10 & 11 August 2024

30 years ago, newly married, we moved to Shrewsbury UK so that Paul could do a year of anesthesia. Lori acquired a job in Chester as a medical writer for ADIS. When Paul’s year was up we decided to stay on so Lori could continue that job and so we moved up to Wrexham for 6 months (Paul working at the hospital there) and then LlayLLay so that Paul could work in nearby Chirk.

Yes Wrexham. Back then we never thought it would become famous. 

And we remember so little about it. Probably because there was very little going on there at the time and so, each weekend we had off, we would be exploring the many opportunities that surrounded it.

One such opportunity was part of Offa’s Dyke, built in the 8th century to mark the border between Mercia and Wales.

But first Wrexham, which we had not been back to in 30 years.

Friends had picked us up in Manchester and had driven us down to Wrexham with a plan to have dinner there. When arriving into town Lori exclaimed, “What are all these police and people doing here?”. It was then we realized that there had been a game on. The opening game of the season. AND that Rob and Ryan had been there. We missed them by a couple of hours! (not that we could have possibly got tickets).

However, the next day we did make it to the Turf for a drink.