The Raisins of Wrath.

Since launching the Arms Park Memory Café, I’m now trekking the Sahara for @alzheimerssoc.bsky.social in honor of my Dad. 🏜️ Win: 🏉 Signed @cardiffrugby.bsky.social shirt ⚽️ Signed CCFC shirt 🧊 Alive Ice Baths session, Sully Tickets £5: 🎟️ 🔗 www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/qr/0npq67Vy #Rugby #Cardiff

Dragon’s looking a bit deflated. Montpellier looked there for the taking before the O’Brien howler.

Lowest April Arctic sea ice area on record.

If you haven’t made it down to CAP then the Rags are on S4C’s online channels today; Cymraeg: m.youtube.com/watch?v=b_xk... Saesneg: m.youtube.com/watch?v=MUpm...

Freddie @fcdwhittaker.bsky.social and I will be travelling to Belfast for the @naht.org.uk annual conference tomorrow. Please do get in touch if you're attending and want to meet for a coffee - [email protected] or DM on here

How a ticket to London set the incoming NAHT president on a career 'where you can really make a difference' schoolsweek.co.uk/dave-woods-h...

I foolishly watched a short section of Question Time… I’ve now turned it off. It’s a useless format. Politicians able to spout any old garbage, often with little to no fact checking. There should be live fact-checkers feeding the chair examples of inaccuracies so it can be directly called out!

New pod! 🔵⚫️ The panel recover from another tense derby as Cardiff cling on against Ospreys, there’s a Rory Thornton celebration and Dan Thomas’ favourite hobby, plus contract news and the Rags go rolling on. open.spotify.com/episode/0wg3... podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/c...

Undoubtedly the best and funniest moment from last night’s Welsh Leaders Debate.

George North: “Look upon my works, ye Mighty, and despair.” Happy retirement to George North. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏉 Here's the key North article from his amazing career: theeastterrace.com/from-the-arc...

International Workers' Memorial Day (IWMD) 28 April - remember those who have been tragically lost or injured due to thrir work. I think of a mate, Ian Jones, lost in an awful accident at Lamby Way Depot in 2004. This year also highlighting psycho-social risks to workers as work pressures grow. 🙏

If you were horrified watching elected leaders run & scramble because of gun violence, just imagine how my daughter Jaime felt in school running from an active shooter before she was killed. Now, become a part of the solution & only vote for people determined to address gun violence in America.

Thought Johan Mulder had a strong outing on Friday evening. Great tempo from the base, dangerous snipes, the tap penalty for Rory Thornton's try was a good call, kicked well and popped up with a few crucial jackals too.

The WRU claimed to provide clarity for Cardiff with an announcement last week, but some major questions linger as a supporter event is required to understand what the next few years looks like at the Arms Park. cardiffrugbylife.wales/2026/04/26/t...

The club should be offering a cardiology check up as a season ticket benefit! What’s the #3WordThoughts on another dramatic Welsh derby? #CARvOSP

Well, that wasn’t nerve wracking at all! Why do you do this to me, Cardiff..? #CARvOSP

Here we go Cardiff! Squeaky bum time… 🤦‍♂️

Annoying end to a pretty good 1st half for Blue & Blacks. Could be the Ospreys will go in the happier of the two given the first 20. Think our bench split is going to be challenging. Forwards are going to have to put in a helluva shift. #CARvOSP

Join #FridayFive in the sunny beer garden. Just the vibe is fine. 1. Drinking in LA. Bran Van 3000. 2. At the River. Groove Armada. 3. Walk of Life. Dire Straits. 4. Genius of Love. The Tom Tom Club. 5. Don't Need the Sunshine. Catatonia.

Really hope Cardiff Rugby can perform well tomorrow night despite the list of unavailability, but head over heart tells me the Ospreys squad is highly likely to get the result. I’ll be there at CAP, of course, but I’m expecting a painful 80 minutes viewing… 😬

"A Cloudy sort of Clarity". Our thoughts on the latest twists and turns in the Cardiff ownership saga. cf10rugbytrust.org/2026/04/23/a...

