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Cancer Focus Northern Ireland has launched a free Schools Health Education Package (SHEP) to tackle childhood obesity, sunburn and smoking to reduce children’s future risk of cancer and other serious health conditions.

Every physical and mental aspect of a woman’s adult life is influenced by her daily and monthly hormonal cycles. The Yoga Fellowship of Northern Ireland (YFNI) invites you to find out more about how yoga can help women through their hormone cycles.

Cancer Focus Northern Ireland, new name for the Ulster Cancer Foundation, is providing a Zest for Life programme for cancer patients in Ballymena.

Are you an organisation looking at ways to diversify or sustain your current activities? Have you considered exploring Social Enterprise as a business model? Perhaps you work with community groups and could support them to explore this.

Are you an organisation looking at ways to diversify or sustain your current activities? Have you considered exploring Social Enterprise as a business model? Perhaps you work with community groups and could support them to explore this.

WRDA are offering a FREE Breast Awareness Programme to Women’s Groups in the Belfast Trust and South Eastern Trust areas.

At our Active in the Community event in October, we will be giving away £18,000 worth of outdoor gym equipment.

Outdoor gyms remove many of the barriers to exercise. They are free, accessible and can be used 24/7.

Northern Ireland’s largest retailer of books, stationery, news and magazines, Eason, today donated €20,000 to children’s charity Barnardo’s as part of a new partnership aimed at boosting children’s literacy levels.

Community Arts Partnership has teamed up with Culture Night Belfast to offer community groups across the city to a range of special initiatives which will offer groups the opportunity to experience and contribute to Culture Night.

Forestside Shopping Centre has teamed up with Barnardo's NI to raise £30,000 to help fund the charity's work for vulnerable children and young people in Northern Ireland.

Cancer Focus Northern Ireland, the new name for the Ulster Cancer Foundation, is holding a number of walks in the Belfast, Bangor and Downpatrick areas for anyone who has been affected by cancer.

A couple from Bangor who were worried they might not be able to have children after they both had cancer will be tell their story at a Cancer Focus Northern Ireland conference in Belfast on Saturday 15th September, marking World Lymphoma Awareness Day

In response to the housing stimulus package announced by David Cameron’s government, Cameron Watt, on behalf of the Northern Ireland Federation of Housing Associations (NIFHA), said:

Northern Ireland must not be forgotten in housing stimulus package.

Cancer Focus Northern Ireland, the new name for the Ulster Cancer Foundation, in association with the National Association of Laryngectomee Clubs, will be hosting a conference for laryngectomy patients, carers and health professionals.

Cancer Focus Northern Ireland, new name for the Ulster Cancer Foundation, is providing a Zest for Life programme for cancer patients in the North West.

Book Conference Passes now: online at www.activeinthecommunity.com or by phone 0799 078 0453

Active in the Community takes place at The Ramada Hotel, Shaw's Bridge, Belfast: 9th and 10th October 2012. Conference Passes can be booked online at www.activeinthecommunity.com or phone: 0799 078 0453

Active in the Community takes place at The Ramada Hotel, Shaw's Bridge, Belfast: 9th and 10th October 2012. Conference Passes can be booked online at www.activeinthecommunity.com or phone: 0799 078 0453

GSK’s IMPACT Awards are designed to reward charities that are doing excellent work to improve people’s health. Organisations must be at least three years old, working in a health-related field in the UK with income between £10,000 and £1.5 million.

Is your Group involved in the promotion of wellbeing and positive mental health? If so, this course is for you! Book by 14th Sept and second person receives 50% discount!! Limited places available - so don't delay!!

NICVA’s Centre for Economic Empowerment’s second masterclass series for voluntary and community organisations begins this September. The series will examine some of the key economic issues we face today with the aim of ensuring the sector is well informe

13 organisations from across Northern Ireland have been shortlisted in the Coca-Cola 125 Thank You Fund.

The Comber Foundation are holding a Golf Classic & Ladies Spa Day on 21st September at Edenmore Golf Club, tickets cost only £50 each, with all proceeds supporting the work of the Comber Foundation

A Homely Planet radio hub will be located in Espresso East Cafe, Newtownards Road. 5th - 8th September, (11am - 3pm daily), as part of the East Belfast Arts Festival.