You are invited to the launch of the Healthy, Wealthy and Wise Project. Fairwater Leisure Centre, in conjunction with Age Concern Cardiff and the Vale, and the neighbourhood management team for Cardiff West are bringing the Healthy, Wealthy and Wise project to Fairwater.The Healthy Wealthy Wise project was first started 23 years ago in Ely...
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3 events,This course is run by Diverse Cymru and helps people who work with adolescents who may come into contact with young people at risk of experiencing mental distress.Price: £110.Find out more on the Diverse Cymru website.
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Join BAWSO to celebrate International Older People's Day.The day will include: - Presentation - Discussion group - Share and learn about the contribution older people make in our communities - Information stalls and workshopsLunch will be provided. Crèche available on request. The project is being funded by Welsh Government. |
4 events,This is a 3-day course. Here are the dates: Tuesday 2, Wednesday 3 October and Thursday 18 October. Aims:To provide learners with the knowledge, skills and confidence to plan, prepare and deliver training sessinons. Content: This three-day course will give you an overview of learning theory, improve your knowledge of planning tools for delivering and evaluating training,...
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This lively, participatory workshop provides an opportunity for peers to engage, share and support each other.Attendees come from a range of different organisations in the public and third sector that focus on a variety of issues. The network is suitable for anyone from any level within an organisation that has an interest in practical participatory...
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This WCVA free event will launch a European funding scheme for the Convergence areas of Wales. The event will inform organisations about the Engagement Gateway project, what it can invest in and will include a Q&A session. The Engagement Gateway project will invest in organisations that are working with the economically inactive and the hardest... |
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4 events,This NewLink Wales course is aimed at people new to delivering training or group work. The course aims to give learners an introduction into the skills and practices as a trainer.Voluntary sector price: £155 Who’ll take care of you if you’re a victim of crime?This autumn we all have a vote to decide who our new local Police and Crime Commissioner is. But as well as being in charge of local policing, they’ll soon be responsible for providing help to victims of crime too. Make sure your vote counts...
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A Diverse Cymru training courseAn introduction to ensure understanding of the main obligations of employers and service providers.Price: £70Find out more on the Diverse Cymru website.
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Fully bookedThe course is suitable for those new to fundraising or those wishing to gain further insight into fundraising processes.You will examine all aspects of preparing a funding application and gain practical insight into identifying the most appropriate sources of funding for your organisation. The course will also provide an overview of the current funding... |
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Diverse Cymru is pleased to celebrate the official opening of the accessible lift at Cardiff Castle, which for the first time in the Castle's illustrious history provides access to those with barriers to access to the Main House. This is the result of a long campaign by Diverse Cymru and the Cardiff Council Access Focus... |
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2 events,Sunday 7 October is the first Recovery Sunday in Wales. On this Sunday, Living Room Cardiff is asking all Christians in Wales to unite in prayer for those who are slaves to addiction. The Welsh Council on Alcohol and Other Drugs has established the Living Room, a community bilingual recovery centre in Cardiff. In less... Join George Thomas Hospice Care for a relaxed sponsored four-mile walk through Bute Park - and remember to bring your dog! |
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Valley and Vale Community Arts presents 'A Cultural Connection' - an evening celebration of cultures through music, singing and dance.Price: £3 (concessions: £2) Free entry for refugees.All money raised will go towards refugee arts projects. |
3 events,AimsTo improve delegates' ability to assist tenants in debt, in order to improve their financial situation and ultimately prevent eviction. Delegates will learn methods and tactics for dealing with a range of debts commonly experienced including rent, utilities, credit cards and other consumer debts. Course includes - causes of debt - priority & non-priority debts -... Olympic fever has inspired WCVA to ensure that this year’s funding conference is worthy of a gold medal.First off the blocks: how to get ahead in funding your future will showcase the very best in Welsh fundraising and will guide you through key funding trends and funder policy – and make your group a front... 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, holistic approach to have more autonomy where possible. This Oncoursetraining Team workshop:identifies the complexities of the disorder - introduces... |
6 events,Coming together: environment matters | Influencing equalities at a local level - a WCVA event Our Chief Officer Sheila Hendrickson-Brown will be chairing this event. Coming together: environment mattersA look at community-led environmental regeneration. Litter, graffiti and vandalism can have a major impact on community and personal well-being. New research from the Carnegie UK Trust highlights... This NewLink Wales course is aimed at people who have completed NewLink Wales’ Substance Misuse Awareness course and it may also be suitable for people who have some knowledge of substance misuse already.Voluntary sector price: £155
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Fully bookedResults Based Accountability (RBA) Theory & PracticeThis course will help you to:· Get to grips with Results Based Accountability· Understand its principles, values and practices· Discover its context in relation to Cardiff· Gain practical experience of completing report cards"I have a good understanding now of RBA""Excellent; could do again"
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The Welsh Local Government Association and the Beth Johnson Foundation would like to invite you to attend this FREE training day on intergenerational practice. The training day will cover:• Intergenerational Practice and why it is important• Effective Intergenerational Practice and how it can enhance service delivery• The challenges of bringing different generations together• Importance of preparation...
