{"id":51732,"date":"2021-03-12T11:03:07","date_gmt":"2021-03-12T11:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=51732"},"modified":"2021-03-15T15:56:56","modified_gmt":"2021-03-15T15:56:56","slug":"lockdown-tales-castell-coch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2021\/03\/12\/lockdown-tales-castell-coch\/","title":{"rendered":"Weddings, walkers and websites: The lockdown tales of Castell Coch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Cardiff\u2019s fairytale castle has not lost its magic, despite the impact of Covid<\/strong> <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>CASTELL Coch may have been closed for most of the last year, but Cardiff\u2019s fairytale castle always has stories to tell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The castle raised its drawbridge on March 18 last year as the coronavirus situation escalated. Few people would have anticipated that, almost a year later, the site would still be closed to the public.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\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\/03\/cardiff-year-of-covid-feature-01-1-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/cardiff-year-of-covid-feature-01-1-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/cardiff-year-of-covid-feature-01-1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/cardiff-year-of-covid-feature-01-1-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/cardiff-year-of-covid-feature-01-1-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/cardiff-year-of-covid-feature-01-1-2048x1025.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/cardiff-year-of-covid-feature-01-1-500x250.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/cardiff-year-of-covid-feature-01-1-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/cardiff-year-of-covid-feature-01-1-1170x585.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/cardiff-year-of-covid-feature-01-1-1500x750.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/cardiff-year-of-covid-feature-01-1-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/cardiff-year-of-covid-feature-01-1-1400x700.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\/03\/cardiff-year-of-covid-feature-01-1-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/cardiff-year-of-covid-feature-01-1-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/cardiff-year-of-covid-feature-01-1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/cardiff-year-of-covid-feature-01-1-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/cardiff-year-of-covid-feature-01-1-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/cardiff-year-of-covid-feature-01-1-2048x1025.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/cardiff-year-of-covid-feature-01-1-500x250.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/cardiff-year-of-covid-feature-01-1-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/cardiff-year-of-covid-feature-01-1-1170x585.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/cardiff-year-of-covid-feature-01-1-1500x750.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/cardiff-year-of-covid-feature-01-1-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/cardiff-year-of-covid-feature-01-1-1400x700.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cadw.gov.wales\/visit\/places-to-visit\/castell-coch\">The &#8220;Red Castle&#8221;, which is managed by Cadw<\/a>, the Welsh Government\u2019s historic environment service, was able to re-open in August with new safety and hygiene measures in place, such as a time-allocated ticketing system, a reduced visitor capacity, and PPE for staff members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Plastic partitions were installed, directional arrows were placed and hand sanitiser was made available throughout the site. Because of their small size, some of the castle\u2019s rooms remained closed, including the tea room.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When the Welsh Government\u2019s restrictions tightened once more, Cadw had no choice but to close its sites again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Castell Coch\u2019s custodian, Angharad Howell, said: \u201cThe Covid pandemic has had an obvious impact on visitor numbers as the castle was closed for most of the year. Visitor numbers have fallen from 59,549 during the 2019\/20 financial year to 1,528 during the 2020\/21 financial year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCadw has sought to compensate its membership by offering a 50% reduction on renewals or six months extra free. We\u2019ve very encouraged to see we\u2019ve maintained over 90% retention rate with many members appreciating that their membership fee goes towards conservation work at our fantastic monuments.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visitor numbers, facemasks and hand sanitiser only tell a small part of Castell Coch\u2019s pandemic tale. From weddings to websites and walking for charity, here is how the fairytale castle has retained its magic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Anna-and-Zachary-square-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"51734\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Anna-and-Zachary-square.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?attachment_id=51734\" class=\"wp-image-51734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Anna-and-Zachary-square-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, 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https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Anna-and-Zachary-square-585x585.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Anna-and-Zachary-square-900x900.jpg 900w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Anna-and-Zachary-square-1400x1400.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Anna-and-Zachary-square-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"51734\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Anna-and-Zachary-square.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?attachment_id=51734\" class=\"wp-image-51734\" 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https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Anna-and-Zachary-square-390x390.jpg 390w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Anna-and-Zachary-square-585x585.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Anna-and-Zachary-square-900x900.jpg 900w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Anna-and-Zachary-square-1400x1400.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Zachary and Anna-Louise Stubbings.