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Cais Dinas Diwylliant Y DU 2029 Wrecsam
Wrexham UK City of Culture 2029 Bid
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Wrexham has been shortlisted for UK City of Culture 2029.

This is a huge moment.

This is a chance to celebrate everything that makes Wrexham what it is. The creativity, heritage, humour, language, communities and all the culture happening here every day.

And if we win? Wrexham would become the first Welsh City of Culture.

Amdani is a Welsh rally cry. It means go for it. Get stuck in. Let’s do this.

Wrexham’s in the running.

We’ve got a lot to play for.

Amdani, Wrexham!

Images:
1. Tim Rooney
2. Leon Bowen
3. Roberts and Daughter
4. This is Wrecsam

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Mae Wrecsam wedi cyrraedd y rhestr fer ar gyfer teitl Dinas Diwylliant y DU 2029.

Mae hwn yn foment enfawr.

Dyma gyfle i ddathlu popeth sy’n gwneud Wrecsam yr hyn ydyw: y creadigrwydd, y treftadaeth, y hiwmor, yr iaith, y cymunedau a’r holl ddiwylliant sy’n digwydd yma bob dydd.

A beth os ydyn ni’n ennill? Byddai Wrecsam yn dod yn Ddinas Diwylliant gyntaf Cymru.

Ymadrodd Cymreig i annog a sbarduno pobl yw’r gair ‘Amdani’.

Mae’n golygu mynd amdani, bwrw ati a gwneud i bethau ddigwydd.

Mae Wrecsam yn y ras.

Da ni’n chwarae i ennill.

Amdani, Wrecsam!

Delweddau:
1. Tim Rooney
2. Leon Bowen
3. Roberts and Daughter
4. This is Wrecsam

#Wrecsam2029 #UKCityOfCulture2029 #DinasDiwylliantYDU2029 #Wrexham #Wrecsam by @wrecsam2029

Wrexham on Tour.

Wrexham could become the first Welsh UK City of Culture.

Wrecsam2029 is Wrexham’s bid, built from the people, places and culture of the county borough, but it also carries a wider story for North Wales and Wales as a whole.

Tomorrow, we’ll be taking that story to the Pierhead in Cardiff Bay, bringing together artists, cultural organisations, partners and supporters to share what Wrexham’s bid could mean for Wales.

Tuesday 22 September 2026
Open to the public, 1–2pm
Pierhead, Cardiff Bay
Sponsored by Marc Jones MS

#Wrecsam2029 #UKCityOfCulture2029 #Wrexham

Wrexham on Tour.

Wrexham could become the first Welsh UK City of Culture.

Wrecsam2029 is Wrexham’s bid, built from the people, places and culture of the county borough, but it also carries a wider story for North Wales and Wales as a whole.

Tomorrow, we’ll be taking that story to the Pierhead in Cardiff Bay, bringing together artists, cultural organisations, partners and supporters to share what Wrexham’s bid could mean for Wales.

Tuesday 22 September 2026
Open to the public, 1–2pm
Pierhead, Cardiff Bay
Sponsored by Marc Jones MS

#Wrecsam2029 #UKCityOfCulture2029 #Wrexham

Wrexham on Tour.

Wrexham could become the first Welsh UK City of Culture.

Wrecsam2029 is Wrexham’s bid, built from the people, places and culture of the county borough, but it also carries a wider story for North Wales and Wales as a whole.

Tomorrow, we’ll be taking that story to the Pierhead in Cardiff Bay, bringing together artists, cultural organisations, partners and supporters to share what Wrexham’s bid could mean for Wales.

Tuesday 22 September 2026
Open to the public, 1–2pm
Pierhead, Cardiff Bay
Sponsored by Marc Jones MS

#Wrecsam2029 #UKCityOfCulture2029 #Wrexham

Wrecsam ar Daith.

Gallai Wrecsam ddod yn Ddinas Diwylliant y DU gyntaf o Gymru.

Wrecsam2029 yw cais Wrecsam, sy’n seiliedig ar bobl, lleoedd a diwylliant y fwrdeistref sirol, ond mae hefyd yn cyfleu stori ehangach ar gyfer Gogledd Cymru a Chymru gyfan.