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Hayaat Women Trust invites you to support World Mental Health Day.Representatives from NHS Psychiatric Department, Llandough Hospital and Somaliland Mental Health Group will be available on the evening. |
4 events,Many organisations are seeing the benefit of gathering "real-life" stories from service users, staff and volunteers to help improve their service delivery. This session explores the range of methodology being used to collect and share stories and offers some practical exercises to get you thinking about how you might approach story gathering in your work.The...
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Working effectively with interpreters should be a skill, which every professional possesses. Working with an interpreter does present challenges and to ensure that equal opportunities are upheld and that certain groups are not denied access to any services. To achieve this aim, all professionals should receive training in working with interpreters as a core part...
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Customer Profiling and Equality Information:Analysis, Outcomes and Improving Service DeliveryThis is a chance to increase your knowledge about how the equality information that you gather through customer profiling and other sources can be used to improve service delivery and equality related performance. This is a practice-focused session and will include: - Representatives from Hafod... |
1 event,Steve Povey, Head of Shelter Cymru’s Legal Team, will provide a valuable insight into the revised Code of Guidance. The guidance provides a range of good practice to assist and work to prevent and tackle homelessness.This briefing will provide you with further details on the guidance that Local Authority staff and elected members must consider... |
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2 events,The Institute of Fundraising Cymru's South Wales conference will offer delegates a holistic insight into fundraising.An opportunity to enhance your fundraising skills with a full day of presentations and break out sessions with experienced practitioners in the field, and to meet up with other fundraisers in Wales.Compere - Arfon Haines DaviesThe Institute of FundraisingPeter Lewis -...
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Children and young people consistently say that they would like to be able to talk more with their parents about these issues. Parents also would like support and information to enable them to do this with comfort and confidence. The range of issues presented by parents can vary enormously, from responding to questions from young... |
2 events,Join Disability Wales as they continue their 40th anniversary celebrations. - On the evening of 17 October, there will be a 70s themed anniversary and disco - Annual Seminar on 18 October: expert speakers and depate on forty years of campaigning for disabled people's rights - AGM and Election of Board Members
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This FREE training will give participants a greater awareness of what life is like for people with dual sensory impairments.The morning session will be repeated in the afternoon from 2-3.30pm. |
5 events,This Participation Cymru WCVA course will help you explore how to use social media within your own organisation to engage with service users and communities.Target audience:Frontline staff and managers looking to develop the use of technology as a method to engage with service users and communities.Content:Participants will explore the use of social media as tools... This half-day Learning Disability Wales course serves as an introduction to PCP in transition and looks at how transition can impact young people. It looks to examine how the Real Opportunities Project works with young people, families and professionals to overcome some of the difficulties faced around transition.The course will look forward to the statutory...
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Cardiff Central Library, in partnership with Black Voluntary Sector Network Wales (BVSNW), presents Black History Month Celebration - with inspirational community champions: Betty Campbell, Glenn Jordan, Steve Khaireh and Sheila Hendrickson-Brown.FREE admission.
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NewLink Wales invites you to their AGM.Speakers include Dr Josie Smith, Public Health Wales; Mark Erica, G4S; and Charlotte Hopkins, NewLink Wales.Refreshments will be provided. |
1 event,This is a Cymorth Cymru event.Plenaries: - Launching a strategic partnership to support not for profit care providers in Wales – Joy Kent, Cymorth Cymru and Des Kelly, National Care Forum - What do not for profit providers want from a representative organisation? – Hugh Irwin, Cymorth Cymru Board Member - What sets the third... |
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FREE and for all the familyA day packed with arts, crafts and performances from around the world, school and community exhibitions plus historical talks and workshops. The day has been put together by the African Partnership Group made up of over 15 grass root organisations that aim to break down barriers, challenge perceptions and enable cross...
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To celebrate the opening of the ‘Keeping The Art of Braiding Alive’ exhibition, there will be a launch involving members of the project demonstrating braiding and talking about their experience of being involved in the project. Members of the public will get the opportunity to learn about the art of braiding and have a go... |
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1 event,Are you working with black and minority ethnic communities? Would you like to improve your understanding about cultural and religious sensitivities?This NewLink Wales course is aimed at people with little or no knowledge in different cultures. It aims to bring a broad understanding about the different cultures and the impact that substance misuse has on... |
6 events,You may have a brilliant product or service to offer but do the right people know about it? How we engage with customers, whether they are consumers or other organisations, is crucial to our success in the voluntary sector, but few of us have the resources to employ marketing specialists.This one-day WCVA course will help... Evening Dinner and ReceptionUndeb Africa (Solidarity Africa) is three charities based in South Wales that work alongside the amazing women of Africa to support them in transforming their lives.All the charities work on integrated programmes to ensure a sustainable and empowered future for the women and children they exist to support. The three charities are... This course is run by Diverse Cymru and helps you to recognise the signs and symptoms of someone with mental health problems; to respond to various mental health crises, engage with, support and signpost people to appropriate professional help.Price: £110.Find out more on the Diverse Cymru website.
