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Hello Readers!<br />
Welcome to <strong>2018</strong> and the latest issue of Primary Times.<br />
We hope you’ve had a wonderful start to the New Year.<br />
The temptation at this time of year is to stay indoors, find<br />
something entertaining on the TV and relax on the sofa under a<br />
blanket until the weather starts to turn distinctly more summery.<br />
Whilst this might sound like a good plan (and it does) there’s<br />
always plenty to see and do once you venture from the sofa<br />
and out of the front door.<br />
In our What’s On Guide you’ll find plenty of ideas for fun days<br />
out and if you fancy swapping your sofa for a comfy seat<br />
for a while, then you could always head to the theatre.<br />
You’ll find the best shows in your area in the Box Office section.<br />
Whether you fancy splashing about at Cardiff International<br />
Pool, taking a romantic stroll at Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm or catching<br />
a show at the theatre …there are loads of opportunities for<br />
memorable days out!<br />
Don’t forget to enter our competitions, you could win tickets to<br />
see Monstersaurus at St David’s Hall, Disney On Ice, The Little<br />
Mix Experience AND Tiddler and Other Tales! You can also<br />
check our website to find more great competitions.<br />
Our next issue will be full of the joys of Spring, but until then,<br />
here’s to a wonderful <strong>2018</strong>!<br />
The Primary Times Team<br />
4 Literature Festival <strong>2018</strong><br />
6 WOW<br />
18 Top Tips<br />
20 Pinboard<br />
22 Box Office<br />
24 Competitions<br />
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30 Internet Safety<br />
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4CHILDREN’S LITERATURE FESTIVAL <strong>2018</strong><br />
CALLING ALL BOOK WORMS! Cardiff Children’s Literature<br />
Festival will be back this spring from 21 – 29 April.<br />
Celebrated authors and illustrators will once again bring a<br />
cast of colourful characters and amazing tales to inspire and<br />
entertain book lovers everywhere; from the young to the<br />
young at heart!<br />
The award winning festival will once again host<br />
over 40 exciting events in English and Welsh at iconic<br />
venues across the city centre including Cardiff Castle,<br />
City Hall and National Museum Wales.<br />
The festival, aimed predominantly at children aged 3-11,<br />
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continues to create lifelong readers and runs across two<br />
weekends with free school sessions during the week.<br />
Guest authors and illustrators include Petr Horáček, Sibéal<br />
Pounder, Tom Percival, Catherine Fisher, Huw Aaron, Tom<br />
Palmer, Steven Butler and Jonathan Meres to name a few.<br />
So book your tickets now by calling the box office on<br />
0333 666 3366 or online at www.cardiffkidslitfest.com<br />
Please note all phone call bookings<br />
will be charged £1.50 service fee.<br />
All children under 12 must be<br />
accompanied by a paying adult.<br />
@CdfKidsLitFest. Cardiff Children’s<br />
Literature Festival is City of Cardiff<br />
Council Events Team working<br />
in partnership with Literature<br />
Wales, Cardiff University and<br />
National Museum Wales.
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WHAT’S ON WHERE<br />
If you are looking for more inspiration, there<br />
are many more events on our website<br />
www.primarytimes.co.uk/cardiff<br />
LOOKING AHEAD<br />
11th April<br />
Man Engine Cymru -<br />
FREE event in Pontypridd<br />
The 11.2 metre tall mechanical miner is set<br />
to steam into Ynysangharad War Memorial<br />
Park in Pontypridd on 11 April as part<br />
of his tour across Wales, entitled:<br />
“Man Engine Cymru: forging a<br />
nation”. The event in Pontypridd<br />
is FREE and with a large funfair<br />
to accompany Man Engine<br />
combined with the opening of<br />
the National Lido of Wales, Lido<br />
Ponty, it really is a great day out for all<br />
the family during the Easter holidays!<br />
Don't miss this unique spectacle! Book your<br />
free tickets at www.ticketsource.co.uk<br />
Early in <strong>2018</strong><br />
Google Expeditions: Tiger Bay<br />
Wales Millennium Centre, Bute Place,<br />
Cardiff Bay CF10 5AL. The Centre is working<br />
with Orange Bus to create virtual reality<br />
learning journeys for schools to delve into the<br />
backstage world of Tiger Bay The Musical.<br />
Expeditions brings virtual reality into the<br />
classroom through the downloadable app.<br />
Each expedition comprises of multiple 360°<br />
photos with descriptions and points<br />
of interest for the teacher,<br />
easily incorporated into the<br />
curriculum. Using a tablet,<br />
teachers can guide their<br />
students using virtual reality<br />
viewers. Aimed at key stage<br />
3, secondary schools across<br />
Wales are encouraged to join in<br />
this immersive learning and make<br />
use of the bilingual and free resources<br />
that will be hosted by Google Expeditions.<br />
Email education@wmc.org.uk to register your<br />
interest. Tel: 029 2063 6464 www.wmc.org.uk<br />
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We check<br />
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event details and prices<br />
may be subject to change.<br />
Please always check<br />
with the venue.<br />
Tuesday 8th May<br />
Primary Open Morning -<br />
Nursery - Year 6<br />
Cathedral School, Llandaff,<br />
Cardiff CF5 2YH<br />
9.30am - 11am. To book please contact<br />
Registrar on 029 2083 8504<br />
www.cathedral-school.co.uk<br />
plus:<br />
Wednesday 16th May<br />
Little Explorers Forest<br />
School<br />
9.30am - 10.30am & 1.30pm -<br />
2.30pm. Pre-school girls and boys aged<br />
2 - 3 welcome. To book please contact Registrar<br />
on: number above.<br />
Saturday 7th April<br />
Welsh Wrestling Live<br />
Memo Arts Centre , Gladstone Road,<br />
Barry, CF62 8NA<br />
An evening of glitz, glamour and bodyslam<br />
mayhem as the Welsh Wrestling roadshow<br />
invades for one night only! See the over the<br />
top stars of the wrestling world collide in a<br />
night of super slamming action at this fun,<br />
crazy, family entertainment show. Running<br />
time approx 2 hours. Adults £12; children U16<br />
£9; group (4) £35. Tel: 01446 738622<br />
www.memoartscentre.co.uk<br />
Saturday 24th March<br />
Gardening in the Park<br />
Roath Park , Cardiff, CF23 5PG<br />
10.30 - 1pm. Free greenfingered<br />
fun for families. Enjoy<br />
an adventure in the flower beds<br />
and make a real difference to the Park.<br />
No gardening experience required. Suitable<br />
for all ages. All equipment provided. Contact<br />
carolyn.robertson@rspb.org to book.<br />
lambing shed. Welcome the new arrivals, and<br />
follow the progress of the mums and babies<br />
on the Museum website via #lambcam.<br />
Lambing at Llwyn yr Eos farm will be open<br />
to the public every day this year. If you’re<br />
planning a trip to the farm to meet the mums<br />
and babies, please read the advisory notes<br />
on the website to help you get the most from<br />
your visit. Online only: Follow all the action<br />
live from the lambing shed at this special<br />
time of year. Get online -<br />
www.museum.wales/lambcam and<br />
celebrate the start of spring with the annual<br />
baby boom!<br />
Until June<br />
Exhibition: Wriggle!<br />
National Museum, Cardiff,<br />
Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NP<br />
10am - 5pm. Explore the wonderful world of<br />
worms – from fossils to fantasy, from food<br />
to spectacular beauty and the scary ones<br />
too! Free family exhibition. Closed Mondays<br />
except Bank Holidays.<br />
Open Tues – Sun 10am–5pm.<br />
www.museumwales.ac.uk<br />
Tel: 0300 111 2 333<br />
plus:<br />
Every weekend<br />
Clore Explorers<br />
2pm. Find out more about objects from the<br />
Museum’s collection. There are places for<br />
20 participants in each workshop and the<br />
workshops take place in the Clore Discovery<br />
Centre. Session themes vary but each<br />
workshop will involve an opportunity to learn<br />
and discover plus a craft activity. Free.<br />
Saturday 10th - Saturday 24th<br />
<strong>February</strong><br />
Woo at the Zoo<br />
Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm, Clevedon Road, Wraxall,<br />
Bristol, BS48 1PG<br />
Get wooed at the zoo this Spring Half Term.<br />
Follow the self-guided love trail and find the<br />
giant animal print love hearts. Fall in love<br />
with wonderful animals and treat yourself to<br />
a delicious winter warmer at the Food Barn.<br />
The trail is included in Zoo entry price.<br />
Tel: 01275 852606<br />
www.noahsarkzoofarm.co.uk<br />
BRISTOL AQUARIUM<br />
Saturday 10th - Sunday 25th <strong>February</strong><br />
<strong>February</strong> Half-Term at Tredegar House<br />
Tredegar House, NP10 8YW<br />
11-4pm. Normal entry prices apply,<br />
additional £4 per bird box<br />
It's time to blow off the cobwebs and let off<br />
some steam. Get down to Tredegar House for<br />
some explorer fun this <strong>February</strong> half-term.<br />
It might be nippy out but there's plenty of<br />
wildlife surviving the cold in our gardens.<br />
Look out for our hands-on trail discovering<br />
the hidden lives of birds and help out the<br />
birds in your back garden by building a bird<br />
box. 01633 815880,<br />
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/tredegarhouse<br />
Every Saturday<br />
Family Saturday<br />
Wales Millennium Centre, Bute Place,<br />
Cardiff Bay, CF10 5AL<br />
11am - 4pm. Suitable for all ages. Free. Let<br />
your imagination run wild every Saturday.<br />
Enjoy craft workshops- explore your creative<br />
flair! From cress planting and woolly<br />
octopuses to envelope cities,<br />
Saturdays at the Centre are perfect for<br />
keeping little hands busy.<br />
Tel: 029 2063 6464<br />
www.wmc.org.uk<br />
Saturday 10th - Sunday 25th <strong>February</strong><br />
Aberdulais Detective Trail<br />
Aberdulais National Trust, Neath, SA10 8EU<br />
10.30am - 4pm. There’s a wealth of wonderful<br />
things for families to see while exploring<br />
Aberdulais. If you’re up for a challenge then<br />
pick up a tin detective pack and get started<br />
on your expedition, taking on the sensory<br />
trail to discover hidden secrets. Normal<br />
admission charges apply.<br />
Free to National Trust members.<br />
Tel: 01639 636674<br />
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/aberdulais<br />
Pirates and Mermaids<br />
Bristol Aquarium, Anchor Road,<br />
Bristol, BS1 5TT<br />
Meet a real life mermaid on Saturdays and<br />
Sundays. See voucher on advert for £1 child<br />
tickets. Tel: 0117 929 8929.<br />
www.bristolaquarium.co.uk<br />
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Saturday 21st –<br />
Sunday 29th April<br />
Cardiff Children’s<br />
Literature Festival <strong>2018</strong><br />
Various venues around Cardiff<br />
Cardiff Children’s Literature Festival returns<br />
with celebrated authors and illustrators<br />
bringing a cast of colourful characters and<br />
amazing tales to inspire and entertain book<br />
lovers. The festival will host over 40 events<br />
in English and Welsh at venues across the<br />
city centre including Cardiff Castle, City<br />
Hall and National Museum Wales. Aimed<br />
predominantly at children aged 3 - 11 it<br />
runs across two weekends with free school<br />
sessions during the week.<br />
To book your tickets call 0333 666 3366<br />
or visit www.cardiffkidslitfest.com<br />
ONGOING EVENTS<br />
Everyday<br />
St Fagans Explorer Packs<br />
St Fagans National Museum of History, CF5 6XB<br />
Explore the Museum with the new activity<br />
trail packs. They’re a fun way for families to<br />
get the most out of a visit to the Museum.<br />
Follow the map around the Museum to find<br />
some special hands on activities. Pick up an<br />
Explorer Pack from the gift shop for £3.50.<br />
www.museum.wales/stfagans<br />
Tel 029 2057 3500<br />
Thursday 1st - Sunday 25th March<br />
#lambcam. Lambing at Llwyn yr Eos Farm<br />
10am - 5pm. Free. Celebrate the start of<br />
spring with the annual baby boom in the<br />
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HALF TERM HOLIDAYS<br />
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Thursday 22 <strong>February</strong><br />
Meet the Meerkats<br />
Your chance to get close to these amazingly<br />
inquisitive and friendly creatures.<br />
Timed slots<br />
Friday 23 – Sunday 25 <strong>February</strong><br />
Warrior School<br />
Learn the skills you need to be a brave knight<br />
with the Warwick Warriors.<br />
Timed slots<br />
D<br />
Dydd Iau 22 Chwefror<br />
Cwrdd â’r Swricatiaid<br />
Cyfle i ddod i adnabod y creaduriaid hynod<br />
fusneslyd a chyfeillgar yma.<br />
Amseroedd penodol<br />
Dydd Gwener 23 – Ddydd Sul 25 Chwefror<br />
Ysgol Rhyfelwyr<br />
Dysgwch y sgiliau sydd eu hangen arnoch i<br />
fod yn farchog dewr gyda Rhyfelwyr Warwick.<br />
Amseroedd penodol<br />
Please book in advance to ensure a place / Archebwch ymlaen llaw i fod yn siwr o gael lle<br />
www.cardiffcastle.com 029 2087 8100 www.castell-caerdydd.com<br />
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WHAT’S ON WHERE<br />
FEBRUARY<br />
Wednesday 7th <strong>February</strong><br />
