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Understanding Dementia: Shared learning and best practice seminar on living, working and creating a dementia friendly care home workforce. A free seminar.

Have fun and raise money for Tenovus across Wales including the Cardiff Half Marathon

A new courtesy shuttle service has launched at a local hospital to assist patients and visitors around the site.

Tuesday 29th September a special celebration event at The Gathering Place, St Athan

9th and 30th October 2015

You are invited to The Vale 50+ Strategy Forum Fashion show and pampering event on Thursday 1st October 2015

Bates Wells Braithwaite's Onboard governance development programme has released an essential new publication, “Wired to Govern: a trustee's handbook for the digital revolution”.

Bates Wells Braithwaite has helped develop “Governance for Community Interest Companies: A Practical Framework”. This offers practical principles, hints and tips for anyone looking to demystify governance and build firm governance foundations for their CIC.

Innovate Trust are looking to recruit Support Workers to work in Cardiff with adults who have learning disabilities to lead independent and fulfilling lives.

Organisations and community groups across Wales are being invited to apply for funding of £1,000 to £4,000 from Grow Wild to create inspiring spaces.

If you are not already a member of GVS we believe you are missing out on invaluable services and if you are already a member it might enlighten you.

Valeways are pleased to announce their Free Guided Walks Programme for Autumn 2015. A selection of walks throughout the Vale for all levels of ability. Just Turn Up & Go! Read our newsletter too!

Join the hundreds of people who take a VEST bus to go shopping each week.

Join us on Friday 25 September at noon for the launch of the Black History Month Wales, with the African Community Centre and the Black History Association Wales.

The FundRaising Standards Board think that everyone in the sector agrees that the current self-regulatory system needs strengthening if we are to regain the trust of the public and Government. The feedback from their recent survey is now available.

Welsh Government grant scheme however projects need to show how they meet the aims of the Vale of Glamorgan Local Action Group’s Local Development Strategy.

2015-2016 training programme

I'm not sure if you are aware but a large groundswell of support for refugees has been building locally as people search for something positive they can do

HURRY FREE Courses for Adults in Barry Starting Sept/Oct 2015

Hello and welcome to the first in a series of Vale Stats and Facts newsletters which we hope you find useful.

Monday 19th October 2015

‘StreetsAhead Productions CIC’ is more than a Welsh Film and Visual Arts Production Community Interest Company.

Following the recent collapse of Kids Company and the increasing hostile press coverage of the charity sector, charity trustees are under increasing pressure to defend their decisions. Andrew Studd, partner in the charity and social business team at Russell-Cooke Solicitors, highlights the key issues that charity trustees need to consider.

The Charity Commission Annual Public Meeting was held in Westminster on 16th September 2015. The slideshow provides a useful insight into their work over the last year.

Young people are very enthusiastic about charity and want to do more to support good causes, but only 2% of charities currently have a young trustee. This is despite research showing that 85% of people aged under 35 would consider becoming a trustee. CAF is launching this Young Trustee Guide in order to try and address this trend, and ensure that both young people and charities are able to access the information necessary so that we can create the next generation of young trustees.

UpRising is a UK-wide youth leadership development organisation and we are proud to now be launching in to Wales in October 2015, basing ourselves in Cardiff and the Vale.

Come to the Senior Health Shop, Barry for free information sessions.

Last Sunday (6/9/15) the sun shone brightly to join local walk leaders from Valeways in welcoming a coach full of visiting walkers who had travelled all the way from Wrexham to enjoy the delights of a summer walk in the Vale of Glamorgan.

A food partnership in Cardiff has been nominated for three prestigious awards by Sustain Wales, the leading organisation for sustainable development in Wales.

The case of a three-year-old girl in the US who developed type 2 diabetes has driven doctors to raise fresh concerns about diet in childhood.

A cup of coffee in the evening may be keeping you awake for more reasons than you realise, scientists say.

We are delighted to welcome a local Family Law Solicitor to the Carers Café at the Cardiff and Vale Hospice

A questionnaire for parents of children aged five and/or aged nine and living in Barry, Neath, Newport or Wrexham.

Exciting News about the Sport Wales Grant Application Process

The Heroes Return 2 funding programme is scheduled to end this year with the last date of travel by 31 December 2015.

The Big Lottery Fund is making two changes to the criteria of its People and Places Fund and will issue revised application forms and guidance notes.

Funding for both new and established cancer self help and support groups in the UK and their activities and user involvement projects and associated activities.

Funding is available to support good causes that benefit the local community in areas where ASDA stores are located in Wales.

Free webinar for heritage fundraisers

As part of our Creating Confident Coaches programme we are delighted to advise that the Vale Council’s Sports Development Team have organised the following courses.

The first patients have undergone pioneering ‘super microsurgery’ to treat lymphoedema in Wales following a £773,000 funding boost from the Welsh Government.

GVS facilitates the involvement of the voluntary sector on this Committee. Nominations are invited.

A consultation about new time-limited regulations to give prison governors the power to allow inmates to smoke in designated cells has been launched today (Friday 11th September).

A new campaign to mark the countdown to the ban on smoking in cars carrying children under 18 coming into force in Wales starts today.

The Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust will get 44 new vehicles as part of a major £6.7m upgrade funded by the Welsh Government, Health Minister Mark Drakeford announced today.

A hospital porter who has worked in the NHS for nearly 50 years has collected his British Empire Medal after being recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.

Stoptober savings could see Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsay signed by Welsh football clubs Welsh International players could be snapped up by football clubs across the country if the region’s smokers kicked the habit and gave clubs the cash!

The Vale Council’s trading standards team are warning Vale residents of a telephone scam after more than 60 incidences were reported in one day.

Adult Autism Advice has recently been helping autistic adults from Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan to get on their bikes with the help of Pedal Power.

Vale of Glamorgan Trading Standards Officers are warning residents of an email scam offering people a refund on their Council tax bills.