Community groups in Wales are being invited to enter an award scheme which last year gave out £1,500 to the region’s good causes. Three Wales based community groups were amongst those celebrating at the end of last year after local supporters helped them secure £1,500 of funding from Skipton Building Society’s Grassroots Giving Scheme. The winners were chosen by public vote after being shortlisted from almost 1,000 community organisations across the country. Now in its fifth year,…

by Aaliyah Buchanan To honour Mental Health Awareness Week 2017 I thought I would write about the amazing experience I had when visiting NewLink Wales, a well-being charity located in Cardiff that helps people from a variety of backgrounds and walks of life move on from problems that were previously holding them back, including: substance misuse, confidence issues, anxiety, psychological trauma, mental health issues, offending behaviour and a range of other social problems. Last year they expanded the organisation from…

Schemes invite talent from all over the UK and from all backgrounds to apply The UK’s most prestigious TV industry event, The Edinburgh International Television Festival, announces that submissions for its hugely popular Talent Schemes programmes are now open for 2017. The charitable organisation, whose mission is to identify and nurture the next generation of talent from all backgrounds runs The Network and Ones to Watch, the industry’s most respected training programmes. Running concurrently every year, the schemes help talent…

Celebrity stylist and award winning TV favourite, Gok Wan is delighted to announce that he will be getting up close and personal with his fans at a series of glamorous events this spring and due to popular demand, the events will now feature fashion and styling for every occasion, as well as wedding attire for brides to be. Gok will be on hand to deliver his much sought after advice in Cardiff, Leeds, Worcester, Northumberland, Nottingham and Sheffield.   The…

The Glee Club has won an impressive three major awards in just one week! Firstly, there were TWO WINS at the annual Chortle Awards, where the Cardiff venue picked up Best Venue: Wales and The West, and Birmingham won Best Club: Midlands and The East. And just a few days later, it was announced that the Birmingham club’s weekly Comedy Carousel night topped the Best Midlands Comedy Night category in the What’s On Readers’ Awards 2017. Commenting on the run,…

    Roath Rocks is so much more than just music. The music festival runs annually, promoting local artists from in and around Cardiff, with proceeds going to various different charities. The organisation also regularly puts on great gigs in various venues around the country’s capital. But the real story is the founder of Roath Rocks, Wayne Courtney. One of our columnists for the magazine, an award winning fundraiser, and an all round great guy, Wayne Courtney dedicates his time to helping…

Maisie Methuen won gold on floor and silver in the all-around competition; Latalia Bevan brings home silver on beam; Holly Jones took silver in the vault; Jac Davies won gold on the pommel horse; Josh Cook took bronze on the floor in the under 18s men’s competition; Jolie Ruckley wins bronze in Junior competition’s all-around, uneven bars, beam and floor; Zoe Simmons took silver in Junior floor and bronze in vault competition; With just over a year to go until…

What do you do with a broken toaster? Or with a bike when the chain comes off? Or with a sweater full of moth holes? Bin it? No way! Repair Café Cardiff has organised the first Repair Café in Cardiff on Saturday 1st April. At The Table, Pentyrch Baptist Church on Pentyrch Street, every first Saturday of each month, everything centres on making repairs. Starting from 10.00am and ending at 2.00pm, various volunteer repair experts will be available to help make all possible repairs free of charge. Tools and materials will also be on…

Cardiff-based tennis pro Chris Lewis helped Team GB to the silver medal in the ITF (International Tennis Federation) World Team Games in South Africa. GB defeated Russia 2-1, Mozambique 3-0, defeated USA 3-0, and Spain 2-1 to reach the over-35s final against France. The French won 2-0, with the final match not needing to be played. Lewis, who is head performance coach at Cardiff Metropolitan University in association with XL Tennis, and is originally from Neath, was making his GB…

  For fun-filled family entertainment this Easter, join us on a mini golf egg-venture with Simi and his friends. We’ll be open from 10am every day from Friday 7th April to Monday 24th April, giving you an extra hour each weekday morning to experience the delights our jungle has on offer… Free face painting and glitter tattoos will be available to guests along with our arts & crafts sessions, but why not come down to meet our mascot Simi –…