Cardiff
Agents
Charlotte Thorpe - www.mamigreen.co.uk - 029 20219248 or post@mamigreen.co.uk
Hilary May - Hilary is a local mum who is happy to give advice to parents about real nappies. She lives in Dinas Powys and can be contacted on 029 20513364.
Melanie Johnson - A Lollipop nappy agent based in Bridgend who offers free home demonstrations in Bridgend and the surrounding area along with advice over the phone or by email. Call 01656 749690/07739370470 email: demo@little-lion.co.uk for demo or information or sales@little-lion.co.uk
To order online please go to www.little-lion.co.uk
Rhiannon John - Fill Your Pants, www.clothnappieswales.co.uk, 07 507 639 345 or e-mail rhijohnis@googlemail.com
Rebecca Emmerson - Fill Your Pants visit http://www.realnappyguru.co.uk/ or e-mail cardiffnappyguru@gmail.com
Gemma Duncan – Little Gems Nappies - visit www.littlegemsnappies.co.uk - E-Mail: littlegemsnappies@gmail.com - Tel: 07919205412
Selling a selection of real nappies and accessories. Based near Pontypridd, Little Gems offers face to face advice and over the phone on all aspects of Real Nappies.
Independent Stockists
Tikkity Boo
10 Maryport Road
Roath Park
Cardiff
CF23 5JX
(029) 20757048
Cwtshi
52 Fairfield Avenue
Victoria Park
Cardiff
CF5 1BS
(029) 20639189
Eddershaws
Haddfield Road
Cardiff
CF11 8AQ
(029) 20229070
Leaves of Hope
39 Okehampton Avenue
Llanrumney
Cardiff
CF3 5PY
Sarah Jane Plant - Daizy Babies Limited visit www.daizybabies.com, telephone 01773 318 068 or e-mail info@daizybabies.com
Lynsey Kimber - BabyBots visit www.babybots.co.uk, telephone 0845 269 5472 or e-mail Lynsey@Babybots.co.uk
Laundry Services
Unfortunately there are currently no laundry services operating in this area.
Incentive Schemes
Cardiff Council have arranged an instant access low cost loan from Cardiff Credit Union for ant parent who wishes to buy washable nappies, see below and http://www.cardiff.gov.uk/content.asp?nav=2870,4049,5290,5419&parent_directory_id=2865&id=7884&d1p1=1 for further details.
Credit Union Schemes
Real nappies will save you money in the long run but it is money up front, a great way of avoiding this up front cost is to borrow from your local credit union. They supply low cost loans for any purpose and it’s a great way of buying all the real nappies you need without breaking the bank. Loans are repaid weekly or monthly whatever suits you best.
Cardiff Credit UnionTo be eligible for a loan from the credit union you must live or work within the County Boroughs of Cardiff or the Vale of Glamorgan. There is no requirement to save with the Credit Union before the loan is taken out but you must save a little each week when repaying the loan. The cost of a typical £200 loan paid back over 12 months is £4.10 a week, this will be rounded up to £5, the extra 90p being put into a savings account.
Free life insurance if provided with all loans.
You can repay the loan by standing order, at a Post Office using the credit union membership card or by having income or benefits paid directly to the credit union. To get a loan application pack, or for more information please contact Cardiff Credit Union on 02920 872373, Cardiff Credit Union, County Hall, Atlantic Wharf, Cardiff. CF10 4UW, ccu@cardiffcu.com www.cardiffcu.com
Splotlands Credit Union LtdTo be eligible for a loan from the credit union you must live or work within the Splott, Tremorfa or Adamsdown areas. You must save for a minimum of 12 weeks; you will then be entitled to borrow twice the amount of money you have saved i.e. if you have saved £100 you can borrow up to £200. Splotland Cerdit Union run a flexible repayment scheme where there is no set amount to repay and you can spread the cost over 3 years.
Free life insurance if provided with all loans.
There are several collection points in the Borough where you can pay your weekly or monthly payments, or you can pay by standing order.
For more details please contact Splotlands Credit Union Ltd, 34 Splott Road, Splott, Cardiff, CF24 2DA. 0292 033 4500.
