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We want the way we price shows to reflect the dynamic personality of the studio, so what you pay depends on the demand for tickets as well as how early on you book.

• The first 30 tickets are £8

• The next 30 are £10

• The remaining seats, as well as those bought on the day of the show, are £12

• In addition to this, if you book for 3 different shows together you will pay the lowest rate of £8*

There are occasional exceptions where this pricing isn’t appropriate, but when this is the case we’ll make sure that it’s clear on the show page.

Children & Under 16sBecause we want you to see as much as possible together as a family without it being too expensive, all tickets for children’s shows are £6 – whatever your age. As well as this, under 16s get their tickets to all other shows for £6 too (age restrictions apply sometimes but we’ll tell you about these so you know what’s appropriate).

We hope we’ve made it as clear and simple as possible, but if you do have any questions feel free to give us a shout.

Ticket PricesLoveliness aside, it’s also a great place to see high quality small scale theatre productions. We pride ourselves on handpicking the shows that are performed in the Studio and see as much as we can before the season begins so we can tell you all about them in this brochure.

We hope you enjoy having a read about what’s coming up during the autumn and start picking out the stuff you’d like to come and see. As always, if there’s anything you’d like to know more about just give us a buzz. We’d also love to know what you think of the season so if you want to give us some feedback you can call Sarah on 029 2063 4673 or email weston.studio@wmc.org.uk. Alternatively just let the Ticket Office know when you’re booking your tickets and they will feed back to us.

Hope to see you soon Team Weston Studio

For an intimate theatre space like the Weston Studio, the autumn and winter months are a time for it to really come into its own. It’s quite simply a lovely place to spend a few hours with friends on a cold and blustery evening down the Bay.

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Dafydd kicks off the first of his performances with a special selection of his famous Cwm-Rhyd-y-Rhosyn children’s songs with Hefin Elis and others. This is the perfect session for young audiences and of course, anyone else who is young at heart.

Age guide: 2+

Then, in the evening, Dafydd takes a trip down memory lane in a celebration of fifty years of singing and song-writing. Joined by his band and some special guests Dafydd will be resurrecting a host of old favourites for his audience to enjoy.

Dafydd Iwan, a major figure on the Welsh music scene for five decades, joins us in the Studio with two special shows.

Dafydd Iwan

Cwm-Rhyd-y-Rhosyn Tickets: £6

Dafydd Iwan Celebrates half a Century of Performing

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Shakespeare Schools Festival Tickets: £8 (Reductions £6)

Working in partnership with the National Theatre and the National Youth Theatre, Shakespeare Schools Festival aims to offer a new perspective when studying Shakespeare.

The company has enabled thousands of young people of all abilities to perform half-hour abridgments of the Bard’s work in professional theatres. Once again the festival returns to the Studio with local schools staging different half-hour plays each night.Age guide: 5+

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Catch Me Fidget Feet

Join DIY pop star and musical alchemist Boogaloo Stu in a tongue-in-cheek bid to create an instant Number One Pop Smash Hit - in just one hour.

With a spin of the Pop Wheel, Stu launches into his quest to craft a pop nugget. With no musical genre off-limits, Stu invites his audience to assist in the song-writing and recording process resulting in a live lip-synch and dance performance to make the necessary pop video for the song. So much fun.Family Performance, 3pm – Tickets £6, Age guidance 4+

Adult Performance, 8pm – Age guidance 18+

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Pop Magic Boogaloo Stu

20 Oct3pm & 8pm

17 & 18 Oct

7.15pm

16 Oct 8pm

“ An ingenious and artistically brilliant piece of entertainment” Gay Times

Swinging from ropes above the audience, the chase between Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf is on.

