Thousands of people in Cardiff are already making impossible choices between eating enough and keeping the electricity on – even before the cold weather hits. 24,000 people in employment in

ACE will temporarily close the Dusty Forge from‭ ‬2pm, on Wednesday 19th Oct‭, ‬and will‭ ‬re-open 9am, Monday 24th Oct‭.‬ We will be running some services Monday to Wednesday, as

In 2021, we launched a new community fund called ACE Volunteering Fund. Its job is to help and support community and activity volunteer groups, in our local areas of Ely

Talk to us! The board would like to recruit a new Trustee with knowledge and lived experience of Ely and Caerau, to join our board of trustees. Please note –

Friday, 26th August, 12.30pm   Join us on Friday, 26th August for the Dusty Summer Fayre. With table top sales, a raffle, food and games, it’s a chance to have some

The Dusty Forge’s new low-cost equipment hire service is now up and running at full speed – and we’re celebrating with an Open Day\ Fun Day on Saturday 27 August

Action in Caerau and Ely – Spring Bank Holiday & Queen’s Platinum Jubilee closure ACE will close the Dusty Forge on Spring Bank Holiday Thursday 2nd June, and Friday 3rd

ACE is seeking the services of a contract cleaner to carry out cleaning at our premises the Dusty Forge.   We are inviting quotes from Contract Cleaners that are registered

Cardiff Metropolitan University Summer School for Adult Learners will run from 13th – 24th June 2022. Courses are free and cover subjects such as Creative Writing, Teaching, Drawing, Health Care,

Action in Caerau & Ely (ACE) is looking to share its success, knowledge and experience, by offering a small flexible fund to local voluntary organisations in the Caerau & Ely

The Dusty Forge offers a range of Meeting Rooms, a Training Room, Workshop and a Main Hall for hire. You can hire for parties, socials and celebration events, corporate events

Our Dusty Forge repair cafe will ‘pop up’ again on Saturday 26th March starting at 10.00am. So if you’ve got a wonky trolley\ buggy, or if your tablet\ laptop’s on

We have places available for ‘ACTion for Living‘, a 4-week course at the Dusty Forge from the 28th Feb, 1pm – 3pm. This free course is for people experiencing emotional

There are new Stress Control and ACTion for Living courses being held at various venues in Cardiff West. Please click here to view list of venues, dates and times available.

ACE will be closed from the end of Friday 24th Dec at 4pm, and the phone line will reopen on Tuesday 4th January 2022. We wish everyone a Merry Christmas

We have a new 6-week Stress Control course from the 4th Nov, at Our Place: Dusty Forge on Cowbridge Rd West. You will learn new stress control tools and as

Our repair cafe team at the Dusty Forge celebrate our second anniversary in October – two years of great challenges during the pandemic and growing popularity! Lead volunteer Penny recalls

CAER Heritage has now reprinted the original CAER Heritage logo t-shirts and is on sale for £17.99 each.  These shirts proved very popular when we first got them printed, and

The communities of Ely and Caerau have been selected to pilot a new Good Food Neighbourhoods scheme with Food Cardiff. Food Cardiff is supporting ACE to start our own neighbourhood

ACE – Action in Caerau & Ely is a community based organisation that seeks to work with local people to build community and make change.  We are committed to learning

If your toaster or TV’s on the blink or your buggy\ trolley wheels are wobbly come on down to the Dusty’s next repair cafe on Saturday 28 August! At this pop-up

Last week, StreetACE made a comeback! For those who don’t know, StreetACE is a tried and tested engagement strategy that ACE staff and volunteers have used over the years to

We are pleased to announce ACE’s activities as part of Cardiff City Council’s ‘Summer of Smiles’ festival for 2021, aim to give children and young people a range of opportunities

The building renovation and extension works on the Old Gospel Hall on Church Road, Caerau are nearing completion. ACE’s ‘Hidden Hillfort Project’, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and

We are so grateful to have been back up and running for the past few weeks since the last lockdown and we’d like to thank all our participants for the

As ACE begins to open its doors to returning and new community groups, projects and activities, we’ve thought carefully about how we can bring people back together safely. As we