News & Features
Celebrating Our Community – Ace Creative Arts Week
ACE – Action in Caerau and Ely have a week-long, art workshops for young people and families, from Tuesday 29th August to Friday 1st September. The week includes Creative Story
Repair Cafe at Dusty Forge, Saturday 22 July 2023
The Dusty Forge repair cafe pops up on Saturday 22 July starting at 10.00am with ‘last orders’ by 12noon and finishing by 1.00pm. Our team of friendly volunteer fixers offer a
ACE achieves Investing in Volunteers Award
ACE – Action in Caerau & Ely is proud to be an Investing in Volunteers (IiV) achiever, having been awarded the quality mark/standard in April 2023 for the first time.
We’re closing the Dusty Forge on Monday 19th June for a few hours.
ACE will close the Dusty Forge building on Monday 19th June, between 2:00pm to 4:30pm. Apologies for any inconvenience.
Festival of Community – help shape a caring community.
Action in Caerau and Ely – ACE, are working with Cwmpas, the UK’s largest co-operative development agency, to develop and deliver a range of different projects and activities that will
Crisis Hour – update.
Crisis Hour service has updated the opening times to the following: Mondays – 9:15am to 10:15am Wednesdays – 9:15am to 10:15am Fridays – 9:15am to 10:15am No appointment is needed
ACE launches Annual Report 2021-22 and Crowdfunder
We’re celebrating 12 years at the heart of our community with the launch of our Annual Report for 2021-22. Grab a cuppa and read it here – it’s packed with
‘We all need to feel that we matter’ – Elaine’s story
My husband died after a long illness, and I had been his full time carer. It was very hard for both of us. When he died, I had to say,
‘We’ve come out stronger’ – Marian’s story (ACE Trustee)
How did you first get involved in ACE? I was a volunteer with Good Neighbours in Fairwater, where I live, doing bits of gardening for people and other things. I
‘The ripple effect’ – Harriet’s story
Before I got involved with ACE, I’d been a teacher for 10 years, and had some time off work due to anxiety. I was in quite a stressful environment where
ACE – Our Place: Dusty Forge & Caer Community Heritage Centre Christmas Closure 2022
ACE will be closed from 1.30pm on Friday 23rd December and will reopen on Tuesday 3rd January 2023. Caer Community Heritage Centre will be closed from Friday 23rd December and
Crisis Hour – service update.
Our Crisis Hour started in January this year, offering immediate help to those who are unable to keep warm or need food. This year has seen the demand grow, and
URGENT UPDATE – ACE AGM Cancelled
The AGM meeting will NOT go ahead as planned this evening. It is with regret that we have had to make the decision to postpone the ACE AGM that was
A warm welcome to our Warmspace
A warm welcome to our Warm SpACE. Launching on Friday, this space has been created to help people keep warm this winter. Access charging points and internet services, and join
Cardiff Winter Crisis Fund 2022
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
Action in Caerau and Ely’s temporary closure.
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
ACE Volunteer Fund starts again for 2022!
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
New ACE Trustee required.
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 –
Dusty Summer Fayre fundraiser
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
ACE Benthyg’s ‘Fun Day’ & Repair Cafe
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
Advice Drop-In.
ACE Community Support provides practical help for those in difficulty, and we also work to find long term solutions to underlying problems. We provide help with: managing energy and food
Fun Day – at the Dusty Forge
Saturday 27th Aug, 10am – 3pm Join the Fun Day at the Dusty Forge! We’ll have lots of fun activites for families, as well as monthly Repair Cafe, the ACE
Spring Bank Holiday & Queen’s Platinum Jubilee closure
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
Contract Cleaner Opportunity
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 2022
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,
ACE Volunteer Fund – Opens from Mon 4th April.
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
Room Hire – at ACE – Our Place: Dusty Forge
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
Repair Cafe at Dusty Forge, Saturday 26 March.
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
ACE Cardiff Half Fundraiser -2022.
We’ll be cheering on 3 amazing people in the Cardiff Half Marathon this Sunday! ACE’s Charlotte McCarthy and Sam Froud-Powell and Cardiff University’s Ashley Walsh will be running 13.1 miles
ACTion for Living course – from Feb 28th.
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
