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Velothon is back this Sunday and some Splott roads will be closed!
If you fancy a spot of Sunday driving this weekend (or a trip to Splott Market), you may want to read on… This Sunday, the Velothon returns to the streets of South East Wales, which means an awesome opportunity to see the cyclists up-close, but it also means road closures, Splottlanders. This year, […]
Splott-based charity helping the homeless receives £21,000 from Wales and West Housing
A charity, which provides food, clothes and furniture to homeless people and families struggling on the poverty line, has been thrown a £21,000 lifeline by Wales & West Housing. The housing association, which has 20,000 residents living in its homes across Wales, is sponsoring Boomerang, Cardiff with £21,000 to help cover its running costs […]
New Cardiff Gov App allows residents to report fly-tipping direct to Council (among other things!)
Cardiff residents have a new way of connecting digitally with the council following the launch of the ‘Cardiff Gov’ App. The free mobile App, which is available via the Google Play Store and the Apple App store sends reminders when it’s time to put out recycling and waste for collection. Geotagging technology means residents […]
Inksplott Interview: Splottlander Rachel Rees and Usborne Books
Yet another great tale of a Splott resident striking out on their own! Today we interview Rachel Rees about her business supplying children’s books. Inksplott: Hi Rachel, Thank you for being interviewed for Inksplott. Can you tell us a little about yourself and your business, Usborne Books Cardiff? Rachel: I’m an independent Usborne Book […]
Wild Tots in Moorland Park
Wild Tots, an outdoor parent and toddler group run by parents, is running a five week project in Splott and would like to invite people to take part. Wild Tots supports communities to run a Wild Tots group in their own green space in their community and have created a package of support to […]
Ysgol Glan Morfa Community Summer Fair
After the success of last year’s Community Summer Fair, where Ysgol Glan Morfa PTA had community groups such as Keep Splott Tidy, Green City, Splott Albion Football Club and Sherman 5 joining them for a day of fun in the sun, this year’s Community Summer Fair will be held on Saturday the 7th of July […]
Get to know your friends and neighbours: new FAN Meeting launches in Splott
FAN (Friends and Neighbours) is a Cardiff based charity that brings people of all ages and backgrounds together in the spirit of friendship; people who enjoy meeting others or are feeling a little lonely will be sure of finding a warm welcome if they attend FAN. Plus, it’s FREE to attend a FAN group! […]
Pushbike revival! Nextbike comes to Splott and Tremorfa
People in Splott may have shrugged their shoulders and thought ‘so what?’ when the world’s most extensive bikeshare operator – nextbike – arrived in Cardiff on the 26th of March with the first installation of five docking stations and 50 bicycles in the city centre. However, things have recently got much closer to home with […]