Cardiff Council Update: 4 October 2022

14/10/22

Here is the latest update from Cardiff Council including: new EV Chargers being installed in Cardiff; a ground-breaking event for a new primary school in the Plasdŵr development; traffic and travel advice for the motocross event taking place at Principality Stadium on Saturday October 8^thand free school meals for all children in the reception year.

New EV Chargers installed in Cardiff

Twenty-four new charging points are being installed in Cardiff to make it easier for residents to switch to electric vehicles.

Funded by Cardiff Capital Region, the new chargers are being installed in 12 locations with a focus on public car parks, close to shopping centres, parks and community hubs. Once installation is complete there will be more than 70 publicly available charging opportunities on council owned land or highways in the city.

Cabinet Member for Climate Change, Cllr Caro Wild, said: "Installing chargers in key locations helps existing EV owners top up their charge levels on the go, while they visit community facilities, shop or work and can enable people whose homes can't accommodate off-street chargers to make the switch away from petrol or diesel, reducing carbon emissions and helping make our air cleaner.

Work starts on new school located at Cardiff's Plasdŵr development

A ceremonial ground-breaking event has taken place to celebrate the construction of a new primary school to be located at Cardiff's Plasdŵr development.

Ysgol Gynradd Groes-wen Primary School is the chosen name for the new £9million primary school which is being built on land South of Llantrisant Road. It is the second primary school to be provided as part of Cardiff's Local Development Plan (LDP) and will serve areas of north-west Cardiff, spanning parts of Creigiau, St Fagans, Radyr, Morganstown and Fairwater.

The ground was cutby Leader of Cardiff Council, Cllr Huw Thomas, Cardiff Cabinet Member for Education, Employment and Skills, Cllr Sarah Merry, Headteacher DesignateRichard Carbis and Temporary Chair of Governors for the school, Daniel Tiplady.

Road closures and travel advice for Supercross at Principality Stadium on October 8th

With the first round of the FIM Supercross Championships taking place at Principality Stadium on October 8^th, Westgate Street in the city centre will be closed between 3pm and 10pm on October 8^thto allow those attending the event to safely enter and leave the stadium.

Road closures

With the gates of the Principality Stadium opening at 3.30pm for the event and the event scheduled to finish at 9pm, Westgate Street will be closed in its entirety between 3pm and 10pm.
Access to the Civic Centre will be controlled throughout the day, with access allowed only for event parking; limited commuter parking, loading and access to private car parks.

Roads affected include King Edward VII Avenue, Museum Avenue, City Hall Road, College Road and Gorsedd Gardens Road.

Free School Meals for all children in Reception year - Claim what's yours!

Since the start of the new school term, whole classes of Reception aged children have been enjoying free school meals as part of the Welsh Government Universal Free School Meal scheme. Over 1900 families have taken up the offer so far, with many more families able to so.

To ensure Reception children do not miss out on their free school meals, families should log onto their ParentPay account to pre order. More information is available herewww.parentpay.com