City cultural treasure in line for national award

The awards celebrate the achievements of museums that are making a difference to people across the UK, and the Dylan Thomas Exhibition has been shortlisted for its work with Swansea's Your Voice Advocacy Group.

The attraction, run by Swansea Council at the Dylan Thomas Centre, has been hosting the group's weekly sessions since 2017, predominantly focusing on giving voice to learning-disabled adults in the area.

The partnership has seen positive change, creating accessible forms and easy-read guides. It has fostered skill-sharing, resulting in improved representation in marketing materials with group participants taking an active role.

Council cabinet member Elliott King said: "The sense of ownership of the Dylan Thomas Exhibition, a literature centre and collection dedicated to self-expression, that the Your Voice Advocacy Group have developed is truly inspiring.

"The partnership our team has fostered with the group is helping us to create a better, more inclusive museum, where people can make friends, engage with cultural material, share ideas, and create their own poetry to express their feelings."

Your Voice Advocacy Group is active in the learning-disabled community locally, nationally and internationally.

The Dylan Thomas Exhibition's partnership with the group promotes health and wellbeing.

For more information about the Dylan Thomas Exhibition, please visit the website www.dylanthomas.com.

Photo: Action from the Your Voice Advocacy Group.