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Three Cardiff based community groups are amongst those celebrating this week after local supporters helped them secure a share of the £82,000 of funding from Skipton Building Society’s Grassroots Giving Scheme. The winners were announced this week, showcasing the voluntary groups across the country that Skipton Building Society will support via Grassroots Giving 2015. Now in its third year, Grassroots Giving, awards £500 to each winning group who has achieved a high enough proportion of the 30,000 votes cast. After…
As Debenhams gears up to open its newest store at Friars Walk on 12 November, the department store is excited to announce the finalists from its design competition launched in association with University of South Wales. To celebrate renowned Welsh fashion designer Julien Macdonald coming home to Wales to officially opening the store, a competition was launched to uncover a rising star of fashion design. 3rd year fashion design students were given a brief to design a capsule collection for…
– Oakfield School educates children with additional needs – Kellogg’s Awards judges bowled over by pupil involvement A school in Cardiff has won the title of the Best Breakfast Club in Wales. Judges of the Kellogg’s Breakfast Club Awards gave Oakfield Primary School a £1,500 prize after being impressed by how the Club helped better its students’ concentration in class. Oakfield’s Breakfast Club, which feeds 130 pupil every week, was set up ten years ago after teachers noticed kids complaining…
More support for people living with dementia is being provided through a partnership between Cardiff and Vale University Health Board and Alzheimer’s Society. Three new Primary Care Dementia Liaison Workers will come in to post later this month and will work alongside the specialist Memory Team based in University Hospital Llandough, Vale of Glamorgan and with primary care staff to provide support to people with dementia after their diagnosis and to their carers. Funding for the posts has come from…
It’s no secret that Dragon’s Dens most successful inventions to date actually failed to receive any financial investment in the den; infamous examples include Tangle Teezer, which now boasts an annual turnover of 15m, and Trunki which, despite literally cracking under the weight of retail magnate Theo Paphitis, has since made its way into the households of 20% of British three to six year olds. Soon to join the ranks is David Robson’s UKick which has been backed by retail toy giant…
The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour offers audiences the opportunity to travel the world and experience a selection of inspirational, exhilarating and unforgettable adventures from the comfort of a theatre chair. Now in its seventh edition, the 2016 UK and Ireland Banff Tour will share a collection of exhilarating short films with more than 80 screenings in over 50 locations across two different film programmes in early 2016. The festival tour showcases a diverse collection of the newest and…
FOLK fans are in for a treat next Tuesday (17 November) at St David’s Hall as Jamie Smith’s MABON perform in the L3 Lounge and host their official new album launch party! The multi award-winning five-piece release their fifth critically acclaimed album entitled The Space Between in January 2016, but they will be offering a preview of their breathtaking new material in front of a Cardiff crowd. Plus, all ticket-holders are invited to a pre-gig drinks reception at 7.15pm (ahead…
Two Dads from the UK are developing a series of apps aimed at helping parents spend more time with their children and explore technology together. The story apps are aimed at three to seven year olds and are designed for parents to share screen time with their children, as opposed to just using digital devices as ‘babysitters’. Designer Dan Clemo and digital developer Jason Veal, who are friends and co-founders of a creative agency, have been working on the Bean&Gone™…
The first International Welsh Cabaret Festival arrives in Cardiff this Friday (November 13) and it’s asking the audience to pick the best new performer! The Cwtch Awards take place at the Sherman Theatre on Friday night at 7.30pm, with performers from across Europe competing to be crowned the best new face. After watching the acts, the audience will be asked to place their vote, with the winners getting the chance to take to the stage at the Festival’s Gala Show on the Saturday…
St David’s Hall Sunday 15 November 3pm BAFTA-WINNING wildlife television presenter and writer Steve Backshall will provide a fascinating insight into his breathtaking expeditions at St David’s Hall on Sunday 15 November. From the Tundra to the top of the world’s highest peaks and down to the depths of the ocean, Steve’s done it all! And now you can join him on a journey from the Artic to the Antarctic as he takes us on a tour of the courageous voyages…
