February Half Term Activities

Our February half term activities for the local community of Splott, Adamsdown and Tremorfa.

february half term activities for the people of adamsdown, splott and tremorfa

From monday 12 February to Saturday 17 February

This half term we worked in partnership with local organisations to deliver a series of half term activities for our local community! You can choose from a range of activities including circus, dance, science, arts and crafts and a weekend festival to keep you and your family busy over the half term holidays!

Most of these sessions are drop-in, with a few that need booking in advance.

These free sessions are for the people of Splott, Adamsdown and Tremorfa, asylum seekers, refugees, and those in supported accommodation.

Where activities ARE TAKING place

The February half term activities are taking place in Splott, Adamsdown and Tremorfa

You can find the locations in the map below, and the addresses by area are:

SPLOTT

Splott Park, Muirton Road, SPLOTT, Cardiff, CF24 2SN
Oasis Cardiff, 69B Splott Road, SPLOTT, Cardiff, CF24 2BW (contact on 02920 460424)
Railway Gardens, End of Adeline Street, SPLOTT, Cardiff, CF24 2BH (contact on 07542 074303 or [email protected] )

ADAMSDOWN

Anderson Fields, Constellation St, ADAMSDOWN, CF24 2AE
NoFit State Community Circus, Four Elms Road, ADAMSDOWN, CF24 1LE (contact 02920 221330 or [email protected])
Helen / Brewery Park, CF24 1ND
Rubicon Dance, Nora Street, CF24 1ND (contact [email protected])

TREMORFA

STAR hub, Muirton Rd, TREMORFA, Cardiff, CF24 2SJ (contact 02922 401222)
Tremorfa Community Hall, Tweedsmuir Rd, TREMORFA, Cardiff, CF24 2QZ
Boomerang Indoor Training Facility, Unit 7 Clydesmuir Road Industrial Estate, TREMORFA, Cardiff, CF24 2QS
Tremorfa Park, Handley Rd, TREMORFA, Cardiff CF24 2HF

NEAR BY

National Museum Cardiff, Cathays Park, CF10 3NP

Please note the venue may not be running the sessions.

HALF TERM events

Circus with NoFit State

Join our amazing circus tutors to learn some cool circus tricks and try out new skills. We’ve got sessions for adults, teenagers, children and families so everyone can have a go at juggling, hula hoops, tightwire, aerial skills, acrobatics and more.. You do not need any previous experience.

Circus @ Boomerang

Monday 12 February, 10.30am - 12pm

Boomerang Indoor Training Facility, Unit 7 Clydesmuir Road Industrial Estate, CF24 2QS

To Book, click here

circus @ Brewery/Helen Park

monday 12 February, 3pm - 4.30pm

Brewery/Helen Park, Nora Street, CF24 1ND

No booking required!

Circus and Craft Activity Morning @ NoFit sTATE

NoFit State invites you to a family day of play, circus, and craft! During the morning session there will be circus activities and lantern making with artist Rhianna Yates. At 12:30 there will be a simple, free lunch for participants.

tuesday 13 February, 11Am - 12.30pm

NoFit State, Four Elms Road, CF24 1LE

No booking required!

Play, Circus and Craft Activity Afternoon @ NoFit sTATE

NoFit State invites you to a family day of play, circus, and craft! During the afternoon session there will be circus activities, lantern making with artist Rhianna Yates, play with Seren in the Community and LED light painting with Andy O’Rourke.

tuesday 13 February, 1Pm - 3pm

NoFit State, Four Elms Road, CF24 1LE

No booking required!

Circus @ Splott Community Volunteers

Join the fabulous NoFit State team to try your hand at circus skills. You can learn how to juggle, hula-hoop, walk a tightwire and more.

wednesday 14 February, 10.30am - 12pm

The STAR Centre, Splott Road, CF24 2BZ

No booking required!

circus @ oasis

Join the fabulous NoFit State team to try your hand at circus skills. You can learn how to juggle, hula-hoop, walk a tightwire and more.

wednesday 14 February, 1pm - 2.30pm

Oasis, 69b Splott Road, CF24 2BW

No booking required!

Lantern Making @ Oasis

Local artist Rhianna Yates will help you make your very own lantern, ready for Golau Parc Light!

wednesday 14 February, 2.30pm - 4pm

Oasis, 69b Splott Road, CF24 2BW

After Dark: Science on Show @ National Museum Cardiff

Wednesday 14 fEBRUARY, 6pm - 9pm

National Museum Cardiff, Cathays Park, CF10 3NP

After Dark: Science on Show is a free hands-on science evening suitable for all the family.
Our theme this year is LOVE YOUR PLANET so we’ll have lots of activities connected to sustainability as well as some favourites like the return of the robots.
You’ll be able to meet scientists and engineers from Amgueddfa Cymru and Cardiff University and explore loads of fun, interactive activities all while being in the museum after dark!
What Can I Do?
•   Come and meet Mermaid Joanne – a marine biologist with a difference! – she’ll chat to you about the sea.
•   Find out how engineers design robots that can crawl through pipes, climb trees or survive underwater.
•   Test out your coding skills in our robotzone
•   Explore your creativity and sustainability through upcycled crafts
•   Find out all about trolls, elves and giant blue jets in the upper atmosphere in the Lightning Exhibition
•   Try your hand at orthopaedic surgery – with a sonic screwdriver!
•   Rustle up a bug-based recipe and try a tasty critter
•   Find out about the impacts of plastic on marine life – and what you can do about it
•   Use a microscope to examine pollen or snails
•   Take a Million Year Time Trip by getting hands-on with some fossils
•   And lots more!
The museum café and shop will be open during the evening for some snacks and treats.
A partnership event between Amgueddfa Cymru and Cardiff University School of Engineering.

