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.

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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.

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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.

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