Blog

Who: Rakuten.co.uk What: Rakuten Presents: Frozen prince & princess fancy dress sing-a-long – and more! When:  15th November  – 11:00 am Where:  Churchill Way, City Centre, Cardiff, CF10 2DX Looking for something fun to do with the family this November? Well look no further – Rakuten has it covered with a delightful event that you and your little prince or princess will remember forever. Families are invited to come to Churchill Way in Cardiff’s city centre to take part in…

A mother-of-two who created themed “rummage bags” to help dementia patients by triggering their memories has won a national award. Edflor Huervana Madrid, known as Angel, has been presented with the honour at the prestigious Wales Care Awards, the Oscars of social care. She went to the glittering event at Cardiff City Hall to receive a silver award for Excellence in Dementia Care. The event, organised by Care Forum Wales and sponsored by Barclays Bank, was compered by popular TV…

BAFTA winning filmmaker Heidi Greensmith is encouraging the public to shop small on SmallBusiness Saturday, 6 December 2014. American Express , founder of Small Business Saturday in the U.S. and active supporter of the grassroots campaign in the UK, has commissioned the trio to use their distinctive talents to shine the spotlight on the nation’s small businesses. Award winning filmmaker Heidi Greensmith has turned her camera onto three independent shops including Cardiff fishmonger Fish at 85 to give small businesses…

The Christmas Fantasia, the Winter performance of the Hywel Girls’ Choir & Hywel Boy Singers, will present 250 musicians and singers from the Hywel Girls’ Choir & Hywel Boy Singers, their resident orchestra the nationally acclaimed British Sinfonietta Symphony, the massed voices of the Llanelli Choral Society and the mighty Morriston RFC Male Choir, soprano Adele O’Neill, organist Huw Tregelles Williams, pianist Jean Hywel – all under the magical baton of conductor John Hywel Williams.  In grand and magical style,…

Supporting relationships across Wales: Relate Cymru launches new all-Wales telephone number and extra sessions to accommodate our busy lifestyles This week sees the launch of Relate Cymru’s new telephone number and additional counselling appointments for people in Wales. The new 0300 003 2340 telephone number comes as the charity also makes more counselling appointments available on Saturdays and weekday evenings in order to fit in with people’s busy lives. Chief Executive Gwilym Roberts explained, “We have listened to client feedback…

On 21 October Fields in Trust and The Royal British Legion launched Centenary Fields in Wales with a reception at the National Assembly for Wales. Centenary Fields will create a living legacy in communities across the country, and the wider UK, by securing outdoor recreational spaces in memory of the many who gave their lives during World War I. It ensures that there will be places to remember their sacrifices, but crucially that valuable green space is protected for future…

New research has revealed that more than seven million people have lost a friend as a result of an argument over money. The findings, from ISA provider Scottish Friendly, highlighted that just over one in ten people (15 per cent) no longer kept in contact with a friend following a dispute around finances. ·         7 million people say that they have lost contact with a friend because of a financial dispute ·         Men are most likely to lose friends because…

The best of public relations in Wales came together in Cardiff on Friday to celebrate another year of excellence. Over two hundred people from across the Welsh PR industry attended the 2014 CIPR Cymru PRide Awards at the Mecure Holland House hotel to showcase the great work carried out by PR companies and in-house communications teams across the country. Val Bodden, Chair of CIPR Cymru, said “All the hard work and perseverance has paid off for our deserving winners at…

Family-owned retailer Matalan will open its first ever store on the UK high street at 43 Queen Street, Cardiff this Thursday 30th October at 10am. Welsh designer Julien Macdonald, who has created forthcoming men’s and women’s wear collections for the brand, will be cutting the ribbon and officially announcing the store as open for trade, whilst Welsh children’s choir Nidus entertain customers and passersby. In keeping with Matalan’s family focused ethos and having won the Mumsnet Gold Star award in…

The Phonebox Millionaire Becomes Patron of Homeless Charity Emmaus Doctor Stephen Fear who is often referred to as “The Phonebox Millionaire” due to the way he created his first business aged 14 from a Phonebox on a Bristol Council Estate has become a patron of the charity Emmaus. Emmaus which was started in France in 1947 by Father Abbé Pierre in a bid to alleviate homelessness on the streets of Paris, created by the Second World War, has 24 homes…