Here is the latest update from Cardiff Council

27/01/23

Here is the latest update from Cardiff Council including: Praise from Estyn to Greenway and Trowbridge primary schools; funding awarded for sustainable food projects; investment secured for community sports facilities in Llandaff Fields and travel advice for Wales vs Ireland next Saturday (February 4^th).

The Oaks Federation, "warm and welcoming schools with strong emphasis on equality and inclusion" says Estyn

Greenway and Trowbridge primary schools have been described by Estyn as warm and welcoming schools whose ethos of care and support permeates all they do.

Located in the east of the city, the primary schools have worked together as part of The Oaks Federation since 2019 and during a recent inspection by the Education Inspectorate for Wales, it was found that pupils attending the schools are happy and the working relationships between pupils and staff are positive.

As a result, standards of behaviour are good and during their time at school, many pupils make solid progress from their varied starting points, benefitting from teaching by staff who know them very well and who listen to them, including when they make suggestions about what they would like to learn.

The Oaks Federation share an executive headteacher, resources, staff and Governors across both school sites and endeavour to ensure that the opportunities offered are consistent and mirrored across both schools.

Three innovative sustainable food projects to receive funding

A project to convert surplus food into ready meals, a study exploring how vertical farms utilising controlled agricultural environments could re-localise food production, and a project to grow fruit and vegetables by retrofitting aeroponic technology into redundant buildings have been awarded feasibility funding from a £2.1 million sustainable food production challenge.

The challenge, which is a partnership between Cardiff Council, Monmouthshire County Council, the Cardiff Capital Region Challenge Fund, Welsh Government, and the SBRI (Small Business Research Initiative) Centre of Excellence, aims to identify and support projects that can harness the potential of land, technology, and people to increase the sustainable production and supply of locally grown food in the Cardiff Capital Region.

Selected from more than twenty funding bids, the three successful bids have all been awarded a four-month feasibility contract of up to £50,000 per project. At the end of the four months, the projects will be assessed and the most promising will be awarded additional funding to pilot and test prototypes.

Investment secured for community sports facilities in Llandaff Fields

Community sports facilities in Llandaff Fields are set to be transformed, with a new Padel Tennis centre, new café and community space, the resurfacing of the tennis courts, the development of a community tennis facility for all ages and abilities, the installation of cricket practice nets and, subject to funding, a new permanent clubhouse for Llandaff Cricket Club.

Cardiff Council are in the process of drawing up lease arrangements with the cricket club, Tennis Wales and Padeltastic Ltd following an ‘expressions of interest' exercise aimed at securing investment in the existing facilities, bringing new recreational and sporting opportunities to the area and helping to unlock new funding opportunities.

Padel Tennis is an exciting combination of squash and tennis, played on enclosed courts with no overarm serves, making the game easy to learn and resulting in thrilling rallies.

Cabinet Member for Culture, Parks and Events, Cllr Jennifer Burke, said: "Together, the exciting plans put forward by Llandaff Cricket Club, Tennis Wales and Padeltastic deliver substantial investment in the area's community sports facilities and will help us achieve our aims of increasing participation in physical activity."

Travel advice for Wales vs Ireland on February 4th in Cardiff

Wales will be taking on Ireland on Saturday February 4^that Principality Stadium.

With the kick-off taking place at 2.15pm - there will be a full city centre road closure from 10.15am until 6.15pm to ensure all ticket holders can get into and out of the stadium safely.

To view the road closures please visit the following weblink -one.network

The M4 motorway is expected to be very busy - please plan ahead - and avoid the congestion in Cardiff by using the park & ride at County Hall in Cardiff Bay.

Gates open at 11.45am, those attending the rugby match are strongly advised to plan their journey and get in early. Please pay attention to the prohibited items listed at principalitystadium.wales,in particular the bag policy (no large bags permitted) before travelling into the city.