Author Archives: Lynne Thomas
Keep Splott Tidy Fundraising Evening: don’t skip this! Ha ha (I love a pun)!
Get your quiz groove on and prove your not rubbish by coming along to the very first Keep Splott Tidy fundraising event. On Thursday the 10th of November at 7pm, Keep Splott Tidy will be hosting its first community fundraiser with a quiz and a raffle at Splott’s own Cottage Pub. We want to buy our own […]
Coronavirus regulations in Wales – what we can and can’t do
New rules are now in force in Wales, which may differ to other parts of the UK, so it is important that we understand them. You can: Go out for exercise. The summary of the position on going out to exercise in Wales during the coronavirus lockdown is as follows: going out to exercise is a […]
Swap a plant this Saturday in Splott
Growing Street Talk’s Community Plant Swap is launching this Saturday 16 May in Splott, Tremorfa and Pengam Green If you’ve got spare plants to give away or swap or if you’re new to gardening and you’d like some plants here’s a message from founders, Liz and Michelle, on how you can get involved… 1. Facebook […]
Street Food Cinema bringing drive-in movies to Splott this summer
One of Cardiff’s biggest summer food events, Street Food Circus is bringing drive-in movies to the city this summer. From today, movie-goers can pre-register for the new Street Food Cinema events. Subject to final licensing the site at Splott Market Warehouse Complex will be open as soon as lockdown regulations allow. The planned Street Food Cinema will have capacity […]
The phenomenal food parcel projects in Splott
Lockdown and self-isolation has meant that Splott Community Volunteers hasn’t been able to operate in its usual fashion, but that hasn’t stopped the powerhouse team behind this organisation providing food, toys and support to some of the most vulnerable people in our area. Founding member, Angela Bullard, told Inksplott how the group has adapted to […]
The street in Splott that celebrated a special birthday
An NHS worker living in Splott couldn’t be with her family on her 30th birthday, but her sister got in touch with people on her street and asked for their help. The response was out of this world. Steph is from Bristol, lives in Splott and works at the Heath Hospital. When her street found […]
An Oasis for people in need
This is one silent auction that needs to be shouted about! Oasis Cardiff, one of the UK’s biggest refugee and asylum seeker centres, announces online auction to raise £5,000 for vulnerable people in Wales Oasis Cardiff, based on Splott Road, is currently delivering 2,500 meals to vulnerable asylum seekers and refugees every week and is […]
A marathon task for one determined Splott lady
Local lady Kerrie Aldridge was looking forward to running this year’s London Marathon to raise money for her chosen charity, the Miscarriage Association. When the race was cancelled due to the Coronavirus pandemic, Kerrie was determined to not let it stop her; she decided instead to run the 26 mile marathon length around her neighbourhood […]
Your Splott Stars!
Last week, Inksplott asked the people of Splott to nominate their Splott Stars; people who have gone above and beyond for them in this difficult time. Well Splott, you didn’t disappoint! The nominations came rolling in. Here they are (in alphabetical order): Amy Barry David Price said: “Amy Barry – for knitting lots of mask […]