Cardiff DIGs @ UWIC Housing Fayre

Cardiff DIGs attended a housing fayre on thursday aimed at all students who will be looking to move to private accommodation for the next academic year.


The fayre was held at the New Business School – LLANDAFF Campus, Western Avenue, Cardiff

Guests Included Cardiff DIGs/ Private Sector Housing, - Cardiff City Council, Trading standards, Cardiff Bond Board, Housing Help Centre, Community Liaison Police Officer, UWIC Students Union & Public Relations Member of Gas Safety.

As well as obtaining the Landlord Register, the aim of the fayre was to provide students with as much advice and information on all aspects of renting privately. To offer support on finding the right property and what to do once they’ve moved in. http://cardiffdigs.co.uk/hallstohouse.htm

Environmental Champions 2nd Community Walkabout

Twelve Environmental Champions including members from the: Community, Students Union, South Wales Police, Waste Management, Councillors, Cardiff Council and The Landlords Forum went on the second recycling awareness walkabout.

Set up by www.cardiffdigs.co.uk, Student Volunteering Cardiff (SVC) and Keep Cardiff Tidy the scheme is a voluntary action group working on sustainability issues. The society is working on a range of action based initiatives around sustainability, initially concentrating on ensuring people are aware of their waste and recycling responsibilities http://www.cardiffdigs.co.uk/waste.htm

Last night the team were knocking on doors ensuring people in Cathays and Roath were aware that recycling (green bags) and food waste (brown caddy) is a weekly collection and residual waste (black bins and bags) is fortnightly. The team were advising people about the range of items that can be recycled and how to use their food waste caddies.

The environmental champions are always keen to attract any more willing volunteers and will continue working on recycling along with other sustainability issues including a forthcoming litter pick. For more information please visit: http://www.cardiffdigs.co.uk/environmentalchampions.htm

For information on what you can recycle, how to use your food waste caddies and when to present your waste can be found here: http://www.cardiffdigs.co.uk/waste.htm People are reminded that a wall makes a world of difference. Rubbish cannot be collected if left inside the boundary of your property i.e. on your side of the property wall or in the garden. It must be placed on the pavement to ensure collection.

Join the Environmental Champions

On the 24th January the Environmental Champions will be pounding the streets to ensure that students returning from their holidays are presenting their waste correctly and that any accumulations of waste are dealt with before they become a nuisance.

The team will also be sending out safety advice alongside the Student Police Initiative http://www.cardiffdigs.co.uk/lockithideitkeepit.htm related to ensuring that all residents do not make it obvious how generous Santa has been by leaving packaging of expensive presents on display or in/next to bins as burglars know the packaging relates to items worth stealing. The advice is to rip boxes/packaging in such a way that it is not obvious what was contained in it and then recycle.

The champions are always keen to attract any more willing volunteers and anyone is welcome to come along to assist in this educational drive at the start of term.

Please meet:

Tuesday 24th January
4.30pm
3rd Floor Cardiff Students Union, Park Place

We will continue working on recycling along with other sustainability. For more information please visit: http://www.cardiffdigs.co.uk/waste.htm

Set up by www.cardiffdigs.co.uk, Student Volunteering Cardiff (SVC) and Keep Cardiff Tidy the scheme is a voluntary action group working on sustainability issues. The society is working on a range of action based initiatives around sustainability: http://www.cardiffdigs.co.uk/environmentalchampions.htm

Pick and Plant day

We really hope you had a good holiday and that any exams you are undertaking or finished were not too stressful.


For our first event of the New Year we would like to assist a group with a Pick and Plant day.

Pick and Plant day. Communities First is looking for volunteers to help clear rubbish and also plant some flowers and plants. The project is being run with All Become One youth forum, the local police, Celsa Steelworks, CCHA and YMCA. On the day they plan to remove as much rubbish as they can from the area on Green Bay road estate and plant a number of bulbs and plants to brighten up the area, they are also hoping to paint a mural on the border wall. They will be providing refreshments through out the day.

The event is being held in Green Bay road which is in Tremorfa close to Pengam Green area. The housing can be accessed through runway way Road which is off of Mercia Road.

Saturday 14th January

At Green Bay Road

11am start

Any Environmental Champions who are interested in this scheme should e-mail or phone Natalie the Community Development Officer. (029) 20873998 / 07800715097 natalie.stockwell@cardiff.gov.uk

Don’t forget to tell us you are attending so that we can add this onto your timesheets.