CARDIFF COUNCIL
SUMMER 2017
Chance to win
UEFA Finals
The
Wiggles
are on
their way!
All you need
to know about
2017’s biggest
sports event
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Your new Council
2017 local
election
round-up
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FUN IN
THE SUN
Don’t miss our packed programme of family
fun and entertainment all summer long
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Thomas Parkhill
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RHIWBINA
Nigel Howells
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Lisa Ford
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Owen Jones
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Keith Jones
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Adrian Robson
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Saeed Ebrahim
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CAERAU
Peter Bradbury
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Elaine Simmons
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CANTON
Stephen Cunnah
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Susan Elsmore
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Ramesh Patel
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CATHAYS
Ali Ahmed
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Norma Mackie
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Sarah Merry
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Christopher Weaver
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CREIGIAU & ST FAGANS
Graham Thomas
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CYNCOED
Wendy Congreve
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GABALFA
Rhys Taylor
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Ashley Wood
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Ashley Lister
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Adbul Sattar
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Lynda Thorne
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HEATH
Fenella Bowden
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Joe Carter
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Kanaya Singh
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Frank Jacobsen
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Caro Wild
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Daniel Naughton
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Emma Sandrey
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Gavin Hill-John
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RUMNEY
Bob Derbyshire
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Jacqueline Parry
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SPLOTT
Jane Henshaw
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Lyn Hudson
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Rodney Berman
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Huw Thomas
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David Walker
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Sean Driscoll
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Philippa Hill-John
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Bablin Molik
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Jim Murphy
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Iona Gordon
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Ed Stubbs
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Jennifer Burke-Davies
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Russell Goodway
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Asghar Ali
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Dilwar Ali
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Susan Goddard
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Heather Joyce
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Jayne Cowan
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Graham Hinchey
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Kathryn Kelloway
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Phil Bale
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Shaun Jenkins
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John Lancaster
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Joe Boyle
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Daniel De’Ath
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Sue Lent
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Mary McGarry
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Peter Wong
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Dianne Rees
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Joel Williams
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Rod McKerlich
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Bernie Bowen-Thomson
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Christopher Lay
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Michael Michael
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WHITCHURCH &
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Tim Davies
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Mike Jones-Pritchard
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Linda Morgan
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Mike Phillips
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News in
brief
New traffic-free
bridge installed
New council in place to run
the city after local elections
Labour has retained control of
Cardiff Council following the
local government elections at
the start of May.
The group gained a majority,
winning 40 of the 75 seats
in the city and will form the
political administration of the
new Council.
The Conservative party won
20 seats, the Liberal Democrats
took 11 seats while Plaid Cymru
won three. One independent
member was also elected.
Following a leadership
election, the Labour group in
the city has chosen Cllr Huw
Thomas, ward member for
Splott, as the new leader of the
Labour Group/Leader Elect of
the Council and Cllr Sarah Merry,
ward member for Cathays, as
Deputy Leader of the Labour
Group/Deputy Leader Elect.
The Leader Elect has chosen
his new Cabinet as follows:
Graham Hinchey
• Cabinet Member for
Clean Streets, Recycling
and Environment – Cllr
Michael Michael
• Cabinet Member for
Culture and Leisure – Cllr
Peter Bradbury
• Cabinet Member for
Finance, Modernisation
and Performance - Cllr
Christopher Weaver
• Cabinet Member for Housing
and Communities – Cllr
Lynda Thorne
• Cabinet Member for Investment
and Development – Cllr
Russell Goodway
• Cabinet Member for Social Care
and Health – Cllr Susan Elsmore
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Labour
Conservative
Liberal Democrat
Plaid
Independent
75
seats
Total Cardiff
electorate (The
number of people
eligible to vote in this
election) 246,719.
• Deputy Leader – Education,
Employment, Skills – Cllr
Sarah Merry,
• Cabinet Member for
Children and Families – Cllr
May 2017 local
election turnout 43%
• Cabinet Member for Strategic
Planning and Transport –
Cllr Caro Wild
The Council will hold its
Annual General Meeting at City
Hall on Thursday, May 25 when
the Council Leader, Deputy
Leader, Cabinet Members
and Committee Chairs will be
formally appointed.
Cllr David Walker, who led
Cardiff’s Conservative group,
has stood down from his role as
group leader. Cllr Adrian Robson
takes over as the new leader
of the Conservative group and
leader of the opposition.
Cllr Neil McEvoy continues
to lead the Plaid Cymru group
and Cllr Joe Boyle is the
acting leader of the Liberal
Democrat group at the time of
going to print.
The new Lord Mayor of Cardiff
and the Deputy Lord Mayor will
also be installed at the AGM,
taking over from outgoing Lord
Mayor, Monica Walsh.
For full details of the local
election results, visit
www.cardiff.gov.uk/elections
Transport schemes to benefit from problem drivers
More than £390,000, which
will be reinvested in transport
schemes, was secured by
Cardiff Council through parking
enforcement and the Moving
Traffic Offences scheme (MTO) in
the last financial year.
The schemes seek to improve
traffic flow in and around the city
centre and encourage people to
use alternative forms of transport to
reduce the number of people using
private cars.
Provisional figures show a
£390,325 profit once delivery costs
were taken into account. Any profit
made is used to improve traffic and
transport schemes.
Matt Wakelam, Head of
Infrastructure and Operations, who
manages the scheme, said: “The
scheme is all about improving traffic
flow across the city and keeping
pedestrians and road users safe.
“We urge motorists to abide by
the Highway Code and to think
of others.”
A new bridge for pedestrians and
cyclists has been installed over
the River Ely.
The bridge is part of a Cardiff
Council project providing
improvements for walking and
cycling along Cowbridge Road
East and Cowbridge Road West
and Walkable Neighbourhoods
in Ely and Caerau.
