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Air Cadets from Penarth, just outside of Cardiff, are preparing to sing the praises of the RAF in Concert tour – the final chance to celebrate RAF100. Eleven Squadrons from across the country are showing their support for the final RAF centenary salute by selling programmes at their local concert venue. The concert is among a wide range of exciting events being staged around the UK this year that serve to commemorate and celebrate the Royal Air Force as well…
BBC Children in Need has announced that it has awarded a total of £215,628 to two local projects providing services to disadvantaged children and young people. The charity currently funds 22 projects across Cardiff, with over £1.3m invested locally. The newly awarded grants come as BBC Children in Need celebrates its fundraising total for the 2017 Appeal: £60.7 million. Highlights from the 2017 Appeal include BBC Radio 2’s amazing fundraising efforts spearheaded by Chris Evans’ Breakfast Show which saw millions…
Cardiff’s Willows High School has received more than 30 laptops from Circle IT, which has introduced a scheme to regenerate a range of IT consumables and donate them to local schools across South Wales. Cardiff Gate-headquartered, Circle IT, made the donation as part of its commitment to benefiting those in the local community and it’s now hoped that many of Willows 600-plus pupils will benefit from the opportunities the technology offers. The laptops will replace the aging IT desktop equipment…
Tenovus Cancer Care has announced a new partnership with Worldwide Breast Cancer to launch their Know Your Lemons® breast cancer awareness campaign in Wales. The global campaign has been used online in more than 90 countries around the world and translated into 16 different languages, helping to educate more than 200 million people. Its striking Know Your Lemons image, which is based on extensive patient research and advice from oncologists around the world, shows 12 common and less common symptoms…
Winner of the Grolsch People’s Choice Award at the 2018 Toronto Film Festival and an official Selection of the 2018 Telluride Film Festival. In the US, Free Solo achieved the highest 2018 opening weekend per screen average for a documentary. “Alex Honnold’s Free Solo climb should be celebrated as one of the great athletic feats of any kind, ever.” The New York Times “One of the most arresting documentaries of the year. See the film on as big a screen…
Star Wars is one of the most beloved blockbuster series of all time. The space opera epic has been on our screens since 1977, and the new generation of films means that the series has never been more popular. In perfect timing for Halloween, this year Rubies and Jedi-Robe.com are offering 5 lucky winners the chance to get their hands on an officially licenced family costume bundle, worth £200 overall. Featuring a deluxe Darth Vader set and an adult…
There are over 100 events this, madeinroath’s tenth year, including exhibitions, performances, workshops and interventions. The festival runs from 14-21 October, and visitors to Roath can expect exhibitions, treasure hunts, film, performance, workshops, sound work, roaming magicians and tricksters, stranded giant pigeons, a mobile textiles studio and lots more. Artists have snuck into parks and gardens, opened up their houses, and used community venues and shops as galleries, transforming Roath into an extravaganza of creative encounter and participatory arts…
BRITISH cycling legend Sir Bradley Wiggins CBE brings fascinating tales of his time both on the track and road to St David’s Hall on Saturday 17 November! Fans can expect an amazing insight into his experiences and a rare glimpse into the personality behind the back-page headlines. Throughout his stunning career, ‘Wiggo’ established himself as a household name and national treasure as Britain’s most decorated Olympian. With Bradley at its forefront, cycling has never been more popular across the UK…
LEGENDARY singer-songwriter Art Garfunkel returns to St David’s Hall on Friday 12 April 2019 with An Evening of Song & Stories from his remarkable five-decade career. The Cardiff gig is one of only 10 UK tour dates and tickets go on sale Friday (5 October) at 9am via the Box Office on 029 2087 8444 and online at www.stdavidshallcardiff.gov.uk Since the 1960s, Garfunkel has received endless accolades including Grammy awards, Golden Globe nominations, huge chart success and a deserved place…
I want to ride my bike café, bar and workshop in Cardiff has been named the best for cyclists in all of Wales by the national cycling charity, Cycling UK. I want to ride my bike won the Wales category of Cycling UK’s Cyclist Café of the Year awards, which were announced on Saturday. There were four other winners, for Scotland, England and Northern Ireland as well as a Lifetime Achievement award. I want to ride my bike opened…
