{"id":10545,"date":"2024-03-21T14:49:20","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T14:49:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/?p=10545"},"modified":"2024-03-22T08:08:00","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T08:08:00","slug":"how-splott-community-volunteers-helped-vulnerable-people-fight-winter-in-cardiff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/how-splott-community-volunteers-helped-vulnerable-people-fight-winter-in-cardiff\/","title":{"rendered":"How Splott Community  Volunteers helped vulnerable people fight winter in Cardiff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Cardiff is one of the wettest cities in the UK. But this year it got even more rain than usual, which has left people vulnerable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Funded by the National Grid, Splott Community Volunteers started Warm Winter Clubs to help homeless people fight winter. The Warm Winter Clubs ran throughout the week, distributing warm packages which include gloves, blankets, hats, socks and items to let people stay at home warm for free. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" data-id=\"10577\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/hb-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/hb-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/hb-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/hb-770x578.jpg 770w, 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https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/hb-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/hb-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/hb.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/hb-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/hb-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Gavin Thomas has been homeless for 20 years, he says it became increasingly difficult to keep himself warm as the weather got cold, especially because it rained most of the time in Cardiff. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"970\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/xdgh-1024x970.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/xdgh-1024x970.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/xdgh-300x284.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/xdgh-770x729.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/xdgh-1536x1455.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/xdgh.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/xdgh-293x278.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/xdgh-1400x1326.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"970\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/xdgh-1024x970.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/xdgh-1024x970.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/xdgh-300x284.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/xdgh-770x729.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/xdgh-1536x1455.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/xdgh.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/xdgh-293x278.jpg 293w, 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Michael is 80, and being retired he has struggled financially, &#8221; Lot of old people can&#8217;t afford to buy these things, and you need to keep warm in this weather or you&#8217;ll do down&#8221;, he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"970\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/HCF-1024x970.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/HCF-1024x970.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/HCF-300x284.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/HCF-770x729.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/HCF-1536x1455.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/HCF.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/HCF-293x278.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/HCF-1400x1326.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"970\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/HCF-1024x970.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/HCF-1024x970.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/HCF-300x284.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/HCF-770x729.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/HCF-1536x1455.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/HCF.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/HCF-293x278.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/HCF-1400x1326.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Mevis McAuliffe, 89, says that Warm Clubs is a very good idea for people like her, &#8221; I love the blanket! I use it all the time, it is very essential to have these things for us old people&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"990\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/real-mevis-990x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/real-mevis-990x1024.jpg 990w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/real-mevis-290x300.jpg 290w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/real-mevis-770x797.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/real-mevis-1484x1536.jpg 1484w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/real-mevis.jpg 1979w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/real-mevis-500x517.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/real-mevis-293x303.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/real-mevis-1400x1449.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 990px) 100vw, 990px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"990\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/real-mevis-990x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/real-mevis-990x1024.jpg 990w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/real-mevis-290x300.jpg 290w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/real-mevis-770x797.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/real-mevis-1484x1536.jpg 1484w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/real-mevis.jpg 1979w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/real-mevis-500x517.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/real-mevis-293x303.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/real-mevis-1400x1449.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 990px) 100vw, 990px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The team have distributed more than 100 warm packs so far. Apart from Warm Winter Clubs, Splott community of volunteers hosts many other programmes like a weekly breakfast club , knit and natter, after school help and opera shows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Splott Community Volunteers has been running for eight years. Lynne Thomas is the project manager. &#8220;We started with the desire to help people who were facing homelessness to helping people on low income, I love how everybody is proactive, we don&#8217;t wait for others to solve our problems for us, we come together and help each other&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/lynne-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/lynne-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/lynne-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/lynne-770x1027.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/lynne-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/lynne.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/lynne-500x667.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/lynne-293x391.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/lynne-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/lynne-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/lynne-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/lynne-770x1027.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/lynne-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/lynne.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/lynne-500x667.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/lynne-293x391.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Warm Winter Clubs also give individuals who live alone or are a retired an opportunity to contribute meaningfully. Edward Bush has been a volunteer for three years. &#8220;After my wife passed away, some friends came over one Thursday morning and asked if I would like to help, I&#8217;ve been coming every Thursday since, and I think I will keep coming.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"944\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/ted-1024x944.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/ted-1024x944.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/ted-300x276.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/ted-770x709.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/ted-1536x1415.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/ted.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/ted-500x461.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/ted-293x270.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/ted-1400x1290.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"944\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/ted-1024x944.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/ted-1024x944.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/ted-300x276.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/ted-770x709.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/ted-1536x1415.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/ted.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/ted-500x461.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/ted-293x270.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/ted-1400x1290.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Along with Warm Winter packs people can also get a hot drink and snack for free, the community centre also has a charity shop to provide affordable clothing to the locals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cardiff is one of the wettest cities in the UK. 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