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Y 5 gweithgaredd Awen uchaf ar gyfer hanner tymor Chwefror 2018

Gweithdai Gwehyddu Helyg i’r Teulu ym Mharc Gwledig Bryngarw Ydych chi’n chwilio am weithgaredd i gael eich plant i fod yn greadigol yr hanner tymor hwn? Mae ein tîm yn Ymddiriedolaeth Diwylliannol Awen wedi trefnu i’r grŵp gwych Out to Learn Willow arwain gweithdy a fydd yn arddangos sut i wneud crefftau helyg sy’n…

Libraries

Borrow a BBC micro:bit from your local library

The tiny computers, donated by The Microbit Foundation, will allow people of all ages, whatever their experience, to unleash their digital creativity whilst in the comfort of their own home. BBC micro:bits are handheld, fully programmable computers which can be used to make all sorts of creations, from musical instruments to robots, smart watches…

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Bryngarw Park Volunteer Group Bags £1000 from Tesco’s Community Grant Scheme

Bags of Help is run in partnership with environmental charity Groundwork, and sees grants raised from the sale of carrier bags awarded to thousands of local community projects every year. Since launching in 2015, it’s provided more than £43 million to over 10,000 local community projects. Bryngarw Country Park is managed by Awen Cultural…

Cultural Trust, Uncategorized

Top 5 Awen activities of February half-term 2018

Family Willow Weaving Workshops at Bryngarw Country Park Are you looking for an activity to get your children creative this half-term? Our team at Awen Cultural Trust have organised for the fantastic Out to Learn Willow group to lead a workshop that will demonstrate how to make fun and exciting willow crafts. From…

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Awen Cultural Trust teams up with Freedom Leisure

Freedom Leisure has been awarded a 10-year contract by Stafford County Borough Council to manage a portfolio of facilities which include a Victorian theatre, a smaller studio theatre, an Elizabethan town house, a castle and visitor centre, three leisure centres and a sports stadium. The not-for-profit leisure trust, which manages leisure and cultural facilities…

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New sound and lighting desk at Maesteg Town Hall

The installation of a brand new FLX lighting console, Yamaha TF5 sound desk, projector and Apple Mac computer will allow Maesteg Town Hall to continue to attract professional live productions, which demand high quality sound and lighting. Shows such as the Johnny Cash Roadshow require special effects such as ‘intelligent’ stage lighting. The new lighting desk allows the lights to be automated, so they can move and create complex and colourful effects…

Bryngarw Country Park, Cultural Trust, Uncategorized

Bryngarw Country Park achieves coveted Green Flag Award

Keep Wales Tidy has unveiled this year’s Green Flag Award winners – the international mark of a quality park or green space. In total, 183 parks and green spaces in Wales have met the high standard needed to receive the coveted Green Flag Award or the Green Flag Community Award. The Flag will be…

Cultural Trust, Libraries, Uncategorized

Children invited to join Animal Agents at Awen Libraries

Awen libraries are calling for children to sign up to read six books this summer as part of Animal Agents, the Summer Reading Challenge 2017. The Summer Reading Challenge asks 4-11 year olds to borrow and read any six library books during the school holidays, a time when children’s literacy skills traditionally dip. This…

Cultural Trust, Uncategorized

Awen helps staff achieve their resolution goals!

By joining Halo Leisure at a reduced rate, employees can access the gyms, pools, group exercise classes, spas and saunas, indoor climbing wall, toning suite and racket sports at all their centres across Bridgend county borough. Awen Chief Executive, Richard Hughes, said: “Typical New Year resolutions include losing weight and getting fit, but many…

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FREE events to celebrate our first birthday!

Join us for our 1st birthday celebrations by taking part in one of our free events, this Saturday 1st October. …

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