The Capital FM Cardiff Bay Beach may have closed for this summer, but operator Sayers Amusements has some exciting news for beach lovers next year – the Cardiff Bay Beach will be expanded in 2018 and move to a new site in Cardiff Bay, with a whole theme park built around it. Visitors once again flocked to the Beach over the school holidays, despite the challenging weather, and with Roald Dahl Plass being used for the National Eisteddfod next August,…

Sunday August 20, 2017 Research* shows that almost 90% of Brits are concerned by the UK’s plastic usage and 70% of respondents in Wales are willing to see a similar 5p plastic bag ‘charge’ applied to other single-use plastics. A 10-metre whale – made from the same amount of plastic dumped in the ocean each second – visits Cardiff Bay for the Welsh public to see. The whale was met with great support from former British Olympic rower, James Cracknell,…

Cardiff, 10th-11th August   The first continuous plastic sampling while circumnavigating the British Isles   A pioneering Round Britain sailing expedition starting and finishing in Plymouth this summer will see a diverse group of women sample the UK’s waters for plastic pollution and run awareness-raising events along the beautiful British coastline. The female crew members include scientists, students, artists, filmmakers, business women, psychologists, ocean activists and sustainability professionals, who range from first-time to experienced sailors.   The groundbreaking Round Britain…

Techniquest has unveiled the latest in a series of new offerings as part of its strategy to refresh and renew its visitor experience. Ahead of the school summer holidays, the science discovery centre based in Cardiff Bay will be introducing three new interactive experiences. The educational charity has given a new lease of life to its ‘Animate It’ exhibit to bring it into the 21st century. Tying in with technological advances, the new look ‘Animate It’ gives visitors of all…

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…

Caffi Sio – Cardiff’s newest culture café, opened last week with a launch event on Wednesday, the 14th of June. While we had heard a lot of buzz about this new spot at the Bay, the Cardiff Times team took it upon ourselves to investigate what Sio is really like. Any art fan in Cardiff is familiar with Craft in The Bay, the charming little exhibition and craft retail space. After browsing through the wonderful creations of Welsh artists, you…

The beach is back – Cardiff will once again create its own seafront with the return of the Capital FM Cardiff Bay Beach (Friday July 28 – Sunday September 3 cardiffbaybeach.co.uk), to entertain families throughout the school holidays. The urban beach, which has become such a hit in the Bay in recent years, is again expected to attract a quarter of a million people to the Cardiff waterfront, with a bucket full of traditional seaside attractions. The Cardiff Bay Beach…

Tee It Up to provide golf lessons for children – could your child be the next Rory or Charley? Wales’ first golf simulation centre, Tee It Up, is hoping to find the next UK golf champion by starting children’s golf lessons. Concerned that the numbers of children taking up the sport is declining, the team behind Wales’ only dedicated golf simulation centre has decided to nurture the next generation of golfers by running classes for children as young as six to 16….

  Wales Air Ambulance landed at Mount Stuart School in Cardiff Bay to provide an educational workshop about how to call 999. Mount Stuart School is the first of several primary schools across Wales to receive the special assembly from Wales Air Ambulance, the only air ambulance dedicated to serving the people of Wales. Having helped some of Wales’ youngest patients through its specialist division, the Children’s Wales Air Ambulance, the charity wanted to make sure that young people know…

WHAT? Physical installation of sculpture; time-lapse film and free repro photos available WHO?  WWF Cymru and artist Lulu Quinn WHEN?  Saturday 18 March 2017 (starting from 9am till 5pm) WHERE? National Assembly for Wales – Senedd building – outside main entrance WHY?  First time sculpture of this kind suspended from Assembly, opportunity for public to see spectacle and still get involved by adding message on WWF Cymru webpage or taking selfie Earth Hour is 10-years-old. WWF Cymru, the Welsh arm…