“This partnership is year-round and long term. It seems the university and our community working together towards shared goals in an incredibly exciting way…” Ali Abdi, partnership manager
Community Gateway leads on the links we have with Cardiff
University. Community Gateway launched in 2014 and brings ideas
to life by connecting Cardiff University with local communities
through trust and long-term thinking. The team worked with
residents and local organisations to support the renovation of
Grange Pavilion. The team continues to work closely with Grange
Pavilion and the local community on a range of partnership
projects. Community Gateway also host annual events at Grange
Pavilion including Love Grangetown and Careers and Role Model
Week.
Do you have a project or idea that you would like to discuss with
the Community Gateway team? They may be able to help connect
you with Cardiff University and grow your project or idea.
Have a look at the Community Gateway website to see some
examples of partnership projects –
https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/community/our-local-community-
projects/community-gateway
You can get in touch with the team by emailing us:
communitygateway@cardiff.ac.uk
Professor Mhairi McVicar has been working in partnership with the Grangetown
community since Community Gateway started and has been a key player in the
redesign and development of Grange Pavilion. She works in Cardiff University's
Welsh School of Architecture, and with Community Gateway is the driving force for so many of the successful events and initiatives that are at the heart of what we do
here.
Ali Abdi is the Partnerships Manager for Community Gateway, working with our
university partners since 2015. He has a passion for youth work, business
development, community and sports events which he brings to the Pavilion. Ali
spends a lot of time at Grange Pavilion, so please do say hello if you see him.
Corey Smith joined our team in 2021 and has done amazing work building connections across the University and the community, embedding the partnership working that makes such a difference to us and all those who are part of our community. You’ll meet her at events and activities across the year.