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Bridgend Children’s Literature Festival

Awen Cultural Trust will host the its first Bridgend Children’s Literature Festival from Saturday 20th May to Sunday 4th June, thanks to financial support from Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru | Arts Council of Wales, Welsh Government and Bridgend County Borough Council. The fortnight-long festival, which will take place at the Grand Pavilion in Porthcawl, Blaengarw Workmen’s Hall, Bryngarw…
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Guaranteed Interview Scheme

As part of our commitment to increase the diversity of our workforce at Awen, we provide a guaranteed interview to applicants who meet the minimum requirements for a job and are disabled or people of the Global Majority. You can ask to be considered under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme if you are a person…
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‘Let’s Show Them All’ released

Pupils from Maesteg Comprehensive School have been working with renowned Welsh singer-songwriter Lowri Evans  to release a new song that acknowledges women’s struggles over generations whilst celebrating their strengths with hope for the future.   Listen to the track ‘Let’s Show Them All’ here.    Read more about the project here.    With thanks…
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Voices from Underground

The premiere of a new documentary ‘Voices from Underground – A Dying Breed’ will be held at 2pm on Saturday 29th April at the Grand Pavilion in Porthcawl. The event brings to a close a two-year project, coordinated by Awen and supported by Bridgend County Borough Council, which tells the human stories behind the…
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Gender Pay Gap Report 2023

Awen Cultural Trust is fully committed to promoting equality in the services we provide to our communities, as well as in relation to our people. Our recruitment processes and pay and reward policy support a fair and equitable process to recruit the right candidate, without bias towards gender or other characteristics. To this effect,…
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Our Voice Bursary 2023

The Our Voice Bursary 2023 aims to support two artists of the Global Majority, for one year, to take their career in the arts to the next stage and to make further connections in the arts sector in Wales. The two bursary recipients will be chosen through an open selection process searching for those…
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Inside Outside for Care Home Residents

We are excited to launch a new project for care homes using modern technology to combat isolation within spaces that have become known as “islands of the old”. Inside Outside uses VR experiences to aid reminiscence for residents by building a library of 360 degree videos of familiar places people would love to visit…
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A look back at our doorbell dances

Over the past couple of years, Awen has worked in partnership with the Bridgend Carers Centre and the Kitsch n Sync Collective to give carers across the county borough surprise performances on their doorsteps. The Kitsch n Sync Collective is a Cardiff-based theatre company whose performers fuse different dance genres, characters and props together,…
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Awen Cultural Trust is registered in Wales as a company limited by guarantee. Registered charity number: 1166908.
Company number: 09610991. Contact address: Stable Offices, Bryngarw House, Brynmenyn, CF32 8UU.

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