Yfory, byddwn yn mynd â’r stori honno i’r Pierhead ym Mae Caerdydd, gan ddod ag artistiaid, sefydliadau diwylliannol, partneriaid a chefnogwyr ynghyd i rannu beth allai cynnig Wrecsam ei ol by @wrecsam2029

You Came for the Name.

Wrexham’s UK City of Culture 2029 bid film, You Came for the Name, is here.

Because yes, people know the name. They’ve seen it on shirts, screens and headlines.

But this film is about what happens when you look a little closer.

You came for the name.

You’ll stay for our story.

Watch the full film through the link in our bio.

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Fe Ddaethoch am yr Enw.

Mae’r ffilm ar gyfer cais Wrecsam i fod yn Ddinas Diwylliant y DU yn 2029, Fe Ddaethoch am yr Enw, wedi cyrraedd.

Oherwydd, ie, mae pobl yn gwybod yr enw. Maen nhw wedi’i weld ar grysau, sgriniau ac mewn penawdau.

Ond mae’r ffilm hon yn ymwneud â’r hyn sy’n digwydd pan fyddwch chi’n edrych yn agosach.

Fe ddaethoch am yr enw.

Wnewch chi aros am ein stori.

Gwyliwch y ffilm lawn drwy’r ddolen yn ein bio.

#Wrecsam2029 #UKCityOfCulture2029 #Wrexham #DinasDiwylliantYDU2029 #Wrecsam @dcmsgovuk @diwylliantcymru by @wrecsam2029

Now that’s a voice behind the bid.

Internationally acclaimed Welsh bass-baritone and Grammy Award-winning opera singer Sir Bryn Terfel is backing Wrecsam2029.

From the world’s greatest opera houses to championing Welsh music, language and culture, Bryn has spent his career taking Welsh talent to a global stage.

Now he’s lending his voice to Wrexham’s bid to become the first Welsh UK City of Culture in 2029.

A big ambition for Wrexham. And a moment that could mean so much for Wales.

Diolch yn fawr for your support, Bryn.

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Dyna lais sy’n cefnogi’r cais.

Mae’r bas-bariton Cymreig o fri rhyngwladol, a’r canwr opera sydd wedi ennill Gwobr Grammy, Syr Bryn Terfel, yn cefnogi Wrecsam2029.

O dai opera mwyaf y byd i hyrwyddo cerddoriaeth, iaith a diwylliant Cymru, mae Bryn wedi treulio ei yrfa yn mynd â thalent Gymreig i lwyfan byd-eang.

Nawr, mae’n rhoi ei lais i gefnogi cais Wrecsam i ddod y ddinas Gymreig gyntaf i fod yn Ddinas Diwylliant y DU yn 2029.

Uchelgais fawr i Wrecsam. A foment a allai olygu cymaint i Gymru.

Diolch yn fawr am dy gefnogaeth, Bryn.

#Wrecsam2029 #UKCityOfCulture2029 #DinasDiwylliantYDU2029 by @wrecsam2029

A Wrexham story, told in many layers.

We’re delighted to welcome Wrexham-born Welsh-Pakistani artist Liaqat Rasul as a Wrecsam2029 ambassador.

From fashion design to his distinctive collage and sculptural work, Liaqat’s creative journey has taken him far beyond Wrexham, but his roots remain an important part of his story.

His work explores identity, multiculturalism and belonging, using everyday materials to open up conversations about the world around us.

Now he’s backing Wrexham’s bid to become UK City of Culture 2029.

Diolch for being part of it, Liaqat.

Images:
1. Liaqat Rasul, photographed by John Hooper.
4. Liaqat Rasul, Nau, Nau, Doh, Chaar (exhibition).
7. Liaqat Rasul, Nau, Nau, Doh, Chaar (exhibition).
10. Liaqat Rasul, Nau, Nau, Doh, Chaar (exhibition).

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Stori o Wrecsam, wedi’i hadrodd mewn haenau niferus.

Rydym wrth ein bodd yn croesawu’r artist Cymreig-Pacistanaidd, Liaqat Rasul – sy’n enedigol o Wrecsam – fel llysgennad i Wrecsam2029.

O ddylunio ffasiwn i’w waith collage a cherflunio nodedig, mae taith greadigol Liaqat wedi mynd ag ef ymhell y tu hwnt i Wrecsam; fodd bynnag, mae ei wreiddiau’n parhau i fod yn rhan bwysig o’i stori.

