Children, families and nurseries are being called on to put their best foot forward for Barnardo’s in the charity’s Big Toddle, an event first dreamt up by fundraisers in Wales more than 20 years ago. Last year’s Barnardo’s Big Toddle saw thousands of under-fives take part in short, sponsored “toddles” across Britain and they raised £231,512 for the UK’s largest children’s charity. The original idea came from the Porthcawl Barnardo’s Helpers’ Group who staged the first event on the promenade…

Photo left to right: Dr John Thompson, Dr Richard Penketh, Dr Graham Shortland Doctors from the University Hospital of Wales are taking on an epic challenge to raise money for causes close their hearts. Dr Graham Shortland, (Executive Medical Director and Consultant Paediatrician), Dr Richard Penketh (Obstetrician Gynaecologist) and Dr John Thompson (Director of the National Poisons Information Service and Honorary Consultant), will be taking part in the Eddystone Charity Sailing Pursuit in Plymouth on Saturday 15 June 2019. The…

NATIONAL DOUGHNUT WEEK TO RETURN 11 – 18 MAY 2019                 The nation is set to go nuts for doughnuts once again as National Doughnut Week announces its return this May. The week, sponsored by CSM Bakery Solutions, raises funds for The Children’s Trust, the UK’s leading charity for children with brain injury. National Doughnut Week has been running for 28 years, after being launched in 1991 by independent baker, Christopher Freeman. Last…

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…

When Chrysti Thompson fulfilled a lifetime ambition by signing up for the London Marathon; her husband Leighton thought he would do too – despite having no running experience. From gradual preparation of informal park runs to building to 10ks and half marathons, his first race will be the country’s most iconic running event on April 28. “I don’t mess around,” he joked. have been training together since the autumn. Chrysti who has run all her adult life is rather cross…

Disabled people in Wales are set to benefit from a new way of receiving social care, thanks to a scheme being officially rolled out across the country. The ‘Together as One’ project, launched by the disability charity Leonard Cheshire, will offer people who receive social care the option to take part in shared social and sporting activities with other disabled people living locally. Leonard Cheshire was the first provider to be awarded £1million from the Welsh government to deliver the…

SING&SMILE charity is reaching across South Wales with fun-packed daytime singing sessions for older people. Starting on Thursday evening April 4 from 6-7pm a new Goldies Cymru session based on Bollywood music and dance will take place at Penylan Library in the community centre. It is supported by the Cardiff-based Moondance Foundation and will be taken by Amruta Garud who is well known for her work with older people from the Indian community across South Wales. Originally from India, Amruta…

Learn to Play Day -a free national event to encourage everyone in the UK to start making music- is coming to Wales this weekend. Supported by Jools Holland OBE, and run by charity Music for All, the 2019 Learn to Play Day will take place on Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th March. This will see music shops, teachers, venues and schools throughout the country partner with leading musical instrument brands to offer thousands of FREE music lessons. Participating venues include:…

  Charities and community groups across Wales are being invited to receive free surplus food from Tesco this Easter. Across the UK the supermarket distributes a million meals a month to good causes as part of its Community Food Connection scheme, run in conjunction with food charity FareShare and powered by FoodCloud technology. Community Food Connection enables some 7,000 charities and community groups to pick up free food from Tesco each week, but some of those groups take a break…

TSB IN CARDIFF FUNDRAISES FOR LOCAL CHARITY BOBATH ON VALENTINE’S DAY Yesterday, TSB’s Partners and customers in Working Street, Cardiff, raised over £130 for their Local Charity Partner, Bobath, by holding a Valentine’s themed event. Like TSB, Bobath is passionate about helping the local community in Cardiff to thrive.  Bobath Children’s Therapy Centre Wales provides physiotherapy, occupational therapy and speech, and language therapy to children all over Wales who have cerebral palsy.  The funds raised will go towards improving its…