Llwybrau Llafar (Spoken Paths)
Are you ready to learn about Wrexham’s eerie history or are you sharp enough to solve all the mysteries and secrets hiding in plain site at our pop-up Escape Room?
Thanks to the Wrecsam2029 Cultural Commission Grant, Menter Iaith Fflint a Wrecsam are excited to share Wrexham’s history, heritage and culture along with local myths, legends and folklore in a series of fun and playful events over the coming months.
Our first event will be our ‘Taith y Tolaeth’ ghost tour around the city centre with ‘Ghost Tours North Wales’ – a chance for Welsh speakers and learners alike to uncover Wrexham’s dark history and meet some of its most fearsome and notorious characters on a guided walk filled with chilling tales.
We’re also working on our first ever pop-up Welsh language escape room called Amgueddfaaa! where you’ll need to solve puzzles, search for hidden clues, and find a way to alert the emergency services before the thieves make off with all the museums’ treasures! The perfect way to bond (or fallout) with friends or as a family.
As part of the project, we’re also launching a pilot event Bwystfilod y Bwrdeistref (Monsters of the Borough), which will see local schools to Bellevue Park, invited to come and listen to fascinating local tales and legends and learn about magical creatures hiding within their own back garden with renowned storytellers Fiona Collins (author of Wrexham Folktales) and Professor Llusern (creator of the storytelling podcast Yma Mae Dreigiau).
And there’s more to come between now and end of January as we want as many people as possible – children, families, young people and those who are on their Welsh language journey to have a chance to learn about their local area, to practise and use their Welsh, and of course to celebrate Wrexham.
Our aim is to bring local history and legends alive in an interactive, creative, and playful way that captures the heart and sparks the imagination.
“We wanted to create something different – something that would help and encourage people to use their Welsh naturally whilst enjoying a unique experience,” said Maiwenn Berry, Menter Iaith Fflint a Wrecsam’s Chief Officer.
Full details about dates, locations, and how to book will be shared soon on Menter Iaith Fflint a Wrecsam’s social media pages and www.menterfflintwrecsam.cymru
The ‘Llwybrau Llafar’ project has received £8,000 from the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
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Note to Editors: More details are available from Ceri Ellett
01352 744 040
Ceri@menterfflintwrecsam.cymru
Mentrau Iaith (Language Enterprises) are organisations which encourage the use of the Welsh language within local communities. The Mentrau provide advice and assistance to individuals, organisations and businesses and hold various events and activities within their communities.