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What’s on in Cardiff this weekend: 28/29/30 November 2014

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If you’re looking for a wide variety of things to do this weekend, look no further than the borders of yon fair Cardiff. We’ve got Christmas markets! We’ve got techno! We’ve got plays! We’ve got literary events! We’ve got a Christmas cabaret! We’ve got grime!

So, that’s basically saying there’s a lot on this weekend. Have a great one, wherever you end up!

FRIDAY 28 NOVEMBER

28/11 – THE BOILER HOUSE OFFICIAL LAUNCH PARTY (The Boiler House, Papermill Road) 5pm

Get over to the Boiler House for the long awaited re-launch of the new The Boiler House Graffiti Project space! The crew have been toiling away for months preparing the space, and this event is a chance to come and see the freshest event space in Cardiff, enjoy some good beers, listen to good music and hang out with great people.

The Grand Opening features a sensory overload of an exhibition by the UK and NYC based Graffiti crew ILC. Featuring Dash, Shady, Crase, Nawt, Voms, Daps, Dak, and Best.  MUSIC / DJs: Rich Roast (Born to Rock / Peaceful Progress); Dan Jose (Unity crew – London); Alex Kidd (We Run Tings)

The Boiler House is a not-for-profit community interest project. They host pop-up events and graffiti workshops for all ages.

Boiler House launch Facebook event page

28/11 – CARDIFF POETRY EXPERIMENT (Butetown History and Arts Centre), 7pm

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Join Cardiff-based writers and artists on Nov. 28 at 7 pm at the Butetown History and Arts Centre for an evening of experimental poetry with readings from Wanda O’Connor and Andrew Duncan plus a performance of an avant-garde piece from composer-theorist-writer John Cage.

BHAC Facebook page

28/11 – MARY BIJOU’S NUT CRACKING CHRISTMAS CABARET (NoFit State, Four Elms Road)

See our post about this event from earlier this week for more info 🙂

Tickets £10.50 adv, for more see Mary Bijou Facebook event page

28/11 – PYRAMID SCHEME II (Printhaus Workshops, Canton) 7pm

Did you miss the massive literary / arts / music-fest that was PYRAMID SCHEME 1? Well, lucky for you, they’re doing another one!

PYRAMID SCHEME II – IT’S BACK // AND THIS TIME IT’S INDIFFERENT. NEW VENUE // SAME CHILL VIBE.

LITERARY  LINE UP:

  • RICHARD OWAIN ROBERTS // All The Places We Lived (Parthian, 2015)
  • DAN TYTE // Half Plus Seven (Parthian, 2014) http://dantyte.com/
  • HOLLY MüLLER // A novel, Krampus, coming soon. http://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/holly-muller/
  • JOAO MORAIS // Winner of the 2013 Terry Hetherington Award for Young Writers.
  • ADAM CHRISTOPHER //
  • MARC THOMAS //
  • ZELL DELLO IOIO
  • AND LIVE FROM MANCHESTER // CHRIS KILLEN //The Bird Room (Canongate, 2009) and In Real Life (2015) http://www.iamhavinganicetime.com/

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28/11 – PLASTICIAN (Boulevard presents; Buffalo) 10pm

Oh my days. This is one for the raving crew! If you’re after a night of sick grime’n’bass, get to Buffalo late Friday night.

More info including links to Plastician’s Rinse FM show on the Boulevard presents Plastician Facebook event page

28/11 – SURGEON (Holodeck; Clwb Ifor Bach) 10pm

If you prefer your beats to be 4/4 in nature and hard enough to drill through concrete, head to Clwb Ifor Bach for some pounding techno courtesy of long-standing Cardiff techno night, Holodeck. Okay, they may have had a bit of a hiatus, but they’re back, baby!

