Star Centre

The Star Centre is the hub of Splott! Staff are so friendly. I have developed a friendship with the staff in the library. They’re extremely helpful and polite. They go out of their way to help the community. Staff in the library help children with their homework and entertain teenagers with hilarious stories.
Its such a shame that the Star is closing down and it will never be the same without the great local atmosphere.
The Star holds events for families which I have taken part of and deeply enjoyed. There is also a gym.
I hate to mention a small complaint. 2013 I joined a martial arts class in the Star and it was not very helpful. I learnt the language-​not the art of physical activity. It wasn’t memorable experience
Other that that the Star is a great local place to meet up and have fun!

Canolfan a Llyfrgell Star Centre and Library is an impressive, purpose built leisure centre and library complex situated on the main street in Splott.
The centre first opened in 1981 and was taken over by the Council in 2001 when it underwent minor refurbishment. It has recently undergone a further, more extensive refurbishment programme, which has led to the development of a modern Fitness Suite, as well as a disabled lift that is sited in the foyer. This phase also saw the incorporation of the new Splott Library.
Splott is considered to be a ‘problem area’ and suffers from high unemployment and the associated social problems of economic privation. A small number of the kids in Splott are responsible for some pretty anti-​social behaviour, and the sports centre is one of the local amenities where it’s hoped that children from all backgrounds can meet and have fun. It offers an extensive programme of activities for children throughout the summer, including indoor athletics, football, badminton, baseball, basket ball as well as more creative pursuits that come under the general banner of arts and crafts, and include things like jewellery making, glass bottle art and clay modelling.
In a bid to try and constructively engage the local under sixteen’s at the weekends, (when trouble is most likely to erupt), the centre holds a youth night every Friday.
Facilities:
6 x Badminton Courts
Basketball
Netball
Indoor 5-​a-​side
Fitness Suite
Classes: swimming, gymnastics, soft play, yoga etc…
Group Fitness Sessions: circuits, aerobics, boxercise
Children’s activities: including children’s parties and holiday programmes.
Full disabled facilities and changing room
Food and Drink: hot & cold vending machines, snack machines, and fully licensed Bar
Meeting rooms
Function room
.
Membership/​Savings: The Max card or Active card membership schemes offer the opportunity to save money on all council leisure activities.
Useful Info:
Bus Numbers: 11,12,13
Car park at the rear of building, with disabled bays and assistance where required.
Email.

Taken over by the council in 2001, Star has improved dramatically. It’s still not great but boy it’s alot better.
Facilities include
6 x Badminton Courts
Basketball
Netball
Full disabled facilities and changing room
Indoor 5-​a-​side
Fitness Suite
Gymnastics
SoftPlay
Meeting rooms
Function room
Bar
Childrens activities
Childrens parties, holiday programmes.
They all do the job but are not amazing, a bit grubby at times. It’s also in a bit of a rough area. I watched my mate play basketball here recently and didn’t want to hang around too long after the game finished.
However it is cheap and if you are not working you can get 50% to use anything here, that is a fantastic offer.

The best thing about the Star Centre is that it’s just around the corner from my house! It’s got all the equipment you need, and the new timetable of classes for 2010 has some great additions, including fitball. It’s not the swankiest of places to work out but to be honest that’s half the appeal for me. The last thing I want to do is to turn up for a workout only to find some gym bunny in co-​ordinating sports gear next to me on the treadmill looking gorgeous whilst I puff and wheeze my way through a workout. Think Bridget Jones on a bad day standing next to Jane Fonda in her prime and you get the picture — and yes, you are correct, it’s not pretty. However, we all need to start somewhere and the Star Centre lets you do that in peace, and with minimal humiliation, which is exactly what I’m looking for :-)
And as an added bonus, the library is one of the places where you can get your free garden waste and recycling bags!

Since the star centre has been refurbished it looks great. They have new spin classes too which are fantastic. The instructor is great and the class is really well thought out. The only downside is that it seem to take place in a cupboard and the entry cost is pretty steep at £4.10. I haven’t used any of the other facilities but would recommend this class.

The star centre is a council run leisure centre in splott that also has a library. It runs exercise classes, has access to badminton courses and has a gym. The gym is very modern and new with all the essential equipment.
The library is large and modern with all the facilities expected of a library. It is easy to apply for a library card.

This community centre hosts a library and extensive fitness facilities. Staff are friendly and approachable, but the hire costs are steep, as with all council run sports facilities, unless you are a student or a have a Stretch card.