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Showcase your volunteering opportunities at the Vale’s biggest Volunteering Fayre
Glamorgan Voluntary Services (GVS) is delighted to invite local community organisations and charities to recruit volunteers at the Big Volunteering Fayre on Wednesday 27 January 2027, 10am–2pm at the Memo Arts Centre, Gladstone Road, Barry CF62 8NA.
Community Cafe Volunteer
Can you help in this community cafe? Helping to provide a welcoming service.
Trustees’ Week 2026
Trustees’ Week takes place from 9 - 13 November 2026 and it is your chance to develop your skills through a wide range of events & guidance and to stay updated on governance issues long after the week finishes. We’ve pulled together a range of resources to help Trustees and curated over 30 online events into one place to help your organisation thrive.
Llamau Public Speaker Volunteer help to end homelessness
Provide support to end homelessness for vulnerable young people and women in Wales. Ending Homelessness, Changing Futures.
Host/Co-host Community Group Volunteer Supporting the Adoption Community
Are you part of the adoption community, either as an adopted person or adoptive parent?
Fixers and Host Volunteers
Repair cafe events are free pop ups that reduce waste, teach skills and build community resilience. Run by volunteers who will try to fix anything that is brought to them.
Volunteer Fosterer - Respite
This organisation relies on volunteers like you to improve the lives of people with sight loss.
Code Club Volunteers
Interested in helping at the Code Club? A project run by the Raspberry Pi foundation. They provide learning materials and project paths used to teach to the children at the Code Club sessions.
Volunteer to Help People with Swim Support
Volunteer and help Barry Beavers, a place where people of all ages can to to learn swimming therapy in a safe and happy environment.
Arthritis UK - Online Information Session: Hand Therapy
On Wednesday 2nd December 2026 at 12pm Online via Teams.
Partnership working with the Third Sector
Statement by the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice and Equality: Partnership Working with the Third Sector.
New £10,000 grant scheme launched to improve access to food and tackle food insecurity across the Vale
The scheme offers grants of between £1,000 and £5,000 for revenue costs, and between £1,000 and £5,000 for capital expenditure. Organisations can apply for either or both funding streams, potentially accessing up to £10,000 in total. The deadline is Friday 4 December 2026.
Communities across Wales to get 'meaningful chance’ to buy assets that matter to them
Community groups across Wales could get a meaningful opportunity to buy valued local assets before they are lost, under proposals for a new Community Right to Buy Scheme.
Blakemore Foundation - Donations
The Blakemore Foundation offers four types of grant: in-kind donations, monetary donations, match-fund donations and independent retail donations.
Amount: Up to £200
Deadline: Rolling
National Lottery Awards for All Wales
Providing funding for projects that bring people together and improve communities across Wales.
Amount: £300 - £20,000 for projects lasting up to 2 years.
Deadline: Rolling
Help The Homeless
Help the Homeless makes grants to small and medium-sized charitable organisations (with a turnover of less than £500,000) whose aim is to help homeless people return to the community and enabling them to resume a normal life.
Amount: Up to £5,000
Deadline: Have quarterly deadlines with the next one 20th December
Barry Amateur Swimming Club completes Centenary 100-Mile Challenge for charities
BASC is celebrating its centenary year with an outstanding fundraising achievement raising more than £1,200 for charity.
The Albert Gubay Charitable Foundation
Supporting a wide range of charities with funding to develop and maintain their inspiring work.
Amount: Grants of over £5,000 towards no more than 50% of the project costs
Deadline: First stage applications can be submitted at any time
Trustee Stories
Being a Trustee is about more than attending meetings. Behind every charity is a team of people who give their time, share valuable experience and show real commitment to helping organisations thrive and make a difference in the community.
Read about what being a Trustee is all about and why you should consider being a Trustee even if you haven’t done it before!