Holodeck present Surgeon Facebook event page

SATURDAY 29 NOVEMBER

29/11 – The Cardiff Christmas Bazaar (The Abacus) 11am – 6pm

On Saturday November 29th, in conjuction with Somewhereto_, ProMoCymru, and The Modern Alchemists, ON iiiT brings you The Cardiff Christmas Bazaar! A broad mix of Christmas market stalls full or art, crafts, gifts, cards, face painting, creative workshops and performances, this festival in a day is the ideal way to spend a Saturday, whether it’s for Christmas shopping or just a fun day out.

The Abacus, a fantastic space situated in the heart of Cardiff, less than 5 minutes from central station. This not-for-profit fundraising market is raising money for Y Care International ICS, giving young people skills, hands on experience and the opportunity to progress in life. Expect an array of arts, crafts, delights, gifts, workshops and performances. The perfect place to get presents and inspiration.

The Cardiff Christmas Bazaar
Saturday 29th November 11-6pm
The Abacus, Wood Street, CF10 1ER

Christmas Bazaar Facebook event page
 29/11 – Jailhouse Pressure – The Prisoner Within (Butetown History and Arts Centre) 7.30pm

Bringing together members of the general public and people who have mental health problems with the aim of producing art exploring creative avenues.

More info including how to reserve seats at The Prisoner Within Facebook event page

29/11 – MARY BIJOU’S NUT CRACKING CHRISTMAS CABARET (NoFit State, Four Elms Road)

Tickets £10.50 adv, for more see Mary Bijou Facebook event page

SUNDAY 30 NOVEMBER

30/11 – Mind Christmas Crafternoon (The Four Bars at Dempseys) 1pm – 4pm

An afternoon of Christmas crafting to raise money for Mind. Come along and get creative and eat cake. £3 entry for crafters, £1 entry for non-crafters (those just coming for the cake!)

Crafternoon event page

30/11 – Kula Christmas (Temple of Peace) 9.30am

If you’re after a day of spiritual wellness, get to the Temple of Peace on Sunday for an inspiring day of yoga, raising the vibration for peace on our beautiful planet. The day will consist of the following sessions: a balancing combination of yin and yang yoga, meditation and a blissful sound bath.

Sounds good right? More info at the Kula event page

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Well, that’s about it. Apart from…

AND DON’T FORGET: STREET FEAST CARDIFF IS ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHTS AT THE DEPOT: the cheeky buggers at the Depot have started charging on the door, so get in before 7.30pm and save yourselves £2 entry. More information at the Street Feast Cardiff Facebook page

Also, if you’re looking for something to do on Monday night, may we recommend the following…

1/12 – Chapter Moviemaker (Chapter Arts Centre) 6pm

Chapter MovieMaker is a monthly event where we screen and chat about short films with the people who made them. Admission is free, but tickets still need to be collected from the box office at Chapter, and it’s often best to reserve/collect them early (Cinema 2 only has 57 seats).

More information at the Chapter Moviemaker December event page

That’s all for this week. Have a grand weekend all!

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Celebrate the festive season with Mary Bijou’s Nut Cracking Christmas!

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Our friends over at Mary Bijou are putting on a Christmas Cabaret this weekend, to get you in the festive mood! Presenting, the Mary Bijou Nut Cracking Christmas Cabaret!

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Mary Bijou Cabaret & Social Club presents Mary Bijou’s Nut Cracking Christmas!

Mary Bijou Cabaret & Social Club are bringing their unique style to Four Elms with a Christmas Cabaret on the 28th and 29th November 2014.

Mary Bijou brings together top circus and cabaret performers to bring you an intimate, immersive, circus cabaret show, where the audience are encouraged to dress up and become part of the cabaret family for the evening.

We will have food to purchase, a bar and mulled wine.

So start your Christmas party season off piste and in style with a night of wintery cabaret and dodgy Santa comedy with their newest show, Mary Bijou’s Nut Cracking Christmas. Come in your finest Christmas clobber or the best Nut Cracker camp and join Mary Bijou for a night to remember.