As the classic fairy story unfolds through a stunning mix of aerial circus and theatre, the tale of Little Red Riding Hood has never been so vivid. Full of Fidget Feet’s trademark playfulness, Catch Me uses an original score and visual projections to bring the classic tale to life around the performers and the audience.Supported by Culture Ireland

Age guide: 8+fidgetfeet.ie Free post show talk

19 Oct8pm

19 OctMidday

Performance mavericks Mr and Mrs Clark have been making performances around Wales and beyond for a decade. The Medicine Show is there to make you feel good with an explosion of ideas, a melding of different performance styles, choreography and some entertaining audience interaction.Developed as part of the Incubator Project at Wales Millennium Centre and supported by NoFit State Circus.

Age guide: 11+mrandmrsclark.co.uk

Combining song, dance and a dark sense of humour The Medicine Show pokes gentle fun at good health practice. You can expect to be diagnosed with all variety of ailments you were completely unaware of, and cured using some pretty unique alternative methods too.

The Medicine ShowA Mr and Mrs Clark Ltd production

1 Nov8pm

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Gaza/Blaenannerch Eddie Ladd and Judith Roberts are both celebrated and established artists, hailing from different disciplines. As a theatre director Judith is best known for tackling the likes of Beckett and Miller, while Eddie, a highly physical performer, is renowned for her daring and political pieces.

Set against Philip Glass’s haunting String Quartet No. 5, Gaza/Blaenannerch considers the complexities of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from a fresh perspective – that of another nation striving to find its identity: Wales. This is a compelling piece of bilingual dance theatre. Its strong, clear narrative frames a series of powerful dance pieces and the human body becomes both an expressive tool and a teaching aid.

Keep an eye on our website, as we will be uploading footage and images to give you a flavour of what to expect.

Supported by Arts Council of Wales.

Age guide: 14+ // Free post show on Mon 22 Oct

De Oscuro and Wales Millennium Centre present21 – 23

Oct 8pm

“ ... a wise, considered and impassioned exploration of nationhood, identity and sovereignty.” Antony Dunn, Yorkshire Dance

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1 Nov 8pm

06 - 07

Two men… one room… Who are they? How did they get there? How will they escape?

An evening with Rannel Theatre Company consists of fresh, new, hilarious hip-hop comedy theatre, full of music, highly physical performances and jaw- dropping skills that have a futuristic twist. We’ve really been looking forward to welcoming this very funny pair back to the Studio - their energetic and unexpected sketches have been an indisputable hit with audiences up and down the country.Age guide: 10+Rannel.co.uk

31 Oct8pm

“ Rannel Theatre Company throw down an hour of breathtaking physical comic theatre, this is a genuinely laugh out loud funny show skillfully executed with razor sharp timing.” The List

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Cold RollingThe starting points for Cold Rolling are the ghosts and remnants of Ebbw Vale’s rich industrial past. The piece was originally created as an intricate site-responsive piece in which Tanja Råman and 10 dancers from Ballet Cymru animated the various processes of steelmaking into vibrant choreography. For this staged version of the work, Ballet Cymru’s dancers create a lush sensual experience set to a beautifully composed score, originally performed by Ebbw Vale Choir.

TIRThe inspiration for TIR comes from Cerys Matthews’ iconic album of Welsh folk music of the same name. Choreographers Darius James and Amy Doughty have joined forces with Cerys, using 11 of the songs from the album to create unique work for their company dancers. Featuring Cerys’ dulcet tones this young, vital group of dancers will look to redefine the barriers of classical ballet.

Incubator Sharing Tickets: £6

If you are making a performance or know someone that is, this could be the opportunity you are looking for.

Incubator is a platform for artists and companies to develop new work in partnership with Wales Millennium Centre. The project is open for applications all-year-round from artists and companies with an idea that they would like to develop further. To find out more about how you can get involved and become one of the Incubator companies, email simon.coates@wmc.org.uk.

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We’ve been pulling together another playful programme of new work for you to experience.

