Just like beer tester at a brewery would be the dream job for many adults, most teenagers would love to be appointed fun advisor at their local theme park. Imagine it – being asked to give your opinion on future developments, as well as be having exclusive first access to try out all new rides […]
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Jurassic Dinosaurs Kingdom in Cardiff
Dinosaurs will be taking over a popular Cardiff park as Jurassic Kingdom heads to the Welsh capital. The prehistoric creatures will be greeting visitors for just over two weeks in August and the park’s new residents are expected to offer an interactive, life-sized replica experience. It’s part of a wider tour and visitors cane expect […]
Dippy the dinosaur comes to Cardiff
The plaster cast reproduction, long referred to as Dippy the dinosaur, will spend a minimum of four to sixth months in Cardiff. He will have to be dismantled and reassembled at every destination of the tour. Museum director Sir Michael Dixon said: “We wanted Dippy to visit unusual locations so he can draw in people […]
A floating football pitch for Cardiff Bay as part of the Champions League
Marc Diaper works for Coffi Co coffeehouse in Cardiff Bay. They have been viewing the floating football pitch being assembled all day. While there is generally a football pitch constructed as a part of the festival, this particular one is the first floating pitch that has been created. On Friday, June 2, it will hold […]
Tiger Bay’s history preserved as arts Butetown History and Arts centre is moving.
The heritage of Cardiff’s iconic Tiger Bay looks set to be preserved in a new arts centre, in May, the Butetown History and Arts Centre announced they would have to close as funding had dried up. But they asked for help finding somewhere to store their archives. Their archive contains items including recordings from people […]
Cardiff Triathlon is back and this is how you can enter
Cardiff Triathlon, more than 1,000 people took part in this year’s event and now registration is about to open for the Cardiff Triathlon. The company behind the triathlon, Always Aim High Events, say they expect tickets to sell out “in record time” when registration opens at midday on Friday, August 19. Marketing and sales manager […]
Felt Monsters – Learn how to make these colourful monsters
She’s created a fantastical Christmas window for Selfridges and been behind major ad campaigns and fashion shoots but Louise Evans is probably best known for being the Felt Mistress. Now she’s sharing her tips on creating her amazing felt characters and revealing the secrets of her trade for the first time in a new book. […]
Welsh beaches -Vote now for your favourite
Welsh beaches -Vote now for your favourite our penultimate category is Beaches. The coastlines of Wales is rich with golden sands and rich turquoise waters making the selection for you voters a mighty tricky task. Dyffren Gardens , Caerphilly Castle , National Library of Wales and Abereiddi Blue Lagoon were each champion of their categories and […]
Things to do for kids this summer
They may be longed for by kids all year round, but for most parents the school summer holidays can be a difficult time in terms of constantly coming up with new things to do. But don’t worry if you’re struggling to think of ways to fill the time with your little ones over the next […]
Cardiff International Food Festival
Visitors have been faced with something of a dilemma at the capital’s biggest food festival this weekend in Cardiff Bay that is what to eat first. With mountains of colourful cupcakes, trays of mouthwatering macarons, platefuls of churros and stacks of sugar-coated Welsh cakes along with savouries like crabrolls and vegetable curries, the choices at […]