Roath Cardiff
Archive for March 2012
Roath People: Adam Care
As a journalist I was assigned Roath to cover, and couldn’t be happier with it. For such a tightly-packed community, the range of things going on is constantly surprising – if it happens in Cardiff, there’s a good chance you’ll find it in Roath. In my short time reporting from the district I’ve barely scratched … Continue reading
Roath Rec nominated for Royal protection – yourCardiff blog
The yourCardiff blog is reporting that: Cardiff Council has nominated four Cardiff recreation grounds for Royal protection under the Queen Elizabeth Fields II Challenge. If the nominations are approved by the charity Fields in Trust, Rumney Recreation Ground, Roath Recreation Ground, Pontcanna Fields, and Wilson Road Recreation Ground in Ely will be protected for generations … Continue reading
Made in Spring – Spring Cake Off
Love Spring! Love Roath! And this spring I am honoured to be involved with the MadeInSpringFiesta, a mini festival that will showcase and give an idea of what people can expect from the much bigger MadeInRoath festival which takes place later in the year. I will be hosting a Cake Off and I’m inviting wannabe … Continue reading
Made in Spring – Charity Art Auction
Taking place from Friday 30th March to Tuesday 3rd April, Made in Spring will be a collection of special events with a similar feel to its vibrant big-sister festival Made in Roath, an event Cardiff residents will recognise as one of the highlights of the area’s cultural calendar. The weekend-long event boasts a diverse programme of … Continue reading
Made in Spring comes to Roath
Made in Spring Arts Festival March 30th – April 3rd Next week residents and visitors to Roath will be able to take part in Made in Spring, an artist led event spanning various venues in the neighbourhood to celebrate the arrival of spring and also to introduce new projects for its much larger sister organisation … Continue reading
Roath Indie Business: The Bottle Shop – Dan Williams
Roath Indie Business Q&A: Dan Williams from The Bottle Shop. Interview by Lisa Derrick. Could you tell us about The Bottle Shop story – what inspired you to start it up? Well, at 18 I was running a pub in Wiltshire, a real ale and food pub which they probably now refer to as gastro. … Continue reading
Roath People: Calum Ross
I gotta say, I’m in love with Roath. The best of everything Cardiff has to offer in such a nice setting, and I’m glad to say that I feel a part of the community that makes up Roath’s contribution to music, arts, events and parks. I’m from a village in the Swansea valley so I … Continue reading
Roath People: Norma Jean Finnegan
I moved to Cardiff after graduating from a photography degree in Carmarthen in 2009. The people have only been lovely to me since I came here, and I can see myself here for some time. I live in Cathays but venture into Roath almost every day. I work in the Globe in the evenings and … Continue reading
