I was shaking when I read the email. I had to re-read it four or five times before it sunk in. “Hello Cathryn,” it said. “I’m so pleased to be able to offer you a place on Team Tommy’s for the London Marathon 2020 on Sunday 26 April.” The London...
Tŷ Hafan gave us free entry into the Bubble Rush in return for coverage on Cardiff Mummy Says but all fundraising efforts for the charity are our own as we aim to raise £1,000 this year We did it! Today we completed the 5K Bubble Rush in aid of Tŷ...
*paid collaboration with Aviva Community Fund Isham Kasi’s face beams with excitement as he pushes open the door and enters Rebounders. His eyes light up and a big grin appears as he sees the trampolines in front of him. He proudly shows his Pokémon t-shirt to his coach Carmel Royston...
*In association with Aviva Community Fund 2017* As the clock hits 10.30am, the 280 children of Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Pont Siôn Norton Primary School in Pontypridd file out from their classrooms and onto the yard for their morning playtime. In the junior school yard, an orderly queue forms as many...
*in association with The Red Dragon Centre Oscar the Snowdog has arrived at The Red Dragon Centre in Cardiff Bay! He’s one of 43 Snowdogs to have taken up residence in Cardiff for the next 10 weeks as part of Snowdogs: Tails in Wales which is raising money for Ty...
*In association with St David’s Shopping Centre and We Loves TheDiff If you’ve ever walked through St David’s shopping centre in Cardiff, chances are you will have seen this brilliant wall art. It’s by the wonderfully creative cult brand I Loves The Diff, which has a whole host of products...
I’m trying something new on Cardiff Mummy Says, and I would love your help to make it work… Earlier this month I wrote about how overwhelming I was finding world events right now and how, in the absence of being able to change the big issues, I was focusing on...
Christmas is such a magical time. The excitement of Santa visiting; presents under the tree; lights and decorations; spending time with your family and friends; all that amazing food. It’s so easy when you are caught up in the festive season to forget that Christmas is not like that for everyone....
I wrote recently about how hard I was finding it to clear out all of our old baby gear. With our third child definitely our last, we have an attic full of clothes that are now too small for my children, toys they no longer play with, and equipment we...
As regular readers of Cardiff Mummy Says will know, I’ve been taking part in Precious Moments, a campaign run by Tŷ Hafan. It’s to help raise awareness of the work the children’s hospice for Wales does in supporting children with illnesses and medical conditions that mean they won’t survive to adulthood, and...
As a parent, I want my children to be kind and compassionate, and to think about other people who aren’t as fortunate as they are. I try to do this all year but it seems even more important at Christmas when the focus is on receiving gifts and enjoying festive events and...