SAM ROWLANDS, Member of the Welsh Parliament for North Wales, calls on constituents to put a date in their diary to share football memories.
Mr Rowlands, a keen football fan said: “I am pleased to hear that once again the community is being involved in the new football museum and being asked to share their stories.
“Wrexham council is urging anyone with special football memories to turn up at a Pop-Up Museum next month and learn more about the building’s refurbishment.
“It will be great to be able to learn more about the history of the club which is the oldest in Wales and the third oldest professional association football team in the world.
“Everybody knows how Wrexham AFC has managed to increase the city’s profile worldwide.
“As Chair of the Senedd’s Cross-Party Group on Tourism I am delighted to see another tourist attraction in Wrexham, and urge anyone wanting to share their stories and enhance the football museum to put the date in their diary and pop along.”
Pepple are being invited to bring in football memorabilia and have a chat with Football Officers, as well as learn more about the museum refurbishment on Wednesday March, 12 from 2.00pm-3.30pm. There is no need to book – just turn up.
Building work is being carried out on the iconic, 167 year old, Grade II listed County Buildings in Wrexham city centre – the home of Wrexham Museum since 1996.
The new football museum will celebrate Welsh football, past and present, in all its diversity, from grassroots clubs to the national teams, as well as highlighting Wrexham’s historic achievements in the sport and celebrating the rich heritage of the County Borough.
New galleries will be created to display the Wrexham Museum collections, which means an enhanced experience for visitors and a first-class, modern venue for discovering the fascinating and eventful story of our region of North-East Wales.
Working alongside the community, the museum will host a programme of activities and events to inspire all who visit to learn, be active and achieve their potential.
When the building reopens to the public in 2026 it will be home to an enhanced and expanded Wrexham Museum, alongside Wales’ first ever football museum.
