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Communities encouraged to apply now for free garden packages
Keep Splott Tidy has already been awarded a wildlife garden package, but are there other groups and organisations in Tremorfa, Splott or Adamsdown that could benefit? Time is running out for communities to apply for free garden packages as part of Keep Wales Tidy’s Local Places for Nature scheme. A choice of pre-paid ‘starter’ packages […]
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 […]
Plastic pollution not our problem? Think again; this is just around the corner from Splott
A few weeks ago, Gareth Davies, Project Officer for Cardiff’s Keep Wales Tidy branch, posted online some photos of plastic pollution along the banks of the Rumney River that were, to be frank, pretty shocking. People may think that plastic pollution is a problem that affects other areas, but not South Wales, right? WRONG! […]
Keep Splott Tidy shortlisted for national Tidy Wales 2017 award
Local volunteer group Keep Splott Tidy has been shortlisted for Keep Wales Tidy’s 2017 Tidy Wales awards in the Cleaner Communities category. The ceremony, supported by waste management company Viridor, will be held at the Pierhead building in Cardiff Bay on Monday the 20th November. Set up after local lady Linda Prendeville got in touch […]
Residents rise up against litter: Keep Splott Tidy launches on 21st August 2016
There has been a lot of noise in Splott recently about the level of litter blighting certain streets and parks in the suburb and Inksplott has been inundated with emails, tweets and messages about the problem. A number of residents recently met with two local councillors and members of City of Cardiff Council waste enforcement […]
Cleaner streets in Cardiff according to Keep Wales Tidy report
According to a report published by the charity Keep Wales Tidy, streets in Cardiff are getting cleaner. The research is outlined in the document “How Clean Are Our Streets?” and Cardiff has a Cleanliness Index (CI) of 66.4 compared with a CI of 66 the previous year and 94.7% of the city’s streets are classed […]