Meeting 28th November 2011

We had a really productive meeting on the 28th, plenty of great ideas lined up for 2012!

See minutes here.

Meeting Monday 28th November

Our next group meeting is on Monday, 28th November (7.30pm).

Location: Room 0.52 at Cardiff University building opposite the Students Union and parking is available in the car park directly outside. When you enter the building Room 0.52 is immediately on your right (see map below).

We will discuss ideas for fundraising over Christmas, and plans for World Water Day in March. If you've seen or read about our previous events (Coastalong, Wine into Water etc) and would like to get involved in supporting WaterAid we'd love to meet you!

Previous minutes 5th October

Contact Us: wateraidcardiff@gmail.com


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Wine Into Water October 2011

The first wine into water event took place on Friday night and not only did we raise £200 for WaterAid but we learnt a lot about wine and had a brilliant time into the bargain- see the pics below!

Sam and Karen from Majestic answered many questions about the French and Chilean wines, and there was also smoked salmon and cheese on hand to match to various wines.

If you attended on the event and would like to try some of these wines again, they're available in Majestic Cardiff Bay and they included:

Whites: Chateau de Sancerre 2009, Chablis (Boudin), Chardonnay "Llanuras de Camarico"
Reds: Villa Maria Pinot Noir, Chateau Boutisse, Peter Lehman Shiraz.

We also had a vote on the favourite wine of the evening, and the Chateau Boutisse was the narrow winner (I voted for the Shiraz myself!)

The Cardiff WaterAid supporters group would like to thank all those who attended for their support of WaterAid, and in particlaur Dean from St Saviour's church (a perfect venue) and Sam and Karen for their patience in dealing with all the questions!

The event sold out a few days prior to Friday, but we will be arranging another one so watch this space...


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Latest Minutes and Wine Into Water

You'll find the latest group meeting minutes here.

PS we now have 15 people coming to the "Wine Into Water" event on Friday 14th Oct- but there's still plenty of spaces available. Join us for a great social night in Splott...

Water Into Wine

Update 13th Oct- please note this event has now sold out! 

Contact Us: wateraidcardiff@gmail.com

Wine Into Water Friday 14th October In Support of WaterAid

Where: St Saviour's Church, Splott
When: Friday 14 October 7pm
Tickets: £12 at www.wineintowatercardiff.eventbrite.com 

Cardiff Water Aid Supporters would like to invite you to a wine tasting event with Majestic Wine Cardiff Bay at St Saviours Church, Splott.

Wine experts from Majestic will be on hand to talk you through a range of red and white wines, there'll also be an opportunity to match food with wine to find out which foods complement which wines.

In addition to learning about and enjoying the wine, matching with food and socialising with like minded people you'll be contributing to WaterAid!

Tickets are £12 (plus online booking fee of £1.37) - it promises to be a great night!

As little as £15 is enough for WaterAid to enable one person to gain access to a lasting supply of safe water, sanitation and hygiene education.

Contact Us: wateraidcardiff@gmail.com

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Cardiff Bay Coastalong 2011 photos

Saturday was a brilliant day out, about a 100 people embarked from the Norwegian Church at 2pm including babies, children, a tap, walking groups, families, friends and of course the Cardiff WaterAid supporters.

The rain stayed away all afternoon, we even had a few spots of sunshine- and no one got lost either! It was a pleasure to meet and talk to people en route, but was still a relief to get back to the Norwegian Church and mission accomplished.

The route is 6 miles long, and took us about 2.5 hours- did you know that women and children in some of the world's poorest countries walk on average 6km to often unprotected water sources such as rivers or muddy dugouts, and that the average weight carried is 20kg?

So thank you for your fundraising efforts- it really does make a difference.

We've put together a gallery of photos from the day, if you have anymore that we could add please send them to wateraidcardiff@gmail.com

Finally, we'd love to hear what you think about the event- did you enjoy it? Leave your comments below.


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Coastalong 2011 Completed!

Thanks to everyone who particpated in Coastalong at Cardiff Bay, it was a brilliant day and we have plenty of photos, videos and audio- will be posted here over the next few days.

We had about 100 walking on the day - we'll let you know how much money we raised!

If you took any photos on the day and would like them included on our blog send them to wateraidcardiff@gmail.com

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Coastalong Saturday 10th September

We're all set for Saturday, final arrangements in place- so if you're taking part in this year's Coastalong on the Cardiff Bay Trail, Cardiff WaterAid Supporter's group will be there (in our Coastalong T-Shirts!) to answer any questions you have and to help you along the way.

