Award-winning Cardiff charity City Hospice’s popular Forever Flowers campaign which celebrates life will return to Cardiff Castle this summer. Forever Flowers invites supporters to purchase a limited-edition flower to remember cherished family members, friends and loved ones. Expertly crafted by the British Ironworks Centre, this year’s Forever Flower is a sunflower, a global emblem of the hospice movement, which has … Read More
“Get ready to stick it to the man, Cardiff, because Andrew Lloyd Webber’s West End and Broadway hit musical School of Rock is coming to rock out at Wales Millennium Centre!” We were lucky enough to be invited to watch School of Rock at the Millennium Centre on the 16th May, and as expected we were blown away. This show … Read More
To raise money for Tŷ Hafan Children’s Hospice in Sully, Lavernock resident Geraldine Seymour has written and published a children’s book. The book contains two delightful stories, with beautiful colour illustrations. Percy’s Dilemma and The Cosmeston Secret are both set in the Penarth area. The first story is about Percy the Penarth pigeon and the second about the woodland elves … Read More
Wales Millennium Centre’s acclaimed stage adaptation of The Boy with Two Hearts will return to Cardiff’s Dance House 12-17 September 2022, before transferring to the National Theatre in London for a six-week run at the Dorfman. This will mark Wales Millennium Centre’s debut on the National Theatre’s stage. Directed by Amit Sharma, The Boy with Two Hearts was adapted for … Read More
Griffin Books has announced the return of the Penarth Literary Festival this summer. From Saturday 18 to Sunday 26 June, Penarth’s independent bookshop will host a packed programme of literary events guaranteed to delight and entertain readers of all ages. There is a specific focus on Welsh authors, stories and local talent with events ranging from literary fiction, poetry and … Read More
Introducing CATALYST 360º- a new immersive programme of installations and virtual exhibitions from local, national and international artists. 3 new immersive residencies, 6 online exhibitions and a FREE Interactive Family Day of Discovery on Saturday 14th May, 12:30pm-8pm. CULTVR is the first immersive cross-disciplinary space in Europe and hosts the largest screen here in Wales enabling shared virtual reality experiences … Read More
Repair Café Wales is an organisation that helps communities fix household items, for free, in a friendly environment. The Penarth Repair Café meets at St Augustine’s Parish Hall, Penarth every 4th Sunday of the month, from 2pm-5pm. The Repair Café is an ingenious organisation, that helps reduce landfill waste, share skills with other people in the community and lend a … Read More
TEN is pleased to present an exhibition of small-scale work by the gallery’s artists. The mixed exhibition will feature still-life paintings by Annie Morgan Suganami, a new collection of ceramic lollies by Sophie Southgate, sculpture by Jon Thomas and darned digital prints by Molly Rooke- all no larger than 30cm. Also on show are paintings by André Stitt and Catrin … Read More
The Penarth school has been running events in support of the cause. Catrin Hobbs, age 10, Head Girl at Westbourne Prep School in Penarth, has raised £5,500 in support of leading UK charity Brain Tumour Research. Catrin’s mother, Charlotte Hobbs, sadly passed away from the disease last month, leaving behind husband Dafydd and their two daughters Freya and Catrin. Charlotte … Read More
The Self Help Show is a new touring exhibition exploring the idea of self-help through poetry and illustration. Penarth-based artists Chris Glynn and Luca Paci collaborated via mail during lockdown in 2020 and have developed a body of texts and images, video material, book hacks, and other artefacts for exhibition. The Self Help Show asks where to seek help in … Read More
