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Adferiad – Unpaid Carer Group
If you are an unpaid carer supporting someone with a mental health condition, anyone is invited to attend our group sessions. You do not need a referral to join our monthly groups.
The next Meeting will be held on 21st January 2026 between 11am to 1pm, at Bridge Between Community Centre, Heol Y Llongau, Barry CF63 4AT.
In October, our speaker, Elliot Jones from Warm Wales, will be discussing the advice and support they provide to help people keep their homes warm and safe.
The carers group is available to any unpaid carer providing support to someone with a mental health illness. Light refreshments are provided, and all are welcome.
For more information call: 07597 579 005
email: . natalie.dyer@adferiad.org
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The Parents’ Voice – January 2026 Newsletter
The Parents’ Federation latest newsletter is available to view and download.
The button below will navigate you to The Parents' Voice – January 2026:
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 All Wales Carers Assembly 2026
Carers Wales would like to invite you to be part of a unique opportunity for unpaid carers from all parts of Wales to come together, share experiences and shape the national conversation on caring.
Next year Wales will head to the polls to choose the next Welsh Government, setting the direction for important public services for years to come.
On March 23rd Carers Wales will host an All-Wales Carers Assembly. By attending you will have the opportunity to hear from and engage with senior policy makers and leaders of services and take part in open discussions and collaborative workshops designed to capture real experiences and practical ideas. The Assembly provides a supportive space for carers to connect, learn from one another, and help shape meaningful change.
The All-Wales Carers Assembly will take place in the iconic Wales Millenium Centre in Cardiff Bay. A limited support fund is available to carers to enable attendance at the event.
We want to ensure a diverse and representative group of carers are able to attend, so we are inviting anyone interested in attending to submit an Expression of Interest to be considered for a place at the Assembly.
To find out more about the event, and to register your interest to attend, click the link below:
Me Time - free online sessions for Carers
Tuesday 20th January, 11am to 12pm: Wellbeing for Carers
This session will look at some easy ways to improve your mental and physical wellbeing as an unpaid carer. We’ll look at the PERMA model of wellbeing - Covering positive emotions, engagement, relationships, meaning and achievement.
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Thursday 22 January, 11am -12pm: Laughter Medicine Workshop
Research has shown that just 15 minutes of laughter a day can provide us with incredible benefits for our health.
Join Laughter coach and carer Jaycee La Bouche in this fun, uplifting workshop, combining laughter yoga, breathing techniques and tension releasing exercises to help reduce stress, improve mood and boost energy.
Tuesday 27 January 2026: 11am – 12:15pm: Understanding Power of Attorney with Damian Lines
The session will be presented by Damian Lines TEP, Managing Partner at Rubin Lewis O’Brien Solicitors in Cwmbran, South Wales.
Planning for the future is one of the most important steps you can take to safeguard the well-being and interests of your loved ones. Join us for an informative session on the essential aspects of setting up a Power of Attorney. This session is perfect for anyone looking to plan ahead and gain peace of mind.
If you currently receive carers’ information in the post, or if someone has forwarded this information on to you, we would be very grateful if you could provide an email address, so you do not miss out on opportunities to apply for funding or attend an appropriate training course, for example.
Note: If you have received this email from us, you do not need to provide your email address.
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Adferiad – Grŵp Gofalwyr Di-dâl
Os ydych chi'n ofalwr di-dâl sy'n helpu rhywun â chyflwr iechyd meddwl, mae croeso i chi ddod i’n sesiynau grŵp. Does dim angen atgyfeiriad arnoch i ymuno â'n grwpiau misol.
Cynhelir y cyfarfod nesaf ar 21 Ionawr 2026 rhwng 11am ac 1pm, yng Nghanolfan Gymunedol The Bridge Between, Heol y Llongau, Y Barri CF63 4AT.
Ym mis Hydref, bydd ein siaradwr, Elliot Jones o Cymru Gynnes, yn trafod y cyngor a'r cymorth y maent yn eu darparu i helpu pobl i gadw eu cartrefi yn gynnes ac yn ddiogel.
Mae’r grŵp gofalwyr ar gael i bob gofalwr di-dâl sy'n rhoi cymorth i rywun sydd â salwch iechyd meddwl. Croeso i bawb, a bydd lluniaeth ysgafn ar gael.
