Huntington’s Disease is an inherited and degenerative brain disorder. It is caused by a faulty gene and can affect people in a range of different ways.
The spirit and ethos of WOMAD touched the hearts of many during community relations week 2014, as Beyond Skin facilitated workshops and events proving beyond doubt Music Arts & Dance can be the healer and part of the answer to building up good relations.
Young up and coming presenters and fresh TV creative talent in Northern Ireland will have an exciting new stage to perform on when The Arts Show: Introduces makes its debut later this year.
Guide Dogs NI, RNIB NI, Angel Eyes and Jordanstown School are working in partnership to develop an innovative programme for families with a child who has a visual impairment.
A new version of the NSPCC’s successful campaign the Underwear Rule has been launched in Northern Ireland to help parents teach children with learning disabilities about sexual abuse.
Filmmakers aged 4-25 from the UK and Ireland, are being invited to submit their short films to the AES Cinemagic Young Filmmaker Competition which honours the best of young filmmaking talent across different categories, from best script to best director!
Housing Rights Service has just launched a new video to help tenants make the most of living in the private rented sector. You can view the video at http://bit.ly/1mnWJGN
HMRC have stated that 2 million people will shortly receive Income Tax demands for underpayments for 2013-14 while 3.5 million people will be eligible for a rebate. Which category do you fall into or which category should you be in?
Cancer Focus NI calls on everyone to support its campaign, Equal Access to cancer drugs for patients here, on equalaccessni.org. Read Nicola Russell's story on the Cancer Focus Facebook.
Today (24 June 2014) sees the launch of two new free online tools which will help charities and other groups in Northern Ireland, and across the UK, focus on capturing what they do and think more about their overall impact on the people they support.
For anyone keen to find out more information about the Warm Homes Scheme or who wants to access a free Benefit Entitlement Check they should contact Warm Homes on 0800 988 0559 or www.warm-homes.com.
Barnardo's UK new CEO Javed Khan recently paid his first visit to Barnardo's NI with a visit to Largymore PS to hear about the range of work Barnardo's carries out in the Lisburn area.
Bryson Energy is piloting a Handyperson service for residents over 60 living in the Belfast area. If you would like to use the Bryson Energy Handyperson service contact M.07850 707588 or email: handyman@brysonenergy.org
As part of its role in championing adult learning and keeping it high on the agenda, FALNI held an event in the Long Gallery in Stormont on 16 June to kick start Adult Learners’ Week.
Parenting NI Online Consultation
Have you heard of the term ‘child sexual exploitation’ before? How confident would you be of recognising the signs of child sexual exploitation? What can parents do to keep children and young people safe?
JMD Training are moving round the corner to 65 Boucher Crescent. Our new training facility will boast 3 large training rooms, an ICT suite, a 'chill-out' zone for candidates, board room, office facilities and ample off-street car parking facilities.
NCB NI in conjunction with NICMA - the Northern Ireland Childminding Association, has conducted groundbreaking research on childminding practice, exploring issues around mixed age care settings and quality.
A group of pupils from Holy Rosary Primary School visited the Aurion Learning Headquarters on Tuesday 17th June to mark the conclusion of another year partaking in educational initiative Time to Read.
The Cancer Focus Northern Ireland annual ManAlive conference this year focused on the best ways to communicate with men about cancer prevention, the importance of early diagnosis and treatment, and where to find support.
Leading cancer charity Cancer Focus Northern Ireland is calling on everyone to pledge their support for equal access to cancer drugs for patients in Northern Ireland in a new online campaign. Visit www.equalaccessni.org to register your support.
