The Red Dragon Centre in Cardiff Bay is teaming up with Calon Hearts Charity for a Heart Heroes weekend on 17 and 18 October, following Restart a Heart Day, to raise awareness of CPR and support fundraising for a new community defibrillator.
From 12-4pm each day, visitors can join the free family-friendly event and take part in CPR workshops delivered by Calon Hearts, with no previous experience needed.
The weekend will also help raise funds towards a new public-access defibrillator for the local community at Grangetown Pavilion. Families can also enjoy appearances from two special heroes from Adventure Bay and free face painting, with donations encouraged towards the fundraising campaign.
Emma Constantinou, spokesperson for The Red Dragon Centre, said: “We’re delighted to be working with Calon Hearts to bring this important message to our local community. We hope families will join us for a fun weekend, learn some potentially lifesaving skills and help us raise funds for a new community defibrillator.”
Sharon Owen, CEO and Founder of Calon Hearts, said: “At Calon Hearts, we know just how important it is for people to have the confidence to act in an emergency. Knowing how to perform CPR and having access to a defibrillator could mean the difference between life and death.”
She said: “We’re delighted to be working with The Red Dragon Centre to give families the chance to learn these lifesaving skills while helping to raise funds for a new community defibrillator. You never know when you might need to step in and help save someone’s life.”
She said: “We’ll also be back at The Red Dragon Centre on 24 and 25 October, offering free heart screenings for young people aged 15½ to 26 at Fitness Quarter. At Calon Hearts, we believe prevention is just as important as knowing what to do in an emergency, and we want to encourage as many young people as possible to take advantage of this opportunity to get their hearts checked.”
Calon Hearts is a Welsh heart charity established in 2012. To date, the charity has provided heart screenings for more than 38,000 people, delivered CPR training to more than 605,000 people, and helped place more than 37,000 defibrillators in communities. In 2025/26 alone, 118 people were referred for further cardiology investigations following a Calon Hearts screening.
Free heart screening sessions for young people aged 15½ to 26 will be held at Fitness Quarter, The Red Dragon Centre, Cardiff Bay, on 24 and 25 October 2026.