The new traffic-free route
will make it easier for people
living in Ely and Caerau to
walk and cycle to destinations
to the east of Ely Bridge and
access the Ely Trail which will
be extended to run through the
Mill Housing Site via a riverside
promenade.
Work starts on
new homes
Work has commenced on the
first 192 homes in the Cardiff
Living project which will see
1,500 new homes developed
across 40 sites in the city.
Cardiff Living is a 10-year
partnership between the Council
and national developer, Wates
Residential, to help address
growing demand for housing
in the city. The scheme will
deliver around 600 council
homes for rent or assisted home
ownership and a further 900 for
sale on the open market.
Construction is now
underway at the Silvervale Park
development at Willowbrook
West in St Mellons with
completion expected in 2020.
For more information, visit
cardiffliving.wales
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Summer
at a glance
With more events to be
announced in this summer’s
packed programme of family
fun and entertainment, follow
us on Twitter for up to date
information @cardiff_events or
visit www.cardiff-events.com
UEFA Champions
League Finals
June 1 (women’s final)
Cardiff City Stadium
June 3 (men’s final)
www.cardiff2017.wales
• Summer favourites such as the
Cardiff Bay Beach, Joust and Cardiff
International Food and Drink return to
the city.
ICC Champions
Trophy
June 6 England v
New Zealand
June 9 New Zealand v
Bangladesh
June 12 Sri Lanka v Pakistan
June 14 Semi final
Cardiff Wales Stadium, Sophia
Gardens
www.icc-cricket.com/
champions-trophy
Cardiff Singer of the
World
June 11-18
St David’s Hall
www.
stdavidshallcardiff.co.uk
Cardiff Triathlon
June 25
Cardiff Bay
www.cardiff-tri.com
Joust
July 1 - 2
Cardiff Castle
www.cardiffcastle.com
Tafwyl
July 1 - 2
Llandaff Fields
www.Tafwyl.org
Open Air Theatre
The Lord
Chamberlain’s Men
July 6 - 7
Cardiff Castle
www.cardiffcastle.com
Velothon Wales
July 9
Citywide
www.velothon.wales
Cardiff International
Food and Drink
Festival
July 14 - 16
Cardiff Bay
www.cardiff-events.com
Hot stuff! Summer fun for
A summer to remember is on
the way as Cardiff is set to
host a packed season of live
music, street theatre, worldclass sporting events, family
entertainment, food and
culture.
Whatever the weather brings
this year, #Cardiffis Summer is set
to deliver a scorching programme
of events and entertainment
including the return of favourites
like Cardiff International Food
and Drink Festival, Capital FM
Cardiff Bay Beach and Cardiff
Harbour Festival hosts Extreme
Sailing Series.
Kicking off the summer in style,
the UEFA Champions League
finals will shine the spotlight on
the capital when the crème de la
crème of European club football
battle it out for the honours in
the women’s final at Cardiff City
Stadium on June 1 and the men’s
final at the National Stadium of
Wales on June 3.
With 170,000 people
expected to be in the city to
enjoy the match or soak up the
atmosphere, a worldwide live
TV audience of 200 million, and
Whatever the
weather brings this
year, #Cardiffis
Summer is set to
deliver a scorching
programme
of events
thousands more expected to visit
the Fan’s Festival (June 1-4) in
Cardiff Bay, 2017’s biggest global
sporting event gets Cardiff’s
summer off to a red-hot start.
Staying with the sporting
theme, international football
makes way for international
cricket when England take
on New Zealand in the ICC
Champions Trophy at the Cardiff
Wales Stadium in Sophia Gardens
on June 6.
A further three clashes in the
tournament will be contested in
Cardiff including the semi-final
on June 14.
Away from the sporting stage,
the Wales Millennium Centre has
something for the whole family
this summer with West End and
Broadway hit musicals as well
as critically-acclaimed theatre
including the National Theatre
and Bristol Old Vic’s Jane Eyre,
Grease and musical comedy The
Addams Family, Hairspray and
Crazy for You, starring Strictly
Come Dancing’s Tom Chambers
and Caroline Flack.
Cardiff Castle’s summer events
are always hot favourites in the
calendar and this year will be
no different with the return of
rip-roaring medieval adventure,
Joust (July 1&2), Open Air Theatre
as the Lord Chamberlain’s Men
present The Comedy of Errors
(July 6&7), Meet the Knights
(July 22 & 23) and the Grand
Medieval Mêlée, full of the sights
and sounds of life centuries ago
with all the hustle and bustle
of a medieval encampment,
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Summer
at a glance
British Speedway GP
July 22
Principality Stadium
www.speedwaygp.com
Meet the Knights
July 22 – 23
Cardiff Castle
www.cardiffcastle.com
Cardiff Bay Beach
July 28 – September 3
Cardiff Bay
www.cardiff-events.
com
Welsh Proms Cymru
July 22-29
St David’s Hall
www.
stdavidshallcardiff.
co.uk
Depot in the Park
August 5
SWALEC Stadium,
Sophia Gardens
www.depotinthepark.com
Grand Medieval
Mêlée
August 19 - 20
Cardiff Castle
www.cardiffcastle.com
all the family in Cardiff
music, games, displays and ‘havea – go’ archery activities on
August 19-20.
BBC Antiques Roadshow visits
on September 6 giving people the
opportunity to empty the attic and
bring along their treasures to the
Castle to meet the familiar and
much-loved team of experts.
Tafwyl, the capital’s annual
Welsh language arts & culture
festival and free Welsh party for
everyone moves to Llandaff Fields
on July 1 - 2 bringing the biggest
names in Welsh arts, culture and
sport to Cardiff along with an
excellent street food area.
