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 Wrexham - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wrexham was formerly one of the most industrialised areas in North Wales, with brickworks, steelworks, breweries, such as Wrexham Lager, Brymbo Steelworks and the massive Minera Leadmines, along with many coal mines.
Wrexham faced an economic crisis: with residents anxious to sell their homes and move to areas with better employment prospects, but buyers were uninterested in an area where there was little employment.
Wrexham is now the largest settlement in north Wales and has been nominated for city status several times, most recently in 2002 as part of the celebrations for the Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II, along with Aberystwyth, Machynlleth, Newtown, Newport and St Asaph.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wrexham   (2030 words)

  
 Wrexham A.F.C. - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The club was formed by members of the Wrexham Cricket Club, who wanted a sporting activity for the winter months, on 28 September 1872 during a meeting held at the Turf Hotel in Wrexham (this is despite the club's modern badge stating they were formed in 1873).
Wrexham got to the final of the inaugural competition, where they defeated Druids F.C. 1-0, but thanks to lack of money at the fledgling FAW they did not receive their trophy until the next year.
Wrexham won the Welsh League both years that they were in it, but they then decided to return to the Combination, as the reduced support they received meant that the savings they made on their travelling expenses were outweighed by the reduction in gate revenue.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wrexham_A.F.C.   (1840 words)

  
 icWales - SoccerNation - Wrexham
WREXHAM make the short cross-border journey to Chester City this evening in the knowledge that anything less than victory will effectively end their challenge for a place in the end-of-season play-offs.
WREXHAM boss Denis Smith insists the Red Dragons' play-off hopes will not be derailed by their poor away record.
WREXHAM boss Denis Smith has warned his team to be ready for a backlash at Grimsby Town today as the Mariners look to recover from a 5-0 drubbing last weekend.
icwales.icnetwork.co.uk /0600soccer/0800wrexham   (559 words)

  
 Wrexham Hotels UK from Cheap Hotel Bookings.com
Wrexham nestles in the lower Dee valley in North Wales and is surrounded by beautiful undulating countryside.
An interesting walk which highlights Wrexham and the surrounding areas is the Clywedog Trail, an eight mile walk which passes through a string of interesting places such as Bersham Heritage Centre, Nant Mill Visitor Centre and Minera Lead Mines.
Wrexham is the biggest and best shopping centre in North Wales and its centre retains traditional shops and boutiques as well as modern high street chains.
www.cheaphotelbookings.com /uk-hotels/wrexham-hotels-1.htm   (302 words)

  
 Wrexham Man Makes Chinese Friends Through Boat People From Vietnam.
In Wrexham, North Wales, in 1979, I had a chance meeting with a Chinese young man named Hoang.
Had Wrexham not provided housing and support for some of these families, then Hoang would not have come to the Methodist Church in Regent Street, where I was teaching, to learn English, and so a long line of friendships began.
There were many things to learn about the lives of these Chinese friends, about the time they were living in Vietnam or China, and their hazardous journeys to reach the safety of Hong Kong.
beifan.com /027site/27wrexham.html   (922 words)

  
 Wrexham - TEAMtalk Football News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Wrexham ended a run of four straight defeats against Bristol Rovers at the Racecourse to win 1-0 and maintain their slim hopes of gate crashing the League Two play-offs.
Wrexham manager Denis Smith is sweating on the fitness of talismanic striker Matt Derbyshire for the home clash with Bristol Rovers.
Wrexham have now seen their play-off hopes all but ended thanks to four defeats on the spin, following a 2-1 reverse at Stockport.
www.teamtalk.com /football/news/0,16370,1835,00.html   (281 words)

  
 Wrexham Town Centre
There is little doubt that Wrexham is developing fast and there are a number of key areas that confirm such improvements.
Wrexham is keen to preserve its heritage and many of the older buildings within the area are maintained in excellent condition.
Wrexham’s educational institutions form part of the University of Wales and it is becoming a Campus town in many respects.
www.wrexham.org   (409 words)

  
 Wrexham Football Club
May 5 2003: Denis Smith of Wrexham is the Football League Division 3 Manager of the Month for April.
The Wrexham winger was granted a work permit extension on Friday after scoring 6 goals already this season (prior to today).
The £1m signing from Wrexham has struggled to break into Birmingham's team since their promotion to the Premier League and so the 26 year old will join Leicester officially starting on Friday.
www.football-rumours.com /wrexham.html   (455 words)

