Monthly Archives: March 2016

The Colour Festival returns to Splott Warehouse in 2016

The Color Festival is back at Splott Warehouse this June 2016 and organisers. Little Big Foot Promotions, are urging people to snap up tickets as they are selling fast. Tickets cost between £21.99 and £74.49, so it may be worth checking out the video of last year’s event to make sure it’s your cup of […]

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The Cottage in Splott set for new managers and makeover?

The Cottage, one of Splott’s last remaining pubs, is up for let by owners Admiral Taverns and may be undergoing some aesthetic changes in the next few weeks as they try to lure interested parties. Though only recently painted candyfloss pink, according to Admiral Tavern’s website, http://www.admiraltaverns.co.uk/Pub/Cottage-Hotel/1391 the outside of the pub is due to […]

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Alexander Autos

This week, Inksplott interviews local garage owner, Andrew Moody, about his family business. Inksplott: Hi Andrew, thank you for being interviewed for inksplott.  Can you tell us a bit about the history of your garage, Alexander Autos? Andrew: Yes, my dad had it about twenty five to thirty years ago and I took it over […]

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Demolition of Splott University (Old College Building)

Like more than 2,000 of my fellow Splottlanders, my heart plummeted on hearing that Splott University, also known as the Old College Building, was to be demolished by developer JR Smart and 36 flats constructed in its place. Splott University was designed by architect Robert Weir Schultz and built in 1904 and is thought to […]

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Splott Market

Splott Market is open every Saturday and Sunday morning and is a great place to spend an hour on the weekend.  There are stalls galore offering a boggling array of goodies, from fresh veg to dog blankets. There are stalls selling clothes, shoes, household appliances, cookware, pet food, pet wares, make up & perfume, handbags, […]

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Statistics about Splott

Population According to the 2011 census, 13,261 people live in Splott, making it one of the smaller Cardiff wards and housing a fraction of the 346,090 people living in the city.  This is an increase of 1,187 people in ten years, up from 12,074 according to the 2001 census. Neighbouring Adamsdown is smaller still with a […]

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Volunteering in Splott in 1972

This delightful video from VCS Cymru captures the efforts of a group of volunteers in the summer of 1972 as they help children across Cardiff build their own adventure playgrounds. From a Splott perspective, the footage is quite poignant, including footage of a street party held in southern Splott in a street that was later demolished […]

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Update: Lidl to go supersize in Splott

Update: according to one of the lovely workmen on site, new and improved Splott Lidl is set to open on Thursday 8th December, just in time for Crimbo. The store will be almost twice the size of the old one and will have self-checkouts, toilets and baby changing units.  It will also be open until […]

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Welcome to inksplott

inksplott is a community website set up by a handful of residents to capture and report all the wonderful things that are going on in the land of the speedbump; Splott (Y Sblot yn y Gymraeg). We’ve only just started, so the site’s looking a little lean right now, but in time we hope to […]

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