Recently at Wales’ National team open training session in Wrexham, The Football Association of Wales announced their partnership with Welsh Hearts/Calonnau Cymru with Ryan Giggs at the helm. The long-term aim of the partnership is to deliver lifesaving defibrillators, equipment and training to all football clubs in Wales. Football clubs and training facilities across Wales are often the hub of communities, used by many different teams and community groups. However, many of these integral community spaces currently do not have…

Free Family Carnival to help local communities place at least 100 Defibrillators in Cardiff     Welsh Hearts will be opening its doors to all families this Bank Holiday Monday for a free family event. Our May Day Carnival promises to be a ton of fun for the whole family, with special appearances from loved characters such as the Teenage Mutant Turtles, Igglepiggle and Upsy Daisy, Anna and Elsa from Frozen, Jake and Izzy, and a few more surprise characters!…

Why every tea party you hold this Spring could help save many lives throughout Wales. BBC Welsh correspondent and presenter Sian Lloyd is helping spearhead an all-Wales tea party campaign to save lives in Wales in collaboration with the Welsh Hearts Charity. Sian said ‘The one thing we love in Wales is our tea so why not be a part of Wales’ Biggest Tea Party and help Welsh Hearts raise much needed funds to place community defibrillators and hold heart…

Welsh Hearts are celebrating their 5th birthday this year and are tremendously grateful to you for your patronage. They will be updating you in the coming months on all the fun ideas we’ve been working on. Welsh Hearts have placed an incredible 916 defibrillators to date and the number keeps growing. With over 8,000 sudden cardiac arrests in Wales each year,  free CPR trainings offer a life-saving skills that can prove vital in an emergency. Book or request a session…

    Roath Rocks is so much more than just music. The music festival runs annually, promoting local artists from in and around Cardiff, with proceeds going to various different charities. The organisation also regularly puts on great gigs in various venues around the country’s capital. But the real story is the founder of Roath Rocks, Wayne Courtney. One of our columnists for the magazine, an award winning fundraiser, and an all round great guy, Wayne Courtney dedicates his time to helping…

Have Fun this Christmas and go that extra mile and join Welsh Hearts for an all Wales festive life saving 5k Dash, Walk, Jog or run around Mermaid Quay and Cardiff Bay on Sunday December 4th. Get your hearts beating faster this Christmas with this great event which will bring the whole community together! Last year we had over 2,000 Santas and Elfs, Snowmen, Turkeys and various amazing other characters! Suitable for all ages. £9 Registration to include a T…

An 80 year old man whose life was saved by a defibrillator and a bystander passing by during a serious cardiac arrest at Cardiff Central Station has thanked the charity Welsh Hearts on their third birthday with a donation to purchase another device to get more of the life-saving machines  into public places in Wales. Frank Brock, who lives in Rumney in Cardiff, was picking up a friend at the busy railway station in February 2016 when he suffered a…

Bring Him Home Gala Concert – St David’s Hall Sunday 22 May 7.30pm A STELLAR line-up of stars from Les Misérables in the West End will join together for the Bring Him Home Gala Concert at St David’s Hall. On Sunday 22 May at 7.30pm, a select group of artists who have previously appeared as Jean Valjeans in the West End’s longest running musical (including Chris Jacobsen, David Thaxton and Simon Shorten) will join forces. This special show compered by Mark…

Social enterprise Indycube backs campaign to collect signatures Local businesses offer help for the campaign Shared office space and co-working community venture Indycube has agreed to hold copies of the petition for signature collection in its city centre locations. Indycube is Wales’ fastest growing network of co-workers and its services include desk hire, business support and workshops.  It has locations all over Wales, with five in Cardiff city centre. Founder of Indycube, Mark Hooper said, “”We’re really pleased to be…

    A hugely talented young Welsh singer who says music is her “family business” sang live on Terry Wogan’s hugely popular BBC Radio 2 show. Greta Isaac, 20, from Cowbridge, who comes from a long line of famous Welsh musicians, hit the national airwaves during Sir Terry’s Sunday morning programme. Greta, who sings mainly American-style folk numbers with their roots in the 1970s – most of which are her own compositions – while accompanying herself on acoustic guitar, reckons…