The fourth and final Forces Festival was held in South Wales and took place in Maindy Barracks on 23rd January 2024. The event saw over 70 Service children and their peers come together from ten different schools across Bridgend, Cardiff, Rhondda Cynon Taf and the Vale of Glamorgan for a day of fun and exciting activities and workshops. Service children were able to share their experiences with fellow Service children and make friends from other schools.
SSCE Cymru were joined by some fantastic organisations who delivered the workshops, including the Forces Fitness, Never Such Innocence, YourNorth and Forces Fitness. Service children were given opportunities to write their own poetry/song, develop their team building skills, learn about World Wars through storytelling, dressing up and fantastic discussions throughout the day.
A huge thank you to all organisations involved for delivering some great workshops to the children which were enjoyed by all, and thank you to the staff and children for coming along and making the day a huge success. Thank you to Maindy Barracks for allowing us to host this fantastic event at their base, and a special thank you to LCpl Shenkin the Goat for coming along to meet the children which provided some great photo opportunities!
"Gynted ag ydych yn dod i arfer i dŷ, rydych yn cael eich symud – rwyf wedi bod mewn pedair ysgol ac wedi symud chwech gwaith."
Aiden
"Roeddwn i’n byw yn Nepal, yna aethom i Brunei, yna Malaysia."
Ashim
"Drwy fy llygaid i mae gennych gannoedd o ffrindiau mewn llefydd gwahanol."
Chloe
"Dwi di arfer symud rŵan a chymysgu gyda’r plant... Dwi di neud o gymaint o weithiau mae’n rhywbeth arferol rŵan."
Chloe
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