The Covid-19 lockdown is tough for charities. Fundraising events have been cancelled, charity shops are closed, donations are down. But the vital work these organisations do continues, with the current health crisis providing extra challenges in caring for those who rely on their support. I’ve been speaking to the team...
Paid collaboration with The Red Dragon Centre, Cardiff With cinemas closed due to the Covid-19 lockdown, Trolls World Tour – which should have been released on the big screens this week – is now available for online streaming so that film fans can enjoy the action in their own homes....
Paid collaboration with The Red Dragon Centre Usually about now I’d be publishing my guide to local family-friendly events over the school Easter holidays. In fact, I think this is the first school holidays since 2014 where I haven’t written a list. Because, as we all know, the current Covid-19...
**All Amazon links on this page are affiliate links. This means if you make a purchase via this link, I will receive a small commission payment, at no extra cost to you. We’re back with another round-up of books we’ve enjoyed reading recently… we’ve certainly been getting through more...
I’m going to be honest in the hope that anyone else finding it all a little overwhelming right now will feel less alone… Today has not been a good day. I have had a lot of emotional wobbles. And more than a few tears. It’s been stressful waiting for the...
I want to start this by saying that these are unprecedented extraordinary times. Our main priority is to get through the next through weeks/months as best we can. We are not being asked to replicate school at home or to create mini geniuses whilst simultaneously working a full week, and...
I have moments where I find myself questioning if this is really happening. Am I dreaming? Did I imagine it? And then there are the moments when I wake up (on the nights I can sleep… because often I am wide awake, unable to switch off) and I forget for...
**All Amazon links on this page are affiliate links. This means if you make a purchase via this link, I will receive a small commission payment, at no extra cost to you. Online community is going to be more important now than ever before, as we all spend more...
When one of the mums in the class WhatsApp group mentioned she’d heard children in other cities and countries were putting pictures of rainbows in their windows as a sign of love and hope in such uncertain times, it struck me as such a wonderful thing we could do when...
A photo popped up on my Facebook memories recently of my children at Techniquest toddler day – the once-a-month event where the science centre opens its doors to the pre-schoolers of South Wales – and it got me thinking about how much I loved those days. With that in mind,...
There are so many fantastic theatre shows and live performances coming to Cardiff and the surrounding areas this spring, summer and beyond, from top musicals such as The Lion King and We Will Rock You at Wales Millennium Centre, to TV favourites such as Horrible Histories live on stage at...