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10/12/2015

Employees from Santander’s branch in Penarth recently spent the day helping the local Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) Cymru centre increase the amount of seating in its garden area. The volunteers spent the day building benches and tables at the club, which would allow for more members to join the organisation on a weekly basis. RNIB Cymru is the largest sight loss organisation in Wales and aims to increase the quality of life for everyone with sight loss….

10/12/2015

Barratt Homes in South Wales has celebrated National Tree Week with the planting of an oak tree to mark 8000 trees planted by the division in the last 12 months. “We have planted or retained more than 23,531 trees or shrubs at our developments throughout South Wales and wanted to mark our ongoing commitment to the environment,’’ said managing director Steve Williams. “National Tree Week is a great reminder to everyone about the value of trees and at Barratt we…

10/12/2015

POP icon and multi-million record selling singer Rick Astley is back on the road by popular demand including a stop at St David’s Hall on Wednesday 13 April 2016 – and tickets go on sale this Friday (11 December) at 10am! The tour offers the perfect preview to his hotly anticipated new studio album, which is due out later next year. Rick has produced perfect pop for over 28 years with more than 19 million records sold and huge chart…

10/12/2015

THE nation’s favourite scientist Professor Brian Cox OBE will take you on a dazzling journey through time and space at St David’s Hall – and tickets are on sale now! The ever charismatic and captivating physicist, TV presenter and author is coming to the National Concert Hall of Wales for two hotly anticipated dates on Tuesday 15 and Wednesday 16 November 2016. Whether an avid science reader or a total novice, Brian will test the limits of your knowledge and…

10/12/2015

Over three quarters of businesses are set to do something nice for their employees over Christmas, but is the office party the best choice? London, 10th December, 2015: Nearly a third (32.3%) of employees do not have an office Christmas party, according to a new survey commissioned by Reward Gateway . And of those who do, 54% of employees do not look forward to the celebrations. 1,000 UK workers participated in the survey, carried out by the global leader in…

08/12/2015

Friday 11 – Saturday 12 December 10.30am & 12.30pm GIVE the kids the gift of music this Christmas with Bert & Cherry’s Christmas Plum Pudding at St David’s Hall. Bert & Cherry’s Christmas Plum Pudding is a fabulously festive show, which features magic musical interludes and loveable characters, plus presents and mischief galore! There are four performances altogether across Friday 11 – Saturday 12 December with two on each day at 10.30am and 12.30pm. This hour-long seasonal show reunites Bert…

08/12/2015

Thursday 10 – Saturday 12 December  7.15pm (Plus a Matinee at 3pm on Saturday 12 December!) JOIN Rat, Mole, Mr Badger and the lovable Mr Toad for a magical journey down the riverbank in The Wind in the Willows at St David’s Hall – but make sure you avoid those dastardly weasels! This literary classic for the whole family comes with a fresh musical twist with four mesmerising performances at 7.15pm on Thursday 10 – Saturday 12 December (with an additional…

08/12/2015

The Lower Machen Festival is delighted to launch the Lower Machen Festival Singers who will give their first performance in a concert of Handel’s Messiah at St Michael and All Angels’ Church, Lower Machen on Saturday 12 December at 6pm. The new vocal ensemble will be performing with The Welsh Chamber Players and will be conducted by Peter Esswood. An exciting line up of soloists include: Anastasiia Golovina (Soprano) from the Eastern Ukraine, currently at the Guildhall School of Music…

08/12/2015

Non Evans MBE to provide keynote address at event designed to get children to learn a new sport and forge a career in sport READING, UK, TUESDAY 1st DECEMBER: A series of FREE nationwide events is kicking off next month at Cardiff Metropolitan University, giving teenagers and young adults the opportunity to find out how to maintain a healthy, active lifestyle, learn a new sport and also forge a career in the sport and fitness sectors. Formerly known as the National…

08/12/2015

Explore Learning, the popular provider of maths and English tuition for children aged five to 14 is opening the doors to its first centre in Cardiff, Wales. Explore Learning has a growing presence throughout the UK and just this year has opened 11 new centres. The new education centre will bring Explore Learning’s unique and affordable tuition to Wales and create 20 jobs in the area. Local MP Craig Williams will be attending the centre launch at 2:15pm on Thursday…