04/07/2017

The British Heart Foundation praises dedicated efforts of community fundraising in south and east Wales and urges people to continue their support. New figures released today by the British Heart Foundation Cymru (BHF Cymru) show residents in south and east Wales raised an incredible £265,288 for the charity’s life saving research last year by fundraising in their community. People across south and east Wales have shown they’re all heart, undertaking countless fundraising activities – from the weird to the wonderful…

15/11/2016

The great and the good of Cardiff descended on Rainbow Casino on Mary Ann Street in the centre of Cardiff for a star-studded VIP event. Local celebs, dignitaries and members of the Cardiff business community were all in attendance to enjoy the celebrations. The venue was officially opened by Wales and Blues Captain Sam Warburton, the Lord Mayor of Cardiff, Rainbow Casino Managing Director Duncan Savage and Cardiff Casino General Manager, Richard Phillips. The event marked the casino’s re-launch after…

07/09/2016

  Britain Has Spirit, a nationwide search for the UK’s best volunteers, is calling for the public to cast their votes having today announced finalists for both individual and group categories. This crucial next stage in the hunt for Britain’s community spirit relies on public votes for the national finalists, who hail from ten regions across the UK. The two overall Winners of ‘Regional Community Initiative of the Year’ and ‘Regional Community Hero of the Year’, will each be awarded…

11/08/2016

Following successful roll-outs across a variety of UK cities in recent months, food sharing app OLIO launches in Cardiff as its first city in Wales. Smartphone users throughout the capital now have access to the app providing local people and businesses with a simple way to reduce food waste and connect with their community. OLIO is a free app that connects neighbours with each other and with local independent shops so surplus food can be shared, not thrown away. This…

11/08/2016

Rebecca Evans AM, the Welsh Government Minister with responsibility for Active Travel, is using the launch of a new campaign by Wales’ leading walking and cycling organisations to urge people to have their say on how their communities could be better designed for getting around on foot and by bike. Because of Wales’ world leading Active Travel Act, local authorities will shortly be developing long term plans for walking and cycling networks that will make it easier and safer for…

06/05/2016

Community groups in Wales  are being invited to enter an award scheme which last year gave out £5,000 to the country’s good causes. Ten Welsh based community groups were amongst those celebrating at the end of last year after local supporters helped them secure £5,000 of funding from Skipton Building Society’s Grassroots Giving Scheme. The winners were chosen by public vote after being shortlisted from over 1,000 community organisations across the country. Now in its fourth year, Grassroots Giving was…

05/02/2016

Gabby Logan and Together Mutual Insurance search for our ‘Community Initiative of the Year’ and ‘Community Hero of the Year’ celebrating local volunteers across Britain with national prizes of £25,000 per category.   TV favourite Gabby Logan has launched ‘Britain Has Spirit’, a new campaign searching for the best individual and group volunteers from Wales, Scotland and England. Gabby is calling on the Welsh public to nominate their local shining stars, who selflessly give up time volunteering for nothing in…

08/12/2015

The Lower Machen Festival is delighted to launch the Lower Machen Festival Singers who will give their first performance in a concert of Handel’s Messiah at St Michael and All Angels’ Church, Lower Machen on Saturday 12 December at 6pm. The new vocal ensemble will be performing with The Welsh Chamber Players and will be conducted by Peter Esswood. An exciting line up of soloists include: Anastasiia Golovina (Soprano) from the Eastern Ukraine, currently at the Guildhall School of Music…

10/07/2015

Sue Ryder, the national hospice and neurological care charity, has today published new research which provides a unique insight into the UK’s experiences of bereavement and demonstrates that people may be suffering longer than they need to. The charity’s ground-breaking research reveals that it takes those from Cardiff two years and one day to feel better following bereavement; this is compared to the national average of two years, one month and four days. The research also proves that sharing experiences…