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...
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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... |
3 events,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... 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... |
3 events,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...
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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!
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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. |
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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...
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If you are a young person and interested in taking part in the Youth Mural Project, please come along to this FREE workshop. |
1 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... |
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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...
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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) |
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This is an ideal opportunity to express the needs of your organisation and your concerns about the future of the third sector in Cardiff.Find out more here.
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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 12 March. |
5 events,International Treatment Effectiveness Programme (ITEP) is a mechanism by which quality of drug treatment can be developed and measured in order to improve delivery of treatment services. It uses mind maps as a visual cognitive tool to help clients organise their thoughts and goals easily, by focusing on images and association. ITEP offers clients a... Oncourse Training Team Ltd is offering a 2-day Structured Approach to Autism, Interaction and Communication course (incorporating TEACCH). This eclectic approach will instruct delegates to respond to the needs of individuals on the Autistic Spectrum (ASD) with a much clearer understanding of the complexities of the condition, thus enabling their clients through a person centred,...
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This event will focus on how the third sector helps to prevent unnecessary and inappropriate hospital admissions and alleviates delayed transfers of care. Speakers include key stakeholders from the third and statutory sectors.This event is free and lunch is provided.Find out more about the event here.
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- Find out how your social enterprise could work with Wales ProbationThe UK Coalition Government are proposing radical changes to the way adult offender management services will be commissioned and delivered in the future. These changes will create exciting opportunities for social enterprises to become involved as partners and providers of future adult offender management...
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Show Racism the Red Card cordially invites you to an event with guest speaker Hugh Lewis AM, Minister for Housing, Regeneration and Heritage. FAW Chief Executive Jonathan Ford and a guest from Cardiff Grange Harlequins FC will also be present.Please RSVP by 24 February. |
3 events,Partnership working is a common feature, which done well can have huge benefits for all parties involved. This Participation Cymru course looks at how to make partnership working successful, with participants covering a range of aspects, including: looking at individuals’ roles within partnerships, being personally more effective and how to develop relationships within partnerships. Participations... |
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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...
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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?...
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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... |
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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...
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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...
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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... |
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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.
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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. |
4 events,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... 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... Cardiff Live Music Club present Ian HouseIan is a young, extremely talented musician and a former Young Theatre Organist of the Year. He is now a product specialist for Yamaha and in this concert he will be playing his Tyros 4 keyboard/organ setup.Welcome player: Tony KerrAmple parking, licensed bar and a warm welcome |
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This course is an introduction to child protection and is suitable for anybody working with children or who has contact with children in general. This is a half day courseThis course will help you to:- Understand legislation in relation to child protection,- Consider 'best practice' in relation to your responsibility for reporting child abuse,- Identify... |
4 events,This 1 day course delivered by Welsh Womens Aid will define assertiveness and help participants understand the implications of using non-assertive behaviour in various situations. Human rights issues and barriers to using assertiveness techniques will be identified.By the end of the day delegates will understand the influence that peer pressure has on individual behaviour and learn... 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...
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Barnardo's Neville Street Interpreter Service is facilitating a workshop ‘How to Work with Interpreters’. The course is designed for professionals who need to work with interpreters to enable effective communication with non-English speaking clients/service users. The course covers: - How to brief an interpreter prior to an appointment - Expectations of an interpreter - Time allowance...
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Early Support is the Welsh Government's mechanism to improve the quality, consistency and co-ordination of services for disabled children under the age of five and their families.Early Support Wales was launched in 2009; this is an oppotunity to learn from practice and evaluation from the first three years.It will provide information on the progress, development... |
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1 event,This is a 2 day course delivered by Welsh Womens Aid, aimed at professionals and volunteers working with women who are experiencing or who have experienced domestic abuse. By the end of this course, participants will be able to:Understand the dynamics of domestic abuseUnderstand the effects of domestic abuse on those who experience itUnderstand the... |
2 events,This one-day course delivered by Learning Disability Wales will help participants understand the range of policies affecting children and young people in Wales. It will help you understand how your work fits into local and regional policies, and will help you to influence their development.After this course delegates will have knowledge of: - Key policies...
