.A year as a Youth Communications Officer. By Danielle Webb I remember the feeling, of waiting for my interview. The zoom screen was a representation of the madness of what I was feeling. With lockdown in full motion, it felt almost unrealistic, to be planting the seed of my employment. Just a few months prior, I had graduated from my BA honours…
Through scientific insight and lived experiences HUMANiTREE is a new documentary film explaining the bridges that exist between each of us. The story of our human family Tree. Birthed out of our last feature length documentary. Young people from various backgrounds decided to tackle the great story of our age and with the support of black nine films and USW. HumaniTree is a…
Returning to help and sooth all our souls in 2022. The healing power of Reggae music will be accessible to all this July. Read more at www.reggaeriddimfestival.com You can buy your tickets from skiddle where there are early bird tickets available at the lowest price possible price for what will be a weekend of beautiful music and culture. This years event is…
Through the duration of October- UCN alongside our sister organisation G-Expressions, celebrated both Black History and Dwarfism Awareness Month- Throughout the 31 days of ‘Awareness’ we had a programme of educative, expressive and empowering workshops open and catered to the community and professionals. In this month we welcomed over 200 people through our programme of educative workshops, film screenings, seminars and celebration…
To mark Black History Month- We at Urban Circle Newport, in partnership with Caribbean Heritage Cymru, Play it Loud Studio, Riverfront and more; hosted a programme of educational and enriching activities to educate and express throughout the duration of October Training and courses: Throughout the month, we hosted a schedule of 7 FREE training courses, for young people, students, educators and professionals.…
After the success of ‘Wales Untold’ Documentary- members of Urban Circle have began the process of creating a secondary documentary that will lead on from the 2015 success; it will focus on Wales as well as expanding both nationally and internationally. You can watch ‘Wales Untold’ via Amazon Prime. FREE HERE. This new documentary will analyse the study of genetics, African race and…
My name is Sienna Crowson, I am 16 years old and I live in this hearty town which we call Newport. I am a Singer and Songwriter and I aspire to be in the charts one day. I have been a part of Urban Circle and G Expressions for a while now and i have enjoyed my time so far. I am…
This month UC Welsh Translations Officers worked in partnership with Newport Rising on a new ‘Fight for Facts’ campaign, spreading positive awareness of the challenges of misleading and false information online. The filming took place at TinShed Unit 9 and will be launched later this year. We’ve been planning the project for a number of weeks, writing scripts and doing research around…
