Our team (made up of many Grangetown residents) ensures the Pavilion delivers everything the community needs, and we couldn’t do without them.
Grangetown has played a significant role in shaping who I am. As Assistant Manager at Grange Pavilion, my love for this community inspires everything I do. I’m deeply passionate about helping Grangetown flourish—creating opportunities that bring people together, celebrating its vibrant diversity, and ensuring its unique spirit continues to thrive and grow for generations to come..
Seeing the Pavilion built from the ground up, living close by and regularly using Grange Gardens, it fills me with great pleasure that we have such a facility for our community and the surrounding areas. I am passionate about the future of the Pavilion, and how it brings different people together.
My name is Ibby Abdi, and I’ve been passionate about supporting my community from a young age. At 16, I started a youth forum to give young people a platform to be heard and create opportunities for them to grow.
Now, my work at the Grange Pavilion is an extension of that same commitment. It’s a space where I can give back, bring people together, and help build a stronger, more connected community. For me, it’s always been about creating opportunities for others and making a positive difference.
I have a picture of my mum with me in a high pram, over 72 years ago in Grange Gardens. I used to walk through there to go to Grange Council school every day. I have fond memories of the park and it's great to see it being used - inside and out, long may it reign. The Pavilion has a presence, great colleagues and amazing projects. The youngest volunteer is Seb age 3, who helps in the garden.
Centre Assistant
Growing up in Grangetown, I always remember my mum taking me to the park in Grange gardens. Its so lovely to see the community come together through the pavilion, I remember the old bowls pavilion well so can see first hand what a difference the rebuild has made by opening the space back up again - bigger and better. I love being a part of the team as well as a community member. It has given me a lot more confidence and the ability to grow as an individual. (ps. coffee from the hideout whilst working makes my job even more amazing)