Wrexham Council Offers FREE Car Parking During December 2016

In a move to bring hundreds of shoppers into Wrexham Town Centre during the Christmas season, all council-run car parks will be free to park from Thursday, December 1 until Saturday, December 31. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

The car parks open for free parking during December are: ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

• Waterworld
• Crescent Road
• St George’s Crescent
• St Giles
• Market Street
• Library
• The People’s Market (Monday to Saturday only)
• The Guildhall (weekends only)
• Crown Buildings (weekends only)

The decision to make car parking free at council-owned car parks in the town centre during December supports similar moves in previous years which have seen free car parking on some weekends during December at some car parks. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Cllr David A Bithell, Lead Member for Environment and Transport, said: “I hope residents and visitors will take advantage of free car parking in December in a bid to boost to the local economy in the run-up to Christmas, especially with popular events – such as the Victorian Christmas Market at St Giles Church – taking place during the month. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

“We know that these events are a great draw and Wrexham town centre has plenty to offer, so we want to see more shoppers fill the town than ever before.” ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Cllr Mark Pritchard, Leader of the Council, said: “We know Christmas shoppers, traders and businesses alike all welcomed moves to make council car parks free on the Saturdays during December in previous years. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

“We’ve spoken to business owners and traders and know this is something they’ve wanted to see, and we hope the increase in footfall meets their expectations.” ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

“With that in mind, we as an administration wanted to extend that offer and make parking free for the whole of December. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

“I want as many people as possible to take advantage of this – the more people make use of free parking at council car parks, the more custom town centre businesses, traders and shoppers will see during the busy Christmas shopping season.” ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​