Sarah Merry
@sarahmerry.bsky.social
Cathays Labour Councillor, Deputy Leader Cardiff Council, Cabinet Member for Education at Cardiff Council
Thank you, Mike Payne for your endorsement
September 4, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Thank you, Mike Payne for your endorsement
Thank you wild gardeners of Cathays for brightening my day 😀 #streetart #cardiff
August 26, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Thank you wild gardeners of Cathays for brightening my day 😀 #streetart #cardiff
Proud to be on the shortlist for Caerdydd Ffynnon Taf.
Honoured to be in the running to represent the city and party I love.
Party member in Cardiff North & East and have a question or want a chat? Drop me a line. Looking forward to meeting you in the coming weeks
Honoured to be in the running to represent the city and party I love.
Party member in Cardiff North & East and have a question or want a chat? Drop me a line. Looking forward to meeting you in the coming weeks
August 2, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Proud to be on the shortlist for Caerdydd Ffynnon Taf.
Honoured to be in the running to represent the city and party I love.
Party member in Cardiff North & East and have a question or want a chat? Drop me a line. Looking forward to meeting you in the coming weeks
Honoured to be in the running to represent the city and party I love.
Party member in Cardiff North & East and have a question or want a chat? Drop me a line. Looking forward to meeting you in the coming weeks
Structure signing of new Ysgol Cynefin in Llanrumney, part of our expansion of Additional Learning Needs provision across the city. It is our first timber frame school build here in Cardiff so exciting to see along with local councillor Lee Bridgeman & pupils from The Court
June 11, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Structure signing of new Ysgol Cynefin in Llanrumney, part of our expansion of Additional Learning Needs provision across the city. It is our first timber frame school build here in Cardiff so exciting to see along with local councillor Lee Bridgeman & pupils from The Court
Gorgeous planting outside Cathays - here for our weekly surgery 11-12 every Saturday
#greeningcathays #bees #lovewhereyoulive
#greeningcathays #bees #lovewhereyoulive
May 24, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Gorgeous planting outside Cathays - here for our weekly surgery 11-12 every Saturday
#greeningcathays #bees #lovewhereyoulive
#greeningcathays #bees #lovewhereyoulive
Marianne Manello from @PlayWales speaking at @CV_UHB event on Early Years.
So inspiring to hear her talk about play and if you want to smile and be reminded how important play is follow the link for their film
play.wales/play/film/
So inspiring to hear her talk about play and if you want to smile and be reminded how important play is follow the link for their film
play.wales/play/film/
April 28, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Marianne Manello from @PlayWales speaking at @CV_UHB event on Early Years.
So inspiring to hear her talk about play and if you want to smile and be reminded how important play is follow the link for their film
play.wales/play/film/
So inspiring to hear her talk about play and if you want to smile and be reminded how important play is follow the link for their film
play.wales/play/film/
Great to join Llandaff councillor @phjenkins.bsky.social and the rest of the Cardiff West Labour team followed by a run over to Cardiff East.
A day started with surgery in Cathays!
A day started with surgery in Cathays!
April 12, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Great to join Llandaff councillor @phjenkins.bsky.social and the rest of the Cardiff West Labour team followed by a run over to Cardiff East.
A day started with surgery in Cathays!
A day started with surgery in Cathays!
A lovely start to the day joining the Radnor, Treganna and Pwll Coch Primary schools' bike bus.
Huge thank you to Hamish and all the volunteers
Early start mind when you accidentally set your alarm for 5.30!
Huge thank you to Hamish and all the volunteers
Early start mind when you accidentally set your alarm for 5.30!
April 10, 2025 at 11:24 AM
A lovely start to the day joining the Radnor, Treganna and Pwll Coch Primary schools' bike bus.
Huge thank you to Hamish and all the volunteers
Early start mind when you accidentally set your alarm for 5.30!
Huge thank you to Hamish and all the volunteers
Early start mind when you accidentally set your alarm for 5.30!
Saw Hot Chicks at the @ShermanTheatre. Still reeling a little. Wary of giving the plot away but if you want to read the Guardian review
theguardian.com/stage/2025/mar…
theguardian.com/stage/2025/mar…
March 26, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Saw Hot Chicks at the @ShermanTheatre. Still reeling a little. Wary of giving the plot away but if you want to read the Guardian review
theguardian.com/stage/2025/mar…
theguardian.com/stage/2025/mar…
When you are on overload & take the time to walk to work & detour on the way....
