Made in Roath Open
Well its 21 days until Made in Roath (which means I really must do an awful lot more typing and posting). 21 days until your favourite Roath based arts festival returns on October the 15th. We have lots to expect from this years festival, poetry, performance, art, film, happens, open houses and nearly everything […]
Made in Roath pub quiz in the Gate
According to the internet the pub quiz all began in the 1970s by a company called Burns and Porter. They created a weekly quiz night in their pub loosely inspired by the popular Trivial Pursuits general knowledge game. It was a cunning and frankly brilliant plan to get people into the pub on quiet nights. […]
Welcome House a welcome mess
“Its easier to have new ideas in old buildings” I can’t recall who said that but it sounds about right. We moved the last of our stuff out of Welcome House yesterday. The former Youth hostel that Made in Roath have been using as a free artist studio and general creative hub for the past […]
42 days
There are seven days in a week and six weeks until October the 15th, which means there is just 42 days left until Made in Roath 2017 begins. This year’s festival is taking place between the 15th and the 22nd of October and will be the 9th year that your favourite community art and culture […]
Red Route 2017
This will be the 4th time we have strolled to and fro over the earth from Merthyr to Roath on the journey to Made in Spring. It all started in 2014 under the name the “Red Shoes”. We then returned in 2015 and 16 under the banner of the Red Route. The red theme stems […]
The 2017 Roath is open, night walk
“Well, it’s a marvellous night for a night walk with the stars up above so bright, a fantabulous night to see art works ‘Neath the cover of a January sky…..” These were the words I was humming as I stood alone, holding onto a large red light outside a charming Edwardian church on a […]
28 The Parade
This post was originally posted at madeinroath.blogspot.co.uk on 19/11/16 by Dai Howell. One of the largest venues in this year’s madeinroath festival was 28 The Parade. This former Edwardian family home, very kindly lent to us for the week by Cardiff Council, played a key role in the happenings and events this year hosting the launch […]