Toddler Time Monthly Movies<br />
National Waterfront Museum,<br />
Swansea, SA1 3RD . 10.30am. Lost and Found<br />
(U, 2009). Enjoy a free fun movie screening<br />
each month exclusively for preschool children<br />
and their parents or carers. Tel: 029 2057<br />
3600. www.museum.wales/swansea<br />
Friday 9th <strong>February</strong><br />
Toddler Time<br />
Wales Millennium Centre, Bute Place,<br />
Cardiff Bay, CF10 5AL. 11am – 2:30pm. Free.<br />
Introducing children to a new musical instrument<br />
every month, Toddler Time features a special<br />
programme of activities for little visitors. Let your<br />
little creatives express themselves through crafts,<br />
bilingual singing, music and storytelling sessions.<br />
Using a range of materials you and your little one<br />
will create and play and most of all, have fun! Tel:<br />
029 2063 646. www.wmc.org.uk<br />
Carry on Screaming Screening:<br />
The Post (12A)<br />
Chapter Arts Centre Market Road,<br />
Canton, CF5 1QE. Every Friday at 11am, Carry<br />
on Screaming allows parents or carers to see a<br />
film at Chapter without having to worry about<br />
their baby causing a disturbance. Tickets: £2.50<br />
- £4.50. Free entry for babies. Book online or on<br />
029 2030 4400. www.chapter.org<br />
Visit Morning at Cardiff Steiner School<br />
If you’re wondering whether Steiner<br />
education is right for your child, Visit Morning<br />
is an opportunity for prospective parents<br />
to experience the School in action. 9.30 -<br />
11.30am, Cardiff Steiner School, Llandaff<br />
North, Cardiff CF14 2FL. Tel 029 2056 7986<br />
www.cardiffsteiner.org.uk<br />
Toddler Time<br />
National Museum Cardiff, Cathays Park,<br />
Cardiff, CF10 3NP. 1.30pm - 4pm. Enjoy special<br />
boxes of toys, games and books in different<br />
galleries to help parents with children explore<br />
the Museum through play. Themed toys and<br />
activities with museum staff 1.30pm -2.55pm<br />
, story at 3pm. Free. Tel: 0300 111 2 333.<br />
www.museumwales.ac.uk<br />
Toddler Event<br />
Parc Play, Unit 5, Curran Embankment,<br />
Grangetown, Cardiff, CF10 5DX. See online for<br />
more details. Tel: 029 2034 5696.<br />
Saturday 10th <strong>February</strong><br />
Family Film: Early Man<br />
Chapter Arts Centre Market Road,<br />
Canton, CF5 1QE. 11am + 3pm. Children<br />
under 12-years-old must be accompanied by<br />
an adult. Tickets: £2.50 - £4.50. Book online<br />
or on 029 2030 4400. www.chapter.org<br />
Young Person’s Film Academy <strong>2018</strong> -<br />
How Films Are Made<br />
Chapter, Market Road, Cardiff CF5 1QE<br />
10am–4pm. If you are aged 9 - 12, enjoy<br />
watching films and would like to learn more<br />
about how films are made then this is the course<br />
for you! Each week learn about a different aspect<br />
of the filmmaking process through an interactive<br />
lecture, make new friends and watch great films!<br />
£12 per session, or £40 for all 4. To request an<br />
application form contact learning@chapter.org<br />
Tel: 029 2030 4400.<br />
Early Years Open Day at<br />
Cardiff Steiner School<br />
All Welcome. Open Morning is a great<br />
opportunity to look around, meet the teachers,<br />
talk to parents and find out more about Steiner<br />
education for age 3 to 6. 10.00am - 12.00pm,<br />
TEE REX GOLF CARDIFF<br />
Cardiff Steiner School, Llandaff North, Cardiff<br />
CF14 2FL. Tel 029 2056 7986<br />
www.cardiffsteiner.org.uk<br />
Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th <strong>February</strong><br />
Flight Fantastic<br />
Techniquest Cardiff Bay, CF10 5BW<br />
Chocks away! The intrepid presenters try<br />
to figure out how to fly like a bird, but are<br />
having a spot of bother getting off the<br />
ground. Can you help? Explore how humans<br />
are harnessing the forces of the natural world<br />
to overcome the many problems of flight.<br />
Plus:<br />
Giants of the Solar System<br />
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are the<br />
largest planets in the solar system; they are<br />
known as the Gas Giants. However, these are<br />
not just balls of Gas as their name suggests.<br />
They are the guardians of the Solar System,<br />
protecting the inner planets from potentially lifethreatening<br />
collisions with space debris. Visit the<br />
planetarium to find out the true nature of these<br />
Giants. Suitable for ages 7+. £1.50 addition to<br />
admission price, see website for details.<br />
Plus:<br />
Starman and his Dog<br />
Did you know that the Sun is a star? The star<br />
that is in the sky in the daytime. Discover who<br />
the Starman is as he helps you find pictures<br />
in the night sky by joining the stars together<br />
using imaginary lines. Did you know that in<br />
the sky there are young, adult and old stars?<br />
Suitable for under-7s. £1.50 addition to<br />
admission price, see website for details.<br />
Tel: 029 2047 5475. www.techniquest.org<br />
Saturday 10th - Sunday 25th <strong>February</strong><br />
<strong>February</strong> Half Term<br />
Dyffryn Gardens Nr St Nicholas, CF5 6SU<br />
10am – 4pm (last entry 3pm). Normal<br />
admission prices apply. Discover some of the<br />
fascinating plants and animals you can find at<br />
Dyffryn Gardens with a special <strong>February</strong> half<br />
term spotter trail. Put your detective skills<br />
to the test as you follow the clues to each<br />
location and write down the letters you find<br />
to spell an important Dyffryn name. Tel: 029<br />
2059 3328. www.nationaltrust.org.uk<br />
Sunday 11th <strong>February</strong><br />
Chinese New Year<br />
National Waterfront Museum, Swansea,<br />
SA1 3RD. 11am - 4.30pm. Celebrate Chinese<br />
New Year with a packed day of music,<br />
performance, crafts, and a superb Chinese<br />
dragon dance display to welcome in the Year<br />
of the Dog. Free. Tel: 029 2057 3600.<br />
www.museum.wales/swansea<br />
Beach Academy – World Whale Day<br />
Ogmore-by-Sea Beach Glamorgan Heritage<br />
Coast, CF32 0PB. Join Beach Academy to<br />
celebrate World Whale Day and learn about<br />
these amazing creatures found in UK waters.<br />
Cadets (Age 11 - 15) 10am - 11:30am. £5.<br />
Rangers (Age 7 - 11) 11:30am - 1pm. £5. Meet<br />
at the Pen-y-Bont SLSC building, Rivermouth<br />
car park. Tel: 07966 572273.<br />
www.beachacademywales.com<br />
Family Film: Early Man<br />
Chapter Arts Centre Market Road,<br />
Canton, CF5 1QE. 11am + 3pm. (11am -<br />
relaxed viewing). Children under 12-years-old<br />
must be accompanied by an adult.<br />
Tickets: £2.50 - £4.50. Book online or on<br />
029 2030 4400. www.chapter.org<br />
Wednesday 14th -<br />
Sunday 25th <strong>February</strong><br />
Star Tours<br />
Techniquest Cardiff Bay, CF10 5BW. Find out more<br />
about some familiar constellations, the planets,<br />
how stars are born and how they die. The Digital<br />
Planetarium can take you through space for a<br />
close up look at some of nature’s most beautiful<br />
sights such as distant galaxies and exploded stars.<br />
Suitable for ages 7+. £1.50 addition to admission<br />
price, see website for details.<br />
Plus:<br />
Flight Fantastic<br />
Chocks away! The intrepid presenters try<br />
to figure out how to fly like a bird, but are<br />
having a spot of bother getting off the<br />
ground. Can you help? Explore how humans<br />
are harnessing the forces of the natural world<br />
to overcome the many problems of flight.<br />
Plus:<br />
Space Hunters<br />
Nan’s garden shed is no ordinary shed — it is a<br />
space ship in disguise! Go with the children on a<br />
treasure hunt in space to meet an astronaut, ride<br />
on a comet’s tail, look for an exploding star and<br />
much more! Suitable for under-7s. £1.50 addition<br />
to admission price, see website for details.<br />
Tel: 029 2047 5475. www.techniquest.org<br />
Friday 16th <strong>February</strong><br />
Carry on Screaming Screening:<br />
Journey’s End (12A)<br />
Chapter Arts Centre Market Road,<br />
Canton, CF5 1QE. 11am. Carry on Screaming<br />
allows parents or carers to see a film at<br />
Chapter without having to worry about their<br />
baby causing a disturbance. Tickets: £2.50 -<br />
£4.50. Free entry for babies. Book online or<br />
on 029 2030 4400. www.chapter.org<br />
Toddler Time<br />
National Museum Cardiff, Cathays Park, Cardiff,<br />
CF10 3NP. 1.30pm - 4pm. Enjoy special boxes of<br />
toys, games and books in different galleries to<br />
help parents with children explore the Museum<br />
through play. Themed toys and activities with<br />
museum staff 1.30pm - 2.55pm; story at 3pm.<br />
Free. Tel: 0300 111 2 333.<br />
www.museumwales.ac.uk<br />
Saturday 17th <strong>February</strong><br />
Family Film<br />
Chapter Arts Centre Market Road,<br />
Canton, CF5 1QE. 11am Coco, 3pm Early<br />
Man. Children under 12-years-old must be<br />
accompanied by an adult. Tickets: £2.50 -<br />
£4.50. Book online or on 029 2030 4400.<br />
www.chapter.org<br />
Young Person’s Film Academy <strong>2018</strong> -<br />
The Story of Cinema<br />
Chapter, Market Road, Cardiff CF5 1QE<br />
10am–4pm. If you are aged 9 - 12, enjoy<br />
watching films and would like to learn more<br />
about how films are made then this is the course<br />
for you! Each week learn about a different aspect<br />
of the filmmaking process through an interactive<br />
lecture, make new friends and watch great films!<br />
£12 per session, or £40 for all 4. To request an<br />
application form contact learning@chapter.org<br />
Tel: 029 2030 4400.<br />
Try Gamelan<br />
St David’s Hall, Cardiff, CF10 1AH<br />
1pm - 3pm. Adults £8, children £5. The whole<br />
family can enjoy the beautiful bronze Javanese<br />
percussion instruments and learn to play a<br />
traditional piece. The two hour sessions are fun<br />
and non-stop hands on, offering something<br />
new whether you’re a keen instrumentalist<br />
or have no previous musical experience. Try<br />
workshops are suitable for age 7+, under<br />
11 years old must be accompanied by a<br />
responsible adult. Tel: 029 2087 8444.<br />
www.stdavidshallcardiff.co.uk<br />
Cartoons and Computer Games –<br />
Science Show<br />
National Waterfront Museum, Swansea, SA1<br />
3RD. 1pm & 3pm. What shape will you leave<br />
behind if you run into a solid wall? Are bananas<br />
really that slippery? A fun workshop looking<br />
at the scientific laws found in cartoons and<br />
computer games and seeing if they apply to us<br />
in the real world. Drop in. Free. Tel: 029 2057<br />
3600. www.museum.wales/swansea<br />
Saturday 17th - Sunday 25th <strong>February</strong><br />
Spring Half-Term<br />
National Botanic Garden of Wales, Middleton<br />
Hall, Llanarthne, Carmarthenshire, SA32 8HN<br />
10am - 4:30pm. Fun and games are guaranteed,<br />
with family activities from 12noon until 4pm<br />
every day of half term. See displays from the<br />
new British Bird of Prey Centre, or warm up with<br />
the colourful butterflies in the tropical Butterfly<br />
House, Plas Pilipala. Admission prices (including<br />
Gift Aid): Adults £10.50; children (5-18) £4.94;<br />
under 5s free. Tel: 01558 667149.<br />
www.botanicgarden.wales<br />
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WHAT’S ON WHERE<br />
Half term fun: Love is in the air…<br />
St Fagans National Museum of History, CF5 6XB<br />
12pm - 4pm. Small charge for some activities.<br />
Enjoy activities inspired by Dwynwen and<br />
Valentine, the patron saints of love, and the<br />
lovespoons in the collections.<br />
Plus:<br />
St Fagans Makers Market<br />
10am - 5pm. Pick up something special that<br />
you’d never find on the high street. There’ll<br />
be a chance to meet the makers and find out<br />
more about their crafts as they run workshops<br />
and demonstrations throughout the week.<br />
There will be a small charge to cover materials<br />
for some activities. Tel 029 2057 3500.<br />
www.museum.wales/stfagans<br />
Pac Man Trail<br />
National Waterfront Museum, Swansea, SA1 3RD<br />
10am - 4pm. Explore the galleries over half<br />
term to find hidden Pac-Man figures. Tel: 029<br />
2057 3600. www.museum.wales/swansea<br />
Sunday 18th <strong>February</strong><br />
Half term Movie: Wreck it Ralph 3D<br />
(PG: 2013)<br />
National Waterfront Museum,<br />
Swansea, SA1 3RD. 2pm. Enjoy a fun free<br />
family movie. Info: Tel: 029 2057 3600.<br />
www.museum.wales/swansea<br />
Family Film<br />
Chapter Arts Centre Market Road,<br />
Canton, CF5 1QE. 11am Early Man (relaxed),<br />
3pm Coco. Children under 12-years-old must<br />
be accompanied by an adult. Tickets: £2.50<br />
- £4.50. Book online or on 029 2030 4400.<br />
www.chapter.org<br />
Monday 19th <strong>February</strong><br />
Family Film<br />
Chapter Arts Centre Market Road,<br />
Canton, CF5 1QE<br />
11am Coco, 2pm Early Man. Children under<br />
12-years-old must be accompanied by an<br />
adult. Tickets: £2.50 - £4.50. Book online or<br />
on 029 2030 4400. www.chapter.org<br />
Recycled Bird Feeders<br />
Cwmcarn Forest Visitor Centre Cwmcarn,<br />
NP11 7FA. From 11am. Help out your garden<br />
friends this winter with a homemade bird<br />
feeder, using an old pop bottle, some paint,<br />
glue and of course bird food!! 2 sessions<br />
available from 11am. Ages 4+. £2.50 per child.<br />
(Please take a 750ml pop bottle with you).<br />
Booking essential as places are available. Tel:<br />