Date: Friday 28th & Saturday 29th November
Doors: 7:30pm
Show: 8:00pm
Duration: approximately 2 hours including interval

Location: NoFit State, Four Elms Road, Cardiff CF24 1LE

Tickets: £10.50 in advanced, £12 on the door available here: tickets from NoFit State Circus
Age: appropriate for 16+


Food menu: We have the menu! Get your chops round this:

Seasonal mezze platter £8 including:
Beetroot hummus, winter veg pakora, faux gras (vegan pate), roast cauliflower/hazelnut salad, courgette/chilli/lemon salad, locally baked bread and some delicious sweet treats!

My mouth is watering! Take a look at some of their daring performers…

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Still need convincing? Check out their cabaret from last year…

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE MARY BIJOU CABARET on their Facebook event page

 

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The People

Yet more of those Humans of Cardiff

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The Humans of Cardiff project that Wales Online are running has been posting some lovely pics of Cardiff residents out and about in the city. Here are some of my recent favs!

“I’m a nanny. I’m really passionate about bringing up children, nurturing their soul and their creativity, bringing up the next generation properly, with love, care, you know, not being stuck in front of a TV.”
“We’ve known each other for 13 years and like to live life to the full. We would advise each other to never change.”
“My earliest memory is looking at Sydney Harbour Bridge.”
“In my childhood I had a fear of darkness. Not any more but I have bad memories of darkness. I was left home alone when I was a little girl and I was scared a lot, you know, just for a couple of minutes. It was nothing serious, but it left something.”
“I’ve lived in Cardiff for eight years. I love the people. The local police always come and visit me because they love me. They come over for tea.”
“I’ve always wanted to jump out of a plane! I’m the least athletic or sporty person ever, but I think it would be quite freeing.”
“I’ve got little Cavalier dogs that I rescue. I’ve got one called Rosie and she adores feathers. She’ll play with these for hours.”
“I’ve played football with John Hartson.”
“My old man lives in America, but he’s back next week. We haven’t been together in Cardiff since 2009.”
“This is my nephew. He makes you laugh, he makes you smile. If he wakes you up at six or seven in the morning, that’s fine, I’m more than happy for him to do so. He’s the light of our world… and I hope he doesn’t grow up.”
“The biggest struggle I had to go through was my nan dying. I’m still grieving about that now. My life has got pretty rough since then as well. My stepdad became ill, he had to have a triple bypass and a kidney transplant. He’s still rough, he’s on tablets but hopefully soon he’ll be able to get back into work.”
“Back in the eighties the Hell’s Angels used to run the fly posting and they used to do it through violence. “And then all the hippies started to hit back and, you know, got rid of them. “Then a lot of councils started legalising it and actually making a profit on it. “So, you know, none of us have to run around being chased by coppers anymore.”
“I was standing on a crate trying to paint a little corner and I fell backwards, went to protect myself from falling, fractured my finger and tore some of the ligaments in my shoulder. “But it’s okay ‘cos we’ve got cricket now for the next six weeks. I’m an avid cricket fan so it gives me an excuse in front of my missus to say ‘Aww, I’ll watch the cricket then’.”
“I’ve been coming to this park for the best part of 65 years. I used to come here when the Taff swim was on. I used to come down and watch it. I never understood how they didn’t catch anything, it wasn’t the cleanest water in those days.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Happy in my skin!

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I was going to title this post ‘Happy in my skin – calendars of beautiful naked women make a great Christmas gift’ but I thought that might sound like the site had been hacked, so I just went with Happy in my skin instead.

What am I on about? Good question.

A couple of months ago, I received an email from a friend asking if I fancied going skinny dipping somewhere off the coast near Cardiff, as part of an art project. I’m a big fan of being naked in the sea, but I was busy that weekend. I joined the Facebook group anyway – a group called Happy in my Skin, which set out to do the following things. Here’s some info about them, the event they held, and where you can buy the calendar with the gorgeous photos that were taken of the day!

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Happy in my skin is an all-female skinny dip raises awareness around body image and confidence.

Two Welsh (Cardiff)-based artists are out to change how women perceive their bodies – by featuring a mass skinny-dip on a calendar

They say they want women to answer the question: Am I happy in my skin?

