Free NHS Self-Management Courses and Workshops

You are invited to our Age Friendly Festive Get Together in the Corporate Suite at Civic Offices, Holton Road, Barry, CF63 4RU on Friday 2nd December 2022.

Our forum meets fortnightly online, providing an opportunity to work together to co-produce different ways to support people with long-term conditions in Cardiff and the Vale! The forum is open to anyone passionate about improving health and wellbeing for people in Cardiff and the Vale.

The Vale of Glamorgan Council is committed to supporting the Armed Forces community. To demonstrate its allegiance, Deputy Leader of the Council, Councillor Bronwen Brooks re-signed the Armed Forces Covenant alongside Brigadier Dawes, Mayor of the Vale of Glamorgan Council, Susan Lloyd-Selby and Armed Forces Liaison Officer, Abigail Warburton, at Mansion House on Monday 14 November.

Researchers from Public Health Wales have been jointly awarded the Health Care Research Wales Impact Award 2022 for their report on the future of unpaid carers in Wales project.

A new Welsh Government grant scheme to support energy efficiency improvements and decarbonisation across Residential Social Care providers, which will help the sector deal with the cost of energy crisis, has been launched and is now open for applications, Ministers announced today.

This winter RVS are delivering advice on how to stay safe, warm and well during the winter months, and will be helping vulnerable people to prepare by giving advice, handy tips and emergency contacts in a useful printed/PDF booklet titled Stay Safe, Warm & Well.

Care & Repair Cardiff and the Vale are currently recruiting for additional trustees to join their board.

THINK are pleased to announce a £2000 small project fund. The deadline for submissions is the 30th of November.

Being a blood donor

With the impending threats to energy this winter, Cardiff and District RAYNET have been putting together it’s winter energy package to allow the group to respond to potential outages in communities within Cardiff and the Vale.

The 'Caring for Carers' survey is a consultation exercise for both unpaid carers and organisations that provide or signpost to respite services, with the aim of learning more about the respite options available in Cardiff.

The Patient Experience of Social Prescribing Scoping Review.

The #MoveMoreEatWell Partnership Plan, has been designed to encourage individuals and organisations across Cardiff and Vale to lead healthier, more active lifestyles. We are delighted to be able to share the Move More, Eat Well Progress Report (2021 - 2022)

Making positive climate behaviours as normal, easy, attractive and routine as possible, is key to evoking sustained change and mitigating the effects of the climate crisis, says a new guide from Public Health Wales.

Public Health Wales is calling on people in Wales to act now to help combat the over use of antibiotic medicines. Last year, nearly 1.9 million antibiotics were prescribed in Wales.

Comment on the pressures currently facing the Welsh NHS, and its reaction to them.

Don’t miss reading about the local Volunteer fundraiser who raised over £100k in seven years, local Christmas events, the Big Volunteer Fayre and our latest funding news.

Age Connects Cardiff and Vale are holding their first fund raising Fayre since Pandemic. It will be held at Golau Caredig on Wednesday 30th November opens 10am to 12 30pm The event will be opened by Jane Hutt MS and is FREE

We are still looking for occasional volunteers to help maintain the garden with pruning, touching up painted areas and various other garden jobs, anyone interested please contact Pat on either 07904953136 or email patmcq1954@outlook.com