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Cowbridge Music Festival Associate Artist Llŷr Williams   This year’s theme of ‘Songs from my Homeland’ invites us to celebrate our roots. The programme features such internationally acclaimed Welsh musicians as soprano Natalya Romaniw, Cowbridge Music Festival Associate Artist Llŷr Williams, and singer Kizzy Crawford. The programme also includes world-class artists such as BBC Young Musician Winner Laura van der Heijden, 2022 BBC Music Magazine Award winners Tom Poster and Elena Urioste, plus a rare opportunity to hear stunning music from Afghanistan.    Leading violist Rosalind Ventris   Concerts take place at venues…

White Cat Theatre will be performing “Art” by Yasmina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton, at the Norwegian Church Arts Centre in Cardiff Bay this September. Art examines the reactions of Marc and Yvan to an expensive large white painting bought by their friend Serge. The unexpected purchase causes the three friends to explore what brought them together in the first place, and what keeps them together after fifteen years of friendship. French author Yasmina’s award-winning comedy will be performed over…

16th June 2022 marks six years since Jo Cox MP was murdered in her constituency of Batley and Spen during the deeply divisive Brexit referendum campaign. The Jo Cox Foundation is launching the sixth annual Great Get Together – nationwide community events inspired by the message from her very first speech in Parliament: “We are far more united and have far more in common than that which divides us.” Since it began in 2017, over 20 million people have participated…

World Refill Day Today artwork capturing a snapshot of the Welsh coast has appeared on Penbryn beach, inspiring the public to ‘leave no trace’ as they explore the Wales Coast Path. Created by Welsh artist, Rachel Shiamh, the artwork highlights the importance of enjoying Wales sustainably this World Refill Day and beyond — to help keep the environment, oceans and communities plastic-free for generations to come. One such way of eliminating single-use plastics includes the use of reusable water bottles — which can be conveniently filled at…

The Women’s End2End Relay is a hiking challenge stretching the length of the UK from Lands End to John O’Groats. Women from across the nation will help carry the baton across 2,028km and 3,6970m of elevation, launching on the 17th June 2022 in Land’s End and finishing 74 days later in John O’Groats. The relay has already had over 500 participants sign up. Bex Band of Love Her Wild, is looking for women to help carry the baton, whether it…

Care-Box-£50 Cardiff & Vale Health Charity are delighted to announce a collaboration between their Breast Centre Appeal and CancerPal, an organisation that provides Care Boxes and products to help ease the side effects of cancer treatment. Jo Riley, founder of CancerPal, spent many years caring for her mum who was diagnosed with secondary breast cancer in 2015.  Jo conducted hundreds of hours of research into different products that could help to ease the symptoms her mum experienced as a result…

New analysis reveals that parents in Wales are throwing away 40,000 wearable school uniforms each year because they have been outgrown. With the average school uniform consisting of 32 percent polyester, or similar synthetic fibres, that’s the equivalent of 10 tonnes of plastic going to landfill each year, making up 3 percent of the 354 tonnes of uniform discarded annually across the UK. To put this into perspective, leading name label manufacturer, My Nametags, commissioned a series of images demonstrating…

Today, Wednesday 8th June, marks the annual World Oceans Day 2022 event. Officially hosted by the United Nations for Ocean Affairs, the theme this year is ‘Revitalisation’ and encourages us to turn our attention to the scourge of plastic pollution in our oceans. Findings from the International Union for Conservation revealed that at least 14 million tonnes of plastic end up in the ocean every year, with micro-plastics comprising 80% of all marine debris – with single-use plastic being one of the largest perpetrators. Sustainable platform Save Money Cut Carbon,…

Garden centre retailer Dobbies, donates the outdoor plants from its five star, award-winning RHS Chelsea Flower Show ‘green sanctuary’ stand to Horatio’s Garden Wales. The Dobbies’ stand featured a stunning wildlife living wall packed full of hardy ferns and plants for pollinators; a wildflower meadow roof; an easy to grow patio herb garden; lemons, grapefruit, and lots of other container planting ideas to inspire gardeners. Horatio’s Garden, located in Cardiff, is to receive Dobbies’ support with the donation of plants to…

    Jamie Alcock, a farmer who drove his Shire horses from his Gloucestershire farm to Elgin in Scotland in 2021 is now taking on a second challenge. From the 1st June Jamie, his shire horses and farm dog commenced their journey at MOD in St Athan. They are set to complete the 280-mile journey on Monday 20 June at Hampton Court Green in East Molesey. All funds raised are going to Police Care UK, the Royal Air Forces Association…