Mermaid Quay, the waterfront dining and leisure centre in the heart of Cardiff Bay, has been awarded not one but two Green Apple Environment Awards for 2021 by The Green Organisation, a prestigious international, independent, non-profit, non-political, environment group, dedicated to recognising, rewarding and promoting environmental best practice around the world. Mermaid Quay has demonstrated…
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Save money, stay hydrated and help prevent plastic pollution at source by refilling your water bottles for free with REFILL Mermaid Quay, part our drive towards greater sustainability. Refill is a UK-wide campaign to reduce plastic pollution by making refilling a water bottle as easy, convenient and cheap as possible, with Refill Stations on every street. The Refill app shows you…
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Mermaid Quay is forever striving to be more sustainable and actively looks to introduce the use of more eco-friendly options to the Centre.However, in years gone by the use of PVC posters and banners were common. Used to promote events and campaigns on site, this really was the material of choice. Made from plastics combined…
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Mermaid Quay are proud to share that we now have a beautiful rooftop garden which is growing a wide variety of fruit, vegetables, and herbs.The garden has been carefully crafted by our on-site Maintenance Technician. It has been created using wooden pallets left over from our recent public realm refurbishment works, plastic waste gathered from…
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Mermaid Quay, the restaurant, café and shopping area in the heart of Cardiff Bay, has won two Green Apple Awards in the national campaign to find the greenest individuals, companies, councils, places and communities.Competing against more than 500 other nominations in the International Green Apple Awards, Mermaid Quay will be presented with their trophies and…
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Members of Mermaid Quay Management and Soft Services Teams took part in a 10 mile sponsored walk to raise money for One Great Day on Thursday 30September. Despite the wind and rain, the team walked around Cardiff Bay (twice) and has raised £418 for Ty Hafan and Great Ormond Street Hospital so far. As well…
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As part of the Mermaid Quay public realm improvements project, representatives of contractors Encon and the Mermaid Quay management team visited the neighbouring Mount Stuart Primary School recently to talk to the pupils about the dangers of construction sites and to launch a site safety poster art competition. Encon social value team Antonia John and…
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Mermaid Quay is currently undergoing extensive public realm works. These works include a new landscaped public space, paving, lighting, landscaping, signage, wayfinding, entrance markers and street furniture.As a part of this redevelopment, we saw the introduction of new planters to the scheme. Not wanting the planters currently on site to go to waste we reached…
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We recently donated IT equipment through ITVET the Mermaid Quay site IT contractor. Helping disadvantaged children by supporting their education and helping to break down the barriers of digital exclusion. The donation was made to ITVET’s Laptop for Schools initiative to be refurbished and distributed to schools and community organisations. The IT support and technology…
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All team members have recently undertaken training to become Dementia Friends! These sessions help you learn how dementia affects a person and what you can do to make a difference.You could also become a Dementia Friend by joining a session locally or online.Find out more information here.
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