Stori Brymbo

10/06/2025

Have you got your ticket for our next Open Day yet?

As well as our usual range of tours and activities, our next Open Day marks the official launch of Lodge Valley Park.

To celebrate, we have some new and exciting activities lined up — from Is The Answer with Sarah, to community play and our Dog Show pack walk.

Watch this space over the coming days for more updates and to book your space on our tours and activities!

https://www.eventbrite.com/myevent?eid=1364091557569

09/06/2025

📣 Reminder! This month’s Stori Brymbo Business Networking is happening on Tuesday 10th at the George and Dragon!

🤝 Connect with local businesses, vendors & community leaders
💡 Share ideas, stay informed & grow your network
📍 Don’t miss this chance to build valuable relationships in our area!

** EVERYONE IS WELCOME**

What's more...it's in the pub!

See you there!

08/06/2025

Sunday is here again!

Dog walking group have been out and about! 🐕
Photography group are out at Lodge Valley Park 📸
And now the spread is out ready for the community Big Lunch! We're doing a bring and share and all are invited! 🤩🙌

07/06/2025

Prynhawn da gan Nikki! - I got to climb to the top of the scaffolding on the outside Machine Shop this week, what a view! The photos don’t do it justice, it’s high! I’m not great with heights but it’s an opportunity I couldn’t pass up. Plus our main funders Cronfa Treftadaeth y Loteri Gen / National Lottery Heritage Fund - Cymru were on site so I didn’t really have a choice! 😂 Sharing a few snaps for you here. The refurbished lower windows in the Machine Shop are now back in and look very smart. Seeing the detail of the freshly painted orange crane from above was a unique treat! You get a sneaky peek at the stone Pattern Shop building that nestles behind the Machine Shop - possibly our trickiest building as it’s in the poorest condition. When restored it will be a glorious space that tells the Story of Iron on the ground floor and offers a stunning event space on the first floor. Finally there’s an image of the Agent’s House, the oldest building on site where the slate will go back on the pitched roof this week. Here we will tell the incredibly interesting Story of People through the time on site and create our Volunteer Hub. A couple of buildings are a bit delayed due to drainage that has revealed industrial archaeology, not very exciting archaeology but it all needs to be examined and recorded before we can continue. And we have a wee bat visiting an area they don’t usually visit - so we’re having to be very careful and give him lots of space, restricting what we can do and how. To progress we need to get an NRW Bat licence in place with the ecologists which takes time. Heritage renovations!! - there’s something new to make you scratch your head, every day! 🙄😂. At this point we’re still on target to open Spring 2026 by changing the sequence of tasks in the plan. Fingers crossed the ecology and archaeology team can complete quickly and then we can ramp up the pace again.

07/06/2025

We’re thrilled to announce that Stori Brymbo has received £109k from the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund to kickstart our Artisan Food, Drink & Creativity Hub!

This exciting new venture will give a platform to local makers, producers, and artists, celebrating the rich tradition of Welsh creativity and craftsmanship.

We've already seen fantastic interest from micro-businesses across the area — and with 30,000+ visitors a year expected at Stori Brymbo, we're determined to turn that footfall into real, local impact. 💪🌱

If you haven't had a chance yet why not come experience the newly launched Fossil Forest tour.

Guided Tours EVERY Sunday at 1pm and 2:30pm, head over to Eventbrite and search Stori Brymbo or follow the link to book.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/brymbo-fossil-forest-sneaky-peek-guided-tour-inc-free-coffee-cake-tickets-1260890540549?aff=oddtdtcreator

06/06/2025

Yesterday, we continued to play our part in National Volunteers Week – this time by welcoming a team of people brought together by Wrexham Business & Community Awards as well as staff from some other environmentally-minded organisations.

A team made up of local and national businesses joined us for a full day of volunteering, helping us across our unique heritage and ecology site.

This was team building with a difference – giving people the opportunity to give back and make a real impact on a community-led project. And who knows, we may have just find a few new passionate volunteers along the way! A HUGE thank you to everyone who took part, we loved having you join the project.

We also want to take a moment to say a big thank you to Oswestry Takeaway for feeding us with their amazing burgers!

06/06/2025

Next week's History group is one not to be missed!

Come join us Brymbo Sports and Social Complex, grab a drink and hear all about The Ancient Order of Froth Blowers (AOFB) from David Rowe.

This humorous British charitable society founded in 1924 for beer lovers. It’s interesting because it combined quirky rituals and titles (like “Froth Blower” and “Grand Typhoon”) with serious philanthropy, raising over £100,000 for children’s hospitals—all while celebrating beer and camaraderie.

We hope to see you next Wednesday for some Froth Blowing 🍻.

06/06/2025

One week to go 🥳🥳🥳

Stori Brymbo are looking forward to meeting Fossil Festival visitors at their exhibition space at the Lister Gardens Marquee!

Stori Brymbo offers the unique opportunity to be part of a live fossil excavation experience. Come learn more about their one-of-a-kind site, get your hands on fossils from the dig, join in with some activities and even book your very own dig experience. Don’t miss the live stream of the dig on Sunday 15th June, 10am-12pm!

Tim Astrop, Palaeobiologist for the project, will also be giving a talk on 'The Brymbo Fossil Forest: The Worlds First Community-Lead, Publicly Accessible Palaeontological Excavation’ on Saturday 14th June, 1pm-1.45pm at The Driftwood Cafe (Baptist Church). Entry is free and on a first come first served basis.

ℹ Stori Brymbo can be found in the Lister Gardens Marquee on the seafront.

06/06/2025

Thank you so much for your support yesterday, amazing food 🤤

A great afternoon catering event for Stori's corporate teams, volunteers, and staff. Some project hiring is happening!

05/06/2025

Thank you so much for volunteering with us today!

05/06/2025

🌼 June at Stori Brymbo is bursting with activity! 🌼

We've once again got a packed month of events lined up – starting this weekend with a busy Sunday! Choose from dog walking, Fossil Forest tours or our 'Bring & Share Lunch' in celebration of National Volunteers Week.

Next week we have yet another fascinating History group, this time with a talk from David Rowe on the Ancient Order of Froth Blower. These session never fail to amazing and how can is when its all about a group of beer lovers!

📅 Keep an eye on social media for more updates.