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This is Wales text on an advert in Piccadilly London
The Awydd Antur campaign – meaning Let’s get out there – launched on Boxing Day with a new advert designed to appeal to multiple audiences featuring iconic products and locations from across Wales including the Ffestiniog Highland Railway, the spa pool at St Brides Spa Hotel, beach fun in Ceredigion and activities in Cardiff and Portmeirion. The advert, designed to grab attention and give a 30 second taster of Wales, is running on linear TV...
First published
5 February 2024
Last updated
5 February 2024
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Race Equality Week takes place from 5 to 11 February 2024, is an annual UK-wide movement, organised by Race Equality Matters, uniting thousands of organisations and individuals to address the barriers to race equality in the workplace. The theme for this year is #ListenActChange was selected by the Race Equality Matters community. If we all commit to #ListenActChange, then real change can take place. Everyone has a role to play in the fight for racial...
First published
2 February 2024
Last updated
2 February 2024
Drum Kit
The well-known and much loved Porters in Cardiff has recently had a new lease of life following a move to a new premises in the city centre. The Deputy Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, Dawn Bowden has announced during Independent Venues Week that £718,000 has been offered to 17 grass roots music venues across Wales, from the Creative Wales Music Capital Fund. Porters is one of 17 venues to benefit from the fund which...
First published
2 February 2024
Last updated
2 February 2024
Young apprentice
Apprenticeship Week Wales 2024 is taking place from 5 to 11 February, a week-long event dedicated to raising awareness and showcasing why apprenticeships are a genius decision to individuals, employers, and the future of our workforce. Throughout Apprenticeship Week Wales, we’ll be sharing updates about job opportunities available in Wales through the Apprenticeship Vacancy Service . If you, your network, or any organisation you work with have any opportunities in the pipeline then we’d encourage...
First published
2 February 2024
Last updated
2 February 2024
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LGBT+ History Month is for everyone; whether you work in education, a museum, a library or an art gallery, a business, a service, or are a member of a network/social group or an individual. It is celebrated every February across the UK. Every year Schools OUT sets a different theme for LGBT+ History Month and provides free resources for education settings, businesses, services and organisations to help them celebrate and ‘Usualise’ LGBT+ lives in their...
First published
2 February 2024
Last updated
2 February 2024
Image of food with text - Blas Cymru / Taste Wales
BlasCymru/TasteWales 2023 saw a record high for Welsh food and drink businesses as confirmed and potential sales reached £38 million, Rural Affairs Minister Lesley Griffiths has announced. The biennial event, which took place over two full days at the International Convention Centre (ICCW) in Newport, saw companies in the sector showcase their high-quality products to buyers and industry professionals from home and abroad. In total, 122 Welsh food and drink businesses took part in the...
First published
1 February 2024
Last updated
1 February 2024
CEIC Programmes
Circular Economy Innovation Communities (CEIC) Wales are running a fully funded programme to support businesses in Wales, to develop their circular economy understanding and innovation plans to support clean growth and contribute to the Welsh Government’s ‘Net Zero Wales’ ambitions. The programme commences cohorts in February, May, and September 2024. For south Wales businesses interested in participating, registration is now open. Visit CEIC Wales for further information and register here to attend an insight event.
First published
1 February 2024
Last updated
7 November 2024
Organic support payment
Written Statement : Announcement of Organic Support Payment 2024, Lesley Griffiths, Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd. Today (17 January 2024), I am pleased to announce support payments to fully-certified organic farmers in 2024. I appreciate the immense effort it has taken for organic farmers to build businesses which are both financially and environmentally sustainable. On such farms, the sustainable land management practices employed will undoubtedly have benefitted the local ecology, often...
First published
1 February 2024
Last updated
7 November 2024
Porthcawl surf school, child on a surfboard
From 5 to 11 February 2024, schools, families and communities across the UK will take part in Children’s Mental Health Week. With resources for: Schools and youth groups all of the resources are also available in Welsh . Families. For further information please select the following link: Children's Mental Health Week (childrensmentalhealthweek.org.uk) Working with your local community More and more people are doing things to support their local community and they want to see that...
First published
31 January 2024
Last updated
31 January 2024
Wales funding programme
The Wales Funding Programme Salix Energy Efficiency Loan Scheme supports Welsh public sector organisations in pursuing their net-zero goals by 2030. This comprehensive program integrates the Salix Energy Efficiency Loan Scheme and the Invest to Save finance scheme, addressing both energy efficiency projects and renewable technologies. The programme invites public sector entities, such as local authorities, educational institutions, and emergency services, to apply for interest-free loans covering up to 100% of the expenses for energy-saving...
First published
31 January 2024
Last updated
7 November 2024

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