“We’ve lived in our current house in Roath for 34 years. We’ll never move – it’s too convenient over there. It’s sleepy. Laid back.”
Photograph by Helia Phoenix
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“I love Cardiff. I especially love it if I’ve been away somewhere and then come back. It’s such a great place!”
As seen in: Roath
Visit Dan Green’s Cardiff:Characters project
Photograph by Helia Phoenix
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Right then you horrible lot – you might remember that earlier on this year we had a couple of screenings of the documentary film we made about Cardiff based on the We Are Cardiff blog. The lovely folks at the Made In Roath festival are doing another screening of the film, so you get the chance to see it again!
Get this in your diaries:
We Are Cardiff: Portrait of a City documentary film screening
Made In Roath Festival
Wednesday 23rd October 2013
8:30pm (following the Roathbud shorts screening) at G39, Oxford Road, Roath
oh – and it’s TOTALLY FREE TO SEE! So get your butts down there, you hear?
visit the Made In Roath website
want to know more about the We Are Cardiff film? Read all about it on the We Are Cardiff: Portrait of a City project blog
We’ll post up another reminder nearer the time. Until then, as Jerry Springer would say … take care of yourselves, and each other.
Helia x
Check out the AMAZING print that Adam Chard aka Croatoan Design made for the film. BUY IT FROM HIS WEBSITE! Perfect for the Cardiff lover in your life
“It’s a lovely city to cycle through. I try and go out cycling every weekend.”
As seen in: Riverside
Photograph by Helia Phoenix
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“We’re both foreign students, studying on a postgraduate journalism course at Cardiff University. We really love it here. When the sun comes out, it’s just an amazing city!”
As seen in: Roath
Photograph by Helia Phoenix
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“Years ago my mum used to help organise the Charles Street Carnival. There used to be loads of great outdoor events and street parties here. They all just disappeared. I live on this street, so to have something like this here is brilliant. I guess we’re starting to see more, but there’s not enough to replace what we’ve lost.”
As seen in: Roath
Taken at the Made In Roath Spring Fiesta 2013, photograph by Helia Phoenix
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“I live in the bay, I like cycling up to the centre of town. It doesn’t take long. It’s so nice to be able to get around so quickly.”
As seen in: Riverside
Photograph by Helia Phoenix
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“Pink isn’t really my favourite colour. I just loved these boots!”
As seen in: Roath
Photograh by Helia Phoenix
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“My lips are chapped but you take me as I am. I’m Pendragon.”
As seen in: Riverside
Photograph by Helia Phoenix
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“My sisters got me into playing rugby. I was about 12 years old – a late starter. I haven’t played for a while so I’m trying to get back into it now. I love playing the game, being caked in mud. It’s great to get to practise outside in the summer.”
As seen in: Butetown
Photograph by Helia Phoenix
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Year three has been a year of milestones for We Are Cardiff – we hit 100k views of the website, we made a documentary film about Cardiff, AND WE’RE PUBLISHING OUR 100TH STORY! Read on and meet Stacey!
Okay, so I haven’t really fallen in love with ‘the’ Big Issue man.. In fact I think it’s safe to say the single-girl-fairy-godmother has a vendetta for me (yes, there is such a thing).
Now I can only imagine how desperate I must’ve looked when purchasing It’s Called a Break Up Because It’s Broken and It’s Just A Date, but hey, when you’re faced with being single for the first time in the 21st century, you need all the advice you can get!
In a quick relationship summary, my high school sweetheart is now my high school best friend’s sweetheart (didn’t see that one coming!) and the guy I traveled the world and then got a mortgage with broke up with me one Saturday morning using the same nonchalant attitude you’d use to discuss the weather.
Heartbroken and, well, quite frankly broke, I decided to ditch the diet of junk food and re runs of rom coms and head to Sydney, Australia (as you do). With just 796 dollars to my name I set out in the hopes of discovering myself without having a man there to hold my hand and pour milk on my Wheatabix. *Sigh*
What was suppose to be a three month trip turned into three years, and consisted of me swapping my days of asking ‘Would you like to keep the hanger’ for a front row seat at fashion week , working not only as a registered business owner but alongside the editor of one of the most read magazine’ in the world as a features writer – the single girl features writer to be precise.
Yes, there would be no hiding my newly changed relationship status – I was being pimped out by my editor in the hopes of entertaining my fellow single ladies who were dating vicariously through me.
From doctors to lawyers, musicians to the real life kinda Dear John (who didn’t just want to ‘service’ me) I quickly realised that having your dream job didn’t entitle you to your dream guy…
…and even since leaving Sydney and moving back to Cardiff I’ve managed to keep my single girl status *sigh* and shall be documenting my life (post-koala bears and surfers) (major sigh over the lack of the latter) on my website – thatcardiffgirl.com
So, whether you have some dating advice or just want to hear about my last jaw-droppingly-awful-date put the kettle on, grab a biscuit and stay a while.
Stacey is 24 and turns the big 25 this year (the thought of which makes her want to projectile vomit). Since arriving back from Sydney she has moved back home to Cadoxton in the house her family have lived in since forever. Prior to this at the age of 19 she jetted off to LA the first stop on an around the world trip she embarked on and it’s safe to say she has had itchy feet ever since. Visit her blog at thatcardiffgirl.com.
Stacey was photographed in Cardiff city centre by Jon Pountney
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“My dog’s a boy, but he’s had his bits off. So I guess he’s a half and half now.”
As seen in: Riverside
Photographs by Helia Phoenix
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