{"id":26963,"date":"2021-01-29T16:02:27","date_gmt":"2021-01-29T16:02:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/?p=26963"},"modified":"2021-02-07T17:57:03","modified_gmt":"2021-02-07T17:57:03","slug":"paddle-steamer-cafe-demolition-is-loss-of-identity-for-butetown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/paddle-steamer-cafe-demolition-is-loss-of-identity-for-butetown\/","title":{"rendered":"Paddle Steamer cafe demolition is &#8216;loss of identity&#8217; for Butetown"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Community members outraged by Cardiff Council&#8217;s decision to knock down the community hub<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Campaigners working to save Butetown&#8217;s Paddle Steamer caf\u00e9 feel ignored by councilors who have voted push on with its demolition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Twitter account @ButetownMatters received thousands of messages from supporters who want to keep the historic building standing, but their pleas to the Council have &#8220;fallen on deaf ears.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Despite local Leaders and Institutions in Butetown backing the Paddle Steamer with letters of support direct to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cardiffcouncil?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CardiffCouncil<\/a> &#8211; they have fallen on deaf ears and not one response received! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WalesRace?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WalesRace<\/a> \ud83e\udd14 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FF56pMlb6R\">pic.twitter.com\/FF56pMlb6R<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Butetown Matters (@ButetownMatters) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ButetownMatters\/status\/1354086570178076679?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption>A tweet from campaigners trying to save the caf\u00e9.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The grass-roots movement&#8217;s leader says the Council&#8217;s decision to ignore the local outcry is a symptom of wider planning problems in Cardiff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Communities are losing their vital, historic, unique identity when these things happen,&#8221; he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Some of these places that you&#8217;ve been going to for 10, 15 years are now suddenly being given to some big developer who&#8217;s coming in and taking that space and I think there&#8217;s real value lost in that.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The pub-turned-caf\u00e9 has long served as a safe space for Cardiff&#8217;s Somali and Yemeni communities. The owners support local mosques, provide free food during Ramadan and have given out food parcels through lockdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Young activist Yasmin Bergum is concerned about the disregard for the voices of local BAME community members, with planning developments across the city affecting buildings with significant ethnic heritage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;There is something about the Paddle Steamer that the council really doesn&#8217;t want there and that really raises uncomfortable questions about the gentrification of Cardiff Bay,&#8221; she told CJS News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A planning committee meeting on Wednesday ended with a 6-5 vote to proceed with the demolition and erect social housing in its place. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a statement to CJS News, a Council spokesperson said they are &#8220;committed to improving the lives of Butetown residents&#8221; and welcome &#8220;the potential development of more affordable accommodation&#8221;. 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