Monthly Archives: March 2016
FAN Friends and Neighbours in Splott
Looking to make new friends, build your confidence or just have a chat? Then there’s a group in Splott that may interest you. FAN is a South Wales Charity that brings people together from around the corner and around the world. Here’s a message from FAN Development Officer, Sarah Duncan-Jones: “We have 14 weekly groups meeting in […]
New flats built on Moorland Road
Cardiff Community Housing Association (CCHA) is a few months from completing its latest development in Splott; 15 new-build flats at the bottom of Moorland Road, opposite Moorland Primary School. The three-storey flats are in two blocks which consist of nine one-bedroom flats in Block A and six one-bedroom flats in Block B. The properties, due […]
Slimming World Splott
This week, Inksplott caught up with Brigid who runs Slimming World every Monday in The Old Library, Singleton Road, Splott. Inksplott: Can you please tell readers who you are? Brigid: I’m Brigid Lavin from Slimming World. Inksplott: Hi Brigid. Can you please tell us a bit of history about yourself and this club? Brigid: About […]
Beresford Road bridge closure – residents’ drop-in meeting announced
Residents in Splott who live on streets close to Beresford Road / Moorland Road bridge have received a letter from Network Rail about the upcoming engineering work which will mean closure of the bridge and traffic diversions. According to the information provided in the letter, the bulk of the work is expected to take place […]
Splott Phoenix Bowls Club
This week, Inksplott caught up with Martyn Watts from Phoenix Bowls Club and chatted about the history of the club and their desire to start up a ladies team. Phoenix Bowls Club has been going since 1990 and celebrated 25 years last year. The club bowls at Splott Park bowls green and, in 2014, took […]
Sanquhar St new build almost complete
Cardiff Community Housing Association (CCHA) has built 12 two-bedroom houses and 14 one-bedroom flats between East Tyndall Street and Sanquhar Street in Splott. The build, delivered by contractors United Living Ltd, has taken around a year to complete and, according to one of the contractors that I had a quick chat with this week, should […]
Acu Cardiff
This week, Inksplott interviews local acupuncturist, Jane Henshaw. Inksplott: Hi Jane, thank you for being interviewed for Inksplott. Please tell us a little about yourself. Jane: Hi, I’m Jane, a 5-Element acupuncturist. I became an acupuncturist after experiencing the life-changing effects of acupuncture myself. I still have acupuncture, as a preventative form of medicine. Inksplott: Can […]