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Comment and suggestions welcome (until Wed 5th June 2013). Members will be aware that as part of the Friends grant funded Entrance Project we have asked an artist to consult with various groups of park users and propose a relevant, representative, … Continue reading →

Unfortunately due to very low numbers of volunteers on the first few of our fortnightly weekdays we have had to postpone this initiative for the time being. If you had planned on turning up to future dates we would be … Continue reading →

Many members have expressed a desire to volunteer on our monthly workdays in the Park but either cannot attend on Sunday afternoons or feel they can only do smaller gardening type work. We are pleased to announce that we now … Continue reading →

In March, the Friends Workday volunteers were joined by Cardiff Conservation Volunteers (CCV) to clean out the top silt trap in the upper part of the Park. The silt traps in Cefn Onn are very important for filtering the silt out … Continue reading →

Cardiff Council are coordinating Cardiff’s first annual walking festival between 4th and 12 May. This will be promoting and celebrating all the great work provided by the large variety of organisations and community groups who offer walks in Cardiff. Check out the events programme on their … Continue reading →

Congratulations to Anewn Morris (age 6) who was the first person to try out the new series of animal & plant brass-rubbings that Cardiff Council Parks Dept have just installed around the lower woodland section of the Park. Well done Anwen !

I just wanted to say hi to all the Park visitors today who stopped in at our stall and display in the entrance to find out what we are up to, brought along old photos of the Park, and have tea … Continue reading →

Thanks to Cardff Council employees for a great job they have done refurbishing the old rusting iron bridge in the upper part of the Park. In case you are wondering why it is partly red, this is apparently the original colouring … Continue reading →

Cefn Onn  Friends are very pleased to launch their first photography competition. There will be prizes (£20) for each of the three themes of Winter, Spring and Summer for both adult and children (<16yrs) groups. To give everyone the same opportunity … Continue reading →

As advertised in Capital Times, March 2013: The Story of Parc Cefn Onn, Wednesday 20 March 2013, 2pm, Bute Park Education Centre. To book call Cardiff Council on 02920 87 2730.  £3.