{"id":50884,"date":"2021-02-23T10:16:15","date_gmt":"2021-02-23T10:16:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=50884"},"modified":"2021-02-23T12:07:03","modified_gmt":"2021-02-23T12:07:03","slug":"have-you-seen-myfanwy-the-unicorn-walking-around-cardiff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2021\/02\/23\/have-you-seen-myfanwy-the-unicorn-walking-around-cardiff\/","title":{"rendered":"Have you seen Myfanwy the Unicorn walking around Cardiff?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">They breed happiness and hope, says care worker trying to lift pandemic gloom<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>THE streets of Cardiff have seen some rather bizarre and strange things, from <a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2021\/02\/02\/have-you-seen-the-sanitary-towel-running-around-cardiff\/\">a student dressed as a sanitary towel<\/a> to someone <a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2021\/02\/05\/cardiff-students-join-running-competition-to-help-spread-breast-cancer-awareness\/\">running as a boob for Breast Cancer Awareness.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the latest sighting in the Welsh capital has left many Cardiffians with a smile on their faces.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meet Myfanwy the Unicorn, otherwise known as Lee Houghton, who is doing his bit to raise our spirits during these unprecedented times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">YES! Spotted in the wild <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HRRkwIJhGD\">pic.twitter.com\/HRRkwIJhGD<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Carys (@CarysCarrots) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CarysCarrots\/status\/1360565178933403654?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 13, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For the past four years, Lee has been working as a lead nurse at Shire Home Care Home in Butetown, particularly with people living with dementia.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are in dark times at the moment, especially with the pandemic, we need to start smiling and being positive about things as opposed to being negative,\u201d he said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI bought the unicorn costume and I would come in on my days off to cheer people up, because it can be very tedious most days.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cUnicorns are very positive creatures. They breed happiness and hope, no matter how old you are! 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font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CLhjzqvg05t\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by She Runs: Cardiff (@sherunscardiff)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Although Lee has given most people a much-needed pick-me-up, the unicorn costume has had its own struggles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cA kid came up to me, grabbed my leg to have a \u2018cwtch\u2019 and I think he nicked it. But I have plenty of spares so I\u2019m not worried.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/unicorn-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50887\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/unicorn-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/unicorn-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/unicorn-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/unicorn-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/unicorn-1170x585.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/unicorn.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/unicorn-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/unicorn-1400x700.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/unicorn-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50887\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/unicorn-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/unicorn-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/unicorn-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/unicorn-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/unicorn-1170x585.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/unicorn.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/unicorn-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/unicorn-1400x700.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Myfanwy the Unicorn on Shrove Tuesday (Credit: Lee Houghton) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Lee also has a range of other costumes, including a dinosaur, a chicken and a dragon. He has even ordered a Minion costume for April, but Myfanwy the Unicorn is the most popular outfit.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He has been sporting as the mythical creature for the last few months and is often spotted walking around Riverside, Grangetown and Cardiff Bay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Something you don\u2019t see everyday! Myfanwy the Pink Unicorn! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LyJk0t2lbw\">pic.twitter.com\/LyJk0t2lbw<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Ms C Merriott (@CAMCathaysHS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CAMCathaysHS\/status\/1361642556879110148?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 16, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Myfanwy the Unicorn has its own Twitter and Facebook pages for people to share videos and images.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Twitter: @Myfanwyunicorn<\/li><li>Facebook: @cardiffpinkunicorn <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Related Stories: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-the-cardiffian wp-block-embed-the-cardiffian\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"ybFZ48JQc9\"><a 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