{"id":51007,"date":"2020-02-27T15:35:13","date_gmt":"2020-02-27T15:35:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=51007"},"modified":"2020-10-30T17:25:25","modified_gmt":"2020-10-30T17:25:25","slug":"meet-the-people-taking-on-cardiffs-floating-rubbish-bay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/science-environment\/meet-the-people-taking-on-cardiffs-floating-rubbish-bay","title":{"rendered":"Volunteers take on Cardiff&#8217;s floating rubbish Bay"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>Determined volunteers set to work collecting tonnes of rubbish brought into Cardiff Bay by Storm Dennis. What will they find and why do they do it?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Cardiff-River-Group-walking-with-their-rubbish.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51065\" width=\"743\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Cardiff-River-Group-walking-with-their-rubbish.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Cardiff-River-Group-walking-with-their-rubbish-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Cardiff-River-Group-walking-with-their-rubbish-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 743px) 100vw, 743px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Cardiff-River-Group-walking-with-their-rubbish.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51065\" width=\"743\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Cardiff-River-Group-walking-with-their-rubbish.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Cardiff-River-Group-walking-with-their-rubbish-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Cardiff-River-Group-walking-with-their-rubbish-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 743px) 100vw, 743px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Cardiff Rivers Group have been cleaning waterways since 2009.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At the North entrance to Hamadryad Park, Dave King MBE stands beaming in front of a Cardiff Rivers Group trailer. He is coordinating new arrivals, telling them to be careful on the slippery banks and to watch out for needles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By 9.45am, the first wave of volunteers has already broken through a fortress of bushes, brambles and trees and are scouring the embankment for every piece of litter they can find. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those in rubber boots ease onto the muddy shoreline, while others in full waders, stride out confidently into the murky, plastic-filled abyss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dummies, the insole of a shoe and a Christmas bauble are among the first items to fill the bright green rubbish bags. Jabbing at the undergrowth with a litter picker can reveal a variety of unusual cast aways. But nothing surprises Dave anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Star-Wars-figurines-found-near-Cardiff-Bay.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51020\" width=\"739\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Star-Wars-figurines-found-near-Cardiff-Bay.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Star-Wars-figurines-found-near-Cardiff-Bay-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Star-Wars-figurines-found-near-Cardiff-Bay-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 739px) 100vw, 739px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Star-Wars-figurines-found-near-Cardiff-Bay.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51020\" width=\"739\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Star-Wars-figurines-found-near-Cardiff-Bay.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Star-Wars-figurines-found-near-Cardiff-Bay-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Star-Wars-figurines-found-near-Cardiff-Bay-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 739px) 100vw, 739px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption> A pair of Star Wars action figures were among the day\u2019s finds. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou name it, we\u2019ve basically found it I think,\u201d he says, and with good reason. From cars and bicycles to tables and three-piece suits, Dave and his fellow pickers can reel off all manner of discoveries from their escapades, even items that have flowed foul of the law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cQuite a number of safes have been stolen and dumped in there,\u201d he says casually, before going on to explain that gas bottles, jewellery and a murder weapon have all been fished out of the river\u2019s contraband.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dave, a founding member of Cardiff Rivers Group, was awarded his MBE in 2019 for services to the environment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Three days after meeting the Queen at Buckingham Palace, he was back to trudging through the muddy thickets and picking up rubbish in this same spot on the northern entrance to the Bay. For the veteran of over ten years<strong>, <\/strong>his main motivation is simple. \u201cI detest litter,\u201d he says <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Dave-King-of-Cardiff-River-Group.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51028\" width=\"736\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Dave-King-of-Cardiff-River-Group.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Dave-King-of-Cardiff-River-Group-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Dave-King-of-Cardiff-River-Group-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 736px) 100vw, 736px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Dave-King-of-Cardiff-River-Group.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51028\" width=\"736\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Dave-King-of-Cardiff-River-Group.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Dave-King-of-Cardiff-River-Group-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Dave-King-of-Cardiff-River-Group-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 736px) 100vw, 736px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption> Dave confesses to being a little obsessive when it comes to keeping Cardiff clean. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Dave isn\u2019t the only retiree among the volunteers today. In fact, he\u2019s not even the only Dave. Lugging full bags from the edge of the river bank to the path for collection is frequent attendee of a little over a year, Dave Hoyle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He still remembers his Cardiff Rivers Group litter-picking debut. \u201cFirst one was Radyr Cricket Club, think that was on the side of the Taff, that was horrendous,\u201d he says. \u201cIt just amazes me what people will throw into the river.