01495 272001. www.cwmcarnforest.co.uk<br />
Family Fun Activities<br />
Margam Country Park, Margam, Neath Port<br />
Talbot, SA13 2TJ<br />
Storytelling with Fiona. Fiona is a storyteller<br />
and puppeteer and her amazing tales are told<br />
with the help of her puppets. Free sessions!<br />
11.30am & 1.45pm – Water Tales. 12.30pm &<br />
2.45pm – Welsh Folktales and Legends. Plus<br />
Castle tours and Margam Model Boat Club<br />
will be sailing on New Pond between 11am –<br />
3pm. Tel: 01639 881635.<br />
www.margamcountrypark.co.uk<br />
Make A Pac Man Decoder<br />
National Waterfront Museum, Swansea, SA1 3RD<br />
12.30pm - 3.30pm. Make a decoder to find<br />
out fun facts about the technology we use<br />
today. Free. Tel: 029 2057 3600.<br />
www.museum.wales/swansea<br />
Monday 19th - Friday 23rd <strong>February</strong><br />
Half Term @ Parc Play<br />
Parc Play, Unit 5, Curran Embankment,<br />
Grangetown, Cardiff, CF10 5DX<br />
Enjoy some fresh air and entertain your little<br />
ones at Parc All Weather Play. Tel: 029 2034 5696.<br />
Half Term Family Fun<br />
Big Pit National Coal Museum NP4 9XP<br />
12pm - 4pm. Enjoy half term family fun and<br />
activities.Tel: 029 2057 3650.<br />
www.museumwales.ac.uk/bigpit<br />
Soldier v Soldier<br />
National Roman Legion Museum Caerleon,<br />
NP18 1AE. 11am - 1pm & 2pm - 4pm. Look<br />
at a soldier from WW1, his equipment and<br />
clothing and compare him to a Roman<br />
soldier. Which soldier is better equipped?<br />
Which soldier’s armour and weaponry is more<br />
effective? The soldier of 100 years ago, or<br />
that of 2,000 years ago? Drop in and have a<br />
chat with our soldiers and make up your own<br />
mind. Tel: 029 2057 3544.<br />
www.museumwales.ac.uk/roman<br />
Monday 19th - Saturday 24th <strong>February</strong><br />
Feb Half term – Build a Universe<br />
Wales Millennium Centre,<br />
Bute Place, Cardiff Bay CF10 5AL<br />
11am - 4pm. Suitable for all ages. Free.<br />
The Millennium Seagull has landed at<br />
the Centre and its crew need your help!<br />
Become a Universe Explorer and discover<br />
new planets, moons and alien beings. Build<br />
your own satellite and space ship and begin<br />
your adventure into the unknown… It will<br />
literally be OUT OF THIS WORLD!<br />
Tel: 029 2063 6464. www.wmc.org.uk<br />
The Acrux. Workshops<br />
Chapter Arts Centre,<br />
Market Road, Canton, CF5 1QE<br />
Workshops Mon – Fri, 1pm + 5pm.<br />
Performance Sat 2pm. Exhibition and<br />
Workshops with PYKA. Build your own<br />
instrument, use cutting edge technology to<br />
capture and remix your environment, smash<br />
together the worlds of <strong>digital</strong> and physical<br />
as part of pyka’s cross collaborative Acrux<br />
Seasons project. In 2016, pyka and instrument<br />
inventor Victor Gama, teamed up with local<br />
schools to create a <strong>digital</strong> version of Victor’s<br />
instrument — the Acrux. They now want to<br />
further explore the ever-changing relationship<br />
between physical and <strong>digital</strong> instruments<br />
and they want your help in doing it. Pyka are<br />
a group of multi-disciplinary artists who use<br />
creativity to educate, engage and inspire. Free.<br />
Drop in. Tel: 029 2030 4400. www.chapter.org<br />
Tuesday 20th <strong>February</strong><br />
Family Fun Activities<br />
Margam Country Park, Margam,<br />
Neath Port Talbot, SA13 2TJ. Make a Funky<br />
Foam Key Ring (meet in the Castle) – 1 hour<br />
sessions at 11am, 12.15pm, 1.45pm and<br />
3pm. £3 per session per child, buy ticket<br />
at the entrance cabin. 11am - 3pm: Have a<br />
Go at Archery with Margam Archery Club. 3<br />
arrows £1. Meet at the BBQ site at the rear of<br />
the Castle. Margam Model Boat Club will be<br />
sailing on New Pond between 11am – 3pm.<br />
Tel: 01639 881635.<br />
www.margamcountrypark.co.uk<br />
Family Film<br />
Chapter Arts Centre Market Road,<br />
Canton, CF5 1QE. 11am Early Man, 2pm Coco<br />
(relaxed). Children under 12-years-old must<br />
be accompanied by an adult. Tickets: £2.50<br />
- £4.50. Book online or on 029 2030 4400.<br />
www.chapter.org<br />
Tuesday 20th - Friday 23rd <strong>February</strong><br />
Half Term Free Entry<br />
Llancaiach Fawr Manor, Nr Nelson, CF46 6ER<br />
Time travelling experience - visit the year<br />
1645 and find out about life in the Manor in<br />
the 17th century. One child free per adult.<br />
Tel: 01443 412248. www.llancaiachfawr.co.uk<br />
Come & Play with Clay<br />
National Museum Cardiff, Cathays Park, Cardiff,<br />
CF10 3NP. 10.30am, 12pm, 1.30pm, 3pm.<br />
These workshops will be run by established<br />
ceramic artist Jane Rees Parfitt and give you<br />
the chance to make your own masterpiece in<br />
clay, inspired by the exhibition. £5 per person<br />
from www.eventbrite.com. Children aged<br />
5 - 8 years can take part with adult help. All<br />
materials and firing are included.<br />
Plus:<br />
Protest!<br />
Don’t put up with boredom! If you want a half<br />
term activity with a difference go along to the<br />
protest themed workshops: splash paint onto<br />
a giant canvas or make a protest banner for<br />
the thing that makes you angry. Tel:<br />
0300 111 2 333. www.museumwales.ac.uk<br />
Wednesday 21st <strong>February</strong><br />
Family Fun Activities<br />
Margam Country Park, Margam, Neath Port<br />
Talbot, SA13 2TJ. Zoolab – ‘Animals in Winter’.<br />
What food is available for animals in Winter?<br />
What happens to cold-blooded animals such<br />
as frogs? Look at everything from hibernation<br />
to bird migrations and find how other animals<br />
and insects adapt to the cold and find shelter.<br />
Session (approx 45mins) at 11am, 12.15pm,<br />
1.45pm and 3pm. £3 per child. Meet in the<br />
Castle. 11am – 3pm - Have a Go at Archery<br />
with the Margam Archery Club. 3 arrows £1.<br />
Meet at the BBQ site at the rear of the Castle.<br />
Margam Model Boat Club will be sailing on<br />
New Pond between 11am – 3pm. RSPB family<br />
fun nature activities, learn how to give nature<br />
a home. 11am - 3pm. Free activities, Castle<br />
Lawns (in Castle if wet!). Tel: 01639 881635.<br />
www.margamcountrypark.co.uk<br />
Children’s Half Term Fun<br />
Llanover Hall Arts Centre Romily Road, Canton,<br />
Cardiff. £7 per session. 10am - 12pm or 1pm -<br />
3pm. 10am - 12pm Block Printing (4 - 8 years).<br />
10am -12pm - Pottery Creative Characters (4 -<br />
8 years). 1pm - 3pm - Storytelling and Art from<br />
around the World (5 - 12 years). 1pm - 3pm<br />
- Screen Printing (8+). 1pm-3pm - Pottery<br />
Creative Characters (8+). Tel: 029 2087 2030.<br />
www.llanoverhall.com<br />
Family Film<br />
Chapter Arts Centre Market Road,<br />
Canton, CF5 1QE<br />
11am Coco (soft subtitles), 2pm Early<br />
Man. Children under 12-years-old must be<br />
accompanied by an adult. Tickets: £2.50 -<br />
£4.50. Book online or on 029 2030 4400.<br />
www.chapter.org<br />
Thursday 22nd <strong>February</strong><br />
Toddlers Crafty Fun<br />
Cwmcarn Forest Visitor Centre Cwmcarn,<br />
NP11 7FA. Messy crafty fun for toddlers. Paint<br />
and feathers included. 2 sessions available<br />
from 10.30am. Suitable for ages 1+. £2 per<br />
child. Booking essential.<br />
Tel: 01495 272001.<br />
www.cwmcarnforest.co.uk<br />
Family Fun Activities<br />
Margam Country Park, Margam,<br />
Neath Port Talbot, SA13 2TJ<br />
Make a Dinosaur Mask with Steph! Sessions<br />
(approx 1 hour) at 11am, 12.15pm, 1.45pm<br />
and 3pm. £3 per session per child, buy ticket<br />
at the entrance cabin. Meet in the Castle.<br />
Margam Model Boat Club will be sailing on<br />
New Pond between 11am – 3pm. Tel: 01639<br />
881635. www.margamcountrypark.co.uk<br />
Scrappy Sheep Club – Dragon Crafts<br />
National Wool Museum,<br />
Dre-fach-Felindre SA44 5UP<br />
12pm - 3pm. Fun family crafts - make a cool<br />
dragon headdress or fire-breathing dragon.<br />
Free. Tel: 029 2057 3070. www.museumwales<br />
Get crafty for a good cause<br />
The Red Dragon Centre, Cardiff Bay, CF10 4JY<br />
12 - 4pm. This half term help support Marie<br />
Curie’s Great Daffodil appeal. Children can<br />
make a daffodil windmill to take home, have<br />
their faces painted and meet special character<br />
tributes Upsy Daisy and Fifi. Plus there will<br />
be all the usual fun at the state-of-the-art<br />
cinema, bowling alley, restaurants, and cafes.<br />
Usual parking terms apply. Free for centre<br />
customers (minimum spend applies).<br />
www.thereddragoncentre.co.uk<br />
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Science discovery centre in Cardiff Bay<br />
presents<br />
FLIGHT FANTASTIC<br />
14 – 25 <strong>February</strong><br />
Chocks away!<br />
Our intrepid Presenters are trying to<br />
figure out how to fly like a bird, but<br />
are having a spot of bother getting<br />
off the ground. Can you help?<br />
TECHNIQUEST<br />
FL YI N G<br />
S Q U A D<br />
This half-term, join us in the<br />
Science Theatre as we explore how<br />
humans are harnessing the forces<br />
of the natural world to overcome<br />
the many problems of flight.<br />
After Hours: Valentine’s<br />
Thursday 15 <strong>February</strong>, 6:30–10pm, 18+ only<br />
Love is in the air, so why not treat your loved one to a Valentine’s experience<br />
with a difference? With over 130 exhibits, an interactive STI workshop (yes,<br />
really!), 360° planetarium shows, a fully licensed bar, and The Grazing Shed.<br />
Their first steps in science<br />
Springtime Sunshine Friday 2 March<br />
Fun on the Farm Friday 4 May<br />
Little ones and not-so-little ones just love Toddler Days! Pre-school children<br />
have their run of the exhibits with activities on a special theme.<br />
TQcardiff Techniquest<br />
029 20 475 475 www.techniquest.org<br />
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WHAT’S ON WHERE<br />
Children’s Half Term Fun<br />
Llanover Hall Arts Centre Romily Road,<br />
Canton, Cardiff. £7 per session. 10am - 12pm<br />
or 1pm - 3pm. £12. 10am - 12pm - Make<br />
Pottery Animals (4 - 8 years). 1pm - 3pm<br />
- Make Pottery Animals (8+). 10am – 3pm -<br />
Batik Art Workshop (7+), Tel: 029 2087 2030.<br />
www.llanoverhall.com<br />
Meet the Meerkats<br />
Cardiff Castle Cardiff, CF10 3RB<br />
A chance to get close to these amazingly<br />
inquisitive and friendly creatures. Timed slots<br />
- book tickets in advance. Tel: 029 2087 8100.<br />
www.cardiffcastle.com<br />
Family Film<br />
Chapter Arts Centre Market Road, Canton, CF5<br />
1QE. 11am Early Man, 2pm Coco. Children<br />
under 12-years-old must be accompanied by<br />
an adult. Tickets: £2.50 - £4.50. Book online<br />
or on 029 2030 4400. www.chapter.org<br />
Friday 23rd <strong>February</strong><br />
Nesting Bird Stations<br />
Cwmcarn Forest Visitor Centre Cwmcarn, NP11<br />
7FA. Create a beautiful nesting station for<br />
your garden birds to help them build their<br />
nests with lots of soft fluffy bits! 2 sessions<br />
available from 11am. Suitable for ages 5 +.<br />
£2.50 per child. Booking essential. Tel: 01495<br />
272001. www.cwmcarnforest.co.uk<br />
Scrappy Sheep Club – Dragon Crafts<br />
National Wool Museum, Dre-fach-Felindre<br />
SA44 5UP. 12pm - 3pm. Fun family crafts<br />
- make a cool dragon headdress or firebreathing<br />
dragon. Free. Tel: 029 2057 3070.<br />
www.museumwales<br />
Family Fun Activities<br />
Margam Country Park, Margam, Neath Port<br />
Talbot, SA13 2TJ<br />
Spring craft activities’ with the Friends of<br />
Margam Park, 11am – 3pm in the Castle.<br />
Free activities – donations welcome! Margam<br />
Model Boat Club will be sailing on New Pond<br />
between 11am – 3pm. Tel: 01639 881635.<br />
www.margamcountrypark.co.uk<br />
Children’s Half Term Fun<br />
Llanover Hall Arts Centre Romily Road,<br />
Canton, Cardiff. £7 per session. 10am - 12pm<br />
or 1pm - 3pm. 10am - 12pm - Willow<br />
Weaving (7+). 10am - 12pm - Paint and Print<br />
(4 - 8 years). 1pm - 3pm - Paint, Print and<br />
Sew (8+). Tel: 029 2087 2030.<br />
www.llanoverhall.com<br />
Carry on Screaming Screening: The<br />
Mercy (12A)<br />
Chapter Arts Centre Market Road, Canton,<br />
CF5 1QE. 11am. Carry on Screaming allows<br />
parents or carers to see a film at Chapter<br />
without having to worry about their baby<br />
causing a disturbance. Free entry for babies.<br />
Plus:<br />
Family Film:<br />
3pm Coco (relaxed). Children under 12-yearsold<br />
must be accompanied by an adult. Tickets:<br />
£2.50 - £4.50. Book online or on<br />
029 2030 4400. www.chapter.org<br />
Friday 23rd - Sunday 25th <strong>February</strong><br />
Warrior School<br />
Cardiff Castle Cardiff CF10 3RB. Visit the 15th<br />
century Undercroft and learn the skills you<br />
need to be a brave knight with the Warwick<br />
Warriors. Timed slots - book tickets in advance.<br />
Tel: 029 2087 8100. www.cardiffcastle.com<br />
Saturday 24th <strong>February</strong><br />
Family Film:<br />
Chapter Arts Centre Market Road, Canton, CF5 1QE<br />
11am Early Man, 3pm Coco. Children under<br />
CARDIFF INTERNATIONAL POOL<br />
12-years-old must be accompanied by an<br />
adult. Tickets: £2.50 - £4.50. Book online or<br />
on 029 2030 4400. www.chapter.org<br />
Sunday 25th <strong>February</strong><br />
St David’s Celebrations<br />
National Botanic Garden of Wales, Middleton<br />
Hall, Llanarthne, Carmarthenshire, SA32 8HN<br />
10am - 4:30pm. Free entry for all to celebrate<br />