I gael rhagor o wybodaeth ffoniwch: 07597 579 005
Ebost: . natalie.dyer@adferiad.org
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Llais y Rhieni – Newyddlen Ionawr 2026
Mae'r cylchlythyr diweddaraf gan Ffederasiwn yr Rhieni ar gael i'w gweld a'i lawrlwytho.
Bydd y botwm isod yn eich llywio i 'Llais y Rhieni' - Ionawr 2026 (yn Saesneg yn unig).
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 Cynulliad Gofalwyr Cymru Gyfan 2026
Hoffai Gofalwyr Cymru eich gwahodd i fod yn rhan o gyfle unigryw i ofalwyr di-dâl o bob rhan o Gymru ddod ynghyd, rhannu profiadau a llunio'r sgwrs genedlaethol ar ofalu.
Y flwyddyn nesaf bydd Cymru'n mynd i'r polau pleidleisio i ddewis Llywodraeth nesaf Cymru, gan osod y cyfeiriad ar gyfer gwasanaethau cyhoeddus pwysig am flynyddoedd i ddod.
Ar Fawrth 23ain bydd Gofalwyr Cymru yn cynnal Cynulliad Gofalwyr Cymru Gyfan. Bydd cyfle i gyfranogwyr glywed gan uwch lunwyr polisi ac arweinwyr gwasanaethau ac ymgysylltu â nhw a chymryd rhan mewn trafodaethau agored a gweithdai cydweithredol a gynlluniwyd i gasglu profiadau go iawn a syniadau ymarferol. Mae'r Cynulliad yn darparu lle cefnogol i ofalwyr gysylltu, dysgu oddi wrth ei gilydd, a helpu i lunio newid ystyrlon.
Cynhelir Cynulliad Gofalwyr Cymru Gyfan yng Nghanolfan Mileniwm Cymru eiconig ym Mae Caerdydd. Mae cronfa gymorth gyfyngedig ar gael i ofalwyr i alluogi presenoldeb yn y digwyddiad.
Rydym am sicrhau bod grŵp amrywiol a chynrychioliadol o ofalwyr yn gallu mynychu, felly rydym yn gwahodd unrhyw un sydd â diddordeb mewn mynychu i gyflwyno Datganiad o Ddiddordeb i gael eu hystyried am le yn y Cynulliad.
I gael gwybod mwy am y digwyddiad, ac i gofrestru eich diddordeb i fynychu, cliciwch ar y ddolen isod:
Me Time - sesiynau ar-lein am ddim i ofalwyr
Dydd Mawrth 20 Ionawr, 11am - 12pm: Llesiant i Ofalwyr
Bydd y sesiwn hon yn edrych ar rai ffyrdd hawdd o wella eich meddyliol a chorfforol fel gofalwyr di-dâl. Byddwn yn edrych ar fodel lles PERMA - Yn cwmpasu emosiynau codarnhaol, ymgysylltiad, perthnasoedd ystyr a chyflawniad.
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Dydd Iau 22 Ionawr, 11am - 12pm: Gweithdy Meddygaeth Chwerthin
Mae ymchwil wedi dangos y gall dim ond 15 munud o chwerthin y dydd roi manteision anhygoel i'n hiechyd.
Ymunwch â'r hyfforddwr chwerthin a gofalwr Jaycee La Bouche yn y gweithdy hwyliog a chodi calon hwn, sy'n cyfuno ioga chwerthin, technegau anadlu ac ymarferion rhyddhau tensiwn i helpu i leihau straen, gwella hwyliau a rhoi hwb i egni.
Dydd Mawrth 27 Ionawr 2026: 11am – 12:15pm: Deall Atwrneiaeth gyda Damian Lines
Cyflwynir y sesiwn gan Damian Lines TEP, Partner Rheoli yn Rubin Lewis O’Brien Solicitors yng Nghwmbrân, De Cymru.
Cynllunio ar gyfer y dyfodol yw un o'r camau pwysicaf y gallwch eu cymryd i ddiogelu lles a buddiannau eich anwyliaid.
Os ydych chi'n derbyn gwybodaeth gofalwyr drwy’r post ar hyn o bryd, neu os oes rhywun wedi anfon y wybodaeth hon ymlaen atoch, byddem yn ddiolchgar iawn pe gallech ddarparu cyfeiriad e-bost, fel nad ydych yn colli cyfleoedd i wneud cais am gyllid neu fynychu cwrs hyfforddi priodol, er enghraifft.
Nodwch: Os ydych wedi derbyn yr e-bost hwn gennym ni, nid oes angen i chi ddarparu eich cyfeiriad e-bost.
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