People Speak Up
People Speak Up is a social, mental-health, arts, health and wellbeing charity. We connect communities through storytelling, spoken word, creative writing and participatory arts. We offer workshops, training, events, volunteering and conversations. We run sessions for young people, adults, older people, cared for and carers activities in Llanelli and Carmarthen. Plus we deliver sessions across […]
Vicki – Volunteer at Gerddi Ffrancon
Meet Vicki, a dedicated volunteer at Dyffryn Ogwen’s community gardens for over 4 years. She’s now improving her professional skills through the Gardinser Pro course by Growing Connections. Are you part of GwyrddNi’s climate action projects? Is there a course that would help you to improve your skills? Get in touch to find out how […]
Journeying Towards a Greener Future in Pen Llŷn!
Last week, guided by Discover Llŷn, people tried out electric bikes on an exciting journey from Botwnnog to the stunning gardens and orchard of Plas yn Rhiw. It was a memorable day for everyone – especially when the group saw a hare just a few feet away! Most were inspired to join the Pen Llŷn […]
We’re inspired by the energy and ideas of young people!
Here are the children of YSGOL Foel Gron, Mynytho learning where fossil fuel comes from. As part of GwyrddNi’s climate workshops, the children also took part in a climate and nature quiz, created artwork showing the future they would like to live in, and came to learn more about what the greenhouse effect is. […]
Ysgolion Creadigol GwyrddNi – Ysgol Dyffryn Ogwen
The children of Ysgol Dyffryn Ogwen were very busy preparing for the Bethesda Carnival to deliver a message to the adults about what kind of future they want. Using art and theatre, Manon Prysor and Angharad Beech have been working with year 7 and 8 pupils to create something powerful. Video coming soon of the […]
People Speak Up – Who we are and what we do!
A film to celebrate who we are and what we do, thank you to our community, partners and James @StoriCymru lets keep telling our story!! www.peoplespeakup.co.uk
The Lesbian Renaissance Quiz with Exes & O’s
Tickets 19:00 | 20/02/25 EXES & O’S AND THE QUEER EMPORIUM TEAM UP! Quizmaster Sophie from Exes & O’s will take you through what has been dubbed The Lesbian Renaissance via a quiz! There will be teams, prizes, community, hopefully laughs and more! Tickets are limited so we recommend buying them as soon as possible! […]
Lansiad: Cymry. Balch. Ifanc.
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Creu Cymru
Creu Cymru champions Wales’ vibrant sector of performing arts; connecting people, audiences and communities. Our membership forms a collaborative network; with a strengthened and unified voice that we project and advocate on behalf of to public governing bodies, ensuring vital industry representation and influencing positive change. Creu Cymru supports venues, companies and individuals in progressive […]
Resilience IWD25
Expect nothing but the best from our selection of women’s poetry, storytelling, song writing and rabble rousing. You’ll be amazed, surprised, astonished and quite possibly flabbergasted. But definitely entertained. IWD 25 (+2 days) Join us on 10/03/25 at 5pm on Zoom. Sign up here. Artists: TBA BSL: Cathryn McShane
Queer Rural Wales
‘Queer’ has many meanings: some negative, some positive, some offensive, some quite loaded and some of great importance to people’s identities. That is partly the point of the term ‘Queer.’ There is no one definition, which is central to the idea of queerness – to defy definition. To consider the ‘Queer rural’ is to of […]
Wynnes
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Llais y Lle 3
REGISTER HERE This is the third Llais y Lle fund. To date, 29 individuals across Cymru have joined us on a journey of discovery … How can we place Cymraeg and culture Cymreig at the centre of community creativity while encouraging ownership and use of it? The fund aims to develop the creative use of […]
Bleak Fabulous x Jukebox Collective – St Davids Campaign
Launch St Davids Day campaign re-imagining traditional Welsh costume. Launching on 24th Feb in celebration of St Davids Day (1st March 2025), Jukebox Collective and Bleak Fabulous take over Cardiff in an outdoor and digital campaign reimagining traditional Welsh costume, envisioned through the creative lens of Jukebox Academy. The collaborative project led by Creative Director Charlotte James […]
BWTCH
Tickets 15/03/25, 19:30 – late Bwtch Saturdays are back with host Sara Huws! Judges to be announced! After a smash sell-out show on Pride Weekend 2024, we’re back with our talent show style competition to find the next Butch of the Ball! Time to show off your butch talents and skills, whether that’s changing a […]
Queerly Beloved: Queer Square Mile
Tickets The Queer Emporium’s light-hearted book club! Hosted by Wren, this month the group will be discussing Queer Square Mile ed. by Kirsti Bohata, Mihangel Morgan and Huw Osborne! In general, the title of the book we’re reading will be announced a month in advance, we’ll all read the book over the course of the […]