Spring in the garden, the @Unify_Creative mural, the brutalist underbelly of the overpass, coots nesting, crested grebes fishing, a swan taking off & coming back to land on the water #Cardiff
Spring in the garden, the @Unify_Creative mural, the brutalist underbelly of the overpass, coots nesting, crested grebes fishing, a swan taking off & coming back to land on the water #Cardiff
March 24, 2025 at 1:28 PM
When you are on overload & take the time to walk to work & detour on the way....
Spring in the garden, the @Unify_Creative mural, the brutalist underbelly of the overpass, coots nesting, crested grebes fishing, a swan taking off & coming back to land on the water #Cardiff
Spring in the garden, the @Unify_Creative mural, the brutalist underbelly of the overpass, coots nesting, crested grebes fishing, a swan taking off & coming back to land on the water #Cardiff
Wet evening but warm one with the community coming together for an Iftar at Cardiff Castle organised by @AmanahCymru.
Loved Ramadan Moon - a play by local children.
Huw as council leader spoke in Welsh & English of the castle- a building built for war but now welcoming all in
Loved Ramadan Moon - a play by local children.
Huw as council leader spoke in Welsh & English of the castle- a building built for war but now welcoming all in
March 21, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Wet evening but warm one with the community coming together for an Iftar at Cardiff Castle organised by @AmanahCymru.
Loved Ramadan Moon - a play by local children.
Huw as council leader spoke in Welsh & English of the castle- a building built for war but now welcoming all in
Loved Ramadan Moon - a play by local children.
Huw as council leader spoke in Welsh & English of the castle- a building built for war but now welcoming all in
Lovely evening at an iftar organised by the @DialogueSociety in @SeneddWales. @JaneHutt & @JennyRathbone spoke & an incredible dance display from Cardiff children.
Chance to reflect on what brings us together & as one of the speakers said unity is not the same as uniformity
Chance to reflect on what brings us together & as one of the speakers said unity is not the same as uniformity
March 13, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Lovely evening at an iftar organised by the @DialogueSociety in @SeneddWales. @JaneHutt & @JennyRathbone spoke & an incredible dance display from Cardiff children.
Chance to reflect on what brings us together & as one of the speakers said unity is not the same as uniformity
Chance to reflect on what brings us together & as one of the speakers said unity is not the same as uniformity
Elaine Andrews will be last of this 5 - first Woman Labour Party Organiser in Wales. My favourite quote "educate, agitate, organise"
Find out more here: monumentalwelshwomen.com/the-statues
This has happened because of "Monumental" women in their own right including HelenMolyneux
Find out more here: monumentalwelshwomen.com/the-statues
This has happened because of "Monumental" women in their own right including HelenMolyneux
March 4, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Elaine Andrews will be last of this 5 - first Woman Labour Party Organiser in Wales. My favourite quote "educate, agitate, organise"
Find out more here: monumentalwelshwomen.com/the-statues
This has happened because of "Monumental" women in their own right including HelenMolyneux
Find out more here: monumentalwelshwomen.com/the-statues
This has happened because of "Monumental" women in their own right including HelenMolyneux
At the senedd for @women_welsh #IWD2025 event - there are portraits of the first five planned named women's statues in Wales. Betty Campbell of course, the first of the five here in Cardiff, Elaine Morgan, Cranogwen, & Lady Rhondda
March 4, 2025 at 7:08 PM
At the senedd for @women_welsh #IWD2025 event - there are portraits of the first five planned named women's statues in Wales. Betty Campbell of course, the first of the five here in Cardiff, Elaine Morgan, Cranogwen, & Lady Rhondda
Fascinating visit to Cathays Heritage Library with Cabinet Member Lee Bridgeman, Chris Weaver and Norma Mackie.
Such an incredible resource for researching local history around the city. Staff so helpful and knowledgeable too
Find out more here cardiffhubs.co.uk/hub/cathays-...
Such an incredible resource for researching local history around the city. Staff so helpful and knowledgeable too
Find out more here cardiffhubs.co.uk/hub/cathays-...
March 4, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Fascinating visit to Cathays Heritage Library with Cabinet Member Lee Bridgeman, Chris Weaver and Norma Mackie.
Such an incredible resource for researching local history around the city. Staff so helpful and knowledgeable too
Find out more here cardiffhubs.co.uk/hub/cathays-...
Such an incredible resource for researching local history around the city. Staff so helpful and knowledgeable too
Find out more here cardiffhubs.co.uk/hub/cathays-...
