Here's your Friday update, covering: Travel advice for Wales vs New Zealand on November 5th in Cardiff; Story of Australian soldiers nursed in Cardiff during WWI to be told on Remembrance weekend; and new augmented reality Halloween Trail for families who Love Exploring.

Travel advice for Wales vs New Zealand on November 5th in Cardiff

Wales will be taking on New Zealand on Saturday November 5th at Principality Stadium.

With severe restrictions on the train network due to strike action, all those travelling via road are advised to leave plenty of time to get into Cardiff and into the Principality Stadium.

The M4 motorway is expected to be very busy - please plan ahead - and avoid the congestion in Cardiff by using the park & ride facilities at CCFC Stadium in Leckwith, or County Hall in Cardiff Bay.

With the kick-off taking place at 3.15pm - there will be a full city centre road closure from 11.15am until 7.15pm to ensure all ticket holders can get into and out of the stadium safely.

Gates open at 12:45, those attending the rugby match are strongly advised to plan their journey and get in early.  Please pay attention to the prohibited items listed at  principalitystadium.wales, in particular the bag policy (no large bags permitted) before travelling into the city.

There will be no trains running from Cardiff after the match

Read more here:

https://www.cardiffnewsroom.co.uk/releases/c25/30190.html

Story of Australian soldiers nursed in Cardiff during WWI to be told on Remembrance weekend

A Cardiff theatre group will tell the story of how seven Australian soldiers came to be nursed in Cardiff, thousands of miles from home, during World War One in three dramatic multimedia performances at three different locations during Remembrance weekend.

Written by Kathy Thomas and directed by Ray Thomas, ‘Far From Home' by A48 Theatre Company use diary entries, newspaper reports, letters and propaganda items to create a multimedia show exploring Australian perspectives on The Great War.

During the war more than 2,500 beds for wounded soldiers were provided in Cardiff, at the 3rd Western General Hospital. The hospital had its headquarters in the Cardiff Infirmary but 23 other public buildings, including Ninian Park School were adapted and used to look after injured troops.

Taking place on a hospital ward, the performance draws on the stories of seven soldiers, now lain to rest, along with many others, in the Commonwealth War Graves section of Cathays Cemetery.

Read more here:

https://www.cardiffnewsroom.co.uk/releases/c25/30175.html

New augmented reality Halloween Trail for families who Love Exploring

A spooky augmented reality Halloween Trail around some of Cardiff's most popular parks and green spaces has launched on the new Love Exploring App.

The free App, which is available to download from the Apple App Store and via Google Play, includes a range of informative trails, and fun augmented reality games around Roath Park, City Hall Lawns, Bute Park, Forest Farm, Parc Cefn Onn, and Cardiff Bay.

The Halloween Trail, which features augmented reality pumpkins, witches, skeletons and more, will take approximately 30 minutes to complete.

The app also features an augmented reality Dinosaur Safari. Little explorers can use the map to find the dinosaurs in the park and then test their dinosaur knowledge in the quiz.

More augmented reality games will be added to the app in the coming months, including a Tree Fairy trail, and a Mega Mini-Beasts trail.

App users can also explore the magnificent trees of the Bute Park arboretum, take a mindfulness trail around Cardiff Bay, discover the wildlife at Forest Farm, and take a historical walk around Roath Park lake.

Read more here:

https://www.cardiffnewsroom.co.uk/releases/c25/30183.html