AS THE chairman of Chirk Town Council, it gives me great pleasure to wish you all a happy Christmas, and a very prosperous New Year.

I hope you have all had an excellent 2018, and that you find the time to relax and reflect on the past year in the coming weeks.

It has been a very busy 12 months in Chirk and I have thoroughly enjoyed my time as chairman of the town council once again.

I am looking forward to all that is ahead of me in 2019 as I hope you are as well.

The sense of community in Chirk is so strong, and whether Christmas is a good time or not for you, I am sure people living around us will help to make the festive period as enjoyable as they can for everyone.

I would like to take this opportunity to give a special thanks to all of our community workers here in Chirk, and I wish them the very best in fulfilling their busy roles for the coming year.

On behalf of all the town councillors, I would like to thank you, the community, for all you have done to support us once again over the last 12 months.

However you plan to celebrate during the next couple of weeks, I wish you and yours all the very best for the festive season and a successful 2019.