{"id":9670,"date":"2012-10-17T10:20:58","date_gmt":"2012-10-17T10:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=9670"},"modified":"2015-10-07T10:55:18","modified_gmt":"2015-10-07T10:55:18","slug":"mixed-opinions-on-park-restoration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/no-logo\/mixed-opinions-on-park-restoration","title":{"rendered":"Mixed opinions on park restoration"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Bute Park is currently a finalist in the running to win The National Lottery\u2019s \u2018Good Causes\u2019 Best Heritage Project Award, but not all Cardiff residents are happy with the changes it is undergoing during its restoration.<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_9677\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"width: 480px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/No-logo_2_Summerhouse_CD.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9677\" title=\"No logo_2_Summerhouse_CD\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/No-logo_2_Summerhouse_CD.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"220\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Queue at Bute Park\u2019s Summerhouse Caf\u00e9 on a Sunday afternoon.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The principal aims of the restoration project are to offer new facilities to the public such as toilets, caf\u00e9s and the education centre, but also to make the park\u2019s historic features more prominent. It also endeavours to improve the general tidiness and aesthetics of the park by providing more bins and allowing horticultural apprentices to tend the park\u2019s flower beds.<\/p>\n<p>However, some Cardiff residents have declared that the project is not in the public\u2019s best interest, claiming it is costing too much money and that the facilities are not used.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bute Park is currently a finalist in the running to win The National Lottery\u2019s \u2018Good Causes\u2019 Best Heritage Project Award, but not all Cardiff residents are happy with the changes it is undergoing during its restoration. 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