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Anna-Believe-square-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"51735\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Anna-Believe-square-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?attachment_id=51735\" class=\"wp-image-51735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Anna-Believe-square-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Anna-Believe-square-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Anna-Believe-square-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Anna-Believe-square-770x770.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Anna-Believe-square-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Anna-Believe-square-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Anna-Believe-square-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Anna-Believe-square-390x390.jpg 390w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Anna-Believe-square-585x585.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Anna-Believe-square-900x900.jpg 900w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Anna-Believe-square-1400x1400.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Anna-Believe-square-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"51735\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Anna-Believe-square-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?attachment_id=51735\" class=\"wp-image-51735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Anna-Believe-square-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Anna-Believe-square-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Anna-Believe-square-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Anna-Believe-square-770x770.jpg 770w, 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class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Anna Louise (left) and Zachary Stubbings (right) at Castell Coch with Believe Organ Donor support.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">Images: Anna-Louise Stubbings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Castell Coch is woven into the fabric of Anna-Louise Stubbing\u2019s life.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anna-Louise, 45, from Thornhill, founded <a href=\"https:\/\/believe-ods.org.uk\/\">Believe Organ Donor Support<\/a> in memory of her late husband, Stuart, and her son Fraser &#8220;Bear&#8221; Bates, who died in a road accident in 2015. Fraser\u2019s organs were donated and saved the lives of four people.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fraserbearbates\">Believe<\/a> aims to raise awareness and educate people about organ donation, support people involved, and break down the taboos surrounding it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Castell Coch played a part in Believe\u2019s success on St David\u2019s Day, 2018, when stunning 4K drone footage of the castle featured as the backdrop to a short animation published to promote the charity\u2019s work.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The animation, which was produced by Mike Young, creator of <em>SuperTed<\/em>, has since reached a global audience of 8.2 million people. In 2019, it won in its category at the Charity Film Awards.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGrowing up in Cardiff, Castell Coch was always the fairy castle,\u201d said Anna-Louise.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe way that the animation shows Castell Coch is phenomenal. It\u2019s just lovely for everyone to see not only the message of organ donation but how beautiful the castle is. The drone effects are brilliant, and it shows Castell Coch really well.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"The FAB Gift of Life\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yGh1Tb1NQZA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"The FAB Gift of Life\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yGh1Tb1NQZA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Anna-Louise was due to get married on May 29, 2020, at Castell Coch to Zachary Stubbings, 42, who she met through Believe. He proposed to her at the castle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sadly, their wedding could not go ahead as planned because of Covid.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anna-Louise said: \u201cWhen I met Zach, he was wonderful about understanding what I\u2019d been through. He decided to propose to me at Castell Coch because he knew that it would make me feel like the boys were there as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat was so lovely, and we decided then that we would get married there. Covid hit, and we couldn\u2019t have it there, but for me, it will be such an important place.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead, the couple held a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lNFjleUp8tA\">virtual celebration<\/a> to mark what should have been their wedding day and asked for donations to be made to Believe and Help for Heroes, who have supported Zachary since he was discharged from the RAF on medical grounds after a cancer diagnosis.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The celebration included a cake in the shape of Castell Coch.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Castell-Cake-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Castell-Cake-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Castell-Cake-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Castell-Cake-770x1027.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Castell-Cake-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Castell-Cake-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Castell-Cake-293x391.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Castell-Cake-1400x1867.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Castell-Cake-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Castell-Cake-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Castell-Cake-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Castell-Cake-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Castell-Cake-770x1027.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Castell-Cake-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Castell-Cake-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Castell-Cake-293x391.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Castell-Cake-1400x1867.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Castell-Cake-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption><strong>Anna-Louise and Zachary&#8217;s Castell Coch cake.