Mae ei waith yn archwilio hunaniaeth, amlddiwylliannedd a pherthyn, gan ddefnyddio deunyddiau bob dydd i sbarduno sgyrsiau am y byd o’n cwmpas.

Bellach, mae’n cefnogi cais Wrecsam i ddod yn Ddinas Diwylliant y DU yn 2029.

Diolch am fod yn rhan o hyn, Liaqat.

Delweddau:
1. Liaqat Rasul, wedi’i dynnu gan John Hooper.
4. Liaqat Rasul, Nau, Nau, Doh, Chaar (arddangosfa).
7. Liaqat Rasul, Nau, Nau, Doh, Chaar (arddangosfa).
10. Liaqat Rasul, Nau, Nau, Doh, Chaar (arddangosfa).

#Wrecsam2029 #UKCityOfCulture2029 #DinasDiwylliantYDU2029 by @wrecsam2029

Whatever the weather, we’re backing Wrexham.

A familiar face from our screens, Welsh broadcaster and weather presenter Siân Lloyd is backing Wrecsam2029.

With Wrexham shortlisted for UK City of Culture 2029, Siân is lending her support to a bid that could open up new opportunities for our artists, young people and communities across the county borough and beyond.

We’re not making any predictions just yet.

But we’ve got a lot to play for.

Diolch for backing the bid, Siân.

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Waeth beth yw’r tywydd, rydym yn cefnogi Wrecsam.

Mae wyneb cyfarwydd o’n sgriniau, y darlledwr a chyflwynydd tywydd o Gymru, Siân Lloyd, yn cefnogi Wrecsam2029.

Gyda Wrecsam ar y rhestr fer ar gyfer teitl Dinas Diwylliant y DU 2029, mae Siân yn rhoi ei chefnogaeth i gais a allai greu cyfleoedd newydd i’n hartistiaid, pobl ifanc a chymunedau ar draws y fwrdeistref sirol a thu hwnt.

Dydyn ni ddim yn gwneud unrhyw ragfynegiadau eto.

Ond mae llawer yn y fantol.

Diolch am gefnogi’r cais, Siân.

#Wrecsam2029 #UKCityOfCulture2029 #DinasDiwylliantYDU2029 #Wrexham #Wrecsam by @wrecsam2029

Culture for the next generation. Shaped by them.

Through the Wrecsam2029 Youth Forum, facilitated by Done Together CIC, young people are already playing an active role in our bid to become UK City of Culture 2029.

From influencing decisions and contributing ideas to discovering new cultural experiences, the forum is creating space for young people to build confidence, develop their interests and have inform what comes next.

Because this bid isn’t just about delivering a brilliant year of culture.

It’s about investing in future generations, creating opportunities that last and building a Wrexham where young people can see a future for themselves.

Young people shouldn’t just inherit their future. They should help define it.

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Diwylliant ar gyfer y genhedlaeth nesaf. Wedi’i lunio ganddyn nhw.

Drwy Fforwm Ieuenctid Wrecsam2029, a hwylusir gan Done Together CIC, mae pobl ifanc eisoes yn chwarae rhan weithredol yn ein cais i ddod yn Ddinas Diwylliant y DU yn 2029.

O ddylanwadu ar benderfyniadau a chyfrannu syniadau i ddarganfod profiadau diwylliannol newydd, mae’r fforwm yn creu gofod i bobl ifanc feithrin hyder, datblygu eu diddordebau a dylanwadu ar yr hyn sydd i ddod.

Oherwydd nid dim ond darparu blwyddyn wych o ddiwylliant yw nod y cais hwn.

Mae’n ymwneud â buddsoddi mewn cenedlaethau’r dyfodol, creu cyfleoedd sy’n para, ac adeiladu Wrecsam lle gall pobl ifanc weld dyfodol iddynt eu hunain.

Dylai pobl ifanc nid yn unig etifeddu eu dyfodol; dylent helpu i’w lunio.

#Wrecsam2029 #UKCityOfCulture2029 #DinasDiwylliantYDU2029 #Wrexham #Wrecsam by @wrecsam2029

From the Haçienda to Wrexham. From Manchester’s club scene to Wrexham’s grassroots. The beat goes on.

