The Big Barry Clean - that the Barry Partnership are supporting in collaboration with Barry Town Council and Keep Wales Tidy. We are organising this for the month of July and would like to encourage as many individual volunteers and groups as possible to undertake a litter picking activity in Barry during this period. 

Volunteering opportunities are available to both the younger and older age groups. Promoting volunteering across the Vale of Glamorgan, there are 100’s of opportunities available

Thinking about Volunteering? Here are 10 good reasons to Volunteer

Thank you to volunteers in the Vale of Glamorgan

Volunteers’ Week, a chance to thank volunteers for the brilliant contribution they make to volunteering

Volunteers’ Week, a time to say thank you. Read what Tenovus Cancer Care says

Everybody can volunteer. Whether you have an hour a few hours, a day per week. Whether you want to volunteer indoors or outdoors, we will find something just right for You

If you are interested in volunteering, there are lots of opportunities waiting for your help. Indoors or outdoors, we will find something for you

Revenue funding of between £10,000 and £20,000 is available to help local sector culture organisations in Wales deliver anti-racist outcomes.

Ahead of Open Farm Sunday on 8 June 2025, Public Health Wales is reminding visitors to open farms of a few simple steps to help keep people safe when enjoying farm visits.

People in Wales face differences in rates of cancer depending on their housing, job and ethnicity, according to a new study by Public Health Wales’ Welsh Cancer Intelligence and Surveillance Unit (WCISU).

A new survey has found that 80 per cent of people in Wales believe primary care services (e.g. community pharmacies, optometrists, dentists and GP surgeries) have a role in supporting people with everyday issues like diet, housing and staying physically active. 

Dawn Bowden, the Welsh Government’s Minister for Children and Social Care, spent the morning at the Children’s Centre to learn more about an award-winning animation known as QuickChange.

Volunteering for the first time, what the volunteer says

At the Knap Point and Liddo, Barry, Vale of Glamorgan. 5.30 pm – dusk on Saturday 21st June

Without the work of the volunteers, the high brown fritillary butterfly would not have survived in the Vale of Glamorgan, which is now the only place in Wales where the high brown fritillary lives.

Bipolar UK says thank you to their wonderful volunteers

David White, a dedicated Patient Befriender Volunteer who is part of our Patient Experience Team with Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, has been honoured with the prestigious Healthcare Volunteer of the Year award at Skills for Health’s - Our Health Heroes Awards 2025.

There are volunteering opportunities indoors and outdoors. You do not have to give all of your time to volunteering. Do you have a spare hour or a few hours?

Read about the National Coastwatch Station and what they do. How volunteers give their time to help.