The #SaveWILG art exhibition took place at Theatr Clwyd in Mold between January 24th and February 12th. I have included photographs of the art below although these pictures do not give the overall effect of the exhibition, as the Gallery space we were provided with includes large windows which caused sunlight to reflect on the […]
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Throughout the 2017/18 football season I will be contributing to the Wrexham AFC matchday programme. I will be penning a feature called Memory Match, a look back at classic Wrexham games from the past that I will share in this blog over the coming months. This is the third successive season that I have been writing the
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I am sick of this. It is 2018 and I am still being treated like a second class citizen. I have a progressive condition of the nervous system which is accelerating at quite a rate, yet I still have the same amount of inadequate care and support hours that I did in 2010 when I
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Last night I went to Theatr Clwyd in Mold to watch a stage production of Rita, Sue and Bob Too. It was good fun and an enjoyable way to spend an evening with excellent performances throughout. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the story, it is a rather risqué 80 minutes that includes
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Below I have included the latest letters from Huw Irancca- Davies and myself for the attention of David Rowland’s AM, Chair of the Petitions Committee regarding the planned closure of the Welsh Independent Living Grant (WILG). To read the letter from Huw Irancca-Davies, please click on the following link: 171115 P-05-771 Min for C & SC
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I am in a foul mood today after being passed the following condescending letter by Lesley Griffiths AM written by the Minister for Children and Social Care, Huw Irranca-Davies AM. Following the letter below, I have shared some of the responses I have received after sharing this letter amongst the rest of the #SaveWILG campaign
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Loads of things to let you know, but so little time. First of all a little self promotion, as the following paragraph is from Ian Lucas MP’s monthly CLP report: I have been working alongside Nathan Davies, a party member here in Wrexham, over the changes the Government has made to the Independent Living Fund.
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Haiku is a genre of classical Japanese poetry and one of the major genres of Japanese literature. A Haiku consists of 3 lines and 17 syllables. Each line has a set number of syllables see below: Line 1 – 5 syllables Line 2 – 7 syllables Line 3 – 5 syllables Regular readers of this blog will know
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I had a rather interesting email in my inbox this afternoon. It was from my Assembly Member, Lesley Griffiths. My eyes were drawn to the following story: Extra £60m for Councils in Wales Over Next Two Years Wrexham Council’s budget for the upcoming financial year is increasing. The final local government settlements put forward by
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