And if the answer is “No”, they want to know why not, and what can be done to change that.

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Hazel Anderson and Leah Crossly invited women to an all-female skinny dip – and now are creating a calendar using images from the event. They say that Happy In My Skin is a creative investigation in to what it takes to be happy in the body that women have. Over one weekend they invited women to take part in an all female skinny dip, one in Brighton and one in South Wales. 60 women took on the challenge.

Leah, a visual artist and photographer, says: “We want to show women of all shapes and sizes, fully expressed and celebrating being in their body. We imagined it was possible that if we got enough women together and we all stripped naked, both physically and metaphorically we might change something in the way that woman perceived herself.”

Hazel said: “Women aged from 18 to 69 stripped off and ran in to the sea. It was a beautiful sight. We didn’t really imagine what a transformative experience it would be for some people who took part.”

Hazel’s Mum Jean took part, after surviving breast cancer and getting the all clear earlier this year. She was doing it to support her daughter and was surprised at how much fun she actually had. Afterwards she said, “It was exhilarating and liberating to be so free!’

Ellen Groves took part and said: “As I walked down to the beach my legs were like jelly, I felt as though I was walking towards an actual nightmare. When I was safe under the cover of the waves, I turned to look at the women wading in behind me. It was the most beautiful and inspiring thing I have ever seen. Every inch of every body was beautiful. I had to accept that I was not the exception, that we were all beautiful. I have never felt as free as I did marching back out of that sea.

And Suzi Dorey added: “After the first bit of sheer terror, dropping the towel and heading into the water, something clicked in my mind. It felt exciting and exhilarating. I was charting new territory, and I felt the power of the group of amazing supportive ladies and I felt POWERFUL. Not vulnerable at all.”

The organisers say: “We can make a difference. We can change how we relate to our bodies and be a part in changing how someone else relates to theirs.

“There are unrealistic, unattainable ideals of female beauty in the media every day. Where are the healthy, fit, curvy, dimpled, wobbly pictures of normal, happy women? Why is that such a terrible thing to aspire to? We are alive and that is beautiful. Let’s start celebrating that.”

There’s a lovely video about Happy in my Skin on the Kickstarter page – where you can order yourself a lovely calendar! The photos are absolutely magical. Get a move on though – not many hours left on the Kickstarter! Happy in my Skin Kickstarter

Hazel And Leah are planning a UK tour of all the images from the day. They will be doing the event again next year, so if you feel brave enough, join the Happy in my Skin Facebook group, where the discussion is carrying on!

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FREE EVENT: Meera Vijayann, The Pierhead Thurs 20 November 2014

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Meera Vijayann began using digital media to tackle sexual violence in the aftermath of a tragic Delhi rape-and-murder case. In 2013, she won the CNN IBN Citizen Journalist Award for her reporting in the aftermath of the Delhi rape case. Her articles and blogs have appeared in the Guardian, CNN, Forbes, Open Democracy, IBN LIVE, The New Indian Express and other major media outlets.

She’s COMING TO CARDIFF to speak at the Pierhead in Cardiff Bay as part of the National Assembly’s Women in Public Life initiative at 6pm on Thursday 20 November 2014. AND IT’S FREE!

If you need convincing to go along to this, watch her TED talk

Vijayann spoke as part of the TEDxChange session at TEDxHousesofParliament, supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. She is a Change Manager at Ashoka India, and as an elected member of the inaugural class of +SocialGood connectors, she facilitates dialogue between entrepreneurs, innovators and institutions to tackle global issues around gender rights and sexual violence.

A Woman’s Voice in the Digital Age: Meera Vijayann Facebook event
To book your place at the talk, RSVP: Assembly.bookings@wales.gov.uk / 0845 010 5500 / 01492 523 200
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Celebrating Diwali at the Wales Millennium Centre

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Happy Diwali! (for last week). We sent photographer Lili Piggott along to the Millennium Centre to join in their celebrations.

