Learn to Play Day -a free national event to encourage everyone in the UK to start making music- is coming to Wales this weekend. Supported by Jools Holland OBE, and run by charity Music for All, the 2019 Learn to Play Day will take place on Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th March. This will see music shops, teachers, venues and schools throughout the country partner with leading musical instrument brands to offer thousands of FREE music lessons. Participating venues include:…
A new pasta house is in town and boy is it Fantastico! The iconic Cardiff based Giovanni family, who are behind this new offering have brought something special to the Cardiff Bay area. Giovanni Malacrino’s son, Luca Malacrino had the vision of ‘PIATTO’ and has opened this really cool new Italian pasta house. This beautiful iconic Cardiff bay building is now home to the ‘PIATTO’ restaurant and it’s looking superb. With beautiful hand crafted wooden dining tables and orange leather…
The iconic Marvel franchise has hit us with its latest superhero movie film ‘Captain Marvel’. The opening credits play tribute to Marvel’s primary creative leader ‘Stan Lee’ by combining all his iconic Marvel film scenes, into the Marvel logo. This was a real special and moving moment and one that won’t be forgotten in a hurry. RIP Stan Lee, THANK YOU for the incredible Marvel universe you brought us. Starring Oscar winning actress Brie Larson as Stan lee’s ‘Captain…
ODEON Gallery Cardiff Bay Review The Odeon cinema chain is an iconic brand in British society and has always offered something special to is customers in my view. It’s always investing in making it’s cinemas the best it can be. I visited the Odeon Gallery Cardiff bay which boasts the only IMAX screen in Wales! 🏴 This along with its incredible ‘Gallery’ experience really sets the bar high for Welsh cinema. The state of the art technology behind IMAX…
blue planet II motorpoint arena cardiff review The BBC hit show ‘Blue Planet II‘ has transitioned to a live in concert tour, accompanied by a full symphony orchestra (City of Prague orchestra) conducted by Matthew Freeman, with music by Hans Zimmer, Jacob Shea and David Fleming for Bleeding Fingers Music and hosted by Anita Rani. The series took 4 years to to film and produce, so a tremendous amount of time (6000 hours to be precise) and effort has been…
A Cardiff school’s playground has been transformed thanks to a grant from Tesco’s Bags of Help initiative. Coryton Primary School received £4,000 from the supermarket’s flagship community grant scheme – which is funded by sales of carrier bags. The money has been used to install a shelter in the playground which protects children from the elements during their playtimes. It also means the children are now able to enjoy lessons outside under the shelter, offering respite, come rain or shine,…
ITV today announced a brand new reality show, Singletown, which will air on ITV2 later this year. From Keshet Productions, this 15 x 60 series will see five couples press pause on their relationships and spend one incredible summer experiencing single life in the most glamorous city in the world, London. Each couple will have a different reason for putting their relationships on ice – from school sweethearts who’ve never dated other people properly, newer relationships that have hit the…
Howthelightgetsin announces their full programme for their 10th anniversary year which will be taking place in Hay-On-Wye, the 24th-27th of May. The programme is made up of over 300 events including debates and talks, live music, comedy, arts, ideas & culture, wellbeing, film, parties, and so much more. Enjoy electrifying live performances from Anna Calvi, British Sea Power, Donovan, Zero 7 and many more. Mathematical physicist and Stephen Hawking collaborator Roger Penrose puts forward his theory for why 95% of…
Facing The Music is a campaign I started after a recurrent and life-threatening brain-tumour took my peripheral-vision. Ironically I began to see all too clearly the many ways you could be mistreated should you be considered “dis-abled.” Ways that would be considered totally unacceptable by anyone considered “able.” However, even worse, I also began to see that there would be little or no consequences for any of these mistreatments. This lack of legally-enforceable consequences for all disability-related mistreatment is what…
To help mark its 180th anniversary, Perennial has partnered with Irish garden designer Peter Donegan with a show garden for RHS Flower Show Cardiff (12-14 April 2019). It is the first time the horticulture trade charity has exhibited at the show and the first time Peter (or any Irish designer) has designed there. The garden has been made possible by the support of the horticulture industry and in particular Burnham Landscaping, who are constructing the garden…
