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On Thursday 21^st July 2022 we attended St Marys Church in Wales primary school on Bute Street to follow up our work on the 6th May. We promoted exercise and healthy eating by making fruit kebabs with the children and their parents, and developing running activities after the annual school prize giving.

On Friday 6^th May 2022, the organisers of the Butetown Mile, staff members at Cardiff University, set up a stall on Loudon Square, Bute Street from 13:30-16:30 to reach out to the community to promote the event, ask them what they knew about it, and which charities the community were passionate about to inform their decision on what kind of cause they could raise money for.

When speaking to members of the community, Cardiff University produced a survey with questions about people’s knowledge of the Butetown Mile and their opinions on how it would benefit the community, along with their interest in sports and causes they were passionate about. The Butetown Mile team received the following responses to the questions below at this event:

Have you heard of the Butetown Mile, and do you already take part in sporting activities?

• Have children who take part in football and have done the Butetown Mile in the past.
• Do lots of walking for charity
• Exercise indoors because have to take off hijab. We have a women only boxercise group, but we have lost our venue. The men are able to train outdoors.

If you don’t want to walk, jog, or run the Butetown Mile, are there any other activities you would help with on the day?

• Radio Cardiff could be involved
• I would volunteer on the day, such as marshal
• I would come and watch

Are there any charities you would like the Butetown Mile to raise money for?

Are there community events we could do to help promote the Butetown Mile in the community?