Join us for sensory and messy play every Friday (Term Time) suitable for 6 months- 5 years.   There is no need to book just turn up. 10 – 11 am. at Conway Methodist Church, Conway Road, Canton, Cardiff.

The two-man show that is: Stones in His Pockets opened at New Theatre Cardiff, this hilariously funny show follows the story of two movie extras Jake and Charlie with bleak future’s as they discover and battle issues such as survival within Hollywood and it’s uncaring nature:  where all that matters is getting the film done. Set in a small rural town in Ireland, a key theme is misguided character Shaun. Jake and Charlie present issues of depression and guilt. The…

    Teenage Cancer Trust and Cardiff and Vale University Health Board have come together to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of the award-winning Teenage Cancer Trust Unit at University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff. Sarah, Duchess of York, who opened the unit in 2009 returned on 11 June, to be part of the celebrations. The unit offers a dedicated service to treat young people aged 14-25 and is unlike any other unit in Wales. In its first 10 years,…

Mary Fulbrook Wins Wolfson History Prize 2019 for Revelatory Holocaust Study Reckonings “Human sympathy that marks the best historical writing” Diarmaid MacCulloch, Judge 2019, Wolfson History Prize London, 11th June 2019. Historian Mary Fulbrook has been awarded the 2019 Wolfson History Prize for her ground-breaking book Reckonings: Legacies of Nazi Persecution and the Quest for Justice (Oxford University Press).   Historian and Award Judge Diarmaid MacCulloch announced the winner at the ceremony at Claridge’s, London, commenting: “Fulbrook journeys into some…

  Is someone a bewt if they lose their kecks? Would you say a cuppa was lush?   Travel specialist Stay in Devon is stoking the flames of British regional identities, by encouraging people from Wales to debate commonly used words from the country’s dialects with those from elsewhere in Britain.   The company hopes to bring out people’s hometown loyalties by encouraging them to openly agree or disagree with its own definitions.   It has created a Local Dialect…

  The WNO’s Freedom Season continues with their emotional and dramatic performance of The Consul. The performance perfectly framed everything that the Freedom Season is about and could have been used as the initial production as it would have set the tone for the other productions being delivered over the month. The Consul is not hard-hitting or powerful instead it combines heartfelt emotion and a dramatic element delivered through the content and music. Written in 1949 and set in an…

  OPENING THURSDAY 13TH JUNE 2019 AT THE NEW THEATRE CARDIFF A small village in rural Ireland is turned upside down when a major Hollywood film studio descends to make a historical blockbuster on location. The story is told through the eyes of Charlie Conlon and Jake Quinn, employed as extras along with numerous other locals. As cultures clash, it becomes clear that Tinseltown’s romanticized dream of Ireland is a long, long way from reality. Just two talented actors brilliantly…

  Today sees the launch of the national British Food Fortnight competition, run in association with Co-op.  Looking for the best community celebration of British food in schools, hospitals, care homes, community groups, pubs, restaurants and whole villages, towns and cities taking place 21st September to 6th October 2019. This popular competition, in its 7th year, sees an increase on entries and interest every year from those wishing to celebrate the food produced in their region.  Be it schools, care…

  Stereophonics frontman Kelly Jones recently played a rare and intimate solo concert at St David’s Hall and we were privileged to attend. Looking around at the fans in the bar before the performance started revealed a variety of ages, which was testament to the fact that Kelly’s music is both relevant and timeless.  This is the first concert I have ever attended where the fans were so friendly and welcoming – especially the lovely gentlemen from Port Talbot who…

  Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is pleased to announce they have received five Carer Friendly Accreditations throughout their hospitals during Carers Week.   The Information and Support Centres at the University Hospital of Wales, University Hospital Llandough and Barry Hospital all received accreditation along with Ward B6 and Ward B4 at the University Hospital of Wales.   Only six Carer Friendly Accreditations were presented during this round of awards and out of those six, five were awarded to…