Caia Park in the 50s

Last updated: 27 April 2009

Tony Tyson remembers life on the Caia Park estate, formerly known as Queen's Park...

your comments

Llinos Jones, Colwyn Bay
I lived in Churchill Drive until I was aged six, this was around 1966. My dad was the local bobby and we lived in the police house on Churchill Drive. All my memories of the place are really happy ones, my mum always had loads of friends and I can remember visiting a family called Deplasido (probably spelt that wrong) also another family called Mole who lived accros the road to us. I think the son was called Alan. I hated having to move from there. Fond memories.
Wed May 6 10:13:20 2009

J Wxm
I have just heard that the Red Dragon, Queens Park is re-opening on Wednesday 29 April, so get down there and give them some support! It is great news for us living here - we need our local.
Mon Apr 27 09:14:07 2009

Chistine Madsen
Hi Cerys, how are you? We were happy in the Red Dragon, do you see anything of Mark Nailon? A K? Nudger? Gwyn'll fix it? Elly? Love to hear from you, Chris and Ken ex Red Dragon.
Tue Apr 14 11:30:56 2009

Jean ex Cefndre
Rhiannon. Are you one of the Cefndre family with a sister called Olwen? I used to be friends with her and lived in 2 streets in Cefndre, the people were great.
Tue Apr 14 10:27:05 2009

Sue Rogers, Wrexham (now Plymouth)
I lived behind the Red Dragon for most of my life up till I moved to Plymouth in January 1988. My mum, Jenny, was a barmaid there for over 11 years when Ken Truswell was licencee. My memories of growing up in Queens Park are of fun, friendship and loyalty amongst your neighbours. I was so sad to see that the Dragon has closed, I was practically raised in that place! My parents first took me in there when I was 6 weeks old and I had my first ever barmaid job there too, like mother, like daughter! It would be so good if it could be opened as a family pub again, as I think it would bring the Caia comunity back together. I would certainly go in there! Anyway, to everyone who may remember me, I hope you're all well, take care for now, Sue.
Tue Apr 14 10:01:00 2009

Stuart from Auckland
As a youngster living in Glan Garth, Maesydre, I attended Alexandra school in the 60s. I remember teachers such as Mr Gage, Mrs Roberts and Mr Willams the head master. I later went to St David's school. John Roberts was a good friend, I think he lived in Maple Avenue, Acton. Other friends were Derick Jones, Ronny Jones, David Evans.
Wed Apr 8 10:08:15 2009

Ceris, Queens Park.
I remember you Dai Davies, Ken and Chris Marsden (I worked behind the bar) and I remember that 'The Park' was one of the best places to live in the whole of Wrexham. Sadly, it's a shame the same can't be said today! Hey Rhiannon! How are you doing, mate?
Fri Mar 20 12:37:40 2009

Ron Evans (Coed Aben & Tan-y-Coed)
I grew up in Queens Park in the '50s and '60s, went to Hafod-y-Wern and then Grove Park Grammar for boys. Good memories then, lived next door to the Shoemark family, good neighbours and hung around with John (the youngest). Also Colin Jones, Dave Edwards (Cefn-y-Dre), Frankie Pickering. Then we would go on somebody's bike to Bangor on Dee, or play endless football games on any available field! Remember the Quarry, Brickworks, the Forge etc. Then we knew right from wrong and our fathers stood no nonsense. As teenagers we went to the Saturday dance above Burtons the Tailors. At 16 I joined the Royal Navy and served for 26 years, fell in love with Violet Ralphs! I remember seeing Vi in Wrexham about 8 or 9 years ago (still in love with you Vi!). Now I work in Slovakia, have 2 daughters in Portsmouth and one living in Berlin. But then, QP was a good place to live with good neighbours and no problems at all. To all who remember me 'Hello'.
Mon Feb 16 08:41:51 2009

Dai Davies from Wxm
Is there anybody out there that knows Dai Davies who drank in the Red Dragon, Queen's Park, and played darts for the Caia pub and went to Bromfield School?
Mon Feb 9 10:11:21 2009

