Stop Cardiff Council evicting Secret Garden Cafe from Bute Park


Stop Cardiff Council evicting Secret Garden Cafe from Bute Park
The Issue
Secret Garden Cafe are the heart of Bute Park but they've been served with a notice to quit* from Cardiff Council who want to run a tender for the lease.
Cardiff Council say this is a legal requirement but independent legal experts disagree.
Secret Garden Cafe is well loved by many across Cardiff, it is a unique, community-creating, sustainable, honest cafe, staffed by a team of lovely people. And they do amazing food!
They have:
- Survived all the COVID lockdowns and recent energy and supplier cost hikes
- Invested £100k+ in the business
- Raised £5,000 to repair and replace trees that were vandalised
- Made 6,000 meals for NHS staff during the pandemic
- Raised £18k+ for charity
- 9 lovely staff
I believe Cardiff Council and Bute Park should be supporting this amazing, sustainable, ethical, local, independent business by extending their lease without tender.
Sign if you agree and leave a comment that we can share with the Council!
And why not head to TripAdvisor and show them some love there too!
*'Notice to quit' is the correct legal term apparently, not eviction as I had originally written, apologies I have now corrected this

The Issue
Secret Garden Cafe are the heart of Bute Park but they've been served with a notice to quit* from Cardiff Council who want to run a tender for the lease.
Cardiff Council say this is a legal requirement but independent legal experts disagree.
Secret Garden Cafe is well loved by many across Cardiff, it is a unique, community-creating, sustainable, honest cafe, staffed by a team of lovely people. And they do amazing food!
They have:
- Survived all the COVID lockdowns and recent energy and supplier cost hikes
- Invested £100k+ in the business
- Raised £5,000 to repair and replace trees that were vandalised
- Made 6,000 meals for NHS staff during the pandemic
- Raised £18k+ for charity
- 9 lovely staff
I believe Cardiff Council and Bute Park should be supporting this amazing, sustainable, ethical, local, independent business by extending their lease without tender.
Sign if you agree and leave a comment that we can share with the Council!
And why not head to TripAdvisor and show them some love there too!
*'Notice to quit' is the correct legal term apparently, not eviction as I had originally written, apologies I have now corrected this

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Petition created on 12 May 2023