPULAR Wrexham country park now has a public access defibrillator.

Thanks to the Welsh Government and commitment of local councillors, the visitor centre at Minera Lead Mines has been installed with the potentially life-saving device in the community.

Welsh Government has a commitment to ensure that nobody in Wales will be more than 500 metres away from the nearest defibrillator, and has backed up this commitment by supplying them free of charge to public bodies and other organisations willing to provide a secure location for them, and to check they remain in working order.

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Minera Community Council has now installed three of these free devices, with a fourth to follow soon in the Five Crosses area of the community.

The Lead Mines defibrillator follows on from the installation of devices next to Gwynfryn play area and in the old red telephone box in New Brighton. Minera village also has a defibrillator provided by Minera School at its main entrance.

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The latest device not only covers the residents of Wern, but also the many visitors to the Lead Mines Country Park and the neighbouring Clywedog Valley Trail.

Hazel Field, chair of the council, said: "We are delighted to have secured this latest defibrillator for our community and would like to express our particular thanks to Wrexham County Borough Council for permitting us to install the device on their building.

"The location is ideal for residents and visitors alike, and we are also very pleased to support the excellent work being done on the site and in developing the Clywedog Valley Trail by Groundwork North Wales."