Hafod y Wern moving from strength to strength

MS for Wrexham

We recently marked the 42nd anniversary of the Falklands War and it was an honour to be invited to the Welsh Guards Falklands War Association’s Service of Remembrance in Wrexham.

Following a special commemorative service at St Giles Church, a procession made its way through the city centre to the Falklands War Memorial at Bodhyfryd.

It was heartening to see so many people attending the service and a privilege to lay a wreath in remembrance of all those who served in the Falklands conflict.

Visiting schools is always a highlight of my job and it was lovely to recently spend some time in Ysgol Hafod y Wern.

Earlier this year, the school celebrated a very good Estyn Report and it was good to get the opportunity to congratulate the staff, students and governors for all their hard work.

Whilst touring the school, I met Year 6 pupil, Mollie Grodka. Mollie recently won the national Show Racism the Red Card Creative Competition and attended a ceremony in Cardiff to collect her award. She claimed first place in the primary category for the Humanities Creative Competition, beating over 90,000 entries from over 400 schools in Wales.

Mollie’s achievement is mightily impressive and it is wonderful to see Hafod y Wern moving from strength to strength.

The Wrexham Walking Festival has drawn to a close after another successful year, with more than 550 people taking part in total.

During the nine-day event, people of all ages and abilities were invited to enjoy a series of free walks exploring the picturesque surroundings of North East Wales.

I’m a long-time supporter of the Festival and was pleased to join the team for a walk around Erddig Country Park.

Afternoon and evening walks proved particularly popular this year, as well as the Sunday evening tours around the city centre which discovered all about the history of Wrexham.

Although the 2024 festival has reached its conclusion, organisers Walkabout Wrexham & District arrange walks throughout the year so if anyone is interested in finding out more, please email walkaboutwrexham@outlook.com. The Wrexham Walking Festival will return in 2025.

As always, if you’re a constituent in Wrexham and there is something I could help you with, please do not hesitate to contact me via email: lesley.griffiths@senedd.wales or call 01978 355743. You can also keep up to date by following me on ‘X’ (Twitter) and Facebook, just search @lesley4wrexham.