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10 things Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney didn& #39;t know about @Wrexham! #WxmIsAmazing #Deadpool 
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Wxm& #39;s got its own dead pool - it& #39;s called Pwll y Wrach and is a few hundred metres from the Racecourse. Pwll y Wrach (the witch& #39;s pool) is allegedly where women suspected of being witches were dunked.
Wxm& #39;s got its own dead pool - it& #39;s called Pwll y Wrach and is a few hundred metres from the Racecourse. Pwll y Wrach (the witch& #39;s pool) is allegedly where women suspected of being witches were dunked.
Wxm& #39;s got its own dead pool - it& #39;s called Pwll y Wrach and is a few hundred metres from the Racecourse. Pwll y Wrach (the witch& #39;s pool) is allegedly where women suspected of being witches were dunked." title="1 Pwll y Wrach https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧙♀️" title="Weiblicher Magier" aria-label="Emoji: Weiblicher Magier">Wxm& #39;s got its own dead pool - it& #39;s called Pwll y Wrach and is a few hundred metres from the Racecourse. Pwll y Wrach (the witch& #39;s pool) is allegedly where women suspected of being witches were dunked." class="img-responsive" style="max-width:100%;"/>
If they floated they were witches, if they didn& #39;t they were OK. But dead. It wasn& #39;t a good system. #Deadpool
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Wxm was built on coal, steel, making bricks and making beer. Our water purity is perfect and that& #39;s why the first lager brewery in the UK was established here by thirsty German immigrants.
Wxm was built on coal, steel, making bricks and making beer. Our water purity is perfect and that& #39;s why the first lager brewery in the UK was established here by thirsty German immigrants.
Wxm was built on coal, steel, making bricks and making beer. Our water purity is perfect and that& #39;s why the first lager brewery in the UK was established here by thirsty German immigrants." title="2 Titanic Lager https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🍺" title="Bierkrug" aria-label="Emoji: Bierkrug">Wxm was built on coal, steel, making bricks and making beer. Our water purity is perfect and that& #39;s why the first lager brewery in the UK was established here by thirsty German immigrants." class="img-responsive" style="max-width:100%;"/>
Our @WxmLager is also the best lager in the world and was so good it was exported worldwide - it was even on the maiden voyage of the Titanic. Best served ice cold.
3 - Heroes https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🦸♂️" title="Man superhero" aria-label="Emoji: Man superhero"> Twm Sbaen
In @Wrexham we like our heroes to be grounded. Tom Jones (no, not that one) or & #39;Twm Spaen& #39; as he& #39;s known locally, was such a hero - a miner from Rhosllanerchrugog who went to fight Franco& #39;s fascists in the Spanish Civil War.
In @Wrexham we like our heroes to be grounded. Tom Jones (no, not that one) or & #39;Twm Spaen& #39; as he& #39;s known locally, was such a hero - a miner from Rhosllanerchrugog who went to fight Franco& #39;s fascists in the Spanish Civil War.
Twm Sbaen In @Wrexham we like our heroes to be grounded. Tom Jones (no, not that one) or & #39;Twm Spaen& #39; as he& #39;s known locally, was such a hero - a miner from Rhosllanerchrugog who went to fight Franco& #39;s fascists in the Spanish Civil War." title="3 - Heroes https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🦸♂️" title="Man superhero" aria-label="Emoji: Man superhero"> Twm Sbaen In @Wrexham we like our heroes to be grounded. Tom Jones (no, not that one) or & #39;Twm Spaen& #39; as he& #39;s known locally, was such a hero - a miner from Rhosllanerchrugog who went to fight Franco& #39;s fascists in the Spanish Civil War." class="img-responsive" style="max-width:100%;"/>
He& #39;d told his mam he was going to Colwyn Bay for the weekend but went via Paris across the Pyrenees to join the International Brigades. Shot, captured and sentenced to death twice before being released for a £2m ransom. That would be a hell of a movie... https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📽️" title="Filmprojektor" aria-label="Emoji: Filmprojektor">@gwltwm
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4 - Villains https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🦹" title="Supervillain" aria-label="Emoji: Supervillain">- Elihu Yale
Wxm& #39;s had some super villains - Hamilton and Guterman to name but two. But Wrexham& #39;s biggest villain was surely Elihu Yale - the man who gave his name to Yale University in the US.
