Tag Archives: Park
Maltings Park scheduled to re-open in October 2022
According to the guys on site, the park should be open again this autumn. Maltings Park next to Ysgol Glan Morfa on the corner of East Tyndall Street and Lewis Road has been undergoing some extensive improvement works the last few months. The park closed in May and the refurb was expected to last for […]
Maltings Park closes for major refurbishment
Maltings Park in Splott will temporarily close to the public from 3rd May 2022 to allow upgrade works to take place. Once completed the park will feature a circular entrance plaza off East Tyndall Street, a new natural play area, multi-use games area (MUGA), and skateboard/scooter facilities. 31 semi-mature trees will also be planted as […]
Resident launches petition for improvements to Splott Park playground
Resident, Laura David, on seeing other parks in Cardiff receive upgrades, has launched a campaign for Splott Park playground to be improved for children and residents. Laura said in a message to Inksplott: “Facebook friends please help a girl out. I need support for our local park. Please sign and share my petition. Splott Park […]
Help Splott Albion Protect Splott Park from scramblers
Splott Albion is the largest grassroots football club in the Splott & Tremorfa area of Cardiff and have been established for over 50 years, but their pitch is being blighted by vandalism, mainly from illegal off-road bikers trashing the pitch. But these guys and gals don’t sit on their laurels and accept the destruction. They […]
The changing face of Moorland Park
A gardens gone but a park saved forever. Did you know that our very own Moorland Park is one of the parks and green spaces protected by Fields in Trust in perpetuity? Moorland Park, situated at the bottom of Neath Street / Swansea Street, has been protected in this way since May 2014 as […]
Local organisation launches campaign to save land for community use
Cardiff Council rejects plans for a green community hub for Splott & Adamsdown Cardiff Council has decided to sell a former public park in Splott for commercial development, despite local community plans for a creative community hub and green space. Green City Events says that the Council is trying to put a stop to […]
Have your say on £1m redevelopment plans for Adamsdown’s parks
Proposals to invest more than £1m in public open space in the Adamsdown area of the city have been revealed and residents have been invited to input before plans are finalised. Design improvement plans for nine parks, playgrounds or areas of public open space in the ward are being brought forward to improve the […]
Cardiff Council cabinet to discuss future of parks in the city
Budget cuts are biting; could residents be asked to pitch in? If you are one of many people in Splott and Tremorfa who enjoy using its green spaces then you will be watching closely for the outcome of an upcoming Cardiff Council cabinet meeting. How to safeguard Cardiff’s parks and green spaces for future […]
New swing on the block: checking out Splott’s newest park at Horwood Close
There’s a new kid on the block, or should I say there’s a new place for kids on the block? During the recent replacement of Beresford Road Bridge, the Horwood Close playground was taken down and the site used by Network Rail for storage and services realignment, which left a fun-sized gap in play provision […]