The LGBTQ+ History Tour of Cardiff
Tickets 14:00 | 9th March 2025 | The Queer Emporium Join The Queer Emporium for The LGBTQ+ History Tour of Cardiff! In the company of one of our wonderful tour guides, you’ll depart from The Queer Emporium on a 90 minute tour around the city centre discovering current and historical sites. We recommend dressing appropriately […]
Parti Coctêls Eden
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Queer Parents Morning
Tickets 8 March 2025, 9:30am Come hang out at TQE to meet other queer parents and families just like yours! Feel free to bring your kids for a chat over coffee before the shop opens. This is a free event! We’re proud to provide a space for the community to grow. At the present moment, […]
The LGBTQ+ History Tour of Cardiff
Tickets 14:00 | 16th March 2025 | The Queer Emporium Join The Queer Emporium for The LGBTQ+ History Tour of Cardiff! In the company of one of our wonderful tour guides, you’ll depart from The Queer Emporium on a 90 minute tour around the city centre discovering current and historical sites. We recommend dressing appropriately […]
Lez Write March
Tickets 18:30 | 19th March 2025 Lez Write is a beginner-friendly writing workshop for lesbian and lesbian-adjacent people in and around Cardiff. We facilitate a sapphic, TINBI (Trans, Intersex, Non-Binary-Inclusive) space for people to engage with, reflect on and practise their writing. Sharpen your pencils and join us at The Queer Emporium each month. This […]
Queer Coding
Tickets 18/03/25, 19:00 – 22:00 Discover the basics of game development in this beginner-friendly workshop! No experience needed—just bring a laptop, and we’ll guide you step-by-step through programming fundamentals and game creation. Using the accessible, open-source Godot engine, you’ll build a solid foundation through hands-on activities and gain core skills in game making. Not sure […]
Pride & Pen
Tickets 17/03/25, 6:30pm The second of our four part poetry writing workshop! Facilitated by poet, playwright and writer, Leo Drayton, come to The Queer Emporium every month to learn and, well… workshop your poetry under his guidance! Whether you’re starting out, want to edit work you’ve previously written or just… workshop ideas, come along! Those […]
Wine & Whisky Night
Tickets AFTER A SELLING OUT SO QUICKLY IN FEBRUARY, EXES & O’S AND THE QUEER EMPORIUM TEAM UP TO BRING BACK THE LESBIAN RENAISSANCE QUIZ! Quizmaster Sophie from Exes & O’s will take you through what has been dubbed The Lesbian Renaissance via a quiz! There will be teams, prizes, community, hopefully laughs and more! […]
The Lesbian Renaissance Quiz with Exes & O’s
Tickets AFTER A SELLING OUT SO QUICKLY IN FEBRUARY, EXES & O’S AND THE QUEER EMPORIUM TEAM UP TO BRING BACK THE LESBIAN RENAISSANCE QUIZ! Quizmaster Sophie from Exes & O’s will take you through what has been dubbed The Lesbian Renaissance via a quiz! There will be teams, prizes, community, hopefully laughs and more! […]
DATHLIAD
Tickets Friday 28th of March, 7:30pm Black, Queer, Beautifully Bold – that’s Dathliad! Dathliad is the Welsh word for ‘Celebration’ & there’s nothing more true than celebrating exactly who you are! Your true authentic self and expressing that, unapologetically. This is DATHLIAD. DATHLIAD is hosted by the one and only Kabambi. He’ll present a dazzling […]
Chwarae’r Chwedlau: Cabaret
Tickets 🪩 Chwarae’r Chwedlau: Cabaret is back on the 14th March 2025! ❤️ Chwarae’r Chwedlau: Cabaret is The Queer Emporium’s Welsh language night featuring queer performers, including some that are performing in Welsh for the first time! 🎵 The full line-up will be confirmed in the near future, but headlining the show will be Actavia, […]
Queer Questing with Lone Worlds
Tickets 18:30 | 27/02/25 Calling all seasoned dungeon goblins and curious newcomers! Queer Questing is a chill and welcoming social for queer folks who love Dungeons & Dragons and tabletop games. Come by if you’re looking to form new groups, share dramatic character backstories, or just hang out with like-minded adventurers. The proceeds from this […]
Dechrau Partneriaeth Dyffryn Peris (blog gan Lowri)
One of the 8 overarching objectives of the GwyrddNi Dyffryn Peris Community Climate Action Plan, produced by local residents in 2023, was: “Looking to establish a Community Partnership to coordinate community action, find funding, listen to the community, plan and promote and stimulate action, work with businesses, co-produce positive change and tackle climate change.” […]
A Year of Community Climate Action: Reflections Report 2024
What a year it’s been – from moss mapping to repair cafes, from planting vegetables to making homes warmer… and that’s only the beginning! As you probably know, our journey began with our Community Assemblies on the Climate in 2022-2023, where residents across our five areas in Gwynedd came together to envision a greener future. […]
Milo’s Craft Club
Tickets NEW DAY OF THE WEEK – SUNDAY! NEW TIME – 16:30! Spend a cosy afternoon with us at The Queer Emporium with host Milo! Make friends and learn a new skill or two! After the Milo’s Craft Club, our Sunday Wine & Whisky Club will take place, and all are welcome to stay […]
