Monthly Archives: January 2020
“Millions of pounds of children’s savings could go unclaimed” warns local Labour AM
If you or your child is about to turn 18, this is worth checking out! Vaughan Gething AM is calling on all parents and teenagers about to turn 18 to check if they have access to government-backed trust funds, set up when they were born. In some cases these child trust accounts, which will […]
Borrow don’t buy! New ‘Library of Things’ launches in Splott
An exciting new community project is coming to Splott which will create a community library of useful items for residents to borrow. Benthyg means ‘borrow’ in Welsh and the first Benthyg Library of Things (LoT) started in Rumney a few years ago and opens 3 times a week and now the project is adding […]
Transport concerns over proposed changes to Ysgol Glan Morfa secondary school catchment
Proposals to change the secondary school for the Ysgol Glan Morfa catchment area have some Splott residents concerned over how their children will get to school when they move up from primary. The transfer of the Ysgol Glan Morfa catchment from Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf to Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bro Edern is part of a […]
Something’s happening on Railway Street…
Join members of local social enterprise, Green Squirrel, on Saturday 1st of February and find out the fabulous plan for a plot of land at the back of Splott’s Railway Street. A local social enterprise, Green Squirrel, is working to turn an empty plot of land in Splott into a green community hub with space […]
Can pink stickers prevent incorrect recycling in Splott?
Do you know what goes in the green bag? It would appear that some Cardiff residents don’t as dirty nappies, clothes, and food are regularly popped in the recycling. Figures released by the council show that 20% of waste being put into green bags for recycling contains incorrect materials which hamper the recycling process. […]
Splott street tops Street Play Programme waiting list
Thanks to one local resident, part of Splott’s longest street could soon be closed off to cars for two hours a month for children to play outside safely. Following two successful Tree Street Parties held last year to celebrate a beautiful cherry tree and to bring residents together, Hannah Garcia applied to the Cardiff Council […]