{"id":45892,"date":"2020-12-01T17:02:23","date_gmt":"2020-12-01T17:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=45892"},"modified":"2020-12-01T17:02:26","modified_gmt":"2020-12-01T17:02:26","slug":"santa-livestreamed-as-1500-watch-him-turn-on-llandaff-north-lights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2020\/12\/01\/santa-livestreamed-as-1500-watch-him-turn-on-llandaff-north-lights\/","title":{"rendered":"Santa livestreamed as 1,500 watch him turn on Llandaff North lights"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Families tune in to watch Saturday&#8217;s Big Virtual Switch-On as Christmas festivities get underway <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>LLANDAFF North received a visit from Santa on Saturday, following a virtual Christmas lights switch-on that was watched by 1,500 people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The livestreamed event was put together by Llandaff North Festival committee as a 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lights when the countdown reached zero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a Facebook post, the committee said: \u201cSometimes when we go ahead with these projects we&#8217;re not sure how they&#8217;re going to turn out, so to get this sort of response is incredible!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They are still seeking donations to help maintain the existing Christmas lights and pay for two new lamppost motifs, which they hope to install this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized is-style-rounded\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/12\/129057742_207179534288046_3540546836951007540_n-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45944\" width=\"502\" height=\"669\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/12\/129057742_207179534288046_3540546836951007540_n-768x1024.jpg 768w, 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They suggest dried orange slices, birdfeed decorations, wooden ornaments and strings of popcorn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The group are organizing a Christmas trail on Monday and Tuesday December 21 and 22. Residents can take part by decorating their house fronts and gardens and messaging the YGC Rebel Mams Facebook page to be included on the trail map. The deadline for messages is Friday December 18.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/12\/128985594_205832121089454_7912419515089243151_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45947\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/12\/128985594_205832121089454_7912419515089243151_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/12\/128985594_205832121089454_7912419515089243151_n-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/12\/128985594_205832121089454_7912419515089243151_n-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/12\/128985594_205832121089454_7912419515089243151_n-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/12\/128985594_205832121089454_7912419515089243151_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45947\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/12\/128985594_205832121089454_7912419515089243151_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/12\/128985594_205832121089454_7912419515089243151_n-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/12\/128985594_205832121089454_7912419515089243151_n-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/12\/128985594_205832121089454_7912419515089243151_n-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Those feeling extra creative can also get involved in their 12 Days of Christmas activities, currently being planned. They are looking in particular for drummers, dancers and crafters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>You can donate to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/llandaff-north-christmas-lights-2020?utm_medium=copy_link&amp;utm_source=customer&amp;utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet\">Llandaff North Festivals committee fund here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Llandaff North&#8217;s virtual Christmas lights switch-on was watched by 1500 people on Saturday, while YGC Rebel Mams got started on their festive plans<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":557,"featured_media":45961,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1004,230,3,1,439,5],"tags":[1516,6794,4096,1296,231,4613,4034],"coauthors":[6724],"class_list":["post-45892","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gabalfa","category-llandaff-north","category-news","category-outabout","category-diary","category-where-you-live","tag-christmas","tag-christmas-decorations","tag-festive","tag-gabalfa-2","tag-llandaff-north","tag-llandaff-north-festival","tag-santa"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - 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