Free creativity workshops in Wrexham as part of Age Cymru Gwanwyn Festival

This article is old - Published: Monday, May 6th, 2019

Free mosaic art and poetry writing workshops are being offered to people aged 50 and above in Wrexham over the next two weeks as part of a national festival.

Wales & West Housing’s Hightown Community Resource Centre (HCRC) will host the first of the events tomorrow to mark Age Cymru’s Gwanwyn Festival.

Mosaic art with Kate Buirski takes place on both Tuesday 7th and Tuesday 14th May, where participants will have the chance to create a piece of art which will go on display in the centre on Fusilier Way, Hightown.

Poetry writing with Natasha is also set to take place on Tuesday 21st and Tuesday 28th May. The sessions aim to encourage people to explore the potential of personal writing for health and mental well-being, allowing them to voice their thoughts through poetry writing and recital.





All four sessions run from 1pm-3pm and are free to attend, with booking essential as places are limited.

HCRC Manager Annette Bryden said: “We’re pleased to be supporting Age Cymru’s Gwanwyn Festival with this series of events delivered by local artists which I’m sure will prove extremely popular.

“Anyone is welcome to attend and we’d urge people to book as soon as possible as we expect demand for places to be high.”

Gwanwyn is a month-long national festival organised by Age Cymru, held across Wales in May each year to celebrate creativity in older age.

Gwanwyn means spring in Welsh, and celebrates older age as a time of opportunity for renewal, growth and creativity.

The aim of the festival is to offer opportunities for greater participation by older people in the arts, whether visual arts, drama, storytelling, music, literature, photography, dance or film.

Age Cymru’s Arts & Creativity Programmes Manager, Kelly Barr added: ‘We are delighted to be working with Hightown Community Resource Centre to provide high quality arts activities for older people, as part of a vibrant and busy Gwanwyn Festival 2019.”

Participants in the workshops at HCRC must be aged 50+. To book a space on either course please contact Annette on 07969 814 442 or email Annette.bryden@wwha.co.uk

For more information on activities at HCRC visit https://www.facebook.com/hightowncrc/