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...
Aug 23, 2024 | Changemakers, Featured, Love, Nature, Pembrey and Burry Port, Quality of Life
South West Wales Connected invites you to an exciting experience this week at our upcoming Beach clean and create event! Not only will we be cleaning up our beautiful Burry Port beach by collecting harmful plastics, but you’ll also witness first hand the...
Aug 1, 2024 | Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, Swansea, Tenby, Uncategorised
Our Community Rail Officer, Eve Sherratt, has spent the past few weeks meeting with some of the most inspiring people and projects around our rail network. Read on to find out more. One thing I love about being a Community Rail Officer is helping to develop new...
Feb 8, 2024 | Briton Ferry, Culture and Heritage, Neath Port Talbot
Briton Ferry’s floating dock is a site of significant local historical importance – and now a group of enthusiasts have come together to fight for its preservation and redevelopment. Read on to find out about their work, and an exciting talk on Brunel’s history,...
Dec 18, 2023 | Culture and Heritage, Fishguard and Goodwick, Fishguard Harbour, Pembrokeshire
The Fishguard New Year’s Eve Street Party is one of the UK’s top New Year’s Eve parties, drawing 4000 people to Fishguard to see in the New Year. Here’s the story behind it – and what to expect this year. Back in 1999, a group of Fishguard locals decided to celebrate...