CONNAH’S QUAY
Connah’s Quay
is a town of great interest and potential. The Civic Centre
complex, situated near the junction of Wepre Drive and the B5129 coast
road, includes Council Chamber and County Council Offices, Library,
Child Welfare Clinic, Swimming Pool and Civic Hall. The Swimming Pool,
which is administered by Flintshire County Council, is 100ft. by 42ft.
and has spectators’ gallery as well as learner pool.
The Civic
Hall is administered by Connah’s Quay Town Council and is a popular
venue for a wide variety of entertainments and fund-raising activities
as well as business and family functions. There is a stage, a large
ballroom floor, cafeteria and licensed bar and the Town Council’s
in-house catering facilities are designed to suit clients’ individual
requirements and budget. Self-catering is also possible, by
arrangement.
The
Town Council also administers the Community Centre which is situated
off Tuscan Way, overlooking the Central Park cricket field.
This is also a popular venue for local organisations and family
functions.
The Town Council enjoys particularly close links with the High School and recognises
and supports its role as a Community High School for the benefit of
all age-groups within the local community. Alongside the High School
is the Sports Centre
and Deeside College – an educational establishment catering for
courses from tertiary and further education to higher education,
degree and research work and alongside the College is the Deeside
Stadium (opened 8th October, 1998 comprising of stand for
seating of 420, running track and football pitch (used by Connah’s
Quay Nomads).
With a present
population approaching 17,500 (making the town the largest in
Flintshire), Connah’s Quay is a growing and thriving
community and a desirable place of residence within easy reach of
Merseyside, Chester and the North Wales coastal and inland resorts.
There is a good range of
shops and supermarkets and an open air market on Thursday each week a
the car park at Fron Road.
Connah’s Quay has a wide variety of Places of Worship, Voluntary
Organisations and Clubs.
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