Y11 Sport & Media have withdrawn from the process to purchase Cardiff Rugby. Great news to avoid those cowboys! The WRU have confirmed Cardiff Rugby will remain Union-owned “until it makes commercial and strategic sense.” Bad news to be stuck with those cowboys!

www.wru.wales/2026/04/clar... Y11’s takeover of Cardiff Rugby is OFF. Cardiff to remain under WRU ownership. Ospreys and Scarlets invited to sign PRA25 But WRU remains adamant 3 teams is the way forward by the end of the 27/28 season. A plan to get there will be announced by June

We are hiring a Regional Organiser (South Central region). Part-time, home based role supporting NAHT’s organising and campaigns work. Great benefits and flexible working. 🗓️ Apply by 17 May 2026 🔗 https://bit.ly/3QdE3k0

Exclusive: The ‘accountability risk’ of being inclusive has been revealed by new research highlighting that most ‘SEND magnet’ schools achieve negative Progress 8 scores

Hi I wrote about the making of classic platformerChuckie Egg and talked to its creator Nigel Alderton. Please give it a read as I want to show there’s an audience for this gaming history stuff 🙏 www.theguardian.com/games/2026/a...

Are you a sales and retention professional looking for your next challenge? We're looking for a confident and driven individual with excellent sales experience to engage proactively with school leaders and build relationships with key stakeholders 📆 Apply by 6 May 2026 👉 https://bit.ly/4vyzBwa

Asking for help is a brave thing to do 💙 Please help us share our 24/7 helpline. Someone in your network might really need it today 🤗 Our free and confidential helpline available for all teachers and education staff: 08000 562 561 📸 All On The Board

That was utterly bonkers! How did we win that & Scarlets blow it? #SCAvCAR

This is such an excellent explanation of why so many of us have become frustrated with the media (especially mainstream). In the UK you could substitute all the political leaders instead of the word, ‘President’… some far more frequently than others…

Paul Robeson, singing with a Welsh choir in The Proud Valley (1940). 🎬 The American bass-baritone was born in Princeton, New Jersey, on this day in 1898. A strong supporter of workers’ rights, he formed a lasting bond with the mining communities during filming in Wales.

If you love stories of sporting underdogs and upsets, and liked this thread, please give us a retweet and take a look at my book 'Unbelievable Underdogs and Rebellious Role Models'. It has 28 stunning stories of sporting upsets and personal triumphs. amazon.co.uk/Unbelievable...

Didn’t expect Liam Belcher to have an Italian fan club but this is awesome, the youngster is absolutely made up! 🎥 cardiff_rugby on TikTok

If you see this post a picture from whatever device you're using with no explanation.

Had a great trip to Finland - Helsinki & then Turku to visit our son, who’s there for at least 2 years. Stuff just seems to work - transport, health, education etc. His work / life balance is 100% better, but no less productive.

#EidMubarak to all who celebrate. Kul 'aam wa antum bikhair (May you be well every year)

How much rugby you can watch depending on how old your children are, Liam Belcher trying to take Rory Thornton out with kit bags, Joe Cowell going for a record number of clubs in a season and going for the double on this week’s pod ⬇️⬇️

As Oscar Wilde, that North Terrace aficionado, said anybody can make history. Only great clubs can write it. www.cardiffrugby.wales/news/cardiff...

This is a powerful read from Edmund Barnett-Ward #RuthPerry @edmund-b-w.bsky.social difficultlessons.wordpress.com/2026/03/17/d...

The DfE has launched a consultation on proposed revisions to Keeping children safe in education for 2026🛡️ NAHT will be providing a submission to this consultation, and school leaders can respond until 22 April. Share your views and help shape future safeguarding guidance. 🔗 https://bit.ly/4b7p17h

Responding to Sir Martyn Oliver’s claim the new framework is “more exacting”, Paul Whiteman, NAHT general secretary, said that school leaders already deliver the highest aspirations for every child. Yet Ofsted’s model increases pressure at a challenging time. https://bit.ly/4bsONBV

🗣️ Calling all secondary members, please share your views on the new work experience requirements for students in years 7 to 11 in Education and Employers’ survey. 👉 bit.ly/46oMApp

📣 We are recruiting a regional organiser for the South Central region. Support school leaders, strengthen branches and help deliver our campaigns across the region. Apply by 24 March: https://bit.ly/4lnM3dC

A longer read on the Gatland cult, Rhys Carre always being quality, Steve Tandy finding the balance, and why winning against Italy isn't everything. cardiffrugbylife.wales/2026/03/11/v...

Just 10 days left to order either of the special editions of the book. It is a superb piece of work that may well be a collector’s item in years to come. All the info is at graffeg.com/products/car...

Today we're celebrating #InternationalWomensDay! ✨ NAHT’s Women’s Network provides a safe space for our members to celebrate women in school leadership, share their ideas and inspiration, and discuss issues they face – find out more: https://bit.ly/3AMHSFv

Just completed a trawl through about 30 Ofsted reports all released since Feb 26. With one exception, every setting with low attainment get needs attention for achievement and leadership and governance and every setting with close to average or above achievement gets expected or above for both.