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Do you help to care for someone in the community (family member or friend) living in Cardiff or the Vale of Glamorgan, and need a little bit of moving and handling guidance? Do you want to know about some safer manual handling methods when assisting a person to move; or what equipment is available? On Wednesday 7 June 2023, The Vale of Glamorgan Council will be running a free drop-in course for unpaid carers who live in the Vale.

Physical activity session for unpaid carers – come and take part in free welcoming yoga

Did you know that Cardiff and Vale University Health Board produces an estimated 202,000 tonnes of harmful greenhouse gases each year – the same amount as all the households in Barry combined?

People eligible for a Covid-19 Spring Booster can now walk into a Mass Vaccination Centre (MVC) to receive their vaccine without making an appointment.

A new scheme to enable small and medium-sized enterprises, or ‘SMEs’, to access health and well-being support is being launched today by the Welsh Government.

The Welsh Government’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Andrew Goodall, has today announced that Judith Paget has been appointed on a permanent basis to the role of Director General of Health and Social Services and Chief Executive of NHS Wales.

The lifesaving electrical device has been installed outside Rondel House, Maes-Y-Cwm Street, which provides a Day Service for Older People with assessed complex needs.

Public Health Wales is urging men aged 65 to consider taking up the offer of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening, as it marks the tenth anniversary of its AAA screening programme. A recent survey conducted by Public Health Wales found that there was low awareness of the programme, with 77 per cent of the men responding not being aware of this potentially life-saving programme.

The latest survey from Public Health Wales’ Time to Talk Public Health panel has revealed that most people in Wales support reallocating road space in their local area for walking (75 percent) and cycling (68 percent). Creating an active environment is essential to support people to be physically active.

As the national public health organisation for Wales, Public Health Wales works towards a Wales where people live longer, healthier lives and where all people in Wales have fair and equal access to the things that lead to good health and wellbeing.

Nearly half of secondary school children in Cardiff have reported walking or cycling to school – the most of any local authority in Wales, a new report has found. 

Two clinicians at the University Hospital of Wales are gearing up for a colossal 470km cycle challenge to raise money for a leading blood cancer charity.

Horatio’s Garden Chelsea has been awarded the coveted Best in Show title at RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

Challenge Wales is currently seeking funding in order to expand its provision for young people, in response to the perceived needs of the current social and financial climate. And, is currently looking for new partners to look at working with, in addition to its current partners.

Carers Week takes place next week 5th – 11th of June. Send us information on what your organisation is doing for carers week and we’ll help promote it on our website.

We are holding the following focus groups and would like to invite unpaid carers to join us and share your feedback:

•  27 June 2023 10:00-12:00 at Cardiff Central Library

•  28 June 2023 10:00-12:00 online via Teams

YMCA are holding a range of events for Carers week, please click here for details.

Sparked by the discovery of a series of letters from his father in Nigeria to his mother in Wales, The Gods Are All Here is a moving, funny and warm-hearted, one-man performance from first-class storyteller, Phil Okwedy.