Dai Davies
Hi Ann Powell, just been reading your email about Queens Park. How are you and Kevin keeping? From Dai and Angie Davies PS only just had lap top.
Mon Feb 9 10:03:51 2009

Barbara Owen, Acrefair
For, Roger Matthews, Oswestry. I remember Charlie Matthews the local policeman.
Tue Jan 27 10:58:58 2009

Powell
I lived down Queens Park for 35 years but due to personal reasons I moved out in 1994 but some of the memories I have of the place are fantastic. It's not like what people think of it, well it wasn't back then. It's a shame that's what has happened to the place. I am not sure if anyone will remember me but if you do my name is Ann Powell. If you know me please do reply.
Mon Dec 29 10:18:28 2008

Chris Madsen
What a sad time that the brewery decided to change us with other landlords. It closed, we moved, we did our best and are stil remembered by our friends and clients. The Red Dragon shut.
Mon Dec 29 10:03:07 2008

Chistine Madsen
When I was landlady of the Red Dragon I went to Saint Marks Church (1989 - 92). What a lovely vicar and his wife were there plus a lovely welcome for me too, please do not judge "the park" by a few silly people.
Mon Dec 29 09:35:33 2008

Miky Evans, QP, Wxm
I remember the Forge and the seven caves and hanging around the Red Dragon. Them times are gone now but I have good memories of the times. Long live Queens Park.
Fri Dec 19 08:26:04 2008

Steve Barrett
I now live in South Wales. I was 6 weeks old when my mum and dad moved into Ceiriog Road. My mum still lives in the same house (58 years later). She used to work in the school canteen at Hafod y Wern before she went to work in Pughs Sweet shop, Prince Charles Road, where she stayed until she finally retired in 1996 after a stroke. (It was a supermarket by then!) I still consider QP as home. Yes, it has changed. I can remember going down Conway Drive then down Churchill Drive on my way to school and there would be droves of children. It seemed every house had children. Alas not now. Do I look through rose coloured glasses - probably but I had a wonderful childhood and still have wonderful memories.
Wed Dec 3 08:36:07 2008

Chris Jones, Melbourne, Australia
We lived in Min Afon, sis Janet and I. Remember also living in Meadowlea where the Dutton girls, Marg, Veronica, Mary, lived. Also the Ralph girls, Maureen and Violet. Left Queens Park and lived on Nelson Street, Hightown, and Norman Road, Hightown, with Lesley (Williams) who was from Whitegate. Les died in 2001, we have 2 grown sons with 2 kids each. Aus is home to me now, mates with Malcolm Durkin, Jim Ward, originally from 10 Mount Street.
Wed Nov 26 09:49:25 2008

Christine Madsen
What has happened to the Red Dragon? The flat was lovely, we had such lovely times there. Where are Spotty, Nudger, Elly etc? Macca Ellis? Togger?
Mon Nov 24 10:12:16 2008

Chris Heward Breese, Rhos
I was brought up in Queen's Park, Conway Drive. We were very happy. I moved to Cefn Dre when I married. What happy days.
Wed Nov 19 08:37:20 2008

Ray Povey
We both grew up in QP WREXHAM and have fond memories of growing up there. We went to Hafod y Wern school; Ray then attended Grove Park and I went to St Davids; good days, safe neighbourly and happy. Does anyone remember Kingsley Circle? It used to have two large trees in the centre and the shops were clean and tidy...
Tue Sep 30 08:09:48 2008

Chris and Ken Madsen
We ran the Red Dragon from 1989 to 1992 and our customers were the salt of the earth. We miss them still.
Sat Sep 27 09:45:07 2008

Mark Jones
I was born in Gwenfro, then moved to y Wern in 1985. I have great memories of my childhood there me, Wesley, Aston, Rob Mathews all having a great time. Although I moved from Queen's Park in 1994, I am back in Whitegate now and the people there are just the same honest, decent folk.
Fri Sep 12 15:25:10 2008

Allan Davies
To Nigel, Pentre Broughton. I used to live at the letter box on Trevenna Way and used to knock about with some of those you mentioned. My father was George Davies. The council made a driveway for his invalid car as he didn't have any legs, hard but some great times living in the lodge. Then we moved to Q/P.
Tue Sep 9 12:56:04 2008

