Tag Archives: railway street

Find out what’s happening with Splott’s Railway Street project

There is a project afoot in Splott to transform a disused plot of land into an accessible space for local people to learn, grow, share, and enjoy.  ​Splott-based Community Interest Company, Green Squirrel, has negotiated a lease for the old children’s park at the top of Adeline Street, off Railway Street, and is working with […]

Posted in Community, Featured, News, Projects | Also tagged , , , Leave a comment

Site plan launched for green community hub in Splott

It was standing room only at last Saturday’s Green Squirrel community coffee morning in the Old Library in Splott to showcase the final plans to create a community hub from waste land in Splott.   The site at the back of Railway Street has been donated to the group by Cardiff Council. Following a series of community […]

Posted in Charities, Community, Featured, News | Also tagged , , , , , , , Leave a comment

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 […]

Posted in Community, Featured, News | Also tagged , , , , Leave a comment

Funding boost for Splott group to create green community hub from unused land

A project to create a community hub from waste land in Splott is among the first in Wales to “bag” a share of a new fund launched by Co-op’s charity, The Co-op Foundation, to enable organisations with a community and environmental focus to safeguard spaces and become more sustainable.   Green Squirrel, which is registered […]

Posted in Charities, Community, Featured, News | Also tagged , , , Leave a comment
Inksplott