The city’s original celebration
of home-grown produce and
irresistible street food, Cardiff
International Food and Drink
Festival promises to be a mouth-
watering paradise for families and
food-lovers alike once again from
July 14 – 16.
Wales’ biggest food festival
takes place in Roald Dahl Plass,
Cardiff Bay, with over 100
local, national and international
producers showcasing their
goods. Visitors can explore the
stalls at the Producers’ Fayre, test
some of the delicious samples on
Roald Dahl Plass
will be transformed
once again into an
urban seaside
offer and buy a variety of food and
drink, including artisan breads,
organic cheeses and homemade
liqueurs at the Farmers’ Market.
At the end of July and for
the remainder of the school
holidays, Roald Dahl Plass will
be transformed once again into
an urban seaside setting at the
Capital FM Cardiff Bay Beach
boasting buckets full of fun to
entertain the kids. The attraction
features a giant child-friendly
sandy beach, water play area and
a variety of popular funfair rides
and games for all the family. With
free live entertainment, great
food and drink and traditional
deck chairs to relax in, this should
definitely be on your summer
bucket (and spade) list! Entry is
free with additional charges for
facilities on site.
Cardiff Harbour Festival hosts
Extreme Sailing Series™ over the
August Bank Holiday weekend
making sure the season comes to
an adrenaline-fuelled end.
Renowned for its intense
racing spirit, the Extreme Sailing
Series™ returns to Cardiff Bay
for the sixth consecutive year
and will feature elite level sailing
crews including the British team,
Land Rover BAR Academy,
mentored by senior members of
Sir Ben Ainslie’s America’s Cup
team. As well as breathtaking
racing, there’ll be plenty of
shoreside entertainment as well
for the whole family.
• For everything you need to
know about the UEFA Champions
League finals, see page 11 - 14.
Street Food Circus
Throughout August
and September
Sophia Gardens
www.streetfoodcircus.
co.uk
Pride Cymru’s Big
Weekend
August 25 - 27
Cardiff Civic Centre
www.pridecymru.
co.uk/events
Cardiff Harbour
Festival hosts
Extreme Sailing
Series
August 25 - 28
Cardiff Bay
www.cardiff-events.com
For more information on
#Cardiffis Summer, visit www.
cardiff-events.com or follow us
on social media.
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Challenging cycling spectacular
back in South Wales this summer
Animal Agents
on the case at
city libraries
Cardiff Libraries are going
undercover for the return
of the Summer Reading
Challenge.
Produced by the Reading
Agency and delivered by
libraries nationwide, this
year’s challenge theme is
Animal Agents and features
a band of clever creatures,
ready to solve all kinds of
crimes including peculiar
goings-on at the library!
Children aged four to 11
can sign up for the challenge
at their local library and need
to read at least six books
over the summer.
Last year, over 6,400
children in Cardiff signed
up to the challenge and this
year it is hoped even more
will get involved.
Library staff will be visiting
schools to encourage children
to take part ahead of the
launch of the challenge with a
party at Central Library Hub on
Saturday, July 15 (11am – 2pm).
Children have until September
23 to finish their six books.
Visit www.cardiff.gov.uk/
libraries or follow us on Twitter
@cdflibraries and www.facebook.com/summmerReadingChallengeCardiff
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Velothon Wales is on its way
back to Cardiff for a third year
promising to deliver a truly
spectacular cycling event.
Combining a closed road
sportive alongside a UCI
sanctioned professional race, the
event will take place on Sunday,
July 9 on closed roads around
the city and into the wider South
East Wales region.
Up to 16,000 cyclists are
expected to take part in this
year’s event which includes
a 110km and 140km course
that take in some of the
most beautiful scenery and
challenging climbs around
New 3G pitches in
Cardiff parks
Two new 3G floodlit sports pitches
have been installed in Trelai Park
in Caerau and in The Marl in
Grangetown.
The artificial turf pitches, funded
through a partnership with Welsh
Government and their Capital Loan
Scheme, replace current disused
tennis courts and will maximise
training opportunities and the
development of football at grass
root level.
South Wales.
Cyclists, spectators, residents
and businesses can visit www.
velothon-wales.co.uk to view
both routes which start and end
in Cardiff city centre.
Residents and businesses
who will be affected by the road
closures associated with the
event have received letters with
information about the event.
Nigel Russell, Event Director,
Velothon Wales commented:
“Velothon Wales is fast
becoming a major event on
Cardiff’s sporting calendar, and
excitement is building as we
close in on this year’s race.
“We are working hard to
ensure everything is in place for
riders from the United Kingdom
and beyond to enjoy the
spectacular Welsh scenery on
closed roads this summer, while
Up to 16,000
cyclists are expected
to take part in this
year’s event which
includes a 110km and
140km course
It’s now so easy to pay by phone to park
Paying for parking in Cardiff is
now easier thanks to a new pay
by phone scheme.
Making the payment process
quicker, pay by phone options are
available at all Heath car parks,
The Parade (Roath), throughout
the city centre and most locations
in Cardiff Bay.
The cashless system allows
drivers to pay via a new app –
MiPermit, by SMS on a mobile
phone, online or by telephone.
The app allows users to check
out prices in advance, pay before
they park or as they are leaving
their car as well paying to extend
their parking without having to
return to the car.
To find out more about the
new service, www.cardiff.gov.
uk/parking
The Council also recently
launched the Smart Parking
app which allows customers
to plan ahead and see where
parking is available via a free to
download app.
causing minimal disruption to
residents along the route.
“It has been particularly
pleasing to see local
communities along the course
getting behind the event to make
it the biggest and best Velothon
Wales yet. Without the support of
Cardiff residents and businesses,
we would not be able to start
and finish the race in the iconic
Welsh capital, and I would like to
thank everyone involved.”
