On the 8th February, the staff and students from St David’s College came together for a charity fashion show in order to raise funds for the Teenage Cancer Trust. While the event was organized by Enterprise Champion Liane Wigley, staff and students also helped a great deal to make the evening a success; from the marketing department who designed the posters and ticket, the canteen staff who helped with refreshments, and the students who ran their own stalls selling things…

A local Llandaff North Scout Group are currently fighting to keep their hall from being sold – a feat that will not earn them a badge but a home for their treasured community. Scouts provides many services and activities for young people in Cardiff, from survival and camping skills to First Aid. But lately this group in particular has been channeling their energy into fundraising quizzes and bake sales in order to raise funds for their beloved hall. 04/06/2016 Pics…

WHAT: Viva! Vegan Festival  www.viva.org.uk/cardiff WHERE: Cardiff City Hall, Gorsedd Gardens Road, Cardiff CF10 3ND WHEN: Saturday, 4 February 2017 – 10.30am to 5pm HOW MUCH?: Only £2 – kids go free! CONTACT: 0117 944 1000  Everything you ever wanted to know about going, being or staying vegan (or moving in that direction) will be on tap at the Cardiff Viva! Vegan Festival. Organised by charity Viva!, entry is just £2 (under 16s free); a whole range of delicious food…

Leading sustainable transport charity, Sustrans Cymru launches second online travel challenge to get workplaces encouraging their employees to walk, cycle or use public transport for their daily commute.  The ‘Cymru Travel Challenge’ runs from 10th to 31st October with 77 workplaces and 877 individuals signed up so far to leave their cars at home and choose greener modes of transport.  Each year physical inactivity costs the NHS in Wales £51 million and this challenge is aimed to address this, demonstrating how…

The charity kicks off its 2016 fundraising campaign, calling on the people of Cardiff to ‘Do Your Thing’   Alex Jones has helped launch BBC Children in Need’s Do Your Thing fundraising campaign, encouraging people in Cardiff to channel their passions, hobbies or dreams to do their thing and help change the lives of disadvantaged children and young people all across the UK. The television presenter is joined by a host of famous faces from British entertainment including Matt Baker,…

Many will be unaware that a special partnership exists between the legal profession and nine leading UK charities; having your Will written professionally can give you great peace of mind, and each November you can use a local solicitor who has signed up to Will Aid and enjoy the added feel-good factor of giving to charity. The Will Aid scheme means that instead of paying your solicitor’s fee, you will be invited to make a donation to charity.The Will Aid charities…

Children’s charity Dreams and Wishes has secured funding to support children from across South Wales who are living with life-limiting conditions – thanks to a renewed charity partnership with Thomson Airways. Staff at Thomson Airways’ Cardiff Airport base have donated almost £30,000 since the partnership began in September 2015, and the airline has confirmed donations will continue for a further year. Money is raised in a variety of ways by Thomson pilots, cabin crew and ground staff based at the…

This October half term, join the splendiferous Welsh branch of national music charity Live Music Now, for two hours of creative and musical fun for all ages, to celebrate the Roald Dahl Centenary! Live Music Now (LMN) is a national charity that provides high-quality music experiences for people with limited access to the arts, due to disability, illness or social disadvantage. Participants benefit from the amazing therapeutic, social and emotional benefits of engaging with live music – an experience that…

As part of Capgemini’s ongoing Digital Partnership with youth charity The Prince’s Trust, an interactive digital skills course was held for underprivileged young people in Cardiff last week. The event was the first STEM course of its kind for The Prince’s Trust in Wales and was part of a series of programmes designed to provide them with the skills required to succeed in today’s digital economy. Get Started with Apps is an introductory week-long course, which gave 10 young people…

Brewhouse, Cardiff’s best live music and sports venue, is to host over 100 teams from 25 countries descending on Cardiff next week (21st August until 28th August) to take part in the world’s biggest rugby festival, The Golden Oldies World Rugby Festival. Brewhouse is supporting the festival by supplying live music acts at the opening and closing ceremonies at the Principality Stadium, as well as keeping the teams entertained on the Brewhouse stage with local acts performing during the playing…