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The British Heart Foundation Cymru (BHF) is calling on all crafty shoppers from Cardiff to help beat heart disease by taking part in The Big Stitch campaign. Launched on 1st July for two weeks, style seekers can help raise vital funds for life saving heart research, by buying an item from the Cardiff Albany Road BHF Cymru shop and adding their own personal stamp to it. The best will be in with a chance of winning one of three fantastic…
Children at Thornhill Primary School in Cardiff celebrated on June 27th after hearing that their unique 30 minute World War 1 production of words and music called Armistice Cantata has been chosen amongst hundreds in the 2018 National Lottery Awards 2018 – Education category. Thornhill are great supporters of the Goldies Cymru Charity who, through daytime Song and Smile fun singalong sessions, brighten the lives of hundreds of older people across South Wales. The charity also promotes links between primary…
St David’s Hall Thursday 12 July, 7.30pm HILARIOUS Geordie comic Chris Ramsey is back at St David’s Hall for the third year running on Thursday 12 July – and only limited seats are remaining! His last two tours including All Growed Up having delved into Chris travails with adjusting to adulthood, and now he’s Just Happy to Get Out of the House! As one of the UK’s brightest young comic talents, Chris is as typically busy as ever….
A behind-the-scenes documentary promoting the making of the Believe: Organ Donation Support charity’s ‘Fraser Bear’ animated organ donation video was launched 13th June at an event at the Senedd in Cardiff, Wales. Anna-Louise Bates, who set up Believe charity after her husband Stuart and seven-year-old son Fraser were fatally struck by a car in December 2015, has worked with Mike Young, the Welshman behind iconic 80s children’s show, SuperTed, to create a film to help educate students on organ…
(Alison Thompson, director of route sponsorship for Network Rail in Wales and Borders) Welsh female engineers from across the rail industry are calling for more women and girls to consider careers in engineering surrounding this year’s International Women in Engineering Day on 23 June. Alison Thompson, director of route sponsorship for Network Rail in Wales and Borders, has worked in the rail industry for over 28 years, having trained as an engineer at university. Alison said: “As a civil…
This summer Mountain Warehouse will be launching a collection of 5 printed canvas bags in all United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland stores. 100% of the profits from each bag sold will be donated to 200 local charities. Mountain Warehouse stores across the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland have nominated a local charity to support during the campaign. Launching on the 3rd July, 100% of the profits from each bag sold in store will be donated to that store’s…
UK Export Finance’s (UKEF) annual report and accounts, published this week, reveal almost £7.5 million of support for Welsh exporters, resulting in over £64 million worth of overseas sales. One of the Welsh companies benefiting from UKEF support this year was Carpenter and Paterson, a specialist manufacturer of pipe suspension equipment based in Welshpool. By working with overseas buyer Reliance India, UKEF helped to ensure over 100 construction and supply contracts on Reliance’s project in Jamnagar India went to UK…
The independent charity Crimestoppers is running a new campaign in South Wales to help deter people from carrying knives on the streets. The rise of knife crime is a national issue and reports of individuals carrying knives in public increases fear and worry in communities. In the year 2016/2017, there were an estimated 910 recorded incidents involving a knife and sharp instrument in Wales, with 477 of those coming in South Wales. That equates to a 17% increase on the…
In my years of being a Hearing Audiologist I have been told many stories about what people clean their ears with from the everyday cotton swabs to pens, paperclips, hair grips, glasses arms, car keys. I’m sure nearly everyone reading this is guilty of sticking something in their ears they are not supposed to so I’m going to explain why the old wives tale ‘nothing smaller than your elbow’ is so true. Our ears are designed by nature to be…
Sustainable Food Cities take a new approach to food in order to deal with some of today’s most critical social, environmental and economic challenges. A sustainable food city is a community-wide initiative that involves many organisations from local authorities, local health boards and trusts, shops, restaurants and other businesses, universities and the third sector. By working collaboratively, they are making healthy and sustainable food a defining characteristic of where they live. At the moment, there are more than 50 Sustainable…