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite having already bagged a sheep\u2019s skull today, Mr Hoyle, like all the volunteers, is in high spirits. \u201cIt\u2019s doing something for the environment and the community. Gets me out of the house, bit of exercise.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cardiff Rivers Group has a strong base of older volunteers, but also attracts younger participants. Their last event in Bute Park on Sunday was the first following Storm Dennis and was attended by whole families, including young children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Bute-Park-Storm-Dennis-Clean-Up.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51086\" width=\"731\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Bute-Park-Storm-Dennis-Clean-Up.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Bute-Park-Storm-Dennis-Clean-Up-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Bute-Park-Storm-Dennis-Clean-Up-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 731px) 100vw, 731px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Bute-Park-Storm-Dennis-Clean-Up.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51086\" width=\"731\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Bute-Park-Storm-Dennis-Clean-Up.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Bute-Park-Storm-Dennis-Clean-Up-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Bute-Park-Storm-Dennis-Clean-Up-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 731px) 100vw, 731px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>  The 130 person turn-out in Bute Park drew substantial media attention.  Source: Cardiff Rivers Group<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Reflecting on the group&#8217;s recent success, Dave King says: \u201cIt does show the power of community and the power of volunteering and in two hours what a good number of people can really achieve.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today in Hamadryad Park on a windy Wednesday morning it is a much more modest affair compared to last week&#8217;s crowd of over 130 people. There are still more than 25 volunteers but humans far from dominate the space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This area of Cardiff is home to a variety of birds, which keep a watchful eye on the litter-picking intruders. Coots, great crested grebes and mallards skim across the water, cautiously avoiding any ambitious human waders, while several different gulls fly over their heads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At one point, a grey and brown moorhen with a yellow-tipped beak can be seen dabbing at what appears to a large pale eel. The eel turns out to be a drifting piece of indiscernible plastic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/great-crested-grebe.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51091\" width=\"747\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/great-crested-grebe.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/great-crested-grebe-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/great-crested-grebe-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 747px) 100vw, 747px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/great-crested-grebe.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51091\" width=\"747\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/great-crested-grebe.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/great-crested-grebe-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/great-crested-grebe-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 747px) 100vw, 747px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>The great crested grebe is one of the striking birds living on the Bay. Source: Pixabay<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The goal of these latest cleans, as Dave King puts it, is to \u201cblitz\u2019\u201d as much of Cardiff as possible before the nesting season begins next month. \u201cNesting season runs from March through to end of August and its actually illegal then to disturb nesting birds,\u201d he says. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFor us down here in the Bay the issue is the birds that nest in the reeds. We can\u2019t go trapesing through the reed beds for fear of disturbing them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two years ago, Cardiff Rivers Group cut down some sections of reeds to remove plastic outside of the nesting season. Jon Wallis, the group&#8217;s wader-wearing Vice Chairman, describes how far small plastics had infiltrated the reed bed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was just layer after layer,\u201d he says. \u201cYou\u2019d pick a layer up, there\u2019d be another one underneath, and another one under that going back I don\u2019t know how many years.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By leaving a fringe around the edge, the idea was to create a natural barrier. \u201cThe bits we did have grown up and we seem to have stopped the worst of it washing in,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"Litter problem in Cardiff Bay following Storm Dennis and Storm Ciara\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0Ka4U_iUMFg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"Litter problem in Cardiff Bay following Storm Dennis and Storm Ciara\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0Ka4U_iUMFg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This, however, was before the relentless onslaught of fast flowing water generated by Storm Dennis, which battered them down<strong>. <\/strong>And the<strong> <\/strong>blockades created by the volunteers weren\u2019t the only ones to fail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A large artificial structure, known as a boom, stretches out from the embankment, creating a barrier across part of the Taff. It is one of numerous booms installed by Cardiff Council to contain logs and other floating debris. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite being locked together by concrete pillars, two sections of this boom gave way under the storms\u2019<strong> <\/strong>ferociousness. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The boom\u2019s failure allowed waves and waves of rubbish to\npass further into the Bay where it eventually became trapped and stockpiled. The end result is\nvast swathes of floating rubbish and untellable amounts hidden below the\nsurface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier this month, Council Leader, Cllr Huw Thomas announced\nthe city had experienced the highest river flows recorded since Cardiff Bay\u2019s impoundment,\nat over 700 cubic metres per second, combined on the Taff and Ely.