<\/strong> Image: Anna-Louise Stubbings<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOne of my friends is a cake-maker,\u201d said Anna-Louise.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was a real surprise when she turned up with that cake! She\u2019d beautifully done it so, not only was it us, but Fraser was also present on the cake.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In August, they got married at St Martin\u2019s Church in Roath, which has other important connections to Anna-Louise and her family.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy mother was brought up in the vicarage there, so that\u2019s always been a tie for me,&#8221; she said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The priest, Father Irving, was with me at my final goodbye with Fraser, just before we donated his organs, and he held my hand through that.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe were fortunate because St Martin\u2019s is a very big church, so we could have guests there with social distancing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe had re-booked the wedding for the Easter holidays, but Zach \u2013 very wisely \u2013 was worried about a second wave and, with him being on the shielding list, said \u2018let\u2019s do it.\u2019&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn the future, we might look to renew our vows at Castell Coch, or to do something significant there once it\u2019s open. I think we have to, really, even if we don our wedding dress and suit and have a couple of photos outside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a beautiful place and it\u2019s really tranquil. Even though we didn\u2019t get married there, it\u2019s still the most special place in the world for me. Because of both of the connections, it really is the fairy castle.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Alan-selfie-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Alan-selfie-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Alan-selfie-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Alan-selfie-770x1027.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Alan-selfie-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Alan-selfie-293x391.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Alan-selfie-1400x1867.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Alan-selfie.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Alan-selfie-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Alan-selfie-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Alan-selfie-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Alan-selfie-770x1027.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Alan-selfie-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Alan-selfie-293x391.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Alan-selfie-1400x1867.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Alan-selfie.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption><strong>Alan Bretos outside Castell Coch.<\/strong> Image: Alan Bretos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Beautiful and tranquil are words commonly used to describe Castell Coch and its surrounding area, including the nearby Taff Trail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Having walked the 3.1 miles from Hailey Park to Castell Coch along the trail 191 times, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alanbretos\">Alan Bretos<\/a> knows it better than most.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alan, a 54-year-old plastic salesman from Llandaff North, has <a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/sport-health\/cardiff-countryside-peaceful-walk-castell-coch\">set himself the target of walking to and from Castell Coch 200 times <\/a>&#8211; a challenge he expects to complete on May 23.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He started taking walking more seriously after being diagnosed with a heart condition five years ago, which prevents him from more doing strenuous forms of exercise.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because of this, he spent the first month of the pandemic indoors to protect himself. Once he was cleared to stop shielding, he resumed his weekly walks to the castle, but this time with an increased appreciation of the benefits it has for his mental and physical health.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI used to do running. I would do eight laps of Hailey Park, which is 10k,\u201d said Alan.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI was diagnosed with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, so I thought, I\u2019m not going to do any more running \u2013 those days are over. I thought, I\u2019ll keep up my walking, because it\u2019s the best exercise on earth, and I\u2019ll just top up my walks to work by going to Castell Coch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a lovely building and it\u2019s a beautiful walk up the Taff Trail. When I get to the castle, I have a ritual: I go up to the castle gate where the door is, and I touch three stones. I\u2019ve done that ever since I\u2019ve gone up there, so they\u2019re my lucky stones.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignwide columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Alan-castle-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"51745\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Alan-castle.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?attachment_id=51745\" class=\"wp-image-51745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Alan-castle-768x1024.jpg 768w, 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data-link=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?attachment_id=51746\" class=\"wp-image-51746\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Alan-river-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Alan-river-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Alan-river-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Alan-river-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Alan-river-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Alan-river-1400x1050.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Alan-river.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\"><strong>Castell Coch and the River Taff.<\/strong> Images: Alan Bretos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Alan\u2019s initial target was to walk to the castle 52 times in 2016, but he fell short because of family commitments, bad weather and the flu. Despite this, he kept going and is now only nine walks away from his updated target.