Please click the link to see the latest bulletin from the Wales Council of the Blind.

Sessions are open every other Wednesday (via zoom) 14:00 - 15:30

2nd November 2022 (The first session will be an informal drop in to hear what peer support is and meet other managers)        

Warm Wales will lead this online session Friday 11th November 11:30am – 12:30pm and share information on cost saving for energy use.

Bro Radio, the Vale's local radio station,  has launched an annual day to celebrate everything great about living, working and visiting the Vale of Glamorgan. The first Love the Vale day will take place on Wednesday 16th November and builds on the success of a similar event in 2019, which saw almost 100 local people take over the radio station.

Updated goals for the pharmacy profession have been published today, as the transformation of pharmaceutical care in Wales continues.

Does your organisation have a strategic or operational challenge that could benefit from free business expertise and support? Business in the Community’s (BITC) Skills Exchange Match platform is the easiest and most efficient way for community organisations to access free one-to-one support, consultancy or pro-bono services from our network of 600+ business members across the UK.

Volunteering … lots available

This revenue-only Fund aims to support proposals which respond to the Covid-19 or Cost of Living crisis and improve health, wellbeing and independence.

You and your buddy name the gig and you go for it!!

Harnessing the support of those who have experienced the care system and homelessness is key to making the changes needed to prevent care leavers falling off the ‘care cliff’ and becoming homeless in the future, identifies a report from Public Health Wales.

Welsh football fans who are heading to Qatar for the World Cup finals next month are being encouraged to keep safe and healthy when they travel to the Middle East.

Britain’s first SWAN (syndrome without a name) Clinic has opened at the University Hospital of Wales — offering hope to children and adults with syndromes so rare they don’t have a name.

If you are interested in applying for this role, please submit your Expression of Interest, no more than 3 sides of A4 outlining your skills and experience against the job specific criteria to AdviceNetworks@gov.wales by 5pm on 15 November 2022. 

The National Lottery is celebrating the work of amazing individuals in tackling the refugee crisis, by unveiling a showstopping projection depicting the story of Ukrainian Caseworker from the Welsh Refugee Council, Vladyslava Zhmuro.

The voices of some of Wales’ most under-represented communities have been put at the heart of a new way to create climate and nature emergency policy to benefit future generations.

Parents of children under five in Wales are being urged to make sure their child is up to date with their vaccinations after poliovirus was found in UK waste water.

Public Health Wales is urging people in eligible groups to take up the offer of a Covid-19 booster vaccine. The alert comes as community transmission, hospitalisations and deaths from Covid-19 have increased in recent weeks – early signs of a possible autumn wave.

Digital vaccination records and simplified booking systems are among some of the changes set out in a new plan to increase the take up of vaccinations across Wales.

Christmas-cracking team of Santas and Elves needed to help the Noah's Ark Charity Santa's Grotto sparkle!