  
 Wrexham Dragons : Wrexham AFC Official Supporters' Association | "Supporting Wrexham Football Club since 1926 and ...
Wrexham AFC Official Supporters' Association and the Evening Leader invite you to vote for your 2005/06 Wrexham AFC Player of the Season and Young Player of the Season (under 21 years at start of 2005/06 season).
Wrexham fans received an update from Wrexham Supporters’ Trust at a public meeting on Thursday.
The main trophy was named after the founder of Wrexham AFC Official Supporters’ Association, Jack Williams, who played a major role in establishing the National Federation of Supporters’ Clubs.
www.wrexhamdragons.co.uk   (593 words)

  
 The Internet Football Grounds Guide - Racecourse Ground, Wrexham FC
Wrexham now boasts the largest terrace in the league with the Kop Terrace having a capacity of 5,000.
The ground is 300 yards from this junction (on the A541) towards Wrexham town centre.
Stay on the A483 as you reach Wrexham (this is the Wrexham by-pass).
dspace.dial.pipex.com /town/park/yfh45/wrexham.htm   (1091 words)

  
 Welcome to Wrexham Network
This website is dedicated to helping businesses within the Wrexham County Borough area advertise their products and services for free.
Wrexham narrowly failed to be awarded city status recently.
Whilst this was most disappointing, the show must go on and Wrexham Business Network will continue to promote the fine name of Wrexham and the excellent businesses serving its citizens.
www.wrexham.net   (269 words)

  
 Wrexham Science Festival ~ 2006 ~ Wrexham ~ UK   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
After several years of growth the Wrexham Science Festival had reached the stage where its current organisational structure could not sustain further successful development of the event.
Therefore the partner organisations involved have agreed to work towards staging a Festival every two years with a formal structural agreement of roles and responsibilities to be put in place for the 2007 Festival.
Thank you for your previous support of the Wrexham Science Festival and we look forward to welcoming you back in 2007, if not to this year’s Wrexham Science and Technology Week.
www.wrexhamsf.com   (349 words)

  
 Wrexham Online - the definitive Wrexham website. Independent news and stats from footymad.net
This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Wrexham and Bristol Rovers at 15:00 on Monday 17th April 2006 in the League Two.
The game between Stockport County and Wrexham in the League Two on Saturday 15th April 2006 at 15:00 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.
Wrexham's 2 - 1 defeat at Chester on Wednesday knocked a huge dent in the clubs play off ambition.
www.wrexham-mad.co.uk   (357 words)

  
 Technorati Tag: wrexham   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Wrexham and Trinidad & Tobago's Dennis Lawrence is eager to face England in the World Cup
In the 5 years I've lived in Cardiff I've met many Wrexham fans and thought how good it would be if we all got together to travel to matches.
Wrexham - Hotel Rates Bargain Wrexham Hotel Rates.
www.technorati.com /tag/wrexham   (440 words)

  
 Welcome to Wrexham in North Wales
Within twenty minutes travel you can lose yourself in the Welsh hills, be fascinated by the Roman remains in Chester or view the rich historical past within Wrexham County Borough.
A short drive from Wrexham town centre you can find and enjoy a number of historical sites which remind us of the local way of life over hundreds of years.
Less able people are well catered for with much of the Wrexham Town Centre being pedestrianised and all Wrexham County Borough Car Parks are free for blue (orange) badge holders.
www.wrecsam.com   (432 words)

  
 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Wrexham
The urban area has around 125,000 inhabitants and the town centre around 40,000.
Wrexham was formerly one of the most industrialised areas in North Wales, with brickworks, steelworks and many coal mines.
Wrexham's main church, dedicated to St Giles, includes a colourful ceiling of flying musical angels, two early eagle lecterns, a Burne-Jones window, the Royal Welch Fusiliers chapel and the tomb of Elihu Yale, after whom Yale College Wrexham is named, and benefactor of Connecticut's Yale University.
www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Wrexham   (820 words)

