Cardiff Council Update: 03 February 2023

Here's your Friday update, covering: Statue of legendary ‘Rugby Codebreakers' to be erected at the heart of Cardiff Bay; Lord Mayor visits Cardiff schools to celebrate fundraising achievements; Cost to park in district car parks in Cardiff; and the Welsh Blood Service are appealing for donors.

Statue of legendary ‘Rugby Codebreakers' to be erected at the heart of Cardiff Bay

Plans to erect a statue of three legendary Welsh ‘Rugby Codebreakers‘ in Cardiff Bay have been approved.

The statue celebrating Billy Boston, Clive Sullivan, and Gus Risman will be erected in Landsea Square in Mermaid Quay. All three players grew up within a three-mile radius of the Cardiff Bay area and went on to become some of the country's greatest sporting heroes.

Established in 2020, the ‘One Team. One Race: Honouring the Cardiff Bay Rugby Codebreakers' project behind the statue was inspired to begin fundraising for a statue following calls from the Butetown and wider Cardiff Bay community for a fitting tribute to the players who did so much to improve race relations across Britain.

Businessman and philanthropist, Sir Stanley Thomas OBE, took on the role as the chairman of the fundraising committee and kick started the fundraising campaign with a significant personal donation.

Lord Mayor visits Cardiff schools to celebrate fundraising achievements

The RT. Hon Lord Mayor of Cardiff, Cllr Graham Hinchey has visited six Cardiff primary schools to celebrate their winning fundraising ideas for Guide Dogs Cymru, the Lord Mayors chosen charity for 2022/23.

The schools submitted their proposals during a Virtual Grand Council last November and the ideas included Classroom Crufts, Dress up like a Dog Day, Dog Disco and a Blindfold obstacle course.

The school that raises the most money will be invited to a celebration event hosted by The Lord Mayor of Cardiff in May.

The project has been supported by the Cardiff Commitment Curriculum Team and the successful primary schools include; All Saints CiW, Pentyrch, Tongwynlais, Coryton, Pentrabane and Rhiwbeina.

Cost to park in district car parks in Cardiff

The cost to park at district car parks across Cardiff will change on Monday, February 6th, under plans to help residents and shoppers secure parking which is currently being taken up by commuters.

The first two hours of parking will remain free of charge at all district car parks across the city, but prices will then rise dependent on how long someone parks. Under the current system, after the first two free hours, in the majority of these car parks, a flat rate is charged for all-day parking. The new system will only allow five hours parking in total.

The changes were agreed following concerns raised that commuters are using these car parks for extended periods of time, at very little cost, to the detriment of residents and shoppers.

Public consultations took place in 2019 and 2020 on these plans, but the implementation was delayed due to the COVID Pandemic. All the income received from parking revenue is ringfenced under Section 55 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. Any income received over and above the cost to provide the service is ringfenced for highway and transport improvements.

The following changes will be made at 11 district car parks in the following wards on February 6th:
https://www.cardiffnewsroom.co.uk/releases/c25/30697.html

The Welsh Blood Service are appealing for donors

The Welsh Blood Service is coming to your area, and they need your help.

Why not come along, they'd love to meet you. Did you know only 3% of the population are Blood Donors?

Let's try to get that number higher - it only takes 45 minutes to help save a life. The team will take very good care of you, plus they have a lovely selection of biscuits.

In a few clicks you could join them in helping to save and improve the lives of patients across Wales:
WBS Booking (wales.nhs.uk)