‘Site is huge’: festival in Cardiff’s ‘green heart’ in dispute over claims most of park closed off
Council argues Blackweir Live in Bute Park featuring Alanis Morissette will raise much-needed cash after budget shortfallBute Park, the 56 hectares of gardens and parkland that were formerly the grounds of Cardiff Castle, is known as the Welsh capital’s “green heart”. The space, almost unique in the UK because of its proximity to the city centre, is visited 2.5m times a year.This week the beeps of reversing lorries and the clanging of construction could be heard as event staff built a huge stage and fenced off swathes of the usually tranquil park for the new Blackweir Live music festival, an event many argue does not strike the right balance between public and private use of the park. Continue reading...
Council argues Blackweir Live in Bute Park featuring Alanis Morissette will raise much-needed cash after budget shortfall
Bute Park, the 56 hectares of gardens and parkland that were formerly the grounds of Cardiff Castle, is known as the Welsh capital’s “green heart”. The space, almost unique in the UK because of its proximity to the city centre, is visited 2.5m times a year.
This week the beeps of reversing lorries and the clanging of construction could be heard as event staff built a huge stage and fenced off swathes of the usually tranquil park for the new Blackweir Live music festival, an event many argue does not strike the right balance between public and private use of the park. Continue reading...
