We are delighted to announce the launch of Where’s my space? a collaborative digital project that has brought together Ffotogallery, the national photography agency for Wales, and PAWA254 in Kenya, a dynamic arts and cultural collaborative hub that houses, fosters and catalyses creative and community-driven projects for social change. The project is made possible by British Council, Wales through its Go Digital programme focusing on digital initiatives and responses of the arts and creative industries sector in Wales and the…

Being a university student is hard enough but being one during a pandemic is even harder. I’m a third year student at the University of Wales Trinity St David at their Lampeter Campus.  Founded in 1822 by Bishop Thomas Burgess, it is the oldest and one of the smallest universities in Wales, counts Prince Charles as the Patron of the University and has fewer than 2000 students. This pandemic has not been easy to deal with. I was at home…

Families looking for fun, free and creative boredom busters during isolation – be inspired and learn to paint with Cardiff-based artist Rosie Moriarty Simmonds, a member of the Mouth and Foot Painting Artists – artists who paint only with their mouth and feet due to physical disability. Get hands-on (or feet-on!) with her cute and colourful ‘Rainbow Hedgehog’ design – sure to banish any ‘prickly’ family feuds with artistic fun. Ideal for little ones, Rosie has created a handy design outline…

What an unusual and challenging few weeks it has been due to the pandemic we are all facing, and it’s not over yet sadly. Every day we are faced with new challenges, changes to laws, potential job losses, activity losses and most terrifyingly, lives lost. All of this has had an understandable impact on everyone, their health and well-being, financial stability and security, relationships and sense of being. It must be incredibly hard for those who have lost business, jobs,…

‘LOCKDOWN’ by Michael James   Lockdown is a prison protocol that prevents people or information from leaving an area. It can also be used to protect people from a threat or other external event.  (Edited from Wikipedia).  Sounds about right for the position we find ourselves in at the moment. Lockdown, as we have become used to during the COVID-19 Pandemic, has made us prisoners in our own homes and prevents us from leaving an area, except for very limited and…

Many of us may feel stressed and unable to unwind during this pandemic.  Others maybe missing their usual visit to the hairdressers, beauty salon or maybe in need of a general pick me up.  You don’t have to feel guilty about pampering yourself and taking time out for a treat. With this in mind, we’ve compiled a list of ways to pamper yourself from top to toe! Keep Your Hair Colour Fresh at Home Tints of Nature are all about…

Speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast, actor Richard Mylan has told Rachel Burden why he and his autistic son, Jaco, are continuing their daily visits to Cardiff Market through the ongoing lockdown. They’ve previously visited the market hundreds of times as it closes up for the night – now it’s closed indefinitely, but it’s still a key feature of their daily walks. Richard Mylan, who appeared in BBC drama Waterloo Road, said: “In normal life, we would walk around town regularly. He would go into…

Children’s charity Barnardo’s Cymru knows a thing or two about teenagers and with the news that the lockdown has been extended for at least another three weeks it is offering some useful online advice for parents.   Sarah Crawley, director for Barnardo’s Cymru, said: “If you’re struggling to keep your teenager in the house and sticking to lockdown rules know that you’re definitely not alone.”  Teenage brains work differently to adult brains. Developing independence and freedom is one of the…

So here we are then, week 4 into lockdown, with all of us still sat in our homes, slightly shell-shocked, wondering how on earth life as we knew it could be turned on its head in a flash, spun around a few times, given an almighty shake and then dropped back down on our laps for us to deal with in whatever shape or form it landed. I think we can all safely say that the situation we’re currently living…

The First Minister of Wales Mark Drakeford gave blood in Cardiff City Hall today, to help keep NHS blood banks well stocked during the coronavirus pandemic. Having given blood since the age of 17, the First Minister says he hopes everyone fit, healthy and symptom-free, goes onto the Wales Blood Service website to book their own blood donation. While new regulations have required people across the UK to stay home to save lives, travelling to donate lifesaving blood is essential…