Good morning Cardiff!
Today Voluntary Action Cardiff will hold their annual general meeting at The Gate Arts Centre with the planned cuts from this year's government spending review top of the agenda. Speakers will include leader of Cardiff council Rodney Berman, and deputy chief executive Paul Hollard. Chief executive of VAC, Jacqui Bell, said:
"Currently Cardiff is heading into a significant change of operation for the third sector. It is inevitable that in the current economic climate, public spending will be come restricted, and this will in turn will have an impact on the amount of pubic funding available for the third sector. The changing environment will require radical new ways of service delivery and a partnership approach to overcome barriers."
An open day for Cardiff interpreters will be on hand to interpret into 25 different languages during a workshop today run by Barnardo's Cymru Interpreter Service. Jackie Vining, Barnardo's Cymru Manager, said:
"There are over 50 languages spoken in Cardiff and with nearly 10% of the population coming from BME communities it is important that migrant families get support to help ease communication with officials and lawyers to understand technical jargon and make sure they are getting the correct advice in their own language.
"The advice we offer can range from helping a mother understand her daughter's swimming lesson arrangements to helping a family apply for housing. Our new film shows potential users of the service how it works and also talks about our consultancy service and training new interpreters."
The project's networking event will take place at the Star Leisure Centre, Splott Road, between 10am and 2pm.
The community and adult services scrutiny committee will take place at 4.30pm.
Catapult Records – based in Cardiff's High Street arcade – will host their second Dj workshop this evening – read our guest post from the manager of Catapult about creating a new shopping experience here.
Cardiff design collective project/ten will launch their winter exhibition from 6pm in Morgan Arcade - find out more on Buzz Magazine.
Across the Cardiff blogosphere and web today
The Gabalfa councillors are lobbying to get a 20 mph zone on Llanishen Street, and Clodien Avenue. On their Lib Dem website, they said Cardiff Council's Road Safety Team are now looking into whether the scheme can be given a greater priority in light of the concerns expressed by residents at partnerships and communities meetings. Councillor Ed Bridges said:
"This issue is clearly an important one, and one which we need to get right. Traffic volumes and traffic speeds are a big concern around the school, and it's important that this area is made safer. I hope that the Road Safety Team can help get the 20mph scheme taken forward soon."
Velvet Ensemble are currently performing at Wales Millennium Centre with their first production, Unprotected. Chelsey Gillard interviews producer Victoria "V" John and writer Bethan Marlow during rehearsals in Cardiff, and writes up the interview on the National Theatre Wales Community site here.
More than 15 students and residents joined the Student Police Initiative to participate in a Christmas Pickers litter pick and a community safety walkabout, reports Cardiff Digs. The litter pick targeted areas around Cathays that the community had identified as needing clearing up – 12 full bags of rubbish (six recycling and six waste) were cleared from green spaces and surrounding area.
Cardiff will "look and feel like an Olympic city" according to organisers as they aim to make sure the Olympics doesn't become a London-centric event, reports yourCardiff.
Boat trips from Penarth Marina have been put on hold as the water is frozen over reports WalesOnline.
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