Author Archives: Lynne Thomas
Celebrating front gardens in Splott
Splott and Tremorfa gardening project, Growing Street Talk, has been celebrating residents’ blooming front gardens this August. Keep an eye on their Facebook and Twitter feeds for the full list from their trundles around Splott, Tremorfa and Pengam Green and for handy hints to help you make the most of your front of house. Curtis […]
Traditional Shotokan Karate School comes to Splott in September
Learn karate from £4 a lesson as a new dojo opens in the Old Splott Library this September (first class is free!). Classes will run on a Tuesday and every other Saturday. Karate is known to help improve fitness, flexibility, self-confidence, reduce stress and teach you how to defend yourself. Kokoro Shotokan Karate starts in […]
Adamsdown centre supporting vulnerable people features in comedy star’s Good News Bulletin
Adamsdown’s Al-Ikhlas Culture and Education Centre, which has been helping hundreds of vulnerable people in the community during the COVID-19 crisis, features in the fourth episode of The National Lottery’s Good News Bulletin – a weekly round-up of feel-good stories hosted by renowned comedian, Joe Wilkinson. From communities rallying together to provide BBQs for a […]
Growing Street Talk Virtual Tea Party
Grab a cuppa and your favourite goody and join Growing Street Talk and your Splott neighbours for a GST Street Groups Tea Party! During the lockdown it’s clear that lots of people have been gardening and doing up their house frontages and front gardens. It’s been so inspirational that for the whole of August, Growing […]
New film showings released after sell-out first run of Street Food Cinema in Splott
After a sold-out first two weeks’ of screenings, Street Food Cinema, Cardiff’s first dedicated drive-in movie and street-food experience, has launched its next run of films to be screened in Splott. From kids’ classics to horror and musicals, tickets are now on sale for Drive, Toy Story 4, The Shining, Frozen, Mama Mia and The […]
Countdown to nominate your local lockdown legend
Countdown star, Rachel Riley, is searching for lockdown legends in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan as part of the 2020 National Lottery Awards, as time is running out to enter. This year the annual search for the UK’s most popular National Lottery funded projects will, for the first time, honour individuals who have made […]
Families can swim in Splott on Sundays for £1
A pound to hit the pool! Families will be able to swim on Sundays for only £1 following the launch of a new initiative by Better Cardiff. One adult and two children will be able to pre-book hour long sessions for the pool at the STAR Hub in Splott Park online or via the Better […]
STAR Hub to reopen on Tuesday 11th August
GLL, the charitable social enterprise that operates ‘Better’ leisure facilities across Cardiff on behalf of Cardiff City Council, has today announced its plans for a phased re-opening of leisure centres from Tuesday 11th August 2020. In the initial reopening phase, gyms, studio space and work out areas will re-open at the STAR Hub on Tuesday […]
Street Food Cinema premieres in Splott on Friday 7 August
Street Food Cinema will be launching Cardiff’s first dedicated Drive-In movie and street-food experience on Friday 07 August and…it’s in Splott! With space at the Splott Market site for 64 cars per show, tickets are now on sale for showings for the first half of August. The screenings include a mix of well-loved classics, like […]