Here is your Tuesday update, covering:
- Cardiff Music City Festival 2025 dates announced
- The new Local Flood Risk Strategy set to be adopted by Cardiff Council
- Windsor Clive Primary School shortlisted for prestigious Tes awards 2025
- New nursery provision for Ysgol Gymraeg Melin Gruffydd
Cardiff Music City Festival 2025 dates announced
Boundary-pushing music and performance will fill venues, clubs and pop-up locations in Cardiff for two weeks this autumn as Cardiff Music City Festival soundtracks the city for a second year.
The innovative festival will run from Friday 3 October - Saturday 18 October 2025, bringing together musicians, promoters, and immersive tech specialists from far and wide to create unique collaborations and unmissable one-off events.
Established artists, underground heroes and breakout Wales-based stars will fill a genre-bending programme designed to thrill audiences alongside specially commissioned urban soundscapes, inspiring talks, and industry sessions.
Supported by Cardiff Council, the festival will feature a series of unique performances, gigs and unexpected happenings in the heart of the Welsh capital over fifteen music-filled days.
Proudly encompassing new music showcase Sŵn, Wales Millennium Centre's international arts weekend, Llais, and the prestigious Welsh Music Prize which celebrates the finest music made in Wales or by Welsh people around the world, the 2025 festival programme promises to build on the success of last year's inaugural festival and keep pushing the boundaries of music innovation, performance and technology.
New Local Flood Risk Strategy Set to be Adopted by Cardiff Council
Cardiff Council is set to adopt a new Flood Risk Strategy aimed at mitigating and managing the increased risk of flooding due to climate change.
With extreme weather events becoming more frequent and intense, the risk of flooding has risen, necessitating effective measures to protect public safety and property.
The Welsh Government estimates that 245,000 properties in Wales are at risk of flooding from rivers, the sea, and surface water, with an additional 400 properties potentially affected by coastal erosion.
Responsibility for managing flooding incidents in Cardiff is shared among three agencies: Cardiff Council, Natural Resources Wales, and Welsh Water, depending on the source of the flooding.
Cardiff Council handles ordinary watercourses, surface water, groundwater, and highway flooding.
Natural Resources Wales is responsible for main rivers, coastal flooding, and reservoirs, while Welsh Water manages foul, surface water, and combined sewers.
The new strategy focuses on clear objectives, measures, and action plans to ensure an effective response to any flooding incident in Cardiff.
The objectives align with those set by the Welsh Government and outline ambitions, targets, and outcomes for flood risk management.
Windsor Clive Primary School Shortlisted for Prestigious Tes Awards 2025
Windsor Clive Primary School in Ely is proud to announce it has been shortlisted for the Tes Schools Awards 2025 - a national celebration known as the ‘Oscars of education'.
The school has been recognised in the category of Pupil Mental Health Initiative of the Year, standing out for its outstanding commitment to supporting student wellbeing.
Windsor Clive Primary School is the only primary school in Wales to be shortlisted across all categories, marking a significant achievement for the school, its pupils, and the wider community.
The Tes Schools Awards honour the most inspiring individuals and institutions from across the UK's state and independent sectors, including early years, primary and secondary education.
This year, an expert panel of education leaders reviewed entries across 22 categories, including a newly introduced award for ‘Inclusive Trust of the Year'. A special ‘Lifetime Achievement Award' will also be revealed on the awards night.
New Nursery provision for Ysgol Gymraeg Melin Gruffydd
Ysgol Gymraeg Melin Gruffydd in Whitchurch will soon host a new purpose-built childcare facility, providing a 32-place provision delivered by Cylch Meithrin Eglwys Newydd.
The £1m project has established a modern learning setting for children aged two to four including a modular constructed nursery with interactive kitchen and age-appropriate toilets. It has been funded through the Welsh Government's Childcare and Early Years Capital Programme and has been constructed by Wernick, the contractors chosen to deliver the scheme.
Opening in April, the new provision delivers on the priorities identified in Cardiff's Welsh in Education Strategic Plan (WESP), by providing Welsh medium childcare places on Welsh medium primary school sites.
Cylch Meithrin Eglwys Newydd will provide Welsh Government funded childcare places, both Flying Start and Childcare Offer, along with fee-paying places. Both funded and fee-paying places will be available for pre-school aged children as well as wrap-around provision for children attending Ysgol Gymraeg Melin Gruffydd nursery education.
As part of the Community Well-Being Benefits (CWB), formerly known as Social Value, Wernick are providing a host of resources to be used at the provision including indoor and outdoor play equipment.