Over the weekend of the 10th and 11th of June, Llantwit Major Arts and Crafts Group, who meet at CF61 on a fortnightly basis, hosted their annual exhibition in the main hall. The exhibition featured the work of a number of members of the group in a variety of media, from painting to patchwork. Much of the work was also for sale, from handmade cards to crocheted animals.

Over the weekend of the 3rd and 4th of June at CF61 in Llantwit Major, local artist Sue Dickson had an exhibition and sale of her life’s art work. All proceeds were in aid of the Motor Neurone Disease Association, a cause very close to the heart of the Dickson family. Hoddnant was open to the public between 11am and 3pm both days, with refreshments available for visitors.  

On Saturday 10 June, Barry Camera Club hosted its 25th Barrian Cup. A prestigious annual event where Camera Clubs and Photographic Societies from all over Wales and the West of England come to St. Francis Millennium Hall in Barry to compete for this annual competition of printed photographic images.

The St Athan Clothes Bank is delighted to be expanding to a weekly service in St Athan from 14th June. This enhanced service will be held in The Gathering Place each Wednesday from 10am til 1pm and will operate alongside the Community Cafe. This enhanced service at St Athan is in addition to the established busy weekly service at CF61 in Llantwit Major on Thursdays between 12.30 and 2 pm.

If you are 50 years of age or older, you can register for the Mid-Career Review webinars by visiting Wales Mid-Career Review webinars. Our next webinars will take place on 15 June (11:00 – 12:15) and 19 June (13:30 – 14:45) with further webinars each month. 

Dinas Residents delighted at the finishing of phase one of their community garden revamp. After many months of hard work and with the help of local firms the community garden phase one at Fairoaks has been completed.

Age Connects are offering for free or (a small donation) the following items if you are an organisation that would use them. 

The Welsh Charity Awards are back. Your chance to celebrate the life changing impact of not only charities but volunteers and voluntary organisations of all shapes and sizes in Wales.

A calendar of free online training and well-being/information sessions

A free cuppa, chat and information for you

The group were recognised in the Beautiful Coast Award category, at a ceremony held at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama on Wednesday 19th April 2023.

Ways to improve your health and wellbeing

Raise some dough, get baking this May for CP

The Vale's local radio station, Bro Radio picked up Silver at the 'radio Oscars' in London on Tuesday. Judged by a panel of experts, and organised by The Radio Academy, the ARIAS are the biggest awards in the UK for radio and audio production. The event was hosted by Rylan Clarke and Fleur East and held at London's Theatre Royal Dury Lane, which was filled with the very best of the UK Radio industry.

Looking after Your health

If you are in the middle of closing, downsizing or moving offices and have between 4 to 6 desks that you no longer need Age Connects might be able to take them from your hands.  

If you live in the Vale of Glamorgan and feel you need support to return to employment, training or work experience, then contact Vale of Glamorgan Council CELT +Project.

The Rights Ambassadors is a universal/open access county-wide youth project managed by the Vale Youth Service and funded by the Children’s and Young People’s Partnership. The group is part of the Children’s Commissioner for Wales’ Community Ambassadors scheme The Rights Ambassadors project raises awareness of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC)and the Children & Young People’s National Participation Standards.

Students from UWC Atlantic College recently joined our volunteers at CF61 in Llantwit Major to help with our new raised vegetable beds. They cleared, prepared and levelled the ground before adding the two raised beds made out of old pallets which they filled before planting.

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