The walk will start at 2pm, and should take roughly 2 hours to do the circular walk. You won't be able to miss our WaterAid banners and flags by the Norwegian Church. There will be stewards along the way to guide you on the right track as well.

If you haven't done this particular walk before, you're in for a treat as you'll pass many historic points, and of course the views over Penarth Head and the Bristol Channel.

In fact you'll be near water throughout the walk- but did you know that 1 in 8 of the world's population don't have access to safe water, so good luck with your sponsorship efforts on behalf of WaterAid.

Water is one thing we in Wales have in abundance but can you imagine life without it...?

2 minute video about what WaterAid are about...

Contact Us: wateraidcardiff@gmail.com
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Meeting 2nd August

Minutes available here...

Coastalong is only 6 weeks away! (10th September)

Register to walk here.

Want to be involved? We need marshalls and raffle prizes so please get in touch.

Next meeting and Coastalong 2011!

Our next meeting will be back in Chapter Arts on Tuesday 2nd August, 7.30pm. 

We're looking for volunteers to help with the Coastalong event which we will be involved at Cardiff bay on the 10th September, it promises to be a great event so we'd welcome your involvement!

If you'd like to participate in this event find more info by clicking the CoastAlong logo.

If you'd like to help out on the day please contact us wateraidcardiff@gmail.com

Minutes Group Meeting 5th July

You can find the minutes from our latest meeting here.

Our main focus over the next few months will be preparing for Coastalong 2011, and shortly we will be posting a list of roles we need volunteers for - watch this space!

In the meantime you can get in touch with us here: wateraidcardiff@gmail.com

July's Meeting: 5th July 7.30pm Chapter Arts, Canton

Following the succesful event at Chapter Arts in May we've decided to have July's group meeting here as well!

We'll be meeting in the cafe area, and we're looking to discuss what we can do for the Coastalong event in September.

As ever, whether you've been before or are a new face we'll be glad to see you- Chapter is on Market St Canton, parking available and on the bus routes- see map below...

Contact Us: wateraidcardiff@gmail.com



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31st May: WaterAid Supporters at Chapter Arts

The event at Chapter Arts on the 31st May was a great success; following the film we conducted some children’s activities involving climate change and the importance of clean water.

For example children had carry a five litre container of water around the area in front of the entrance to see how heavy it was, and a surface water drainage model the children had to empty a litre of water into the model and see how much was absorbed by the grass and then do it again when the grass was replaced by buildings to see the difference it made.

While these activities were underway WaterAid Cardiff volunteers were on hand to promote WaterAid and answer questions from parents.

If you would like to take part in a similar event (we always need more volunteers to help!) or have any ideas to raise money and promote WaterAid, please get in touch- we’d love to hear from you.

Meeting 17th May

Latest meeting minutes available here.

As mentioned in the previous posting we are supporting an event at Chapter Arts on the 31st May and need a volunteer for a few hours from 10am onwards. It will involve distributing WaterAid info and assisting other WaterAid supporters conduct activities for children - should be fun!

Please contact us asap if you can help out...

Need somewhere to take the kids half term?

Cardiff WaterAid Supporters will be present at the environmental themed kids film "A Turtle's Tale" on Tues 31st May (11am start) at Chapter Arts, Canton, Cardiff.

More info: http://www.chapter.org. 

Not only will the film entertain and educate, there will be a free workshop and interactive activities for children after the film around WaterAid related issues. 

It promises to be a fun and productive day out! If you need more info please contact us...

Meeting 12th April

The group have many interesting ideas planned for the rest of the year, you can read the latest minutes here.

The main event of the year will be Coastalong, which is a sponsored walk around Cardiff Bay on the 10th September. This is still in the planning stage, we will post details here as soon as they are announced, but in the meantime if you'd like to know more or would like to be involved please contact us.

Next Meeting: Tuesday 17th May 7.30pm, Channel View Leisure Centre.

Meeting 8th March

The minutes for March's meeting are available here.

This was only the second meeting of the group, so if you are interested in joining the group or would like more information please get in touch with us via wateraidcardiff@gmail.com - we'd love to hear from you and would welcome more members!

Currently we are discussing new ideas to raise funds and to raise the profile of WaterAid in the Cardiff area.

The next meeting will be 7:30pm, 12th April at the Channel View Leisure Centre, Grangetown - see map below.




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Our First Post

Welcome to our blog, we're a newly established group looking to raise awareness and funds for WaterAid in the Cardiff Area.

We'll be using this blog to notify of upcoming events, including established events like Coastalong, and of course anything else that we can come up with!

We're also really keen to hear from you, so if you'd like to know more about any of our events, would like to particiapte or even better join or group don't hestitate to contact us...wateraidcardiff@gmail.com