{"id":15355,"date":"2016-11-29T13:54:35","date_gmt":"2016-11-29T13:54:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=15355"},"modified":"2016-11-29T13:54:35","modified_gmt":"2016-11-29T13:54:35","slug":"christmas-market-started-people-dont-like-crowds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2016\/11\/29\/christmas-market-started-people-dont-like-crowds\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas market started for people who don&#039;t like crowds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A CARDIFF businesswoman is organising an ethical Christmas market to help people with anxiety.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Catherine Woods, 39, who owns Green Valley Moves eco-estate agent in Caerphilly, is organising the Christmas market as an alternative to the long-running one\u00a0in the city centre.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWhen I went to vegan groups online there were so many people saying they wanted to go to the vegan festival but couldn\u2019t because of anxiety,&#8221; said Ms Woods (pictured).<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;I thought that was really awful and wanted to put something on for those people that wouldn\u2019t be cramped.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-15357\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Catherine-Woods_291116_HE-1024x766.jpg\" alt=\"catherine-woods_291116_he\" width=\"960\" height=\"718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Catherine-Woods_291116_HE-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Catherine-Woods_291116_HE-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Catherine-Woods_291116_HE-770x576.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Catherine-Woods_291116_HE-500x374.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Catherine-Woods_291116_HE-293x219.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Catherine-Woods_291116_HE.jpg 1027w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-15357\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Catherine-Woods_291116_HE-1024x766.jpg\" alt=\"catherine-woods_291116_he\" width=\"960\" height=\"718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Catherine-Woods_291116_HE-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Catherine-Woods_291116_HE-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Catherine-Woods_291116_HE-770x576.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Catherine-Woods_291116_HE-500x374.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Catherine-Woods_291116_HE-293x219.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Catherine-Woods_291116_HE.jpg 1027w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The market will take place half inside and half outside the warehouse at Cardiff Speaker Hire venue space on Dumballs Road, Butetown. Staggered entry will ensure the venue doesn\u2019t get too full.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">So far <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/967104076745608\/\">1,100 people have said on Facebook<\/a> they are interested in attending and 300 people have registered for tickets.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The market will also showcase businesses committed to eco and sustainable living including The Real Junk Food Project, Pip\u2019s Real Hot Chocolate, Vic\u2019s Vegan Bakes and Blanche Bakery.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWe\u2019re all businesses that give back,\u201d said Ms Woods, who is hoping to organise similar markets at Easter and in the summer.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A CARDIFF businesswoman is organising an ethical Christmas market to help people with anxiety. 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