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4am project – 4th birthday on 14 April
The 4am Project is celebrating its 4th birthday tonight with another global photography event. They’ve chosen 14 April (at 4am obviously) as the date to celebrate – anybody is welcome to take part by taking a photo at the magic hour and submitting it to the projects’s website. We’re not organising a Roath group this … Continue reading
Great Roath Bake Off 2013
The Great Roath Bake Off returned bigger and better this year with nearly 100 entries and a community fête in St Andrew’s Church Hall. From 12 o’clock a stream of bakers queued to enter the competition and within an hour the tables were jam-packed with cakes, bakes and savouries. Entry fees were in aid of … Continue reading
Parsons Bakery – family baker to open in Roath
Artisan family baker, Parsons is opening its first Cardiff bakery on Wellfield Road next month. The shop fit-out is well underway, ready for a planned opening date of 23 April. The new shop will sell handmade breads, cakes, sandwiches, savouries as well as favourites such as doorstep bacon sandwiches and panini. The bakery will also … Continue reading
Shelagh Weeks: ‘Washing the Dead’ book signing at Wellfield Bookshop
Local author Shelagh Weeks is to sign copies of her new book Washing the Dead and Other Stories at the Wellfield Bookshop on Saturday 6th April. Shelagh has also written a novel, Up Close, published in 2009 by Welsh independent publisher Cinnamon Press. Everyone is welcome at the bookshop from 2pm-3pm on Saturday. … Continue reading
Mackintosh Sports Club Taster Day
A free taster day is being held at the Mackintosh Sports Club and Community Centre, Keppoch Street, Roath on Saturday 6th April. There will be a full programme of events from 9.30am with the Farmers’ Market and Roath Craft Fayre; tennis and table tennis start at 10am; Roath Local History Society talks also start at 10am; and … Continue reading
South Wales Postcard Club Postcard Fair
On Saturday 20th April, the South Wales Postcard Club will be holding one of its biannual postcard fairs, at Penylan Community Centre. There will be more than 25 dealers selling thousands of cards on a multitude of subjects (including local history). The Fair will take place between 10am and 4pm, and admission is £1. … Continue reading
La Vita – Sicilian cafe opens on Wellfield Road
La Vita, a new Italian cafe has opened its doors on Wellfield Road, Roath. Originally a restaurant in the city centre (opposite the Castle), the La Vita has now become a relaxed new cafe here in Roath serving a Sicilian-inspired menu. Fran Power, who with partner Marco Branciamore, is behind the business told us: “Although … Continue reading
Asbestos Spider spins national web of intrigue
A report from WalesOnline announcing the discovery of the skin of what could be a rare Chilean Rose Tarantula in a Roath property, has sparked huge interest in the national press and online. The skin was found by a surveyor investigating a local house for the presence of asbestos, which could mean the escaped spider is contaminated. … Continue reading
Cardiff History Lectures at St Martin’s, Roath
St Martin’s Church on Albany Road will play host to four Cardiff history lectures this spring, organised by Dr Andrew Richardson. The first, on 10th April, will look at Cardiff Castle – who built it, why, and how it has changed over the centuries; the second, taking place on 24th April, will consider medicine and … Continue reading
The Roath Local History Society is now online
We know how much you like local history by the numbers of you who read our guest posts on the subject, and how often our twitter followers re-tweet photographs of Roath in the past. So you’ll be delighted to know that Roath Social Media Surgery (run by members of RoathCardiff) has been working with the … Continue reading
