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15th-22nd July 2017 After a first year where audience numbers exceeded all expectations, the festival is back to serve a second helping of fringe theatre to Wales’ capital. This year will be bigger and better, with a programme of 31 performances taking place across 12 venues. “We are so excited about the programme we have put together. After last year’s pilot, we were flooded with applications from amazing companies wanting to perform in the festival – 49 to…
A new film released on 31 May called The Firefighters’ Dilemma is calling for the government to set national standards to improve emergency response times. The film shows a pensioner trapped inside a burning flat. The first fire engine arrives, but the second is some way behind. The firefighters are desperate to go in and save ‘Alice’ but they are not supposed to enter the building until the back up crew arrives, for their own safety (see notes to editors…
Cardiff Business Improvement District (BID) and the Cardiff Street Pastors have joined forces to keep the capital city’s revellers safe at night with a new year long partnership. As part of its commitment to improving the city centre, Cardiff BID has promised funding of £20,000 for the next year to ensure they can continue to provide valuable safety support to night time revellers. Established in November 2016, Cardiff BID covers 130 streets across the capital city stretching from Principality Stadium…
Retirement development Llys Pegasus, managed by FirstPort Retirement Property Services, has won a silver award, for the consecutive year running, at the National Housing for Older People Awards. The residents of the development, located in Llanishen, Cardiff, celebrated their win at an awards ceremony at Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham. More than 10,000 residents from across the UK voted in the awards which are managed by the national housing charity for older people, the Elderly Accommodation Counsel (EAC). In total, three…
As we head ever closer to the Champions League Final in Cardiff, Camp Cardiff take the opportunity to bust some of the myths that have been flying around in the run up to the game and set the record straight once and for all… Myth 1 – Fans could stay in London and commute to the game Well, yes, you could. But you’d spend 4 hours of your trip on an overcrowded train and may even struggle to return after…
St David’s Hall Saturday 15 July, 7.30pm CARDIFF PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA celebrates its 35th birthday with a performance of Strauss’ mighty and magnificent An Alpine Symphony at St David’s Hall on Saturday 15 July. Since its inaugural concert at St David’s Cathedral on Saturday 19 June 1982, CPO has entertained thousands of concert-goers and established itself as one of Wales’ foremost non-professional orchestras with a loyal and talented membership. Now well into its fourth decade, the orchestra continues to go…
Featuring Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra & Special Guest Presenter Connie Fisher St David’s Hall Sunday 23 July, 3pm Get ready to bust some moves as the Family Prom returns to St David’s Hall on Sunday 23 July – and this year it’s The Dance-Off! The city’s own Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra are joined by special guest presenter, Connie Fisher for this orchestral spectacular of dance featuring popular pieces from your favourite films and musicals. Sling on your dancing shoes and put…
St David’s Hall Friday 20 October, 7.30pm CARDIFF PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA’S 2017/18 season starts in style with the fiery passion of From Russia…With Love on Friday 20 October – and tickets are on sale now! Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 2 forms a fascinating centre-piece to this programme, and is familiar to film fans as the romantic music featured in Brief Encounter. Accompanying the orchestra is 2014 BBC Young Musician of the Year, Martin James Bartlett for what will be a…
Tee It Up to provide golf lessons for children – could your child be the next Rory or Charley? Wales’ first golf simulation centre, Tee It Up, is hoping to find the next UK golf champion by starting children’s golf lessons. Concerned that the numbers of children taking up the sport is declining, the team behind Wales’ only dedicated golf simulation centre has decided to nurture the next generation of golfers by running classes for children as young as six to 16….
GOODGYM COMBINES GETTING FIT WITH DOING GOOD IN CARDIFF LAUNCH RUN SAW RUNNERS LAY A DISABLED ACCESS PATH FOR CANTON COMMUNITY HALL GARDENS AND RUN 4K FIRST GROUP OUTSIDE OF ENGLAND THE GROUP WILL MEET AT CARDIFF’S THE OLD LIBRARY, THE HAYES EVERY TUESDAY AT 18:15 CARDIFF, MAY 25th 2017 – GOODGYM – the community of runners who combine getting fit with doing good – launched in Cardiff this week (May 23). The inaugural run on 23rd May saw 35…
