Health Minister Eluned Morgan has today (Thursday 9th December) announced plans to increase capacity for identifying the Omicron variant in Wales.

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.

GVS’ offices will be closed from Friday 24th December until Tuesday 4th January 2022 

Bydd swyddfeydd ‘GVS’ ar gau rhwng dydd Gwener 24ain Rhagfyr a dydd Mawrth 4ydd Ionawr 2022

The Stroke Association Community Steps programme of events is now available.

In March this year we launched our Diabetes UK Cymru Befriending Circle which provides people with phone and email-based peer support. We match people with our trained volunteers based on their experience of diabetes.

Today is Diwrnod Hawliau Iaith Gymraeg - Welsh Language Rights Day, marking one year since Cardiff and Vale University Health Board launched its Meddwl Cymraeg – Think Welsh campaign.

The latest phase of the Welsh Government’s Keep Wales Safe campaign which aims to ‘disrupt the transmission’ of COVID-19 is launching today (Monday 6 December).

The Cardiff Council and Vale of Glamorgan Council in partnership with Cardiff Third Sector Council (C3SC) and Glamorgan Voluntary Services (GVS) have allocated £30,000 in total, to fund innovative third sector sustainable preventative community activities and services in Cardiff and the Vale. The Fund is administered by C3SC in partnership with GVS. Deadline for applications is 5pm on 7th January 2022

Barry Beavers Disabled Swimming Club celebrated its 40th Anniversary in style at the Memo Arts Centre, Barry on Saturday 4th December.

We are pleased to publish the Annual Equality report and Workforce Report for 2020 – 21.

Statement from Dr Meng Khaw, National Director for Health Protection and Screening Services for Public Health Wales

Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan – like the rest of the UK - is currently facing unprecedented demand for health and social care services.

The latest phase of the Welsh Government’s Keep Wales Safe campaign which aims to ‘disrupt the transmission’ of COVID-19 is launching today (Monday 6 December).

Record levels of more than £260m will be invested in training healthcare professionals in Wales in an effort to help the NHS respond to the pandemic and challenges in the future.

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

Penarth Ageing Well Club is looking for speakers to come to their weekly meetings.

A fund to tackle loneliness and social isolation will help grass root organisations bring communities together across Wales.

Vale Homes has recently launched its Food Pod in Penarth – we have some short-term funding to undertake some work to take the food project in the Vale to the next level and to gain a better understanding of Food poverty in the Vale as a whole.

Digitising local history

Hospital volunteering