The Swansea Positive

06/12/2025

“You have to kick at the darkness till it bleeds daylight”

I felt honoured recently to be invited to be interviewed for 4theRegions new podcast series to talk about The Swansea Positive and my passion for positivity.

Dawn and the team at 4TheRegion have been huge supporters and contributors to the paper since we crowdfunded back in 2023.

I’m excited that we are now distributing Issue 5!
Pick one up at a venue near you!

Here’s the link to the podcast:

This week on the 4theRegion podcast, Dawn Lyle speaks with friend and collaborator Jon Franklin, founder of The Swansea Positive — the beautiful, print-only ...

12/11/2025

We’re at the Wellbeing Economy Cymru Festival of Ideas today at the Come and say Hi!

11/11/2025

It is never been so true that we live in a world where the political, mainstream and social media are addicted to a negative bias:
“If it bleeds, it leads”.

In this context, spreading positivity is not just a cheerful task or a luxury.

It’s a necessity. It’s an act of resistance,it’s a political act, a subversive act, a counter-cultural act.

It’s also a healthy act. It’s healthy because positivity breeds hope- and hope breeds life.

I love this alternative quote about bleeding from Bruce Cockburn:
“You have to kick at the darkness till it bleeds daylight”

This is what we are doing at The Swansea Positive, as we continue to be ‘pedlars of positivity’ , kicking at the darkness and combating the negativity through communicating and celebrating all that is positive about this wonderful city.

If you agree, come and join us!

05/11/2025

We’re live with The Swansea Positive website! Come and visit us. While our latest issues will always be proudly print only, we’ve uploaded all our previous issue so you can revisit or catch up on any you missed. Find out how you can be involved with a positive publication! 🧡

05/11/2025

Our website is up and running! We’d love you to come and visit us and share with your contacts.

Although we are proudly print only with our current issue, we’ve uploaded our previous ones online so you can catch any issues you’ve missed, and get yourself positivised…..! 🧡

The Swansea Positive is an entirely volunteer-run not for profit Community Interest Company (CIC). We believe in the inspiring power of positive stories and the transformative impact they can have on fostering unity and well-being. We’d love you to join us in this uplifting venture. About us Lates...

22/10/2025

🌟Exciting Collaboration Announcement!🌟

InclusAbility Swansea & NPT are thrilled to be teaming up with local award-winning author Helen Docherty on her brand-new book, Make it All Go Away. 📖✨

This beautiful story explores sensory overload through the eyes of a young girl navigating the world around her - helping readers understand sensory needs with empathy and insight.

📖 Book Launch Details:

🗓 Saturday 1st November 2025
🕝 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm
📍 Idris Room, Urban HQ Café, 37 Orchard Street, Swansea

Come along, meet Helen, and grab your copy of Make it All Go Away! 💜

InclusAbility will also be there on the day to chat, answer questions, and offer support to anyone with a disability, impairment, or neurodivergent condition.

Make it All Go Away - https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/make-it-all-go-away-helen-docherty/7874688?ean=9781917194075

We can’t wait to see you there! 🌈

12/10/2025

An unfortunate headline, as the article is actually quite positive about living in Swansea!

We agree and we’re passionate about communicating and celebrating the many positive people and organisations in Swansea!

We’re working on Issue 5 of The Swansea Positive now!

It featured on a list of the 10 "worst" British cities to live in for two years in a row