Nigel, Pentre Broughton
I have just come across this site and the photograph at the head of the page appears to be of St Giles Crescent. This is the old part of what everyone calls Queens Park and was originally known as Spring Lodge. I grew up there after moving from James St in about 1953. This area has a colourful history, some of the families living there had the names: Humphreys not to be confused with the Montgomery Road family. Harpers, Rathbone, Edwards, Williams, Halliwel, Duckets, Degally (the smithy), Speed, Price, Hulmes, to name just a few. Times were really hard and though not to dwell on it this did not give the opportunity to some fantastically talented kids who went on to live lives well below their potential. If you are really interested in the history of the lodge try to find a copy of a book called The Making of a Criminal. It was written by a female whose name I cannot recall but is a terrific read. I had a copy of this book but lost it in moving home and would dearly love to get another copy. I will look in on this page again and see if anyone else remembers some of the families I have mentioned.
Mon Sep 8 09:28:56 2008

Shireen Hughes formerly of Y Wern
My memories of QP were in the '60s and '70s. I remember playing football any time anywhere because I was a tomboy and I loved to beat the boys, especially those that were opposed to girls playing football. I played marbles with Sylva, Anne-Marie and Janet Taylor. Played in the Gwenfro river, and survived! Walked under the viaduct (the girders which seemed a 100 foot high when we were kids). Spending long summer days down in 'biniki' with just jam butties and a bottle of pop and the entire streetful of kids, swimming and playing on the 'tarzi' ropes. Trying to beat kids from each street to build the biggest bonfire, and 'sometimes' scragging theirs and then putting baked potatoes in the bonny and having a hard job finding them later. They were usually burnt, but they smelled great. They were days which we had freedom to roam and play safely without worrying about people trying to 'snatch' us. I just remember playing outside until dusk and having a great time playing up the street, tin can alley, British bull dog and lampost tick - brilliant happy days!
Mon Aug 18 09:00:54 2008

Allan Davies, Llandudno
We have lived in m/c, Devon and QP. Even in Devon there are some rough areas - worse than we ever experienced in Wrexham so it doesn't matter where you live you will always get good & bad.
Mon Aug 18 08:43:33 2008

Rhys, Welshpool
To David Jones. Would you you be the same David Jones twin brother of John Jones, a good footballer, went to St David's 1960 1964, became good at drawing while in st David's with another lad good at drawing, Pete Edwards.
Fri Aug 15 09:18:43 2008

Mysterious One
My Dad used to have one of the shops on Kingsley Circle in the good old days before all the shutters went up. I went to the local school and we lived above the shop till I was 7. The people who first moved into Queen's Park were young families who needed housing after the War. My Dad loved the atmosphere there in the early days before supermarkets, mobile phones and to a large extent cars. Not many people had a house phone in the '50s and there certainly weren't cars parked on both sides of the road. Like most large estates, the place got worse and I wouldn't like to live there now but I still drive past occasionally and look at the shops on Churchill Drive with fondness even though they look like a prison at night.
Tue Aug 12 08:04:59 2008

J, Wxm
In reply to Chris M, yes, it's a shame about the Red Dragon. I remember you being there through at that time. I rarely went in the pub except for Xmas really, but over the last ten years or so I have had some fab nights there, and brill New Year's Eves, with no trouble whatsoever. I really hope that someone buys the dragon and reopens it as it is not very nice to see it boarded up. I feel sorry for the regulars.
Wed Apr 30 08:36:01 2008

P
I grew up in Spring lodge (living in the flats on St Giles Crescent) then moved to Montgomery Rd. People slag QP off but it's a great place to live - it's no worse here than anywhere else.
Mon Apr 28 08:28:44 2008

Chris M
For J Wrexham, we ran the Red Dragon from 1989/92. We had super nights there with great artists, Damian Just, Zenga, Words and Music to name but a few. We have lovely memories of that time. Our customers knew how to enjoy themselves. All good fun, what a same it has shut. I did not know until I read your comment, very sad for the people there. Grand crowd!
Mon Apr 21 08:27:47 2008