Milo’s Craft Club
Tickets 16:30 | 22/02/25 NEW DAY OF THE WEEK – SUNDAY! NEW TIME – 16:30! Spend a cosy afternoon with us at The Queer Emporium with host Milo! Make friends and learn a new skill or two! Unable to buy a ticket but still like to come? Email us at hello@queeremporium.co.uk and we’ll help you […]
Spring Market
BUY COOL STUFF FOR COOL PEOPLE! Join us for our Spring Market between 19:00-21:30 on the 12th February 2025, we’ll be holding, right here in the Royal Arcade, featuring over 10 local queer traders! Our arcade markets are the perfect place to come support your local queer community, come meet the queer artists and makers […]
Aberration
LGBT+ events in Aberystwyth and on tour: cabaret, music, dance, film, spoken word, discussions, workshops and more. Organised by Ruth Fowler, Jane Hoy and Helen Sandler
Cwrdd Chwefror: Natur Sonig gyda Cheryl Beer
04/02/25 5 – 6 yh ar Zoom IAP: Cathryn McShane Cofrestrwch: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZItc-ygrz8sHdJzsbY7LQojgtGi-vGx3QX8 Pan ddeffrodd Cheryl Beer, Eco-Gerddolegydd a Gwneuthurwr Ffilmiau Cadwraeth, gyda cholled clyw, tinitws a hyperacusis 7 mlynedd yn ôl, ni fyddai erioed wedi dychmygu ei bod yn ddechrau arfer creadigol newydd a fyddai’n ei chysylltu hi, a chynulleidfaoedd ledled y byd, yn […]
Creating Caring Work Cultures
The subject of care is familiar to us all. We may have loved ones who receive professional care; we ourselves care for our pets, friends, the planet; more and more we are encouraged to practice self-care. But what does it mean to care in the context of work? Are those concepts even compatible? Inclusive Journalism […]
Lez Write January
18:30 | 15th January 2025 – Tickets HERE Lez Write is a beginner-friendly writing workshop for lesbian and lesbian-adjacent people in and around Cardiff. We facilitate a sapphic, TINBI (Trans, Intersex, Non-Binary-Inclusive) space for people to engage with, reflect on and practise their writing. Sharpen your pencils and join us at The Queer Emporium each […]
The story of our storytelling commons, our People’s Newsroom
We’re a collective of artists, storytellers, community organisers, facilitators, creators and journalists. We found each other as we glanced around at a media industry crumbling at the feet of our communities. We locked eyes, and in doing so, caught glimmers of light, greenshoots of hope, and began to see ourselves better in the inspiration of […]
Shares Window Open
The time has come for this unique label to pursue a new path. Fflach has now become Fflach Cymunedol, a new look record label. We will still serve the community that the company always has, but with a new structure and new horizons. As a community benefit society, we will be free to raise money […]
CWYR issue 2 is released today 🔊
Oyez, oyez! CWYR issue 2 is released today 🔊 Presenting a feast of queer creativity, fulfilment is explored in exclusivity. Contained within 44 recycled pages, lie poetry, photography and writing on the Dark Ages 🕯️ Printed and bound by @folium_publishing, the cover is completed with silver thermo powder finishing. Available for purchase through the link […]
Hi 👋 We’re Hannah and Ella, the co-founders of CWYR
CWYR issue 2 is on its way! But before the release of our second edition in December, we thought it was about time to introduce the queers behind CWYR.
CWYR ISSUE 2 LAUNCH FULFILMENT
Get your diary out because we’re launching the second issue of CWYR on Friday 13th of December! Join us from 6:30 pm at Rare Mags to enjoy our latest edition, fresh off the (small) press.
Martin Jones
3.00pm Rhagfyr / December 29th Dydd Sul / Sunday Mynediad am ddim / Free entry 18+
O Benllyn i Ben Llŷn
Noson efo Tri Gog a Hwntw ac Eryrod Meirion 7.30pm – 18/01/2025 Mynediad am ddim / Free entry
Fforwm Cymunedoli Cymru 2024
A glimpse into the Cymunedoli Cymru Forum where community led organisations from accross Wales came together over two days at Plas Tan y Bwlch.
Introducing Our Network Weavers
We have appointed four Inclusive Journalism Cymru members to lead their own projects and be part of our decision making.
The Role of the Welsh language in community action groups (by Emily-Louise)
Emily-Louise is studying her PhD at Bangor University, exploring how people in bilingual Welsh-English communities choose which language to use, and how these choices affect their involvement in community activities.
Emily-Louise is working alongside GwyrddNi to look at the use of Welsh and English in different community settings. The research aims to shed light on how language can shape not just how we communicate, but also how we feel about our community and our place within it.
Mari Mathias a Lo-Fi Jones
16/11/24 7:30yh
Tickets HERE
We are delighted to present an evening of contemporary folk music in partnership with ‘Y Parlwr’
Mari Mathias won the prize for ‘Best Welsh Traditional Song’ at the Welsh Folk Awards in 2023 and Lo-Fi Jones won the Battle of the Folk Bands at The National Eisteddfod in 2023.
General Admission £12 Concession £10