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Wrexham County Borough Heritage Strategy

A Heritage Strategy for Wrexham County Borough

The Heritage Strategy states why our local heritage is important and lays out a strategy for our local heritage for the next five years.

Introduction
The Aim of the Heritage Strategy
Our Vision of the Heritage Strategy
Key Recommendations for Improvement
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Introduction

Wrexham County Borough has a rich heritage from prehistoric times up to the present day. Inside the county borough there is heritage of regional, national and international importance.

Many different organisations are involved in conserving, interpreting, sharing knowledge of and promoting our local heritage including

The County Borough Heritage Service
Planning, Education and Econ development departments of Wrexham County Borough Council
National and regional heritage organisations eg National Trust and British Waterways
Community based heritage groups eg Friends of Wrexham Museums, local history groups, Wrexham Civic Trust and the Ceiriog Memorial Institute.
National and regional bodies: CyMAL - The Council for Museum, Archives and Libraries in Wales, Cadw, Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales and the National Museums and Galleries of Wales.

The strategy discusses the strengths and weaknesses in our local heritage.

It also describes the opportunities and threats to our local heritage.

The Aim of the Heritage Strategy

Many people and organisations in our communities already recognise the importance of our heritage. We want our heritage to matter to everyone and to make a difference to everyone's lives.

Our Vision for Heritage in Wrexham

Our vision for heritage in Wrexham is to enable the full potential of our heritage to flourish, so that it can make the maximum possible contribution and enrich all aspects of life in the County Borough, for the benefit of local residents and visitors alike.

The Strategy makes a series of recommendations for the next five years, 2005-2010:

Raise awareness and understanding of our heritage and the contribution it can make to everyone's life
Strengthen the partnerships and resources that support heritage
Ensure that heritage plays a full role in strengthening our communities
Ensure that our heritage is conserved for the benefit of future generations

Approved Heritage Strategy

Heritage Strategy

Download your own copy of the Heritage Strategy in the following formats:

Heritage Strategy - MS Word version 138Kb

Heritage Strategy - PDF version 134Kb

Heritage Strategy - Plain Text version 212Kb

Appendix 1 - Summary of Recommendations

This document is available to download in the following formats:

Appendix 1 - Summary of Recommendations - MS Word version 51Kb

Appendix 1 - Summary of Recommendations - PDF version 85Kb

Appendix 1 - Summary of Recommendations - Plain Text version 69Kb

Appendix 2 - 2005/06 Action Plan

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Appendix 2 - 2005/06 Action Plan - MS Word version 53Kb

Appendix 2 - 2005/06 Action Plan - PDF version 90Kb

Appendix 2 - 2005/06 Action Plan - Plain Text version 84Kb

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