{"id":77829,"date":"2023-05-16T10:31:07","date_gmt":"2023-05-16T09:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=77829"},"modified":"2023-05-16T10:31:11","modified_gmt":"2023-05-16T09:31:11","slug":"bleak-park-needs-to-be-more-welcoming-for-young-girls-and-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2023\/05\/16\/bleak-park-needs-to-be-more-welcoming-for-young-girls-and-women\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Bleak&#8217; park needs to be &#8216;more welcoming for young girls and women&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Splott Park provides plenty of outdoor sports facilities, but the community thinks the council could do more with the space<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>SPLOTT Park caters well to young people playing sports outdoors, but residents say more could be done to ensure everybody can enjoy the space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The park has two multi-use game areas, a skate park, a 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