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Have you ever wondered how the UK Parliament works? Have you ever wondered how the UK Parliament can work for you? Even though we have Local Councillors and Assembly Members to lobby, we often forget how useful our Members of Parliament and Members of the House of Lords can be. This Briefing Session will give you an overview of how the UK Parliament works and what it can do for you.

Advice from the Charity Commission on how to give safely to charities.

10th May 2018

First Aid at Work (FAW) 3 Day Course in Barry and Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW) 1 Day Course

If you are interested in learning to draw or paint using a variety of media, or even if you already have some experience here are some inspiring 10 Week Courses. To book a course please telephone 01446 773831. 10 Week Course Costs £89 (Concession available for the over 60s £69)

Upcoming Courses - Free, Fully Funded Spaces on all courses for workers in Cardiff & the Vale Only

Wednesday, May 16th 2018 – 2pm to 4pm Barry Community Enterprise Centre, Skomer Road, BARRY CF62 9DA Cost: £10.00 including light refreshments. Due to unprecedented demand, we are arranging another session to look at GDPR

Creative Writing with a local author, trace your Family History or be creative with our variety of Dressmaking, Patchwork and Sewing Courses. Learn new techniques today with our 10 Week Courses.

Indian Cookery, Pottery and Ceramics, Upholstery, Woodwork and Carpentry

9th May, 1.30pm – 3.30pm Barry Community Enterprise Centre, Skomer Road, Barry CF62 9DA Cost: £10 If you, or your organisation, work with Children or Vulnerable Adults, this briefing session is for you. The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 replaces many previous laws. It brings new duties and covers adults, children and carers.

The general data protection regulation (GDPR) is a new EU law that will come into effect on 25 May 2018 to replace the current Data Protection Act. It’s the biggest overhaul of data protection legislation for over 25 years, and will introduce new requirements for how organisations process personal data. And before you wonder what will happen after Brexit, it’s been made clear that all organisations will have to comply, which means it is likely we will adopt all or most of GDPR as domestic legislation.

The new Charity Governance Code was published in July 2017. It has been described as “Essential reading for all trustees” by the Charity Commission who have withdrawn its publication Hallmarks of an Effective Charity (CC10) to encourage charities to use the Code.

Fully funded spaces on all courses for workers in Cardiff and the Vale only.

We would like to offer member groups the opportunity to publicise their organisations through our Vista magazine (next edition due out in April with the deadline being 29th March), e-bulletins and website.

Every employer in the UK, regardless of the size of the company, is legally obliged to plan for the provision of first aid at work. Employers must make sure that someone is always available to give or arrange first aid. This applies if the designated first aider is absent for any reason. First aiders must have a valid first aid training certificate.

Have you been fortunate enough to secure funding for a new project? Are you new to Project Management? If so the GVS information sheet, “Setting up a Project” may be of help. It contains information on the things you may need to think about...

Glamorgan Voluntary Services (GVS) will be hosting a Mini Volunteering Event in Cowbridge Lesser Hall on Thursday 26th April from 11am – 1pm. Additional events will be held later in the year in Llantwit Major and Penarth, so contact us for dates.

Tuesday 3 July, 9.30am - 3.00pm Barry Community Enterprise Centre Cost: £85 (price includes a light lunch) An advanced social media workshop which will help equip you to develop and implement an effective social media strategy, co-ordinate social media activity and maximise engagement.

With Charities and Third Sector organisations coming under more and more public scrutiny (Kids Company and Oxfam are prime examples), now is the time for organisations to review their governance. Thursday, 17th May - 2pm to 4pm (tea & coffee available from 1.45pm) Price: £10

Due to unprecedented demand (all 6 sessions are sold out), we are arranging another session to look at GDPR as follows:- Thursday, April 26th 2018 – 10am to 12.00 noon Barry Community Enterprise Centre, Skomer Road, BARRY CF62 9DA Cost: £10.00 including light refreshments The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is due to come into force on 25 May 2018.

Join me, Clare Humphreys, on Wednesday 14th February from 6pm for the Glamorgan Voluntary Services (GVS) Radio Show. GVS actively encourages any local voluntary organisation or community group to showcase its new project, campaign, event or work by attending a radio session or making a pre-recording of an interview with GVS.

With paper prices rising year on year GVS will be increasing its photocopying and design charges with effect from 1st March 2018. GVS prides itself on its low cost members printing charges which has seen the cost of black ink printing increase from 2p in 2015 to 2.4p in 2018.

Every employer in the UK, regardless of the size of the company, is legally obliged to plan for the provision of first aid at work. Employers must make sure that someone is always available to give or arrange first aid. This applies if the designated first aider is absent for any reason. First aiders must have a valid first aid training certificate. It is not a legal requirement that all employers have a fully trained first aider, but someone must be appointed to take charge of first aid in the workplace.

At our October 2017 Annual General Meeting, GVS members agreed to increase both membership rates and income thresholds annually in line with the Retail Price Index as of January 1st of the preceding membership year.

As a guide, where work activities involve low hazards, a minimum stock of first-aid items might be...