For more information on road
closures, visit www.velothon.
com/events/velothon-wales/
residents-and-spectators/roadclosures-and-queries
Company fine cut
on appeal
A Cardiff company fined £120,000
for delivering “high risk” food to a
business in a vehicle that wasn’t
refrigerated has had the fine cut
on appeal.
Global Foods Ltd was
prosecuted by Cardiff Council
and fined at Cardiff Magistrates’
Court in January but successfully
appealed at Newport Crown
Court and the fine was reduced
to £80,000.
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Creating green energy from food waste
A new facility that generates green
energy from food waste has
opened in the city.
The Kelda Water Services plant
in Tremorfa is now processing
food waste from Cardiff and Vale
of Glamorgan councils by using
anaerobic digestion technology.
The plant breaks down food waste
in the absence of oxygen and
each year can produce enough
electricity to power 4,000 homes
and a product which can be
used to make plant food or a soil
conditioner.
The Council is working with
the Vale, Kelda Water Services,
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water, Econ
Construction and Anaeria on the
project to recycle 97% of food
waste delivered to the plant by the
two councils.
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Campaign shows we
Love Where We Live!
The Love Where You Live
Campaign has removed nearly
150 tonnes of extra rubbish
from the city’s streets since its
autumn launch.
The Council has been working
closely with community groups
and Keep Wales Tidy across the
capital to run the initiative which
is designed to encourage a
sense of pride in local areas.
The campaign began by
targeting inner-city wards and
saw hundreds of tonnes of
extra rubbish removed from
the streets, on top of normal
cleansing operations.
In April, the campaign moved
to the city’s outer wards and
has continued to clean up
the streets.
As well as removing rubbish
from hundreds of streets,
thousands of gullies have
been cleansed and hundreds of
pavements fixed.
Love Where You Live also
works with residents to ensure
they know how to put their
waste out correctly and takes
enforcement action against those
who persist in breaking the rules.
Since the scheme began in
autumn last year:
• More than 940 streets have
been deep-cleaned
• Almost 150 tonnes of additional
waste has been removed
• Almost 8,650 gullies have
been cleansed
• 720 pavement defects have
been repaired
Matt Wakelam, Operational
Manager for Infrastructure and
Operations at Cardiff Council,
said: “It’s fantastic to see the
Love Where You Live campaign
make a real difference.
“This is a team effort, of
course - the Council can’t do it
all alone. So I want to thank all
those volunteers who have set
up groups and arranged litter
picks - the people who really
love where they live and who
have come out to help in the
war against litter.
“We really appreciate
their effort.
“But it’s a shame there are still
people out there who think it’s
OK to litter. We will be upping
enforcement action against
those people so I would ask
everyone to take pride in their
area and to think twice before
dropping any litter.”
Do you know what to do with
things like unwanted DVDs, clothes
and electrical items? How about
responsibly disposing of nappies?
Some people are confused
about what to do with these items
and what can and can’t be put in
your green recycling bags.
All of these items, apart from
nappies, should be taken to
your nearest Household Waste
Recycling Centre and NOT be put
out with other recyclable material
for weekly collection.
Nappies and incontinence pads
can be collected by signing-up
for the City Council’s hygiene
collection service. Register online
or call C2C on 029 2087 2087.
There has also been some
confusion about what can go
into garden waste sacks and bins.
Garden waste collections are
for grass cuttings, leaves, twigs,
flowers and hedge trimmings.
Please don’t put plastic, cardboard,
large quantities of soil, heavy wood
and branches into your garden
waste bin or reusable sack.
For clear information on
dealing with waste please visit:
www.cardiff.gov.uk/recycle
Bank Holiday waste collections
Your recycling and waste collection days will change over the
spring and summer bank holidays. To avoid forgetting, sign up
for our free recycling and waste collection reminder service at
www.cardiff.gov.uk/recycle
Your normal collection day
Your new collection day
WHITSUN BANK HOLIDAY
Monday, May 29th
Tuesday, May 30th
Tuesday, May 30th
Wednesday, May 31st
Wednesday, May 31st
Thursday, June 1st
Thursday, June 1st
Friday, June 2nd
Friday, June 2nd
Sunday, June 4th
AUGUST BANK HOLIDAY
Enforcement action since autumn 2016
• 134 £80 notices for domestic litter
(Duty of Care)
• Six £80 notices for commercial litter
(Duty of Care)
• Three £80 notices for general litter
• Four £80 notices for smoking-related litter
• 81 notices to clear front / rear gardens
• 431 households were sent Section 46 Notices *
• 44 households breached their Section 46 Notice **
• 74 £300 Waste Transfer Notices ***
* A letter pointing out household
waste had not been presented
correctly and putting residents “on
notice” of a penalty if they continued
to put waste out incorrectly
** £100 penalties for continuing
to fail to present household waste
correctly
*** Commercial waste operators
penalised for failing to provide
documents to show where waste has
come from and where it’s being taken
to for recycling or disposal
Monday, August 28th
Tuesday, August 29th
Tuesday, August 29th
Wednesday, August 30th
Wednesday, August 30th
Thursday, August 31st
Thursday, August 31st
Friday, September 1st
Friday, September 1st
Saturday, September 2nd
All bank holiday collection dates will be automatically updated
on the council’s selection of collection reminders.
For more details, log on to
www.cardiff.gov.uk/collectionreminders
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brief
Independent
living facility to
open in city
A major refurbishment of
a former children’s home
in north Cardiff has been
completed to provide
accommodation promoting
independent living for
older people.
The former care home
at 150 Thornhill Road has
been converted into eight
one and two-bedroom
flats providing modern,
flexible and open plan
living to enable residents
to live independently and
ensure the accommodation
can adapt as a resident’s
needs change.
All ground floor flats are
suitable for wheelchair
users, and the building also
features scooter charging
facilities and a multi-use
communal room.
