{"id":5463,"date":"2015-03-06T12:37:48","date_gmt":"2015-03-06T12:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/?p=5463"},"modified":"2015-03-06T12:37:48","modified_gmt":"2015-03-06T12:37:48","slug":"tom-jones-lends-a-hand-to-save-cardiff-coal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2015\/03\/06\/tom-jones-lends-a-hand-to-save-cardiff-coal\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Jones lends a hand to save Cardiff&#039;s Coal Exchange"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sir Tom Jones has given a major boost to the #SaveTheCoalExchange campaign by tweeting his support to save the Grade II-listed building in Cardiff.<br \/>\nThe campaign to save one of Wales&#8217;s most iconic buildings, originally used as a market floor for trading coal, began in September and has since been supported by thousands of people.<br \/>\nBut the campaign has received a boost by mighty musical legend Sir Tom Jones after he tweeted his support for the campaign on Wednesday, urging for the building to be saved for the sake of future generations.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/tom-jones-tweet.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-5464\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/tom-jones-tweet-300x138.png\" alt=\"tom jones tweet\" width=\"459\" height=\"211\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-5464\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/tom-jones-tweet-300x138.png\" alt=\"tom jones tweet\" width=\"459\" height=\"211\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nThe support has acted as a lift for those behind the campaign, who tweeted their thanks this morning and said <em>The Voice<\/em> judge had brightened up their week.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/coal-exchange-screen-shot.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"  wp-image-5465 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/coal-exchange-screen-shot-240x300.png\" alt=\"coal exchange screen shot\" width=\"318\" height=\"398\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-5465 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/coal-exchange-screen-shot-240x300.png\" alt=\"coal exchange screen shot\" width=\"318\" height=\"398\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><br \/>\nA spokesperson for Save the Coal Exchange said: &#8220;We&#8217;ve had great awareness from Sir Tom Jones&#8217; tweet.&#8221;<br \/>\nThe Coal Exchange was closed in 1958 but was reopened as a live music venue in 1988 and hosted bands such as Arctic Monkeys, Manic Street Preachers, Ocean Colour Scene and Stereophonics.<br \/>\nThe building is regarded as one of the city&#8217;s most significant historical buildings and was the place where the first ever \u00a31 million cheque was signed.<br \/>\nSir Tom&#8217;s support comes just a few days before the Coal Exchange host their clean up weekend to tidy up the building.<br \/>\nJobs that need doing include cleaning windows, stripping wallpaper, mopping, basic carpentry and moving some furniture.<br \/>\nThe volunteers will be having a tea station all day and would welcome donations of cleaning materials for the weekend&#8217;s work.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5475\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5475\" style=\"width: 394px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Coal-Exchange-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-5475\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Coal-Exchange-3-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/i\/notifications\" width=\"394\" height=\"295\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5475\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-5475\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Coal-Exchange-3-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/i\/notifications\" width=\"394\" height=\"295\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Sir Tom Jones has got behind the #SaveTheCoalExchange campaign<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nVolunteers are invited to make a hands-on contribution to clean up the Coal Exchange and go along to help out from 10am-4pm on Saturday and 11am-4pm on Sunday.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nIf you want to get involved with #SaveTheCoalExchange you can follow them on <a title=\"Twitter\" href=\"http:\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/CoalExchange\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0<span style=\"line-height: 1.5\">or like them on Facebook\u00a0<a title=\"Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/saveourcoalexchange\/timeline\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/saveourcoalexchange\/timeline<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sir Tom Jones has given a major boost to the #SaveTheCoalExchange campaign by tweeting his support to save the Grade II-listed building in Cardiff. 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