David Jones, Brisbane, Australia
Wow, what a lot of memories about Queen's Park, I grew up in Deva Way, then Glan Gors, went to Hafod Y Wern in the mid '50s, then graduated to St David's after the 11 Plus exam. Remember the marshes, Hightown train and the building of QP Youth Club. I migrated to Australia in the early '70s, when I was 22 years old. QP was a great area, wonderful and adventerous cocktail of people!
Thu Apr 10 14:01:19 2008

J, Wxm
How sad that the Red Dragon has closed. Even though I wasn't a regular I have many good memories of great nights in the dragon and it's a shame we will no longer have a local on the estate, it has been there all through my childhood and I can remember my dad going there in the 60s and being asked to wear a tie one evening! I imagine there are many people who feel the same as me, especially the regulars, where will they go now? A lot of them went for the company as they lived on their own. Queen's Park will never be quite the same again without the Dragon and I hope that whoever buys it will re-open it as a pub, I feel very sad about it.
Tue Apr 1 09:37:47 2008

Rhiannon, Wrexham
What's the old saying? you can take the girl out of the park but you can't take the park out of the girl. I was born and bred in Queen's Park (Cefndre) and I loved every minute, people say it's changed and to a certain degree I agree, but the ratio is still favouring the honest to god people who work hard and care for their homes and families. We cannot live our lives on reflection, we must reflect on what's happening now and work towards changing it, drugs, muggings, burglery, car theft and so on happen everywhere, it's a fact of life not just in QP, anyone who thinks different well, get over yourself it could be you next wherever you live, so get real and work towards trying to stop it rather than point the finger at certain areas and pretend it's not on our doorsteps, because it is.
Mon Mar 31 09:49:05 2008

Chrisie Derwent, Queenspark
Just letting you know that the Red Dragon is closing down. I think it is closing on 30.03.08 a lot of good memories had in the pub. Most of the people on this page are still in the park, AK is back, I see Nudge walking to town for a pint, Elly still goes to the Dragon, Peter Pumpkin is still about. Why not all come for a drink in the Dragon before it closes?
Tue Mar 25 10:02:57 2008

Chrisie Derwent, Queenspark
I have only just found this web site and I have been reading some of the comments on it, very nice to see some of the names I know on it, but what makes my blood boil is when they call it Caia Park it will always be Queenspark.
Tue Mar 25 09:54:31 2008

Paul Roberts
I lived in Pentre Gwyn, Bryn Hafod and Coed Aben from 1980 - 2007. I miss the people and the place, still drink in the Red Dragon now and then. There's a lot of bad people but there's a lot of good people as well. I think like most of Britain respect's gone out of the window, age of the hoodie and knife.
Mon Mar 10 16:25:29 2008

Barbara ex QP girl
I lived in QP in the '50s and '60s, living in Min Afon and Cefndre. Friends I remember were Barbara Parr, Kathleen Jones, Jennifer Pugh, Christine Harris, Christine Salisbury (bless her, she died young), Richard Manuel, Alan Tudor, Richard Mahrenholz, Noel Roberts. I went to Alexandra School, Gwenfro School and Grove Park Grammar School for Girls. I remember when we were flooded out in Cefndre. I went to St Marks church up the hill. We were able to go to the shops on our own and play outside on the green. I also remember a lot of people moving to Acton when that was built but we moved to Park Avenue.
Mon Feb 25 08:50:49 2008

Roger Matthews from Oswestry
Who remember's Wrexham's most famous policeman Charlie Matthews?
Mon Feb 4 09:34:33 2008

David from Ruabon
I was a child in QP from 78 to 84 and lived in y Wern. I remember happy childhood days.
Fri Feb 1 12:19:23 2008

Paula, Caia Park
Everybody knows everybody and you can't walk down the street without knowing somebody. So hooray to Queen's Park. x
Fri Feb 1 08:00:40 2008

