The final opening weeks of the world’s fifth oldest zoo, Bristol Zoo Gardens was marked July 21 with the unveiling of a giant interactive gorilla sculpture.   The team behind the historic attraction, which will close on September 3, are encouraging visitors to make one final visit as part of a ‘BIG Summer Send-Off.’   The centrepiece of the final summer programme is ‘Wilder’, a specially-commissioned gorilla sculpture, which is taller than the largest giraffe ever recorded, and as…

My Black Dog is a peer-to-peer support service for people struggling with their mental health.  The ambassador, Eddy Temple-Morris is a Cardiff local. All its volunteers have had their own battles with mental health and share an understanding of what it means. “My role is to help spread the word, attract good people to our cause and raise the money we need to operate – even though we are mostly powered by our amazing volunteers, we have to take care…

Cardiff-based chamber choir, Cantemus is combining with the Dutch choir, Leidse Cantorij, in a special concert which focuses on the destruction and devastation in Ukraine.  The concert, called ‘A Prayer for Peace in Ukraine’, takes place on Friday 19th August at 7.30pm in Bath Abbey.  The choirs will be directed by Swansea-born Huw Williams, who is Director of Music at Cantemus and Bath Abbey. Huw will be joined by the Dutch conductor, Hans Brons, and the choirs will be accompanied…

  The Body Coach, Joe Wicks, is taking ‘P.E with Joe’ on the road with MINI for the second year running to bring people together for wellness wins – staged as the ultimate event to get families feeling energised, mentally and physically. Seven in 10 adults say that they used exercise to manage their mental health during the pandemic – highlighting its important link to wellbeing.  As part of MINI’s Big Love initiative, Joe is out to keep families healthy…

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…