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New Meals on Wheels delivers
hearty food and peace of mind
Cardiff Council’s Meals on
Wheels service has been
relaunched.
The service is about more than
just delivering a meal but also gives
peace of mind to customers and
their loved ones by providing social
interaction and a welfare check.
Meals on Wheels delivers hot,
nutritious meals to customers
across the city and people can
now self-refer to the service or
can be referred by family, friends,
neighbours, or health or social care
professionals.
Customers that meet one of the
following criteria can now receive
the service:
• Having difficulty preparing a
meal safely
• Liable to self-neglect or would
eat an inappropriate diet
without the service
• Unable to shop for food
• Have a mental or physical
disability
• Needing support due to
recovery from hospitalisation
or illness; carer illness or
holiday, or bereavement.
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long enough to cook myself so
Meals on Wheels is great for me.
I like the meal, and Arthur who
delivers them is as good as gold.
I would definitely recommend
the service.”
To find out more about
the new Meals on Wheels
service and Telecare Cardiff,
contact 029 2053 7080, email
[email protected]
or [email protected]
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The affordable service caters
for people of all ages, not just
the elderly and customers can
choose when and how often
they would like to receive
meals. A wide selection of
meals, catering for a variety of
diets, conditions and choices
are available from £3.90 a day,
delivered by our friendly team.
The service provides peace of
mind for customers and their
families and complements the
Council’s response and warden
service, Telecare Cardiff.
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News in brief
Prestigious ‘double-excellent’
rating for Fitzalan High School
Fitzalan High School has
been given the highest rating
possible by Estyn.
Estyn was impressed by the
school’s “clear vision,” and
“outstandingly high levels of
aspiration and ambition.”
Inspectors noted that, “The
school has been exceptionally
successful in establishing an
ethos that celebrates diversity
and achievement and creates
Innovative school and
college site named
The home for Eastern High
school and Cardiff and Vale
College’s newest site has been
named Eastern Community
Campus.
The state-of-the-art campus will
provide outstanding facilities for
excellent teaching and learning for
young people in the east of the city.
The name has been chosen
to highlight that it is a facility that
the whole community will benefit
from. Eastern Community Campus
will have a strong local focus,
with many facilities available for
all to use, including a 3G+ floodlit
football pitch and spaces suitable
for community groups.
Set to open in January, and
funded by the council’s and Welsh
Government’s 21st Century Schools
programme, the £26m scheme
is being developed in a close
collaboration between Eastern
High and Cardiff and Vale College,
on land once used for the college’s
former Trowbridge campus.
The new Eastern High school
will be able to accommodate 1,200
pupils up to GCSE level. Courses
and vocational training for up to
500 students over the age of 16
will be provided by Cardiff and
Vale College.
Excitement
is growing all the
time amongst
pupils, parents
and staff
The shared site and innovative
partnership between the school
and college will create an
inspirational environment that
will encourage young people to
continue to learn and provide a
smooth transition from GCSEs
to post-16 education and
training.
The design for the campus
features flexible learning spaces
for a variety of uses and the very
latest in science facilities.
Armando Di-Finizio, Eastern
High school Headteacher, said:
“The excitement is growing
all the time amongst pupils,
parents and staff as the date for
us moving to the school’s new
home approaches. I visited the
site recently and I can’t believe
the amount of progress there
has been.”
Inspectors find rising standards at city primary school
Bryn Hafod Primary School
in Llanrumney is celebrating
after education watchdog
Estyn removed the school from
monitoring.
Estyn found that progress
has been made in addressing
inspection recommendations
from November 2015.
Headteacher Rhian Lundrigan
said: “I am delighted that we
have been removed from Estyn
monitoring and this latest report
has proved the school has turned
a corner.
“All staff, pupils, parents and
governors have played an
important part in Bryn Hafod’s
journey of school improvement
over the last 18 months.
“We are now looking to the
future. We have worked really
hard to get to this point and
we are all sharing a common
vision to continue to grow and
build on the foundations we
now have in place.
“These are very exciting
times for Bryn Hafod
Primary School.”
a culture of inclusivity, care
and respect.”
They also found Fitzalan
High School to be “a
highly inclusive and caring
community” providing
“outstanding support for
pupils’ wellbeing, which
contributes considerably to
pupils’ high standards and
strong spiritual, moral, social
and cultural development.”
First for Wales sees co-ordinated
school admissions trial agreed
Cardiff will become the first local
education authority in Wales
to trial co-ordinated school
admissions, creating a fairer and
clearer way for parents to apply
to secondary schools.
Currently there are a number
of school application processes
running alongside one another,
for example one for local
authority schools, one for each
individual faith school and one
for foundation schools.
The new system, which will
run for the Year 7 intakes in
September 2018, 2019 and 2020,
brings all of these different ways
of applying together to create a
co-ordinated school admissions
process.
Late try seals victory for Cardiff
Schools U11s rugby team
Cardiff Schools Under 11s rugby
team have completed an amazing
national double – winning the
prestigious DC Thomas Cup and
the national 7s tournament.
The double has only been won
six times in 40 years and Cardiff
Schools last did it in 2005.
Year 5 and 6 pupils from across
the capital met regional rivals
Pontypridd Schools at Cardiff
Arms Park and sealed a dramatic
20-15 win in the DC Thomas
Cup, with a late try from captain
Sion Davies.
Twelve children went to
the national 7s tournament at
Dunvant RFC, scoring 27 tries in 7
matches and conceding just 4.
Cardiff Schools Under 11s
coach and teacher at Greenway
Primary School Andrew Parker
said: “We have been lucky this
year to have a group of very gifted
children who have worked hard
and deserved this achievement.
“We are extremely proud of
every member of the squad.”