Ken Cornwall
I was drafted into the royal pioneers 1955 to 1957, at that time rock and roll music was in its early stages. Without doubt it was two of the best years I will always remember.There were two dance halls I remember the Miners club and St Mary's. Could anybody tell me the name of the two bands who regulary played there?
Mon Dec 31 09:33:33 2007

Chris Madsen (Jones), Plas Isaf
Anyone out there remember us when we ran the Red Dragon? We had some lovely customers in the bar and lounge. I ask my daughter about everyone as she still goes there visiting family and works there sometimes too. We had good times and bad but the good outweighed the bad.
Sun Dec 2 16:43:00 2007

Scratch, Solihull
I left Queen's Park 30 years ago, but still have fond memories of my childhood and my friends in Montgomery Rd. My mother lived there from 1949 until her death in 2005, and the house was never broken into once. (You can't say that for many houses in Great Britain). It was nice to see Pete's comments about his large group of mates, I remember most of them plus Neil and Alan Edwards, David Wyn Jones, Pete Bevan and Tommy Wilson. I bumped into Bobby Leadbetter a couple of years ago living on a Scottish island! Ex QP people certainly get about.
Wed Nov 21 09:32:33 2007

Philip Edwards Q.P. (Eddie)
Just reading through the various comments on the pages and I remember a few people who have left their comments. I remember Mohammed Akram when I was in Hafod y Wern school. We used to go to Kingsley Circle shops on our dinner time. I remember him leaving to go abroad but at the time I did not know where he was going to. It is interesting to know what has happened to people from the past.
Tue Nov 20 08:38:32 2007

Chris Madsen
A K Phillips are you out there? Gwyn will fix it? Nudger? Elly?
Mon Nov 5 10:43:47 2007

Sandra Vaughan, Acrefair
I lived in QP from 1957 to 1984. I lived with my mum and dad, my sister Brenda and brother Robin in Gwenfro. It was the best place in the world to grow up, great neighbours and Gwenfro School was the best. Mr Glyn Steven Jones, form teacher, and Mr Davies the music teacher were probably the loveliest teachers anyone could ask for. I remember when we left in 1969 a small group of us including Ray Merrill, Kevin Higgins, myself and Catherine Solari went to Wrexham and bought a lighter for Mr Jones as a leaving present. Ray Merrill's uncle had a hardware shop in Charles Street and engraved his initials GSJ on it for us. Happy days!
Tue Oct 2 10:59:10 2007

Chris Madsen, Acrefair
Ken and I kept the Red Dragon in 1989/92. We loved our time there and have very fond memories of our customers.
Tue Sep 11 08:36:42 2007

Pete Humphreys, Hightown
I lived in the prefabs in Montgomery Road until 1958 when we moved to Portal Avenue into our brand new house. My brother and 3 sisters all attended Alexandra School. We used to have a big group of mates which included Johnny Dutton, Speedy, Ticker, Scratch, Pongo, Badger, Slosh, Wally, Goggy, all the Thomases, Mally, Davies, Woppy, Hobby, Johnny Hulmes, Peter Wyn Jones, Mike Roberts, his brother Yob, Bob Leadbetter, Mike cannon, and all the rest that I've missed - some older and some younger. Good times are not forgotten.
Wed Aug 8 10:10:47 2007

Barbara Martin nee Meredith Liverpool
I lived in Y Wern from 1955 to 1970. As a child growing up there, it was lovely. The people were really nice and we used to spend long summer holidays playing all over QP with not a care in the world! Our house used to face the Sports centre so we were on the edge of QP really. I attended Gwenfro school with my brother Stephen and Miss Roberts was the headmistress. We used to attend the Methodist Church crossing over the river and walking through Gwenfro. My Mum used to run the Brownies and she was the cook at St Ann's school. I have some lovely memories of QP but if I go to Wrexham I sometimes have a little drive around and to be quite honest I feel like crying because it isn't the same any more.
Tue Aug 7 13:39:21 2007

Janet, Wrexham
I lived near the Greyhound in Rhosnesni, and went to Hafod y Wern. It was a good school; we learned how to spell and chant our tables, unlike kids today. Mr Parry was the Headmaster, and I have the perspex plaque from his office door, I found it at a bootsale.My teachers were Mrs Stubbs, Miss Williams, Mrs Ellen Williams and Miss Sybil Livingstone.
Mon Aug 6 11:30:46 2007

