September marks World Alzheimer’s Month, a month dedicated to raising awareness, educating and encouraging support of dementia.

The fund is available until March 2025, and you can apply for up to £250,000 towards buying or leasing a local asset or helping to pay for renovation work on it.

The latest government budget cuts and current cost of living situation will affect services across the Vale of Glamorgan. GVS is looking to collate information on how this will affect/has affected third sector organisations and services.

Cardiff and Vale Regional Innovation Co-ordination Hub (RIC Hub) are pleased to announce the next Social Prescribing Network event will take place from 3.30-5pm on Monday 9th October 2023 via MS Teams.

The Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan Regional Partnership Board has allocated £150,000.00 funding from the Welsh Government’s Housing with Care Fund (HCF), to support new third sector community services in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan. The Third Sector Capital Fund is open for applications from Tuesday, 5th September 2023, with a deadline for submission of 12pm on Friday, 29th September 2023.

The first Welsh site for a world-first mega trial for people living with progressive forms of multiple sclerosis (MS) has opened at the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff.

Grants of up to £40,000 will be available to fund youth-led projects in Wales focused on climate action.  

Proposal to establish a new school building for St Richard Gwyn High school and increase its capacity from 813 places to 1,050 places from September 2025. The consultation period runs from 5 September to 17 October 2023.

As schools prepare to return, Public Health Wales are supporting the Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Dr Chris Jones, in reminding people to stay at home and avoid contact with others if they are unwell and have a high temperature.

Today (31st August 2023) is International Overdose Awareness Day – the world's largest annual campaign to end overdose, remember without stigma those who have died, and acknowledge the grief of the family and friends left behind.

Barry Hospital has been home to the Vale of Glamorgan’s sole Mass Vaccination Centre (MVC) since 22nd April, 2023. While the location of the centre is relatively new, the team behind the scenes certainly isn’t.   

As the summer draws to a close and schools prepare to return, the Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Dr Chris Jones, is reminding people to stay at home and avoid contact with others if they are unwell and have a high temperature.

Health Minister Eluned Morgan has confirmed Wales will extend the NHS Wales Bursary scheme to eligible healthcare students studying in the 2024-25 academic year, and allow them to access the full amount of maintenance loan in addition to the Bursary.

Saturday 7th October 2023, Online via zoom, 12:00 – 17:00

The Golden Pass is aimed at inactive adults aged 60+ and aimed at supporting them to become active.

15th-24th September 2023. Just two weeks from now, the 2023 Cowbridge Music Festival will be in full swing! Roderick Williams and Iain Burnside will have launched the festival with their opening concert, and BBC Radio 3 will be setting up to record Trio Gaspard's performance. 

Monday 4 September, 11.15am Online

Carers Wales have a calendar of free online training and well-being/information sessions coming up for carers in August and September.

Calon Chorus community singing sessions will return after a summer break on 7th September 2023.

Applications are invited from those wishing to be considered for current Local Authority (LA) school governor vacancies. The LA Governor Appointments Panel will consider on the basis of the contribution applicants can bring to a school in terms of their skills and experience. Closing date for the receipt of completed application packs is no later than Wednesday 27 September 2023 at midday.