Author Archives: Lynne Thomas
Families can swim in Splott on Sundays for £1
A pound to hit the pool! Families will be able to swim on Sundays for only £1 following the launch of a new initiative by Better Cardiff. One adult and two children will be able to pre-book hour long sessions for the pool at the STAR Hub in Splott Park online or via the Better […]
STAR Hub to reopen on Tuesday 11th August
GLL, the charitable social enterprise that operates ‘Better’ leisure facilities across Cardiff on behalf of Cardiff City Council, has today announced its plans for a phased re-opening of leisure centres from Tuesday 11th August 2020. In the initial reopening phase, gyms, studio space and work out areas will re-open at the STAR Hub on Tuesday […]
Street Food Cinema premieres in Splott on Friday 7 August
Street Food Cinema will be launching Cardiff’s first dedicated Drive-In movie and street-food experience on Friday 07 August and…it’s in Splott! With space at the Splott Market site for 64 cars per show, tickets are now on sale for showings for the first half of August. The screenings include a mix of well-loved classics, like […]
The one-cut mowing sites planned for Moorland Park, Splott Park and Tremorfa Park.
Proposed ‘one mow’ areas in Moorland Park – highlighted in dark green
New food cooperative launches in Splott (and they’re looking for a home!)
Splo-down Food Coop is a new community-led food cooperative seeking to increase local access to healthy food in Splott, Adamsdown and Tremorfa. Organisers plan to operate a ‘shop’ on a volunteer basis twice a week where members can collect and buy food. They also plan to sell/distribute a mixture of food from organic and package-free […]
From Concrete Triangle of Doom to Concrete Triangle of Bloom!
Earlier this year, Keep Splott Tidy, supported by Inksplott and Cardiff Community Housing Association, applied for a Keep Wales Tidy Local Places for Nature Wildlife Project grant to transform a pretty desolate area of Splott into a wildlife haven and…we only went and got it!!! Imagine this… The corner of Walker Road and Ordell Street […]
What’s opening in Wales and When
Welsh Government has announced the latest phased timetable to ease restrictions imposed in Wales because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Find out what’s opening when (if conditions allow – which means that the rate of infection and transmission stays low). Summary: Saturday 11th July – self-contained holiday accommodation.⛱🏠 Monday 13th July – hairdressing salons and barbershops, […]
Cardiff Bay Rotary Club funds litter champions in Splott
Volunteer group, Keep Splott Tidy, was recently delighted to receive a funding boost of £250 from Cardiff Bay Rotary Club to buy extra litter pickers and hoops to help Splott residents conduct localised litter picks as part of their daily exercise. The funding boost will enable the group to buy five new litter pickers in […]
Shielding to continue until August for some in Wales
Almost 130,000 people will this week start receiving a letter from the Chief Medical Officer for Wales setting out the latest advice to protect them from coronavirus. They will be asked to continue shielding until 16 August, but the letter will also describe how the medical advice has changed to enable them to go outdoors […]