Walking in Unity, Living in Peace: Wrexham Africa Community’s Unity Walk

A look back at one of the most important moments of Wrecsam Ffair

As we’ve started going through the photographs and stories from Wrecsam Ffair, we’ve been looking at the many different organisations and activities that contributed to the three-day event.

Some have generated lots of photographs and video.

Others have left us with just a couple of images.

But sometimes one photograph says quite a lot.

That’s certainly the case with the photograph from the Unity Walk, organised by Wrexham Africa Community CIC.

Walking in Unity, Living in Peace

The Unity Walk took place as part of Saturday’s programme at Wrecsam Ffair, bringing people together under the message:

Walking in Unity, Living in Peace.

It was an opportunity for people from different communities, organisations and backgrounds to come together, walk alongside one another and celebrate connection.

As Wrexham Africa Community CIC reflected afterwards:

“The Unity Walk was not just about walking, it was about coming together, building connections and celebrating what we can achieve when we walk together as a community.”

We think that’s a particularly fitting description.

A little more attention than we gave it

Looking back, we have to admit that we probably didn’t give the Unity Walk enough attention in the build-up to Wrecsam Ffair.

With so much happening across the three days — music, workshops, performances, creative activities and community events — it was easy for individual parts of the programme to become lost amongst everything else.

The Unity Walk deserves better than that.

So, albeit a little belatedly, we wanted to give it its own moment.

The photograph we’re sharing is one of only two images we currently have from the activity, but it captures something that was at the heart of the entire Ffair.

People coming together.

Belonging in Our Community

The Unity Walk also connects particularly closely with TCC’s Belonging in Our Community campaign.

The campaign grew from concerns about division, intimidation and the impact that hostility and racial hatred can have on communities.

But belonging isn’t simply about responding to division.

It is also about actively creating opportunities for people to meet one another, build relationships and experience being part of the same community.

That’s what made the Unity Walk so relevant.

There was no requirement for everyone taking part to have the same background, culture, beliefs or experiences.

The invitation was much simpler:

walk together.

And in doing so, create a visible expression of unity and peace.

Thank you

Wrexham Africa Community CIC have thanked the sponsors, collaborators, partner organisations, volunteers and individuals who helped bring the event to life.

They also gave a special thank you to TCC and the Fête of Britain for supporting the vision behind the Unity Walk, and to Zara Grove for bringing energy and joy through line dancing.

We would like to add our own thanks to everyone who took part.

Because sometimes community doesn’t need to be complicated.

Sometimes it’s people walking together.

Talking together.

Laughing together.

Sharing a space.

And showing, quite simply, that we belong to the same community.

We have more in common than we think.

Walking in Unity. Living in Peace.

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