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April activities in Splott
Spring has sprung and there’s a lot going on in our neck of the woods. People are under the misconception that there’s nothing going on in Splott, that we’re a ‘deprived’ area of the city (oh, poor us, poor poor people!) with nowt but bad things happening. But they are very, very wrong! There’s so […]
2 Spooky in Splott!
Another spooky storytelling event is coming to Splott and organisers are looking for people to participate. Last December saw the launch of Spooky in Splott, an evening of original ghost stories and music held at Inkspot venue at the top of Clifton Street. The evening was a spooktacular success with just over £50 raised for […]
Splott v Adamsdown! The great litter pick challenge!
This Saturday morning, two volunteer groups will take to the streets in competition to see who can collect the most litter from their areas and declare themselves litter picking champions! Between 10am and 12noon on Saturday 23rd of March, Keep Splott Tidy and Keep Adamsdown Tidy will go head-to-head as part of Keep Wales Tidy’s […]
Talking Trash with Keep Wales Tidy
Members of Keep Wales Tidy will be in Splott tomorrow to hear people’s thoughts on litter and waste and how we can tackle the problems together. From 10am to 2pm on Friday the 22nd March, members of Keep Wales Tidy Cardiff will be at Splott Community Volunteers’ facility within the old STAR Leisure Centre on […]
Vintage not Vanished Exhibition Launches
Splott charity joins anti-ageism campaign and shines a light on their older volunteers Splott Community Volunteers has signed up to the first national Action Day of Age Without Limits – a major new anti-ageism campaign from the Centre for Ageing Better. The theme of this year’s Action Day is ‘See and Be Seen’ and […]
Snow White the Opera comes to Splott!
It’s not every day that a mini-opera comes to Splott, but that’s exactly what’s happening this half term. When the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama Schools’ Opera decided to tour their performance of legendary fable Snow White and put feelers out for community venues, Splott Community Volunteers leapt at the opportunity. Now, thanks […]
Winter Warm Club launches in Splott
Warm Spaces, or Winter Warm Clubs, have sadly become a necessity in recent years due to the cost of living crisis and huge hikes in energy prices. Lots of people are struggling to afford to heat their homes and are often living in the cold, which can lead to damp problems and health issues. The […]
Christmas tree collections have had the chop
Rubbish news: there will be no kerbside collections of real Christmas trees in Cardiff this year due to strike action. Cardiff Council has issued an update about rubbish collections following an announcement from Unite about strike action from the 28th December to the 25th January. Real Christmas tree collections is the most notable casualty and […]
Willows High School development: Have your say
Plans to relocate and rebuild Willows High School are open for public consultation. The Pre-Application Consultation will run until Monday 18 December 2023, and provides an opportunity for members of the public to have their say on proposals for the new school before a planning application is submitted to Cardiff Council’s Planning Committee. According to […]