Author Archives: Lynne Thomas
A blast from the past found at Keep Splott Tidy litter pick
On Thursday 26th May, some hardy Splott residents went out on a litter pick by Ysgol Glan Morfa and found something…unexpected! How timely, that just before the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee that they would find a programme to the opening of St David’s Hall on Tuesday the 15th of February 1983 by the Queen Mother! Discarded […]
STAR Hub in Splott recruiting apprentice leisure centre workers
But you’ll have to be quick – the deadline is the 5th of June. Young people in Cardiff will soon have the opportunity to train to become qualified leisure centre staff thanks to a new partnership between Urdd Gobaith Cymru and Better Cardiff. Both organisations have joined forces to recruit young people to its new […]
Old Neath Street Dance Hall For Sale
Three properties on the corner of Walker Road and Neath Street in Splott are for sale for a guide price of £265,000. I think that the properties include what was once known as Neath St Dance Hall (please correct me if I’m wrong). The estate agent Barbara Rees is selling the properties and refers to […]
Keep Splott Tidy May Evening Event
The wombles of Splott are back on Thursday 26th May with an evening litter pick on Lewis Road. Keep Splott Tidy invites Splott residents to join them to help tidy up around Ysgol Glan Morfa and the surrounding area. All equipment is provided, just bring a smile and sensible shoes! Please meet at the entrance […]
Help build a wildlife pond at Splott’s new green community space
All hands on deck to build the new wildlife pond at Railway Gardens! In advance of the exciting Railway Gardens’ ‘The Big Welcome’ on June 18th, the team is inviting local residents to help build one of the site’s biodiversity features; a wildlife pond. About this event Here’s the blurb from the team: Come and […]
Splott primary school set for demolition
Ysgol Glan Morfa, Splott’s Welsh language primary school, moved to a fantastic new facility on Lewis Road a few years back, leaving its old home on Hinton Street in lower Splott. Now the site is set to be demolished to make way for….well, that’s the question. Hoarding boards have gone up around the school perimeter […]
Councillor elections May 2022 – what’s it all about?
Did you know that on May 5th this year, the people of Splott and surrounding areas will get to vote on who they want to represent them at a local level? It’s true! All local authorities in Wales will host a vote this Thursday and the polling stations in Splott and Tremorfa will be open […]
The Big Splo-Grow is on tonight!
It’s time for the big #SploGrow tonight! The weather looks lovely and there will be seedlings, Bees, food, and friends there! Come on down! All your normal vegetables and dry good needs too, as usual. Find the Big Splo-Grow at Oasis Cardiff on Splott Road from 5pm to 7pm.
Keep Splott Tid(ies) Splott Road this Saturday
That’s right, the Wombles of Splott are back in action this weekend with a pick along Splott Road and the surrounding area. All equipment is provided, just bring a smile and sensible shoes! The meeting place is at 10am at the front of the Vaccine centre next to the Next Bike stands. The group provides […]