27/03/25 -
Celebrating Cardiff's Success: Three Nominations for the Cultural Impact Awards
2025
The Cardiff Commitment Curriculum Team is
thrilled to announce a remarkable achievement, having received three
nominations at the Cultural Impact Awards 2025. The inaugural awards ceremony
took place at Porters, Cardiff, celebrating a range of cultural activities that
positively impact the quality of life for the community.
Creative of the Year: Bradley
Rmer One, Yusuf Ismail, and Shawqi Hasson from Unify Creative were nominated
for their outstanding work on the Gabalfa Underpass project. This collaboration
with Cardiff Youth Services and the City Art Project transformed the Gabalfa
Interchange underpass into a safe and vibrant space, promoting a sense of
identity and pride among local residents.
Community and Education
Project: Little Gigs Bach, part of Cardiff's Music
City strategy, was nominated for its efforts in supporting young artists and
bands. The initiative has already seen 50 bands perform on Cardiff city stages,
providing a platform for young talent to find their voices in the music scene.
Disabled Creativity:
Alex Rees and Gwennan Ruddock from UCAN Productions were recognised for their
exceptional delivery of the Arts Award programme for learners with Additional
Learning Needs (ALN) and won first prize in the ‘Get
the Chance Cultural Impact ‘Disabled Creativity' award. ‘The programme,
which started as a pilot with ten Visually Impaired learners (VI), has grown to
support 50 ALN and VI learners, helping them build confidence, develop
communication skills, and form lasting friendships.
25/03/25 - Celebrating
Welsh Language through children's books
Pupils from ten of Cardiff's English
medium primary schools, have come together to celebrate the Welsh language by
sharing books that they have created.
The collaborative project involved the
sharing of books that have been designed and created by children for children,
with the goal of helping their peers learn Welsh vocabulary and consolidate
their Welsh language skills, helping to foster a love for reading and learning
Welsh among children. Many of the books are digital and will become part of a
Hwb playlist for all schools to use as a digital resource.
21/03/25 - Cardiff
Council Announces Year-Round Garden Waste Collections
Cardiff
Council is announcing a major change in its waste management services - the
resumption of fortnightly garden waste collections will now be year-round.
Garden waste collections across the city began again this week following
the winter break, but now residents will be able to have their garden waste
collected every fortnight for 50 weeks of the year. That’s 25 garden waste
collections a year - up from 18 a year.
The service will pause for two weeks over Christmas to redirect
resources and manage the increased amount of recycling caused by the festive
season.