St David’s Day. Family activities from 12noon<br />
- 4pm plus enjoy a Welsh food and craft fair in<br />
the Great Glasshouse, music from harps and<br />
choirs. Tel: 01558 667149.<br />
www.botanicgarden.wales<br />
Family Film:<br />
Chapter Arts Centre Market Road, Canton, CF5 1QE<br />
11am Coco (relaxed), 2pm Early Man. Children<br />
under 12-years-old must be accompanied by<br />
an adult. Tickets: £2.50 - £4.50. Book online<br />
or on 029 2030 4400. www.chapter.org<br />
MARCH<br />
Friday 2nd March<br />
Toddler Event<br />
Parc Play, Unit 5, Curran Embankment,<br />
Grangetown, Cardiff, CF10 5DX. See online for<br />
more details. Tel: 029 2034 5696.<br />
Little Mice Club – St David’s Special<br />
National Waterfront Museum, Swansea,<br />
SA1 3RD. 10.30am - 12pm. This month Little<br />
Mice Club celebrates St David’s Day and<br />
features the popular Ffa-la-la with S4C’s Carys<br />
John. Free. Tel: 029 2057 3600.<br />
www.museum.wales/swansea<br />
Carry on Screaming Screening: Phone<br />
for film details<br />
Chapter Arts Centre Market Road,<br />
Canton, CF5 1QE. Every Friday at 11am, Carry<br />
on Screaming allows parents or carers to see<br />
a film at Chapter without having to worry<br />
about their baby causing a disturbance.<br />
Tickets: £2.50 - £4.50. Free entry for babies.<br />
Book online or on 029 2030 4400.<br />
www.chapter.org<br />
Toddler Time<br />
National Museum Cardiff, Cathays Park,<br />
Cardiff, CF10 3NP. 1.30pm - 4pm Special<br />
boxes of toys, games and books in different<br />
galleries to help parents with children explore<br />
the Museum through play. Themed toys<br />
and activities with museum staff 1.30pm<br />
-2.55pm, story at 3pm. Free. Tel:<br />
0300 111 2 333. www.museumwales.ac.uk<br />
Toddler Days: Springtime Sunshine<br />
Techniquest, Cardiff Bay CF10 5BW<br />
9.30am - 4.30pm. Once a month during<br />
term-time, pre-school children have their<br />
run of the exhibits with activities on a special<br />
theme. There’ll be storytime and singalong,<br />
a mini-disco and something to make to take<br />
home. Techniquest is buggy-friendly, with<br />
nappy-changing facilities and lockers. Under-<br />
4s free, accompanying adults £5.50.<br />
Tel: 029 2047 5475. www.techniquest.org<br />
Saturday 3rd March<br />
St David’s Party<br />
National Waterfront Museum, Swansea, SA1 3RD<br />
12pm - 4pm. Celebrate St David with a day of<br />
all things Welsh, including folk music crafts<br />
and choirs! Free.<br />
Plus:<br />
Curator’s Cabinet of Curiosities –<br />
Made in Wales<br />
12.30pm - 2.30pm. Pop in to meet the curator<br />
and find out about their fascinating collection<br />
of themed artefacts made in Wales. Free. Tel:<br />
029 2057 3600. www.museum.wales/swansea<br />
St Davids Day Party<br />
National Wool Museum, Dre-fach-Felindre,<br />
SA44 5UP. 10am - 3pm. Celebrate St David<br />
with a day of all things Welsh, including folk<br />
music, dancing, games and crafts. Free.<br />
Tel: 029 2057 3070. www.museumwales<br />
Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th March<br />
Family Film: Phone for film details<br />
Chapter Arts Centre Market Road, Canton,<br />
CF5 1QE. See a selection of fabulous, familyfriendly<br />
films every Saturday at 11am and<br />
3pm. Children under 12-years-old must be<br />
accompanied by an adult. Tickets: £2.50 -<br />
£4.50. Book online or on 029 2030 4400.<br />
www.chapter.org<br />
Flight Fantastic<br />
Techniquest, Cardiff Bay, CF10 5BW<br />
Chocks away! The intrepid presenters try<br />
to figure out how to fly like a bird, but are<br />
having a spot of bother getting off the<br />
ground. Can you help? Explore how humans<br />
are harnessing the forces of the natural world<br />
to overcome the many problems of flight.<br />
Plus:<br />
Space Hunters<br />
Nan’s garden shed is no ordinary shed — it is<br />
a space ship in disguise! Go with the children<br />
on a treasure hunt in space to meet an<br />
astronaut, ride on a comet’s tail, look for an<br />
exploding star and much more! Suitable for<br />
under-7s. £1.50 addition to admission price,<br />
see website for details.<br />
Plus:<br />
Mars<br />
The red planet, as history suggests, is not for<br />
the faint-hearted. Enjoy a voyage to Mars and<br />
take a closer look at what this planet has to<br />
offer. Suitable for ages 7+. £1.50 addition to<br />
admission price, see website for details.<br />
Tel: 029 2047 5475.<br />
www.techniquest.org<br />
Sunday 4th March<br />
Open Day<br />
Cardiff International Pool Olympian Drive,<br />
Grangetown, Cardiff, CF11 0JS<br />
11am - 6pm. Celebrate the launch of the<br />
NEW Functional Training Studio and NEW<br />
Virtual Fitness Classes. There will be lots of<br />
free activities for all the family throughout<br />
the day; Enjoy free access to the 130 Station<br />
Gym, Fitness Classes, Virtual Classes, Stand<br />
Up Paddle Board Sessions, Swimming Lesson<br />
Taster Sessions and our Leisure Pool Disco<br />
with DJ Matt Lissack. Visit website for full<br />
timetable of event. Booking onto sessions<br />
in advance is recommended. There will also<br />
be fantastic prizes to be won, including<br />
Wales V Italy Six Nations tickets & a Year’s<br />
Gym Membership. Tel: 029 2072 9090.<br />
http://www.leisurecentre.com/cardiffinternational-pool<br />
Tuesday 6th March<br />
Mrs Scott Steps Out<br />
St Catherine’s Church Hall, King’s Road,<br />
Pontcanna<br />
10am - 12pm. Join the Head of Nursery from<br />
Howell’s School for a morning of creativity,<br />
adventure and fun! Refreshments provided.<br />
Tel: 029 2026 1832.<br />
www.howells-cardiff.gdst.net<br />
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Taith Pyllau Glo Cymru ym Mharc<br />
Treftadaeth Cwm Rhondda. Diwrnod allan heb<br />
ei debyg yw hwn i bobl o bob oed. Cewch daith â<br />
thywysydd sy'n rhoi bywyd newydd i oes aur y<br />
diwydiant glo, maes chwarae antur, siop, caffi, a<br />
llawer yn rhagor.<br />
Profiad y Bathdy Brenhinol. Diwrnod allan llwyr<br />
unigryw ac arbennig. Dewch ar daith a galw heibio<br />
i'r arddangosfa ryngweithiol hwyl. Cewch weld sut<br />
mae bathu darnau arian a medalau Olympaidd - a<br />
bathu darn arian personol hyd yn oed.<br />
The Welsh Mining Experience at Rhondda<br />
Heritage Park.<br />
Take the guided, underground Black Gold tour, eat<br />
at Caffe Bracchi, play in the Energy Zone play<br />
area, or buy a Welsh souvenir in the gift shop.<br />
The Royal Mint Experience. A completely<br />
unique and fantastic day out. Take the tour and<br />
visit the entertaining interactive exhibition. You can<br />
see how coins and Olympic medals are made and<br />
even strike your own coin.<br />
Am ragor o ddiwrnodau i'w cofio<br />
For more great days out...<br />
www.croesorhct.cymru<br />
www.visitrct.wales<br />
visitrct
WHAT’S ON WHERE<br />
Wednesday 7th March<br />
Toddler Time Monthly Movies:<br />
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the<br />
Were-Rabbit (U, 2005)<br />
National Waterfront Museum, Swansea, SA1 3RD<br />
10.30am. A special screening exclusively<br />
for pre-school children and their parents or<br />
carers. Free. Tel: 029 2057 3600.<br />
www.museum.wales/swansea<br />
Visit Morning at Cardiff Steiner School<br />
If you’re wondering whether Steiner<br />
education is right for your child, Visit Morning<br />
is an opportunity for prospective parents<br />
to experience the School in action. 9.30 -<br />
11.30am, Cardiff Steiner School, Llandaff<br />
North, Cardiff CF14 2FL. Tel 029 2056 7986<br />
www.cardiffsteiner.org.uk<br />
Mrs Scott Steps Out<br />
Penarth & Llandough Parish Hall<br />
10am - 12pm. Join the Head of Nursery from<br />
Howell’s School for a morning of creativity,<br />
adventure and fun! Refreshments provided. Tel:<br />
029 2026 1832. www.howells-cardiff.gdst.net<br />
Friday 9th March<br />
Carry on Screaming Screening:<br />
Phone for film details<br />
Chapter Arts Centre Market Road, Canton, CF5<br />
1QE. Every Friday at 11am, Carry on Screaming<br />
allows parents or carers to see a film at Chapter<br />
without having to worry about their baby<br />
causing a disturbance. Tickets: £2.50 - £4.50.<br />
Free entry for babies. Book online or on<br />
029 2030 4400. www.chapter.org<br />
Mrs Scott Steps Out<br />
Lisvane Memorial Hall Lisvane, CF14<br />
10am - 12pm. Join the Head of Nursery from<br />
Howell’s School for a morning of creativity,<br />
adventure and fun! Pop along to a session<br />
near you. Refreshments provided. Tel:<br />
029 2026 1832. www.howells-cardiff.gdst.net<br />
Toddler Time<br />
National Museum Cardiff, Cathays Park,<br />
Cardiff, CF10 3NP. 1.30pm - 4pm Special<br />
boxes of toys, games and books in different<br />
galleries to help parents with children explore<br />
the Museum through play. Themed toys<br />
and activities with museum staff 1.30pm<br />
-2.55pm, story at 3pm. Free. Tel:<br />
0300 111 2 333. www.museumwales.ac.uk<br />
Saturday 10th March<br />
Young Person’s Film Academy <strong>2018</strong> -<br />
So you want to be a Director?<br />
Chapter, Market Road, Cardiff CF5 1QE<br />
10am–4pm. If you are aged 9 - 12, enjoy<br />
watching films and would like to learn more<br />
about how films are made then this is the<br />
course for you! Each week learn about a<br />
different aspect of the filmmaking process<br />
through an interactive lecture, make new<br />
friends and watch great films! £12 per session,<br />
or £40 for all 4. To request an application form<br />
contact learning@chapter.org Tel: 029 2030<br />
4400.<br />
Super Science Saturday: British<br />
Science Week Special<br />
National Waterfront Museum, Swansea, SA1 3RD<br />
12pm - 4pm. Celebrate International Women’s<br />
Day with a packed afternoon of inspiring<br />
demonstrations, hands on activities and jawdropping<br />
experiments. In partnership with<br />
Oriel Science. Free.<br />
Plus:<br />
Robots<br />
12pm. A fast paced interactive family show,<br />
performed by Gower College, Swansea SA1<br />
3RD’s performing arts students. Free. Tel: 029<br />
2057 3600. www.museum.wales/swansea<br />
Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th March<br />
Family Film: Phone for film details<br />
Chapter Arts Centre Market Road, Canton, CF5 1QE<br />
See a selection of fabulous, family-friendly<br />
films every Saturday at 11am and 3pm.<br />
Children under 12-years-old must be<br />
accompanied by an adult. Tickets: £2.50 -<br />
£4.50. Book online or on 029 2030 4400.<br />
www.chapter.org<br />
Flight Fantastic<br />
Techniquest Cardiff Bay, CF10 5BW<br />
Chocks away! The intrepid presenters try<br />
to figure out how to fly like a bird, but are<br />
having a spot of bother getting off the<br />
ground. Can you help? Explore how humans<br />
are harnessing the forces of the natural world<br />
to overcome the many problems of flight.<br />
Plus:<br />
Space Hunters<br />
Nan’s garden shed is no ordinary shed it is a space<br />
ship in disguise! Go with the children on a treasure<br />
hunt in space to meet an astronaut, ride on a<br />
comet’s tail, look for an exploding star and much<br />
more! Suitable for under-7s. £1.50 addition to<br />
admission price, see website for details.<br />
Plus:<br />
Mars<br />
The red planet, as history suggests, is not for<br />
the faint-hearted. Enjoy a voyage to Mars and<br />
take a closer look at what this planet has to<br />
offer. Suitable for ages 7+. £1.50 addition to<br />
admission price, see website for details. Tel:<br />
029 2047 5475. www.techniquest.org<br />
Sunday 11th March<br />
Mother’s Day Afternoon Tea<br />
Dyffryn Gardens Nr St Nicholas, CF5 6SU<br />
2pm – 4pm. Treat your loved ones a special tea<br />
overlooking the magnificent Edwardian gardens<br />
from the Morning room. £15.95 per person.<br />
£18.95 per person with a glass of Prosecco.<br />
(includes admission to gardens). Limited spaces<br />
available, book online. (*A booking fee of 5%<br />
applies ). Tel: 029 2059 3328.<br />
www.nationaltrust.org.uk<br />
Wales v Italy<br />
Principality Stadium Westgate St, Cardiff CF10<br />
1NS. U16 tickets only £20. 3pm.<br />
www.principalitystadium.wales<br />
Mothering Sunday<br />
Aberdulais Neath, SA10 8EU. 10.30am - 3pm.<br />
Free entry for mums and grandmas. Make a<br />
Mother’s Day card, picnic by the waterfall or<br />
enjoy a treat in the tea-room. Free entry for<br />
mums when accompanied by their children.<br />
Free to National Trust members. Tel: 01639<br />
636674. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/aberdulais<br />
Mother’s Day<br />
Llancaiach Fawr Manor, Nr Nelson, CF46 6ER<br />
Mum’s visit the Manor free of charge when<br />
accompanied by their children. Sunday lunch<br />
requires pre-booking. Tel: 01443 41224.<br />
www.llancaiachfawr.co.uk<br />
Tuesday 13th March<br />
Mrs Scott Steps Out<br />
Dinas Powys Community Hall (Lee Hall)<br />
10am - 12pm. Join the Head of Nursery from<br />
Howell’s School for a morning of creativity,<br />
adventure and fun! Refreshments provided. Tel:<br />
029 2026 1832. www.howells-cardiff.gdst.net<br />
Friday 16th March<br />
Toddler Event<br />
Parc Play, Unit 5, Curran Embankment,<br />
Grangetown, Cardiff, CF10 5DX. See online for<br />
more details. Tel: 029 2034 5696.<br />
Toddler Time<br />
Wales Millennium Centre, Bute Place, Cardiff Bay<br />
CF10 5AL. 11am – 2:30pm. Free. Introducing<br />
children to a new musical instrument every<br />
