{"id":22047,"date":"2017-11-16T14:39:48","date_gmt":"2017-11-16T14:39:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=22047"},"modified":"2017-11-16T14:39:48","modified_gmt":"2017-11-16T14:39:48","slug":"splott-pupils-need-votes-secure-new-playground","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2017\/11\/16\/splott-pupils-need-votes-secure-new-playground\/","title":{"rendered":"Splott pupils need votes to secure new playground"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A CARDIFF school has until November 21 to gather votes in a national competition and guarantee its pupils a playground next year.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ysgolglanmorfa.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ysgol Glan Morfa<\/a> shares a site with Moorland Primary School in Splott.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">However, increased demand for places means the Welsh language school will move to a new site in summer 2018.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Wonderful to visit our new building this morning! Lots of space and work progressing well! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/excited?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#excited<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/future?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#future<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/s3qLWcVAeP\">pic.twitter.com\/s3qLWcVAeP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ysgol Glan Morfa (@YsgolGlanMorfa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YsgolGlanMorfa\/status\/927862778135760897?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 7, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As the school cannot take its playground equipment to its new home, its parent council has entered the Aviva Community Fund competition, a nationwide scheme awarding grants of up to \u00a325,000 to projects making a difference in their community.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The school is asking for money to fund line markings on the new playground, plus picnic benches for the outdoor areas. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThings like this cost a lot,\u201d said headteacher Meilir Thomas, adding that line markings alone could set the school back thousands of pounds.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Give <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YsgolGlanMorfa?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@YsgolGlanMorfa<\/a> Your Vote in the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AvivaUK?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AvivaUK<\/a> Community Fund project.<br \/>A few clicks will mean so much to the kids. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LEA6mwz8eZ\">https:\/\/t.co\/LEA6mwz8eZ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jWspQqnVDD\">pic.twitter.com\/jWspQqnVDD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NisaLocalSplott (@NisaLocalSplott) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NisaLocalSplott\/status\/923451828108451840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 26, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The parent council has done a \u201creally good\u201d job at raising money, he said, but as the school is in an underprivileged area, it feels unfair to ask so much of parents.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cEvery little helps,\u201d said Mr Thomas, explaining that the school hopes to gain enough votes to be awarded \u00a35,000.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The school has about 1,250 votes but is hoping to gain more than 2,000 to qualify for a \u00a35,000 grant.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI am delighted with the number of votes we have received so far,\u201d said Mr Thomas.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Voting is open to everyone, and closes on November 21. After this, the projects with the most votes will face a panel of judges.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The school will find out if they have done enough to secure funding on January 16, 2018, when the judges announce their decisions.<\/span><br \/>\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KHrddQAFkl4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KHrddQAFkl4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A CARDIFF school has until November 21 to gather votes in a national competition and guarantee its pupils a playground next year. Ysgol Glan Morfa shares a site with Moorland Primary School in Splott. 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