Learning Disability Week 2025: “Do You See Me?”

Learning Disability Week is an opportunity to educate, raise awareness, and shine a light on the experiences of people living with a learning disability. This year’s theme, ‘Do you see me?’, challenges us all to recognise the barriers many people still face and to celebrate the unique contributions they make […]

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Return to School Grant for farming families

The Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RABI) Return to School grant is back for 2025. The grant offers a fixed sum of £200 per school aged child (4-16 years old) to working and non-working farming families that have farmed for a minimum of 2 years. The first phase of the grant […]

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Grants for physical activities

Parkinson’s UK’s Physical Activity Grant is now open, offering grants of up to £3000 to support physical activity projects for people living with Parkinson’s. Applications can be made by local community groups and clubs, exercise coaches, activity providers and physios who have a connection to the Parkinson’s community. You can […]

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Staying well this summer

With the hot weather upon us it’s important to take extra steps to keep ourselves and others, healthy and well. Our dedicated Keeping Well in Summer page is packed with helpful tips to help you stay cool, hydrated and safe in the heat – especially if you’re older, caring for […]

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Refugee Week 2025

Refugee Week celebrates the resilience and creativity of refugees and people seeking sanctuary. The theme for 2025 is ‘Community as a Superpower’ and the campaigns highlights the power of simple acts. The Refugee Week website has lots of resources, from recommended literature to a curated programme of free films. Events have been taking […]

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What’s new on the Talk Community directory?

The weather’s heating up, and so is the list of great things happening across Herefordshire! From community teas and carers groups to nearly new sales and social events, there’s plenty to get involved in this month. Here’s a look at what’s just been added to the Talk Community Directory: Baby […]

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FREE training opportunity

If you work with children and families across Herefordshire, we’d like to invite you to attend a fully funded training opportunity next week on Tuesday 17th June. The training is ‘Safeguarding Children Level 2’ and will help you understand your safeguarding roles and responsibilities, recognise the different categories of child […]

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Loneliness Awareness Week 2025

In last week’s newsletter, we highlighted some of the many awareness campaigns taking place throughout June, and this week it’s Loneliness Awareness Week – an annual campaign focused on reducing the stigma around loneliness and helping people find meaningful connections. There are many reasons someone might experience loneliness, and sometimes we all […]

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Carers Week 2025

Whilst Carer’s Week comes to an end on Sunday, the work of unpaid carers continues around the clock. If you, or someone you know is an unpaid carer, there’s plenty of information available on the Talk Community Directory. There’s lots of regular events for carers featured on our what’s on calendar, […]

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