Wxm& #39;s had some super villains - Hamilton and Guterman to name but two. But Wrexham& #39;s biggest villain was surely Elihu Yale - the man who gave his name to Yale University in the US.
- Elihu YaleWxm& #39;s had some super villains - Hamilton and Guterman to name but two. But Wrexham& #39;s biggest villain was surely Elihu Yale - the man who gave his name to Yale University in the US." title="4 - Villains https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🦹" title="Supervillain" aria-label="Emoji: Supervillain">- Elihu YaleWxm& #39;s had some super villains - Hamilton and Guterman to name but two. But Wrexham& #39;s biggest villain was surely Elihu Yale - the man who gave his name to Yale University in the US." class="img-responsive" style="max-width:100%;"/>
His family came from Plas-yn-Iâl near Llandegla but he made his fortune in India by illegal profiteering, which led to him being sacked as governor of Madras. He had a stable boy hanged for stealing a horse. He is buried in St Giles Churchyard here. Grade one villain. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🦹" title="Supervillain" aria-label="Emoji: Supervillain">
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5 - Oldest Club https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚽️" title="Fußball" aria-label="Emoji: Fußball">
Our @Wrexham_afc is the third oldest football club in the world. THE WORLD. We play in the oldest international stadium in the world. The 1st film of a football match ever was made here. 45 Wrexham players have played for Wales and we& #39;re proud of them all.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏴" title="Flagge von Wales" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Wales">
Our @Wrexham_afc is the third oldest football club in the world. THE WORLD. We play in the oldest international stadium in the world. The 1st film of a football match ever was made here. 45 Wrexham players have played for Wales and we& #39;re proud of them all.
Our @Wrexham_afc is the third oldest football club in the world. THE WORLD. We play in the oldest international stadium in the world. The 1st film of a football match ever was made here. 45 Wrexham players have played for Wales and we& #39;re proud of them all.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏴" title="Flagge von Wales" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Wales">" title="5 - Oldest Club https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚽️" title="Fußball" aria-label="Emoji: Fußball">Our @Wrexham_afc is the third oldest football club in the world. THE WORLD. We play in the oldest international stadium in the world. The 1st film of a football match ever was made here. 45 Wrexham players have played for Wales and we& #39;re proud of them all.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏴" title="Flagge von Wales" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Wales">" class="img-responsive" style="max-width:100%;"/>
The first footballing superstar was from the area. Billy Meredith was a Chirk miner who went on to play for both Man Utd and Man City. His mining background influenced his football - he formed the first-ever players& #39; union and played til he was 50! Another @wrexham hero.
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Wrexham& #39;s already got a Hollywood hero on board-Welsh acting legend Rhys Ifans from Ruthin is a Wrexham fan. Russell & #39;Gladiator& #39; Crowe also has a Wrexham connection - his grandad ran a fruit and veg business a few hundred yards from the Racecourse.
Wrexham& #39;s already got a Hollywood hero on board-Welsh acting legend Rhys Ifans from Ruthin is a Wrexham fan. Russell & #39;Gladiator& #39; Crowe also has a Wrexham connection - his grandad ran a fruit and veg business a few hundred yards from the Racecourse.
Wrexham& #39;s already got a Hollywood hero on board-Welsh acting legend Rhys Ifans from Ruthin is a Wrexham fan. Russell & #39;Gladiator& #39; Crowe also has a Wrexham connection - his grandad ran a fruit and veg business a few hundred yards from the Racecourse." title="6 - Wrexham in Hollywood https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🎬" title="Filmklappe" aria-label="Emoji: Filmklappe">Wrexham& #39;s already got a Hollywood hero on board-Welsh acting legend Rhys Ifans from Ruthin is a Wrexham fan. Russell & #39;Gladiator& #39; Crowe also has a Wrexham connection - his grandad ran a fruit and veg business a few hundred yards from the Racecourse." class="img-responsive" style="max-width:100%;"/>
Other Welsh Hollywood stars include Hugh Griffith (who won an Oscar for his role in & #39;Ben Hur& #39;), Anthony Hopkins, Michael Sheen, Matthew Rhys, Ioan Gruffydd, Catherine Zeta Jones and the magnificent Richard Burton. We may be small but we are talented.
7 - Coal Mining
Wxm is built on coal. Dozens of pits once existed in the area. We witnessed one of the worst mining disasters ever in Gresford in 1934 when the Dennis shaft exploded and 266 men and boys were killed.
