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GVS reaches 768!
Glamorgan Voluntary Services (GVS) now has an incredible 768 organisations in membership who benefit from a whole range of free services. GVS supports charitable, community groups and clubs operating in the Vale of Glamorgan and surrounding areas.
GVS Volunteer creates a beautiful bench for all to enjoy in the gardens at CF61
Glamorgan Voluntary Services’ (GVS) Gardening Project at CF61 in Llantwit Major has a new bench expertly designed and made by our amazing volunteer Nick Clark.
Good-Grief @ The Bake House – starts Wednesday 6th September
Run by Compassionate Penarth, this is a shared space to learn how to make your own quick bread and to take it home to share with others. It is also a space to talk and listen to each other around our experiences of love, loss, grief and caring. It is a safe space and we will learn together.
A Men’s Talking Circle starting Wednesday 6th September 2023
Run by Compassionate Penarth, the circle is for all men aged 18+ and is a shared space to talk free from advice and judgement. A place to share, listen and learn from each other in the spirit of friendship, empathy and compassion.
Vacancy with Shelter Cymru
Vacancy for a Head of Campaigns with Shelter Cymru. Closing date 9am 11th September 2023
Calling all unpaid carers in the Vale
Parents Federation are holding sessions during August. Come and meet like-minded carers and share experiences and new ideas.
FREE – Anger Management course – starts 12th September 2023
Delivered by 4Winds at Grange Pavilion, Grange Gardens, Cardiff, CF11 7LJ. If managing anger is a problem for you this course will give you increased understanding, tools and techniques to deal with it.
Invite: Community Tourism Hack event
Cwmpas would like to invite you to the Community Tourism Hack for South Wales, in Merthyr Tydfil on September 19th. Central to this regional fully-funded event will be a Start Something Good® hackathon where you will be working in teams to develop fresh ideas for community-led tourism in Wales and a cross-sector community tourism network.
Oak Field Primary Receives Healthy School Award
Oak Field Primary School in Barry has received a Welsh Network of Healthy School Schemes National Quality Award following an excellent assessment.
Catch-up clinic for children who missed HPV vaccine
Children who missed their first dose of the HPV vaccine can now attend a special catch-up clinic later this month.
FREE relationship and family counselling for over 50s in the Vale of Glamorgan
Are you supporting people over 50 living in the Vale of Glamorgan who may benefit from relationship counselling or family counselling? Relate Cymru is offering up to eight FREE sessions with a trained therapist.
Job Vacancy Training and Events Coordinator with Shelter Cymru
Cardiff office, 21 hours per week, £25,824pa (pro rata) - £15,495pa Fixed Term Contract until September 2024 Closing date: 28 August 2023
Parents encouraged to get their children's eyes tested this summer
A new campaign is encouraging parents to get their children’s eyes tested this summer at their local opticians.
Support to capture older people’s experiences of digital exclusion
Request from Heléna Herklots CBE, Older People’s Commissioner for Wales
Developing a Vision for Academic Public Health Research in Wales
Public Health Wales is seeking to work with key stakeholders to create a vision for academic public health research in Wales. This work will begin by examining the public health research landscape in Wales, before developing a vision that harnesses Wales’ unique strengths and capacity, to address the health and wellbeing challenges facing our population.
HMRC needs support to help hard to reach customers
HMRC is inviting bids for funding of between £30,000 and £600,000 per year, with a maximum threshold set at 50% of your organisation’s turnover (last audited accounts). The application window opened on Monday 24 July 2023 and the window closes at 11.59 pm on Monday 21 August 2023.