Gig Buddies Cymru

01/06/2026

18/05/2026

¹🏳️‍🌈 G I G B U D D I E S A T P R I D E 🏳️‍🌈

Well, what a fabulous day we had at Swansea Pride on saturday! We loved chatting to everyone who came to our stall and all had a amazing day, despite the weather!

Thank you to the organisers for all the hard work behind the scenes, thank you to the Gig Buddies who helped on our stall or came to say hi and thank you to everyone who stopped to have a chat, grab a leaflet and take a photo with our fabulous photo frame! Tag people now!

Don't forget, our competitions are still running until tonight so scroll down to our other post to comment and if you grabbed a colouring sheet, send it to us when you're done.

Huge thanks to Volunteer Michelle who invited gig buddies to be supported in the parade by the lgbt social group. Thats how community works!

16/05/2026

Colouring Competition!

Come and visit us at Swansea Pride for a colouring sheet! Add some dazzle to our logo for a chance to win a Gig Buddies Goody Bag! Includes a voucher for local business Planet!

Please note, this competition is not affiliated with Facebook. Please send us pictures of your beautiful artwork and all names will be entered into a random draw on Monday evening where the winner will be chosen and contacted.

16/05/2026

What are you looking forward to in 2026? A gig or a show? A festival or even a day trip?! Our Gig Buddies are always on the lookout for fun things to rock up to!

All comments will be entered into a prize draw to win a voucher to Derrick's Music!

Please note, this competition is not affiliated with Facebook. The comments will be entered into a random draw on Monday evening where the winner will be chosen and contacted.

Swansea Pride

15/05/2026

Gig Buddies NPT and Swansea are taking over socials this weekend.

We have new pop up banners that are desperate to go on tour. Do you have a space, event or a window that you could display our banners for a week or two? Get in touch with us at [email protected] (NPT and Swansea only at the moment)

First stop Swansea Pride tomorrow - see you there!

15/05/2026

Kai, our Development Officer, is visiting our friends at Gig Buddies Sydney in Australia! 🇦🇺

Gig Buddies Sydney are celebrating their 11th Birthday, so we wish them a very Happy Birthday/Penblwydd Hapus!

Welcome, Kai

It’s great to have Kai, Development Officer with Gig Buddies Cymru (Wales), join us in Sydney.

He’s in town for our 11th birthday and to share his experiences with overseeing the three Gig Buddies projects in Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

During our Zoom we were even joined by Gig Buddies Auckland 🇳🇿

Caption: L - R: Tony, Lara, Kai, Carol, Bec and Matthew

07/05/2026

Richie's voted, have you? Today's the day to vote in the Senedd election. Make sure you have your say in who makes important decisions for Wales over the next 4 years. You don't need ID, you just need to go to your local polling station (the address will be on the polling card you were sent in the post) between 7am and 10pm today Thursday 7 May 2026 to vote. We have Easy Read information about voting on our website https://www.ldw.org.uk/project/ready-to-vote/

If you are a person with a learning disability or a family carer and have any questions around how to vote, you can contact the Mencap Cymru helpline team between 7am and 10pm today on: ☎️ 0808 8000 300 📧 https://wales.mencap.org.uk/wales-learning-disability-helpline

07/05/2026

Mae Richie wedi pleidleisio, ydych chi? Heddiw yw'r diwrnod i bleidleisio yn etholiad y Senedd. Gwnewch yn siŵr eich bod chi'n cael dweud eich dweud ynghylch pwy sy'n gwneud penderfyniadau pwysig i Gymru dros y 4 blynedd nesaf. Nid oes angen ID arnoch chi, does ond angen i chi fynd i'ch gorsaf bleidleisio leol (bydd y cyfeiriad ar y cerdyn pleidleisio a anfonwyd atoch chi yn y post) rhwng 7am a 10pm heddiw, dydd Iau 7 Mai 2026, i bleidleisio. Mae gennym ni wybodaeth Hawdd ei Deall am bleidleisio ar ein gwefan https://www.ldw.org.uk/cy/project/barod-i-bleidleisio/

Os ydych chi'n berson ag anabledd dysgu neu'n ofalwr teulu ac mae gennych chi unrhyw gwestiynau ynghylch sut i bleidleisio, gallwch gysylltu â thîm llinell gymorth Mencap Cymru ar:☎️ 0808 8000 300 📧 https://wales.mencap.org.uk/cy/node/10341

06/05/2026

Gwynedd gig buddies Wendy and Robin watched the Magic Faraway Tree then went for a cup of tea and ice cream in Pwllheli, then drove home with the Beatles playing loud. Wendy said "You don't always have to do gigs, but for me and Robin there always has to be music!"

Gig Buddies activities are endless... You could be fitness buddies, theatre buddies, festival buddies, museum buddies, dancing buddies... the list goes on!

We are currently looking for gig buddy volunteers from across Wales! Interested or just want to find out more? Awesome! You can visit gigbuddies.cymru, email [email protected] or phone 029 2068 1160.

Ar hyn o bryd rydym yn chwilio am wirfoddolwyr o bob cwr o Gymru i fod yn Ffrindiau Gigiau! Oes gennych chi ddiddordeb neu hoffech chi gael gwybod mwy? Gallwch ymweld â gigbuddies.cymru, anfon e-bost i [email protected] neu ffonio 029 2068 1160.

05/05/2026

Awesome article about Gig Buddies and FOCUS Wales - we'll be hanging out with our gig buddies and seeing loads of amazing music every day at FOCUS Wales (7-9 May). Come and say hi at our stall at the wristband exchange at Tŷ Pawb! 🤩

Music festivals are often celebrated for their energy, creativity, and sense of community, but for many people with a learning disability or those who are