{"id":49321,"date":"2019-11-04T16:45:03","date_gmt":"2019-11-04T16:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=49321"},"modified":"2019-11-04T16:45:03","modified_gmt":"2019-11-04T16:45:03","slug":"cardiff-celebrates-its-victorian-arcades-holding-city-of-arcades-day-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2019\/11\/04\/cardiff-celebrates-its-victorian-arcades-holding-city-of-arcades-day-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardiff celebrates its Victorian arcades holding City of Arcades Day event"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Shops in the arcades are preparing for the first City of Arcades Day, aimed at bringing more people in the Victorian arcades<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/10\/city-of-arcades-featured-image.tif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49323\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/10\/city-of-arcades-featured-image.tif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49323\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>The entrace to the Castle Arcade, home to some of the most popular independent shops in Cardiff.&nbsp;<br>Photo courtesy of FOR Cardiff<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>FOR Cardiff, the business-led organisation, is holding a City of Arcades Day to celebrate the Victorian arcades and their independent shops. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following last year\u2019s successful campaign, on 16 November 2019 the seven arcades will light up celebrations with special offers, live music and events of all kinds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The campaign started in 2018 by the not-for-profit organisation FOR Cardiff which takes care of promoting the city centre of Cardiff.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe City of Arcades campaign came about because we wanted to showcase one of Cardiff\u2019s Unique Selling Point and highlight our independent shopping offers\u201d said Carolyn Brownell, head of marketing and communication at FOR Cardiff.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last year, people showed great support with 10,000 voters engaging with the polls to decide the Top 10 shops in the arcades.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe saw a huge demand and love for the arcades,\u201d added Carolyn, \u201cso we wanted to see what more we could do to support those businesses.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Carolyn also explained that since last year\u2019s campaign, businesses have already seen an increase in their trade, even though there is not any official data.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Philip Bottrill, director of The Pen &amp; Paper, a shop that has been in the Royal Arcade for more than 20 years, said that over this time he felt there was never enough publicity. He explained that the arcades are a superb feature of Cardiff city centre and was very pleased to see this new campaign take form.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/10\/COA_Shops-53-416x312.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49329\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/10\/COA_Shops-53-416x312.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49329\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>The beautiful architecture of the arcades. <br>Photo courtesy of FOR Cardiff. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cShopping in the arcades is for people who want to find something different and want to get a feel of what they are about to buy, not everybody wants to shop on the internet,\u201d he also added.&nbsp;If you would like to find out more about the special offers and events happening 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