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As he approached his 200th walk, Alan decided to set up a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justgiving.com\/fundraising\/alan-bretos1?utm_source=Twitter&amp;utm_medium=fundraising&amp;utm_content=alan-bretos1&amp;utm_campaign=pfp-tweet&amp;utm_term=7d0c9a648c324989a0fd650e07751b77\">JustGiving page for Cardiomyopathy UK<\/a> to extend the benefits of his challenge to others in a similar position. After setting a \u00a3200 target, he has raised \u00a3235 and is now aiming for \u00a3500.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said: \u201cIt\u2019s tough for charities at the moment. If I can raise money for these people, then great.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI never get tired of seeing Castell Coch and, when you get there, you\u2019re huffing and puffing. You\u2019ve worked hard to get there, and you can enjoy the beauty of it.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s so good for your body and your mind. I want to go for a thousand. I\u2019ll be in my 70s and I\u2019ll be up there in a Zimmer frame, I think!\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignwide columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"533\" height=\"533\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Pixel-art.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"51748\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Pixel-art.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?attachment_id=51748\" class=\"wp-image-51748\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Pixel-art.jpg 533w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/03\/Pixel-art-300x300.jpg 300w, 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class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\"><strong>Pixel art and photography of Castell Coch.<\/strong> Images: Jack Davies (Instagram: @<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tongwynlais\/\">tongwynlais<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the few people who might be able to hold a candle to Alan\u2019s 191 visits is <a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/category\/tongwynlais\/\">Tongwynlais<\/a> resident Jack Davies.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alongside trail running in Forest Fawr several times a week, Jack, 43, has collected and created artwork, photographs, memorabilia and stories linked to the castle and the village.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a &#8220;normal year&#8221; he visits the castle around once a month to find inspiration for his artwork and blog posts.&nbsp;His fascination with Castell Coch began 10 years ago when he moved to the village.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2012, he founded <a href=\"http:\/\/tongwynlais.com\/\">tongwynlais.com<\/a>, which houses his collection. Last year, lockdown gave him the time and opportunity to develop a second website, <a href=\"http:\/\/castellcoch.com\/\">castellcoch.com<\/a>, which he worked on during the summer and launched in November.&nbsp;<\/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\">My Castell Coch ramblings and collection have a new home.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ME8wBMdVbU\">https:\/\/t.co\/ME8wBMdVbU<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZXBIUThoKx\">pic.twitter.com\/ZXBIUThoKx<\/a><\/p>&mdash; CastellCoch.com (@lovecastellcoch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lovecastellcoch\/status\/1322931831302479874?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 1, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been really important to me,\u201d said Jack about working on his Castell Coch projects during lockdown.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t have a creative day job. All the websites, the writing and the illustrations that I do have been my creative outlet. If I didn\u2019t have the time to do this, I think I\u2019d really struggle.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His artwork includes painting, drawing and photography as well as eye-catching digital illustrations of the castle\u2019s lavish interior and unique patterns.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve got a lot of creative passions. I like doing digital illustrations, and I like painting, drawing and photography. Having a bit of extra time has meant that I probably did a lot more creative work last year than I would normally,&#8221; he said. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCreative people are uniquely drawn to Castell Coch because it\u2019s so distinctive and iconic.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs well as creating work myself, I enjoy finding and sharing it. If I find an artist who\u2019s doing something, I try and share their work and, if it\u2019s really interesting, I might get in touch with them and ask to do an interview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s so much history to research and I don\u2019t seem to be short of ideas for things to do.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although the castle has been voted by the public as their <a href=\"https:\/\/cadw.gov.wales\/visit\/places-to-visit\/castell-coch\">favourite building in Wales<\/a>, there are people in Cardiff &#8211; and even Tongwynlais &#8211; who are yet to take advantage of it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLiving here, and seeing it every day, you take it for granted. I know people who have lived in the village for years and have never been up there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s equally lots of pride that we\u2019ve got this fantastical, iconic building on our doorstep.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>To find out more information about Believe Organ Donor Support, click <a href=\"https:\/\/believe-ods.org.uk\/\">HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong>To donate to Alan&#8217;s fundraising page for Cardiomyopathy UK, click <a href=\"https:\/\/justgiving.com\/fundraising\/alan-bretos1\">HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cardiff\u2019s fairytale castle has not lost its magic, despite the year-long impact of Covid<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":549,"featured_media":51751,"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":[7152,670],"tags":[4475,6769],"coauthors":[6734],"class_list":["post-51732","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-a-year-of-covid-in-cardiff","category-tongwynlais","tag-castell-coch","tag-covid-3"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - 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