Will Tregaskes @tregaskesw.bsky.social · 17/02/2025A bit of personal news.... Last week was sadly my last week at Arts & Business Cymru. it has been an incredible experience seeing its work support arts organisations across Wales. Today I begin at the National Lottery Heritage Fund as Policy and Public Affairs Manager (Wales). 130
Will Tregaskes @tregaskesw.bsky.social · 14/01/2025Today is #HeritageTreasures Day! The sector is built on the incredible work of people across the sector working to ensure that our heritage is preserved and made accessible to us today and for future generations. Thank you! 030
Will Tregaskes @tregaskesw.bsky.social · 08/01/2025Llongyfarchiadau Sherman Theatre! A second nomination in two years and a testament to some of the brilliant work going on there. nation.cymru/news/sherman...nation.cymruSherman Theatre short-listed for prestigious awardThe Sherman Theatre in Cardiff has been nominated for the prestigious Stage Theatre of the Year Awards for the second year running. Announcing this year’s shortlist, the long-running theatre magazine ... 010
Will Tregaskes @tregaskesw.bsky.social · 07/01/2025 Booking is now open for @museumsassociation.org #Museums2025! And if you have not already you still have time to put in session proposals! www.museumsassociation.org/events/confe...museumsassociation.orgBook now: Conference 2025 - Museums AssociationJoin us in Cardiff next October 031
Reposted by Will TregaskesTorsten Bell @torstenbell.bsky.social · 16/12/2024What do we want? Our future back When do we want it? For Christmas www.penguin.co.uk/books/461720...penguin.co.ukGreat Britain?*THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER* An essential blueprint for a better future, from the leading economist & Labour rising star ‘Stellar: brilliant, incredibly pragmatic’ Rory Stewart ‘Refreshingly optimi... 24511
Reposted by Will TregaskesThe Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) @themerl.bsky.social · 10/12/2024We added a bunch of new museums, galleries and libraries to our Arts & Culture Starter Pack! If you joined Bluesky recently, check it out and follow them all in a single click. go.bsky.app/HPQsZAu 18270106
Reposted by Will TregaskesNationCymru @nation.cymru · 10/12/2024All departments will receive an increase in funding in the Welsh Government's £26bn budget for next yearbuff.lyWelsh budget: All government departments to receive cash increase next yearAll departments will receive an increase in funding in the Welsh Government’s £26bn budget for next year. Announcing the new draft budget on Tuesday (10 December), Cabinet Secretary for Finance… 154
Reposted by Will TregaskesJen Burke @jenburkecdf.bsky.social · 10/12/2024🧵 This year has been incredible for Culture, Parks, and Events in Cardiff! 🎉 Here’s a look at some of our top achievements that have transformed our city. 🏞️ 142
Reposted by Will TregaskesLisa Ollerhead @ljollerhead.bsky.social · 09/12/2024Really nice for my first bsky post to be good news - the Association of Independent Museums has generous new funding from the Julia Rausing Trust for collections care and support starting next year, adding to our existing Pilgrim grants into an expanded scheme. 2122
Will Tregaskes @tregaskesw.bsky.social · 10/12/2024The potential for museums as spaces to increase health and well-being is huge. This @museumsassociation.org fund will help further this important work in museums across the UK 000
Will Tregaskes @tregaskesw.bsky.social · 10/12/2024New Zealand has banned Greyhound racing, citing the unacceptable high level of injuries. Welsh government consultation is currently considering a phased ban in Wales. Will it be the next nation to end this support? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukNew Zealand to ban greyhound racing, citing high injury ratesThe industry has long faced criticism, with some breeders accused of mistreating or doping the animals. 000
Will Tregaskes @tregaskesw.bsky.social · 06/12/2024The @museumsassociation.org Conference #Museums2025 is coming back to Cardiff for the first time in ten years! #WelshMuseums it's time to get your proposals in and share some of the amazing museum practice going on here! 1135
Reposted by Will TregaskesMuseums Association @museumsassociation.org · 05/12/2024The new Esmée Fairbairn Communities and Collections Fund is now open for applications 🥳 We're supporting projects using museum collections to improve inclusion and equitable working with community partners, and the new name better represents our dual focus on collections and inclusion. 12311
Reposted by Will TregaskesJane Henderson @jane-henderson.bsky.social · 02/12/2024Delighted to be in Bern at The HKB to teach principles of conservation with the legendary Salvador Muñoz Viñas. You can join us Thursday evening where we discuss what is it that we conserve. Really good to bring students from all the Swiss courses together. www.hkb.bfh.ch/en/news/even... 1112
Will Tregaskes @tregaskesw.bsky.social · 29/11/2024As #WelshCharitiesWeek comes to an end I want to share one of my favourite charities Greyhound Rescue Wales whose vision is a Wales without greyhound racing, where every greyhound and lurcher has a home and receives the best possible care. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukGreyhound racing increase in Wales 'due to streaming and betting'Animal welfare campaigners say streaming and gambling is driving up greyhound racing in Wales. 110
Reposted by Will TregaskesJacob Ellis @jacobellis.bsky.social · 28/11/2024Thank you BEYOND Conference for the opportunity share the Well-being of Future Generations Act with delegates. The importance of cultural wellbeing within the statutory definition of sustainable development is a powerful reminder that culture is not decorative but deeply structural. 043
Will Tregaskes @tregaskesw.bsky.social · 28/11/2024How might we better collaborate as leaders to meet the needs of our communities? A great Hakathon with the Social Leaders Cymru cohort exploring this question It was inspiring to work with some brilliant community focused leaders sharing their ideas knowledge and wisdom to create something better 010
Will Tregaskes @tregaskesw.bsky.social · 27/11/2024Streic 84-85 Strike is now open at Amgueddfa Cymru. A powerful and evocative exhibition, it is a testimony of why museums matter. A space that can bring people together through conversations about the past, present and future. They are the public spaces we need more than ever before. 081
Reposted by Will TregaskesJen Burke @jenburkecdf.bsky.social · 26/11/2024I attended the launch of Streic! 84–85 Strike! at Amgueddfa Cymru, marking 40 years since the Miners’ Strike. The exhibition’s stories, photos, and protest artefacts make the resilience & struggle of Welsh mining communities tangible – even for someone like me, without Welsh or mining connections. 252
Reposted by Will TregaskesAlison Stenning @alisonstenning.bsky.social · 26/11/2024This is almost unbelievable from Johnson. A slightly bizarre rant which says nothing about cars, or 15 years of Tory austerity and disinvestment, or growing (right wing) intolerance of young people. Would like to see what the streets he was playing on looked like. 4177
Will Tregaskes @tregaskesw.bsky.social · 25/11/2024Already introduced to tourist destinations across the globe empowering local councils to introduce a visitor levy will give a new way to fund services and ensure long term sustainability in the tourist industry. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukWales tourism tax: £1.25 per night charge could start in 2027Hotels, B&B and self-catered accommodation guests would pay if councils introduce it in their areas. 021
Reposted by Will TregaskesHuw Thomas @huwthomas-wales.bsky.social · 23/11/2024Siwmae bawb! Probably fitting that my first post on here is a photo from this morning's canvas in 'sunny' Splott! Thanks everyone who came to support @welsh-labour.bsky.social's brilliant candidate, Anny Anderson ahead of the Dec 5 By-election. 0142