GrandFest Cymru, a festival celebrating the heritage skills of talented older people and proudly presented by charity, Royal Voluntary Service, took place in Cardiff today. The one day, family-friendly festival took place at St Fagans National Museum of History in Cardiff with a series of free Masterclasses – from quilting, rag rugging and embroidery to bread making and international dance – hosted by the GrandMakers, all of whom are over 70. GrandMakers from the following regions took part: Clive Lillow…

Michael Sheen paid a visit to Chapter yesterday (Saturday 8 July) to host a Q&A session following the screening of Dispossession: The Great Social Housing Swindle, the opening event of the art centre’s documentary film strand Real to Reel. Dispossession: The Great Social Housing Swindle is a feature length documentary exploring the failures and deception behind the social housing crisis in Britain. Directed by Paul Sng, maker of the acclaimed cinema release Sleaford Mods – Invisible Britain (2015) this film tells the…

47 talented young athletes from Cardiff will benefit from a fund worth over £24,000 – thanks to charitable social enterprise GLL. The athletes will be supported through the ground breaking GLL Sport Foundation (GSF), the largest independent athlete support programme in the UK. The awards support was announced on Tuesday 27th June at Cardiff City Hall with core partner organisations in attendance including Cardiff City Council, Sport Wales, SportsAid Cymru Wales, Cardiff Metropolitan University and representatives from the local advisory…

We invite you, your family and your friends to register for our annual Family Fun Walk which takes place this year on Sunday the 17th of September. As with last year’s great event, you can choose to walk the 3K route across the barrage and back or the longer 10K circular route around the bay. Registration will take place from 9.30am onward at the Norwegian Church, Cardiff Bay. Our warm up, led this year by the Rikashake team starts at…

The charity thanks the public for helping to change the lives of disadvantaged children and young people across the UK. Today (Thursday 6 July 2017) BBC Children in Need announced its final fundraising total for the 2016 Appeal, a record-breaking £60 million. The charity said that the incredible total would not have been possible without the public once again coming together to help raise money to change the lives of disadvantaged children and young people.  The 2016 total grew to…

The arrival of a new Vicar shakes up the parish council of a sleepy English village – the Vicar is female and gorgeous. Dibley and its odd-ball inhabitants aren’t yet ready for 20th century progress – or the force of nature that is Geraldine. Cardiff’s annual open air theatre festival has already played host to Spamalot to rave reviews, and a Comedy Gala night staged in aid of Amnesty UK. On Sunday 9 June, Hello Cabaret, featuring a cast of…

The New Theatre has announced today that local singing sensation Stephanie Webber has joined the cast of this year’s pantomime Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Stephanie joins the previously announced stars Samantha Womack, Gareth ‘Alfie’ Thomas, Mike Doyle, Chico and Tam Ryan, playing the title role of the beautiful princess Snow White from 9 December 2017 – 14 January 2018. Having graduated from the Arden School of Theatre, Stephanie has gone on to appear on television and in numerous…

Staff from the Cardiff offices of Onecom helped raise more than £2,000 for the mental health charity MIND with a sponsored run. Workers from across the business took part in the event on Thursday (June 29th) as part of ongoing celebrations for the company’s 15th birthday. In total 114 members of staff from across Onecom’s 12 regional bases raised £1,281 for MIND, each running a mile-long route around the office where they are based. A further £1,000 was donated by…

Around 14,500 dog attacks have taken place on postmen and woman over the last five years , with over 2,400 in the last year alone Royal Mail’s fifth annual Dog Awareness Week launches today and runs from the 3 to 8 July 2017. It aims to raise awareness of the issue of dog attacks and encourage responsible dog ownership The number of dog attacks on postmen and women has fallen by 7% on the previous year to over 2,471. This…

Community groups in Wales are being invited to apply for a slice of £82,000 funding by the UK’s fourth largest building society. Skipton Building Society’s Grassroots Giving community funding scheme has 164 pots of £500 to give away in 2017 and is urging organisations in Wales to put their name forward before the deadline on 31 July. The award-winning Grassroots Giving is now well into its 2017 campaign in a bid to give a financial boost to dozens of groups…