Tag Archives: community
What can £4 get you in Splott? A lot!
Each week a charity in Splott serves up a piping hot breakfast, hot drinks and a bag of shopping including fridge and freezer items for a donation of just £4. Splott Community Volunteers was set up nine years ago by husband and wife team Angela and Fred Bullard and their close friend Trisha Mardon to […]
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 […]
What’s on in Splott this May
Hopefully that big yellow ball in the sky will be back, bringing with it some decent temperatures! Weather aside, as we move into May, let’s have a look at what Splott has to offer in the month ahead. Friday 10th May – Quiz Splott Community Volunteers is running a Quiz and Curry fundraising evening on […]
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 […]
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 […]
Winter Warm Club launches in Splott
Warm Spaces, or Winter Warm Clubs, have sadly become a necessity in recent years due to the cost of living crisis and huge hikes in energy prices. Lots of people are struggling to afford to heat their homes and are often living in the cold, which can lead to damp problems and health issues. The […]
Willows High School development: Have your say
Plans to relocate and rebuild Willows High School are open for public consultation. The Pre-Application Consultation will run until Monday 18 December 2023, and provides an opportunity for members of the public to have their say on proposals for the new school before a planning application is submitted to Cardiff Council’s Planning Committee. According to […]