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.

At the age of 92, Mary O’Connell is still a very mobile and independent woman. The Birchgrove resident is able to look after herself at home, get up and down the stairs with relative ease and socialise. She firmly believes she owes much of her good health and mental sharpness to her Elderfit class which she attends every Monday at Maes Y Coed Community Centre in Heath, Cardiff. The classes, which are growing in popularity, help the pensioner maintain her strength, balance and coordination.

Public Health Wales has published new data on public health outcomes.

Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the Public Health Wales Board will be held on Thursday 28 September at 10:00.

Jobs Fair and Learning

Volunteering is unique to every individual, whether it is to build confidence, gain experience, help others, improve health and wellbeing, enhance a CV or to meet new people; it can truly be a powerful tool. 

Glamorgan Voluntary Services (GVS) supports community and charitable organisations operating in the Vale of Glamorgan and manages three community buildings. If you require a community space in Llantwit Major or Penarth for exercise classes, choir practice, meetings or even office space, our buildings could meet your needs. 

At Whitmore & Jackson, Barry Island on Wednesday, 27th September from 6pm. The bar will be open and no singing experience is necessary.

Carers Wales are currently recruiting volunteer Community Champions.  As a Community Champion, you will help connect carers to valuable support and information by distributing Carers Wales materials (leaflets, factsheets, posters) across your local community, and host information stands in community spaces. Raising awareness across your community, will help us to reach more unpaid carers in Wales and make them aware of the support and services available to them.

Home working, Full time fixed term contract until 31st March 2025 Salary £28,925.00 Reporting to Operations Manager, Start date ASAP . Applications close: 5pm Wednesday 27th September Interviews: W/c 2nd October

When dad-of-one Mark Canning began suffering with sickness and diarrhoea, it was thought he had gastric flu and was advised by his GP to rest and keep his fluid intake up. But in the days that followed his stomach pains became increasingly severe and he was advised to visit his nearest emergency department. 

More hot weather is expected across Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan over the coming days with highs of 28C. If you are out and about enjoying the weather, please keep yourself safe.  

Public health experts in Wales are encouraging parents to vaccinate young children against the flu virus this autumn, to protect them from getting secondary infections. Last winter nearly 800 children aged 2-16 years old were in hospital with flu, 78 per cent of whom were admitted due to flu.

This event will be delivered by the Bevan Commission, Wales’ leading independent health and care think tank. During this event, we will talk through the challenges that the health and social care sector is facing, and your thoughts on how things could be improved and sustained in the future.

This event will introduce you to the signs and risk factors of gambling harms and the process into treatment, we will also be discussing a Domestic Homicide Review that had a connection with gambling and opening up a discussion to get your thoughts on this. This awareness event will leave you feeling more secure in your knowledge of gambling harms and Domestic Abuse, and how to help someone either in your personal or work life who is struggling with this topic.

Happy end of summer everyone. CUBE’s independent report is now available on our website by Mark Jones

Barry and The Vale Branch of the Royal Air Forces Association launches its ‘Warm Spaces Coffee Morning’ for RAF Serving and Service veterans, their spouses, dependants, widows and widowers at the South Wales Air Museum (SWAM). 

Cancer detection rates are recovering more slowly for some cancers than others, according to a new analysis of pathology samples by the Wales Cancer Intelligence and Surveillance Unit (WCISU) at Public Health Wales. Detection of prostate cancer was nearly 20 per cent lower in 2022 than in 2019, and lung cancer was nearly five per cent lower in the same period.

Public health experts are calling for urgent action to tackle the impact of the cost of living crisis on the health and well-being of children in Wales. A new report published today by Public Health Wales finds that the health of children, especially those already living in poverty, is being harmed by the cost of living crisis. These health harms will have negative knock-on effects on children’s future health and life chances.

A snapshot survey of pupils in years 7 and 10 from a small sample of Welsh secondary schools has found that the proportion of year 10 pupils using vapes every day is around nine to 10 per cent. Among these daily vapers around two thirds showed signs of moderate or high dependency to nicotine using a validated measure.