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Castle capers and hearty history: kids go free this Owain Glyndŵr Day

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.

Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport - Heledd Fychan cropped

Building Digital Bridges: Welsh Innovation Sets the Stage for Minister’s US Trade and Culture Mission

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.

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Ride on! Last call for Tour de France volunteers

Volunteers needed as Tour de France Grand Départ comes to Wales in 2027 - deadline to apply is Tuesday 1st September

Grand Départ Trophy will visits the Caerphilly Cheese Festival on Saturday 29th August

Team Wales heroes were given a warm welcome home at the Senedd today (Credit: Matthew Horwood)

Wales’ Commonwealth Games heroes celebrated at homecoming

Team Wales heroes were given a warm welcome home today (Thursday 6 August) during a special event to honour and celebrate the nation’s success at the Commonwealth Games.

Welsh Government

Unlocking Wales’ Potential - creating a Culture and Sport powerhouse

  • 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
Welsh Government

School swimming and water safety programme roll out from September

Primary school pupils in Wales will gain access to swimming and water safety lessons under a new national programme launching this autumn.

Welsh Government

Pob Lwc Team Wales

 

As Team Wales take to the international sporting stage at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, the First Minister of Wales, Rhun ap Iorwerth, and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport, Heledd Fychan, are wishing them ‘Pob Lwc!’

Heledd Fychan at Newport Library

Transforming culture in communities – millions to modernise Welsh museums, libraries and archives

  • 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.”
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Caerphilly Castle: one year of wall-to-wall achievements

  • Visitor numbers the highest for many years
  • Conservation works ongoing, with trainee masons honing their craft
  • £1 tickets for Universal Credit recipients to continue
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From Tafwyl to tennis: a summer of sports, culture and community

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

Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport - Heledd Fychan

“Culture and sport are areas of importance, not optional or simply nice to have”

  • 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
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Applications open for Tour de France volunteer roles in Wales

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.