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Floating-Rubbish-on-the-River-Taff.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51035\" width=\"751\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Floating-Rubbish-on-the-River-Taff.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Floating-Rubbish-on-the-River-Taff-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Floating-Rubbish-on-the-River-Taff-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 751px) 100vw, 751px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Floating-Rubbish-on-the-River-Taff.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51035\" width=\"751\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Floating-Rubbish-on-the-River-Taff.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Floating-Rubbish-on-the-River-Taff-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Floating-Rubbish-on-the-River-Taff-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 751px) 100vw, 751px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>A view from the bridge downstream of the group begins to show the full extent of the damage.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>After thanking Council staff and residents, he said: \u201cA\nsignificant amount of debris, however, has come down the rivers and into\nCardiff Bay and there is the potential for more debris, currently beyond the\nHarbour limits, still to come downstream. I want to assure residents that over\nthe coming days our teams will be working hard to clean up the area and to help\nwhere help is needed.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Council operate specially designed boats in the Bay which act like floating snow ploughs to scoop up the waste and dispose of it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even with the booms intact, the Cardiff Harbour Authority collects\nseveral hundred tonnes of natural debris and rubbish this way each year. Storm\nDennis will now make their work even more challenging. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Back at the entrance to Hamadryad Park the scale of the\nproblem could be completely overwhelming for a group of people, armed with only\nlitter pickers and\nplastic bags. However, it appears nothing will stop Cardiff Rivers Group and\ncoordinator Dave King.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\ngives me a purpose,\u201d he says. &#8220;I gave up work four years ago and now my\nfocus is doing this voluntary stuff, and I love it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Finds in Hamadryad Park<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Suitcase-found-in-River-Taff.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Suitcase-found-in-River-Taff.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"51044\" data-link=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?attachment_id=51044\" class=\"wp-image-51044\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Suitcase-found-in-River-Taff.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Suitcase-found-in-River-Taff-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Suitcase-found-in-River-Taff-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Suitcase-found-in-River-Taff.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"51044\" data-link=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?attachment_id=51044\" class=\"wp-image-51044\" 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data-link=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?attachment_id=51056\" class=\"wp-image-51056\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Unknown-large-platic-object-pulled-out-of-River-Taff-1.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Unknown-large-platic-object-pulled-out-of-River-Taff-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Unknown-large-platic-object-pulled-out-of-River-Taff-1-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Water Bus Stop Part<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Star-Wars-figurines-found-near-Cardiff-Bay-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Star-Wars-figurines-found-near-Cardiff-Bay-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"51057\" data-link=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?attachment_id=51057\" class=\"wp-image-51057\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Star-Wars-figurines-found-near-Cardiff-Bay-2.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Star-Wars-figurines-found-near-Cardiff-Bay-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Star-Wars-figurines-found-near-Cardiff-Bay-2-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Star-Wars-figurines-found-near-Cardiff-Bay-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"51057\" data-link=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?attachment_id=51057\" class=\"wp-image-51057\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Star-Wars-figurines-found-near-Cardiff-Bay-2.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Star-Wars-figurines-found-near-Cardiff-Bay-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Star-Wars-figurines-found-near-Cardiff-Bay-2-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Cleaned Figurines<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Pond-found-in-River-Taff-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Pond-found-in-River-Taff-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"51058\" data-link=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?attachment_id=51058\" class=\"wp-image-51058\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Pond-found-in-River-Taff-1.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Pond-found-in-River-Taff-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Pond-found-in-River-Taff-1-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Pond-found-in-River-Taff-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"51058\" data-link=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?attachment_id=51058\" class=\"wp-image-51058\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Pond-found-in-River-Taff-1.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Pond-found-in-River-Taff-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Pond-found-in-River-Taff-1-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Garden Pond<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a 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