Yesterday the Deputy Lord Mayor hosted a visit of representatives from the Chinese city of Qingdao on the east coast of China, with whom Swansea recently signed a memorandum of understanding to form a closer working relationship.
These ongoing links help to build links with trade, transport and logistics, culture and sports, and education and tourism.
We have always been a welcoming city, not just with building cultural and business relationships, but also providing a space of sanctuary for those in greatest need. Swansea was the first city of sanctuary in Wales, and indeed one of the first in the UK. It is apt then that later yesterday the Deputy Lord Mayor extended our warm welcome to another group of new citizens as part of the monthly citizenship ceremony. This is the final stage of the legal process that welcomes new citizens to the UK.
Later today the Deputy Lord Mayor will be at the National Waterfront Museum for National Playday. It’s an event where thousands of children and their families get out to play at hundreds of community events across the UK.
As well as a celebration of children’s right to play, Playday is a campaign that highlights the importance of play in children’s lives. It allows children to interact with others, develop relationships, deal with conflict, and learn respect and tolerance. By boosting children’s confidence, creativity, problem-solving skills and perseverance, it enables them to cope with stress and challenges throughout life.
The fun free event at the Waterfront Museum includes games, arts & crafts, pirate Ship, garden activities, live music and the play-on-wheels play bus.
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