“Sparks in the Park” Funds Support Amelia Trust Farm


Cardiff Round Table, a group of volunteers who spend their free time raising money for charity, has recently donated £5000 to Amelia Trust Farm. The money raised from 2017’s Sparks in the Park, an annual firework display hosted by Cardiff Round Table, has helped Amelia Trust Farm to


upgrade its facilities and make essential investments in vital machinery. Amelia Trust Farm, located in the Vale of Glamorgan, provides therapeutic support to disadvantaged and vulnerable people in a care farm setting. Open to the general public


THE CARDIFF STORY MUSEUM will be joining museums from across the country for this year’s Welsh Museums Festival, which will be taking place from 27 October – 4 November. The annual event is an opportunity for everyone who lives in Wales, or visiting over the half term, to explore some of the fantastic museums we have to offer. As ever, this year’s event will have a varied programme to cater for all tastes, which include exhibitions, re- enactments and workshops, through to Halloween themed activities. As part of the Year of the Sea, Cardiff Story Museum is enticing young audiences through its doors with a pirate themed storytelling session (30th October) in Dewi’s Den, which is in the museum’s City Lab Gallery. Bilingual arts company Dan yr Haul / Under the Sun will inspire young imaginations with music, art, and stories, using pirate-themed props and tales.


all year, Amelia Trust Farm runs programmes to


support young people struggling with mainstream education and also extends its caring and nurturing environment to adults with learning difficulties. Last year’s


Sparks in


the Park raised a record amount for charity,


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Cabinet Member for Culture and Leisure, Cllr Peter Bradbury said: “Cardiff Story Museum always looking to engage with the local community, particularly our younger audiences. The Welsh Museums Festival encourages local people to come and find out what is on offer at this unique museum, right in the heart of the city centre.” Victoria Rogers, President of the Federation of Museums and Art Galleries of Wales added, “The aim is to inspire visitors to learn more about some of the amazing arts and heritage stories on their doorstep through a variety of different experiences. With half term and Halloween coinciding with the festival it provides an opportunity to do something with all the family, so I’d urge you to check out what’s on in your local area and get exploring!” For a full list of all events taking place as part of the the Welsh Museums Festival visit www.museums.wales.


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bringing in well over £60,000 that has since been distributed to deserving local causes. As a charity that receives no statutory funding, Amelia Trust Farm is just one worthy organisation that has benefited from Cardiff Round


Table’s


Sparks in the Park. Over the last three years, Cardiff Round Table has donated £12,000 to Amelia Trust Farm. The donations have


gone


towards numerous projects at the Farm including, the building of a new Welcome Shelter, upgrading their bunkhouse facilities and the purchase of a much- needed sit on mower for their 160 acre Farm. Karen Turnbull, Director at Amelia Trust Farm, commented: “We are incredibly grateful for the financial support from Cardiff Round Table. Their donations have enabled us to


improvements to


make essential our


facilities that are enjoyed by so many people from all over South Wales.


Karen and Jeff at Amelia Trust Farm.


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We were also able to upgrade our bunkhouse accommodation by getting new mattresses throughout. Without the support from Cardiff Round Table we would have struggled to make these improvements.” Sparks in the Park will be held in Blackweir Fields, Bute Park, Cardiff


on the 3rd November. To


purchase tickets, please visit https://www. eventbrite. co.uk/e/ sparks-in-the-park- tickets-49280200406. If you would like to learn more about Cardiff Round Table and the work they do for local charities, visit https:// cardiff.roundtable.co.uk/.


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