month, Toddler Time features a special<br />
programme of activities for little visitors. Let<br />
your little creatives express themselves through<br />
crafts, bilingual singing, music and storytelling<br />
sessions. Using a range of materials you and your<br />
little one will create and play and most of all,<br />
have fun! Tel: 029 2063 646. www.wmc.org.uk<br />
Carry on Screaming Screening:<br />
Phone for film details<br />
Chapter Arts Centre Market Road, Canton, CF5<br />
1QE. Every Friday at 11am, Carry on Screaming<br />
allows parents or carers to see a film at Chapter<br />
without having to worry about their baby<br />
causing a disturbance. Tickets: £2.50 - £4.50.<br />
Free entry for babies. Book online or on<br />
029 2030 4400. www.chapter.org<br />
Toddler Time<br />
National Museum Cardiff, Cathays Park,<br />
Cardiff, CF10 3NP. 1.30pm - 4pm Special<br />
boxes of toys, games and books in different<br />
galleries to help parents with children explore<br />
the Museum through play. Themed toys<br />
and activities with museum staff 1.30pm<br />
-2.55pm, story at 3pm. Free. Tel: 0300 111 2<br />
333. www.museumwales.ac.uk<br />
Saturday 17th March<br />
Wales v France<br />
Principality Stadium Westgate St, Cardiff CF10<br />
1NS. 5pm. www.principalitystadium.wales<br />
Young Person’s Film Academy <strong>2018</strong> -<br />
How to edit a film.<br />
Chapter, Market Road, Cardiff CF5 1QE<br />
10am–4pm. If you are aged 9 - 12, enjoy<br />
watching films and would like to learn more<br />
about how films are made then this is the course<br />
for you! Each week learn about a different aspect<br />
of the filmmaking process through an interactive<br />
lecture, make new friends and watch great films!<br />
£12 per session, or £40 for all 4. To request an<br />
application form contact learning@chapter.org<br />
Tel: 029 2030 4400.<br />
Saturday 17th & Sunday 18th March<br />
Family Film: Phone for film details<br />
Chapter Arts Centre Market Road, Canton,<br />
CF5 1QE. See a selection of fabulous, familyfriendly<br />
films every Saturday at 11am and<br />
3pm. Children under 12-years-old must be<br />
accompanied by an adult. Tickets: £2.50 -<br />
£4.50. Book online or on 029 2030 4400.<br />
www.chapter.org<br />
Flight Fantastic<br />
Techniquest Cardiff Bay, CF10 5BW<br />
Chocks away! The intrepid presenters try<br />
to figure out how to fly like a bird, but are<br />
having a spot of bother getting off the<br />
ground. Can you help? Explore how humans<br />
are harnessing the forces of the natural world<br />
to overcome the many problems of flight.<br />
Plus:<br />
Space Hunters<br />
Nan’s garden shed is no ordinary shed — it is a<br />
space ship in disguise! Go with the children on a<br />
treasure hunt in space to meet an astronaut, ride<br />
on a comet’s tail, look for an exploding star and<br />
much more! Suitable for under-7s. £1.50 addition<br />
to admission price, see website for details.<br />
Plus:<br />
Mars<br />
The red planet, as history suggests, is not for<br />
the faint-hearted. Enjoy a voyage to Mars and<br />
take a closer look at what this planet has to<br />
offer. Suitable for ages 7+. £1.50 addition to<br />
admission price, see website for details. Tel:<br />
029 2047 5475. www.techniquest.org<br />
Sunday 18th March<br />
Cardiff Model Engineering Society,<br />
Miniature Railways and Tramways.<br />
King George V Drive East Cardiff, CF14 4AW<br />
1pm to 5pm. Miniature train rides, steam<br />
diesel & electric plus tram rides. Model<br />
railway layouts, refreshments. For rides<br />
children under 3 must be accompanied by an<br />
adult. Entry £1.80 per person and all rides are<br />
£1.80 each. No advanced tickets are available<br />
or required. www.cardiffmes.com<br />
Beach Academy – The Plastic Tide<br />
Ogmore-by-Sea Beach Glamorgan Heritage<br />
Coast, CF32 0PB. Join Beach Academy to<br />
celebrate British Science Week by taking part in<br />
The Plastic Tide beach clean. Cadets (Age 11 - 15)<br />
1pm - 2:30pm. £5. Rangers (Age 7 - 11) 2:30pm<br />
- 4pm £5. Meet at the Pen-y-Bont SLSC building,<br />
Rivermouth car park. Tel: 07966 572273.<br />
www.beachacademywales.com<br />
Brain Games <strong>2018</strong><br />
11am – 4pm National Museum Cardiff.<br />
Free activities and workshops are aimed at<br />
children aged 7-11 but can be enjoyed by<br />
all the family! From sensory illusions and<br />
inflatable Brain Domes to ghost hands and<br />
‘DIY brain surgery’ – Brain Games <strong>2018</strong><br />
showcases the power and mystery of our<br />
most vital organ. All are welcome to come<br />
along and have fun taking on our challenges<br />
and your friends while learning about the<br />
wonders of your brain! Any questions, please<br />
contact neuroscience@cardiff.ac.uk<br />
Tuesday 20th March<br />
Mrs Scott Steps Out<br />
St Andrew’s Church Penylan. 10am - 12pm.<br />
Join the Head of Nursery from Howell’s School<br />
for a morning of creativity, adventure and fun!<br />
Pop along to a session near you. Refreshments<br />
provided. Tel: 029 2026 1832.<br />
www.howells-cardiff.gdst.net<br />
DISCOVERING NATURE<br />
WITH RSPB CYMRU<br />
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CANOLFAN Y CELFYDDYDAU<br />
MEMO ARTS CENTRE<br />
• Full listings available on<br />
our website<br />
• Family friendly venue<br />
• Café Bar<br />
• Free on-site car park<br />
Gladstone Road Barry CF62 8NA<br />
Registered Charity [CIO 1155291]<br />
The Little Mix Experience<br />
Wed 21 Feb 6:30pm<br />
The perfect half term treat<br />
for budding little popstars<br />
Family Half Term Cinema<br />
£3.00 [advance] £3.50 [door]<br />
The Addams Family<br />
Fri 20 Apr 7:30pm, Sat 21 Apr 2:30pm & 7:30pm<br />
There’s a new family in town; a family musical for everyone<br />
WALES’ SIX NATIONS GAMES<br />
FREE ENTRY FAMILY FRIENDLY<br />
HOT FOOD BAR & REFRESHMENTS<br />
Welsh Wrestling LIVE<br />
Sat 7 Apr 7:00pm<br />
There Was An Old Lady...<br />
Fri 13 Apr 2:30pm<br />
Family Dance Festival<br />
Wed 4 Apr 1pm/3pm/4pm<br />
Na, Nel!<br />
Fri 13 Jul 10:15am<br />
Wrestlers collide in super<br />
slam action for half term<br />
Sing-a-long fun with<br />
nursery rhymes for ages 2+<br />
FREE! A jam-packed hour<br />
of outdoor pop-up dance<br />
A new Welsh-language<br />
play for children aged 6 - 11<br />
BOOK TICKETS: WWW.MEMOARTSCENTRE.CO.UK • 01446 738622<br />
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JRC Global Buffet...<br />
An incredible dining experience with live cooking stations, hundreds<br />
of dishes from around the world, and you can enjoy as much as you<br />
like for one price!<br />
This is five star dining for a price you can afford!<br />
PLUS KIDS EAT FOR £1 ALL YEAR ROUND * !<br />
Book your table now at www.jrc-globalbuffet.com<br />
and check out our latest offers and events!<br />
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TOP TIPS<br />
Brain Games <strong>2018</strong><br />
Cardiff University invites you to help celebrate five<br />
years of Brain Games at National Museum Cardiff on<br />
Sunday 18 March (11am-4pm). Free activities and<br />
workshops are aimed at children aged 7-11 but can<br />
be enjoyed by all the family!<br />
From sensory illusions and inflatable Brain Domes to ghost hands and ‘DIY brain surgery’<br />
– Brain Games <strong>2018</strong> showcases the power and mystery of our most vital organ.<br />
All are welcome to come along and have fun taking on our challenges and your friends<br />
while learning about the wonders of your brain! Any questions,<br />
please contact neuroscience@cardiff.ac.uk.<br />
Disney On Ice presents Worlds of Enchantment<br />
Enter the dazzling world of Disney magic, live on ice! Rev up for non-stop fun with four of<br />
your favourite Disney stories when Disney On Ice presents Worlds of Enchantment comes<br />
to Cardiff. Be thrilled by high-speed stunts as the crew of Disney/Pixar’s Cars race across the<br />
ice. Dive into The Little Mermaid’s undersea<br />
kingdom and catch up with the Toy Story gang<br />
as they escape Sunnyside Daycare! Enter the<br />
wintry world of Disney’s Frozen with sisters<br />
Anna and Elsa and pals Olaf and Kristoff. Plus,<br />
warm up at the Fit to Dance pre-show party!<br />
From wheels to waves, icy wonderlands to<br />
infinity and beyond, your family’s favourite<br />
Disney moments come to life at Disney On Ice<br />
presents Worlds of Enchantment.<br />
Coming to Motorpoint Arena Cardiff<br />
from 25 – 29 April <strong>2018</strong>!<br />
Go to disneyonice.co.uk for more information<br />
or call the venue Box Office on 029 2022 4488.<br />
Woo at the Zoo 10 -24 <strong>February</strong><br />
Get wooed at the zoo this<br />
Spring Half Term. Follow our<br />
self-guided love trail and<br />
find our giant animal print<br />
love hearts. Fall in love with<br />
our wonderful animals and<br />
treat yourself to a delicious<br />
winter warmer at the Food<br />
Barn. The trail is included in<br />
Zoo entry price.<br />
Valentines Date Night 14<br />
<strong>February</strong> - 4pm to 8.30pm<br />
Visitors will get starry-eyed with Giraffe, Tapir, Meerkat & Giant Tortoise<br />
feeding as well as talks about our Lions, Rhino’s and many more zoo couples<br />
at our adults only date night. Afterwards, swoon with your loved one over<br />
a heartwarming 2-course meal and spread a little love for The World Land<br />
Trust charity by taking part in our Valentine’s Raffle. Tickets £69 for 2, drinks<br />
sold separately, please see our website for T&C’s and to purchase tickets.<br />
www.noahsarkzoofarm.co.uk<br />
SOLD!<br />
Cardiff International<br />
Pool Open Day<br />
Cardiff International Pool would like to CELEBRATE the<br />
launch of our NEW Functional Training Studio and NEW<br />
Virtual Fitness Classes and invite you to our Open Day on<br />
Sunday 4th March <strong>2018</strong> 11am - 6pm! We will have lots<br />
of FREE activities for all the family that will be scheduled<br />
throughout the day; from FREE access to our 130 Station<br />
Gym, Fitness Classes, Virtual Classes, Stand Up Paddle<br />
Board Sessions, Swimming Lesson Taster Sessions and<br />
our Leisure Pool Disco with DJ Matt Lissack*. PLUS fantastic prizes to be won, including Wales V Italy Six Nations<br />
tickets & a Year's Gym Membership plus more! We’re so much more than just a pool! Visit our website www.<br />
leisurecentre.com for a timetable of events. Booking onto sessions in advance is recommended!<br />
Feb Half Term: Looking for activities to do with the family this <strong>February</strong> Half Term? Look no further… Join as at<br />
Cardiff International Pool and make a splash in our fantastic Leisure Pool! Whether you race down our 3 flumes,<br />
make a spin in our SpaceBowl or relax in our Lazy River, you’re guaranteed to have a day to remember! Great fun for<br />
all the family! No Booking Required! “Fun day had by all. Free car park, tickets for swimming very reasonable, very<br />
friendly staff, lots of lockers and showers. Very clean, would highly recommend if your looking for a fun place to<br />
take the kids swimming”. - Trip Advisor Review<br />
Contact Reception on 02920 729090 for further information or visit our website www.leisurecentre.com<br />
Nathan Walker, Sales Director at CPS Homes, offers his experienced insight into<br />
what you need to know before you accept an offer of sale on your home. Offers are<br />
ultimately everyone’s goal, but before you get swept away with the excitement of<br />
that full asking price offer, ensure you know the exact circumstances of your buyer.<br />
• Long property chains. As chains grow in buyers and sellers, so too grows the<br />
risk of collapse. A lower offer from a cash or small chain buyer can sometimes be a<br />
better long term choice. • Cash-buyer? A term frequently misused by buyers who<br />
actually mean income from an impending sale. Ensure any cash offers are ‘money<br />
in the bank’ offers. • Be a savvy vendor. Good agents will always qualify offers<br />
presented to you, but fact finding as a vendor is just good sense. • Offers just below<br />
the asking price are often too easily dismissed. With investigation you can often<br />
add value with an otherwise unseen benefit for the buyer and extra cash for the<br />
vendor, for instance, white goods. CPS Homes offer free valuations.<br />
Man Engine Cymru - FREE<br />
event in Pontypridd<br />
The 11.2 metre tall mechanical miner is set to steam into<br />
Ynysangharad War Memorial Park in Pontypridd on 11 April<br />
as part of his tour across Wales, entitled: “Man Engine Cymru:<br />
forging a nation”. The event in Pontypridd is FREE and with a<br />
large funfair to accompany Man Engine combined with the<br />
opening of the National Lido of Wales, Lido Ponty, it really is a<br />
great day out for all the family during the Easter holidays! The<br />
Man Engine Cymru:forging a nation tour is designed to celebrate<br />
the rich mining heritage of South Wales. Pontypridd was once<br />
home to the famous Brown Lenox & Co Ltd, where Rhondda<br />
coal was used to produce the anchors and chains that furnished<br />
the Admiralty and famous passenger liners including the Queen<br />
Mary and the QE2. To commemorate this, Man Engine will<br />
be presented with a gift that symbolises the chains anchors<br />
produced at Brown Lenox & Co. Man Engine will also visit Big<br />
