Pedal Power's annual bike ride
2012-09-15
Pedal Power is now recruiting for the Annual Sponsored bike ride on Saturday 15 September 2012.
Please consider supporting the charity and making a difference to those who are unable to cycle a conventional bike.
Challenge yourself, gather a team together and help raise money for Pedal Power. This is a great opportunity to cycle the 50 miles Taff Trail. You can choose either the fully escorted cycle ride from Brecon to Cardiff, or join the sponsored ride to Tongwynlais to see Castell Coch (ideal for families), or simply join the ride around Bute park. Whichever ride you choose, be inspired by the Olympics and join in the celebration of tea and cakes at the end. There will be prizes for the person and team who raise the most money.
Your fundraising will help to support ALL people who want to cycle, especially those with learning and physical disabilities.

Memory Walk in aid of Alzheimer's Society
2012-09-16 | Bute Park, Cardiff, Bute Park, Cardiff
This year’s Memory Walk in aid of the Alzheimer’s Society takes place in Bute Park, Cardiff on Sunday 16 September (registration at 12 noon; walk begins at 1pm).
Please consider supporting this worthwhile cause by taking part in the walk. There’s a choice of two walks: 3.5km and 12k.
It will be a fun-filled family day out. There will be entertainment throughout the day including music, kids’ entertainment and fundraisers. Refreshments will be available after the walk.
The money you raise will help the Alzheimer’s Society to run services in your community. The more people who take part, and the more money you raise, the bigger difference will be made to people’s lives.
You’ll find out all you need to know about the Memory Walk on the Alzheimer’s Society website.

Frock swap in aid of the British Lung Foundation
2012-09-16 | Guy Christian’s Hair Salon, City Road, Cardiff, Guy Christian’s Hair Salon, City Road, Cardiff
Ladies – this is for you! Joining in a frock swap is a great way to refresh your wardrobe and browse for new clothes over a glass of wine and cake; and you get the warm fuzzy feeling of knowing you’re helping out a charity too. All proceeds go to the British Lung Foundation.

The science bit…
– You pay £6 and drop off 5 items of clothing (shoes, bags and jewellery count too). Turn up from 4pm on 16th September, and browse to pick your new 5 items while supping some wine.
There is a nice range of sizes and styles so there should be something for everyone there.
– Bring some money for raffle tickets too!

Benefits and Work for Disabled People
2012-09-17 | Cardiff, Cardiff
Course aims:
This Learning Disability Wales course aims to promote employment for disabled adults by providing an overview of how the benefit system affects disabled adults who are in or entering work. The course will identify how work and earned income affects the benefits that disabled adults claim. The course aims to help participants maximise the entitlement for those that they support who have, or are moving into, paid employment.
Designed for:Anyone working in a support, care or advice role for a disabled adult. It is an introductory level course, and is designed to raise awareness of benefits and would not include any benefit calculations.

Funding surgeries
2012-09-17
BVSNW is hosting the first of the Arts Council of Wales funding surgeries. The surgeries will take place on Monday 17th September at The Loudoun Square Media Centre, Tiger Bay Suite, Plas Iona, Butetown, Cardiff CF10 5HW. To book a 20-minute slot from 1:30pm, please call 0845 8734 900.

Human Rights Tour
2012-09-17 10:00 - 16:00 (Europe/London) | Cardiff County Hall, Committee Room 3, Atlantic Wharf, Cardiff Bay, Cardiff CF10 4UW, Cardiff County Hall, Committee Room 3, Atlantic Wharf, Cardiff Bay, Cardiff CF10 4UW
The British Institute of Human Rights’ annual Human Rights Touris coming to Cardiff on 17 September. They are keen to have as many voluntary organisations involved in the Tour as possible. Their aim is to raise awareness of human rights in the local community.
The event is FREE and will consist of 4 sessions broken up by coffee breaks and a lunch break:Session 1: The origins of Human Rights – An introduction to the overall concepts and ideals at the heart of human rights – A look at the international legislation – A historical perspectiveSession 2: Protecting Human Rights – How practical are human rights? – How useful are the international mechanisms? – How does the Human Rights Act differ?Session 3: The Human Rights Act – Which rights are covered by the Act? – How it works and where the value lies – Examples of the Human Rights Act at workSession 4: The struggle today – The threat to human rights: the political climate and the current discourse – The Commission on a Bill of Rights – What you can do to get your voice heard

The events will adopt a workshop format: the sessions will be interactive and facilitated towards giving participants the chance to air their views and debate the issues. Additional input will be provided by BIHR and other speakers.
Find out more and book your place on the BIHR website.

