by Anna Poulton In-Work Support Service Coordinator, Mid & North Powys MindThe In-Work Support Service is a new, Welsh Government funded service being delivered by Minds in Powys. It is a 2 years’ project focussed on reducing the impact of health issues in the workplace. It is aimed at individuals and businesses, providing therapeutic support for…
What is World Mental Health Day?The World Federation for Mental Health was founded in 1948 in the same era as the United Nations (UN) and the World Health Organization (WHO). This year, along with the NHS, it celebrates its 75th birthday.1992 saw the first World Mental Health Day, so this year’s awareness day on 10…
Lawnsiad Sefydliad DPJ o lyfrau plant hanfodolDPJ founder Emma’s children – Trystan, Mali & Erin Plant Emma, sylfaenydd DPJ – Trystan, Mali ac ErinOn Tuesday 10 October 2023, World Mental Health Awareness Day, The DPJ Foundation shared their first series of therapeutic children’s picture books the “Dan Y Bont” series with schools across Wales.The DPJ Foundation,…
This week, 13 – 17 November 2023, is Welsh Charities Week! It’s a chance to recognise and share the good work of charities, social enterprises, voluntary organisations and community and volunteer groups in Powys.According to WCVA, which hosts Welsh Charities Week: “The last few years have seen the sector and country as a whole endure…
Gareth Ratcliffe (sat centre) and the team of Hay on Wye Christmas volunteersThis seasonal blog post is about the benefits volunteering can bring to so many people and organisations over the Christmas season. There are so many volunteering options out there during the deep mid winter. It can make a refreshing change to do something…
by Rachel Maflin, Manager, Play Radnor“Children need the freedom and the time to play;play is not a luxury, play is a necessity.”Kay Redfield JamisonWe know that allowing children time to play brings enormous benefits to children’s development. Play helps children to make sense of the world, through exploration, imagination and experience. It helps children to…
Sat 28 – Sun 29 October 2023by Penny Hallas & Susan AdamsThe Art Lab was the culmination of A Private Land project, featuring 2 days of co-produced, collaborative art including sculpture, video, painting, drawing, animation – and events featuring performance poetry, music and projection. Having an Art Lab rather than an exhibition felt like the…
Summary: Researchers have identified the role of parvalbumin-expressing neurons in the cerebral cortex in regulating deep, restorative sleep that follows prolonged wakefulness. By studying sleep-deprived mice, the team discovered that these neurons are activated during rebound sleep, a state of longer and deeper sleep that compensates for sleep loss. The activation of these neurons is…
Plast Off! litter pick – Radnorshire Wildlife Trust volunteersIt can be easy at this time of year to retreat into a cosy home or bury ourselves in work. Living through some of the shortest days of the year in challenging weather conditions can seem relentless sometimes (though – fingers crossed – we are promised a…
Few things in my fifty years of ministry have been more gratifying than to see the purposeful, all-wise, absolute sovereignty of God, which we call “providence,” move from being a stumbling block to faith to being a faith-sustaining, sanity-preserving rock of refuge for ordinary Christians passing through hellish circumstances. For example, a quote from one…