Large fences switch off the cardiff park

People who live near a popular city park have expressed concerns that it is fenced in organizing a number of top -class appearances.

Blackweir Fields in Cardiff was converted into a temporary performance room in artists such as Alanis Morrissette and Stevie Wonder in June and July.

However, there were concerns about a petition and a public meeting that the fields were blocked with large fences and the communication of the Cardiff Council.

Council chairman Huw Thomas said that he had accepted that the series would cause disorders – known as Blackweir Live – but he apologized “no excuse that people should come to Cardiff”.

The first Blackweir live performance of the Grammy-nominated singer Noah Kahan will take place later on Friday.

For Cardiff, the city's Business Improvement district, said the concerts “would temporarily offer an urgently needed footer for local companies if the trade often drops”.

But Fiona Peel, 74, who has lived in Blackweir, who has lived in a house on the edge of the fields for more than 25 years, said the setup felt “anxious” and “unanswered questions”.

In the next few weeks, the fields, which can normally be seen from their garden, were replaced by a look at fences, temporary structures and portaloos.

Ms. Peel said that she had the possibility that the fence was extended in a way that blocked her view of the fields.

“But it's probably worse than a few pictures that I have the feeling that I was a wall behind a Berlin wall,” she added.

She said the decision to host Blackweir was made “without a consultation” by the Council.

“It is a bit worried. I have assured the security of myself and other residents in the region,” said Ms. Peel.

“We have no review of how successful these concerts went or how the noise levels have an impact for the residents of the nearby residents.”

According to the Bute Park website, the fields remain inaccessible to the public until July 21.

The Cardiff Council said the concerts would bring £ 35 million into the city's economy, which would be used to improve parks and infrastructure.

It is also expected to create 300 local jobs during the concert period.

Ms. Peel recently took part in a meeting of the license committee for the event, which led to discussions about the long -term strategy for Blackweir Live.

“I think it should take a year, but I know that you have it in your mind to do at least two,” she said.

“We have to have a proper review and check which website is best in Cardiff and how to manage the really sensitive ecology of Bute Park.”

A petition that campaigns against the concerts in Blackweir against 1,300 signatures has argued that “parks for people, not for private profits”, and argue that the fields are a “unique legacy” that should have the status of other national landmarks such as the Eryri National Park.

In the nearby Secret Garden Cafe, the owner Melissa Bootman said that Blackweir Fields were a “essential place” for people to relax and get out of the city center.

She had the feeling that there were “better places” to organize concerts in Cardiff that did not have as much nature around them, and added that Blackweir Fields was absorbed as the area of ​​the old forest that was “very unusual”.

The Council said that an assessment had found that the long -term effects on the park would be “negligible”.

Blackweir Fields is regularly used for Cricket, but Syed Abbas, chairman of the Bay Dragons Cricket Club, who plays in Blackweir, said the decision to accommodate the appearances in the fields had brought the club a “big disadvantage”.

“We use many of these amateur teams for talents. Of course if there is no cricket in Blackweir, where will all these people go?”

He said the council installed an artificial pitch that the team would be used this year.

According to the Council, a cricket pitch in Blackweir Fields would remain in use for the entire season, with the exception of the five concert data.

“We are lucky that it will not have any influence this year. But what does it mean for the next year and like Blackweir Live,” he added.

Mr. Abbas said the team had called Blackweir since “over a decade”, but their future is now full of “uncertainty and doubt”.

At the public session on June 19, the chairman of Cardiff Council said Mr. Thomas that the council was thoroughly followed by the council of ecological consultants and experts.

“I accept that the residents will give disturbances, but we do our best to listen to these concerns,” he added.

Mr. Thomas said there was a “historical contract” for Blackweir Fields, which already made it possible to organize events of 25,000 people before this agreement.

“I'm not apologizing for the people to come in Cardiff and spend money.”

He said it “learned after every event” and added that he “wanted to see this further next year”.

Carolyn Brownell from for Cardiff said that the concerts are “not only cultural milestones- they are economic engines.

“Large events like these summer appearances are crucial for the introduction of a new audience, and we are still obliged to ensure that Cardiff is thriving as a dynamic and economically robust capital.”