R is for Roath Park
Katie Hamer continues her A–Z exploration of all that’s special about Cardiff. So what’s she seen this week? I hadn’t planned on returning to Roath Park for this series. But, […]
Monthly Archives: February 2015
Grow your own beer in 2015 – join Cardiff Hops!
Ever fancied growing hops to brew your own beer? If you never knew where to start, Cardiff Hops are here to help… Cardiff Hops was started in 2013. The group […]
Standing Still photography exhibition, Abacus Cardiff 22 Feb – 8 March 2015
For those who like their photography exhibitions with a taste of human rights, this weekend is the opening of The Kickplate Project’s ‘Standing Still’. Standing Still 22 Feb – 8 […]
Love art? Care about future generations? Get to the Abacus on Saturday!
A group of artists are holding an exhibition at the Abacus on Saturday to call on the Welsh Government to improve the Well-Being of Future Generations Bill. They think the current proposals […]
The Quiet Triumphs project
Last Friday was the launch of Quiet Triumphs – a community based project aimed to inspire charity and positive, local change. The project was started by Gareth Jones, composer and […]
Adamsdown, how does your garden grow?
Adamsdown is one of the only parts of Cardiff that has its own city garden, run through a project called Edible Adamsdown. We sent photographer Lorna Cabble along to take some […]
Cardiff library cuts ‘read-in’ protest – photoblog
Over the weekend, we sent photojournalist Shannon Jackson to the mass read in protest to the cuts that Cardiff libraries are facing. Here’s what she saw there. SHANNON: “When […]
Cardiff A-Z: Q is for Queen Street
Katie Hamer continues her A–Z series with revelations about Cardiff’s history. There’s more to Cardiff’s central thoroughfare than meets the eye. For instance, did you know that it only […]
My Cardiff geography – Lynne Barrett-Lee
This week, the My Cardiff Geography series interrogates author Lynne Barrett-Lee, who was actually my creative writing tutor at Cardiff Uni for a little while. I loved her class, so […]
25 things to do in Cardiff as recommended by a local
Recently, Metro UK asked me to come up with a list of the 25 things you MUST DO when visiting Cardiff. It was pretty hard to put this list together. […]
What do you need for your first microadventure?
Today, intrepid explorer Bethan John of Wildlands Creative inspires us to have microadventures in our own city…. In 2013, every day was an adventure. I’d packed in my full time job and headed […]
H. Hawkline residency, Thursdays in February 2015, Clwb Ifor Bach
To celebrate his forthcoming album on the Heavenly label (oooo!), the delectable H. Hawkline has escaped his tour duties with Cate le Bon and Sweet Baboo and landed his very […]
