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A New 2023 Programme of Art History Lectures at Penarth Pier Pavilion
Tickets: £15 per person (booking fee applies). Ticket price includes Tea & Cake.
Free event at Fontygary Leisure Centre on 14th February 2023
The event in Fontygary Leisure Centre on the 14th February 11am – 1pm will be a warm space for everyone to come along, have a free warm drink, connect with one another and find out more about the local support available, particularly for older people.
Running a Befriending Service in Wales
Tuesday 14th February, 10am - 12:30pm 2023, 10am - 12:30pm on Zoom Register for your space now. This event is specifically tailored to the development of befriending services within Wales and is supported through Welsh based funding. For this reason, this is free and exclusive to staff within Welsh Organisations only.
The Thursday Club
Do you have life limiting illness and feel the need to escape from the four walls of your home for a few hours? Meet to chat, laugh and have fun, with people who also have life limiting illnesses.
Welsh Speakers’ Employability and Learning Event
Wednesday 15 February 10-1pm, Barry Library
The purpose of the event will be to promote employment opportunities where the Welsh Language is essential or desirable, and training through the medium of Welsh. The event will help us to identify local needs and plan for future Welsh medium provision.
Join our Thursday Club
Life limiting illness feel the need to escape from the four walls of your home for a few hours. We meet every Thursday between 11.00 am and 1400 hrs.
Creating Sustainable Communities for a Net Zero Future event
Tuesday, 7th February, 10am-3:15pm. TPAS Cymru is hosting an insightful and topical one-day online conference covering all things Net Zero and creating low carbon communities. The full day is currently FREE for community volunteers and social housing tenants and reasonably priced for others
Vale of Glamorgan Community Hack events
These events will bring people together to develop fresh ideas to tackle the effects of the Cost of Living crisis and other social challenges.
The Coming of the Light event at the Knap Lake and Gardens
Come and join Art4U to celebrate the first stirrings of spring and the lengthening of the days at the Knap Lake and Gardens, Barry, 5p.m, Friday 3nd February.
With Music In Mind are excited to launch a new gentle exercise and social group for older people in Cowbridge
The sessions will run from 10.30 until 12 on Tuesdays in The Duke of Wellington Ballroom. Each session costs £5 on the door or book and pay for six sessions in advance at the cost of only five. Any carer accompanying a paying member can attend for free.
A Warm Welcome Community Lunch
Age Connects Cardiff and the Vale are pleased to announce that they have launched their Warm Welcome Lunch at the Wellbeing Centre on Holton Road on Wednesday 4th January 2023.
Time to shine brighter than ever!
Do you have good intentions to give back to your local community but don’t know how? If so, why not attend the biggest Volunteering Fayre event in the Vale of Glamorgan and meet with over 40 volunteering recruiting organisations to see what exciting opportunities they can offer you. Volunteering is fun, rewarding, a great way to socialise and good for your CV too!
Supporting over 50s in Wales to plan for their future
Responsible business network Business in the Community Cymru in partnership with Age Cymru are delivering the Age at Work Wales programme to support over 50s to remain in or return to work to continue to earn, develop skills and stay connected.
Age Connects Cardiff and Vale Christmas Fayre
Age Connects Cardiff and Vale are holding their first fund raising Fayre since Pandemic. It will be held at Golau Caredig on Wednesday 30th November opens 10am to 12 30pm The event will be opened by Jane Hutt MS and is FREE
Join Barry Community Choir’s first Christmas Concert since 2019
The concert is on Sunday, 11th December at 3pm in St John’s Church, tickets are £10 and include festive refreshments (no charge for children under 18). There will also be a grand raffle for £1 a ticket. The audience will also have the opportunity to air their voices with some well-known and well-loved carols.
GVS celebrates Trustees’ Week at its AGM and Conference – view our Impact Report 2021-2022
Read about GVS’ superb AGM and Conference and read about GVS’ achievements in our Impact Report for 2021-2022
A space for you – New online Peer Support groups
Open to anyone involved in running a care home
Don’t miss GVS’ radio show on Bro Radio on the 1st November!
Listen to the GVS radio show with @broradio on Tuesday 1st November at 7pm to hear from: Angela Baker-Earle – GVS Foodshare update, Dot Williams – Butterfly Conservation and what they do, Sam Bernard – Noah’s Ark Charity – Father Christmas and Elves wanted and Janine – Latest volunteering opportunities and an update about a new project in Age Connects Cardiff and the Vale
PR: Love the Vale Day aims to highlight the best of the Vale of Glamorgan
Bro Radio, the Vale's local radio station, has launched an annual day to celebrate everything great about living, working and visiting the Vale of Glamorgan. The first Love the Vale day will take place on Wednesday 16th November and builds on the success of a similar event in 2019, which saw almost 100 local people take over the radio station.
Attend our dazzling Winter Craft Fayre at St Pauls in Penarth
Saturday 12th November between 12 noon and 4pm promises to be a memorable day in Penarth when St Paul’s Community Centre opens its doors to the public for a unique Winter Craft Fayre. With 25 stalls making the venue fully booked, you are in for a special treat and you would be hard pressed not to find the perfect gift or treat for yourself.