Creating a stir in Wrexham

from Shire Magazine September-October 2023 Cheshire

PUZZLE TIME

•Until 23rd September, PLAY – The Movie!, Tŷ Pawb, Wrexham Tŷ Pawb’s gallery will be transformed into an evolving ﬁlm set where children will work alongside artists, playworkers and ﬁlmmakers to explore play in Wrexham. MonSat 9.30am-5pm. Free entry.

Jason Byrne – The Ironic Bionic Man, 1st October Join Jason in this painfully hilarious take on ailments and operations: his one-man, half-machine show! 7pm. Tickets £24.50.

Top Secret - The Magic of Science, 8th October Featuring interactive science experiments to capture the imagination, this is a fast-moving show filled with mystery – and lots of mess! 2pm. From £10. Showaddywaddy, 14th October The funsters’ 50th Anniversary Concert is sure to be a dynamic and

•23rd & 24th September, Everything Goes Gala, Rhyl Miniature Railway Britain’s oldest miniature railway hosts its big event of the year, with up to six locos in steam including Michael, returning after a two-year break, and the renaming of Billie uplifting show, featuring hits such as ‘Under the Moon of Love’. 7.30pm. Tickets from £20.

BBC Big Band: The Music of James Bond… and Beyond! 15th October Classics including ‘Diamonds are Forever’, ‘Thunderball’ and the Bond theme and other movie tunes. 7.30pm. From £15. www.williamastonwrexham.com

Mists and mellow fruitfulness

£60). A morning Foraging Walk on 7th October combines the hunt for wild foods with cookery know-how (10am-1pm, £30). Bushcraft Essential on 10th September is an introduction to fire, shelter, cooking and using edged tools (9.30am5pm, £60). www.woodlandclassroom.com

•23rd & 24th September,

The Adventures of Little Red Hen, Theatr Clywd, Mold

An energetic adaptation of this much-loved story, featuring brilliant puppetry, live music and comedy. 11am & 2.30pm. Tickets £8.

Autumn is bountiful at Chirk Castle, so why not join a Wild Food, Foraging & Wilderness Cookery workshop on 23th or 24th September and explore the world of edible plants, fungi and wild game with an expert tutor (9.30am-4.30pm,

Out of this world

Learn as you go

•28th September, Slay

Queenz, Rhyl Pavilion Join the latest three winners of RuPaul Drag Race UK for a spectacular of side-splitting laughs, jaw-dropping vocals and eye-popping outﬁts. 7.30pm. Tickets from £31.

29th September, Catrin Finch & Aoife Ní Bhriain, St Asaph

Cathedral

Violinist Aoife and harpist Catrin perform a stunning set inﬂuenced by their native cultures, with tracks from their debut album Double You. 7.30pm. Tickets from £15.

Sound and vision

Ucheldre Centre in Holyhead welcomes Dublin-born singer and bouzouki player Daoirí Farrell on 29th September And in the last of the Sunday 3pm recitals on 15th October, international concert pianist Iwan Llewelyn-Jones performs music inspired by the Welsh landscape. Tickets from £4.

Feel the urge to create and grow your own artistic talent? Then join Jacquie Myrtle’s adult art workshop, on Mondays from 10am-noon, for just £5 a session. www.ucheldre.org

Caernarfon Castle is the location for an intriguing world premiere on 27th-29th October Annwn (‘Otherworld’) is a spectacular, fully immersive laser projection performance, preprogrammed by Chris Levine and harmonised with elevating sound composed exclusively for the event by Gruff Rhys.

During these shows, Gruff will perform live in tandem with Chris’s laser work to create a 3D vision of the Annwn idea.

It runs from 6-11pm and tickets are £16 (conc £10, under5s free). www.cadw.gov.wales

Join a themed walk from Llandudno Museum & Gallery and you’ll be surprised at what you discover.

Every Tuesday, ‘Once Upon A Time’ reveals the people of old Llandudno. Wednesday’s ‘Biodiversity Walk’ explores the amazing plants underfoot and those that are special to the Great Orme. The ‘Heritage Walk’ on Thursdays explores the fascinating stories behind this unique Victorian resort. Tickets £5. www. llandudnomuseum.co.uk

Beautiful lake and mountain views

See colours in southern Snowdonia by steam train

Family friendly attraction – dog friendly too!

A Day with ‘Alice the little Welsh Engine’ – 30th July

Beautiful lake and mountain views

Family friendly attraction – dog friendly too!

Trains most days until 4th November

A day celebrating the beautifully illustrated children’s books by Pauline Hazelwood, and a chance to meet the author herself. ‘Winifred’ will again be standing in for ‘Alice’ Evening bbq excursions - 4th, 11th, 18th August

Bala Model Railway Show 16th and 17th September

Enjoy a leisurely evening trip with a barbeque by the lake

Halloween Trains 28th and 31st October

50 Anniversary Steam Gala – 27th to 29 August