Every year at the start of December, Sands Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Charity hold a ‘Lights of Love Service’ at St Saviour’s Church in Splott, Cardiff. This is comprised of carol singing, Christmas songs, and poetry reading to help support families who have lost children through stillbirth and neonatal deaths. The families who have been effected are able to light a candle during the service, write a tag for the tree and also donate a present in memory of their…
Welsh Hearts’ festive fundraiser ‘The Cardiff Santa & Elf Dash’ is back by popular demand for 2017. Now into its fifth year, the Santa & Elf dash has secured itself as one of Cardiff’s most popular sporting events. Last year Welsh Hearts saw over 2,400 participants get into the festive spirit to complete the 5k course around Mermaid Quay dressed up as Santa’s, elves, turkeys, crackers and Christmas trees – to name but a few! Join them on 3rd December…
The students of UWC Atlantic College organised a Peace Protest in Cardiff to raise awareness of the Rohingya Crisis in Myanmar on Friday the 10th of November. They read poetry, sang protest songs, spoke about the experiences of being a refugee, and performed moving street theatre to attract the attention of passers-by. The students of Atlantic College managed to collect over 200 hundred signatures and reached an audience of around 500 people during their demonstration. The protesters explained that the event…
New research from Cardiomyopathy UK shows that 68% of people in Cardiff don’t realise that a cause of sudden cardiac death is genetic and 49% are unaware of their family history of heart disease. Worryingly, 22% of Cardiffians with a family history of heart disease admit that they have never told their GP about it, and 20% with niggling health complaints have avoided telling their doctor because they fear the worst and are burying their head in the sand. Cardiomyopathy – a disease…
Canine fosterers are urgently needed to care for former racing greyhounds and lurchers who have been given a last chance at life by a special rescue scheme. Greyhound Rescue Wales is appealing for animal lovers across Wales to help care for dogs saved by its ‘Last Hope’ fund. Last Hope pays for life-saving treatment for ex-racers with injuries who would otherwise face being put to sleep – but fosterers are desperately needed to then help rehabilitate these lovely creatures before…
Food Vale held its inaugural Engagement Event on 9th of November 2017 at the St Donat’s Art Centre, Llantwit Major. A new partnership aiming to celebrate a holistic approach to food, Food Vale promotes engagement and collaboration with local growers, health, food producers, food retailers, hospitality and catering services from across the Vale of Glamorgan. The event was attended by over 50 organisations including the Soil Association, Farmers Union of Wales, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, Age Cymru,…
Young people from across Cardiff were given a flavour of various career opportunities at Wales’ largest careers, jobs, skills and apprenticeship event, SkillsCymru. The event took place at Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff and saw more than 40 employers attend to showcase the range of career opportunities available within their organisations. Employers included NHS Wales, ALDI, Arts Council of Wales and Wales and West Utilities. In addition, Horizon Nuclear Power were also in attendance to promote its new recruitment programme for…
This spring, BBC National Orchestra of Wales celebrates its 90th birthday and to mark this milestone, the Orchestra is inviting people to share their stories and experiences. Stories could include seeing or performing with the orchestra, meeting a musician or taking part in a workshop. The stories gathered will form part of the birthday celebrations in April 2018. Michael Garvey, director of BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales says “We’re looking forward to celebrating next year with the…
Over the weekend, 40 Computer Science undergraduate students from all years at Cardiff University got their teeth stuck into a real-life brief set by Cardiff technology group Inspiretec. Organised by the Cardiff University Computer Science Society, the challenge was designed to bring undergraduate students together to focus on using their skills to address a real-life business challenge. The challenge was completed during a fixed 36-hour period, using just the students’ imagination and the resources of the internet. First thing on…
The Prince’s Trust and TK Maxx & Homesense Awards will come to Cardiff on 22nd November to recognise the achievements of disadvantaged young people in Wales who have succeeded against the odds, improved their chances in life, had a positive impact on their local community, as well as those who have played a part in supporting the work of The Trust across Wales. There are seven awards in total. Julie Bean, an 18 year old from Llanelli has won the…
