May 27, 2026 | Education and Skills, Featured, Station Adopters, Swansea, Swansea Station
Swansea Railway Station will come alive on Tuesday 2nd June as South West Wales Connected hosts a vibrant pop-up event from 11:00am to 1:00pm, bringing together local organisations, volunteers, and the public for a relaxed and welcoming gathering outside the station....
Jul 30, 2025 | Adventure, Culture and Heritage, Education and Skills, Explore, Featured, Love, Nature, Quality of Life, Swansea, Swansea Station, Uncategorised
A city steeped in stories came alive today with the launch of Swansea’s Best Kept Secret, a captivating new audio walk celebrating the rich rail and transport heritage of the area. Organised by South West Wales Connected and Community Storyworks, the day began with a...
Sep 3, 2024 | Adventure, Changemakers, Counties, Culture and Heritage, Education and Skills, Love, Quality of Life, Stations, Swansea, Swansea Station
Support group Sadie’s Butterflies is doing amazing work to create acceptance, community, and safety for LGBTQ+ people in Swansea. Its organiser, Donna Curnock, told us why its work is so essential. Every Wednesday morning, upstairs in Coast Café in Swansea Marina, a...
Sep 3, 2024 | Adventure, Carmarthenshire, Changemakers, Counties, Culture and Heritage, Education and Skills, Explore, Nature, Quality of Life, Swansea
Our Community Rail Officer, Eve Sherratt, has had a busy summer connecting with exciting people and projects around our network. Read on to find out more, and discover ways to get involved. Swansea Station’s planters are on the move! Our planters and benches...
Aug 12, 2024 | Adventure, Changemakers, Culture and Heritage, Education and Skills, Explore, Nature, Quality of Life, Swansea, Uncategorised
Meet the man who cycled 1600 miles to raise money for a monument to Owain Lawgoch Cross Hands man Kevin Bowen recently cycled a massive 1600-mile round trip to raise money for a monument to Welsh hero Owain Lawgoch. Read on to discover more about his fundraising...
Feb 8, 2024 | Adventure, Carmarthenshire, Culture and Heritage, Education and Skills, Neath Port Talbot, Pembrokeshire, Swansea
In his latest book, John Davies, a veteran of Wales’ railways, reflects on his long commercial career selling rail travel for everything from regular passenger to pedigree corgis and flowers for London markets. Here he shares some of his memories. If you’re fascinated...
