ST DAVID’S DAY – Google Doodle

Google has created a special Doodle on it’s search page to celebrate St David’s Day – or Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant in Welsh. The illustration shows the red dragon and a little lady in traditional Welsh dress sitting together at a table for some tea. The dragon is pouring her a cup of tea with […]

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CARDIFF-St David’s Day parade

St David’s Day 2012 in Cardiff began with a thick fog lingering across the City resulting in famous sights becoming totally unrecognisable. But as the day progressed the strong Spring sunshine took over and brightened up what was a very gloomy start to our Patron Saint’s Day. In the Capital City of Wales it was […]

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PHOTOS-Armistice Day

Hopefully the photos sum up the mood of Armistice Day – a time to reflect and pay tribute for all the good work that our war heroes have done, continue to do so and a time to remember those that weren’t so lucky in the call of duty.

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USA-Pillowfight flashmob in San Diego

On Saturday April 2nd 2011 there was a National Pillowfight Day held with flashmobs being created all around the world to help celebrate this momentus ocassion! (more details on that link!) I was on holiday in the USA at the time and happened to stumble upon this pillow fight occuring at Horton Plaza, San Diego. […]

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ENVIRONMENT-World Toilet Day!

Home cleaner brand, Domestos, has teamed up with a few charities to launch ‘World Toilet Day’ on the general public. It is an initiative to help reduce the amount of flushing we do as a nation to save water and resources. They have set up a website http://www.flushtracker.com where after typing in your postcode the […]

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St David’s Day 2011

First of all Happy Saint David’s Day or Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus as we like say in Wales…once a year…. when we all become proper welshmen like….mun! Once again the annual St David’s Day parade took place in the centre of Cardiff featuring children from local schools, musicians, members from SWICA and even St David […]

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PHOTOS-Cardiff City Centre on International Rugby Day inc Hooters!

After watching Cardiff Blues thrash Glasgow Warriors at the Cardiff City Stadium it was time to jump on the free bus and head straight to the City Centre to find a suitable drinking establishment to watch the next game – Wales v All Blacks at the Millennium Stadium. As soon as we got into town […]

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Pont Y Werin bridge opens (at last!)

Above is the picture of the scene from July 2009 – exactly ONE year ago to the day that it shouldve opened! All you can see is the trunk road across the River Ely which doesnt allow any pedestrian or safe cycle access between Cardiff Bay and Penarth. Hence a solution was required to allow […]

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Cardiff Armed Forces Day 2010

Armed Forces Day was created in 2009 as an event to allow the public to show their support towards the army and to honour and celebrate all the good and hard work that they carry out. Cardiff was the host city for 2010 and took the honour to build on last years start and make […]

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PHOTO-ITV Wales News support for Armed Forces Day 2010

ITV News Wales, originally uploaded by armed forces day cardiff. Just stumbled across this photo on the interweb with ITV Wales News presenters helping mark Armed Forces Day in Cardiff, 2010. For some reason I got the Benny Hill theme music going through my head whilst looking at it………… For more info on Armed Forces […]

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OFFER-Free healthy food for you!

I was recently given a code by an online friend of mine to get a free ‘Graze box’ and the second one at half price. It’s a box delivered to your door with healthy food in for you to snack on during the day. I’ve got mine delivered straight away to my work-place! A whole […]

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VIDEO-St David’s Day Parade Cardiff

more about "St David’s Day Parade through Cardiff", posted with vodpod

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PHOTOS-Happy Saint David’s Day

Happy Saint David’s Day to Welshmen and Welsh Women around the world and universe! A short anonymous poem about the seven wonders of Wales:- “Pistyll Rhaeadr and Wrexham steeple, Snowdon’s mountain without its people, Overton yew trees, St Winefride’s wells, Llangollen bridge and Gresford bells” Who’d have thought of the Welsh connections some of these […]

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