It all starts by us giving selected Incubator Project applicants a space in which to be creative and to try out their new ideas, while offering the resource and support to allow the work to be developed to its fullest potential before sharing those ideas with an audience. Once all the companies have performed there’s the opportunity for you the audience to catch up with the artists informally to share your thoughts.Free post show talk // Age restriction: 16+wmc.org.uk/incubatorsharing

Incubator ProjectWales Millennium Centre

8 Nov 7pm

WESTON STUDIO wmc.org.uk/westonstudio 08 - 09Ticket Office 029 2063 6464

Double BillCritics Circle Award winning company, Ballet Cymru present an extraordinary double bill of new work featuring some of Wales’ most outstanding artists. The double bill features Cold Rolling and TIR.

Ballet Cymru 9 Nov 8pm

Based on Roald Dahl’s wickedly twisted versions of the traditional tales from his book Revolting Rhymes, the award winning Ballet Cymru, present their reimagined adaptation of Little Red Riding Hood and the Three Little Pigs.

Ballet Cymru bring Dahl’s versions of the classic tales to life using the company’s unique blend of classical technique and storytelling, featuring choreography by Creative Wales Award winner Darius James and set and costumes by internationally recognised designer Steve Denton.

With stunning costumes, breathtaking choreography and laugh-out-loud humour this production is an imaginative evening of beautiful dance for lovers of ballet and original storytelling.Age guide: 5+ // welshballet.co.uk

Roald Dahl’s Little Red Riding Hood and the Three Little Pigs

Ballet Cymru

10 Nov7pm

Age guide: 5+ // welshballet.co.uk // Free post show talk

Hugh Hughes is from Wales. North Wales, Anglesey, Llangefni to be precise. In October 2007, his mother decided to leave his family home and Hugh returned to help her move and pack everything up. During his visit he was overwhelmed by the childhood memories that came flooding back to him.

Over the past few years, Hugh has been busy collecting up all the stories from his childhood and is now ready to tell you about his Stories from an Invisible Town, a wonderfully creative theatre performance.

Hugh is also keeping a record of his memories online at invisibletownstories.co.uk. He’d love you to visit and explore what he’s recalled so far.Age guide: 14+invisibletownstories.co.uk

Stories from an Invisible Town

Hoipolloi12 & 13

Nov 8pm

WESTON STUDIO wmc.org.uk/westonstudio 10 - 11Ticket Office 029 2063 6464

Motherland

Inching its way through airbrushed beauty, boob jobs, Botox and victim-blaming, the might of motherhood and the challenges of childlessness, Motherland is a funny and moving show about having it all.

Spurred on by Simone de Beauvoir, Caitlin Moran and the Spice Girls, Vincent Dance Theatre’s brilliant, multi-talented ensemble of 11 men, women and children take a look at the gender they were born into and the price they are paying for it.

Blending dance, text and live music, Motherland is a call to arms: one that challenges the shallow hypocrisies and inequalities of our time and asks ‘what do we hope for now?’Age restriction: 15+ // motherland.org.uk // Free post show talk

Professional Development workshop on Sun 18 Nov. Contact education@wmc.org.uk for more information.

Vincent Dance Theatre19 Nov

8pm

I like the way you wear your hair

Greg Wohead

ShylockTheatre Tours International

21 Nov8pm

20 Nov8pm

“Innovative, delightful, exceptional!” The Independent

Enter Greg’s bedroom in Mesquite, Texas, 1998. Savage Garden is playing on repeat, there’s a pile of dirty laundry in the corner and he can’t stop thinking about Sara.

In this solo performance Greg revisits his days as an awkward teenager sharing his story of the night he took a chance. Written and performed by Greg, he uses a mini projector to throw hand-drawn memories onto the walls, floor and ceiling. Greg takes the opportunity to have a conversation with a past version of himself; something we’re sure many people would love to do…I like the way you wear your hair is supported by BAC, The Basement and Camden People’s Theatre.

Age guide: 12+ // gregwohead.com

WESTON STUDIO wmc.org.uk/westonstudio 12 - 13Ticket Office 029 2063 6464

In Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice, Shylock’s character was penned as a comic villain, a character to be mocked and scorned. However in the depths of his despair it begs the question was he a victim of racial discrimination or just plain bad?

