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Litter picking groups in Splott (there are more than you think!)
Litter has been a big issue in Splott this week, and there have been lots of conversations online and between residents, the local authority, councillors and Wales Online about the issue. There are many thoughts around a solution, but for the here and now, I want to let people know how they can make a […]
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, […]
Splott Councillor elected as Lord Mayor of Cardiff
Jane Henshaw has been a Councillor for the Splott ward since 2017 and was elected on the 23rd of May as the Lord Mayor of Cardiff and Chair of Cardiff Council for the next Municipal Year. Councillor Henshaw was presented with the official chain of office at a ceremony in County Hall, during Cardiff Council’s […]
Riding To Remember Tim
This weekend there will be a charity fundraiser bike ride from Splott to Barry Island aiming to raise £1,000 in aid of Prostate Cymru in memory of a local man. Tim Driscoll, who played rugby for St Albans and was well known in Splott passed away 21st November 2022. On Saturday the 1st of June, […]
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 […]