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UWIC protest draws crowd against arts cuts

by Joni Ayn Alexander on December 15, 2010

A peaceful protest drew upwards of 200 people outside the management offices of UWIC’s Llandaff campus on Wednesday, as WalesOnline reported and the Twittersphere confirmed.

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[ December 14, 2010; 4:00 pm; ] UWIC students are planning a vigil in protest of recent cuts in art and design programmes at the university. The vigil will be held on Tuesday 14 December from 4 pm outside the Llandaff campus’ management building.

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The university, which also has campuses at [...]

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Christmas Fayre at Llandaff’s Cathedral School

by Joni Ayn Alexander on November 30, 2010

[ December 4, 2010; 10:30 am to 2:30 pm. ] Llandaff’s Cathedral School holds its Christmas Fayre on Saturday 4 December from 10:30 am to 2:30 pm at the school.

Pupils from the school will donate and sell cakes, jars of sweets and chocolates, bottles, and small gifts. Second-hand uniforms and ski wear also will be donated and sold. Profits from the sales benefit the [...]

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Llandaff City Church-in-Wales Primary School carol service

by Joni Ayn Alexander on November 1, 2010

[ December 15, 2010; 2:00 pm; ] Llandaff City Church-in-Wales Primary School holds its carol service at Llandaff Cathedral on Wednesday 15 December at 2 pm. Years 3 and 6 will lead prayers and readers, whilst years 4 and 5 will present other items.

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Llandaff to pilot Welsh course for families

by Joni Ayn Alexander on August 13, 2010

A new Welsh course for families with children learning the language is the first of its kind — and is set to start here in Llandaff this autumn.
Parents, grandparents, babysitters — basically anyone in close contact with young children learning Welsh — are the targets for this new, national course. Because of the interest [...]

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UWIC begins to reveal new Llandaff campus

by Joni Ayn Alexander on August 11, 2010

UWIC’s Llandaff campus may look more like a construction training ground than a university. But that’s beginning to change with the completion of the new Cardiff School of Management.
The four-story, 8,000-square-metre structure echos the architectural look of other Welsh contemporary buildings. With its angular metal exterior and glass atrium extending the length of the [...]

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Cathedral School Open Day

by Joni Ayn Alexander on July 22, 2010

[ May 6, 2011; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] Llandaff’s Cathedral School will host an open day for prospective students from 2 to 4 pm on Friday 6 May.

The session will begin with an address by the headmaster, then a question and answer session. Following on, families will be given tours of the school with pupils.

Parking will be provided on the school campus. For more [...]

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Cathedral School Open Day

by Joni Ayn Alexander on July 22, 2010

[ December 3, 2010; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] Llandaff’s Cathedral School will host an open day for prospective students from 2 to 4 pm on Friday 3 December. This is a special session for pupils wishing to join the school in Year 7 in September 2011 only.

The session will begin with an address by the headmaster, then a question and answer session. Following on, [...]

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Cathedral School Open Day

by Joni Ayn Alexander on July 22, 2010

[ October 9, 2010; 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. ] Llandaff’s Cathedral School will host an open day for prospective students from 10 am to 1 pm on Saturday 9 October.

Each session will begin with an address by the headmaster, then a question and answer session. Following on, families will be given tours of the school with pupils.

Parking will be provided on the school campus. For [...]

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