A pioneer of British house music and club culture, legendary DJ and radio presenter Graeme Park has been playing in and around Wrexham for three decades.

Now a Senior Lecturer at Wrexham University, sharing his experience with the next generation of creative talent, Graeme is backing Wrecsam2029 and championing the grassroots music scene that continues to shape the county’s cultural identity.

Diolch for backing the bid, Graeme.

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O’r Haçienda i Wrecsam. O sîn glybiau Manceinion i lefel llawr gwlad Wrecsam. Mae’r curiad yn parhau.

Yn arloeswr ym myd cerddoriaeth ‘house’ a diwylliant clybiau ym Mhrydain, mae’r DJ a’r cyflwynydd radio chwedlonol, Graeme Park, wedi bod yn chwarae yn Wrecsam a’r cyffiniau ers tri degawd.

Bellach yn Uwch-ddarlithydd ym Mhrifysgol Wrecsam, lle mae’n rhannu ei brofiad gyda’r genhedlaeth nesaf o dalent greadigol, mae Graeme yn cefnogi Wrecsam2029 ac yn hyrwyddo’r sîn gerddoriaeth leol sy’n parhau i lunio hunaniaeth ddiwylliannol y sir.

Diolch am gefnogi’r cais, Graeme.

#Wrecsam2029 #UKCityOfCulture2029 #DinasDiwylliantYDU2029 #Wrexham #Wrecsam by @wrecsam2029

Backing Wrexham doesn’t mean ignoring its challenges.

Following Wrexham’s shortlisting for UK City of Culture 2029, local writer and photographer Colin Forbes, who runs Music and Sport WXM, has written an honest reflection on some of the reactions to the news, questioning the assumptions and attitudes that often surface in conversations about our communities.

We’re sharing Colin’s words because Wrecsam2029 isn’t just about celebrating everything that’s brilliant about Wrexham.

It’s also about being honest about where change is needed, recognising the communities too often overlooked, and making the case for meaningful cultural investment.

There’s plenty to be proud of here. But there’s also work to do.

And that’s a big part of why we’re bidding.

Read Colin’s piece on the WXM Weekly Substack and join the conversation.

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Nid yw cefnogi Wrecsam yn golygu anwybyddu ei heriau.

Yn dilyn y newyddion bod Wrecsam wedi cyrraedd y rhestr fer ar gyfer teitl Dinas Diwylliant y DU 2029, mae’r awdur a’r ffotograffydd lleol Colin Forbes, sy’n rhedeg Music and Sport WXM, wedi rhannu myfyrdod onest am rai o’r ymatebion i’r newyddion. Mae’n cwestiynu’r rhagdybiaethau a’r agweddau sy’n aml yn codi mewn sgyrsiau am ein cymunedau.

Rydym yn rhannu geiriau Colin oherwydd nid dathlu popeth gwych am Wrecsam yw pwrpas Wrecsam2029 yn unig.

Mae hefyd yn ymwneud â bod yn onest ynghylch lle mae angen newid, cydnabod y cymunedau sy’n cael eu hanwybyddu’n rhy aml, a dadlau dros fuddsoddiad diwylliannol ystyrlon.

Mae llawer i fod yn falch ohono yma. Ond mae gwaith i’w wneud hefyd.

A dyna ran fawr o’r rheswm pam rydym yn cyflwyno cais.

Darllenwch ddarn Colin ar Substack WXM Weekly ac ymunwch â’r sgwrs.

#Wrecsam2029 #UKCityOfCulture2029 #DinasDiwylliantYDU2029 #Wrexham #Wrecsam by @wrecsam2029

Wrexham, woven into the work.

We’re delighted to welcome Wrexham-born, award-winning textile artist Anya Paintsil as a Wrecsam2029 ambassador.

Drawing on her upbringing in North Wales, family history and Ghanaian heritage, Anya creates striking textile works exploring identity, culture and belonging.

Her work has reached galleries and collections around the world, but Wrexham remains an important part of her story.

Now, she’s backing our bid to become UK City of Culture 2029, and the opportunity to champion the creativity already here while opening doors for the next generation of artists.

