GVS is excited to announce the Big Volunteering Fayre, a unique event offering organisations the chance to connect with potential volunteers. The fayre will take place on Wednesday, January 29th, 2025, from 10 am to 2 pm at the Barry Memo Arts Centre (CF62 8NA). 

It’s Carers Rights Day 2024 on the 21st of November - If you are an unpaid carer or young carer in Cardiff or the Vale of Glamorgan please join us for a regional shortbreaks schemes launch to find out about the locally funded breaks you can access over the winter.

GVS’ Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Friday, October 25th, was a resounding success.  To learn more about GVS’ impactful work, please download the Impact Report in both English and Welsh versions.

Are you an older person (aged 50+) willing to share your thoughts and experiences regarding age discrimination?Join Age Cymru on the 4^th November at Cathays Park, Cardiff to take part in a friendly discussion where you can share your views on the challenges and issues faced by older people, explore ways to address ageism and help guide their work to improve the lives of older people across Wales.

New research from Public Health Wales and Bangor University, highlights how adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are experienced across generations.

Primary school children have joined forces with Cardiff and Vale University Health Board to promote the importance of the nasal spray flu vaccine.

Response from Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

There’s a new way to register your interest for a place at an NHS dentist in Cardiff and Vale.

Vacancy with Newydd Housing Association, 35 Hours / Permanent. Tongwynlais, Cardiff with regular travel in and around the Vale and Valleys Areas. £33,988 to £35,776 Closing date Monday 4 November 

Health Secretary Jeremy Miles is today (Thursday 24th October) announcing £28m to help the NHS cut the longest waiting times.

More than 650,000 babies have benefited from the newborn hearing screening programme in Wales, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this month.

Pathway 2 funding supports educational innovation through Welsh-led international collaborative partnerships which address a specific issue or sector priority in Wales.

This year we are seeking to raise £30,000 to buy a gift for each child who may otherwise go without.  

We offer open courses every month for the public and frontline services. Be sure to reserve your spot before they fill up!

Hours: 37 hours per week. Opportunity for flexible working and overtime. Open to Job Share. Salary: £26,000 pa. Deadline: 1st November 2024

New analysis from Public Health Wales shows that were an average of 3,845 deaths in Wales in 2022 were due to smoking in Wales every year between 2020 and 2022: more than one in ten of all deaths amongst those over 35.  

Patients, colleagues and volunteers at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board’s Park Road Houses have worked together to transform a piece of disused land into a thriving therapeutic garden, and have been recognised as runners up in the Collaborative Green Space Projects Award at the NHS Forest Awards on 4 October. 

Around 55,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer in the UK each year. Although breast cancer is more common in women over 50, it can still affect younger women. 

The city of Cardiff has been granted a Gold Sustainable Food Places Award, recognising the success of its joined-up approach to building a sustainable and healthy food system.

Physical activity among secondary school pupils in Wales has increased, reversing a decline that started in 2017.