Volunteering & Charities
Mediationplus secures Big Lottery funding for CLASSP
CLASSP (Co-ordinating Local Agencies for Separating and Separated Parents) - A new service for families affected by parental separation in Swindon and North Wiltshire
Mediationplus has secured 3 years funding from the Big Lottery to provide services to the separating and separated families of Swindon and North Wiltshire. After an initial assessment, the CLASSP pro...
Change the world in your pyjamas
‘Microvolunteering’ is the buzz word for doing small charitable works in the comfort of your own home or office and in support of Big Society aims, writes Sue Dunmore, Swindon Volunteer Centre manager.
‘Microvolunteering’ is the buzz word for doing small charitable works in the comfort of your own home or office and in support of Big Society aims, writes Sue Dunmore (pictured), Swindon V...
Eventful year for Swindon Salzgitter Twinning Association
Link with Salzgitter in Germany gives Swindon people chance to share with European partner
Swindon Salzgitter Twinning Association has had an eventful year with the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee year being celebrated in both towns. Association chairman Roger Gower said the royal river page...
Shoe boxes on their way from Haydon Wick
A family affair as pupils and parents pack shoeboxes for Samaritan's Purse charity
Haydon Wick Primary School made their annual shoebox collection for Samaritan’s Purse a family affair in November when parents were invited to take part in a day of packing and preparing boxes f...
Asda appeals for tokens to be used
West Swindon ASDA community co-ordinator Jan Kilby asks customers to return the 50,000 tokens which have gone missing.
Asda’s Community Life Project which champions local groups and promotes community spirit has had a great reception in West Swindon with groups benefiting from customers voting for groups using t...
50 years of experience keeps The Khyber at the forefront
Wiltshire's oldest Indian restaurant celebrating its fiftieth year
Wiltshire oldest Indian restaurant, The Khyber at the bottom of Victoria Road,has been celebrating its fiftieth year in 2012 and showing off why it’s considered one of the premier curry houses i...
Alan Duncan MP impressed by Swindon charity Lights for Learning
Solar powered system endorsed by UK's International Development Minister
The invention that is helping children and adults in communities where electricity is not always available has been given endorsement by the UK’s International Development Minister Alan Duncan. ...
Volunteers wanted at Swindon primary school
Lethbridge Primary School at looking for volunteers to listen to children read.
Wanted..... Do you have time to listen to children read? We are looking for volunteers who would be willing to help out either on a regular or ad-hoc basis. If you can help please contact us on ...
West Swindon restaurant offers space to charities
Money raised on 12 November for Mayor of Swindon's charities at Miah, Shaw Ridge
The Mayor of Swindon Michael Bray welcomed members of the three charities he is supporting during his year in office to a curry night at Miah, Shaw Ridge on 12 November. This year he is raising money...
Local charity aims to take the loneliness out of Christmas
Christmas Tea Party for the elderly at Milton Lilbourne Village Hall - 9 December
Milton Lilbourne Village Hall, 9 December, 2.00pm A local branch of Contact the Elderly (Swindon 2), is aiming to put some fun back into Christmas for lonely elderly people. The branch will host a sp...
Swindon Images Calendar 2013
Pete's calendar will raise money for Swindon Therapy Centre for Multiple Sclerosis
Pete Wilson from West Swindon has produced a calendar from his own collection of images taken in and around Swindon which he is selling to raise money for Swindon Therapy Centre for Multiple...
Can you help bumble bees and butterflies in your garden?
What can we do over the winter to encourage more pollinating insects?
Bees are responsible for pollinating a substantial proportion of our food-producing plants, and yet the population of pollinating insects is increasingly at risk, particularly after the wet summer wea...
Shaw Residents Meeting - December 3
New members welcome to attend meeting at 8.30pm, Shaw Community Hall
Shaw Residents’ Association (SRA) next meets on Monday 3 December to discuss issues of community concern and provide a forum to work with statutory authorities, voluntary organisations and busin...
Frock Swap and Ladies Night - 4 December
7-9pm Tuesday 4 December at The Spot, Swindon
Donate your unwanted good quality items and pick up women’s clothes, men’s wear, shoes, jewellery, unused beauty products and accessories from 50p - £1. New Items, Party wear, Coats...
Pets are good for us
Older people's health can benefit from owning a pet
Pets are good for us…but health fears of the over 60’s stop many from owning them, RSPCA survey reveals Pet ownership declines with age as we worry about our own health, despite clear he...
Take the GWH drop to mark 10 years
Challenge yourself to take part in a 90 foot fundraising abseil at Great Western Hospital - 8 December
Great Western Hospital is calling on people to rise to the challenge and take part in a 90 foot abseil on Saturday 8 December as part of a week of events to commemorate the tenth anniversary since it ...
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Swindon Santa Run in aid of Wiltshire Air Ambulance - Lydiard Park, 2 December
Sign up now to keep the life saving helicopter flying
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CANCELLED: Kingsdown School, Swindon - 22 November
Predicted bad weather forces Kingsdown Community Ambassadors to cancel Family Fundraiser in aid of Children In Need
Events like Roller-Skating, Cooking, Badge Making, Biscuit Decorating, Trampoline, Nationwide Education, Basketball, Swindon Town Football, Quiz, Games, Yoga & more will now not take place because...
Carers - know your rights!
Find out more at Carers Rights Day on 30 November at The Academy, Great Western Hospital, between 9.30am and 12 noon.
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Meet the coodinator of The 100 Women Book for Nepal
Rosa Matheson will be signing copies of 'A Day in the Life of 100 Women in Britain' at Pen & Paper, Old Town on Tuesday 27 November, 7pm.
Rosa Matheson from Highworth, who coordinated A Day in the Life of 100 Women in Britain featuring many stories by Swindon writers, will be signing copies on Tuesday 27 November, 7pm, at Pen & Pape...
The Youth Life Project
Tell your story and be part of the 'My Story' project - free workshops on 1 December
Following the success of TYLP’s #Youth Stories campaign The Youth Life Project & Fixers UK are working together on a project called 'My Story'. Youth Stories is a campaign set up by The You...
Community Carol Singing for Swindon charities: 21 December
Ask your friends and neighbours to go carol singing and raise funds for Ruby's Fat Cow Fund, CLIC Sargent and 25% to your school.
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Swindon school hosts Fairtrade Enterprise Day
Churchfields Academy pupils learn the importance of Fairtrade in developing countries at Fairtrade Enterprise event.
Pupils at Churchfields Academy in Swindon were given the opportunity to learn the importance of Fairtrade in developing countries in a special Fairtrade Enterprise event. The school invited 60 pupils...
Last few tickets available for Moonbears film premier at Vets Klinic: 27 November
Swindon Animals Asia Support Group showing award winning film 'Cages of Shame'
Swindon Animals Asia Support Group is showing Cages of Shame, the award winning film by Martin Guinness, at Vets Klinic, Unit 2, Callenders, Paddington Drive SN5 7YW on Tuesday 27 November, 7pm. Th...
First Aid Heroes to be recognised at National Awards
Individuals recognised for saving lives/championing first aid
A Swindon worker has reached the final of a national competition - the second annual St John Ambulance First Aid Awards. Juliet Goodsell has been shortlisted in the Workplace Hero category, which ack...
Scouts get ready for Christmas deliveries
Scouts in Swindon taking part in annual Scout Christmas Post - stamps on sale at 25p each.
Scouts across Swindon will once again be taking part in the annual Scout Christmas Post and will be selling stamps at 25p each. 1st Westlea Cubs and Scouts will be selling at the West Swindon Centr...