L Hayes, Macclesfield
I lived in Tan-y-Coed and Pentre Gwyn from 1959 - 1967. Happy days! As a child I had plenty of playmates, good neighbours and never short of things to do, perhaps I was easily pleased. I went to Gwenfro primary school which was a brilliant school where we put on concerts/operettas including Rumpelstiltskin and the Magic Fishbone. I remember also when we won a shield for the National Cycling Proficiency for the area. Bonfire nights were great in QP with the neighbours having a bonfire in their garden, my mum making treacle toffee and sharing fireworks with each other. Girls and boys playing skipping together using an old washing line, playing marbles on what we used to call the triangle, picnics and climbing trees on and near the roly poly hill, walks to the forge, making rope swings across the river Gwenfro. They say never go back, but I did and visited QP a couple of years ago where I found both the flat and the house I used to live in had been demolished, talked to a local man who told me that they had been demolished as there had been a lot of trouble with drugs etc. Unfortunately problems like this are all over the country and not just QP.
Fri Jul 6 15:04:25 2007

Julie Edwards, Wrexham
I attended Alexandra schools in the '60s and early '70s and I would love to hear from anyone who attended the school during those years.
Wed Jun 13 09:40:53 2007

Janet Ready, Johnstown, Wrexham
Did anyone in the Caia Park area go to Alexandra Girls' School in the 60s when H.M.S. Griffiths was headmistress?
Wed Apr 25 08:26:32 2007

Lee Morris
QP is great. Anyone grow up down the Venture? You didn't get that up in Acrefair, Ruabon etc. Does anybody remember Colin, Boo Boo, Puff, Catman, and the white flats?
Wed Mar 28 08:20:07 2007

MARK, QP
I was brought up in QP and I had great times as a kid. I used to hang round the Red Dragon. QP is the most friendly place and everyone knows eachother. It isn't Caia Park it's Queens Park. I lived at Gwenfro, Coed Aben, Bryn Hafod and Cefndre. I now live near Acton but whenever I drive through QP I am reminded of all the good times growing up i.e going down the brickworks or the seven caves or the forge. As I grew up I was able to enjoy a nice cold pint at the Red Dragon with all the locals sitting out on the wall in the summer - it was just great.
Tue Mar 27 08:21:41 2007

Tracey Gough, Wrexham
Queens Park, now where do I begin? Maybe a village girl brought up in Cefn Mawr most of my childhood, I met and married a lad from Queens Park, Stephen Williams or Norman as some would call him! At first I was terrified of living in QP not being from there some say it was only a matter of time before I was targeted. How wrong they were! I met some wonderful neighbours and friends, still have many friends from that time now! What lovely neighbours I had too, like Mair, Debbie and my unknown twin haha (local joke). Sue Bainbridge! Glan Gors was and shall always have fond memories for me even though my row of houses are now no longer there! Thus having returned to the Abenbury Road area after so many years I was a bit apprehensive after hearing all about the riots etc, but on living here a full year now, I may as well be living on the Horseshoe Pass! How quiet it is - no sign of trouble, well not that I have experienced, and the people are so friendly! I am not a person that normally judges anyone or anything but for goodness sake give a bit of respect to the decent people that live here they have my utmost respect and I hope that the work of the Caia Park commitee keeps up. They are doing a marvellous job, especially Angie, one of my old neighbours. Good Luck to you all not that you will need it!Tracey x
Mon Mar 12 08:45:08 2007

Jean QP
I have lived on Montgomery Rd all my life and yes things have changed just as everywhere else. I can honestly say I have never had any trouble and I know some will say I am one of the lucky ones but I do think that you get good and bad on every council and private estate and people should stop criticising the park.
Mon Jan 29 09:20:54 2007