Cardiff Inter Faith Network meeting
2012-09-17 11:00 - 12:30 | Atlantic House, Dumballs Road, Atlantic House, Dumballs Road
We regret that this meeting has been postponed. New date to follow shortly.
The purpose of this meeting is to continue planning an event in Cardiff to mark Inter Faith Week 2012, which takes place from Sunday 18 to Tuesday 27 November. If your group or organisation would like to get involved, please contact Katie Mallam at C3SC (see below for details).

Introduction to R: The Open Source Statistical Package
2012-09-18
This is a valuable course for any participant who may find themselves needing to deal with data manipulation and simple statistical analysis.
The Cardiff Centre for Lifelong Learning course is aimed at those with very basic programming experience. No knowledge of R is required; however participants should be comfortable with Microsoft Windows XP. This course will provide a thorough introduction into the basic core of the R system and upon completion will allow participants to perform data manipulation and simple statistical analyses. This course will provide a basis for more advanced courses.
Price: £295
Find out more on the Cardiff Centre for Lifelong Learning Open for Business website.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
2012-09-18 | Cardiff, Cardiff
This NewLink Wales course is aimed at people with little or no experience with CBT. Over this course, learners will develop a basic knowledge and understanding around CBT and have the opportunity for practising skills in preparation for working with and supporting others.
Price – Voluntary Sector: £125.00

What’s the deal with CRBs and ISA? - Cardiff Children, Young People and Families Network meeting
2012-09-18 09:30 - 12:00 | The Cardiff Story Museum, The Old Library, The Hayes, Cardiff, CF10 1BH, The Cardiff Story Museum, The Old Library, The Hayes, Cardiff, CF10 1BH
– Are you using CRB checks or do you want to find out more about using them? – If you’re not using CRB checks, should you be? – Are you about to put through new CRB checks for your staff or volunteers? – Do you know what ISA is?

C3SC’s CCYPFN is holding a Vetting and Barring Briefing session to be delivered by WCVA’s Criminal Records Unit, which is open to all third sector organisations and groups.

This session is your opportunity to:
– Find out about updates to the Vetting and Barring Scheme from this month.
– Clarify your responsibilities in relation to the scheme from this month.

Come along to find out more to inform your work and how to safeguard your organisation or group, your staff and those people you are working with.

Booking is essential but there are still spaces available.

Communicating Through Touch
2012-09-19 | Cardiff, Cardiff
This Learning Disability Wales one-day workshop will help those that care for someone with an Autism Spectrum Disorder use touch to help communication, relaxation and the relief of stress and anxiety. The techniques you learn during this workshop will help you and the person you care for engage and communicate together, relieve stress and feel more positive.
The techniques explored on this course centre on touch, communication and relaxation and will be useful tools that carers and parents can use in everyday situations.

Competitive tender presentations
2012-09-19 | Newport, Newport
This WCVA afternoon masterclass will explore:
– Understanding the competitive presentation/interview stage of the tender process – Tools and techniques to prepare and present a strong, effective presentation – Creating impact which sells your organisation (and your team)
Find out more on the WCVA website.

Structuring and writing competitive tenders
2012-09-19 | Newport, Newport
This morning masterclass will explore:
– Tools and techniques to structure and write an effective tender – Ways to effectively utilise key tender documents – Techniques to increase the readability and impact of written submissions – Successfully working with evaluation criteria

Find out more on the WCVA website.

Care and Repair Cymru Annual Conference - 'All Our Tomorrows'
2012-09-19 - 2012-09-20 | The Copthorne Hotel, Cardiff, The Copthorne Hotel, Cardiff
Care and Repair Cymru’s hope over the two days is that they can highlight what the future holds for people growing old in Wales, the range of policy challenges faced, the work they are doing and what more they need to do to make Wales a better place to grow old in the future.
There’s a great line-up of speakers:
· Huw Lewis AM, Minister for Housing, Regeneration and Heritage
· Sarah Rochira, Older People’s Commissioner for Wales
· Robin Staines, Director of Housing Services, Carmarthenshire County Council
· Manna Santokhee, Action on Elder Abuse
· Andrea Nicholas Jones , Welsh Government
· Nick Bennett, Group Director, Community Housing Cymru
· with more to be confirmed
Find out more and how you can book your here.