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Somewhere, hidden amongst the thorny brambles is a little kingdom where
everyone is very, very small…Join an exciting and magical musical adventure
in Ben & Holly’s Little Kingdom at the New Theatre on July 15-16.
in Cardiff
Brought to you by The City of Cardiff Council
www.cardiff.gov.uk or call c2c on 2087 2087
Contacts
in cardiff
New Theatre
Tel: 2087 8889
www.newtheatrecardiff.co.uk
THE WIGGLES
AUGUST 6
ST DAVID’S HALL
THE GRADUATE
Win a family ticket for 4 to see The Wiggles at St David’s Hall on Sunday,
August 6 by answering this question:
Which country do the Wiggles come from?
Send your answer with your name, address and telephone number to: In
Cardiff competition, Room 509, County Hall, Cardiff CF10 4UW or email
[email protected] Closing date for entries is Friday, July 21, 2017.
St David’s Hall
JUNE 20 - 24
NEW THEATRE
Tel: 2087 8444
www.stdavidshallcardiff.co.uk
In this hit West End comedy, unforgettable characters from
the landmark novel and Oscar-winning film are brought to
life. Featuring a memorable soundtrack of sixties songs, don’t
miss this stylish new production.
Community Listings
Cardiff Astronomical Society
Cardiff IVC
Meet Thursday evenings. Contact:
[email protected]
Kick start your social life and meet
new friends with Cardiff IVC, a
multi-activities group for adults. Meet
Monday nights at Plum Tree Café Bar,
Cowbridge Road East. For information
www.cardiffivc.org.uk Tel 07526
141392 or email [email protected]
Crescent, Riverside. Meet Wednesday
mornings at 10.15am for an illustrated
talk/speaker. Entry £2 includes
refreshments. We also offer a
computer/internet tuition session for
total beginners from 9.45-10.30am.
For details: 029 2034 1768 / iona.
[email protected]
Cardiff Naturalists’ Society
Four Seasons
A series of talks and field trips covering
all aspects of wildlife. For details:
www.cardiffnaturalists.org.uk
An over 60s social group for widows
and widowers. Meet Tuesdays at
12.30pm. Location changes weekly,
for details contact 02920 483321.
Cardiff Bonsai Club
Meet monthly on the third Tuesday,
7.30pm at The Scout Hall, Lake Road
North, CF23 5QN.
www.cardiffbonsai.org.uk
Cardiff Bridge Club
Meets at Penylan Club, off
Marlborough Road, Penylan. Mon
6.45pm (Improvers),Weds 1pm, Fri
10.30am. Duplicate bridge Tues, Wed,
Thurs at 7.15pm, and Thurs at 2 pm.
Further info contact www.bridgewebs.
com/cardiff.
Cardiff Camera Club
Meet every Thursday at 7.30 pm at
Rumney Partnership Hub, Llanstephan
Road. www.cardiffcameraclub.co.uk
or ‘Cardiff Camera Club’ on Facebook.
Cardiff CTC (Cycling club)
Half and full-day Saturday and Sunday
rides in and around the area. We ride
at a steady-to-leisurely pace and
keep together as a group. For further
details, visit http://cardiffctc.com/
Cardiff & District Rhondda Society
Meet monthly on the third Wednesday
during term time, 10.30am Room
8, Ararat Church, Whitchurch. For
details: 029 20883722
Cardiff Farmer’s Markets
Rhiwbina, Butcher’s Arms-Every Friday
10am-1pm. Roath, Mackintosh Sports
Club-Every Saturday 9.30am-1pm.
Riverside, Fitzhamon EmbankmentEvery Sunday 10am-2pm. St. Mary
Street every Saturday 11am-5pm.
www.riversidemarket.org.uk
Cardiff Philatelic Society
Stamps, postcards or postal history
group. Meet alternate Tuesdays,
7.30pm at Llanishen Baptist Church,
Fidlas Road, Llanishen, CF14 5LZ. For
more information contact secretary
Graham Bean on 029 2065 7941 or
[email protected]
Cardiff Rivers Group
Meet every three weeks or so to
tackle litter and remove rubbish from
Cardiff’s rivers, streams, ponds and
other water courses. Check website
for forthcoming events: http://
cardiffriversgroup.co.uk
Cardiff Royal Naval Association
Meet monthly on the first Monday
at 7.30pm at the United Services
Mess, Wharton Street. Meet every
other Wednesday at 12.30pm in the
City Arms pub. Former and serving
members of The Royal Navy and
Royal Marines welcome. For details
e-mail: [email protected]
Cardiff U3A - Group for the
retired/semi-retired
Monday Club
If you are age 50 plus and would like
to make new friends come along to
the weekly club at Home Guard Club,
Ely at 1.30pm.
Monkstone Petanque Club
Every Sunday 11 - 1pm, Wednesdays
from 6pm, Monday & Friday 1012noon at Penylan Club, Marlborough
Road, Cardiff. For more information,
email secretary@monkstonepetanque.
org.uk orcontact secretary Roger
Griffin on 07960 332486
Rhiwbina Bridge Club
Memorial Hall, Lon-y-Dail, Rhiwbina.
Meet Monday 12.50pm and Monday,
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
evenings at 6.50pm. For details:
02921 157435. New members always
welcome to this friendly club and
partner can be provided on Monday
afternoon and evening.
Rhiwbina Floral Society
For details: www.cardiffu3a.org.uk/ /
07926 533693.
Meet every first and third Tuesday
of the month at Rhiwbina Memorial
Hall, Lon Ucha, CF14 6HL. For details:
www.rhiwbinafloralsociety.org.uk
Conway 50+ Group
Social Bridge Club
Conway Methodist Hall, Romilly
St Fagans Village Hall. Meet
Wednesdays at 7pm. Brian@agrisgj.
com / 02920 565445 / 02920 670401
Table tennis for all
Meet Fridays at The Cardiff
Community Table Tennis Club, Upper
Hall of Sport Wales, Sophia Gardens
7pm-9pm. £3/£2 juniors. Roy Gibson:
01446 412352.
