The Winter of Wellbeing Festival pop-up is a scheme run by Cardiff Council and UNICEF UK to engage children, young people, and families within the community.
It offers a variety of free drop-in workshops, crafts, games, and activities for all ages, including babies at the St David’s 2 shopping mall.
It’s set to come to an end at the end of the month.
But parents in Cardiff are not happy with the early closure of the pop-up.
Anna Jenkins used the pop-up with her kids. She says “ I think it’s a real shame that this place is closing so soon, it’s only been here for a couple of months. But it’s being a great addition to St David’s Centre. When you are out and about shopping with the family, it just gives the children the chance to run around and play for a little to burn off some steam.”
The aim of the scheme is to make the city more child friendly by embedding the rights of children in everything the council does.
Mark Howel from Lantwit Major has two children. He thinks the reasons behind the pop-up should make it stay. “I think they should think about places like this to see what they can do to keep places like this open” he says.
The manager of the Pop-up, Tom Pughsley says funding for it from UNICEF will only last until the end of the month. He says “Cardiff council will be doing something very similar to this in several months and perhaps the Welsh government will be partners with us on the success of Winter Wellbeing”.
But a local granddad says he supports the closure. Steven Pokin from Penylan says the scheme should come to end if it’s cost draining as it’snot an essential thing to have.
Some parents think the pop-up is a nice and valuable thing to have in Cardiff, while some think it’s nice but not essential. They have until the end of the month to enjoy it.