Substance Misuse Awareness, accredited through UWN
2012-09-19 - 2012-09-20 | Cardiff, Cardiff
This NewLink Wales course is aimed at people with little or no knowledge of substance misuse. It aims to bring a broad understanding about substance misuse and the impact that it has on individuals.
Price – Voluntary Sector: £140

ISSA Wales 3rd annual conference
2012-09-19 09:00 - 16:00 | Future Inn, Cardiff, Future Inn, Cardiff
‘Bridging the Gap: Social & Cultural Issues in the Muslim Community’
The conference is a one-day event exploring some of the many social issues facing the Muslim community, and the role of culture in such issues.
The day is designed to be interactive, with breakout workshops and interactive discussions.
ISSA hopes this day will be insightful and an opportunity for services to reflect on the current gaps and together identify ways of bridging the gap and being more inclusive to people from Muslim and Black Asian and Ethnic Minority communities.
Cost: £30 per person (includes lunch, refreshments and delegate pack)

Plasnewydd learning event
2012-09-19 10:00 - 14:00 | Cardiff YMCA, The Walk, Roath Cardiff CF24 3AG, Cardiff YMCA, The Walk, Roath Cardiff CF24 3AG
For people interested in finding out about learning opportunities in the area.
Information stalls from local learning, training and advice providers.Refreshments provided.
This is a C3SC and Communities First event.

Community Networking Event
2012-09-19 | St Peter’s Community Hall and Garden, St Fagans Road, Fairwater, St Peter's Community Hall and Garden, St Fagans Road, Fairwater
You are invited to a Community Networking Event in St Peter’s Community Hall and Garden, Fairwater, Cardiff.
Churches Together in Fairwater and Pentrebane will be hosting a Community Forum for all who live, work learn and play in the communities of Fairwater and Pentrebane.
· Keynote speaker John Hallett, Communities First, Cardiff West Lead: John will update on proposed plans for a new Communities First Cluster covering areas in Fairwater, Pentrebane, Ely and Caerau. There will be an opportunity for you to comment on proposed plans/ideas and help develop a way forward.
· There will also be table displays from community organisations and short presentations from Christchurch and its new Coffee Shop and Toddlers Group, The Fairwater Food Co-op and Two ways to enjoy a Community Garden & Nature Reserve.
· The event will be an opportunity for people to meet likeminded people, network and share ideas.
Please feel free to the pass this invitation on as everyone is welcome to attend. Refreshments will be available.
You can contact Father Colin by email: frcolinstpeters@btinternet.com to confirm attendance or if you would like further information on this event.

National Intelligence event: 'Putting evidence at the heart of public service delivery'
2012-09-20 | Liberty Stadium, Swansea, Liberty Stadium, Swansea
The Data Unit, in collaboration with Welsh Government and LARIA, invites you and your colleagues to this event.
The FREE all-day event will aim to:
· Promote the importance of evidence in developing and delivering public services in Wales;
· Highlight the increased importance of the research and intelligence function during a period of austerity and cuts;
· Explore and promote opportunities for improved collaboration and partnership working across sectors and geographical boundaries
· Provide attendees with practical examples of good practice

Cardiff Safer and Cohesive Communities Network meeting
2012-09-20 | Conference Room, Cardiff Third Sector Council, Brunel House, 2 Fitzalan Road, Cardiff, Conference Room, Cardiff Third Sector Council, Brunel House, 2 Fitzalan Road, Cardiff
Are you a member of a Neighbourhood Watch group, Residents’ Association or involved in community safety in Cardiff in any other way? Then the Cardiff Safer and Cohesive Communities Network is a great way to meet other organisations in the same field, to share ideas and to gain access to up-to-date, relevant information.
The new challenges facing this sector are connected with funding, as the previous relationships with Community Safety Partnerships and local police are replaced by engagement with Partnership Boards and the soon-to-be-elected Police and Crime Commissioners.
If you’re interested in joining this network and attending this meeting, please contact Katie Mallam (see below for details).

More than just a jobs fair
2012-09-20 10:00 - 15:00 | City Hall, Cardiff, City Hall, Cardiff
For more information, visit www.cardiff.gov.uk/cardiffjobsfair

'Have Your Say' Plasnewydd event
2012-09-20 17:30 - 19:30 | Plasnewydd Community Hall, Shakespeare Street (Off City Rd), Cardiff CF24 3ES, Plasnewydd Community Hall, Shakespeare Street (Off City Rd), Cardiff CF24 3ES
Are you interested in having a say about your community? Would you like to be involved with the future of Communities First? Then come to help us find the best way forward. Everyone welcome.

