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Playday is the national day for play, celebrated each year across the UK on the first Wednesday in August. Playday 2022 will be celebrated on Wednesday 3 August.

P&O Ferries yesterday (17 March 2022) announced it is making changes to its programme of work resulting in significant disruption across services over the new few days.

Leading UK Charities and industry bodies call on UK councils to create accessible and inclusive child play spaces. The joint statement, launched today, addresses the need to uphold every child’s right and need to play.

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Voice for Locals is seeking to support businesses in NI

This 2 hour training, delivered by Denise Wright of South Belfast Roundtable, aims to give:

Small Worlds workshops are café-style events, hosted by members of Belfast Friendship Club. Table hosts share their purely personal perspectives about how they’ve coped with their lives as migrant workers, asylum seeks, refugees, etc.

To celebrate the launch of our new training calendar, we have an offer available for all participants booking onto our new Building Foundations Series of courses in April.

Applications are now open for Adviser NI - Level 4 Certificate and Extended Certificate in Providing Social Security Advice

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Are you are looking for a fresh start or to kick-start this Springtime; or maybe you need to gain a different perspective on things outside of your control.

SVP has revealed that the number of requests for help with fuel in February 2022 has increased by a staggering 497% on the same period last year and is 152% higher than the number of people seeking the Society’s support for fuel in January of this year.

A ground-up Community Wealth Building approach to target poverty: The Combined Power of the NI Independent Advice Network as an Anchor Institution. 

There is clear evidence of East Belfast bouncing back better, as a record number of entries have been received for the sixth Eastside Awards in association with George Best Belfast City Airport.

SSE Airtricity has announced today (Friday 4 March) an increase of 39% effective from Friday 1 April 2022.

Retailer extends its charity partnership with NSPCC Northern Ireland for a third time to 2024 and commits to new £1.1 million fundraising target

Fifty-seven percent of families who have a child with a physical, learning, sensory, medical, undiagnosed or complex need are unable to play in play parks as often as they would like ...

Free e-learning on legacy archives to victims and survivors by Paper Trail. Watch, listen and learn at your own pace and in the comfort of your home.

Volunteer Now Enterprises Ltd is pleased to launch our new training calendar today.

1,500 breast screenings for local women to be delivered over three years

• Pandemic and increased cost of living means this is a growing risk that must be tackled now • Report discovers this could impact over 110,000 people in Northern Ireland

Charity scheme is reversing turning the tide of poor disability employment rates in Northern Ireland

PlayBoard NI, the lead organisation for the development and promotion of children and young people’s play has called for politicians to champion play, in the run-up to the May election.

With petrol prices nearing a 10 year high this week, just as many of us contemplate a return to office-based work, the cost of the daily commute will come into stark focus for many consumers.

The Consumer Council has retained best practice accreditations; the British Standard 18477 for Inclusive Service Provision, and the Customer Service Excellence Standard for commitment to high-quality customer service.