Images:
4. Anya Paintsil, Allanol Always (exhibition). Photography: Harry Meadley for Tŷ Pawb.
7. Anya Paintsil, as featured in British Vogue.
9. Anya Paintsil, Rats (2026).
12. Anya Paintsil, Allanol Always (exhibition). Photography: Harry Meadley for Tŷ Pawb.
15. Anya Paintsil, Princess Flower Girl II (2026).

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Wrecsam, wedi’i wehyddu i’r gwaith.

Rydym wrth ein bodd yn croesawu’r artist tecstilau arobryn, Anya Paintsil, sy’n enedigol o Wrecsam, fel llysgennad i Wrecsam2029.

Gan dynnu ysbrydoliaeth o’i magwraeth yng Ngogledd Cymru, hanes ei theulu a’i threftadaeth o Ghana, mae Anya yn creu gweithiau tecstilau trawiadol sy’n archwilio hunaniaeth, diwylliant a pherthyn.

Mae ei gwaith wedi cyrraedd orielau a chasgliadau ledled y byd, ond mae Wrecsam yn parhau i fod yn rhan bwysig o’i stori.

Bellach, mae hi’n cefnogi ein cais i ddod yn Ddinas Diwylliant y DU yn 2029, ac yn croesawu’r cyfle i hyrwyddo’r creadigrwydd sydd eisoes yn bodoli yma, tra hefyd yn agor drysau i’r genhedlaeth nesaf o artistiaid.

Delweddau:
4. Anya Paintsil, Allanol Always (arddangosfa). Ffotograffiaeth: Harry Meadley ar gyfer Tŷ Pawb.
7. Anya Paintsil, fel y’i gwelir yn British Vogue.
9. Anya Paintsil, Rats (2026).
12. Anya Paintsil, Allanol Always (arddangosfa). Ffotograffiaeth: Harry Meadley ar gyfer Tŷ Pawb.
15. Anya Paintsil, Princess Flower Girl II (2026).

#Wrecsam2029 #UKCityOfCulture2029 #DinasDiwylliantYDU2029 by @wrecsam2029

Made by Makers.

Meet Creu, an independent, artist-run space championing Wrexham’s creative community.

Tomorrow, Creu is celebrating three years of bringing together local makers and showing what can happen when creativity has room to grow.

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Wedi’i wneud gan Wneuthurwyr.

Dewch i gwrdd â Creu – gofod annibynnol sy’n cael ei redeg gan artistiaid, ac sy’n hyrwyddo cymuned greadigol Wrecsam.

Yfory, mae Creu yn dathlu tair blynedd o ddod â gwneuthurwyr lleol at ei gilydd, gan ddangos beth sy’n bosibl pan gaiff creadigrwydd le i dyfu.

#Wrecsam2029 #UKCityOfCulture2029 #DinasDiwylliantYDU2029 by @wrecsam2029

Wrexham’s culture belongs to everyone who calls it home.

For Omonigho ‘Omo’ Idegun, founder of Wrexham Africa Community, that’s something worth celebrating.

Through her work with Wrexham Africa Community and events like Afro Fiesta, Omo has helped bring people together, celebrate different cultures and build connections across Wrexham.

And with Wrexham now shortlisted for UK City of Culture 2029, she believes this is an opportunity to show just how diverse, creative and welcoming our communities really are.

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Mae diwylliant Wrecsam yn perthyn i bawb sy’n ei alw’n gartref.

I Omonigho ‘Omo’ Idegun, sylfaenydd Cymuned Affrica Wrecsam, mae hynny’n rhywbeth sy’n werth ei ddathlu.

Trwy ei gwaith gyda Chymuned Affrica Wrecsam a digwyddiadau fel Afro Fiesta, mae Omo wedi helpu i ddod â phobl at ei gilydd, dathlu diwylliannau gwahanol a meithrin cysylltiadau ledled Wrecsam.

A gyda Wrecsam bellach ar y rhestr fer ar gyfer Dinas Diwylliant y DU 2029, mae hi’n credu bod hyn yn gyfle i ddangos pa mor amrywiol, creadigol a chroesawgar yw ein cymunedau mewn gwirionedd.

#Wrecsam2029 #UKCityOfCulture2029 #DinasDiwylliantYDU2029 by @wrecsam2029