The Grocers’ Charity typically provides one-off grants up to £5,000 for U.K. registered charities.

£10,000 grants to support smaller charities registered and operating in the United Kingdom, especially those working at grass roots and local community level, in any field, across a wide range of activities.

Grants up to £5000 for charities working in fields including early intervention, mediation, prison services and services for families affected by sexual abuse, physical abuse and domestic violence, among others.

Barry Beavers Disabled Swimming Club was established in 1981. The club supports all disabled people in the community by running weekly swimming therapy sessions at Legacy Leisure Centre in Barry. The sessions are at 3.30pm every Saturday.

The new and improved Volunteering Wales website is a simple, effective and completely free way for organisations to recruit and manage volunteers. Managed by TSSW (Third Sector Support Wales), Volunteering Wales links volunteers with the voluntary organisations that need them, and it couldn’t be simpler to take advantage of it.

Whether you’re a parent, carer, teacher, childminder, nursery worker or sports coach, we can help you to support children/young people to live well with their epilepsy. 

Sessions with information

Carers’ Week Events

Llantwit Major FoodShare Pantry, operated by Glamorgan Voluntary Services (GVS), and Slade Organic Farm teamed up during the May half term to offer a free Seed to Fork Workshop, and even the seemingly relentless drizzle couldn’t dampen spirits!

Through our discovery research with leaders in the third sector we heard there was a huge administrative burden that organisations faced due to outdated systems, poor processes and reporting requirements.  

Calling all Welsh third-sector organisations! ProMo Cymru has an exciting opportunity for you to join our design challenge to explore how digital can enhance your services. Follow the Discover, Define, Develop process to prototype an impactful, person-centred digital service in eight weeks!

GVS launches the Third Sector Small Grants Scheme - Community Action AND Do you need funding for a youth volunteering project or activity?

Llais Wales/LLais are the new Citizens Voice Body for Health and Social Care in Wales, and our role is to represent the patient and public voice in regard to health and social care services. We work with our communities, engaging with different people and hearing their views and experiences so that we can share these with local providers. Where someone is unhappy with care they may have received we also offer a complaints advocacy service to support people through the NHS/Social Care Complaints process. Currently we are running our ‘Having a baby’ local project, where we are keen to hear from people around their experiences of being pregnant and the services they have accessed in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan.

The Vale of Glamorgan Corporate Strategy for Children who need Care and Support 2024 – 2028 is now available.

On Monday 3rd June, the first day of Volunteers’ Week, Glamorgan Voluntary Services (GVS) celebrated its priceless volunteers with an Afternoon Tea at its CF61 Community Centre in Llantwit Major. This was no ordinary afternoon tea with almost thirty of GVS’ volunteers attending

Motion Control Dance, situated in Barry, has recently achieved the prestigious Gold award from Disability Sport Wales insport Club Accreditation the Vale of Glamorgan Council can confirm.

The Emergency Unit at the University Hospital of Wales now has eTriage kiosks at its main entrance to improve patient experience, increase efficiency and to support the clinical triage team with prioritisation of those patients most in need.

Hours and location: 22.5 hours a week

Salary: Actual annual salary is £24,407 rising by an annual increment to £25,630 based on 22.5 hrs per week

Closing date: Monday 24 June 2024

We would like to invite staff/volunteers across the network of those who work with children and teens to access a free educational programme aimed at addressing the issue of youth vaping. As you know vaping among young people has become widespread and the long-term consequences are not well understood. 

For the sessions available in June 2024 & July 2024 please click here.