Pit, Blaenavon Ironworks, Ebbw Vale Steelworks, Cyfarthfa. Park<br />
and Castle, The National<br />
Waterfront Museum<br />
Swansea, Swansea City<br />
Centre and the Hafod-<br />
Morfa Copperworks for<br />
a week of celebrations<br />
from 08 – 12 April <strong>2018</strong>.<br />
Don't miss this<br />
unique spectacle! Book<br />
your free tickets at<br />
www.ticketsource.co.uk<br />
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Noah’s Ark<br />
Zoo Farm<br />
Get Wooed at the zoo!<br />
10-24 feb 18<br />
www.noahsarkzoofarm.co.uk<br />
Find the animal<br />
print hearts<br />
on our love<br />
trail<br />
Spring Half<br />
Term School<br />
Holiday<br />
Event<br />
BOOK TODAY<br />
ARCHEBWCH HEDDIW<br />
Experience<br />
Discover the unexpected wonder of coins<br />
at The Royal Mint Experience, Llantrisant<br />
Take a guided tour and you’ll have the opportunity to strike your very own coin.<br />
Book tickets online at www.royalmint.com/experience or phone 0333 241 2223<br />
Open 7 days a week, first tour at 10am.<br />
Darganfyddwch ryfeddod annisgwyl y ceiniogau<br />
ym Mhrofiad y Royal Mint, Llantrisant<br />
Ewch ar daith dywys ac fe gewch gyfle i fathu’ch<br />
darn arian eich hun.<br />
Archebwch docynnau ar-lein yn<br />
www.royalmint.com/experience<br />
neu ffoniwch 0333 241 2223<br />
Ar agor 7 niwrnod yr wythnos, taith gyntaf am 10am.<br />
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PINBOARD<br />
Pinboard<br />
An action<br />
packed experience<br />
Here at Boulders we’re inspiring children to be<br />
happier and healthier through climbing. Our<br />
Schools Inspire Program where we visit schools<br />
and chat to pupils has been a massive success<br />
in 2017 and into <strong>2018</strong>. We’re on a mission to<br />
inspire 100,000 children from South Wales<br />
into climbing before the 2020 Olympics, where<br />
climbing will be included for the first time!<br />
We have an adventure play for children aged 7 and under, with climbing for ages 6<br />
plus. A visit to us during half term could be a fun, action packed experience, or the<br />
start of your climbing journey! www.bouldersuk.com<br />
Pirates and mermaids<br />
Dive into Bristol Aquarium and discover the wonders of the deep, right in the heart of<br />
Bristol. Spot the thousands of aquatic creatures, from tropical sharks, rays and seahorses<br />
to puffer fish, piranhas, and so many more!<br />
This <strong>February</strong> Half Term we’re celebrating Pirates and Mermaids! Come and take on 'argh'<br />
pirate treasure trail, get involved with your hands (and peg legs!) with our daily activities<br />
and learn more about the creatures that live in the seven seas! PLUS meet a REAL LIFE<br />
Mermaid on Saturdays and Sundays during <strong>February</strong> Half Term, come and listen to her<br />
'tails' of life beneath the waves! www.bristolaquarium.co.uk<br />
Holiday care for children<br />
with Action-Pak<br />
Action Pak is part of Acorns<br />
Nurseries Limited and has<br />
provided varied, fun and<br />
exciting holiday care for<br />
children since 1992.<br />
Based at Whitchurch High<br />
School and registered to care<br />
for 297 children each day,<br />
the children are split into 8<br />
different groups according to<br />
their age. Each group enjoy<br />
their own base room, team of<br />
staff and activities.<br />
Action Pak ensures that tailor-made age appropriate timetables are guaranteed to<br />
stimulate, challenge, create and enhance the perfect break from school. Action Pak<br />
opens from 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday each week during the Easter and Summer<br />
Holidays with the exception of Bank Holidays.<br />
ACTION PAK IS HELD AT: Whitchurch High Upper School, Penlline Road, Cardiff<br />
CF14 2XJ, N.B Entrance is via Penlline Road<br />
EMAIL: actionpak@acornsnurseries.co.uk TEL: 029 20 382009<br />
An International Dining Experience<br />
If you love great food and don’t want to spend a fortune, you’ll love JRC Buffet. With hundreds<br />
of freshly prepared dishes from all over the world, you’ll find all your old favourites as well as<br />
new dishes for you to enjoy. Families love visiting JRC Buffet as there’s something for everyone<br />
– it’s also a great opportunity for parents to encourage their children to be adventurous and<br />
try new flavours. Even the fussiest eater will find new dishes they’ll love. With a wide selection<br />
of Live Cooking Stations, where expert chefs prepare dishes right in front of your eyes, it’s a<br />
dining experience like no other. If you aren’t too full from trying all the main dishes, you will<br />
love the wide selection of mouth-watering desserts, all beautifully presented. Visitors young<br />
and old love dipping marshmallows and fresh fruit into the milk chocolate fountain. This year<br />
the selection at JRC gets even better, as there are even more dishes available at the European<br />
section. There are also more dishes added<br />
for festivals throughout the year. For<br />
example, at Chinese New Year you’ll find<br />
delicious Chinese buns and dumplings.<br />
Don’t forget you can also enjoy as much<br />
food as you like for one set price. To hear<br />
about the latest news and offers, visit<br />
www.jrc-globalbuffet.com and sign up to<br />
the newsletter.<br />
Could you become a foster carer?<br />
Across the UK, there<br />
more than 64,000<br />
children living with<br />
almost 55,000 foster<br />
families, Jason Baker,<br />
manager of Barnardo’s<br />
Cymru Fostering and<br />
Adoption Service, said:<br />
“Having a stable and<br />
loving home can make<br />
such a difference to a<br />
child or young person. “Children who have been taken into care have often experienced<br />
neglect, abuse or other trauma so having a foster carer to help them through can<br />
have a huge impact on them and the person they grow up to be.” If you could offer a<br />
welcoming, stable home for a child please contact Barnardo’s Cymru Fostering and<br />
Adoption Service by ringing 02920 493387 or email bcafs-south@barnardos.org.uk<br />
Tee Rex Golf Centre<br />
Challenge yourself to survive our brand<br />
new prehistoric, action-packed, 18 hole<br />
adventure golf. Putt past cascading<br />
waterfalls, through prehistoric caves &<br />
sneak past our resident dinosaurs.<br />
The fun does not stop there!!! This <strong>February</strong><br />
Tee Rex and his friends are opening a brand<br />
new soft play; your little ones can play<br />
amongst more of our prehistoric friends,<br />
become a dinosaur vet or shop keeper in<br />
our role play rooms and attend Dino School,<br />
whilst you all can enjoy our home-made food in the café. All part of a fun filled expansion @Cardiff<br />
Golf Centre, adding to the existing pitch & putt, golf range, foot golf & golf shop.<br />
All ages, All weather fun!!!!!!!!! 02920 361122 www.teerexgolfcardiff.com<br />
Camp Coconuts After School Club<br />
Following the success of their very popular holiday club, Camp Coconuts are<br />
launching an after school club, collecting children from schools in the area.<br />
Camp Coconuts Manager, Jenny Davies said, “Camp Coconuts is really excited to<br />
introduce this new after school club for children aged 3-12 years. We can collect<br />
your child from school and bring them back to Camp Coconuts on Sully Moors<br />
Road, Barry for a fun-filled afternoon of games and activities.”<br />
Camp Coconuts plans to collect from the following schools* Dinas Powys Primary<br />
(Infants and Juniors sites), Gladstone Primary, Sully Primary, Ysgol Sant Curig<br />
Primary, St Andrew’s CIW Primary, *Subject to register of interest. Each session<br />
will cost just £15 and includes collection from school, fun and games and a light<br />
tea. The club will run from Monday to Friday during term time and parents may<br />
pick up at any time until<br />
6.30pm. Camp Coconuts<br />
also provide a full-time club<br />
during the school holidays<br />
from Monday to Friday,<br />
7.30am-6.30pm. For further<br />
information please email<br />
jenny@camp-coconuts.com<br />
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BOX OFFICE<br />
BoxOffice<br />
Your family theatre guide...<br />
YOUR<br />
FAMILY<br />
The best in live family entertainment<br />
at the Sherman this spring<br />
Freckle Productions<br />
TIDDLER AND OTHER<br />
TERRIFIC TALES<br />
22 – 23 Feb<br />
Birmingham Stage Company<br />
HORRIBLE HISTORIES<br />
– MORE BEST OF<br />
BARMY BRITAIN<br />
16 – 17 Mar<br />
Little Light Dance & Digital Theatre<br />
THE FLYING BEDROOM<br />
6 – 7 Apr<br />
Dan Colman Ltd.<br />
BRAINIAC LIVE<br />
10 Apr<br />
Lyngo Theatre<br />
TOM THUMB<br />
1 – 2 Jun<br />
Sherman Cymru Productions Ltd | Registered Charity Number 1118364<br />
Design burningred<br />
MOTORPOINT ARENA<br />
MARY ANN ST, CARDIFF CF10 2EQ<br />
Box Office: 029 2022 4488<br />
www.motorpointarenacardiff.co.uk<br />
25th - 29th April<br />
Disney on Ice<br />
Rev up for non-stop fun with four of your<br />
favourite Disney stories at Disney On Ice<br />
presents Worlds of Enchantment. Be thrilled<br />
by high-speed stunts as the crew of Disney/<br />
Pixar’s Cars race across the ice. Dive into The<br />
Little Mermaid’s undersea kingdom and<br />
catch up with the Toy Story gang as they<br />
escape Sunnyside Daycare! Enter the wintry<br />
world of Disney’s Frozen with sisters Anna<br />
and Elsa and pals Olaf and Kristoff. Plus,<br />
warm up at the Fit to Dance pre-show party!<br />
From wheels to waves, icy wonderlands to<br />
infinity and beyond, your family’s favourite<br />
Disney moments come to life at Disney On<br />
Ice presents Worlds of Enchantment.<br />
Tickets: From £22 -£43. Performance:<br />
Wed - Fri 6.30pm; Sat & Sun 10.30am,<br />
2.30pm & 6.30pm.<br />
WALES MILLENNIUM CENTRE<br />
BUTE PLACE, CARDIFF BAY<br />
CF10 5AL<br />
Box Office: 029 2063 6464<br />
www.wmc.org.uk<br />
14th - 17th March<br />
Birmingham Royal Ballet – The<br />
Sleeping Beauty<br />
Donald Gordon Theatre. The curse of a wicked<br />
fairy, one touch of a spindle, and a beautiful<br />
princess falls into a deep, enchanted sleep<br />
which can only be broken by a kiss from a<br />
prince. The Sleeping Beauty is transformed<br />
into one of the grandest ballets ever created,<br />
with a marvellous mixture of virtuoso dance,<br />
fairy tale characters and dazzling spectacle<br />
that has delighted audiences for over a<br />
hundred years. With live music from the<br />
acclaimed Royal Ballet Sinfonia, The Sleeping<br />
Beauty is an enchanting production for all the<br />
family. Ages 5+ (no under 2s). Tickets: From<br />
£12.50. Performance: Wed – Sat 7.30pm, Thu<br />
2pm & Sat 2.30pm.<br />
16th March<br />
Birmingham Royal Ballet - First<br />
Steps: A Child’s Sleeping Beauty<br />
This hour-long, interactive show, specially<br />
adapted for children aged from 3 to 7,<br />
features ballet excerpts from The Sleeping<br />
Beauty, performed by Birmingham Royal<br />
Ballet’s amazing dancers and orchestra,<br />
interspersed with scenes in which a<br />
storyteller introduces the children to the<br />
music and the leading characters, and shares<br />
some technical magic. A feast of dance,<br />
music, costumes and lots of fun, this is a<br />
perfect introduction to ballet.<br />
Tickets: £12.50. U2 - lap tickets £2.<br />
18th March<br />
Beauty and The Beast In Concert<br />
Capturing the hearts and minds of<br />
generations old and new with it’s classic tale<br />
of love and enchantment, the spellbinding<br />
story of Beauty and The Beast comes to<br />
Wales Millennium Centre for a very special<br />
concert experience. Watch this heart<br />
warming and classic tale unfold on giant<br />
screen accompanied by a huge orchestra<br />
performing the magical score.<br />
Beauty and the Beast, which is currently<br />
the highest grossing film this year stars<br />
Emma Watson and Dan Stevens as the<br />
titular characters, also features an ensemble<br />
supporting cast, including Ian McKellen,<br />
Emma Thompson, Ewan McGregor, and<br />
Audra McDonald. Ages +5 (no under 2s).<br />
Tickets: From £32. Performance: 7.30pm.<br />
30th March<br />
Justin’s Band<br />
Are you ready to be part of Justin’s Band?<br />
Because BAFTA award winning actor Justin<br />
Fletcher is going on a Musical Adventure and<br />
would love you to play along with the band!<br />
Join Justin and his friends on a musical<br />
journey singing lots of songs and learning<br />
about musical instruments along the way!<br />
There will be bags of fun and laughter and<br />
lots of live music from Justin’s Band.<br />
Tickets: £15.50 - £19.50.<br />
Performance: 11am & 3pm.<br />
MEMO ARTS CENTRE<br />
GLADSTONE ROAD, BARRY,<br />
CF62 8NA<br />
Box Office: 01446 738622<br />
www.memoartscentre.co.uk<br />
21st <strong>February</strong><br />
The Little Mix Experience<br />
If you’re a fan of one of X Factor’s finest<br />
exports you’re sure to L.O.V.E. the Little Mix<br />
Experience! Four hugely talented girls pay<br />
tribute to one of the UK’s top Girl-Bands.<br />
With breathtaking dance moves, replica<br />
costumes and some of the finest vocals in<br />
the UK, this is a high-energy show from<br />
beginning to end, packed with all of Little<br />
Mix’s greatest hits and suitable for all ages!<br />
Tickets: £10.50 advance, £12.50 on the door.<br />
Performance: 6:30pm.<br />
13th April<br />