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Communities First, in partnership with Eastern Leisure Centre and Several Cardiff East Health and Well-being Services, is hosting a FREE event with: - Free taster exercise and fitness classes (timetable available on the day) - Spin, Kettlebells, Fitball, Dance and more! - Free blood pressure testing (10am - 1pm) and health advice - Outdoor climbing... |
3 events,People who develop substance misuse problems usually have families and are often in contact with them. Sometimes they will be estranged from them. What ever the situation, the impact that substance misuse can have on families and others close to the substance misuser, is often profound. The Substance Misuse Strategy for Wales 2008-2018 notes the...
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Addressing inequalities within neighbourhoods and communities across Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan.You are invited to attend a training event being delivered by Dr Mike Grady of the internationally-renowned Marmot Review Team to help further understanding of the impact of inequalities on the population and to identify actions that work. A range of key partners...
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You are invited you to the second provider session as part of the Families First commissioning process on one of the following dates: Thursday 22 March 2012 or Friday 23 March 2012 At this session the project team will outline the specifications that are being developed for each of the Families First service areas and... |
2 events,Introduction to benefitsThis one-day introductory course has been repeatedly well received by both participants and organisations, and aims to introduce the welfare benefits system with simplicity, particularly the distinctions between means-tested, non-means tested, contributory and universal benefits.The course has been designed to enable delegates to recognise and understand the purpose of the most commonly claimed...
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You are invited you to the second provider session as part of the Families First commissioning process on one of the following dates: Thursday 22 March 2012 or Friday 23 March 2012 At this session the project team will outline the specifications that are being developed for each of the Families First service areas and... |
1 event,Llanrumney Communities First in partnership with the Cardiff Rivers' Group and Keep Wales Tidy are meeting up to conduct another clean-up of the Rhymney River. All equipment will be provided. |
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As part of the International Women's Day celebrations, Mandy Nash and Catherine Lewis will be demonstrating felt-making and paper casting, and Julia Thomas will be demonstrating Processing and Arduino, computing tools for creating visual images and interactive art. Visit www.bhac.org |
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1 event,Influencing the agenda:Keeping the focus on children and young people through the changes in social services Children in Wales Annual Round Table ConferenceMonday, 26th March 2012City Hall, Cardiff Discussions will focus around the Social Services (Wales) Bill and the implications for children, young people and their families. This one day conference is aimed at policy makers... |
2 events,Social Enterprise UK and the Scottish Social Enterprise Coalition (SSEC) have joined forces to host what will be the world’s biggest social enterprise event. The Social Enterprise Exchange will take place on Tuesday 27 March 2012 at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre in Glasgow. The Social Enterprise Exchange will host over 1000 delegates and 150...
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We are delighted to announce that the Fundraising Standards Board (FRSB) in Wales is funding three small charity training days, delivered by the Institute of Fundraising (IoF), during March 2012. Aimed specifically at charities with voluntary incomes under £1 million, this series of courses is aimed at building the fundraising skills of smaller organisations. The two... |
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Are you involved in managing or supporting volunteers? Perhaps you’re a paid worker or volunteer yourself. If so, come along to this Network meeting - you'll have an opportunity to share ideas and gain more knowledge, and meet with others in a similar role to compare experiences and encourage one another.The Cardiff Volunteer Co-ordinators’ Network is... |
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A Carousel of excitement, fun and adventure!A Carnival Themed Event giving young people a voice and info about services foryoung people in Cardiff(Carnival Dress Optional)
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Women Connect First invites you to the Equality and Diversity Festival.There will be: - Guest speakers - Dances from different parts of the globe - Singing, and schools choir - Henna tattoo and face painting - International Fashion Show - Food tastingThis event is organised in partnership with Cardiff Metropolitan University and Oxfam, and is...
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Beacon for Wales - Community University Partnership event will offer an opportunity to network withacademics, researchers and community organisations, to discuss partnerships in the area of interest and to learn more about what each of the parties can offer.It will be a perfect opportunity for professionals to share a couple of hours of creative thought... |
2 events,The ride from Merthyr Tydfil to Pedal Power in Cardiff takes place on Saturday 31 March 2012 - leaving Cardiff by bus at 9.15am or Merthyr at 10.00am.Get yourself fit for Pedal Power’s Sponsored Bike Challenge by joining the Family Bike Ride, which is being held in conjunction with Marie Curie Cancer Care, or if...
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Women's Workshop is running a DIY workshop for women.Have fun learning in a friendly, informal environment how to do easy jobs around the home. There will be an introduction to wall fixings, including shelves and mirrors.Spaces are limited so call now. The price is £20, which includes all materials and use of equipment. |
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