This summer something BIG is making a splash at St David’s shopping centre in Cardiff

Shoppers be warned - a ‘Jaws’-dropping great white shark, measuring nearly 25 feet, has made its way from the big blue sea to the city's main shopping centre.

The #SharkCDF will offer you tons of 'fin-tastic activities' for the whole family to help you have your most sustainable summer yet.

Afraid to get too close? Don’t fret because, as real as it looks, it is in fact made out of fibreglass and, so, you can climb into the shark cage to capture that perfect picture without a worry.

Jaw-some

Tuesday 30 July 2019 Something BIG is making a splash at St David’s! Say hello to #SharkCDF, our ‘Jaws’-dropping Great White Shark measuring nearly 25 feet! This summer, #SharkCDF will offer you the ultimate selfie moment and tons of fin-tastic activities and workshops with local charities for the whole family to help you have your most sustainable summer ye

If you snap a picture with the shark, you can share your best photos with in the centre's #SharkSelfie competition. Each week you will have the chance to win a hamper full of St David’s goodies.

From Wednesday, July 31, the centre is also giving shoppers the chance to name its new ocean friend. The top three names will be put to the people of Cardiff in a Facebook poll on August 7, with the winner receiving a one-off St David's experience, including a gift card and a delicious meal.

Tuesday 30 July 2019 Something BIG is making a splash at St David’s! Say hello to #SharkCDF, our ‘Jaws’-dropping Great White Shark measuring nearly 25 feet! This summer, #SharkCDF will offer you the ultimate selfie moment and tons of fin-tastic activities and workshops with local charities for the whole family to help you have your most sustainable summer yet!

Getting sustainability message across

But the fun doesn’t stop there, as throughout the summer holidays, St David’s will be holding a host of family friendly events to learn some quick tricks for the whole family to be more sustainable.

Every Saturday from August 10 you can stop by the #SharkCDF to get crafty, including face painting sessions and creating your own plastic bottle mobiles. That gives you the perfect way to learn more about the life cycle of plastic and encourages reuse in a fun and interactive way.

Keep Wales Tidy is also joining the fun at the #SharkCDF every Wednesday from August 7 until September 6, so you can learn how to go green this season.

Fun way to learn

James Waugh, general manager of St David’s Cardiff, said: “During the holidays, St David’s is the go-to destination of a day out of shopping, eating and fun, and we wanted to create an unforgettable summer for our visitors, with six weeks of shark-tastic activities that combine fun with learning more about sustainability, in particular the use of single use plastic and the harm it poses to marine life. For a summer full of fun, and a Great White of course, swim on down to St David’s.”

For more information about what’s on at St David’s Cardiff this summer, and to enter the #SharkSelfie competition and Shark naming competition visit stdavidscardiff.com/shark or head to the centre’s Facebook , Instagram or Twitter accounts.