Paved-over paradise?

Protesters have told Buzz that they will chain
themselves to trees if bulldozers move into Cardiff’s
pic: CROWN COPYRIGHT
iconic Bute Park.
City planners have already approved the construction
of a two-lane roadway and access bridge from North
BRECON JAZZ
Road into the city’s fl agship feature. The plan, which
will cost £1.4 million, also includes a £3.2 million
SUN, SEA AND
UPDATE
fund to carry out conservation work in the park,
BARGAIN SPOTTING
including the city’s famed animal wall that Sun, Sea And Bargain Spotting is set
Following fi nancial problems and fears that
surrounds the green space. to return to BBC One for its sixth series soon, and
2008 might have been its last year, it has been
the makers are looking for two friends from the South
announced that Brecon Jazz Festival will be re-
However, protesters from the Bute Parks
Wales area to take part. Presented by daytime TV’s
launched in 2010 by Hay Festival.
Alliance say that they are prepared to
golden *ahem* girl, Angela Rippon, the show will see
The Chair of Arts Council of Wales, Dai Smith,
take direct action. “If it got to the stage
contestants compete with one another to fi nd bargains
said: “The Hay Festival has put forward an
where the bulldozers started rolling, we’d
in the fl ea markets of Europe, before fl ogging them
exciting and compelling vision for the future.
be more than willing to take direct action,
back in the UK (hopefully for a profi t). All expenses are
We’ve consistently argued that Brecon deserves
chaining ourselves to fences etcetera.
covered, and fi lming involves one weekend
a high quality festival that can stand proud as
We’ve done it before,” said spokesperson
away and one day selling purchases in the UK.
one of Wales’ signature cultural events. Hay’s
Nerys Lloyd-Pierce.
Want to be a daytime TV hero?
imaginative artistic ideas and their ‘blue chip’
Landscaped by Capability Brown and presented
Email bargains@reeftv.com
reputation for international festival management
to the people of Cardiff by the Marques of Bute
have convinced us that they are the right
in 1947, the city centre park’s heritage dates back to
organisation to take Brecon Jazz Festival to new
creative heights.”
Roman times. It houses Cardiff Castle and is recognised
Despite the festival’s one year hiatus, a
as an outstanding natural habitat for wildlife.
programme of events has been planned for
Brecon in August 2009, details of which will be
available in due course here: www.breconjazz.
CALLING ALL PLAYERS
co.uk
Until then, check out the Porthcawl Jazz festival,
The Welsh National Youth Opera are in search of young, talented
which opens on Fri 17 April and sees legend
instrumentalists to perform in Stephen Sondheims’ unnerving
Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen blowing up storm
production of Sweeney Todd, as made famous by director Tim
in the Grand Pavilion, as well as The Janice
Burton and actor Johnny Depp (pictured) in 2007.
Mitchell Quartet, Alan Barnes, The Capital City
A maximum of 10 players, aged 16-25, will be chosen to perform
Jazz Orchestra and The James Chadwick Trio,
alongside 40 Welsh National Youth Opera company members and
among others.
work closely with musical director Fergus Sheil.
Tickets from £5 are available from the
Auditions will be held Mon 6 April and the production will take
Grand Pavilion box offi ce. Info: 01656
place in the Wales Millennium Centre in July.
815995 / www.porthcawl-jazz-festival.com
For more information and to apply, visit www.wno.org.uk,
call 029 206 5085 or email paula.scott@wno.org.uk.
sleepwalk
How much kip do you get a night? Seven, maybe eight, hours? For mums at family hospice,
Ty Hafan, looking afˆ ter their children, many of whom will never reach adulthood, means
getting up every few hours, every night, every week. On Fri 1 May, Ty Hafan is hosting ˆ
its fi rst ever ladies’ Midnight Sleep Walk to raise money to give these mums a well
earned break. The eight-mile walk around Cardiff city centre will start and fi nish at the
Millennium Stadium, and participants are asked to wear their pyjamas to really make
a statement. Entry is £7.50 each or £25 for a group of four. For more information, visit
www.tyhafan.org/events
pic: IGNACIOLEO
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