{"id":64573,"date":"2022-03-15T11:58:49","date_gmt":"2022-03-15T11:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=64573"},"modified":"2022-03-15T14:22:58","modified_gmt":"2022-03-15T14:22:58","slug":"making-parks-safer-for-girls-splott-park-refurbishment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2022\/03\/15\/making-parks-safer-for-girls-splott-park-refurbishment\/","title":{"rendered":"Making parks safer for girls: Splott Park refurbishment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Charity that aims to make parks more appealing to teenage girls shares ideas with council<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

THE petition to refurbish Splott Park has sparked a conversation between local councillors and Make Space for Girls, a charity aiming to make parks more appealing to teenage girls.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hundreds of residents signed the petition<\/a> which will be presented at a full council meeting on March 17. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jacqui Crowley, 51, a resident of Moorland Road, said: \u201cWe have a skatepark and a MUGA (Multi-use games area) but it isn\u2019t often you see girls in it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMake Space for Girls are arguing that girls and women have just as much right to safe accessible public space that includes them rather than keeping them on the sidelines.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Make Space for Girls lists<\/a> a number of common factors which can make parks more appealing to teenage girls: <\/p>\n\n\n\n