Poignant and humorous, Gareth Armstrong’s Shylock is rightly one of the world’s most successful solo shows. In collaboration with fellow Welshman Guy Masterson, perhaps the world’s leading exponent of the form, he beautifully honours one of Shakespeare’s finest creations from one of his greatest plays. With an enigmatic award winning performance the piece celebrates the beauty of language, the power of history and the magic of theatre.Age guide: 12+ // theatretoursinternational.com

Open WeekendCome and join us for our Open Weekend. From 10am each day the Centre will be throwing open its doors so you can find out more about us, how we work and what makes us tick. There will be a packed programme of activity throughout the building including some family friendly shows right here in the Studio. Check out wmc.org.uk/openweekend for the full weekend’s line-up

Woodland is a safe place for rare creatures, some so rare that you may never have heard of them. It’s a place where experts manage a strict daily routine and give lessons in super-safe creature care.

But today there is a new arrival, one who doesn’t work to routines… Find out what happens when this excitable new creature sets out to find adventure in Woodland.

Join Gomito for the Open Weekend and the week leading up to it as they introduce us to Chester Tuffnut, the small furry star of the show and some of his very special friends.This production will take place in Rehearsal Room 3

Age guide: 3 - 5 and their families

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Granddad has been out and about on his travels again and has three new magical adventures that he’d like to share. Cuddle up around the campfire and tuck into a marshmallow or two as Granddad recounts tales of pirates, greedy goblins, grumpy trolls, sneaky princes and a very unusual princess. With stunning puppets and a magical soundscape it’s the perfect setting for everyone’s favourite Granddad.Age guide: 5+pickledimage.co.uk

Gomito Productions and Greenwich Theatre

Woodland

Pickled Image

Fireside Tales with Granddad

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21-25 Nov11am, 1pm

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25 Nov1.30pm &

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As usual call our Ticket Office to book your space, but how much you pay is up to you…just pay what you can!

Wales Millennium Centre’s Young Company in partnership with The Big Talent School

Join our Young Company in the Weston Studio as they celebrate the end of their second year with a traditional Christmas musical medley.

Combining singing, dancing and acting this production is the culmination of a lot of hard work and the perfect opportunity to watch these rising starlets at work.

To find out more about how to become a Young Company member visit wmc.org.uk/makeityours or contact education@wmc.org.uk

Tickets: £6

Young Company Christmas Show

WESTON STUDIO wmc.org.uk/westonstudio 14 - 15Ticket Office 029 2063 6464

Frisky & Mannish: Extra Curricular Activity

Phil McIntyre Entertainments29 Nov

8pm

Life isn’t about spreadsheets; it’s about joy, laughter and pop music.

Take some pop hits and run them through the musical machine that is Frisky and Mannish and you get an evening of pure comedy along with parodies of your favourite pop songs. The cabaret comedy double act has taken their own particular brand of pop education all around the world, from the Sydney Opera House to the cabaret dives of Berlin. Let them entertain and educate you as they pay homage to Girls Aloud, George Michael, Kate Nash and more … all with a very different twist.

If you’re intrigued we recommend going to friskyandmannish.co.uk or YouTube.com to watch a clip.Age guide: 14+

The TempestBare Knuckle Theatre

Bare Knuckle Theatre invites you to lose yourself in Shakespeare’s final fantasy, The Tempest.

Caught at sea in a vicious storm and cast ashore on a strange island, travellers from Milan seek refuge, unaware that the tempest has been caused by the island’s master, Prospero. Join this new Cardiff based company for a fast paced story of love, hate and how to find redemption in forgiveness. Age guide: 8+

30 Nov & 1 Dec

8pm

Whispers on the WavesHijinx Theatre’s Odyssey Group

Tickets: £6

With music, laughter, tales and tears, Whispers on the Waves is an adventure for all the family created by Odyssey, Hijinx Theatre’s inclusive community drama group, featuring children from Meadowbank School.Written by Philip Michell, and supported by Wales & West Utilities and Arts & Kids Cymru.

