The team at FoodShare Pantry Llantwit Major were delighted to be awarded with the Ystadau Cymru Award for 2023, on behalf of the Llantwit Food Project. The award celebrates successful collaborative asset management in the Welsh public sector.   

Glamorgan Voluntary Services (GVS) Big Volunteering Fayre at the Memo Arts Centre in Barry was an explosive buzz of enthusiasm and volunteering sign-ups!

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.

Glamorgan Voluntary Services (GVS) is delighted to have launched an expansion of its existing FoodShare project in St Athan. The project, which already runs at the CF61 centre in Llantwit Major every Thursday, will now be running fortnightly at The Gathering Place in St Athan on Wednesdays.

Glamorgan Voluntary Services (GVS) is hosting the biggest Volunteering Fayre to hit the Vale of Glamorgan on Wednesday 24th January from 10am – 2pm at the Memo Arts Centre in Barry.

Over 40 local community organisations and charities will be teaming up with Glamorgan Voluntary Services (GVS) to offer volunteering opportunities on Wednesday 24th January from 10am – 2pm at the Memo Arts Centre in Barry. 

Over 40 local community organisations and charities will be teaming up with Glamorgan Voluntary Services (GVS) to offer volunteering opportunities on Wednesday 24th January from 10am – 2pm at the Memo Arts Centre in Barry. 

Have you thought about getting involved in volunteering?

Glamorgan Voluntary Services (GVS) will be closed for the festive period from Friday 22nd December until Tuesday 2nd January 2024.  We hope you have a peaceful time and we look forward to serving you in 2024.

Students from Atlantic College recently volunteered some time with GVS CF61 Gardening Project in Llantwit Major. 

The office space at St Paul’s Community Centre, Arcot Street, Penarth is available for £350.00 per calendar month with utilities and Wi-Fi included in the price.

The Compact is an agreement between the Vale of Glamorgan Council, and voluntary and community organisations (known as the Third Sector) operating in the Vale of Glamorgan.  The deadline for completion of the survey has been extended until 15th December 2023.

Glamorgan Voluntary Services (GVS) recently appointed a new and already valued member of its team to support its community work in Llantwit Major (CF61) and Penarth (St Pauls).  

GVS has measured its impact for 2022-2023 by recently producing its annual Impact Report. GVS’ small but effective team has produced some outstanding results in the past year, culminating in vital support to the vibrant local Third Sector organisations it serves.

GVS recently held its AGM in its newly renovated and beautifully restored St Paul’s Community Centre in Arcot Street, Penarth. St Pauls’ stained glass windows were the mesmerising attraction on the day.  The Impact Report, produced in both English and Welsh is available to download.

Glamorgan Voluntary Services (GVS) wish to gather your views on the Compact and what you feel should be its priorities. Please would you take 10 minutes of your time to complete the survey and ensure your voice is heard. 

Glamorgan Voluntary Services (GVS) is hosting The Big Volunteering Fayre on Wednesday 24th January 2024 at the Memo Arts Centre in Barry from 10am to 2.00pm.  The annual Fayre is the biggest volunteering event in the Vale of Glamorgan. It’s the ideal opportunity for charities, community groups, projects and clubs to showcase their work and recruit volunteers. At the Fayre you will be able to talk first-hand to members of the public of all ages, who express an interest in volunteering.  

Glamorgan Voluntary Services (GVS) is hosting an “in person” Annual General Meeting at its beautifully restored community building St Pauls in Penarth.

GVS member organisations have priority booking to attend the event on Wednesday, 25th October at 10.00am finishing by 12noon which is followed by a light buffet lunch.

GVS’ Design Service extends to pull-up banners, PVC banners, magazines, leaflets, event programmes and lots more! Most recent members’ projects have included designing a PVC banner, pull-up banners, posters and postcards.

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.