It’s been five years since a group of Grangetown residents began talking about a café and a space for community activities in Grange Gardens. After thousands of volunteer hours talking to Grangetown residents, running events in the Grange Pavilion, and creating a partnership between the Grange Pavilion Project, Grangetown Community Action and Cardiff University’s Community Gateway, the Pavilion was temporarily renovated and re-opened at the 2016 Grangetown Festival.

Since then, regular activities suggested by Grangetown residents, such as Homework clubs, a Youth Forum, ESOL classes, a community garden, mental health peer support, a Tech café, arts therapy, the Friends and Neighbours group, cricket and football training with peer mentoring, and play sessions, as well as one off and annual events including a Community Iftar, a Winter Fayre, and Love Grangetown, have helped bring the Pavilion to life.