Age guide: 5+ // hijinx.org.uk

Inspired by the story of Artie Moore who, from his garden shed in Pontllanfraith, picked up the distress signal of the Titanic over his amateur radio in 1912, Odyssey eavesdrop on stories from the last century.

9 Dec 2pm & 6pm

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8 Dec2.30pm & 7pm

6-7 Dec7pm

17 Dec 10am &

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16 Dec 3pm & 6.30pm

Cwmni Martyn Geraint & Theatrau Rhondda Cynon Taf

Join Martyn Geraint and friends as they present a Welsh language version of one of the season’s favourite pantos, Cinderella.

Martyn Geraint is back with his usual high-energy, guiding young imaginations through wild adventures, tales of romance and some very silly characters. The stage will be filled with colour, music and happy-ever-afters, perfect for getting you in the mood for Christmas.Age guide: 4+

Welsh language production

Tickets: £12 (Reductions £10) All seats reserved

Sinderela

Potted Panto

WESTON STUDIO wmc.org.uk/westonstudio 16 - 17Ticket Office 029 2063 6464

PickwickLlandaff Musical Society

10-12 Dec7.15pm

Llandaff Musical Society returns to the Studio with another beloved Dickensian Christmas story, Pickwick.

Based on Charles Dickens’s Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club it is a lively, vigorous musical full of fascinating characters, exciting scenes and memorable musical numbers including The Pickwickians, There’s Something About You and of course If I Ruled the World.Age guide: 4+

Eight classic pantomimes in eighty minutes by just two actors.

The double Olivier Award nominated team behind Potted Potter and Potted Pirates have created their most extravagant show to date. In a madcap ride through the biggest stories and best-loved characters from panto, including Dick Whittington, Snow White, Goldilocks, Jack and the Beanstalk, Cinderella, Christmas Carol, Aladdin and Sleeping Beauty.No matter what your age we know you’ll love it.Age guide: 6+ // pottedpanto.com

15 Dec 1.30pm & 7pm

13 & 14 Dec 7pm

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“ Potted Panto is zany, naughty and deliciously festive fun for all ages… If all pantomime was this enjoyable, they’d have a convert here.” Whatsonstage.com

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Yr Hydref \ Autumn ’12

Dyddiadur \ Diary16/10 Fidget Feet: Catch Me 8pm*

17-18/10 Shakespeare Schools Festival 7.15pm

19/10 Dafydd Iwan Canol Dydd \ Midday & 8pm

20/10 Boogaloo Stu: Pop Magic 3pm & 8pm

21-23/10 De Oscuro: Gazza/Blaenannerch 8pm*

31/10 Rannel Theatre Company: 2Deep 8pm

01/11 The Medicine Show 8pm

08/11 Deori \ Incubator 7pm*

09/11 Ballet Cymru: Double Bill 8pm*

10/11 Roald Dahl’s Little Red Riding Hood and the Three Little Pigs 7pm

12-13/11 Stories from an Invisible Town 8pm

19/11 Vincent Dance Theatre: Motherland 8pm*

20/11 I like the way you wear your hair 8pm

21/11 Shylock 8pm

21-25/11 Woodland Amrywiol \ Times vary

25/11 Fireside Tales with Granddad Amrywiol \ Times vary

29/11 Frisky & Mannish 8pm

30/11-01/12 The Tempest 8pm

06-07/12 Whispers on the Waves 7pm

08/12 Whispers on the Waves 2.30pm & 7pm

09/12 Young Company Christmas Show 2pm & 6pm

10-12/12 Llandaff Musical Society: Pickwick 7.15pm

13-14/12 Potted Panto 7pm

15/12 Potted Panto 1.30pm & 7pm

16-17/12 Martyn Geraint Amrywiol \ Times vary

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Hoffai Canolfan Mileniwm Cymru ddiolch i’r sefydliadau a’r unigolion canlynol am eu cefnogaeth:

Wales Millennium Centre would like to thank the following organisations and individuals for their support:

