Welcome to our weekend feature, Penarth round-up. Throughout the week Nub News brings you national news through a local lens and positive community stories.

Here are six stories you might have missed from Penarth this week…

Roald Dahl's BFG exhibition coming to Turner House

The Turner House welcomes Roald Dahl's iconic and much-loved fictional character, The Big Friendly Giant, as part of the touring exhibition The BFG in Pictures, curated by Quentin Blake.

The exhibition, curated by Quentin Blake, contains 40 reproductions including illustrations not used when the book was first published in 1982.

They chart the development of one of the most iconic characters in children's literature and a glimpse of a BFG that might have been.

Local lady starts crowdfunding campaign for Alexandra Park rose bushes

Resident Barbro Perkins has launched a crowdfunding campaign to replace the run-down rosebed opposite the Alexandra Park War Memorial.

She hopes to raise £1,000 to purchase 80 new rose bushes, urging 100 flower-loving locals to donate £10 each to the cause.

This comes four months after Swedish-born Barbro spent £400 of her own money to replant the bed adjacent to the steps that lead up to the Memorial.

Work begins on lottery-funded Victoria Square project

Volunteers from the community group Friends of Victoria Square have commenced work on a lottery-funded project that aims to rejuvenate the area for people and wildlife.

Over the Easter weekend, almost a dozen ecologically-minded residents set about planting trees and excavating soil to establish a bog garden.

Places to grab an outdoor drink on 26 April

If you're anything like us, you've been planning your first pub pint since the most recent lockdown was imposed in December.

That's why we've compiled a list of all the places (as far as we can tell) you can grab a beer garden drink (not takeaway!) on 26 April... and a few soon afterwards.

Disposable BBQs blight Cosmeston benches yet again

The Vale of Glamorgan Council has posted photos of a Cosmeston Lakes Country Park public table damaged by what appears to be a disposable barbeque.

BBQ-burnt benches are an ongoing problem for the Council and park visitors alike. A similar photo was posted just under two weeks ago (2 April).

https://penarth.nub.news/n/network-rail-proceed-with-railway-terrace-re-fencing-despite-opposition

Contractors (Three Squires) hired by Network Rail will this afternoon finish re-fencing the area between Railway Terrace and the train tracks after finally commencing the project yesterday.

They are removing a rusted, four-foot tall mesh fence and replacing it with six-foot industrial palisade fencing. The current fencing falls short of safety standards due to its proximity to both the road and the railway.