ASIST & SAFETALK Training
Have You Booked? Places Available
✅ ASIST (2 days) Tuesday 21st & Wednesday 22nd October (09:00-17:00). Learn how to intervene and keep someone safe from suicide. Lunch, refreshments provided both days.
✅ safeTALK (½ day) Wednesday 12th November (10:00-13:30). Spot the signs of suicide, start the conversation, and connect to help. Refreshments provided.
Workshop delivery: ASC, St Mellons, Cardiff CF3 0LT.
Bookings via the web links above.
Big Welsh Rhyme Time 2026
Big Welsh Rhyme Time is our annual celebration of sharing rhymes, poems and songs.
It’s rhyming fun for everyone!
The week-long campaign aims to promote and encourage fun and enjoyable rhyme sharing
activity for young children in Wales aged 0-5, in Welsh and English. It supports early
communication and literacy skills and inspires creativity.
Sharing rhymes and songs is a vital early years activity and can support children to:
• develop their speaking, listening and oracy skills, as well as aiding attention and
concentration
• grow their language and communication skills, including giving them a head start when
they begin to learn to read
• build the confidence to speak, sing and join in
• have fun!
The next Big Welsh Rhyme Time will take place from 2-6 February 2026.
Like in previous years, the campaign theme will be Rhyming Fun for Everyone.
Activities will include:
• Distribution of up to 25,000 updated Big Welsh Rhyme Time stickers and certificates
to schools, nurseries, libraries, children’s centres, childminders and other partners
working with children and families in the early years
• Big Welsh Rhyme Time themed activities and sessions in participating settings
• A social media campaign promoting Big Welsh Rhyme Time and encouraging
families to share rhymes and songs
• PR activities to promote Big Welsh Rhyme Time and encourage settings and families
to get involved
• The sharing of all new content from talented artists, poets and performers
Find out how you can join in and sign up for
your FREE certificates and stickers:
Registration opens on Monday 8th September here:
We are delighted to invite you to a special performance at Theatr Soar on Friday 17 October at 7.30pm.
In partnership with Clean Break, Papertrail will present a new play by Siân Owen – A Visit, which explores the impact of maternal imprisonment on women, families and children in Wales. This powerful production features a strong all-female cast including Siwan Morris, Bethan McLean and Lizzie Caitlin Bennett.
Following the performance, there will be a short discussion about the themes raised.
Integrated captions and BSL interpretation will be available.
Age guidance: 12+ | Content warning: references to drug use and imprisonment.
To book your place: please email Cathy Boyce – cathyB@merthyrtudful.org
Welsh Government have a few consultations active at present.
See link below for more information:-
https://www.gov.wales/consultations
