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Is Splott beautiful?
That is the question that will be posed by the Cardiff Civic Society and Cardiff University in an upcoming consultation taking place in Splott. The Cardiff Replacement Local Development Plan 2021-2036 is at consultation stage and it will shape our city for over a decade to come, deciding what gets built and where. A team […]
New Willows High School gets green light
But will the ‘community access’ be all it’s cracked up to be? Cardiff Council’s Planning Committee has given the go-head for a brand-new home for Willows High School to be constructed on land off Lewis Road in Splott (on the site of the old Splott Market and other plots off Lewis Road). You may have […]
Karate for Kids in Splott
Kokoro Karate is a traditional Shotokan karate school with a modern approach to practical applications and is based here in Splott. This week we spoke to Sensei Paul Cooper 4th Dan who has over thirty years of experience, achieving his black belt in 1987 with Hanshi Shiro Asano 9th Dan, who was a direct student […]
April activities in Splott
Spring has sprung and there’s a lot going on in our neck of the woods. People are under the misconception that there’s nothing going on in Splott, that we’re a ‘deprived’ area of the city (oh, poor us, poor poor people!) with nowt but bad things happening. But they are very, very wrong! There’s so […]
2 Spooky in Splott!
Another spooky storytelling event is coming to Splott and organisers are looking for people to participate. Last December saw the launch of Spooky in Splott, an evening of original ghost stories and music held at Inkspot venue at the top of Clifton Street. The evening was a spooktacular success with just over £50 raised for […]
Splott v Adamsdown! The great litter pick challenge!
This Saturday morning, two volunteer groups will take to the streets in competition to see who can collect the most litter from their areas and declare themselves litter picking champions! Between 10am and 12noon on Saturday 23rd of March, Keep Splott Tidy and Keep Adamsdown Tidy will go head-to-head as part of Keep Wales Tidy’s […]
Talking Trash with Keep Wales Tidy
Members of Keep Wales Tidy will be in Splott tomorrow to hear people’s thoughts on litter and waste and how we can tackle the problems together. From 10am to 2pm on Friday the 22nd March, members of Keep Wales Tidy Cardiff will be at Splott Community Volunteers’ facility within the old STAR Leisure Centre on […]
Vintage not Vanished Exhibition Launches
Splott charity joins anti-ageism campaign and shines a light on their older volunteers Splott Community Volunteers has signed up to the first national Action Day of Age Without Limits – a major new anti-ageism campaign from the Centre for Ageing Better. The theme of this year’s Action Day is ‘See and Be Seen’ and […]
Snow White the Opera comes to Splott!
It’s not every day that a mini-opera comes to Splott, but that’s exactly what’s happening this half term. When the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama Schools’ Opera decided to tour their performance of legendary fable Snow White and put feelers out for community venues, Splott Community Volunteers leapt at the opportunity. Now, thanks […]