More information and to book, click here

Play with Seren in the Community

Come out and play with Seren in the Community for another fun and creative play session. Suitable for children of all ages, these sessions encourage imaginative play with lots of different objects and materials.

Play Session @ Oasis Cardiff

Tuesday 13 February, 10am - 12pm

Oasis, 69b Splott Road, CF24 2BW

No booking necessary

Play Session & craft @ nofit state

Tuesday 13 February, 1pm - 3pm

NoFit State, Four Elms Road, CF24 1LE

No booking necessary

Play Session @ Railway Gardens

Wednesday 14 February, 11am - 1pm

Railway Gardens, Adeline Street, CF24 2BH

No booking necessary

Play Session @ STAR Hub

wednesday 14 February, 2pm - 4pm

STAR Hub, Muirton Road, CF24 2SJ

No booking necessary

Play Session @ Boomerang

thursday 15 February, 11am - 1pm

Boomerang Indoor Training Facility, Unit 7 Clydesmuir Road Industrial Estate, CF24 2QS

No booking necessary

Play Session @ Anderson Fields

thursday 15 February, 2pm - 4pm

Anderson Fields, Constellation Street, CF24 2AE

No booking necessary

Splott Community Volunteers

Warm Space @ Splott Community Volunteers

Splott Community Volunteers Winter Warm Club offers a friendly, warm space that is child-friendly and fully accessible. There are books and boards games as well as a play area for younger children. Visitors will be offered a hot drink and snack.

Monday 12 February, 10am – 12pm

wednesday 14 February, 10am – 12pm

friday 16 February, 10am – 12pm

The STAR Centre, Splott Road, CF24 2BZ

No booking necessary!

Circus @ Splott Community Volunteers

Join the fabulous NoFit State team to try your hand at circus skills. You can learn how to juggle, hula-hoop, walk a tightwire and more.

wednesday 14 February, 10:30am – 12pm

The STAR Centre, Splott Road, CF24 2BZ

No booking necessary!

Breakfast Club @ Splott Community Volunteers

The Breakfast Club offers a warm, hospitable and engaging welcome, providing families with a place where children and parents/carers can have a hot, nutritious meal with their neighbours.

thursday 15 February, 8:30am – 10:30am

The STAR Centre, Splott Road, CF24 2BZ

No booking necessary!

Valentines Art and Craft with Boomerang

Monday 12 February, 10.30am - 11.30am

Boomerang Indoor Training Facility, Unit 7 Clydesmuir Road Industrial Estate, CF24 2QS

To book, click here

Family Activity Afternoon @ Tremorfa Community Hall

friday 16 February, 12pm - 4pm

An activity afternoon with lantern making, crafts and snacks for all. This session is run by CCHA.

Tremorfa Community Hall, Tweedsmuir Road, Tremorfa, CF24 2QZ

No booking required!

Singing and Dance @ Rubicon

Singing with Oasis One World Choir

Join the amazing Oasis One World Choir for a singing and movement workshop at Rubicon. Taking place just before Golau Parc Light this is an opportunity to get a top secret preview of the songs the choir will be performing during the event and to learn some words and moves so you can join in too!

Friday 16 February, 4pm - 5pm

Rubicon Dance, Nora Street, CF24 1ND

No booking required!

Contemporary Dance and Shadow Play | 7 -14yrs

Explore some new ways of moving and making shapes with your body in preparation for Golau Parc Light.

Friday 16 February, 4pm - 5pm

Rubicon Dance, Nora Street, CF24 1ND

To book in advance, call 029 2049 1477 or email [email protected]

Welcome to drop-in!

Welsh Refugee Council @ Parkminster United Reformed Church

Refugee Playgroup with Welsh Refugee Council

This session, for refugee/asylum seeker families, offers a fun and supportive environment to play with your child, supported by the Welsh Refugee Council.

Tuesday 13 February, 10:30am – 12:30pm

Wednesday 14 February, 12:30pm – 2:30pm

Thursday 15 February, 10:30am – 12:30pm

Parkminster United Reformed Church, Minster Road, CF23 5AS

No booking required!

Activities @ STAR Hub

Circus and Lantern Making @ STAR Hub

Local artist Rhianna Yates and the NoFit State Circus trainers are teaming up for a fabulous session of family activities at STAR Hub. Don’t forget to bring your lantern to Golau Parc Light!