To achieve our vision we agreed to focus on six priority areas that will provide the direction for all our services over the next five years. Within each priority, we have identified outcomes that we want to work towards. The outcomes set the direction for our improvement journey for Wrexham County Borough, the people of Wrexham and our communities. 

Our six council priorities are:

We recognise the importance of a clean, attractive and sustainable environment on the well-being of our communities, and for all those who live, work and visit Wrexham County Borough. Effective and resilient environmental services are vital in ensuring our city centre, communities and highways are well cared and in a good condition. We will focus on delivering efficient Streetscene services, in line with our service commitments. In improving our environment we will ensure that the Climate Emergency, one of the most important topics of our time is at the forefront of the decisions we make. We will look to the long term and create sustainable and resilient communities that are able to adapt to future environmental challenges.

What the Wrexham Public Service Board Assessment of Well-being told us: Living near and using green spaces can improve health, regardless of social class.

The economy is a major driver for improving Wrexham County Borough. We want to create a strong, thriving and fair economy that supports our communities and provides developers, businesses and organisations with the confidence and encouragement to invest. We want Wrexham to be seen as the gateway to North Wales with a unique heritage, and beautiful countryside. Our economy will support people in our communities to access a range of employment opportunities, with higher salaries and better job satisfaction.

What our residents told us: “We need to regenerate the city centre and surrounding areas, with more tourism, leisure and entertainment facilities and encourage inward investment”.

In Wrexham County Borough Council being and feeling safe is important to both residents and visitors to our County Borough and the city centre and can have a profound influence on people’s quality of life. We will work towards creating a County Borough that is a fair, equitable and inclusive community, where people can access safe and secure homes and quality accommodation appropriate to their needs. With the ongoing cost of living crisis, we will work towards ensuring that everyone, especially anyone who is vulnerable, experiencing poverty, or dealing with cost of living challenges, can access support and services to enable an improved quality of life.

What our residents told us: “It is important that there is fair and equal access to services for all”.

In Wrexham County Borough Council we recognise the impact that education and learning has on all age groups. We will work across council services and with our partners to support the people in our communities to access the right learning opportunities to realise their potential, whatever their background or circumstance. We will aim to tackle inequalities in educational outcomes by supporting learners to overcome barriers to learning and by improving lifelong learning opportunities. We want to provide education and learning services and support that benefit the people in our communities to develop their skills and achieve their aspirations.

What our residents told us: “Improving educational standards & opportunities is always going to be something to aspire towards, it is important to focus on life skills and employability for learners of all ages”.

Good health and well-being is central to ensuring people in our communities have the best life opportunities available to them. We will support the people in our communities to benefit from good health and well-being by enabling individuals, families and communities to be resilient and by reducing the impact of health inequalities. Alongside our partners we want to provide early prevention and help services that reduce the need for more acute interventions later on. We want the people who use our social care services to feel listened to and to have the tools to live as independently as possible.

What our residents told us: “The well-being of children is paramount. Adverse experiences in early years can be very difficult to overcome later in life”.

A skilled, diverse and sustainable workforce must be in place to deliver the services that our communities need and want. The health and well-being of our employees is vital to maintain a resilient and adaptable workforce delivering services. We will support our workforce by ensuring that we maintain our active approach to employee well-being and ensure that robust people management practices are in place to support and manage employees experiencing periods of sickness and to maintain high levels of attendance and continue to reduce absence levels.

What our residents told us: “It is important to ensure that the council provides good employment opportunities with career progression, to attract a skilled and diverse workforce”