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Cardiff Council Update: 4th December

Welcome to the last update of the week from Cardiff Council, covering: council leaders call for city support package; COVID-19 cases and tests; the latest schools affected by COVID-19; Boston, Risman and Sullivan, the people's choice for Cardiff Bay Codebreakers statue; and 100 Cherry trees symbolising friendship between UK and Japan to be planted in Heath Park.

 

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Council leaders call for city support package

The leaders of three major Welsh councils are calling for a comprehensive and significant support package to help cities through the pandemic.

The leaders of Cardiff Council, Newport City Council and Swansea Council say that, although direct action continues to be taken by local authorities and major investment made, cities are being particularly badly impacted by the crisis.

The challenge has been brought into sharp focus this week by the troubles of high street retail giants Arcadia and Debenhams.

Cardiff, Newport and Swansea together employ tens of thousands of people in retail and hospitality. 

In a joint statement, Councillors Huw Thomas, Rob Stewart, and Jane Mudd, the Leaders of Cardiff, Swansea, and Newport Councils said: "The news about Arcadia and Debenhams is a severe blow to the cities of Wales. These announcements could have a potentially catastrophic domino impact on other retailers who depend on the footfall created by anchor stores. The effect could be widespread too - if the cities struggle, everyone will struggle. A comprehensive and significant support package is required to help cities through the challenges." 

The leaders acknowledge that the pandemic has impacted on all communities. However, they say that:

  • The pandemic is hitting cities harder in every way;
  • Its health impacts are more concentrated and severe in cities;
  • The stop-start approach to the economy is having deep and damaging impacts on the retail and hospitality sectors which characterise city economies;
  • Wales and its regions depend on cities as the engines of economic growth.

Read more here:

https://www.cardiffnewsroom.co.uk/releases/c25/25353.html

 

Cardiff Cases and Tests - 7 Days Data (25 November - 1 December)

Based on latest figures from Public Health Wales, data correct as of:

3 December 2020

 

Cases: 968

Cases per 100,000 population: 263.8 (Wales: 252.7 cases per 100,000 population)

Testing episodes: 6,464

Testing per 100,000 population: 1,761.8

Positive proportion: 15.0% (Wales: 14.5% positive proportion)

 

Cardiff University - COVID-19 Case Numbers:

https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/coronavirus/covid-19-case-numbers

University of South Wales - COVID-19 Case Numbers:

https://www.southwales.ac.uk/news/coronavirus-overview/

 

Update on schools affected by COVID-19: 04.12.20

 

Oakfield Primary School
A positive case for COVID-19 has been confirmed at Oakfield Primary School. 29 pupils from Year 5 and 3 members of staff have been advised by Public Health Wales to self-isolate for 14 days after they were identified as close contacts of the confirmed COVID-19 case. 

 

Windsor Clive Primary School

A positive case of COVID-19 has been confirmed at Windsor Clive Primary School. 56 pupils from Year 2 and 3 members of staff have been advised by Public Health Wales to self-isolate for 14 days after they were identified as close contacts of the confirmed COVID-19 case.  

 

Pen Y Bryn Primary
Three positive cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed at Pen Y Bryn Primary.  56 pupils from Year 2 and Year 6 and 6 members of staff have been advised by Public Health Wales to self-isolate for 14 days after they were identified as a close contacts of the confirmed case. 

 

Bishop of Llandaff CW High School
A positive case of COVID-19 has been confirmed at Bishop of Llandaff CW High School.34 pupils from Year 11 have been advised by Public Health Wales to self-isolate for 14 days after they were identified as close contacts of the confirmed COVID-19 case. 

 

Kitchener Primary School
A positive case of COVID-19 has been confirmed at Kitchener Primary School.18 pupils from Nursery and 6 members of staff have been advised by Public Health Wales to self-isolate for 14 days after they were identified as close contacts of the confirmed COVID-19 case

 

Severn Primary School

A positive case of COVID-19 has been confirmed at Severn Primary School. 28 PUPILS FROM Year 5 and 4 members of staff have been advised by Public Health Wales to self-isolate for 14 days after they were identified as close contacts of the confirmed COVID-19 case.  

 

Whitchurch Primary School
A positive case of COVID-19 has been confirmed at Whitchurch Primary school. 30 pupils from Year 4 and 1 member of staff have been advised by Public Health Wales to self-isolate for 14 days after they were identified as close contacts of the confirmed COVID-19 case.

 

Mary Immaculate High School
Three positive cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed at Mary Immaculate High School. 160 pupils from Year 11 and 162 pupils from Year 7 have been advised by Public Health Wales to self-isolate for 14 days after they were identified as a close contacts of the confirmed case. 

 

St Illtyd's Catholic High School
A positive case of COVID-19 has been confirmed at St Illtyd's Catholic High School. 197 Year 7 pupils have been advised by Public Health Wales to self-isolate for 14 days after they were identified as a close contacts of the confirmed case. 

