In March 2022, Wales based skills and training provider Itec announced that they were one of 13 organizations contracted to deliver the Welsh Government’s £200m Jobs Growth Wales+ (JGW+) as a part of the Young Persons Guarantee. JGW+ gives 16-19 year olds living in Wales the skills, qualifications and experience they need to begin their …
1. Mirror held up to Hope Solo’s quest to end homelessness Every year, the Homeless World Cup gives street soccer players from around the globe the chance to represent their country in an annual tournament. But how can people support the cause throughout the year? The World United 5k virtual run is just that- a …
1. Exporting Welsh football to the world As part of our exports campaign with the Welsh Government, we’ve been shining a light on successful Welsh exporters, including the Football Association of Wales (FAW). The FAW exports its coaching qualifications across the globe to countries including China, Hong Kong, Thailand, Japan, the Philippines and the US, …
The Celtic Routes project is a cross-Irish Sea set of collaborative counties in Ireland (Wicklow/Wexford/Waterford) and Wales (Pembrokeshire/Ceredigion/Carmarthenshire) who formed a partnership to deliver a tourism heritage project aimed at bringing Celtic culture, spirit and soul to new audiences, showcasing the ancient relationship between the two countries. We led on PR, media relations and social …
Moondance Cancer Initiative find, fund and fuel brilliant people and brave ideas to make Wales a world leader in cancer survival. The not-for-profit, philanthropically funded organisation aims to accelerate significant and sustained improvement in cancer survival outcomes over the next 10 to 15 years in Wales. We boosted Moondance’s visibility with targeted PR, orchestrated media …
The UK government’s economic development bank. Its mission is to drive sustainable growth and to enable the transition to a net zero economy, by improving access to finance for smaller businesses. In 2021 the Bank engaged Working Word to start communicating specifically with audiences in Wales for the first time. We launched the Bank to …
We launched this innovative project to digitise half a million clips from the history of Welsh broadcasting and make them available to the public. Based at The National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth, it’s the first national broadcast archive in the UK and includes an interactive exhibition where the public can watch and listen to …
1. Twin Adventurers from Belgium to Italy and Beyond Ross and Hugo Turner have completed the European leg of the six-month journey to drive an electric MG EV from London to Shanghai. Starting in Belgium and ending in Southern Italy, the twins have zig-zagged across the continent, experiencing the best that Europe has to offer …
1. Writing Katie’s Christmas Cards on BBC Radio Wales On Monday, a very merry Katie Owen opened her first Christmas card all the way from a smallholding in Nasareth (no not that one, the one in the Nantlle Valley!) on BBC Radio Wales. Our latest production for the broadcaster sees 15 episodes unfolding every …
1. Campaigns that save lives This week marked three years since we launched #BloodSweatandCheers, a winning partnership between the FAW and Welsh Blood Service. The campaign encourages domestic league football fans to support the service and their communities both on and off the pitch, by donating blood, platelets and bone marrow. Since launching, an astounding 3,000 …
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