22/12/2021

  Winter Artwork Show Cardiff Made 20  November 2021 – 24th December 2021 Visit: www.cardiffmade.co.uk A Christmas Carol Sherman Theatre 26 November 2021 – 31 December 2021 Visit: www.shermantheatre.co.uk Acapela Studios 22nd December 2021 Christmas with the Rat Pack and Marilyn visit: www.acapela.co.uk Cardiff’s Winter Wonderland Tuesday 16 November 2021 – Sunday 2 January 2022  Now set over two stunning sites at City Hall and Cardiff Castle with additions including the Ice Bar and an outdoor roof terrace. Get your skates…

22/09/2021

Alzheimer’s Society’s Cardiff Memory Walk 10th October 2021   Cardiff residents are being invited to don their walking gear, lace up their boots, and unite against dementia by signing up to Alzheimer’s Society’s Memory Walk this Autumn. Hundreds of Alzheimer’s Society supporters will put their best foot forward at Bute Park on 10th October 2021 alongside family, friends and colleagues to raise money for the charity. Over a year since the pandemic began, people with dementia are still bearing the brunt…

29/07/2021

CARDIFF’s Bute Park will be transformed into a Jurassic Park from 21 August until 5 September, as DINOSAURS roam free in the Welsh capital Cardiff will play host to prehistoric playgrounds, featuring more than 50 animatronic dinosaur scenes, including a fearsome, 18m tall T-Rex that breathes and sways its tail as it hunts for prey; an Iguanodon’s furious battle against a Deinonychus; Pterosaurs that screech as they soar through the trees; a 15m tall Brachiosaurus, guarding her eggs and a…

18/09/2019

  Dementia is now the UK’s biggest killer, with someone developing it every three minutes. Of the top 10 causes of death, dementia is the only one that we can’t cure, prevent or even slow down, but Alzheimer’s Society Faye Baylis, 41, is part of Team Bluebirds in honour of her father who was diagnosed in 2016. “As a care professional with 25 years’ experience I knew what was coming but it’s totally different when it’s your own family. “I was…

07/03/2019

  Sunday 10 March 2019. Race begins at 11am (registration from 9.45am) Bute Park, North Road, Cardiff CF10 3ER Among the runners is mum Melissa, who had a stroke only a day after the birth of her first child. Many people think strokes only happen to older people, so a stroke in a younger person can come as a big shock. Melissa told us: “The thought of not being able to talk with, or sing songs to my son made…

01/03/2017

The 2017 St David’s Day Run looks to raise over £50,000 for charity Cardiff’s biggest fun run takes place this weekend, and its organisers are encouraging local people and families to get involved, sign up and raise money for a variety of good causes. Annual fun run takes place on weekend closest to St David’s Day each year Over 120,000 runners have taken place in annual race in the past five years More than 8,500 runners have tackled the 10K…

06/02/2017

These are the first pictures of a brand new obstacle to feature at the return of the world’s biggest inflatable obstacle course – Gung-Ho! – to Cardiff in March. Dubbed ‘the toughest obstacle yet’ by brains behind the event Alex Winters, the 30m long, gauntlet-style ‘Danger Zone’ will be at Bute Park on Saturday 18 March, joining inflatables including Europe’s tallest inflatable slide – the 72ft high, 200ft long Thriller. Danger Zone, filled with as much air as 16 MILLION…

30/06/2016

By Mehak Bhasin   1. Every night in Cardiff has the potential of becoming a night out. –          Monday – Glam –          Tuesday – Revs –          Wednesday – CUSU (Yolo) –          Thursday – Walkabout (TNT) –          Friday – Pryzm –          Saturday – CUSU (Flux) 2. And it ends with food at 3 am. Burger King, McDonald’s or Mama’s Kebab House on City Road. Take your pick. 3. Because cooking drunk is never a good idea. 4. Deliveroo, JustEat and Kukd. The…

24/05/2016

Thousands of thrill-seekers from across Wales slipped, slid and stumbled across ten tricky obstacles as the world’s biggest inflatable obstacle course came to Cardiff for the first time. A total of 5,000 people took on obstacles including Europe’s tallest inflatable slide and the world’s biggest bouncy inflatable at Gung-Ho! 5k, held at Bute Park on Saturday (21st May). Despite the rain, there were smiles all round from runners young and old who conquered the course, brainchild of Cbeebies presenter Alex…

19/01/2016

Olympic hero Colin Jackson has once again teamed up with Prostate Cancer UK to deliver a series of fundraising runs for men and boys next June. In 2016 and 2017, Prostate Cancer UK will continue to be the Official Charity Partner of the Sanlam Go Dad Run, a series of fun 5km and 10km jaunts designed to bring male members of the family together, alongside their friends, teammates and work colleagues. Launched in 2013, Go Dad Run is the brainchild…