Popping in to the Cards for Good Causes Shop at St John the Baptist Church in Cardiff to buy Christmas cards has become a local tradition for so many people. This year though has been a challenge with the shop being unable to open. But you can’t keep a good pop-up down! The shop has moved just up the road to the High Street Arcade in Castle Quarter. The Arcade, completed in 1885, was once home to a sea of…

Children’s charity Barnardo’s is launching two new services to support vulnerable families who are struggling to cope with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. See, Hear, Respond will work with families across Wales, offering practical and therapeutic support including counselling seven days a week. The aim is to help those facing a wide range of challenges, from anxiety, loneliness and isolation to children struggling with a return to school and parents worried about relationship breakdowns or poverty. The second will…

TaskRabbit, the online and mobile task platform that makes everyday life easier for everyday people, today announced that individuals can now hire local Taskers to pick up their pre-loved items for donation, and have these delivered directly to any of Barnardo’s 710 retail stores across the United Kingdom.  The new service makes it easier and faster than ever to donate pre-loved items to your local Barnardo’s charity shop without having to even leave the house! Booking a collection is simple…

  Barnardo’s Cymru has welcomed today’s announcement of additional Home Office funding to continue its whole family approach to tackling domestic abuse.   The money will fund the Opening Closed Doors project for the next 12 months. The announcement comes as charity helplines report a doubling of domestic abuse reports during lockdown.   The Barnardo’s Cymru service, which has supported 261 families since it began last March with £950,000 of Home Office funding, will be able to continue in Torfaen,…

  This Christmas many children supported by Barnardo’s Cymru will go without presents and a festive meal, according to a survey of the charity’s frontline workers.   A YouGov survey revealed that more than a quarter (27 per cent) of children among families in Wales who celebrate Christmas will be waking up to more than 10 presents on average this Christmas morning.   In contrast, 43 per cent of Barnardo’s frontline staff responding to a separate survey said some of…

        Three generations of the same family and a team of superheroes were among 120 cyclists who took part in this year’s On Your Bike for Barnardo’s cycle ride. Organisers of the fundraising event were delighted with both its success and the perfect weather as the last attempt to run it in the autumn was scuppered by one of the biggest storms of the year. On Your Bike for Barnardo’s, which was founded back in 1982, had…

The big On Your Bike for Barnardo’s charity cycle ride returns this spring and this time there will be an extra event just for families. In addition to the usual 35 mile route through the Vale of Glamorgan there will be a six mile family ride around Cardiff Bay for the first time so that everyone can join in the fun. Both rides take place on Sunday May 12 and money raised will go towards helping some of the most…

With Mother’s Day approaching, one of Barnardo’s adoptive mums has shared her inspiring story in the hopes of encouraging other families to welcome a vulnerable child into their lives. Louisa, 47, from Birmingham, works in a school and had seen how children in care flourish when they find their forever families. When her sons left home and she decided to extend her family, she contacted Barnardo’s, which has been finding families for vulnerable children for more than 100 years, and…

    Eight-year-olds sexually exploited online, says Barnardo’s as it launches urgent appeal to fund services Children as young as eight are being sexually exploited, Barnardo’s warns as it launches an urgent appeal to fund its child sexual exploitation services. The popularity of live streaming services like Tik Tok and Live.ly is contributing to younger and younger children needing to access specialist help after being exploited online, the UK’s leading children’s charity says. In previous years Barnardo’s youngest child sexual…

St David’s Hall Sunday 18 September 7pm Experience the music of the West End, Broadway and Hollywood in one captivating concert with Magical Music at St David’s Hall on Sunday 18 September. Starting at 7pm, BBC Radio Wales presenter and acclaimed opera singer Wynne Evans will compere an exciting evening for all ages with a full orchestra and singer conducted by David Hughes. Fans of movies and musicals will love hearing Ben Hur, Saving Private Ryan, Gypsy and Sister Act…