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Our Minds Our Future: Call To Action
Young people are demanding change in mental health support systems! For #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek, we want to share Our Mind Our Future’s Call to Action which explains what changes young people in…
by sproutadminer | 04/02/2021 at 9:00am
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Youth Centres in Cardiff are open – check the details!
Youth Centres in Cardiff Covid-19 has put many things on pause. The good news is that some Youth Centres around Cardiff still have great ways for you to get support….
by sproutadminer | 22/09/2020 at 9:00am
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3 Ways to Get into Writing
It’s National Writing Day! If you’ve been with us since the beginning, then you might know that theSprout has always been a place for you to get your voice heard…
by Meg_Sprout | 26/06/2020 at 3:05pm
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#YourShout: Coronavirus and Me
The Children’s Commissioner for Wales wants to know how you’ve been affected by Coronavirus, by completing this survey. The results will be used by the Welsh Government to make sure…
by Meg_Sprout | 20/05/2020 at 10:10am
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Embracing Laziness
So, we are on lockdown and in a situation that we have never been in before, and it looks like it’s going to continue for at least the next few…
by Nirushan Sudarsan | 19/05/2020 at 10:52am
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3 Ways to Help Your Grandparents in Lockdown
This time is hard for everyone, and especially for people who are vulnerable, lonely or elderly. So what can you do (while still abiding by the social distancing rules) to…
by Meg_Sprout | 14/05/2020 at 12:00am
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Be a Superhero!
Did you know that you have superpowers? You might not be able to fly or have super strength, but you can do something much more important. This is your chance to…
by Meg_Sprout | 05/05/2020 at 8:47am
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Students: How to Stay Motivated
As university students, we are all probably used to working from our bedrooms. However, this time may be a little different, unlike before, we no longer have the option of…
by laurahw | 02/05/2020 at 12:25pm
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Win a Nintendo Switch!
Lockdown may be getting everyone down, but here’s your chance to win a Nintendo Switch to make it a bit easier! This is the time to get your crayons or…
by Meg_Sprout | 27/04/2020 at 2:12pm
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The Digital Drinking Era
The current pandemic has seen the closure of all clubs and bars in the UK. As a result of these closures, people have found alternative ways to ‘go to the…
by laurahw | 17/04/2020 at 11:52am
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Microvolunteering Day 2020: What is it and why should you bother?
First of all, what IS Microvolunteering? Microvolunteering is a tiny act of volunteering; a random act of kindness that helps somebody else. There’s not much to it than that. But…
by Meg_Sprout | 15/04/2020 at 3:30pm
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4 Types of Health to Consider this World Health Day
How did you spend World Health Day? Unless you’ve been hiding from the news, there’s a good chance that you have already been thinking about health a lot in the…
by Meg_Sprout | 08/04/2020 at 7:45am
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COVID-19: What does it mean for Graduations and Final Exams?
Coronavirus has swept the nation and disrupted everyone’s lives beyond belief, from NHS staff to school children, everyone is feeling the effects. Someone feeling those effects in particular is final…
by laurahw | 07/04/2020 at 8:35am
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People in Cardiff have low body confidence, young people blame social media
A report from the leisure centre providers Better, who currently provide all of Cardiff’s leisure centre services, has revealed that people in Cardiff have lower body confidence than people in…
by Tom M | 30/12/2019 at 10:03am
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IAM: Kick Out Islamophobia
As part of Islamophobia Awareness Month (IAM) 2019, as a community we had the idea of using the momentum and unity that football brings to organise the first Kicking Out…
by Sprout Sub-Editor | 01/12/2019 at 10:31am
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16-30? Apply now for a Prince’s Trust Development Award
Are you aged 16-30 and facing a barrier to getting into work, education or volunteering? The Prince’s Trust are offering up to £250 Development Awards in order to help you…
by Sprout Editor | 12/09/2019 at 2:08pm
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Young photographers: enter your climate change themed snaps and win
Are you interested in climate change? Could your photography start a conversation about the causes and possible solutions? At our new Centre for Climate Change & Social Transformations, based at…
by Sprout Editor | 17/07/2019 at 2:23pm
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FILM REVIEW: EIGHTH GRADE
Growing up is never easy. Ask anyone and they will tell you the woes of childhood, creeping into adulthood. It’s different for everyone, though there are telling similarities between us…
by Weeping Tudor | 06/06/2019 at 12:53pm
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Get involved in planning the next Youth Arts Festival
RawFfest is a youth arts festival for Wales that is planned and programmed by young people for young people. It’s fun, innovative and surprising. We value the original over the…
by Sprout Editor | 13/08/2018 at 7:03am
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Young People and Brexit – An hour with Mark Drakeford AM
As Eisteddfod rushes on apace and MPs rest up, Mark Drakeford, the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government and AM for Cardiff West since 2011, took an hour to…
by joestock10 | 10/08/2018 at 7:10am