{"id":21704,"date":"2017-11-14T16:19:10","date_gmt":"2017-11-14T16:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=21704"},"modified":"2017-11-14T16:19:10","modified_gmt":"2017-11-14T16:19:10","slug":"pontcanna-neighbours-get-together-big-sweep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2017\/11\/14\/pontcanna-neighbours-get-together-big-sweep\/","title":{"rendered":"Pontcanna neighbours get together for Big Sweep"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PONTCANNA&#8217;S Big Sweep is back, clearing the streets of unwanted fallen leaves.<br \/>\nFor three years, residents have grouped together to improve safety and prevent flooding by tidying up the leaves.<br \/>\nCardiff Council provides vehicles to collect the swept-up leaves and the Co-op on King\u2019s Road also lent a hand, offering biodegradable bags and brushes as well as doughnuts for the sweepers.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21714\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21714\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-21714 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/59N0tira.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/59N0tira.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/59N0tira-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/59N0tira-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/59N0tira-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/59N0tira-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21714\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-21714 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/59N0tira.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/59N0tira.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/59N0tira-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/59N0tira-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/59N0tira-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/59N0tira-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript> The Pontcanna Big Sweep has been a big success<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nCouncillor Caro Wild, who organises the event and lends a hand each weekend, is pleased with how it\u2019s gone so far.<br \/>\n\u201cAgain, it\u2019s great to see local residents and the council working in partnership to clear the huge amount of leaves. More and more community initiatives are happening in the area and it is great to see people making new friends.\u00a0The only dampener was the rain!&#8221;<br \/>\nSince last year\u2019s event, four new neighbourhoods have joined and there have been further requests from residents to bring it to their streets.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The last sweep takes place this weekend on Hamilton Street and Talbot Street from 10am on Sunday,\u00a0November 19.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PONTCANNA&#8217;S Big Sweep is back, clearing the streets of unwanted fallen leaves. For three years, residents have grouped together to improve safety and prevent flooding by tidying up the leaves. Cardiff Council provides vehicles to collect the swept-up leaves and the Co-op on King\u2019s Road also lent a hand, offering biodegradable bags and brushes as well as doughnuts for the sweepers. 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