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Meaning ‘series of lights’, Diwali (Deepavali in Tamil) signifies the victory of light over darkness, knowledge over ignorance, good over evil, and hope over despair. The festival preparations and rituals typically extend over a five day period with the main festival night of Diwali coinciding with the darkest, new moon night of the Hindu Lunisolar month karthigai. The Centre’s celebrations took place on the 23 October, the main festival night.

 

 

 

 

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The evening included Tamil music and dance, the ancient and modern stories of Diwali with storyteller and performer Dr. Chamundeeswari Kuppuswamy and Wales Tamil Sangam’s young singers and poets.

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There was also  a fire display outside the building with a short fireworks finale.

More info on the event: http://www.wmc.org.uk/TakePart/diwali/

Lili Piggott is a second year Photojournalism student at the University of South Wales.
More work can be found at @LiliRose_PJ or contact by email at L.P_Photography@yahoo.com

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The Urbanistas launch in Cardiff! Meet-up #1 TONIGHT Weds 12 November 2014

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A pretty exciting event is taking place in Cardiff tomorrow night – the launch of the Cardiff chapter of the Urbanistas, a women-led network empowering collaborative people to act and do “urban” in more social ways. Read on for info of their first Cardiff meeting, this Wednesday evening…

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EVENTBRITE MEETING INFORMATION: URBANISTAS CARDIFF MEET UP 12 NOVEMBER 2014

Who are the Urbanistas?

We are a fast-growing network of disruptive and collaborative women across the UK and Australia, who all share a passion for cities and believe in making everyday life in them better for everyone.

Now we are in Cardiff!

We launched at the end of September and will be having our first Expo Meet at 5.30pm on Wednesday 12 November in the gorgeous surroundings of Gallery Ten (big thanks to Cat Gardiner).

If you want to find out more about Urbanistas, check this out.

If you are interested in meeting like-minded women, sharing and hearing about ideas that help make cities thrive, want help with a project or idea, or are simply curious – please come along to our very first Urbanistas Cardiff meet up!

So how does it work….? 

You bring or “exhibit” your idea/project and invite participation from your fellow Urbanistas. What we need to know is what you are looking for to take things forward. It is important that you have an “ask”.

If an Urbanista can and wants to help, she will offer you her help and it’s up to you to take her up on that offer to collaborate/co-create the outcomes.

You then go and “think” and “do” together to get the project or idea off the ground outside the meet. What we’d like is for you to update us at the next Urbanistas meet to see how it’s going and what needs to happen next.

Mechanics…….

  • Light-bulb moment about an idea or project
  • Tell us you are bringing it to the next meet
  • 5-10mins to talk us through what it is, why you want to do it, what you need
  • You ask for help, support and/or collaboration
  • Urbanistas ask questions and pledge help – only pledge if you are willing and able to give it
  • Help can be anything from a contact, idea, resource, something to read or watch, time etc.,.
  • You go and do your thing together
  • Next meet you bring an update and say what needs to happen next and if you need more help
  • Tell us what we can do to promote and communicate about it

We have had three exciting projects submitted – one is a web app to promote tourism in Wales; one is an idea for a non-profit literary press similar to the New York-based Tiny Hardcore Press and one is to use crowd funding to install a blue plaque to commemorate Lady Rhondda, who was an equality activist in her day. 

Urbanistas Expo Meets tend to follow this format but it is very open and flexible to your needs:

1. Welcome & Introductions

2. News and Update from Basecamp

3. Feedback from Ideas and Projects

4. Expo

If you can’t come but would like to be kept informed of the next event, please sign up to the mailing list. If you have any other contacts in your network who you think this would appeal to, please forward the details.

For more information on Urbanistas please follow us on twitter @UrbanistasCDF and @UrbanistasUK and visit our website http://urbanistasuk.wordpress.com/

The Urbanistas event is organised in Cardiff by the Satori Lab: they help government and third sector organisations give a better deal to the citizen by helping them with a shift in culture from traditional and hierarchical to adopting radical new models for service design, culture change, and public sector innovation. https://www.facebook.com/TheSatoriLab

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Empty Walls Festival 2014 – an update

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Photographer David Allen heads back out onto the streets of Cardiff to get the latest murals and other art attacks that have hit our city in the Empty Walls Festival 2014.