Delivering Better Services for People with a Learning Disability
2012-09-21 | Cardiff, Cardiff
Course aims:
This Learning Disability Wales training course looks at how valuing people with a learning disability is key to delivering better services. It will look at how this can be achieved while achieving value for money, thereby resulting in positive outcomes for all. It will develop participants understanding of how people with a learning disability have been, and continue to be, devalued by society and the impact that this has. Devaluation leads to exclusion, segregation and a denial of basic human rights.
Designed for:
Anyone who has a role supporting or caring for someone with a learning disability. Individuals delivering services to people with a learning disability and individuals commissioning services for people with a learning disability.

Challenge Valley
2012-09-22 | Clyne Farm – Swansea, Clyne Farm - Swansea
In most sports, mud is a problem, but for a muddy obstacle course it’s essential. You have to climb over things, jump across things and… crawl through mud. It’s brilliant! You can do it in teams or individually. It doesn’t matter if you normally hate sports because this is different.
Choose your mates and take part in aid of Llamau£40 non-refundable deposit£40 sponsorship

Regression Techniques
2012-09-24
The aim of this Cardiff Centre for Lifelong Learning Open for Business course is to provide delegates with an understanding of the basic fundamentals of regression, including simple linear regression, multiple linear regression and non-linear regression.
Price: £295
Find out more on the Cardiff Centre for Lifelong Learning website.

Substance Misuse and Sexual Abuse, in partnership with New Pathways
2012-09-24 - 2012-09-25 | Cardiff, Cardiff
This NewLink Wales course is aimed at people wanting more knowledge about the links between sexual abuse and substance misuse.
Price – voluntary sector: £135

Cardiff Health and Social Care Network meeting
2012-09-24 13:30 - 16:00 | Cardiff Old Library, Cardiff Old Library
Join us for the Cardiff Health and Social Care Network – it’s a great opportunity to meet with other third sector organisations in a similar field, to share ideas and to gain access to up-to-date, relevant information.
We meet each quarter and this meeting will include an update from the University Health Board about working with the third sector, a C3SC update on the model of third sector representation going forward and an update on the carers measure … and more.

Volunteering in a digital age
2012-09-26 - 2012-09-27 | Richard Ley Centre, Swansea, Richard Ley Centre, Swansea
This conference is brought to you by WCVA and Communities 2.0.‘Social media, mobile technology, Skype, webinars, apps, the Cloud… What does all this mean? And what’s it got to do with volunteering?’
Digital technology is an increasingly emergent force in volunteering, but the rapid pace of this new way of doing things can be unnerving for even the most tech-savvy of organisations.
That’s why WCVA and Communities 2.0 have come together to stage a two-day conference, ‘Volunteering in a digital age’, which aims to clear up just what we mean by ‘digital technology’ and how it can benefit groups from across the third sector. It will provide guidance on social media, address the issue of digital inclusion and uncover how to harness this technology to create new ways of working and reach out to potential new volunteers.

Full details of the conference will be available soon but highlights will include:
– Jane Hutt AM, Minister for finance and the leader of the House, on digital inclusion – a vision for Wales – Sangheet Bhullar, Founder of WISEKIDS and Digital and People on the 21st century digital citizen – Workshops covering topics such as digital media and the Welsh language; developing a successful social media strategy; using new technology to inspire and engage volunteers, and encouraging the digital inclusion of older people. – Cathryn Marcus of Communities 2.0 on the Communities 2.0 Digital Champions Scheme. And there will be much more besides, including plenty of opportunity for networking.
You are welcome to book for one or both days.

Parents First Group Launch
2012-09-26 00:30 - 14:00 | Canton House, 435 Cowbridge Road East, Cardiff CF5 1JH, Canton House, 435 Cowbridge Road East, Cardiff CF5 1JH
Cardiff People First is launching its group for parents with a learning disability.
They would like to meet with people who want to support the group or become part of it.
During the launch there will be:
– Presentation by parents – Information on People First – Snacks and drinks provided

Introduction to Communication Skills for Advocacy
2012-09-26 09:30 - 15:30 | Butetown History & Arts Centre, 4 Docks Chambers, Butetown, Cardiff CF10 5AG, Butetown History & Arts Centre, 4 Docks Chambers, Butetown, Cardiff CF10 5AG
This course covers:
– Presenting an issue concisely and effectively. – Techniques to improve confidence and clarity of communication. (inc, breathing techniques, pacing speech, eye contact). – Using the voice to command authority and confidence. – Helping client / external party see the situation from different perspectives. – How to question external parties to help reach your client’s objective. – Practical ways to establish credibility / authority in external meeting situations. – How the choice of questions and words determine the quality of response.
This course is run by FreshTies, supported by Ethnic Minority Communities First – Cardiff.
