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What’s on in Splott this July?
With rain threatening to stop play, what’s Splott got in store for us this month? Friday 12th July – Pizza & Quiz Night Join Splott Community Volunteers as they hold their third quiz of the year to raise funds for their charitable activities. This time the quiz will be run by special guests from Railway […]
The last week of Eastmoors
During the last week of Eastmoors Steelworks in Splott in 1978, photographer Huw Powell was allowed access to photograph the end of an era. Inksplott is incredibly excited to bring you the beautiful photographs of the last days of the steel works, which we believe have never been seen before. We’re hoping that there are […]
What’s on in Splott this June?
As we move into summer in Splott, there’s a whole host of lovely things coming up in our part of Cardiff. Tuesday 11th June – Stargarallot Community Garden Volunteer Session If you would like to find out more about growing flowers, fruit & veg, and would like to get involved with your local community garden, […]
What can £4 get you in Splott? A lot!
Each week a charity in Splott serves up a piping hot breakfast, hot drinks and a bag of shopping including fridge and freezer items for a donation of just £4. Splott Community Volunteers was set up nine years ago by husband and wife team Angela and Fred Bullard and their close friend Trisha Mardon to […]
Is Splott beautiful?
That is the question that will be posed by the Cardiff Civic Society and Cardiff University in an upcoming consultation taking place in Splott. The Cardiff Replacement Local Development Plan 2021-2036 is at consultation stage and it will shape our city for over a decade to come, deciding what gets built and where. A team […]
New Willows High School gets green light
But will the ‘community access’ be all it’s cracked up to be? Cardiff Council’s Planning Committee has given the go-head for a brand-new home for Willows High School to be constructed on land off Lewis Road in Splott (on the site of the old Splott Market and other plots off Lewis Road). You may have […]
Karate for Kids in Splott
Kokoro Karate is a traditional Shotokan karate school with a modern approach to practical applications and is based here in Splott. This week we spoke to Sensei Paul Cooper 4th Dan who has over thirty years of experience, achieving his black belt in 1987 with Hanshi Shiro Asano 9th Dan, who was a direct student […]
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 […]