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Cadw in partnership, with the WCVA, is holding a number of drop-in events around Wales to discuss proposed changes to the way we protect our heritage in Wales, as part of the development of a new Heritage Protection Bill. They are interested in hearingwhat is important to you.Drop in to the following events at any...
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Diverse Cymru will be opening its doors to service users and partners for one afternoon only! There will be an opportunity to have a look around our relatively new offices and meet the staff. The office is wheelchair friendly, and you are welcome to visit and find out more about what they’re up to. Food...
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This will be your opportunity to hear the candidates’ manifestos, and to ensure that they are each influenced as to the role that the third sector can play in supporting community safety.Light refreshments will be available.To register your interest, please email enquiries@vamt.net or telephone 01685 353900, stating the name of your organisation (and yours), and... |
4 events,Celebrating Black History MonthFREE Zimbabwean singing workshop - led by Grassroots Theatre Company of Bulawyo. Organised by Newport Community Voices Association.Find out more about Black History Month here.
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You are invited to a special FREE workshop, sponsored by C3SC in partnership with the University of Derby and People Can.Over the past three years the Belief, Discrimination and Equality research project at the University of Derby has built on research carried out over ten years ago, to examine how people’s views and reported experiences...
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Screening of the new James Bond film 'Skyfall'. Drinks Reception, Entertainment & After Party. Before General Release.Dress Code: Dress to impress/Lounge SuitTickets Available From Cancer Research Wales. Tickets £25.00Tel: 029 2031 6976 |
2 events,Amateur Beer FestivalCompetition entries welcome - minimum of 20 pints to be judged on the day.
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Postponed until further noticeFollowing a very successful first training session on due regard, Swansea University has fixed a date for a second training event. The price is £50 per participant (maximum 25 participants). They will be considering the meaning of ‘due regard’ and how the Welsh Ministers should approach the discharge of their due regard... |
1 event,Celebrating Black History Month - with traditional Zimbabwean dance, music, rhythm and song.Tickets: £4 (concessions: £3)Find out more about Black History Month here. |
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2 events,A one day workshop for public agencies in WalesThis interactive workshop will share the practical experience of the Ageing Well programme and help participants to develop their thinking about the steps that their councils can take as part of the new Ageing Well in Wales programme.With a rapidly ageing society there is a need for...
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Come to learn 'Bharatanatyam'A traditional South Indian Classical Dance to unleash your spiritual power and a path to discover a new way of healthy life style.Come and learn from the Qualified dancer and teacher “MRS.REKHA GIRISH” being organised by MEWN CYMRU in partnership with “THE MENTOR RING”.Attend a FREE two-day workshop on Indian Classical Dance... |
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Advice Providers' Network is a network of all organisations in Cardiff who deliver advice to the public on any issue. This meeting is the first meeting since the end of the BDO review of advice services in Cardiff. Agenda to be announced.
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Fully bookedThis certificated course is for anyone handling food as part of the work of their voluntary organisation. It is accredited through the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health. The course will cover:• How to take personal responsibility for food safety• Importance of keeping clean and hygienic• Importance of keeping the working areas clean and... |
2 events,As the cost of living increases and welfare changes bite deeper, it is more important than ever that people know what support isavailable to help them manage or regain control of their finances.This Shelter Cymru one-day seminar will examine strategies and practical ideas for housing managers, advisers, tenants and service users.It will focus on workshops offering...
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The Welsh Ambulance Service is holding this FREE event in partnership with the Henna Foundation. There will be: - Information on local services - Blood pressure checks - Refreshments - ... and much more |
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South Asians are three times more likely and black people twice as likely to have an emergency hospital admission for their asthma compared to those in the white population. - Key issues for BME people relating to asthma - What Asthma UK wants to achieve in Wales - Key priorities for leaders - Action planning... |
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Please support Karina Menzies' children by going along to this fundraising event at St Paul's Church in Grangetown. |
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Cardiff Third Sector Council has supported the fireworks event in Rumney for the last three years and it has been very successful in stamping out antisocial behaviour in the ward over Bonfire night. This year the FREE event will span two nights and two locations with Big Bang @ Greenway Primary on 4th November and... |