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10/03/2017

THE Circus of Horrors is back with a beautifully bizarre interpretation of a children’s classic as you’ve never imagined it before! Performed with a forked tongue firmly in cheek, The Never-Ending Nightmare bends Thomas Carroll’s tale into an Alice in Horrorland-type story, and it’s weird and wonderful thrills and spills are coming to St David’s Hall on Wednesday 22 March. In 2011, The Circus of Horrors stormed to the Semi-Finals of Britain’s Got Talent. Subsequently they conquered the West End…

10/03/2017

  BRACE yourself for an evening of the most extraordinary short films from around the world with the Banff Mountain Film Festival 2017 on Thursday 30 March at St David’s Hall. Ignite your passion for adventure and travel through an unreal collection of the latest films from the most talented adventure film-makers of today. Plus, there’s amazing free prize giveaways! The short films shot in mind-blowing destinations are selected from hundreds of entries into the prestigious Banff Mountain Film Festival…

10/03/2017

The Alliance Française network The Alliance Française de Cardiff is part of a worldwide network of more than 800 establishments, with its headquarters based in Paris. The Alliance Française is present in over 130 countries, with 14 establishments across the UK. In 2015, this active worldwide network shared its passion for the French language with more than 500 000 learners and organised more than 22 000 cultural events around the world. The Alliance Française in Cardiff The Alliance Française de…

08/03/2017

Three outstanding ideas for better dementia care developed by frontline medical staff and patient carers are being celebrated at BioWales 2017. Cardiff and Vale University Hospital Board and Cardiff University developed a ‘Dementia Challenge’ as part of their drive for clinical innovation in Wales. Carers and staff came up with ideas that have since been turned into real-life services: a 1950s sitting room to make a ward ‘dementia friendly’; a bedside poster and publicity campaign to keep patients hydrated; a…

08/03/2017

Today, (16 February 2017) the Open Inheritance Art project, funded by the Open Data Institute (ODI) Showcase, invites the public to discover and visit private collections of Britain’s most important cultural heritage artworks in a bid to increase access to art. From paintings by Rembrandt to Henry Moore sculptures, these artworks reside anywhere from stately homes to suburban semis and “together represent one of the largest ‘secret’ collections in the country”, says historian and broadcaster, Dr Hannah Grieg. The artworks…

08/03/2017

WWF-Cymru, the Welsh arm of the global conservation organisation, is celebrating the 10th anniversary of Earth Hour (the annual event that sees millions worldwide switch off their lights) this March, by helping the people of Wales to send a giant, eight metre message in a bottle to Welsh politicians and the world, calling for urgent national and global action on climate change. Suspended from the Senedd building in the week running up to Earth Hour (March 25th, 8.30pm – 9.30pm)…

08/03/2017

SPRING’S IN THE AIR THIS MOTHER’S DAY AT CARLUCCIO’S At Carluccio’s you’ll find a beautiful collection of gifts, perfect for Mother’s Day. From a vibrant posy of chocolate flowers to the finest olives from Liguria, there’s a show-­stopping present for every Mum at Carluccio’s. Gifts are available from 10th March 2017 in all Carluccio’s food shops and online at www.carluccios.com.

08/03/2017

The Hawkshead Relish Company has launched their latest innovation in a flavour extravagance with the NEW Black Garlic Ketchup. The flavour of black garlic is created with baking whole, fresh garlic bulbs for 40 days at a very low temperature creating an extraordinary flavour; rich, smooth & bursting with a balsamic sweetness. Combining the pureed garlic cloves by hand with fresh tomatoes, olive oil & Anglesey Sea Salt this ketchup sauce is the ultimate edition to cooked meats, tartlets, potato…

08/03/2017

Bobbi Brown Cosmetics is proud to announce its fifth consecutive year of The Pretty Powerful Campaign for Women & Girls, launching on International Women’s Day, March 8th 2017 with the introduction of a new Pretty Powerful Pot Rouge. Available in a NEW shade, “Pretty Powerful III,” the Pretty Powerful Pot Rouge is a universally flattering shade of pink with the full RRP (less VAT) of all sales made in the UK being donated to charity. Launched in March 2013, the…

08/03/2017

By Michael James Answer; When it is not only a place of worship but also tries to march in time with the heartbeat of its Local Community.   I am of course talking about, ‘The Church opposite the Claude’, or to give it’s proper name, Albany Road Baptist Church. It’s a Church with a growing reputation in Roath as a modern, relaxed, needs fulfilling environment which really means it’s banner headline which shouts out, “EVERYONE WELCOME”, without compromising its Christian…