A singing flash mob demonstration took place outside St David\u2019s Hall on Saturday to protest against the proposed sale of the running of the venue.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nAround 70 people gathered to sing Bread in Heaven and Calon Lan. While the protesters sung a petition was handed around and signed by hundreds of passers by.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nA flash mob is a group of people who assemble suddenly in a public place. They normally gather to perform a pointless act in the name of artistic expression, but on this occasion the concept was utilised as a form of protest.\u00a0 <\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Helen Griffith, founder of the online petition against the proposed sale, came up with the idea of a flash mob. David Hutchings co-ordinated the event.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>The petition has now reached more than 5,300 signatures in a week.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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