WREXHAM officially launched its bid to be named the UK City of Culture 2025 today.

At Ty Pawb this morning, supporters did a countdown from 25 (see what they did there?) before officially submitting the bid.

One of the highlights of the bid so far is a video featuring Wrexham poet Evrah Rose in collaboration with Mr Phormula.

For the bid, local creatives will be encouraged to contribute to the decision-making and planning with the aim of getting as many communities and voices heard around Wrexham.

Although Wrexham Council are leading on the bid, local businesses and diverse communities are shaping how Wrexham's year of hosting will look in 2025.

The competition uses culture to 'level up' areas of the UK, bringing increased productivity and opportunities to selected areas of the country.

The aim is to explore how culture can reanimate public spaces and shopping areas, and work on how to best upgrade the local civic and artistic infrastructure to take full advantage of the opportunities that the levelling up agenda provides.

This is especially important as Wrexham recovers from the Covid pandemic.

People are encouraged to share their experiences of what they think’s awesome about Wrexham by using the hashtag #Wrecsam2025.