Noddwr Sefydlu \ Founding PatronSir Donald Gordon

Cylch y Cadeirydd \ The Chairman’s CircleSir David Davies Dame Vivien Duffield DBE Diane & Henry Engelhardt Sir David Prosser The Lord and Lady Rowe-Beddoe The Turner Family 1 Di-enw \ Anonymous

Rhes y Cynhyrchwyr \ Producer’s RowStage Entertainment

Cefnogaeth Arbennig \ Special SupportPeter & Babs Thomas David Seligman OBE & Philippa Seligman

Aelodau Addewid Platinwm \ Promise Platinum MembersRaj Aggarwal OBE Ms Ayesha Al-Sabah Mr David & Mrs Diana Andrews Dr Carol Bell Mary & David Beynon Andrea & John Bryant Sir Michael Checkland Mr Hugh Child & Ms Gwenda Griffith Sir Alan Cox CBE & Lady Rosamund Cox Mr Peter & Mrs Janet Davies Mr Christian Du Cann Mr P Ellis & Mrs V Wood Sigi & Wynford Evans CBE Dr Grahame Guilford

J Gwillim-David Russell Harris Q.C. & Mrs Nicola Harris Gerald & Edith Holtham Mr Ray Hulland & Miss Nicola Hulland Dyfrig & Heather John Mr & Mrs Granville & Sheila John Robert & Philippa John Mr & Mrs William R Jones Mr Hopkin Joseph Dr Phillip Lane Dr & Mrs Richard Logan Mr Robert & Mrs Samantha Maskrey Dr Darren Owakee Mathew & Lucy Prichard Julienne Damaris Rowlands Miss Jackie Thomas 2 Di-enw \ Anonymous

Aelodau Addewid Aur \ Promise Gold MembersMr Geraint Anderson Cheryl Beach John Clissett Jonathan Davies & Jay Burrell Paul Cornelius Davies Mr Jason Digby Luke & Rachel Fletcher Mr Stephen Griffiths Mr Bart & Mrs Patricia Haines Mr Richard Hoyle Anna Ingledew Jamie Ireland Mrs Julie Jenkins Professor Michael Levi Dafydd Bowen Lewis Mr Mike Newman Dr Andrew Potts Mrs Eirlys Pritchard-Jones

Dr Malcolm Puntis Paul Rothwell Mr & Mrs Colin & Patricia Rowland Miss Kerys Sheppard Ronald G Skuse Mrs Barbara Smith Brian & Gay Tarr Andy Thomas Mr Dyfrig Thomas The Turner Family Richard Tynen 4 Di-enw \ Anonymous

Ymddiriedolaethau \ TrustsAngus Allnatt Charitable Foundation

Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru \ Arts Council of Wales

Cronfa’r Degwm Cyngor Gwynedd \ Gwynedd Council Welsh Church Fund

Jenour Foundation

Simon Gibson Charitable Trust

The Concertina Charitable Trust

The Eranda Foundation

The G C Gibson Charitable Settlement

The Garfield Weston Foundation

The John S Cohen Foundation

The Mackintosh Foundation

The Mary Homfray Charitable Trust

The Paravicini Dyer Charitable Trust

Urdd Lifrai Cymru \ Welsh Livery Guild

Aelodau Corfforaethol Arweiniol \ Leading Corporate Members

Prif Aelodau Corfforaethol \ Principal Corporate Members

Ymddiriedolaethau \ Trusts

Cefnogaeth Arbennig \ Special Support

Partneriaid / Partners

Aelodau Corfforaethol Cefnogol \ Supporting Corporate Members

Os hoffech chi gefnogi’r Ganolfan a’n helpu ni i barhau i fod yn gartref i’r celfyddydau yng Nghymru, ffoniwch ein Tîm Datblygu ar 029 2063 6380 neu ewch i wmc.org.uk/cefnogwchni. Diolch yn fawr.

If you would like to become a supporter of the Centre and help us to continue to provide a home for the arts in Wales, please call our Development Team on 029 2063 6380 or visit wmc.org.uk/support. Thank You.