Sep 29, 2022 | Changemakers, Neath, Neath Port Talbot
Back in 2020, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new group was founded in Neath Port Talbot. Its aim was to bring together girls with experience of being in care to talk about issues that matter to them. The girls’ rights group, named Hope, was established by...
Sep 25, 2022 | Changemakers, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire
Singing has a huge power to unite and uplift people, and the Paul Sartori Hospice at Home community choir makes the most out of that. Founded in April 2022 as Wales started to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, the choir’s aim is to use singing to connect members of...
Aug 9, 2022 | Nature, Quality of Life, Swansea, Swansea Station
If you’ve visited Swansea Station lately, you’ll almost certainly have noticed the improved station forecourt, which has been enhanced with new benches and planters in a project led by renowned Swansea artist Owen Griffiths. Now visitors to the station can take time...
Aug 3, 2022 | Changemakers, Swansea, Swansea Station
One of the initiatives to receive a portion of our Community Changemakers funding this year is Cae Tân CSA , a community supported agriculture project based on Gower. It grows vegetables on land at Ilston and Lunnon and supplies fresh, seasonal produce to locals who...
Jun 14, 2022 | Carmarthenshire, Changemakers, Culture and Heritage, Llanelli
Exciting things are happening on the site of the former Cynheidre colliery near Llanelli. The Llanelli and Mynydd Mawr Railway, a not-for-profit volunteer-run company, is resurrecting the railway on the site, complete with working engines and a host of visitor...
Mar 11, 2022 | Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Culture and Heritage, Education and Skills, Love
Pupils from Ysgol y Model were tasked with creating a piece of art showing what Carmarthen means to them. Their design depicts Merlin the magician, who’s been written about in Wales since the 12th Century, on a train and using his wand to show the magic of...
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