 

Hawthorn Primary School
A positive case of COVID-19 has been confirmed at Hawthorn Primary School. 30 pupils from Year 4 and 1 member of staff have been advised by Public Health Wales to self-isolate for 14 days after they were identified as a close contacts of the confirmed case.

Trelai Primary School
A positive case of COVID-19 has been confirmed at Trelai Primary School. 87 pupils from Year 2 and 6 members of staff have been advised by Public Health Wales to self-isolate for 14 days after they were identified as a close contacts of the confirmed case.

 

Ysgol Bro Eirwg
Three positive cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed at Ysgol Bro Eirwg. 143 pupils from Year 5 and 11 members of staff have been advised by Public Health Wales to self-isolate for 14 days after they were identified as a close contacts of the confirmed case.

Eastern High School

Three positive cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed at Eastern High School.  100 pupils from Years 9, 10 and 11 have been advised by Public Health Wales to self-isolate for 14 days after they were identified as a close contacts of the confirmed cases.

 

Albany Primary School
A positive case of COVID-19 has been confirmed at Albany Primary School. 26 pupils from Year 1 and 1 member of staff have been advised by Public Health Wales to self-isolate for 14 days after they were identified as a close contacts of the confirmed case.

 

Pontprennau Primary School
A positive case of COVID-19 has been confirmed at Pontprennau Primary School. 59 pupils from Year 3 and 1 member of staff have been advised by Public Health Wales to self-isolate for 14 days after they were identified as a close contacts of the confirmed case.

 

St Cuthbert's Primary School
A positive case of COVID-19 has been confirmed at St Cuthbert's Primary School. 21 pupils from Year 5 and 1 member of staff have been advised by Public Health Wales to self-isolate for 14 days after they were identified as a close contacts of the confirmed case.

 

Willows High School
Two positive cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed at Willows High School.   21 pupils from Year 11 have been advised by Public Health Wales to self-isolate for 14 days after they were identified as a close contacts of the confirmed case.

 

Llanishen High School
A positive case of COVID-19 has been confirmed at Llanishen High School. 27 pupils from Year 13 and 1 member of staffhave been advised by Public Health Wales to self-isolate for 14 days after they were identified as a close contacts of the confirmed case.

 

Boston, Risman and Sullivan - the people's choice for Cardiff Bay Codebreakers statue

Three of the greatest rugby league players in the history of the game - Billy Boston, Gus Risman and Clive Sullivan - have been selected to adorn a statue to commemorate the Cardiff Bay Codebreakers.

 

The public and a special panel of experts agreed on the trio who will now be immortalised on a statue that will represent all the players who headed north from the Cardiff Bay area to star in the 13-a-side game.

 

The public were offered a list of 13 former greats who were all born in an area that took in the old Tiger Bay, Butetown, Grangetown, Adamsdown and Splott areas of south Cardiff and invited to vote for their favourite three.

 

All the players were then awarded extra points for their career successes before a seven strong panel of experts, including the current captains of the Welsh men's and women's rugby league teams, Elliot Kear and Rafique Taylor, as well as all-time greats Jim Mills and Jonathan Davies, were presented with the top six selections.

 

They were given the chance to choose their top three, earning extra points for their picks, to complete the selection process. All members of the panel agreed with the public vote and so Boston, Risman and Sullivan will now join forces on a plinth that will also remember the other 10 players.

 

Read more here:

https://www.cardiffnewsroom.co.uk/releases/c25/25357.html

 

 

100 Cherry trees symbolising friendship between UK and Japan to be planted in Heath Park

 

100 Cherry trees are to be planted in Heath Park as part of The Sakura Cherry Tree Project, which will see thousands of sakura trees planted across the UK.

 

In addition to the trees in Heath Park, trees will also be planted at five Cardiff schools: Fitzalan High School, Kitchener Primary School, St Monica's CW Primary School, Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Plasmawr, and Whitchurch High School.

 

The Welsh launch of the project, which is a part of the Japan-UK Season of Culture, was held today (December 4th) at St Fagan's Museum of Natural History.

 

Speaking ahead of the launch, The Rt. Hon. Lord Mayor of Cardiff, Cllr Rod McKerlich, said: "It's a real honour for Cardiff to be chosen to host so many of these beautiful cherry trees which I understand will blossom well into the 22ndcentury as a long lasting symbol of the mutual understanding between our two nations."

 

Honorary Consul for Japan, Keith Dunn OBE, said: "These trees are a strong symbol of our friendship that can be supported and enjoyed by future generations and we hope these new plantings will be embraced by our communities for the future.

 

"Our mission is to create a legacy for the future generations and to bring a sign of the relationship between the UK and Japan to our communities. As we enjoy the cherry blossom each spring, they will remind us of a new season of potential collaborations and growing friendships."

 

To allow the trees the best chance of survival, planting will take place early in the 2021 tree planting season.

 

TheSakura Cherry Tree Project is represented in Japan by the Japan British Society, whose main role is to raise funds for the project, and in the UK by a special committee convened by the Japan Matsuri Company (an organisation jointly managed by the Japanese Association, the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the UK, the Japan Society London and the Nippon Club).