There Was An Old Lady Who<br />
Swallowed A Fly<br />
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed A<br />
Fly. I don’t know why she swallowed a fly…<br />
But The People’s Theatre Company do!<br />
And now you can too as they bring one of<br />
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the world’s best loved nursery rhymes to life<br />
just in time to celebrate the 45th anniversary<br />
of Pam Adams’ bestselling book!<br />
This magical show has been written<br />
especially for grown-ups to enjoy with<br />
their children, so relive the delights of this<br />
most charming of tales complete with a<br />
feast of sing along songs, colourful animal<br />
characters and heart-warming family fun.<br />
Includes such sing-along songs as If You’re<br />
Happy and You know It, Old MacDonald Had<br />
A Farm, Mary Had A Little Lamb, Incy Wincy<br />
Spider, One Finger One Thumb Keep Moving<br />
and of course There Was An Old Lady Who<br />
Swallowed A Fly! It’s the perfect treat for<br />
anyone aged 2 to 102!<br />
Tickets: £8.50; Group (4) £30.<br />
Performance: 2:30pm.<br />
20th & 21st April<br />
The Addams Family - (Young@Part)<br />
Created by Jersey Boys authors Marshall<br />
Brickman & Rick Elice & Drama Desk Award<br />
winner Andrew Lippa (The Wild Party) this<br />
cooky show features an original story, and<br />
it’s every father’s nightmare.<br />
Wednesday Addams, has grown up and<br />
fallen in love with a sweet, smart young<br />
man from a respectable family. A man her<br />
parents have never met. And if that weren’t<br />
upsetting enough, she confides in her father<br />
and begs him not to tell her mother. Now,<br />
Gomez Addams must do something he’s<br />
never done before — keep a secret from<br />
his beloved wife, Morticia. Everything will<br />
change for the whole family on the fateful<br />
night they host a dinner for Wednesday’s<br />
“normal” boyfriend and his parents.<br />
Brought to you by Superstars in the<br />
Making and Memo Arts Centre, the team<br />
that produced Fame!, Grease, Hairspray<br />
and West Side Story, this is set to be<br />
another show-stopping hit!<br />
Tickets: Premium Stalls and Circle £14,<br />
full £12; concession £10; group (4) £42.<br />
Performance: Fri 7.30pm, Sar 2.30pm<br />
& 7.30pm.<br />
NEW THEATRE<br />
PARK PLACE, CARDIFF,<br />
CF10 3LN<br />
Box Office: 029 2087 8889<br />
www.newtheatrecardiff.co.uk<br />
13th - 17th <strong>February</strong><br />
The Sound of Music<br />
Running Time: 2hr 40mins.<br />
One of the greatest musicals of all<br />
time returns to the stage in this<br />
magnificent five star production to enchant<br />
the young and the young at heart. This<br />
wonderfully lavish staging tells the true<br />
story of the world-famous singing family,<br />
from their romantic beginnings and search<br />
for happiness, to their thrilling escape to<br />
freedom at the start of WWll.<br />
The unforgettable score features<br />
some of the most memorable songs ever<br />
performed on stage, including Edelweiss,<br />
My Favourite Things, Do-Re-Mi,<br />
Climb Ev’ry Mountain, So Long Farewell,<br />
and of course, The Sound of Music.<br />
Tickets: £24.50 - £48.50.<br />
Performance: Evenings 7.30pm. Wed,<br />
Thurs & Sat 2.30pm.<br />
22nd - 25th <strong>February</strong><br />
What the Ladybird Heard<br />
Running Time: 55mins. Join the woolly<br />
sheep, the hairy hog, the fat red hen and<br />
the dainty dog in this glittering stage<br />
adaptation of Julia Donaldson & Lydia<br />
Monks’ colourful farmyard adventure.<br />
With live music, puppetry, plenty of<br />
audience participation and lots of laughs!<br />
Recommended for ages 3+.<br />
For a sneak preview of the trailer visit:<br />
whattheladybirdheardlive.co.uk<br />
Tickets: £11 - £15. U16: £11.<br />
Performance: Thursday 2pm, Friday -<br />
Sunday 11am & 2pm.<br />
SHERMAN THEATRE CARDIFF<br />
CARDIFF CF24 4YE<br />
Box Office: 029 2064 6900<br />
www.shermantheatre.co.uk<br />
22nd & 23rd <strong>February</strong><br />
Tiddler and Other Terrific Tales<br />
Under the sea, out on the farm and into<br />
the jungle, these terrific tales are woven<br />
together with live music, puppetry and a<br />
whole host of colourful characters from<br />
Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s bestloved<br />
titles: Tiddler, Monkey Puzzle, The<br />
Smartest Giant in Town and A Squash and a<br />
Squeeze. Funky moves, toe tapping<br />
tunes and giggles are guaranteed!<br />
Is Tiddler telling the truth? Will Monkey find<br />
his Mummy? Will George The Giant make<br />
lots of friends? Can the old lady really squash<br />
and squeeze all those animals in? This<br />
delightful production is brought to you by<br />
the team behind Stick Man Live.<br />
All ages welcome!<br />
Tickets: £10. Performance: Thurs 1.30pm &<br />
4.30pm; Fri 11pm & 1.30pm.<br />
16th & 17th March<br />
Horrible Histories: More Best of<br />
Barmy Britain<br />
Prepare yourselves for a special new<br />
production of Horrible Histories featuring<br />
MORE of your favourite characters from our<br />
barmy past.<br />
Find out why the Romans were revolting.<br />
Could you survive the vicious Vikings?<br />
Would you party with the Puritans? Clap<br />
along with crazy King Charles. Vomit with<br />
the vile Victorians and prepare to do battle<br />
in the frightful First World War.<br />
It’s history with the nasty bits left in!<br />
Tickets: Adults £16, Under 16 half price.<br />
Performance: Fri 1.30pm & 5pm;<br />
Sat 11am & 2.30pm.<br />
6th & 7th April<br />
The Flying Bedroom<br />
Join Elinor and her bedroom on an<br />
adventure to far off lands, under the sea and<br />
outer space. Discover new friends, battling<br />
pirates and hapless astronauts. A fun and<br />
inspiring journey where Elinor discovers her<br />
own self-confidence and creativity.<br />
Little Light and award-winning author<br />
Heather Dyer join forces to present this<br />
classic adventure tale through dance<br />
theatre, projection and immersive<br />
sensory experiences.<br />
Tickets £9. Performance: Fri 4.30pm;<br />
Sat 10.30am,1.30pm & 4.30pm.<br />
Tuesday 3 April - 11.30am & 2.30pm<br />
10th April<br />
Brainiac Live<br />
Strap on your safety goggles boys and girls,<br />
due to popular demand Science’s greatest<br />
and most volatile live show is returning with<br />
a vengeance. Based on the multi-award<br />
winning TV show, Brainiac Live! is back.<br />
More mischievous than ever before Brainiac<br />
Live! will take you on a breathless ride<br />
through the wild world of the weird and<br />
wonderful. Expect exploding dustbins,<br />
combusting microwaves and loads of live<br />
daredevil stunts! Watch from the safety of<br />
your seat as the Brainiacs delve fearlessly<br />
into the mysteries of science and do all of<br />
those things on stage that you’re too<br />
scared to do at home!<br />
Tickets: £16. Children & under 25s:<br />
half price. Performance: 2pm.<br />
ST DAVID’S HALL<br />
THE HAYES, CARDIFF CF10 1AH<br />
Box Office: 029 2087 8444<br />
www.stdavidshallcardiff.co.uk<br />
23rd <strong>February</strong><br />
Milkshake! Live The Magic Storybook<br />
Times vary. Starring Milkshake! favourites;<br />
Bob the Builder, Little Princess, Noddy,<br />
Fireman Sam, Shimmer & Shine, Pip from<br />
Pip Ahoy!, Winnie and Wilbur, Wissper,<br />
Milkshake’s very own Milkshake! Monkey<br />
and two Milkshake! presenters, this all<br />
singing, all dancing, musical masterpiece,<br />
will take audiences on a journey through the<br />
world’s favourite fairy tales.<br />
Set amongst Milkshake’s magical bookcase,<br />
this brand new live show is sure to amaze<br />
and delight! The Milkshake! cast will be<br />
singing songs and sharing stories that<br />
audience members, young and old, will<br />
know and love.<br />
Tickets: Adults £15; children £13.50; Family<br />
(4) £52. Performance: 12pm & 3.30pm.<br />
4th March<br />
Dancing with Alice through<br />
Wonderland<br />
Take a journey with Alice as she is led<br />
through a dreamy wonderland. Rabbits<br />
perform ballet, caterpillars talk and tap<br />
dance and a Cheshire Cat can sing like a song<br />
bird. With playing cards in a street dance<br />
battle and the cutest oysters you’ll ever see.<br />
Follow Alice through wonderland performed<br />
by JPJ School of Dance and Treading the<br />
Boards. Tickets: £14.<br />
Performance: 3pm.<br />
3rd April<br />
Monstersaurus<br />
Running time: 1 hour. For ages 3+.<br />
This brand new show from the creators of<br />
Aliens Love Underpants is monsterously<br />
good! Follow the young inventor Monty<br />
as he creates a whole world of whacky<br />
inventions and incredible monsters, but now<br />
he has made them all how is he going to<br />
get rid of them?! This energetic show full of<br />
thrills, spills, magic and mayhem will delight<br />
the whole family – with original music and<br />
plenty of audience participation!<br />
Tickets: £12; Family (4) £40.<br />
Performance: 11.30am & 2.30pm.<br />
BOX OFFICE<br />
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COMPETITIONS<br />
WIN!<br />
WIN!<br />
A Family ticket to see<br />
Monstersaurus at St David’s Hall<br />
Tuesday 3 April – 11.30am<br />
Monstersaurus is coming to St<br />
David’s Hall this Easter Holiday<br />
on Tuesday 3rd April - 11.30am<br />
& 2.30pm. This brand new family<br />
show from the creators of Aliens<br />
Love Underpants is monsterously<br />
good! Follow the young inventor<br />
Monty as he creates a whole<br />
world of whacky inventions and<br />
incredible monsters, but now<br />
he has made them all how is he going to get rid of them?! This<br />
energetic show full of thrills, spills, magic and mayhem will delight<br />
the whole family – with original music and plenty of audience<br />
participation! Suitable for ages 3+.<br />
Box Office 029 20 878444 www.stdavidshallcardiff.co.uk<br />
To enter these fantastic competitions *<br />
and more please go to...<br />
www.primarytimes.co.uk/cardiff/competitions or<br />
Like us on Facebook at Primary Times Club-Cardiff<br />
*Closing dates may vary<br />
WIN!<br />
A family ticket for four to Disney On<br />
Ice presents Worlds of Enchantment<br />
at Motorpoint Arena Cardiff!<br />
Wednesday 25th April at 6.30pm<br />
Rev up for non-stop fun<br />
at Disney On Ice presents<br />
Worlds of Enchantment. Be<br />
thrilled by Disney’s Frozen<br />
and The Little Mermaid,<br />
and Disney/Pixar’s Cars<br />
and Toy Story. Plus, warm<br />
up at the Fit to Dance<br />
pre-show party! From<br />
wheels to waves, icy<br />
wonderlands to infinity<br />
and beyond, it’s time to<br />
see the dazzling world of Disney magic, live on ice!<br />
Motorpoint Arena Cardiff. 25 – 29 April <strong>2018</strong>.<br />
For tickets call the Box Office on: 029 2022 4488 or go to<br />
motorpointarenacardiff.co.uk or disneyonice.co.uk<br />
WIN!<br />
Tickets for<br />
The Little Mix Experience!<br />
The Memo is offering<br />
two lucky people the<br />
chance to each win a<br />
pair of tickets for The<br />
Little Mix Experience on<br />
Wednesday 21 <strong>February</strong><br />
at 6.30pm. If you’re a fan of one of X Factor’s finest exports you’re<br />
sure to L.O.V.E. The Little Mix Experience! Four hugely talented girls<br />
pay tribute to one of the UK’s finest Girl-Bands. With breathtaking<br />
dance moves, replica costumes and some of the finest vocals in the<br />
UK, this is a high-energy show from beginning to end, packed with<br />
all of Little Mix’s greatest hits and suitable for all ages! Featuring<br />
songs such as DNA, Wings, Salute, Black Magic, Love Me Like You,<br />
Secret Love Song and many, many more. Tickets: £10.50 in advance,<br />
£12.50 on the door<br />
T: 01446 738622<br />
W: www.memoartscentre.co.uk<br />
WIN!<br />
A Family Ticket to Tiddler<br />
and other Terrific Tales<br />
This is your<br />
chance to win<br />
a family ticket<br />
(4 tickets) to<br />
Tiddler and other<br />
Terrific Tales at<br />
Sherman Theatre.<br />
Adapted from<br />
the bestselling<br />
books by Julia<br />
Donaldson, Tiddler swims back to Cardiff on 22 and 23 <strong>February</strong>,<br />
bringing four terrific tales to life on stage with music, puppetry and<br />
a host of colourful characters.<br />
Winner can choose a performance of their choice<br />
(subject to availability).<br />
For more information visit<br />
shermantheatre.co.uk or call<br />
the Box Office on 02920646900.<br />
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RSPB Cymru’s Wild Walkabout for Schools<br />
A sponsored walk on the wild side for primary school children in Cardiff.<br />
Wednesday 9 & Thursday 10 May <strong>2018</strong><br />
Help give nature a home and<br />
join the RSPB in Cardiff’s Bute Park<br />
to discover and learn more about<br />
the wildlife in our city.<br />
Armed with our Wild Walkabout<br />
spotter sheets, children can enjoy<br />
spotting and identifying the wildlife<br />
on their sponsored walk. The Rt. Hon.<br />
The Lord Mayor of Cardiff will be there<br />
to meet you and cheer you on. Enjoy<br />
a goody bag, certificates, make seed<br />
bombs and take part in a live paint jam<br />
on the Millennium Boardwalk, working<br />
alongside a graffiti artist to create a giant<br />
piece of nature inspired artwork for all to<br />
enjoy.<br />
RSPB Cymru is one of The Lord Major of<br />
