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  A Cardiff care home have become ‘pen pals’ with another home in Wiltshire in an effort to stay connected during the coronavirus outbreak.   People living at Tŷ Llandaff, a private nursing, residential and respite care home in Pontcanna, have taken up old-fashioned writing workshops to help build friendships whilst the home is unable to host visits from friends and family.   The home took the necessary steps to safeguard its residents by closing it to non-essential visitors before…

The Rock House, Llanbister mid Wales   Welsh gardens are flying the flag for the launch of the National Garden Scheme’s Support Our Gardens Appeal.   Despite having to close its garden gates for the first time in its 93-year history under current government guidelines on Coronavirus, the National Garden Scheme today launched a new scheme that will keep its stunning gardens virtually open through the coming weeks and raise funds to replace lost income from gardens not opening.   Virtual garden visits, many filmed by their owners,…

  The MS Society is looking for people with multiple sclerosis (MS) to provide vital information on how coronavirus is affecting them. MS damages nerves in the body and makes it harder to do everyday things, like walk, talk, eat and think. Having MS alone does not increase your risk of getting Covid-19, but many people with MS are at an increased risk of infection, or severe complications. Thousands with the condition are classified as extremely vulnerable, and have been…

A research project based at Aberystwyth University is offering free online training to frontline practitioners across the United Kingdom dealing with cases of domestic abuse among older people during the current coronavirus lockdown. Based at the Centre for Age, Gender and Social Justice in the Department of Law & Criminology, the Dewis Choice project has been delivering face-to-face training on domestic violence and abuse in later life to almost 6,000 practitioners from the statutory and the third sector for the…

  Local Welsh pub, Rummer Tavern, is organising weekly online concerts to raise funds for local charity and children’s hospital, Noah’s Ark. Every Sunday, Aaron Sullivan-Bisset, operator at Rummer Tavern, will be performing and streaming live gigs which can be watched via the pub’s Facebook page – providing the local community with musical entertainment and giving them the opportunity to donate money to the local children’s hospital. The news, which comes after the Government requested the closure of all pubs,…

  With the country in lockdown, and people isolated in their own homes, many have taken to social media to suggest that now might be the right time to write that novel, or screenplay that’s been on your bucket list for years, but… where to start?  We asked Fran Poletti, published author, screenwriter and lecturer at MetFilm School to give us her top tips.   What elements go together to make a great story? What are the necessary ingredients? I always start…

  Lewis Martin Court, a specialist nursing and residential home for disabled adults in Cardiff, received a visit,  early March,  from local AM, Vaughan Gething. Residents had the opportunity to chat with Mr Gething, the AM for South Cardiff and Penarth who also serves as cabinet secretary for health and social care in the assembly, about their experiences of living with disability. He also took part in an arts and crafts session run by Creative Mojo. Lewis Martin Court is…

Molton Brown believes that as a community, we must do our best to contain and delay the spread of COVID-19; and as a brand, the health and wellbeing of its customers and teams is an absolute priority. As such, it has worked swiftly and decisively to introduce several ways to help people during this time of crisis. A key part of the relief effort has involved sending much-needed bottles of hand lotion to NHS staff across the UK – including…

The new ‘Kids Hub’ will feature educational tools, and games featuring iconic children’s characters New educational plan launched each week – starting with Maths The first pack can be downloaded from the following link: DOWNLOAD The Royal Mint has launched an interactive ‘Kid’s Hub’ to help entertain and educate children at home –  with the help of coins you’d find in your pocket The free resource is available on The Royal Mint’s website and provides a host of quizzes, games and educational tools…

The coronavirus pandemic is a confusing and troubling time for us all. As people across the UK follow government advice to stay at home, many are worried about the impact this could have on some of our more vulnerable members of society who might already be feeling isolated and alone.   It is perhaps an especially challenging time for the 121,000 blind and partially sighted people across Wales. Many rely on regular face-to-face connections with family, friends and key workers…