Listen to the GVS radio show with @broradio on Tuesday 3rd May at 7pm to hear the latest volunteering opportunities and also featuring free legal advice and support for vulnerable people and 3rd sector organisations.

That’s why I’m writing to you today, to invite you to take part in The Big Plastic Count – the UK’s biggest ever investigation into household plastic waste. It kicks off next month and all you’ll have to do is count your plastic waste for one week, from 16 to 22 May. I’ll be joining in – will you?

The Young Persons Guarantee aims to give everyone under 25 the offer of support into work, education, training, or self-employment. The guarantee was set to ensure no lost generation across Wales due to the predicted economic downturn and the huge rise in unemployment as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and Brexit.

Listen to the GVS radio show with @broradio on Tuesday 5th April at 7pm to hear from a fantastic line-up of guests!

The first event Barry Amateur Radio Society (BARS) is hosting a radio and electronics “table top sale” and on the same day our special event “Radio team” will be on letting children send their names in Morse Code.

Applications are now open for this year’s TCS London Marathon. The event will take place on Sunday 2 October 2022. The London Marathon is one of the best marathons in the world, offering a winning combination of a quick course and great sideline support.

 Join a fun-filled charity walk from Cardiff Bay to Barry Island where you will be welcomed by Gavin & Stacey icon Ruth Jones!

Sunday 20th March from 2pm at the Knap Lake and Gardens, Barry. Art4U will be hosting a gathering to celebrate International Day of Happiness and the Spring Equinox (Ostara).

We're excited to announce that we have our second Food Vale festival planned this Spring March 17th-27th.

British Liver Trust is delighted to invite you to the inaugural meeting of the Cross Party Group on Liver Disease and Liver Cancer, sponsored by Joel James MS. The meeting will be held virtually on Thursday 3rd March at 10am – 10:30am

RNIB are having a stakeholder day to celebrate the Vision Friends project and invite you to find out what we plan to do throughout 2022/3.

Do you and your teams/service know enough about Gambling, Gaming and Digital harm? This regional event will (re) introduce you to the signs and risk factors, you will receive first-hand experience from a guest with knowledge of gambling harm and gives you an insight into emerging issues of the digital age

Do you and your teams/service know enough about Gambling, Gaming and Digital harm?  

Llantwit Major Arts and Crafts Group is a friendly group of individuals with a diverse range of arts and crafts interests. The group meet in the main hall at CF61 in Llantwit on the first and third Thursday evening of each month, between 7:30 and 9:30pm. This week, on Thursday the 3rd of February, the group are hosting their Membership Evening, and anyone is welcome to come and find out more about the group, with no obligation or fee for the evening.

Kicking off on Blue Monday (17 January) and running until 30 January, the Great Winter Get Together is an annual campaign from More in Common, to bring people together and reduce the stigma associated with loneliness.

A free event on Saturday 18th December from 3pm - 4pm. A musical feast with Barry Brass Band, Barry Ladies Choir, Barry Male Voice Choir and Vale Christmas Chorus.

The branch meets for a monthly lunch at The Cherry Orchard, Barry Road, Barry.

At Home Instead we run our yearly campaign “Be a Santa to a Senior” to help gather donated gifts from shops and the general public and distribute them to our local elderly and lonely residents.

We are thrilled that the Lantern Parade is back to turn on the Christmas lights in Llantwit Major again this year. The crowd will gather at CF61 on the 27th of November, for a 6pm start. Then the Parade will proceed through Llantwit with their lanterns, turning on the Christmas lights as they go.

Run by Llantwit Major Events Group, the fair promises to be bigger and longer than last year. The event will take place on Saturday 27th November from 10am to 6pm, it’s free admission and will include more stalls and fairground rides for smaller children, as well as a stage with entertainment promised all day