Wishing you a very Happy New Year from the North Wales Borderlands! We had so many great events taking place in the North Wales Borderlands in 2011, here are just a few of the highlights:

Denbighshire

Denbighshire saw a week of classical music in October with the North Wales International Music Festival. This was a celebration of what would have been William Marthias's (festival founder) 75th Birthday.

The kids were entertained at the Scarecrow Festival at Trevor Basin where they had a competition to see who could make the best scarecrow as well as having their faces painted and going on all the fairground rides!

Denbighshire also had its fair share of foodie events with the Denbigh Beer Festival and the 14th annual Llangollen Food Festival which had over 110 exhibitors and saw over 8,000 visitors during the weekend. Colin Loughlin, chairman of the festivals organising committee described it as "a terrific success". There was also the 3rd Denbigh Plum Festival which saw all things plum from plum bread to plum gin!

Flintshire

Flintshire also saw some foodie success with the Mold Food and Drink Festival which had over 95 exhibitors selling cheeses, meats and cakes as well as a beekeeping exhibition! John Les Tomos (Chairman of the festival) described it as a "another outstanding festival. We saw around 12,500 visitors attend the weekend from far and wide which is phenomenal".

The Gladstone Library was celebrated at the Gladstone Festival with Q&A sessions, guided tours of the library and Hawarden Castle as well as the Choral Evensong in St Deiniol's Church. The outdoor Gwyl Gobaith Music Festival took place at the end of August over 3 nights with 3 great headliners, Rhydian Roberts, Three Welsh Tenors and Only Men Aloud performing in the beautiful surroundings of Deeside College and Glyndwr University.

Wrexham

Glyndwr University had everyone thinking about science in July with the Wrexham Science Festival. This free festival had events for both kids and adults as well as science experts including Blue Peter's science expert Steve Mould. Great fun for the family during the school holidays!

Wrexham saw some Indian culture in September with the Monsoon Festival getting everyone involved in Indian cultural activities followed by a delicious and traditional Indian lunch!

Cider tasting, apple bobbing, fruit displays and live music, these events all took place at the Apple Festival in Erddig to celebrate the apple harvest.

One of the best activities to take part in within the North Wales Borderlands is walking, it's a great way to take advantage of the beautiful Welsh scenery. The Walking Festival took place back in October with gentle 1 mile strolls around Chirk Castle with the Head Warden.

What a jam packed 2011! Expect to see lots more this year, keep an eye on the 'What's On?' section on the website so you don't miss out on what the North Wales Borderlands has to offer in 2012!