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Children and young people will be able to explore some of Wales' most iconic castles and historic sites for free this Sunday [13th September] as part of celebrations to mark Owain Glyndŵr Day.

The Welsh Government Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport, Heledd Fychan, will travel to New York and Washington D.C. this week on the first transatlantic visit by the new Welsh Government, using Wales’s cultural influence and creative strengths to build new opportunities for trade, investment and collaboration with the United States.

• Call for Evidence to create new 10-year Culture and Sport Strategy
• Sport and Creative Industries to be included for first time
• The strategy aims to develop Wales into a culture and sport powerhouse

• Funding for 31 projects spanning the whole of Wales
• Cabinet Minister for Culture visits Newport Library ahead of major refurbishment
• “These are places where people connect with our culture and history.”

• Visitor numbers the highest for many years
• Conservation works ongoing, with trainee masons honing their craft
• £1 tickets for Universal Credit recipients to continue

Welsh language music festival Tafwyl today kick-starts a summer of Welsh Government-funded cultural, sporting and community events taking place across the country.

• A new, ambitious strategy for culture and sport in Wales
• Robust data and evidence to target support where it has the greatest impact
• Recognising the preventative health and wellbeing benefits of the arts, culture and sport

A nationwide search is underway for 9,000 volunteers to be at the heart of the historic Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift Grand Départs in the UK in July 2027.