Visited the Cantonian site to see how the new build Cantonian High School, Riverbank & Woodlands are coming along with @huwthomas-wales.bsky.social this morning. You can really start to see how spectacular the schools will be
March 3, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Visited the Cantonian site to see how the new build Cantonian High School, Riverbank & Woodlands are coming along with @huwthomas-wales.bsky.social this morning. You can really start to see how spectacular the schools will be
Cardiff City Hall today - the flag still flies
February 20, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Cardiff City Hall today - the flag still flies
Talking about space for children to play & how to involve children in shaping them matters. How we make Cardiff a "playable city". With all of the challenges I'm proud of our commitment to a Child Friendly Cardiff & recognition by UNICEF
More info here: childfriendlycardiff.co.uk
More info here: childfriendlycardiff.co.uk
February 12, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Talking about space for children to play & how to involve children in shaping them matters. How we make Cardiff a "playable city". With all of the challenges I'm proud of our commitment to a Child Friendly Cardiff & recognition by UNICEF
More info here: childfriendlycardiff.co.uk
More info here: childfriendlycardiff.co.uk
We also involve children in the design of new play spaces. Incorporating ideas & listening to needs creating diverse provision for play.
It doesn't mean all play spaces reflect all of our ambitions but we want to involve children in shaping them. All lead by Cllr Burke
It doesn't mean all play spaces reflect all of our ambitions but we want to involve children in shaping them. All lead by Cllr Burke
February 12, 2025 at 5:35 PM
We also involve children in the design of new play spaces. Incorporating ideas & listening to needs creating diverse provision for play.
It doesn't mean all play spaces reflect all of our ambitions but we want to involve children in shaping them. All lead by Cllr Burke
It doesn't mean all play spaces reflect all of our ambitions but we want to involve children in shaping them. All lead by Cllr Burke
Including the Welsh Government's aim of a play-friendly Wales built into law through the "Play Sufficency Duty" where local authorities bring forward a Play Plan which MUST involve children in its development. Cllr Peter Bradbury will be bringing forward Cardiff's this year
February 12, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Including the Welsh Government's aim of a play-friendly Wales built into law through the "Play Sufficency Duty" where local authorities bring forward a Play Plan which MUST involve children in its development. Cllr Peter Bradbury will be bringing forward Cardiff's this year
Cardiff is the first city in the UK to be recognised by UNICEF as a Child Friendly City. This means they recognise our commitment to advance children's rights & have worked with UNICEF to put them into practice.
Demonstrating how more children feel safe, heard & cared for
Demonstrating how more children feel safe, heard & cared for
February 12, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Cardiff is the first city in the UK to be recognised by UNICEF as a Child Friendly City. This means they recognise our commitment to advance children's rights & have worked with UNICEF to put them into practice.
Demonstrating how more children feel safe, heard & cared for
Demonstrating how more children feel safe, heard & cared for
Last week I was honoured to be asked to join representatives from other cities across the globe at a forum on children organised by Tokyo Metropolitan Government. So why was I invited as a representative of Cardiff? 🪡
February 12, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Last week I was honoured to be asked to join representatives from other cities across the globe at a forum on children organised by Tokyo Metropolitan Government. So why was I invited as a representative of Cardiff? 🪡
Out on the doorstep in Cathays this afternoon chatting to people about their issues #labourdoorstep
February 1, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Out on the doorstep in Cathays this afternoon chatting to people about their issues #labourdoorstep
Watkin Jones Group is working on proposals for a site on Custom House St
Prior to the statutory Pre-App Consultation they want feedback. Complete a short survey here: re-url.uk/W1ZR.
There are also two webinar events on 22 Jan sign up here: re-url.uk/W18D.
Good to see early engagement
Prior to the statutory Pre-App Consultation they want feedback. Complete a short survey here: re-url.uk/W1ZR.
There are also two webinar events on 22 Jan sign up here: re-url.uk/W18D.
Good to see early engagement
January 14, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Watkin Jones Group is working on proposals for a site on Custom House St
Prior to the statutory Pre-App Consultation they want feedback. Complete a short survey here: re-url.uk/W1ZR.
There are also two webinar events on 22 Jan sign up here: re-url.uk/W18D.
Good to see early engagement
Prior to the statutory Pre-App Consultation they want feedback. Complete a short survey here: re-url.uk/W1ZR.
There are also two webinar events on 22 Jan sign up here: re-url.uk/W18D.
Good to see early engagement
The Japanese ambassador to the UK Hiroshi Suzuki has already won Welsh hearts with his singing of the national anthem in Welsh. Here speaking at Wales and Japan event here in Cardiff along with Eluned Morgan, First Minister
January 9, 2025 at 12:31 PM
The Japanese ambassador to the UK Hiroshi Suzuki has already won Welsh hearts with his singing of the national anthem in Welsh. Here speaking at Wales and Japan event here in Cardiff along with Eluned Morgan, First Minister