Put on your best PJ’s to help families get a good nights’ sleep! Ronald McDonald House Charities UK are inviting schools, community groups and businesses from across the UK to take part in their annual PJ Day on Friday 14 of June to help families get a good nights’ sleep. The independent Charity provides free ‘home away from home’ accommodation to families with sick children in hospitals across the UK, enabling them to maintain a degree of a normal life…

A chorus of beautiful songs filled with inspiring, and heart-warming sentiment performed to a packed of centre full of people who couldn’t stop laughing and clapping leading to a final standing ovation in which the cast members clapped back to the audience. This is what you would have witnessed in the Wales Millennium Centre this evening as  Calendar Girls- The Musical took to the stage. The first thing that strikes you as the curtain lifts on this Musical miracle was…

  The new Pitching In DVD introduces us to Daffodil Dunes Caravan Park, the home and business of Frank Hardcastle played by Larry Lamb. This small village of Glen Mor set in the heart of the Welsh countryside, seems peaceful from the wide panning shots of the opening credits, as we meet the residents in the opening scenes, we soon see it is a modern representation of a small village with breath-taking scenery. We open on the day of Frank’s…

Cardiff Indoor Flea market is one of Cardiff’s hidden gems – with something for the whole family to enjoy. The market is friendly and welcoming with a huge and diverse range of stalls offering Antique, Vintage, Retro, Steampunk, Modern…you name it. Take a trip down memory lane with items from times past…vinyl, china, glass, ceramics, jewellery, lace & linen, painting and prints, clothing and toys. There’s ethnic and retro galore here, crystals, semi-precious stones, musical instruments, tools and lighting. And…

Mural enhances growing space at Hafan y Coed A stunning new mural has been designed to create interest and promote a sense of space in the garden at Hazel Ward, Hafan y Coed at University Hospital Llandough.   The mural, designed around the food and nature theme was spray-painted by talented artist Amelia Thomas (millimagic). This artwork was funded by Cardiff & Vale Health Charity’s Make It Better Fund which is for general projects that enhance the service provided to…

We are offering one lucky reader the chance to win 2 x fantastic VIP tickets to Let’s Rock Wales 2019 A joyous annual celebration of all things pop and 80s, Let’s Rock is the UK’s leading retro festival series. In a festival scene dominated by the same names and themes, Let’s Rock offers something different: gloriously unpretentious non-stop fun where iconic pop names play hit after hit to a crowd of all ages. Cardiff Times is offering one lucky reader…

Dafydd James is a former Welsh international rugby player who toured with the British and Irish Lions. Recently Dafydd spoke publicly about his struggles with mental health following his retirement from the game. He knows all about feeling lonely and isolated, and he wants to make sure that no one else who finds themselves in the same situation is unsupported. So we are delighted to announce that Dafydd has become Promise Ambassador for Welsh charity Hafal! Hafal’s Promise is that…

  A Cardiff nextbiker is using the city’s bike share scheme to pedal his way to pounds for a Welsh charity this weekend. University student, Ieuan Davies, who uses nextbikes daily as part of his regular commute, is embarking on a ride to raise funds for homelessness charity, Llamau.   Ieuan, a 25-year-old PhD student at Cardiff University, is undertaking in the Carten 100 event on Saturday (April 27), which will see him ride 100 miles from Cardiff to Tenby…

Top motivations for running a marathon revealed in new survey Running a marathon on bucket list of most young Brits A quarter (24%) of marathon runners say their biggest training motivator is raising money for a charity CHARITY cash raised at the 2019 Virgin Money London Marathon is on target to smash previous years – with donations through the Official Fundraising Partner up by a FIFTH on 2018. Donations through Virgin Money Giving are already up by a fifth on…

On the 1st May thousands of mums will take part in The Big Breastfeeding Café and mums in Wales will be joining the fun. Now in its 4th year, the nationwide initiative led by breastfeeding brand Medela, will connect thousands of Mums via a network of mini events taking place on the same day across the UK, with 20  cafes in the country including 7 in Cardiff, as well as Abergavenny, Monmouth, Newport, Carmarthen, Swansea, Penarth, Cardigan, Aberystwyth, Brecon, Newtown and…