• Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens South East Wales Regional Gathering

    Llanhilleth Miners Institute Llanhilleth Miners Institute

    This free event is a great opportunity to gain valuable skills, hear inspiring talks from other projects, attend workshops, and meet and share experiences with others involved in community growing projects from all over the region.The programme includes presentations on recent research into community growing as well as inspiring talks from a local, established project...

  • Fundraising for International Projects

    Tapestri Cafe, Swansea Tapestri Cafe, Swansea

    This Wales Africa Community Links course is suitable for any community link or small development organisation that would like to gain a greater understanding and practical skills in increasing the levels of funds for their organisation through either fundraising or grants. What this course will offer?How many ways are there to raise funds for your organisation?...

  • International Women’s Day event

    The Pierhead, Cardiff Bay The Pierhead, Cardiff Bay

    Celebrate International Women’s Day - hear from inspirational speakers on the 2012 IWD theme, ‘Women and men united to end violence and domestic abuse against women’.Discuss how we can challenge the inequalities and attitudes that cause violence against women.Rosemary Butler AM, Presiding Officer of the National Assembly for Wales, will also be hosting a lecture...

  • LLanrumney Jobs and Training Fair

    Eastern Leisure Centre, Llanrumney Avenue, Cardiff CF3 4DN Eastern Leisure Centre, Llanrumney Avenue, Cardiff CF3 4DN

    More than 10 employers will have stands at the Llanrumney Jobs and Training Fair, including Cardiff Council Fostering Service, Cardiff Works, care agencies, the Army, Royal Navy and RAF and Randstad agency.Find out more about this event here.

  • Cardiff Sustainable Communities Network meeting

    Bute Park Education Centre Bute Park Education Centre

    Do you have a passion for volunteering, the environment or transport? If so, and you're a non-profit-making group, Cardiff Sustainable Communities Network is for you.Come along to meet with other organisations with similar interests, and to share ideas and experiences. 

  • Domestic Abuse Awareness

     The aim of this course is to raise awareness of domestic abuse and its incident rates in society, and to enable participants to feel comfortable when referring individuals to appropriate agencies who can provide help and support.By the end of the training, participants should have an understanding of what domestic abuse is, how prevalent it...

  • Reducing Reoffending in Wales Event

    Park Plaza Hotel, Cardiff CF10 3AL Park Plaza Hotel, Cardiff CF10 3AL

    This free half day conference hosted by Working Links and Business in the Community will explore the issue of diversity in the workplace and focus on helping employers recruit and retain the most talented staff they can. It will provide an insight into how businesses can cut through employment red tape, including how hiringex-offenders can benefit...

  • CHAPPIE Network Event

    Merthyr Integrated Children's Centre Merthyr Integrated Children's Centre

    The title of this Child Accident, Prevention, Practice and Information Exchange (CHAPPIE) Network event is called Resources, Tools and Ideas for Child Safety Week - Helping You Plan & Evaluate Your Events The event will be jointly delivered by Karen McFarlane, Children in Wales and the Child Accident Prevention Trust (CAPT). The aim of the workshop is to help you...

  • FREE taster session for women

    School Community Room, Greenway Primary School, Llanstephan Road, Rumney, Cardiff CF3 3JG School Community Room, Greenway Primary School, Llanstephan Road, Rumney, Cardiff CF3 3JG

    Spend a morning looking at some practical ways of building your confidence, making a big difference to how YOU feel about YOU!This confidence-building workshop is organised in partnership with the Women's Workshop. It is also being run on 5 March.

  • Families First Commissioning: final specification for second stakeholder session

    Cardiff International Sports Stadium Cardiff International Sports Stadium

    This partner stakeholder session is to discuss the draft specifications prepared for the Families First services packages. Read the draft specifications here.You can feed back your comments at this meeting or by emailing Sara Rogers at the address below by Friday 16 March.

  • “Sustainable Energy Best Practice in the European Regions”

    St Asaph, Optic Glyndwr St Asaph, Optic Glyndwr

     Eco Centre Wales is hosting an exciting double seminar on some of the best examples of sustainable energy developments today. Our European guest speakers will present:Popularising wind farms - GermanyBiomass power plants - The NetherlandsSuccessful community consultation - EnglandShaping a local 'deep green' planning policy - GermanyHeat pumps and geothermal energy - HungaryA wood fired village heating system - FranceLarge scale energy efficiency improvements...

  • Support Planning for Managers

      BACKGROUND:Support Planning is one of the primary tools used in housing related support. Under Supporting People emphasis is placed on accurate needs assessments, the quality of support plans and the involvement of service users to ensure they receive a service that reflects their needs.    TARGET GROUP:This course is intended to benefit:·   New line managers in...