As the nation looks back to commemorate the final months of WW1 leading up to November 11 and the Armistice, primary schools across England and Wales are signing up for projects that will link them with older people in their communities. The Golden-Oldies charity started in November 2007 in the West Country. There are now 160 daytime Sing & Smile sessions supported by an army of volunteers across Southern England, Yorkshire, the Midlands, Devon, Cornwall, Essex and in South Wales,…

In the wake of Mother’s Day, South Wales mums and daughters are being urged to join the fight against cancer by entering Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life Brecon Beacons Hike. The charity is inviting women of all ages, shapes and sizes to support and pledge to take part on Saturday 30th June at Brecon Showground, Brecon. Taking part in the Race for Life Hike can be a hugely moving experience as people come together to remember loved ones lost…

An exciting new and free fundraising resource for charities went live last night when Cardiff based BidAid was launched by its co-founder, Olympic silver medallist and double world champion athlete Jamie Baulch. BidAid.org is a new and secure online auction site where premium memorabilia items and experiences can only be uploaded and sold by registered charities or and their celebrity ambassadors, patrons and sponsors. The Welsh sporting legend was delighted that representatives of so many charities were able to attend…

Bargain hunters take note – there’s a sleek new breed of charity shop in town! Greyhound Rescue Wales is turning heads on a Cardiff high street with a series of breathtaking shop window displays, creatively crafted from upcycled goods. Greyhound Rescue Wales’ shop in Albany Road, Roath, is transforming the way charity shops are perceived in the city, with passers-by singing its praises. The eye-catching displays have included dresses made of hand-dyed coffee filters, outfits made wholly from unwanted ties…

Cardiff Bay on a Friday night. You’re dressed in green, with other runners, united turning the night green for Velindre Cancer Centre. Light Up Events is hosting a fun 3km, 5km and 10km run at Cardiff Bay where we are expecting to have a turnout of over 200 runners. This is the first Light Up running event dedicated to Velindre Cancer Centre and we are very excited to raise funds that will help to ensure the best possible support is…

UK children’s charity Family Fund has announced an additional £100,000 of funding for grants for families on low incomes raising disabled or seriously ill children in Wales. Families will be able to apply for grants for essential items that help meet the needs of their children, such as washing machines or other white goods, or household items such as beds. The £100,000 has been generously provided by charitable trust the Garfield Weston Foundation to support Family Fund to make grants…

– Local Domino’s store dough-nates to charity –   The UK’s favourite pizza, Domino’s, has helped to raise £2,200 for its charity partner, Teenage Cancer Trust. The local Domino’s store in Cardiff City Centre recently ran a Teenage Cancer Trust fundraising week by selling personal pizzas for £1. Teenage Cancer Trust is the only UK charity dedicated to providing the best possible care and support for young people aged 13-24 diagnosed with cancer. The charity has 28 specialist Teenage Cancer…

  Tackling society’s trickiest problems can require some serious innovation. NewLink Wales is a charity that supports people affected by wellbeing issues such as psychological trauma, anxiety, mental health problems, substance misuse and wider social issues – and their team have enlisted some unusual allies. The eight beehives at NewLink Wales’ head office are the perfect community setting for people to put skills they’ve learned in treatment and support into practice.  It’s part of the charity’s Buzzin project, which takes…

With its growing number of daytime fun sing-along sessions, the Goldies Cymru Charity is taking off across South and West Wales. Fondly referred to simply as ‘Goldies’, the growth of the charity has been supported by the Cardiff-based Moondance Foundation and the Big Lottery Fund in Wales. The charity Golden-Oldies started life 10 years ago in the West of England, with Goldies Cymru starting in and around Cardiff four years later. There are now 12 freelance session leaders in Wales…

Two charities in Cardiff have been awarded grants by Hanfod Cymru, the independent charity established to distribute funding from money raised by Loteri Cymru ticket sales. Space4U and Techniquest have both been awarded money as part of Hanfod Cymru’s initial Small Grants programme. More than 70 applications were received for the Small Grants programme and Hanfod Cymru’s trustees awarded the first two Cardiff charitable organisations after evaluating how they planned to spend the money and how they would measure the…