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“It’s unusual to perform burlesque in a Masonic Hall, but it works for us” – Cherrie
During my decade in Cardiff, I’ve gained a degree, worked in the music industry, been backstage at some of the greatest festivals in the UK, made some amazing friends, been to some of the best gigs of my life, and … Continue reading
“floorboards creak out a secret or two” – Ivy
Chapel worms drill, silent in the wood floorboards creak out a secret or two this bench needs another polish a neighbour exchanges a pointed word to the woman next to her who smoothes her old wool skirt and nods at … Continue reading
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“from student, to teacher, to mother” – Laura
I live in Cardiff with my husband and our little girl, Ada who will be turning two in October. I moved here in 1999 from Derbyshire to study at Cardiff University and have lived here ever since (if you overlook … Continue reading
“I’ve poured more emotion, grit and passion into the city in four short years than I thought possible” – Hannah
In Cardiff I have lived, and lived I have. Cardiff has been at the centre of possibly one of the most exciting times in my life. Although it’s presumptuous to say so as I’m only 24 – I suppose I … Continue reading
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“Fel Gog sy’n siarad Cymraeg ma’ gin i ddewis o fyw mewn 2 Caerdydd” – Bethan
“Nai byth fynd i fyw hefo’r hwntws!” Dyna ddudish i amsar maith yn ol. Wedi deud hynna, mi nesh i hefyd ddeud y baswn i byth yn mynd i fyw i ganol Saeson cyn i fi symud i Lundain am … Continue reading
“We all gravitate back to Cardiff” – Cerys
I grew up in a small village eight miles outside of Cardiff. Cardiff was the big town we were allowed to get the bus to on Saturdays. The last bus home on a Saturday was ten past five! One of … Continue reading
“My city has its ups, my city has its downs … bad boys, and bad girls, geniuses and clowns” – David (Verso)
I was a babe in arms when I first came to Cardiff; however, my very first memory of it was when I was sat in the window seat of a bus going down a then almost squalid ‘Cathedral Road’. I … Continue reading
“Most Saturdays we lost and it rained and there was no dancing and very little hugging” – Dan
Ninian Park. What a strange name. What a strangely alluring place. Its shabby terraces, corrugated iron and wooden seats had been my home-from-home for the past 20 years or so. My dad had first taken me down the City (as … Continue reading
“To my nine-year-old self, Wally’s Deli was heaven. I still feel like that today” – Nicola
I remember it quite clearly. I was nine years old, handing in my homework to my teacher, Mr. Basini, whilst my peers eagerly discussing what they’d written about. The assignment had been to write about your favourite place – some … Continue reading
“all i needed was to come home” – ian
i had never truly seen cardiff before that christmas. the ferris wheel was a beacon home. plymouth’s lighthouse had warned ships not to come nearer, this now beckoned me into the crowds wearing knits and skating on a temporary fake … Continue reading
