ITV Coast & Country visit Uplands Market
November 26, 2018Read moreOur Uplands Market social enterprise project has featured on ITV’s Coast & Country.
Workshop with 4theRegion
October 29, 2018Read moreOur Theory of Change workshop is one of the most popular we deliver – we recently held a session…
CATALYST launch event
October 10, 2018Read moreWe are working with UWTSD on their CATALYST project, which launched last night at our Unit Nineteen venue
Celebrating Swansea’s culture – Swansea Fringe
October 3, 2018Read moreWe’re delighted to be supporting Swansea Fringe through our Unit Nineteen venue.
Getting crafty in a shopping centre
September 20, 2018Read moreWe brought visual arts to a shopping centre and it was great fun.
Director Ben becomes a Big Ideas Wales role model
September 13, 2018Read moreUrban Foundry Director Dr Ben Reynolds has become a Big Ideas Wales role model.
Urban Foundry celebrating global standard city first
August 6, 2018Read moreWe’re now a certified B Corp.
Happy 5th birthday Uplands Market
July 30, 2018Read more5 years old and continuing to make an impact.
Academy recruits two new interns
July 17, 2018Read moreWe’ve recruited two new interns for our Academy for the summer.
Academy undergrads graduate
July 12, 2018Read moreCongratulations to Siobhan Thomas – part of our Academy and now a staff member – who graduated yesterday!
Urban Foundry supports Dance Days 2018
July 10, 2018Read moreWe recently supported Dance Days 2018, which was run by Taliesin Arts Centre.
BBC Biggest Weekend @Unit Nineteen
June 27, 2018Read moreAt the end of May the BBC took over our Unit Nineteen project for the Biggest Weekend Fringe.
Former Urban Foundry intern reaches the sky
June 6, 2018Read moreFormer Urban Foundry intern reaches the sky with global advertising campaign for Qatar Airways.
Data law has changed
May 25, 2018Read moreUnless you’ve been hiding under a rock you’ll have been bombarded by information in recent weeks about GDPR
The coolest steps in the world
April 10, 2018Read moreThis was posted a while ago but we still love looking at this video. How to cheer people up...
Markets making a place
February 1, 2018Read moreAlthough Urban Foundry created Uplands Market in 2013 to bring quality Welsh produce and crafts to the local community,...
We’re now an accredited Living Wage employer
January 16, 2018Read moreWe are pleased to announce that Urban Foundry has joined the Living Wage movement and is now an accredited...
Cardiff to become UK’s first music city
December 15, 2017Read moreThis week it has been announced that Cardiff will become the UK’s first music city.
Francesca Martinez leads debate at Do Not Go Gentle Festival
November 6, 2017Read moreWe sponsored this year’s Do Not Go Gentle Festival in Swansea.
Bringing park life to a shopping centre
October 9, 2017Read moreWe recently created an indoor park in Swansea’s Quadrant shopping centre
Making better places New York style
September 22, 2017Read moreJanette Sadiq Khan’s TED talk is a must watch if you’re interested in making better places in our towns…
A theatre with a difference
August 27, 2017Read moreWe were delighted to support the development of the Batley & Spen Youth Theatre this summer
Happy 4th birthday Uplands Market
July 31, 2017Read moreThe award winning Uplands Market social enterprise turns 4 years old
Street Food Friday @UnitNineteen brings in the crowds
May 15, 2017Read moreWe’ve established a new pop-up event
Nurturing talented students from UWTSD through our Academy
April 15, 2017Read moreOur Academy provides placements for UWTSD students, and it’s working great!
Pop-up spaces
September 23, 2016Read moreLong before it was trendy we set up the very first creative pop-up in our home town.
How to make Swansea great?
August 25, 2016Read moreWe were recently asked how to make Swansea great. This was our response.
Planning pre-application consultation requirements
August 3, 2016Read moreFrom 1st August all major developments in Wales will need to undertake pre-application community consultation.
Morriston, you were awesome!
July 7, 2016Read moreWe launched a third street market last weekend in the busy community of Morriston, and judging by it’s attendance…
Fever Sparks at TEDx Swansea
June 22, 2016Read moreA music songwriting partnership that we’ve supported – the Fever Sparks – recently performed at TEDx Swansea.
Eastside Connections report featured in RSAW’s Touchstone magazine
June 21, 2016Read moreOur work for Natural Resources Wales (NRW) on an Eastside Connections Strategy for Swansea has been featured in Touchstone…
TED talk with Amanda Burden – public spaces in NY
June 10, 2016Read moreAn interesting TED talk with Amanda Burden on public spaces in New York, how parks, spaces, waterfronts, old industrial…
Pantlasau Farm development
May 22, 2016Read moreOur work for the Morris Estate at Pantlasau Farm has been adopted and the site is now being…
Presenting our NRW work to the Minister
May 18, 2016Read moreWe recently presented our work to the Natural Resources Minister for Welsh Government on board the Swansea Community Boat.