FOR Cardiff

Wrapping up the week ✨ ♻️ Rhi Vaughan and Rick Yale attended the Global Reuse Summit in Bristol hosted by City to Sea. From businesses to researchers and global campaigners to policy makers –the summit brought together leaders in reuse, with sessions covering all aspects including global policy, packaging, business innovation, and localised system change. 💡 Georgia Lindsay and Bethany Kimber attended Community Foundation Wales’ Spotlight Networking event on Tuesday hosted by Geldards LLP, learning about the changes to sexual harassment laws and legislation in October 2024 and what this means for businesses and their responsibilities regarding sexual harassment policies. 🍻 Chelsea Clements visited pubs, bars, and clubs to tell them about our new free 2 hour Vulnerability Training courses delivered by New Pathways. The first course will take place next Wednesday 19th March and is open to all Cardiff based businesses. Find out more and book https://lnkd.in/dCsxuUm 🌯 Emma Vaughan and Chelsea Clements visited Bonnie Rogues to meet their new Channel Marketing Manager Jack Richardson and create a reel promoting their amazing £5 lunch deal. 🍳 We have a new offer on The Card from Graze, Hilton Hotel Cardiff. FOR Cardiff members can enjoy 20% off Graze Bottomless Brunch, Friday to Sunday, until 30th April. T’s&C’s apply. Login/sign-up to The Card to find out more https://lnkd.in/d4BdaFZh

🚉 We’re leading the development work to improve Wales’ busiest rail station - Cardiff Central. The brand new visuals show what Cardiff Central could look like https://lnkd.in/e8w4HmRX

📣 Free Vulnerability Training We are pleased to offer free Vulnerability Training to Cardiff based businesses. The 2 hour course will be delivered in-person by New Pathways at Cardiff University and will give delegates a clearer understanding of how to identify vulnerability in the night-time economy and safely challenge, deter, and disrupt inappropriate behaviour. Scheduled Courses - March 19th - March 27th - April 7th - April 29th  - May 15th - May 20th Find out more & book at https://lnkd.in/dCsxuUm

We're hiring! 🤩 There are currently two opportunities to join the FOR Cardiff team: Marketing Officer: support the marketing and communications of our projects, events, and campaigns via social, web, email and print. Find out more and apply: https://lnkd.in/e7SPpUWr Place Management Manager: deliver on our commitment to make Cardiff city centre cleaner, safer and more welcoming. Find out more and apply: https://lnkd.in/e8NUjdkj The deadline for applications is 5pm Monday 17th March.

Wrapping up the week ✨ 🏙️ Carolyn attended the inaugural High Streets UK meeting in Liverpool, which focused on business rates reform in response to the Government’s Business Rates Discussion Paper. Read High Streets UK’s recommendations and joint statement here: https://lnkd.in/d-9BG89M 🎉 The team have been celebrating International Women’s Day at events throughout the city this week. On Tuesday Bethany and Abbie attended PASTURE’s event, raising a glass to the incredible women of Cardiff’s business community. Georgia and Iesha attended She Who UK at the Marriott Hotel on Thursday, and today Carolyn is speaking at Radisson Blu Hotel, Cardiff’s IWD event. ℹ️ We held our Annual Review at Park Plaza on Thursday morning, with a welcome speech from Cliff Vanstone and an overview of our work over the last 12 months from Carolyn. Thank you to everyone who joined us. 🗞️ Our 2023 - 2024 Annual Report is now live and available to read here: https://lnkd.in/exq9YGfZ 🚴 On Wednesday we teamed up with Studio Tarw to host a free spin class for our members as part of the UK’s first Movement Hour. We had a blast!  💡 Emily attended a consultation on the Deposit Plan stage of Cardiff Council's renewed Local Development Plan. The consultation is open until April 15th, find out more and have your say here https://lnkd.in/eMc88Ndv 📆 Our free vulnerability training courses start on 19th March. Open to employees of our member businesses, vulnerability training will provide a clearer understanding of vulnerability and how it can be identified in the Night-time economy. Find out more and register here: https://lnkd.in/dCsxuUm 🎨 There is still time to let us know what kind of art you’d like to see in Cardiff city centre and help add to our public art map by taking our short survey: https://lnkd.in/enznA7ty 

Some highlights from the past 12 months at FOR Cardiff ✨ Read our 2023/24 annual report in full here: https://lnkd.in/exq9YGfZ

This week, High Streets UK hosted its first-ever forum in Liverpool, focusing on the pressing issue of business rates. As a collective, we agreed that a fairer, more sustainable system is crucial for supporting businesses and revitalizing our high streets. We've outlined our key recommendations and joint statement here: https://lnkd.in/eEHSCAu4 A huge thank you to Liverpool BID Company for hosting this important discussion—it was incredibly valuable to share insights and challenges from across the UK. Earlier today, FOR Cardiff held its Annual Review event, where I reflected on the challenges facing our members, celebrated our successes over the past year, and looked ahead to the future of both our company and the city. A heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined us Biggest learn from this week.....use my hands less! 🤦♀️

Thank you to everyone who joined us at the Park Plaza Hotel this morning for our Annual Review. It was a pleasure to reflect on our work over the last 12 months and connect with 40 of our members over coffee and pastries. 🥐☕️

This week, High Streets UK held its inaugural forum in Liverpool, which focused on business rates reform in response to the Government’s Business Rates Discussion Paper. Hosted by Liverpool BID Company, the session provided a crucial platform to discuss the Government’s proposed changes and put forward policy recommendations which will support growth and protect flagship high streets. Larger retail, hospitality, leisure and professional services businesses are not just occupiers of prime city centre properties, they are major employers, footfall drivers, and anchors for local economies. Yet, the Chancellor’s proposal to increase the business rates multiplier for properties with a rateable value over £500,000 risks pushing these critical locations to the brink. High Streets UK is calling on the Government to take urgent action to avoid unintended consequences such as store closures and job losses. Read our joint statement and policy recommendations here: https://lnkd.in/d-9BG89M

The perfect weekday pick-me-up! 🤩 Lunch from just £5 at Bonnie Rogues Cardiff. Grab a freshly made wrap for £5 or level up lunch for £7, plus drinks from just £2. Use The Card at Bonnie's for £5 off supper club every Thursday. 🍻