Nigel Anthony Williams
I remember Mohamid Akram from our schooldays in Wrexham. You would not recognise the town centre now. I still visit family in Q.P. regularly. That too has changed for the better. There are a lot of activities there for young and old and the Tip areas have been cleared and grassed over. Does anybody remember Natty Ball's shop that was in Bernard Road. My brother in law lived there after it returned back to a house!
Thu Jan 25 08:28:48 2007

Mohammed Akram, USA
We lived in Coed Aben from 1971-1973 and I attended Hafod-y-Wern. I remember the walk from home through the field to school. It was soo lovely, people were soo friendly and cared about you. I remember Mr Parry was the headmaster, he was a kind and gentle man. I had soo many friends but right now my mind is a blank. If you know me please send me a reply. Thanks.
Thu Dec 28 11:03:26 2006

Angela Dean, Bryneglwys Rd
I was brought up at Bryneglwys Road. It was a lovely area and still is! My parents still live there. I've moved to Bersham now. I used to be in the choir at St Marks and sis the parade around qp! Oh I wish I could go back to the old days sometimes!
Mon Dec 4 09:34:15 2006

DoriceGriffiths nee Edwards Acton
My sister Janet and myself had a great childhood in Havard Way we both went to Hafod-Y-Wern and St Davids in the 60s and early 70s. Up until July we still visited my late mum there and found it hadn't changed that much and used 2 bring us lovely memories of our childhood. There used 2 be a woods were Boston Gate is now and we'd play there 4 hrs on end with our friends.A s mum is no longer with us we'll have 2 keep those memories in our hearts and minds now but we'll never forget our childhood days in Havard Way, QP
Mon Nov 27 09:42:45 2006

Paul - Queens Park
There seem some very fond memories to people that lived here years ago. But I can assure you 'it's not a nice place'. The council have knocked down lots of the properties but haven't done anything about the quality of the tenants. I really hate living here. There are a lot of very nice people but it's gangs of youths mugging, robbing, setting fire to cars etc that are completely out of control. The Police take statements and that's the end of it. I pay my taxes and wish 'Zero Tolerence' was the approach. I'm rather sick and tired of being robbed and mugged. If they do this then maybe The Park could attain its former glory.
Wed Aug 23 10:40:24 2006

Stuart, Wrexham
I remember a Shireen who was a bit of a tomboy and murdered us at football...And Rhiannon, nice to hear the name again, yes it was a nice place then, sure there were some dodgy types, but not the lowlife scum that roam the streets now. It didn't do me any harm, and all the friends I had then were a great bunch, no evil in them at all.
Mon Jul 3 09:54:53 2006

lesley jones from wrexham
i lived in y wern with my husband and eldest daughter for two years then we moved to coed aben i had two more daughters then three sons they are all grown up the yougest is 17 now we moved from queens park when he was 7 only because the house was damp. i still miss the friends that i made i still go to see my friend who lives in coed aben as i moved to the other side of town
Tue May 30 07:06:34 2006

Alvin Thomas
I lived in QP for eight years of my life. Only two years ago did I move out of there... and to all you who say it is "not as bad as people say blah blah" I say rubbish! Constant crime, muggings, and people can't walk safely there in groups, never mind alone. Please, do not move to this area, or even visit it.
Mon Apr 3 20:21:43 2006

Tracy
I lived in glan gors for 21yrs before it became run down i loved it. we were free to play and not worry was happening around us like today which is the same in every village or estate. queenspark is a large place, so there will be more bad pennies but there are a lot of good people too. i wouldnt be who i am now if it werent for the park iwas a hapy child and have great memories. 1980-2001
Wed Mar 8 21:46:35 2006

allison wrexham
Its a shame about queens park. Generally its a nice area but the gangs of youths and druggies make it an unbearable place to live. The gangs of youths roam the streets all nite causing havoc. A bad time is bonfire nite where you get fire works thrown through the letter boxes.
Thu Feb 23 12:56:54 2006

Red
Having worked in the area of the Park for the last 10 years, it has created a distinct impression. Eighty percent of the people are decent hard working people who would grace any community. Unfortunately there is a small minority who spoil it through crime, vandalism and stupidity. As for the majority, nice to have known you!
Wed Feb 15 00:14:12 2006

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