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GVS Hero – Retirement Tribute - Ceri Venners
GVS would like to express our immense gratitude to Ceri Venners, who is retiring after an incredible 23 years of dedicated service to our charity, our membership, our partners, and the wider community.
Funds that you may have missed which are closing soon.
Details of funds and grants that are closing within the next 6 weeks.
Would you Like to Volunteer?
Come and talk to staff about your volunteering interests. Hundreds of opportunities are available across the Vale of Glamorgan. Most organisations will also reimburse a travel expense
New plan to prevent cardiovascular disease could mean more than 1000 fewer heart attacks and strokes in Wales, as well as millions in savings for the NHS
Identifying and treating up to 70,000 more people in Wales who have high blood pressure will prevent more than 1,000 heart attacks and strokes and save nearly £18m for the NHS and social care sector in Wales over three years.
ANCLE Café team wins 2025 John Horder Award for transforming wound care
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is proud to announce that the ANCLE Café team has been awarded the 2025 John Horder Practitioner Team Award, a prestigious national award recognising excellence in collaborative working across health and social care.
Mayor’s Foundation Fund grants
The fund aims to provide community groups, the voluntary sector and not-for-profit organisations with funding between £100 and £400 to enhance the work of voluntary and charitable organisations within the Vale of Glamorgan.
Culture Grants Scheme for grassroots organisations
Diverse Cymru, now part of Adferiad, has announced that they are managing the additional round of the Welsh Government’s Culture Grants Scheme for Grassroot Organisations and that the scheme will be open for applications until 5pm on Monday 15th September 2025.
Invitation to Vale 50+ Strategy Forum’s AGM
We would like to invite you to the Vale 50+ Strategy Forum’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Thursday 16th October 2025 11:00am – 1:00pm in the Dunraven Room of the Civic Offices, Holton Road, Barry, CF63 4RU.
Visit us at Penarth & Barry Libraries
If you have some spare time, why not try out some volunteering? Hundreds of opportunities available across the Vale of Glamorgan
Cash4Clubs grant opens today
Sported is teaming up with Flutter UKI to deliver Cash4Clubs, a small grants programme specifically aimed at supporting community organisations who deliver sport and physical activity for over 18s only. Grants of up to £2,000 are available.
Thinking about Volunteering?
If you are interested in volunteering, come and talk to us. We can answer your questions, provide guidance and find an opportunity that is just right for you
Mae Gwirfoddoli Cymru yn cysylltu gwirfoddolwyr a mudiadau yn hawdd
Mae gwefan newydd Gwirfoddoli Cymru yn ffordd syml, effeithiol, rhad ac am ddim i fudiadau recriwtio a rheoli gwirfoddolwyr.
Volunteering Wales connects volunteers and organisations the easy way
The new and improved Volunteering Wales website is a simple, effective and completely free way for organisations to recruit and manage volunteers.
Former children’s commissioner to chair Wales-wide assessment of maternity and neonatal services
Former children’s commissioner Sally Holland will chair the independent assessment of all maternity and neonatal services in Wales.
Penarth Ageing Well Club Moves to New Venue
The Penarth Ageing Well Club (PAWC) is excited to announce a new location for its weekly meetings.
Community Garden Grants open soon
National Garden Scheme Community Gardens Award provides funding to amateur gardeners from community groups in England and Wales to create a garden or similar project with horticultural focus for the benefit of their local community.
Applications for 2026 Community Garden Grants will open on Monday 15 September, 2025 and close at 12 noon on 20th October 2025 and only the first 300 eligible submissions will be considered for a grant.
Learning and Employability Fair Adult Learners Week
If you are looking for training, support, volunteering or a job; pop along and chat to the stall holders
Vale Health, Social Care and Wellbeing Network
The Vale Health, Social Care and Wellbeing Network aims to bring together Third Sector organisations (local, regional and national) operating in the Vale of Glamorgan who have an interest in health and social care. The Network’s membership is also open to statutory partners.
CSING Network
The Carers’ Support & Information Network Group (CSING) is a multi-agency group which used to meet to share information and highlight issues about health and social care services for carers. The network focuses on Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan. GVS wishes to revitalise and renew this network.
Public Health Wales modelling predicts an 11 per cent increase in cancer cases over the next decade
New modelling from Public Health Wales projects that there will be around 24,000 new cancer cases* in Wales identified in 2035, a projected increase of 11 per cent from 2025.