A local Llandaff North Scout Group are currently fighting to keep their hall from being sold – a feat that will not earn them a badge but a home for their treasured community. Scouts provides many services and activities for young people in Cardiff, from survival and camping skills to First Aid. But lately this group in particular has been channeling their energy into fundraising quizzes and bake sales in order to raise funds for their beloved hall. 04/06/2016 Pics…

St David’s Hall Wednesday 15 February 1pm & 4pm CALLING all budding gardeners – Mr Bloom’s Nursery Live is coming to St David’s Hall for two shows next month! Mr Bloom and the Veggies are the familiar faces of CBeebies, and now your tiny tots can see them onstage at 1pm and 4pm on Wednesday 15 February. Everyone at the Nursery is working hard for a very special occasion – a member of the Royal Family is visiting! Yet, Mr…

Mr Bloom comes to town … CBeebies popular Mr Bloom is coming to town with his family of Veggies in a new stage show, Mr Bloom’s Nursery – Live, which will delight young audiences who want to meet their favourite veggies and join in their new adventure. The award-winning Mr Bloom’s Nursery evolved from an interactive street theatre piece called The Vegetable Nannies, created by actor Ben Faulks. In 2009 Faulks approached the BBC with his ideas and the show…

WHAT: Viva! Vegan Festival  www.viva.org.uk/cardiff WHERE: Cardiff City Hall, Gorsedd Gardens Road, Cardiff CF10 3ND WHEN: Saturday, 4 February 2017 – 10.30am to 5pm HOW MUCH?: Only £2 – kids go free! CONTACT: 0117 944 1000  Everything you ever wanted to know about going, being or staying vegan (or moving in that direction) will be on tap at the Cardiff Viva! Vegan Festival. Organised by charity Viva!, entry is just £2 (under 16s free); a whole range of delicious food…

If you’ve never experienced the mesmerising magic of a ballet before, then Swan Lake is definitely the one to see at St David’s Hall! This captivating ballet comes to the National Concert Hall of Wales for seven performances from Thursday 29 December – Monday 2 January at 2pm, 5.30pm and 7pm (excluding Sunday 1 January). Tchaikovsky originally wrote this beautiful ballet to entertain his nieces during the summer of 1871. Yet, it was only when the Imperial Theatre in Moscow…

Oakfield Primary School attends Kellogg’s Breakfast Club awards at Westminster Houses of Parliament to collect national trophy A primary school in Cardiff has won ‘Best Breakfast Club in Wales’ and received £1,500 in prize money for their breakfast club. Oakfield Primary School’s breakfast club came top of the class for providing a healthy and creative approach to breakfast for their attendees and ensure each child feels involved and able to participate in activities. The winning school bagged £1,500 prize money…

ST DAVID’S HALL presents three magical performances of La Fille Mal Gardée for the first time from Tuesday 20 – Wednesday 21 December. Performed by the Russian State Ballet & Orchestra of Siberia and recreated from Alexander Gorsky’s classic version, this gentle tale of love thwarted, unrequited and found is one of the oldest ballets is still regularly performed. It is a masterpiece of comedy full of ribbons, romance and rivalry, and conjures up a world of pastoral simplicity where…

Russian Ballets, Lord of the Dance, Joe Calzaghe, Billy Ocean, Anastacia, Simple Minds, Anton & Erin, Gino D’Acampo, Chris Ramsey, Sam Bailey, Caro Emerald & Much More! It’s the most wonderful of time of the year and we’ve got some great Christmas gift ideas for the whole family at St David’s Hall! What better way is there to get in the festive spirit than with our Russian ballet series? La Fille Mal Gardée, The Nutcracker and Swan Lake (Tues 20 Dec –…

For those looking for a family day out over the summer holidays, The Royal Mint Experience is the perfect choice – allowing visitors to discover the unexpected wonder of coins and find out how they make their way into pockets and purses around the world! Located in Llantrisant, near Cardiff, The Royal Mint Experience will give visitors first-hand knowledge of the manufacturing journey of a coin, while a series of static and interactive exhibitions will bring the 1,000-year-old organisation’s rich heritage…

CITY VOICES CARDIFF return to St David’s Hall with another fun-filled concert for the whole family on Saturday 9 July at 6pm. Sing the Musicals: Encore brings together a selection of the finest and best-loved songs from the most successful West End and Broadway shows ever – all performed enchantingly  by a large choir and live orchestra. Conducted by their music director, Simon Curtis, City Voices Cardiff will perform hits from The King and I, Matilda, Into the Woods, Chess,…