It’s almost upon us again, and we are looking forward to welcoming visitors again to Penarth’s Open Studio Trail again. The event started back in 2013 when a nugget of an idea actually got off the ground (originally as part of the Penarth Summer Festival). It has been growing every year & from 2016 became a stand- alone event held … Read More
With only a couple of days to go until this year’s Gŵyl Fach y Fro, the organisers are very much looking forward to staging a Welsh music festival to celebrate Welsh arts and culture and raise the profile of the Welsh language in the Vale. This annual Welsh festival was established by Menter Bro Morgannwg in 2015, and with continued … Read More
What a year! We can’t believe how quickly the time has flown by since we started our new Penarth View venture and took over the editor reins! It’s lovely to take a step back and look at how much our new venture has shaped a lot of our own adventures, and how well the magazine has been received from our … Read More
One of Penarth’s most weird and wonderful events is open for participants. The Downhill Derby is a much-loved fixture of the summer and returns this year on Saturday 13th July. The annual soapbox race attracts thousands of spectators and entrants even travel from overseas. Organisers have now opened entries for this year and welcome homemade go-kart racers who’ve never taken … Read More
Words by Dr Emily Warren Too vexed to vote? I am. For months, years in fact we have been unwittingly trapped in a Brexit Bubble. It’s the one where politicians talk in riddles which start with “let me be absolutely clear,” whilst being anything but; where beleaguered but heroic newscasters like Emily Maitliss and Laura Kuenssberg try their hardest not … Read More
Hot on the heels of Penarth being awarded ‘plastic-free’ status, two Barry residents, Stuart Burnell and Amy Greenfield, are fundraising to open the Vale of Glamorgan’s first Zero waste store, on Holton Road in Barry. The business, called Awesome.wales, will also host a coffee shop and community hub hosting workshops and cooking demos. Awesome.wales will be a plastic free shopping … Read More
Cllr. Angela Thomas has been elected as the Mayor for Penarth 2019/2020. Angela Thomas represents Plymouth Ward and served as Deputy Mayor in 2019/2020, which included many duties and charity events alongside Cllr. Jon Luxton. At the Town Council’s Annual General Meeting last Friday 17th May, Cllr. Rhiannon Birch Wilson proposed Cllr. Thomas and the motion was seconded by Cllr … Read More
Continuing our wellbeing features throughout mental health week, we introduce Penarth View’s newest influencer, Dr Emily Warren. Here’s her candid reflection about her own wellbeing, and her experience working in the NHS. It’s great to see the stigma of mental health being broken, and more people like Emily talking about their challenges and achievements. Words by Dr Emily Warren. The … Read More
Penarth has joined a network of communities across the UK who are leading the way on tackling throw away plastic. The town has been awarded Plastic Free Community status by marine conservation charity, Surfers Against Sewage (SAS), in recognition of the work it has done to start reducing the impact of single-use plastic on the environment. Local resident Anthony Slaughter … Read More
A group of Cardiff and Vale-based businesses have come together to raise money and awareness for the  Cleft Lip and Palate Association (CLAPA). Beginning with The Business Centre (Cardiff) Ltd who decided to host a Fundraising Extravaganza event between 7-9 May to raise awareness for the cleft lip charity. They reached out to local businesses and were blown away … Read More
