Tag Archives: Splott
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 […]
Fitsteps at Old Splott Library; dancing your way to dropping a dress size!
A mixture of dance moves and aerobics, Fitsteps is a new way of keeping fit and there are classes available in our very own Splott! Third in the Splottlight series on Fitness and Fun in Splott is a quick profile on a local exercise class that combines aerobics with classic dance moves. Called Fitsteps, classes […]
Waving goodbye to the number 11 bus and hailing the number 61
From Sunday the 3rd of September, bus-hoppers in Splott, Tremorfa, Adamsdown & Pengam Green will wave goodbye to the number 11 bus, which has taken public transport users in this area to and from the city centre for many a year, and welcome a new service: the number 61. Billed as ‘your link right across […]
Roller skating in Splott: Tearing it up with the Tiger Bay Brawlers
Following a reader request, Inksplott is compiling an article on all of the fitness classes on offer in Splott & surrounding area and the information is pouring in thick and fast. The article will take a while longer to finish, but to keep the whistle whet, here’s a bit more information on a local team […]
Happy Birthday Keep Splott Tidy!
Keep Splott Tidy launched in August 2016 and celebrates its one year birthday this month. To mark the occasion, there is an evening litter pick in Moorland Park on Thursday 31st August, kicking off at 6pm, and the founders would like to invite along people who have never volunteered with Keep Splott Tidy before. It’s […]