Tag Archives: Splott
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 […]
Blazing a trail in Tremorfa and Splott: the Willows Bonfire Extravaganza
This week Inksplott speaks to Nat Kendrick-Doyle about Willows High School and how they are at the heart of the community and working hard to bring the bang back into bonfire night. Inksplott: Hi Natalie, thank you for being interviewed for Inksplott. Can you tell us a little about yourself and the Willows Bonfire Extravaganza? […]
Fitness and Fun in Splott
Forget Bums ‘n Tums; it’s boxing and hula hooping all the way in Splott! There are many ways of getting fit but, let’s face it, some are booooring! Not so in the lovely land of the speedbump; we have a cornucopia of unusual classes and activities right here on our doorstep, including roller skating and […]
Splott school parent council launches fundraising campaign for new playground
The parent council for Splott’s Welsh language primary school, Ysgol Glan Morfa, is looking to raise £16,000 to develop a playground at the site of the new school being built on Lewis Road and is asking for people to vote for them in the latest round of Aviva funding. Construction of the new Welsh-medium primary […]
Celebrate 25 years of wonderful Wonderbrass at this year’s Made in Roath festival
This year Cardiff’s biggest, boldest, brassiest band celebrate 25 years of making music in South Wales and beyond. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Wonderbrass25! Supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund, Wonderbrass will pull out all the stops with a collaborative, multimedia performance project, launching on October 14th 2017 in The Gate at Cardiff’s Made in […]
Nisa Splott launches local loyalty scheme
This week, Splott Nisa on Carlisle Street launched a local loyalty scheme offering a range of benefits designed to encourage people to shop local instead of visiting larger, out of town stores. Zapper is basically a payment service on customers’ mobiles linked to a debit card that allows Nisa to offer ongoing loyalty rewards, discount […]
Splott Swap Shop – Let’s do it!
So, earlier this year, I had a few vinos with some friends and we got chatting about a skills swapshop in Splott and I posted the article below. The response was a bit overwhelming (in a very positive way) and I thought ‘blooming hell, what have I let myself in for here?’ So, I just […]
Hula is here! Learning about ‘hooping’ with local business Elliecoptor Hoops
As part of our ‘Fitness and Fun’ series, this week Inksplott talks to Ellie Pilott, founder of Hula Hooping business, Elliecoptor Hoops, and 2016 finalist and runner up in the Cardiff Lifestyle Awards for best Fitness Facility. Inksplott: Hi Ellie, thank you for being interviewed for Inksplott. Can you tell us a little about yourself […]
Tour of Britain road race finishes in Cardiff
Residents in Splott will be able to catch sight of top cyclists today as Cardiff hosts the final stage of the OVO Energy Tour of Britain Cycle race for the first time ever on Sunday, September 10th. This prestigious cycle race, which both Geraint Thomas and Mark Cavendish will be competing in, will end outside City […]