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A bit of personal news....

Last week was sadly my last week at Arts & Business Cymru.

it has been an incredible experience seeing its work support arts organisations across Wales.

Today I begin at the National Lottery Heritage Fund as Policy and Public Affairs Manager (Wales).

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Today is #HeritageTreasures Day!

The sector is built on the incredible work of people across the sector working to ensure that our heritage is preserved and made accessible to us today and for future generations.

Thank you!

Sherman Theatre short-listed for prestigious award The Sherman Theatre in Cardiff has been nominated for the prestigious Stage Theatre of the Year Awards for the second year running. Announcing this year’s shortlist, the long-running theatre magazine ...

Llongyfarchiadau Sherman Theatre!

A second nomination in two years and a testament to some of the brilliant work going on there.

nation.cymru/news/sherman...

Book now: Conference 2025 - Museums Association Join us in Cardiff next October

Booking is now open for @museumsassociation.org #Museums2025!

And if you have not already you still have time to put in session proposals!

www.museumsassociation.org/events/confe...

Great Britain? *THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER* An essential blueprint for a better future, from the leading economist & Labour rising star ‘Stellar: brilliant, incredibly pragmatic’ Rory Stewart ‘Refreshingly optimi...

What do we want? Our future back
When do we want it? For Christmas
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We added a bunch of new museums, galleries and libraries to our Arts & Culture Starter Pack!

If you joined Bluesky recently, check it out and follow them all in a single click.

go.bsky.app/HPQsZAu

Welsh budget: All government departments to receive cash increase next year All departments will receive an increase in funding in the Welsh Government’s £26bn budget for next year. Announcing the new draft budget on Tuesday (10 December), Cabinet Secretary for Finance…

All departments will receive an increase in funding in the Welsh Government's £26bn budget for next year

🧵 This year has been incredible for Culture, Parks, and Events in Cardiff! 🎉 Here’s a look at some of our top achievements that have transformed our city. 🏞️

Really nice for my first bsky post to be good news - the Association of Independent Museums has generous new funding from the Julia Rausing Trust for collections care and support starting next year, adding to our existing Pilgrim grants into an expanded scheme.

The potential for museums as spaces to increase health and well-being is huge. This @museumsassociation.org fund will help further this important work in museums across the UK

New Zealand to ban greyhound racing, citing high injury rates The industry has long faced criticism, with some breeders accused of mistreating or doping the animals.

New Zealand has banned Greyhound racing, citing the unacceptable high level of injuries.

Welsh government consultation is currently considering a phased ban in Wales.

Will it be the next nation to end this support?

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The @museumsassociation.org Conference #Museums2025 is coming back to Cardiff for the first time in ten years!

#WelshMuseums it's time to get your proposals in and share some of the amazing museum practice going on here!

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The new Esmée Fairbairn Communities and Collections Fund is now open for applications 🥳

We're supporting projects using museum collections to improve inclusion and equitable working with community partners, and the new name better represents our dual focus on collections and inclusion.

Delighted to be in Bern at The HKB to teach principles of conservation with the legendary Salvador Muñoz Viñas. You can join us Thursday evening where we discuss what is it that we conserve.
Really good to bring students from all the Swiss courses together.
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I wanted to share this important charity as Welsh Government are expected to share it's response to consultation which looked at a phased ban to Greyhound racing in Wales. Something I am fully behind and hope to see in Wales soon. A chance to be different and end Greyhound racing for good.

Greyhound racing increase in Wales 'due to streaming and betting' Animal welfare campaigners say streaming and gambling is driving up greyhound racing in Wales.

As #WelshCharitiesWeek comes to an end I want to share one of my favourite charities Greyhound Rescue Wales whose vision is a Wales without greyhound racing, where every greyhound and lurcher has a home and receives the best possible care.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Thank you BEYOND Conference for the opportunity share the Well-being of Future Generations Act with delegates.

The importance of cultural wellbeing within the statutory definition of sustainable development is a powerful reminder that culture is not decorative but deeply structural.

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How might we better collaborate as leaders to meet the needs of our communities?

A great Hakathon with the Social Leaders Cymru cohort exploring this question

It was inspiring to work with some brilliant community focused leaders sharing their ideas knowledge and wisdom to create something better

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Streic 84-85 Strike is now open at Amgueddfa Cymru.

A powerful and evocative exhibition, it is a testimony of why museums matter. A space that can bring people together through conversations about the past, present and future.

They are the public spaces we need more than ever before.

I attended the launch of Streic! 84–85 Strike! at Amgueddfa Cymru, marking 40 years since the Miners’ Strike. The exhibition’s stories, photos, and protest artefacts make the resilience & struggle of Welsh mining communities tangible – even for someone like me, without Welsh or mining connections.

This is almost unbelievable from Johnson. A slightly bizarre rant which says nothing about cars, or 15 years of Tory austerity and disinvestment, or growing (right wing) intolerance of young people. Would like to see what the streets he was playing on looked like.

We will be providing grants of £1000 and £500 imminently to those affected by the devastation of #StormBert.

Diolch i'r gwasanaethau brys a gweithwyr y cyngor am eich ymdrechion anhygoel dros y penwythnos.

Wales tourism tax: £1.25 per night charge could start in 2027 Hotels, B&B and self-catered accommodation guests would pay if councils introduce it in their areas.

Already introduced to tourist destinations across the globe empowering local councils to introduce a visitor levy will give a new way to fund services and ensure long term sustainability in the tourist industry.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Siwmae bawb! Probably fitting that my first post on here is a photo from this morning's canvas in 'sunny' Splott!

Thanks everyone who came to support @welsh-labour.bsky.social's brilliant candidate, Anny Anderson ahead of the Dec 5 By-election.