Having a job with a proper wage is really important to people, and it can be difficult for people with learning disabilities to get a paid job.
Most people believe that this needs to change, that's why the North Wales Together Transformation Team is helping the 6 North Wales Councils and the Health Board to develop a plan setting out what needs to happen to help more people with learning disabilities to get a paid job.
The plan will look at
The team are arranging another walking trip on the 13/07. The club could be a great way to get outdoors, to meet new people and to catch up with old friends!
This time the team have arranged a walk in the woods, and we will be meeting at the Tyn y Groes Car Park in Ganllwyd at 10:30am. Remember to bring your own packed lunch and suitable clothes. Also, we kindly ask for a £2 donation on every walk to put into our walking group fund.
The National Autism Team are planning an employment event for autistic people, the event will be going ahead in December.
The event will be developed in partnership with autistic people. If you wish to be part of the planning process, please note at the end of the survey or contact the team by e-mail at: AwtistiaethCymru@WLGA.gov.uk.
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The Gwynedd Learning Disability Transformation Group are keen to have lay members as part of the Group. Please note that this is a voluntary role.
The purpose of the Learning Disability Transformation Group in Gwynedd is to:
The team are arranging a walking club trip in Trawsfynydd next week. The walking club will start at 10:30am on the 25/05. The club could be a great way to get outdoors, to meet new people and to catch up with old friends!
The club starts with a walk around the beautiful Trawsfynydd Lake. Remember to bring your own packed lunch and suitable clothes. Also, we kindly ask for a £2 donation on every walk to put into our walking group fund.
The team are starting a walking club in the Dolgellau area next week. The walking club will start at 10:30am on the 18/05. The walking club could be a great way to get outdoors, to meet new people and to catch up with old friends!
The club starts with a walk along the Mawddach path. Remember to bring your own packed lunch and suitable clothes.
If you have any questions regarding the group, get in touch with us by e-mail at llwybraullesiant@gwynedd.llyw.cymru, or through the 'get in touch with us' page on this website.
We look forward to seeing you there!
It will be mental health awareness week on the 10th to the 16th of May.
During the week, the Gwynedd Council will be promoting the Five Ways to Wellbeing by appointing a day of the week for each of the 5 themes of the Five Ways (see poster attached). A video will be shared each day on the Council’s Facebook/Twitter pages that will include a familiar face discussing the particular theme of the day e.g. Connecting with others and the importance of the Five Ways to Wellbeing in general, as well as sharing information posters.
After quite a difficult time for all, which has affected many of us, it is now more important than ever that we look after ourselves. This booklet has been compiled by a number of agencies (who formed the Gwynedd Health and Wellbeing Partnership) in order to:
For us to be healthy it's important that we look after our feelings as well as our body. Emotional well-being is equally as important as physical well-being.
On the bottom of this page you'll find an Easy Read PDF booklet written by Public Health Wales (NHS). The booklet was released back in April 2020, but the information and messages it contains remain useful to us all today.