We're excited to tell you that TWO more MAJOR acts are set to be announced for the upcoming Club MTV event in Swansea. The latest confirmed acts are being announced on Wednesday August 17. One has topped the UK album chart, with the other topping the UK singles chart during the last year. Stay … [Read more...] about Club MTV Swansea – Latest
The Festival of Stitch is here!
The Festival of Stitch is finally here, and in our final guest blog, we're taking a look at what's in store over the next few weeks! The Festival weekend of the 13th and 14th August will be a very busy one. Along with the Street Art and Exhibitions there will be a great Makers Market in a marquee … [Read more...] about The Festival of Stitch is here!
Get a taste of Rio 2016 with Active Swansea
The Olympics are almost here! After four years of waiting, the country is ready for more gold after the success of Team GB at London 2012. With 29 Gold, 17 Silver and 19 Bronze medals, Team GB put on an great show, doing us proud with an impressive third place finish in the final medal table and … [Read more...] about Get a taste of Rio 2016 with Active Swansea
Botanics in Bloom is back for August
The Botanics in Bloom festival takes place every August and celebrates the Singleton Botanical Gardens when they are at at their most spectacular. City and County of Swansea is behind the festival, which includes live music at the Green Flag-winning beauty spot every Sunday throughout the … [Read more...] about Botanics in Bloom is back for August
All ready to go!
All our buttons are up and we hope the people of Swansea will be wondering what the pink buttons are all about! We were very fortunate to have a table within the Quadrant Shopping Centre last week and some of the people we talked to had noticed the few buttons we had put up on the 18th July. Now we … [Read more...] about All ready to go!
Club MTV Ticket Information!
TICKETS for the major Club MTV concert in Singleton Park next month will be available from Friday morning (August 5) at 9am. Priced at just £15 plus a booking fee, tickets can be purchased on either the Ticketmaster website or from Derricks Music on Oxford Street. Buy from Ticket Master Buy … [Read more...] about Club MTV Ticket Information!
Pink Button Trail
The Festival of Stitch is just around the corner, and the Pink Button Trail is being set up to guide you to all the displays and exhibitions! There will be a tremendous range of groups involved in transforming the streets of Swansea with Textile Street Art, from the ladies of Stitching Botanicals … [Read more...] about Pink Button Trail
ParkLives Swansea has arrived!
ParkLives, the programme offering free activity sessions in local parks, is launching in Swansea in May 2016, giving locals the chance to join thousands of people across the UK taking part in free and fun outdoor activity sessions. The Coca-Cola GB funded programme will be led by Swansea … [Read more...] about ParkLives Swansea has arrived!
Club MTV is coming to Swansea!
Major MTV concert Club MTV is coming to Swansea later this year! Featuring seven hours of music, is taking place at the city’s Singleton Park on Saturday September 24. The council has been working in partnership with the Welsh Government and MTV to bring the concert to Swansea. Stars taking … [Read more...] about Club MTV is coming to Swansea!
Street Art Stars
Swansea will soon be transformed with Street Art as a two week extravaganza of stitch takes place in the city between the 5 – 19th August. A range of groups have already been busy stitching, weaving, dyeing and sewing in preparation for the Festival of Stitch and here’s a taster of what people … [Read more...] about Street Art Stars