Wxm is built on coal. Dozens of pits once existed in the area. We witnessed one of the worst mining disasters ever in Gresford in 1934 when the Dennis shaft exploded and 266 men and boys were killed.
Some had swapped shifts to go to see Wrexham play the following day. Almost every street in the town and surrounding villages lost someone.
Miners at the last mine in the area, Bersham, went on strike in 1984-5 to fight pit closures - they were defeated after a bitter struggle against Thatcher& #39;s government and the last pit closed in 1986.
8 - The 7 wonders of Wales https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏴" title="Flagge von Wales" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Wales">
Take a look at a map of the Seven Wonders of Wales and you can see it& #39;s a little, er, biased. Five of those wonders are in the Wrexham area - perhaps it was created as a marketing ploy by the Wrexham Tourist Board? https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/which-are-the-seven-wonders-of-wales.html">https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/...
Take a look at a map of the Seven Wonders of Wales and you can see it& #39;s a little, er, biased. Five of those wonders are in the Wrexham area - perhaps it was created as a marketing ploy by the Wrexham Tourist Board? https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/which-are-the-seven-wonders-of-wales.html">https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/...
Still, the bells of Gresford, St Giles steeple, Llangollen bridge and the Overton yew tree are worth a visit. How they missed the massive Racecourse floodlights is beyond us...
9 - Dinas Bran castle and Welsh history https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏰" title="Europäisches Schloss" aria-label="Emoji: Europäisches Schloss">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏴" title="Flagge von Wales" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Wales">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💪" title="Angespannter Bizeps" aria-label="Emoji: Angespannter Bizeps">
As the crow flies, Castell Dinas Brân is 10 miles from Wrexham. It& #39;s a magnificent hilltop fortress dating from the Iron Age.
As the crow flies, Castell Dinas Brân is 10 miles from Wrexham. It& #39;s a magnificent hilltop fortress dating from the Iron Age.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏴" title="Flagge von Wales" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Wales">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💪" title="Angespannter Bizeps" aria-label="Emoji: Angespannter Bizeps">As the crow flies, Castell Dinas Brân is 10 miles from Wrexham. It& #39;s a magnificent hilltop fortress dating from the Iron Age." title="9 - Dinas Bran castle and Welsh history https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏰" title="Europäisches Schloss" aria-label="Emoji: Europäisches Schloss">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏴" title="Flagge von Wales" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Wales">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💪" title="Angespannter Bizeps" aria-label="Emoji: Angespannter Bizeps">As the crow flies, Castell Dinas Brân is 10 miles from Wrexham. It& #39;s a magnificent hilltop fortress dating from the Iron Age." class="img-responsive" style="max-width:100%;"/>
In 1260 it was rebuilt in stone by local ruler Gruffudd ap Madog (the & #39;ap& #39; in Welsh means son of, like Mac in Scots Gaelic, a related Celtic tongue). When the English king Edward II invaded Wales in 1277 Gruffudd& #39;s sons burnt down the castle rather than allow it to be captured.
10 - The Welsh Language https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏴" title="Flagge von Wales" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Wales">
Ryan and Rob, what do you need to know about the Welsh language - one of the oldest living languages in Europe? The English authorities banned it, they beat kids for speaking it, they said the Welsh were feckless because of it.
Ryan and Rob, what do you need to know about the Welsh language - one of the oldest living languages in Europe? The English authorities banned it, they beat kids for speaking it, they said the Welsh were feckless because of it.
Ryan and Rob, what do you need to know about the Welsh language - one of the oldest living languages in Europe? The English authorities banned it, they beat kids for speaking it, they said the Welsh were feckless because of it." title="10 - The Welsh Language https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏴" title="Flagge von Wales" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Wales">Ryan and Rob, what do you need to know about the Welsh language - one of the oldest living languages in Europe? The English authorities banned it, they beat kids for speaking it, they said the Welsh were feckless because of it." class="img-responsive" style="max-width:100%;"/>
It nearly died. But now there& #39;s a growing pride in our language - spoken by a million people here and around the world. It& #39;s the most widely spoken of the Celtic languages and was the native language of all of lowland Britain.
So & #39;croeso i Wrecsam, croeso i& #39;r Cae Ras = Welcome to Wrexham, Welcome to the Racecourse& #39;.
You can learn a bit more through @saysomethinginwelsh - 6 minutes each day well spent.
You can learn a bit more through @saysomethinginwelsh - 6 minutes each day well spent.
That will be @DailyWelshWords!
