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In wales alone, over 550 more Foster Carers are needed to offer vulnerable young people a loving, secure and stable home; and this need for Foster Carers is ongoing during the coronavirus outbreak. Cardiff based Calon Cymru Fostering is working alongside the UK’s leading fostering charity, The Fostering Network, during this year’s Foster Care Fortnight campaign to raise awareness of the extraordinary dedication and the incredible work our Foster Carers do at this time, while encouraging more people to come…

  Cardiff-based Ajuda Training Academy’s new event Mental Health & Wellbeing Show ONLINE, will begin on the 18th May and run until 21st May, aiming to support people and raise awareness of mental illness and encourage kindness.  Despite the ongoing situation of COVID-19, it is important that people across the world feel connected, engaged and busy during this period of uncertainty. The organisation behind the postponed Mental Health & Wellbeing Show in Cardiff recognise the importance of this and have…

  Three quarters of Welsh adults say it is important that we learn from the coronavirus pandemic to be more kind as a society – Mental Health Awareness Week launch survey   Over two-thirds (69 per cent) of adults in Wales say that when people are kind to them it has a positive impact on their mental health.   Almost two-thirds of adults in Wales (65 per cent) say that being kind to others has a positive impact on their…

One of the biggest challenges for us parents is finding clever ways to help our kids maintain some sort of motivation, resilience and good study habits, and simultaneously make sure well-being is not suffering. Kids are missing their friends and need to use their phone to ‘meet up’ virtually. But where do we draw the line? How much is enough? There is no surprise that kids find the pressures of independent learning difficult, which in turn can have a detrimental…

With international travel all but banned for non-essential trips, NAT Group has announced it will discontinue its overseas operations and focus all of its efforts on running high quality bus services and private hire throughout the UK. NAT Group Managing Director Adam Keen said: “Following the latest Government guidelines that foreign holidays are unlikely for the remainder of 2020,  along with increasingly stringent social distancing measures being placed on transport operators, NAT Group has taken the decision to cease our…

In the past week ClearitWaste discovered a 2100% increase in searches for ‘can garden centres reopen’, indicating that Brits are eager to redecorate their outdoor spaces – however, they also found that 1 in 5 Brits don’t know where to begin! Making your garden presentable for the summer months can seem like a daunting task, but with the help of these quick tips, your garden will look fresh and tidy in no time.   1. Getting rid of weeds:  Getting rid…

Hay Festival Digital sees more than 100 award-winning writers, global policy makers, historians, pioneers and innovators take part, celebrating the best new fiction and non-fiction, and interrogating some of the biggest issues of our time, from Covid-19 and world health, to the climate crisis and our future, under the theme of #ImagineTheWorld. Live sessions will be streamed via Crowdcast, offering registered users the opportunity to interactive with fellow audience members and pose their questions to speakers.  Festivalgoers can explore the…

Organic Apoteke: Anxiety Reducing Yoga Flow for Mental Health Awareness Week (18th – 24th May) 1. Inhale & Exhale – Stand with feet under hips, lengthen the muscles of back and move crown of head towards the ceiling to gain as much length in the body. Place hands on either side of hips with palms facing outwards. Inhale as you take your hands out to the sides and upwards and over your head. Once all the way up, turn palms outwards…

The Welsh Government published a document on the 15th May setting out how it is considering the next phase for schools, in response to COVID-19. The Education Minister, Kirsty Williams, has described the working document as “setting out our current thinking” for how schools, other education settings and childcare providers’ operations will change to allow social distancing and other factors. Most schools have been closed since the start of the pandemic, with some open for the children of critical workers…

Futuregen by Dr Jane Davidson A new book by Dr Jane Davidson urges other nations to learn from Wales’ Well-Being of Future Generations Act.  In her new book, #futuregen: Lessons From a Small Country, ex-Minister for Environment, Housing and Sustainability, reveals what governments, policy makers and activists around the world can learn from the creation and implementation of the Well-Being of Future Generations Act, and the strong vision put forward by Wales.  Topics cover zero waste, supporting agriculture, supporting local…