Cardiff’s Charities of the Year 2017/<strong>2018</strong>.<br />
All funds raised for the Wild Walkabout<br />
will help save nature.<br />
If you're up for the challenge and want<br />
to help the wildlife in our city, contact<br />
robert.williams@rspb.org.uk or call 02920<br />
353016 to register for the Wild Walkabout.<br />
Please note spaces are limited and start<br />
times for the walk run from 09.45 to 12.30<br />
both days. The Wild Walkabout is suitable<br />
for all primary ages.<br />
If you’re unable to join us in Bute Park<br />
you can still take part and hold your very<br />
own sponsored Wild Walkabout in your<br />
school grounds or local park. Please get<br />
in touch for more information.<br />
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PINBOARD<br />
Pinboard<br />
Story Time at<br />
Howell's Nursery<br />
Sitting down with a book can be<br />
relaxing, comforting or exhilarating.<br />
At the Nursery at Howell's School,<br />
stories and book characters inspire the<br />
girls to be creative in their art work,<br />
adventurous in their imaginative play<br />
and caring in their friendships. If you<br />
would like to go searching for snakes<br />
in the deep, dark wood or help a bear<br />
from Darkest Peru to find a home, join<br />
us for our Story Time Nursery Open<br />
Morning on Thursday 15th March from<br />
10am to 11.15am. To book a place<br />
or for further information, please<br />
contact Hannah Roberts, at Hannah.<br />
Roberts@how.gdst.net or<br />
telephone 02920 261 825.<br />
Kumon Centre<br />
Cardiff’s newest Kumon centre, located in the<br />
heart of Radyr at the Methodist Church Hall, is<br />
now offering a 2 week free trial during the month<br />
of <strong>February</strong>. The centre offers both Maths and<br />
English subjects and classes run on Tuesday and<br />
Wednesday after school<br />
and on Saturday mornings.<br />
Robyn Dow . Tel: 029 2236 2639. e-mail: cardiffradyr@kumoncentre.co.uk<br />
Website: http://www.kumon.co.uk/Cardiff-Radyr<br />
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KumonRadyr<br />
Piano and voice lessons<br />
Teaching from my home in Lakeside, my piano and voice<br />
lessons emphasise a breadth and depth of learning<br />
where each student gains musical knowledge in a<br />
relaxed, positive atmosphere. Lessons focus on the<br />
students’ aims, whether pursuing ABRSM grades or their<br />
choice of music. With eight years of teaching experience,<br />
I graduated in 2015 from Cardiff University with a BMus<br />
and in 2017 with a Masters in Performance. A member<br />
of the BBC National Chorus of Wales, I accompany<br />
and perform regularly. The first lesson is a free<br />
consultation. For more information, please call or text on<br />
07718204092/email: gwen.mouncher@hotmail.co.uk<br />
Traditional Sweet shop<br />
Fancy a trip to the best sweetshop in Wales?<br />
Umpalumpa sweet shop is a traditional sweet shop<br />
based in the heart of Penarth. It's a feast for all the<br />
senses and an experience not to forget! We stock a<br />
great range of traditional and retro sweets, as well<br />
as offering partybags to suit all occasions, wedding<br />
favours,an extensive pick and mix range, luxury<br />
chocolates, Welsh gifts, sweet trees and sweet<br />
hampers. We cater for all dietary requirements<br />
including vegetarian, vegan and dairy free. You can<br />
order partybags online and we now offer a click and<br />
collect service.<br />
Find us at www.umpalumpasweetshop.co.uk<br />
@penarthsweets or 02920 707449.<br />
WEAR A HAT DAY <strong>2018</strong><br />
Please get involved in Wear A Hat Day on Thursday 29th March <strong>2018</strong> (or any day in<br />
March) to help raise funds for research into brain tumours. This devastating disease<br />
kills more children and adults under the age of 40 than any other cancer. Just 1% of<br />
the national spend on cancer research has been allocated to brain tumours.<br />
During Wear A Hat Day 2017, individuals, families, schools and other organisations<br />
all came together and raised over £300,000 to fund our research.<br />
Together we can reach our target of £600,000 – enough to fund a team of<br />
researchers for a year. Register online today: www.wearahatday.org<br />
Thank you for helping to fund the fight.<br />
Three<br />
Horseshoes<br />
The Three Horseshoes<br />
has a newly refurbished<br />
playbarn with a new<br />
larger toddler area<br />
including sensory<br />
equipment! The Three<br />
Horseshoes is the<br />
perfect place for parents<br />
to meet up and enjoy a<br />
coffee whilst you have<br />
peace of mind that your children are playing safely. Come and experience our home produced food<br />
and yummy new cake range whilst relaxing in our newly refurbished playbarn which now boasts<br />
under floor heating and new plush seating. There are two function rooms available for private<br />
hire both with the capacity of approximately 50 people, one of the function rooms connects to the<br />
playbarn.. Events can be tailored to your individual needs, please contact us for more information<br />
Tel: 01446 710 428.<br />
Thinking about Secondary School options?...<br />
Rethink what’s possible for your child. Cardiff Steiner School’s new Upper School offers a<br />
ground-breaking, exam-free education for age 14-18. Unique in Wales, the international<br />
Steiner curriculum integrates arts and academics into a rich and robust education, where<br />
all students can fulfil their potential. The Certificate of Steiner Education is a recognised,<br />
alternative secondary qualification and can equip your child for future careers, university<br />
and life. You can experience the school’s unique atmosphere and creative education<br />
for boys and girls age 3 to 18 at their monthly Visit Mornings on Friday 9 <strong>February</strong> and<br />
Wednesday 7 March, 9.30 to 11.30am, and Early Years Open Day on Saturday 10 <strong>February</strong><br />
10.00am to 12.00pm. Contact the school to book a place, or arrange a private tour at your<br />
convenience (029) 2056 7986 www.cardiffsteiner.org.uk<br />
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Registered charity number 1153487 (England and Wales) SC046840 (Scotland). Company limited by guarantee number 08570737.<br />
Cymru Fostering Service<br />
Cymru Gwasanaeth Maethu<br />
We are looking for ordinary people, to do<br />
something extraordinary.<br />
Rydyn ni’n chwilio am bobl gyffredin i wneud<br />
rhywbeth anghyffredin.<br />
If you believe in children like we do and could provide a loving and<br />
stable home for one of these children we want to hear from you.<br />
Os ydych chi’n credu mewn plant fel ni ac os gallwch chi<br />
ddarparu cartref cariadus a sefydlog i un o’r plant hyn, rydyn<br />
ni eisiau clywed gennych chi.<br />
We provide:<br />
• Enhanced support<br />
• Extensive training<br />
• An opportunity to grow<br />
• Financial support through<br />
allowances<br />
Rydym yn darparu’r canlynol:<br />
• Gwell cefnogaeth<br />
Hyfforddiant helaeth<br />
• Cyfle i ddatblygu<br />
• Cefnogaeth ariannol<br />
drwy lwfansau<br />
T: 02920 493387<br />
W: www.barnardos.org.uk<br />
Barnardo’s Registered Charity Nos. 216250 and SC037605 19095SO17<br />
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FREE<br />
EVENT<br />
Outstanding School for<br />
Girls and Boys ages 3-18<br />
Take your next step<br />
at the Cathedral School<br />
Primary Open Morning (Nursery-Year 6)<br />
Tuesday 8th May <strong>2018</strong>, 9.30-11.00am<br />
Little Explorers Forest School<br />
(Pre-school girls & boys aged 2-3 welcome)<br />
Wednesday 16th May <strong>2018</strong>, 9.30-10.30am & 1.30-2.30pm<br />
Please contact the Registrar for further details<br />
Sixth Form Seniors Primary Nursery<br />
029 2083 8504<br />
registrar@cathedral-school.co.uk<br />
www.cathedral-school.co.uk<br />
Join our Head of Nursery for a morning<br />
of creativity, adventure and fun!<br />
<strong>2018</strong> Venues:<br />
St. Catherine’s Church Hall, Pontcanna – Tuesday 6th March<br />
Lisvane Memorial Hall – Friday 9th March<br />
Penarth and Llandough Parish Hall – Wednesday 7th March<br />
Dinas Powys Community Hall (Lee Hall) – Tuesday 13th March<br />
St Andrew’s Church, Penylan – Tuesday 20th March<br />
All sessions are 10am-midday<br />
Refreshments provided<br />
Pop along to a session near you, we look forward to meeting you<br />
Please contact the school<br />
for further information:<br />
029 2026 1832<br />
admissions@how.gdst.net<br />
Registered Charity no. 306983<br />
N U R T U R I N G E X C E L L E N C E<br />
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KUMON MATHS AND ENGLISH STUDY CENTRES<br />
Book now for your two-week Free Trial<br />
Cardiff, Radyr Study Centre 02922 362 639<br />
Terms and conditions apply. Fees vary. Participating study centres only.<br />
Please refer to your local study centre. Subject to availability.<br />
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enrolling<br />
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a groundbreaking, exam-free education - the Certificate of Steiner Education is a<br />
valid, alternative, secondary school qualification, equipping your child for future careers, university & life<br />
Cardiff Steiner School<br />
An independent, non-selective school<br />
for girls & boys age 3 to 18<br />
Visit Morning<br />
Fri 9 Feb | Wed 7 Mar 9.30 -11.30<br />
Early Years Open Day<br />
Sat 10 Feb 10.00 -12.00<br />
Come and find out about our inspiring, joyful<br />
and creative education for age 3 to 18. The<br />
international Steiner curriculum integrates arts<br />
and academics into a rich, rounded education<br />
that ignites a passion for learning.<br />
(029) 2056 7986<br />
www.cardiffsteiner.org.uk<br />
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[<br />
INTERNET SAFETY<br />
[<br />
How to set up your child’s new<br />
device safely in the New Year<br />
In the run up to Christmas 35%<br />
of parents revealed that they<br />
were planning on giving their<br />
child a tech present. With so<br />
much new technology in the<br />
hands of children, it has never<br />
been more important to ensure<br />
children are staying safe whilst<br />
using their new technology.<br />
New research from EE found while many<br />
parents do discuss online safety with their<br />
children regularly, 40% do not consider online<br />
safety when making tech purchases for their<br />
children and 25% have never used parental<br />
controls.<br />
In an ideal world we should all have tried out<br />
any new gadgets and familiarised ourselves with<br />
privacy settings - as checking gives us a<br />
chance to change default usernames and<br />
passwords to stronger alternatives. This also<br />
provides an opportunity to check any remote<br />
viewing options on those devices and toys that<br />
sport a camera.<br />
However, as this research proves, the reality<br />
is that it is often the last thing on the minds<br />
of parents.<br />
If as a parent you’ve missed the initial set-up it’s<br />
not too late to put things right to ensure as your<br />
child is happily playing with their new tech and<br />
stay safe whist using it.<br />
Research by Internet Matters shows that the<br />
average age a child is given a smartphone is<br />
now ten-years-old, so firstly you need to check<br />
the basic safety settings are set up and active.<br />
• Review their apps to make sure they are age<br />
appropriate and privacy settings are on.<br />
• Turn on Google ‘Safe Search’ and ‘Restricted<br />
Mode’ on YouTube to help screen out<br />
inappropriate content<br />
• Check they’re connected safely – set parental<br />
controls on your broadband and apply a<br />
content lock on their mobile network.<br />
• Disable location services so your child doesn’t<br />
unintentionally share their location with others.<br />
• Set up password control or disable in-app<br />
purchasing so big bills are not run up<br />
accidentally.<br />
• If your child is using social networking<br />
apps check their profile and privacy settings,<br />
making sure they are not sharing personal<br />
or private information with people they do<br />
not know.<br />
But nothing is as important as having regular<br />
conversations with your children and ensuring<br />
they know the five rules that will keep them safe;<br />
• Always keep your phone safe and<br />
secured with a PIN<br />
• Don’t answer calls from numbers you<br />
don’t recognise<br />
• Don’t give your number to strangers<br />
• Never share personal information online<br />
• Never send pictures to people you<br />
don’t know<br />
Visit www.internetmatters.org for more<br />
information and advice on how to keep<br />
your children safe online.<br />
By Carolyn Bunting, CEO of Internet Matters<br />
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ARE YOU READY TO<br />
A MILE?<br />
Get ready to bring your school together and raise money for<br />
some fantastic causes. Whether you run the Sport Relief Mile,<br />
do a mile a day a different way or daily challenges, there are<br />
more ways than ever to get your school involved.<br />
Order your free fundraising pack<br />
at sportrelief.com/schools<br />
Sport Relief is an initiative of Comic Relief, registered charity 326568 (England and Wales); SC039730 (Scotland). Photo credits: Nicole Gomes.
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