Read his first post about the festival here: Empty Walls Festival 2014 the murals so far

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Looking good, Empty Walls!

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Empty Walls Project website

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People on the streets of Cardiff for Halloween 2014 – photo blog

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Peppe Iovino hit the streets at the weekend to snap these photos of Cardiffians in some pretty scary fancy dress. Were you out there?! (Don’t) Hug me, I’m scared …

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See the full set of photos here on Facebook: Halloween revellers by Peppe Iovino

 

Other Halloween content:

Did you hear our Halloween radio show? Listen below!

Also read about our investigation into Cardiff Royal Infirmary …

 

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About the photographer: Peppe Iovino is a Photojournalism student studying at the University of South Wales, based in Cardiff. He was born in Naples, Italy and is very passionate about the storytelling power of photography. He has lived in many different European cities, but now has come to Cardiff to commit to study in the field he loves. You can find Peppe’s other works on his Twitter @PeppePhotoJ_USW.

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A tribute to Dennis Dutch: Mr Clark’s Pies

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Last week, Dennis Dutch, founder of the last remaining Clark’s Pies shop in Cardiff, passed away.

He was 84 – not a bad age at all. I met him a couple of years ago, when we interviewed him for the We Are Cardiff film. He also wrote (with the assistance of his daughter) an amazing piece about his life history and the history of his shop in Grangetown.

Dennis Dutch – I always knew I wanted to join the family business

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photo by Adam Chard

You can watch Dennis in the We Are Cardiff film below. We had great fun interviewing him, he was such a gentleman. Though he’d been ill for a few years and was slowing down, he was still sweet and charming and told us some amazing stories about Grangetown. It was a shame we only had 40 minutes for the film. We could have filled the whole thing with him!

What a guy. Was a real privilege to have met him. RIP.

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The City

Cardiff Royal Infirmary … are you scared yet?

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Following our spooked-out exploration of haunted Cardiff last week, I thought I’d share a bit of the research I did into Cardiff Royal Infirmary before heading there.

There are lots of reports of CRI being haunted; this article from Wales Online is a pretty good round up.

But what about the actual buildings? I went and wandered around (in the daytime) to see if there looked like any easy ways to get access into the closed-off parts of the building (without breaking any windows or anything). Didn’t seem like there was any easy way in. Later on, back in the warmth of an advanced Google search, I found a couple of amazing photosets from urban explorers back in the late 2000s – people less scared than me, who’d got access to the CRI and taken some amazing pictures of the inside of the closed-off hospital.

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There are also a couple more amazing photos, taken from this post:




Brrr! Gives me the willies just looking at these old rooms!

Scared yet? You should be… listen to the radio program Helia presented to find out about the ghosts that haunt Cardiff Royal Infirmary…

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LISTEN! We Are Haunted: a guide to the spirit city

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Did you catch us earlier on Radio Cardiff? If not, no matter – you can listen back at your leisure … below!

I realised after listening back I wasn’t very good at saying what the songs were, so in order, they were as follows:

(the last three aren’t available on Spotify – other music streaming services are available – but I’ve linked through to where you can listen to them in full, if you are so inclined)

And are YOU headed to a Halloween party this weekend? The soundtrack will probably suck, so you should also check out Helia’s Halloween playlist. You are WELCOME.

BIG THANKS to the following people for making We Are Haunted possible:

Gareth Jones (aka Fireproof Giant, for composing all the original music and making the freaky sounds)
Jim Cowan
Kylie Ann Smith
Adie Delaney
Reverend Lionel Fanthorpe
Hannah Johnson
Ellie Pilott
Jon Pountney (for this amazing Cardiff Before Cardiff Facebook post where everyone in Cardiff told me about ALL the ghosts they had seen)
Bleddyn Preece
Mark Williams

You ROCK, kids! See you next time…

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