Tai Chi
Beginners class Wednesdays 7.309.30 pm at St Isan’s Church Hall, Heol
Hir, Llanishen CF14 5AE. First class
free. For details call Marcus 029 2031
2171/www.taoist.org.uk
Tenovus Cancer Care, Sing
with Us Choirs
Fun, uplifting and friendly choirs
for anyone affected by cancer.
Meet weekly in Rhiwbina and
Splott. For more information visit
tenovuscancercare.org.uk/singwithus
or call free on 0808 808 1010.
The Royal Welsh Regimental
Comrades Association
Cardiff Branch
Former and serving members of
the Royal Welsh, Welch Regiment,
South Wales Borderers, Royal Welch
Fusiliers, Royal Regiment of Wales and
any affiliated territorial and regular
battalions are welcome. Meet at the
Officers’ Mess at Maindy Barracks
on the third Friday each month at
7.30pm. For details: 02920 618115 /
02920 549577.
Welsh widows and
widowers group
Meet Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Tel: 07749 542858, e-mail: friends@
welshwidows.co.uk, web: www.
welshwidows.co.uk
Cardiff Castle
Tel: 2087 8100
www.cardiffcastle.com
Cardiff Story
Museum
Tel: 2034 6214
www.cardiffstory.com
Libraries
Tel: 2038 2116
www.cardiff.gov.uk/
libraryevents
Norwegian
Church Art Centre
Tel: 2087 7959
Norwegianchurchcardiff.com
Flat Holm
Tel: 029 2087 7912
www.flatholmisland.com
Parks
Tel: 029 2233 0235
www.cardiff.gov.uk/parks
Wales
Millennium
Centre
Tel: 029 2063 6464
www.wmc.org.uk
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Lasting legacy of UEFA Champions League
How the city is set to benefit directly from hosting the two finals
WHEN the curtain falls on the
UEFA Champions League Final
in June, it won’t just be fantastic
memories of the day Cardiff
played host to the greatest
sporting show on earth that
will remain.
Hosting this sporting spectacle
will also help create plenty of
direct benefits to the city, its
residents and visitors.
It has been estimated the
Final, which
is expected
to have a live
TV audience
of 200 million
viewers,
will have an
economic
benefit of
approximately
£45m to
Cardiff and the
wider region.
Throughout
the tournament’s knockout
stages, The Road to Cardiff
branding has been used at
every game.
It is expected to reach a
global TV audience of 1.3 billion
people by the time the winners
lift the coveted silverware at the
National Stadium of Wales (the
name of the Principality Stadium
for the event) on June 3.
And there are a number
of ways Cardiff will benefit
directly from hosting the UEFA
Champions League Final,
which include:
• A five-a-side artificial pitch in
Grange Gardens, Grangetown
• Improvements to the grass in
Coopers Field
• The installation of a wildlife
camera system in Bute Park
A Cardiff Council spokesperson
said playing host to the UEFA
Champions League Finals
would create a huge and lasting
economic legacy for Cardiff
which will be of
benefit to the
city for many
years to come.
The spokesperson
added: “Staging
such a world-class
sporting occasion
in Cardiff will
generate a massive
and long-lasting
boost for the whole
city – its people,
its businesses, its
hospitality and tourism
trade and its universities.”
The spokesperson said there
would be many direct benefits to
the city, too, and added: “These
include a fantastic five-a-side
artificial pitch in Grangetown,
the opportunity to lay new grass
across Coopers Field and an
amazing wildlife camera system in
Bute Park.”
For the very latest on the city’s
preparations, including all of the
information on road restrictions
and closures, log on to www.
cardiff2017.wales
Such a
worldclass sporting
occasion will
generate a
massive
boost
Pitch perfect in Grangetown
A superb, five-a-side artificial
pitch is being built in Grange
Gardens in Grangetown.
It is being funded by the UEFA
Grassroots Programme and the
Football Association of Wales
and costs more than £100,000.
This fantastic new pitch,
which will be free to use, will
help to further build football at
a grassroots level in Cardiff for
years to come.
Wildlife in focus
in Bute Park
Bute Park will benefit from the
installation of a new wildlife
camera system.
This will provide park users
with a ‘Spring Watch-style’
insight into some of the
fascinating wildlife that live
and feed within the park.
This fantastic new facility
will display live and recorded
footage of wildlife both
online and within the
park itself.
It will also provide new
opportunities for the park’s
education and volunteer
programme.
More details of this exciting
project will be available in the
coming months.
Grass IS greener on the other side
Once the final whistle blows
on the sporting event of the
year, residents and visitors
to Cardiff can look forward
to seeing improvements in
Coopers Field and Bute Park.
During the final weekend,
the UEFA Champions Village
in Coopers Field will host
7,000 guests while the UEFA
Football Village in Cardiff
Castle grounds will host
2,000 guests.
As the ground will be
covered over for many
weeks, it is expected grass at
those sites will be affected so
it will be fully reinstated by
the Council.
After many years of hosting
events in Coopers Field, such
as the RHS Show, Sparks
in the Park, Pride Cymru,
music festivals and concerts,
which have taken their toll
on the ground, it is a great
opportunity to return the
land to a healthy state.
The top layer of soil
in Coopers Field will be
removed, the ground will be
levelled and a hardwearing
rye grass seed mixture
will be sown.
The new grass will be
treated with fertiliser, mown
frequently and irrigated,
providing a good quality
grass surface suitable for
hosting regular major events.
Other affected grass areas
will be fenced off and regrown from seed or will be
reinstated with turf.
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Champions
League news
Happy campers
A camp site is being set up in
Pontcanna Fields to ensure there
is affordable accommodation for
visitors coming to the city for the
UEFA Champions League Finals.
