• Developing Emotional Resilience: An Introduction to Mindfulness

    South Wales South Wales

     Many people find it hard to cope with the pressures of modern living. Every day, a quarter of a million people miss work because of stress, with 75 per cent of all illnesses thought to be stress-related. And when times are hard, It can be difficult to see the light at the end of the...

  • Planning Personal Futures Using Multimedia

    Learning Disability Wales, 41 Lambourne Crescent Learning Disability Wales, 41 Lambourne Crescent

    Have you noticed that everywhere you look people are recording their lives with phones and cameras and sharing the videos and pictures instantly with those that they want to?  If society is adopting these methods, why aren’t we? Some organisations are starting to replace traditional paper based recordings with multimedia and have initial approval from the...

  • No Excuses: Ensuring the Welfare and Well-being of Disabled Children and Young People

     A one-day course facilitated by Windfall TrainingResearch has reported that disabled children and young people are three times more likely to experience abuse and neglect than typically developing children, and that is just based on reported events. Clearly there are specific risks to disabled children and additional skills are required to ensure their welfare in...

  • Shelter Cymru Training – Drugs Housing & Homelessness

    Cardiff Cardiff

    AimsTo look at the relationship between drug use and housing need. The course highlights the linked problems of increased levels of drug use amongst people who are homeless, the increased risk that this drug use poses, and the barriers to services for people who are homeless and use drugs. Participants will gain an understanding of...

  • Tobacco Control Training

       This is an Ash Wales dynamic hands-on training course that empowers participants with effective ways of addressing tobacco use with young people.Topics such as prevention, cessation and tobacco advocacy with young people will be covered.  Who should attend?Youth workers, teachers, staff from pupil referral units, youth detention centre staff, school nurses and health visitors. If you want...

  • Cardiff West Third Sector Forum

    To be confirmed. To be confirmed.

    Join us for this Cardiff West Third Sector Forum meeting. It's a great opportunity to meet with other third sector organisations in your area and to discuss your organisation's needs with Leoni Philp, C3SC's Third Sector Officer for Cardiff West. So, if you're based in Creigiau, Fairwater, Llandaff, Llandaff North, Pentyrch, Radyr & Morganstown, St Fagans, Tongwynlais or Whitchurch, please come along. It will be great to see you!

  • Inter-generational Learning and Skills Exchange

    Pierhead Building, Cardiff Bay, Cardiff CF99 1NA Pierhead Building, Cardiff Bay, Cardiff CF99 1NA

    Learn with Grandma Cyf. invites you to an information seminar on the Learn with Grandma Concept of Inter-generational Learning and Skills Exchange, followed by an evening reception at the Pierhead Building.Sponsored by Rhodri Glyn Thomas AM and Peter Black AMThe website www.learnwithgrandma.org and Granny SOS Card will be launched.

  • Families First: Review of Information Needs event

    Childcare Strategy Unit, The Monmouth Suite, The Conference Centre, Eastmoors, Cardiff CF24 5RR Childcare Strategy Unit, The Monmouth Suite, The Conference Centre, Eastmoors, Cardiff CF24 5RR

    The Families First Cardiff and Newport Cities Consortium Delivery Plan 2011-12 identifies an action to “Review information, language and communication needs of families”. As part of this, Cardiff Family and Young People’s Information Services have been charged with providing an opportunity for current and prospective ‘customers’ (i.e. children and young people, parents/carers and professionals) of information...

  • ‘Sleep Easy’ – Cardiff YMCA event

     Cardiff YMCA Housing Association is working in partnership with Land Securities Group Plc, (owners of St Davids 2) to host their very first Sleep Easy event on Level 6 of the St Davids 2 Shopping Centre Carpark.The aim is simple: they are looking for volunteers to spend a night under the stars to highlight the...

  • Nearly New Sale in aid of The National Childbirth Trust

    Cowbridge Leisure Centre,The Broadshoard, Cowbridge, CF71 7DA Cowbridge Leisure Centre,The Broadshoard, Cowbridge, CF71 7DA

    11am-12.30pm (Doors open 10.45am for NCT members with membership card). Entrance / suggested donation £1/family.Nearly new stalls, raffles, cakes and  tea & coffee. Buy some amazing bargains and take a break for tea and cakes? NCT are raising funds to train three breastfeeding counsellors and two antenatal teachers. NCT offer information and support in pregnancy, childbirth and...

  • Lord Mayor’s event in support of Cancer Research Wales

    Seaview Building, Lewis Road, Cardiff, CF24 5EL Seaview Building, Lewis Road, Cardiff, CF24 5EL

     Cancer Research Wales needs your support.Please donate generously for this worthy cause. Please bring items to sell: Veg Food, Clean/unwanted clothes.Books in good condition.Toys & Games– complete/unbroken.CDs, DVDs, Bric-a-Brac.Items for RaffleAnd join us to a delicious Dinner and Dance Tickets £5 if booked in advance by 2nd March. £6 on the day.(Children under 8 free)