{"id":10678,"date":"2016-05-25T17:06:46","date_gmt":"2016-05-25T17:06:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/?p=10678"},"modified":"2016-05-25T17:06:46","modified_gmt":"2016-05-25T17:06:46","slug":"penarths-clean-beaches-are-awarded-prestigious-blue-flag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2016\/05\/25\/penarths-clean-beaches-are-awarded-prestigious-blue-flag\/","title":{"rendered":"Penarth&#039;s clean beaches are awarded prestigious Blue Flag"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_10679\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10679\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Penarth-Pier.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10679\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-10679 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Penarth-Pier-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"The Pier at Penarth's Blue Flag-awarded beach\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10679\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10679 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Penarth-Pier-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"The Pier at Penarth's Blue Flag-awarded beach\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> <strong>The pier at Penarth&#8217;s Blue Flag-awarded\u00a0seafront<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nPENARTH\u00a0Marina is one of two Vale of Glamorgan beaches to be granted\u00a0the prestigious Blue Flag award this week.<br \/>\nThe accolade, given by the Foundation for Environmental Education, marks out exceptional beaches and marinas around the world.<br \/>\nPenarth is only the third\u00a0marina in Wales to be marked out as a Blue Flag site.<br \/>\nKaren Rogers, Education Co-ordinator at Penarth Pier, was delighted with the award.<br \/>\nShe said it was a credit to the wardens who maintain the cleanliness of the beach.<br \/>\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"Penarth Beach Blue Flag Award\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GqNf5Wm2kAg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"Penarth Beach Blue Flag Award\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GqNf5Wm2kAg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><br \/>\nThe water on the seafront is murky, but this is due to high silt deposits in the Bristol Channel, rather than pollution.<br \/>\nPenarth&#8217;s Marina, one of the main tourist attractions for the town, has a selection of high-end restaurants, and the pier has a cinema and an art gallery.<br \/>\nIt is hoped that the Blue Flag award will help to promote the town further as a tourist location.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PENARTH\u00a0Marina is one of two Vale of Glamorgan beaches to be granted\u00a0the prestigious Blue Flag award this week. 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