Author Archives: Lynne Thomas
Winter litter picks with Keep Splott Tidy
The Wombles of Splott are back again in 2022 to help keep the streets of Splott tidy! Keep Splott Tidy is a group of volunteers who meet once a month on a Saturday or Sunday to litter pick in different areas across Splott and they have just announced their first three events of 2022. Join […]
What’s happening in Splott this weekend?
Seems like there’s some lovely festive activities happening in Splott and Tremorfa this weekend… Christmas Market Saturday 11th December from 12 – 5pm there will be a Railway Gardens Community Christmas Fair at Oasis Centre on Splott Road. Entry is free. Pop along to find craft and food stalls and help support the local community! […]
Christmas collections in Cardiff
A roundup of Recycling Services, Trees & Tips – Christmas Arrangements 2021 There will be no changes to recycling and waste collection dates over the Christmas period. Collections will take place on the normal days in your local area. Recycling and waste should be placed out by 6am on collection day, and no earlier than […]
Railway Gardens gets underway!
After more than five years of planning, plotting, and fundraising – the time has come to build! On November 1st, Railway Gardens team hands over the site just off Railway Street on the corner of Adeline Street to the contractors for groundworks to begin. To mark this huge milestone, let’s get together for a cup […]
StarGarAllot Community Allotment in Tremorfa named as one of country’s best green spaces
Keep Wales Tidy has unveiled this year’s Green Flag Award winners – the international mark of a quality park or green space – and Tremorfa is one of the selected sites. StarGarAllot Community Allotment has been awarded the prestigious Green Flag Community Award in recognition of its dedicated volunteer involvement, high environmental standards and commitment […]
£25m Coastal Protection Scheme proposed for East Cardiff
Details have been released of how a multi-million pound flood defence designed to cope with a one-in-200-year storm, and rising sea levels caused by climate change, could be built to protect the south east of Cardiff. Plans for the £25m coastal protection scheme, on the banks of the River Rhymney, have been released by Cardiff […]
Tremorfa Pantry tries for Tombola World Record!
A local organisation is attempting a Guinness World Record and needs your help! Tremorfa Community Pantry, a group of like-minded individuals whose aim is to save food from landfill and deliver it to people in our community in order to battle food insecurity. They run lots of activities to help empower people within the community […]
Willows High School celebrated for helping others in the community
Over the last 18 months we’ve learnt that kindness counts. Pupils at Willows High School certainly put this into practice in the classroom as part of a project at the end of last term. The Genius Hour project, led by Mr. Roberts, and in partnership with First Give – a programme that inspires and empowers […]
Cardiff residents will continue to receive monthly garden waste collections from September 7th
Residents are advised to check the council website – www.cardiff.gov.uk/gardenwaste – or the Cardiff Gov app, to find out when their garden waste is going to be collected in each area of the city. As well as the monthly kerbside garden waste collections, garden waste can continue to be brought to recycling centres at Lamby Way and […]