  
 Wrexham Internet - Website Design and Web Site Hosting - We Bring Professional Website Design to any Company   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Wrexham Internet specialise in website design and web site hosting at affordable website design packages making a Wrexham Internet website design available to every business.
Wrexham Internet's website design expertise helps our customers establish their corporate identity on the World Wide Web.
Wrexham Internet will fully manage the website design and hosting process, everything from designing the web site with practical real world advice on content, through to getting your web site listed high on all the major search engines.
www.wrexham-internet.co.uk   (459 words)

  
 icNorthWales - Wrexham FC - daily Dragons football news and headlines from the Racecourse
WREXHAM manager Denis Smith last night refused to blame a controversial penalty decision for his side's 2-1 derby defeat.
GARY SPEED has joined calls for John Toshack to reinstate Robbie Savage in the Wales team ahead of the Euro 2008 qualifiers.
A brief history of Wrexham FC The Racecourse
icnorthwales.icnetwork.co.uk /wrexhamfc   (237 words)

  
 Wrexham Golf Club - The Official Web Site
Members and visitors enjoy the facilities of a well appointed and recently renovated clubhouse and bar as well as a tight and testing golf course.
Come to Wrexham and enjoy a friendly round of golf and soak up the history of this great club.
While visitors are made welcome at Wrexham, the clubs commitments to its members means that tee availability may be limited and should always be checked in the first instance with the professional staff.
www.wrexhamgolfclub.co.uk   (171 words)

  
 robinsonline.com
Local businessman and supporter Neville Dickens says that he sees no reason why he should not be the man to save the club.
Following the clubs success on Tuesday in regaining the ground, administrators have once again put Wrexham on the market.
Wrexham could face a winding-up order within the next week, unless they can find £1m to pay the Inland Revenue with.
wrexham.rivals.net /?sid=946   (316 words)

  
 Speed Traps in WREXHAM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
They are intended to extort yet more money from drivers who don't know where they are.
The GATSO by Wrexham football club is now active.
In my opinion, it is mounted just after the lights which are always in regular use because of the Co-Op store so many cars have to stop for the signals and it is not linked to the lights although you can never trust what they might do to increase revenue.
ukgatso1.fxsonet.com /select.php?county=WREXHAM   (490 words)

  
 Wrexham County Borough Council Homepage
Wrexham County Borough Council is supporting Waste Awareness Wales’ (WAW) latest campaign to urge the people of Wrexham to think of egg-citing gifts to give their loved-ones this Easter, in an attempt to cut down on the amount of excess waste generated over the weekend from all those empty Easter egg boxes.
Three chief officers have been appointed to Wrexham County Borough Council’s newly revamped Children and Young People’s Service.
Hywyn Williams, Clare Field and Bob MacLaren will head up the new departments that brings together all provision for children and young people living in the County Borough under one umbrella.
www.wrexham.gov.uk /english   (265 words)

  
 BBC - North East Wales Wrexham Guide - Homepage
We're looking to cover EVERY community within the county of Wrexham.
Have a look at all these photos taken in the Wrexham area.
The stories, people and places of interest in Wrexham.
www.bbc.co.uk /wales/northeast/sites/wrexham_town/index.shtml   (125 words)

  
 BBC - North East Wales Webcams - Wrexham
BBC - North East Wales Webcams - Wrexham
This is the Queen's Square webcam in Wrexham town centre.
The webcam can either look down Queen's Street in the direction of St Giles Parish Church or else pointing in the opposite direction towards Wrexham Bus Station.
www.bbc.co.uk /wales/northeast/webcams/pages/wrexham.shtml   (45 words)

  
 Wrexham Play Association   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Wrexham Play Association - Promoting quality and quantity of play provision
The Wrexham Play Association's aim is to promote the quality and quantity of play provision for children and young people.
It does this by providing a Resource Centre and Scrap Store, training for people who are working with or would like to work with children, a toy library and art and hobby clubs.
www.wrexhamplayassociation.org.uk   (100 words)

  
 Wrexham County Borough Council : Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Wrecsam
Wrexham County Borough Council : Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Wrecsam
Welcome to Wrexham County Borough Council's Web site.
We hope you find the information you want and enjoy your visit.
www.wrexham.gov.uk   (79 words)

  
 Wrexham Lawn Tennis Club
Welcome to the Wrexham Lawn Tennis Club home pages.
Please return promptly with your subscriptions, and then you are set and matched up for a superb 2006 at Wrexham Lawn Tennis Club.
With traditions going back before the beginning of 1900, when it was known as Wrexham Garden Village Club, WLTC is now a modern four court outdoor facilities in the heart of Wrexham....
www.theguide-uk.com /tennis_wltc   (136 words)

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