Friends of Wrexham Museums

The Friends are an independent charity that organises heritage based events at the Museum. Being a Friend is an easy way to be involved in Wrexham's museums, for instance working as a volunteer behind the scenes. For more information contact Wrexham County Borough Museum.

• About the Friends
• Joining the Friends
• Activities & Events

About The Friends of Wrexham Museum

The objectives and aims of the Friends are to promote, support and assist in all aspects the work of Wrexham County Borough Council's Museums and Heritage Services.

Who runs the Friends?

The Friends is a charitable trust and as such is run according to rules laid down by the Charity Commissioners. It is not part of the Council but a private body run by its members. The members elect from their number a small committee to run the organisation.

Officers 2005/06

Chairman: Mr. Derek M. Jones

Vice-chairman: Mr. Ron Holliday

Treasurer: Brian Kingsnorth

Secretary: Mrs Glynne O'Carroll

Correspondence:

c/o Wrexham County Borough Museum,County Buildings, Regent Street, Wrexham, LL11 1RB.

Email: museum@wrexham.gov.uk

Emails will be passed on to a member of the Friends Committee.

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Annual subscription rates

Adult (individual) £7

Adult (couple) £10

Concessions £3
(concessionary rates are for Juniors, Students, Pensioners and the Unwaged)

Family £12
(family rate covers two adults and two children)

Commercial £12

Corporate £25

Lecture admission price for non-members £2

Admission price will be waived if you join the Friends the same evening.

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Activities & Events at Your Local Museum

We offer lots of activities that make learning about your heritage more enjoyable: talks, guided walks, art and craft activities for children and opportunities to come face to face with the Museum’s collections. If you think that museums are just about objects in cases, think again! To find out what is happening at your local museum, go to the Exhibitions and Events section.

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Lecture Programme 2008/09

All lectures are held at Wrexham County Borough Museum.

Lectures normally take place the third Tuesday of each month . Lectures start at 7.30pm promptly, unless otherwise stated.

Blue Badge parking is available adjacent to the museum on St Mark’s Road. Otherwise parking is available at Island Green, the Railway station and King Street.

October 21st 2008 - 'The Congressional Medal of Honor'

Derek Jones

November 18th 2008 - 'Local Legend & Costume'

Dawn Lambert

December 16th 2008 - Social Evening

Mince pies and wine.

January 20th 2009 - 'The Fall of an Empire.'

Malcolm James

Febuary 17th 2009 - 'Wrexham’s Neolithic Site'

Ian Grant

March 17th 2009 - 'Powell Brother’s Engineers'

Gwynfor William

April 21st 2009 - 'Liverpool’s Welsh Entrepreneurs'

Richard Baker

May 19th 2009   - 'Acton Park Estate'

Alister Williams

June 16th 2009 - 'Presenting an Exhibition'

John Gammond

Sept 15th AGM 2009 - Museum Collections Status

followed by Karen Murdoch

Lectures are on the third Tuesday of the month. Lectures start at 7.30pm. There are no meetings in July and August.

The Friends of Wrexham Museums reserve the right to change the speakers if circumstances require.

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