The camp site will feature prepitched camping and glamping
facilities and is due to start setting
up from Monday, May 22. It will
operate from May 31 until June 5.
The plan is to have enough
bed space for 5,000 fans in a mix
of two, four and eight person
tents – which will be set out in
the shape of a football shirt.
There will be no general
parking on site but parking is
available for those booked into
the VIP and glamping areas.
The site is a very different
facility to the scale, size and
duration of the National
Eisteddfod and Cardiff Council is
continuing to ensure the park is
protected for its users.
The council doesn’t expect
there to be much damage to
grassland but a programme of
reinstatement will be put in place
to deal with any damage, should
any occur.
Eastern Bay Link
to open soon
The £57m Eastern Bay Link
Road is set to open in time
for the UEFA Champions
League Final.
The opening of the road will
help ease the flow of traffic in
the city as thousands of fans
arrive in the capital on June 3.
Work on the Welsh
Government scheme is nearing
completion and will see the
link road extend from the
Butetown tunnels to the Ocean
Way roundabout and reduce a
3.5km journey to 1km.
The link road will be open
to buses and coaches for
the duration of the UEFA
Champions League final
weekend in June and will then
be open to all vehicles shortly
after the event.
FAN-tastic - the fun, free
UEFA Champions Festival
A four-day UEFA Champions
Festival will provide a fantastic
feast of football in Cardiff Bay.
The free festival will encompass
Roald Dahl Plass, the Wales
Millennium Centre and the
Norwegian Church and will
run from Thursday, June 1 to
Sunday, June 4.
A Champions Floating Pitch
will be installed in the Bay and
will host the UEFA Ultimate
Champions Match on Friday,
June 2, featuring legends of the
beautiful game. The game is set
to kick off at 4pm with the time
subject to change.
The floating pitch will host
community activity, including
walking football, refugee teams
from Cardiff, Swansea and
Newport, a deaf football friendly
international, learning disability
and youth group matches.
A large Champions Main Stage
will be situated in Roald Dahl
Plass where DJs and other acts
will perform.
The UEFA Champions Gallery,
a museum celebrating the UCL’s
history, will be located inside the
iconic Wales Millennium Centre.
The gallery will also celebrate
and showcase the fantastic work
being done across Wales by
clubs, schools and communities.
The Gallery will also feature
the work being done as part
of the FAW’s Community
Engagement Initiatives
throughout the build-up to
the finals, including the Cardiff
2017 Curriculum Resource
which was created for all
primary schools in Wales and
the #ThisIsWelshFootball
photography competition.
The Pierhead Building will be
transformed into an interactive
Virtual Champions Arena offering
an immersive virtual reality
experience.
There will be lots of UEFA fan
engagement installations, the
jewel in the crown being the
iconic UEFA Champions League
Trophy display, which gives
The
Council
is encouraging
people to visit
the festival on the
Thursday, Friday
and Sunday
visitors the opportunity to have a
free photo taken alongside club
football’s most iconic silverware.
Because of the huge number
of visiting fans expected in
Cardiff on June 3, Cardiff
Council is encouraging people to
visit the festival on the Thursday,
Friday and Sunday along with
the UEFA Women’s Champions
League Final at Cardiff City
Stadium on June 1.
The festival will be open from
11am to 11pm on Thursday, June
1, and Friday, June 2; and from
11am to 5pm on Saturday, June
3, and Sunday, June 4. Times are
subject to change.
The festival will not be
screening the final on June 3.
A full list of activities
will be available on
www.cardiff2017.wales
Be prepared – traffic and travel advice for showcase finals
Hosting the UEFA Champions
League Final will see one of the
biggest-ever security operations
staged in Cardiff as well as road
closures in and around the city
centre and Cardiff Bay.
Road closures for the men’s
final on June 3 will be far wider
than any event seen at the
stadium before and travel by
road within Cardiff that day will
be particularly disrupted.
The installation of a
temporary pedestrian
footbridge over Castle Street
will mean it will be closed from
just west of Westgate Street
to the junction with Cathedral
Road from midnight on
Wednesday, May 31, to 6am on
Monday, June 5.
The rest of Castle Street will
close in line with the city centre
road closures for the event.
During the four days of
the fans festival, there will
be extensive road closures
in Cardiff Bay as well as
city centre road closures
from midnight on Friday,
June 2, to the early hours of
Sunday, June 4.
For the final, a combination
of road closures and tens
of thousands of visiting fans
arriving in the city means the
advice to everyone is to plan
ahead, and only travel by car
along the M4 corridor if your
journey is absolutely essential.
Cardiff Council strongly
advises residents wanting to
experience the match day
atmosphere to travel on foot
or by bus and leave their cars
at home.
All of the information on
these road restrictions and
closures can be found at www.
cardiff2017.wales
• See our centre pages for
maps of the road closures
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Road closed from:
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Road closed from:
00.01 Thursday 1 June until 22.00 Sunday 4 June
Road closed from:
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Event Park & Walk
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Road closures subject to change, check www.cardiff2017.wales/travel
There will be additional overnight road restrictions during April and May
as key features are installed. These will continue into early June as
features are removed.
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IN ST AL L ATION OF KEY STRU CT URES
FEATURE
PERIOD OF
INSTALLATION
PERIOD OF
REMOVAL
UEFA Champions Festival
12 May-31 May
4 June-12 June
UEFA Champions Village
12 May-2 June
4 June-19 June
UEFA Football Village
12 May-2 June
4 June-19 June
UEFA Legacy Pitch
3 April-31 May
n/a
Temporary Footbridge (Castle St)
31 May-1 June
4 June-5 June
Camp Cardiff
29 May-31 May
to be confirmed
(overnight)
(overnight)