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Community Safety Plan DWFRS Community Safety Plan can be found on the DWFRS website; http://www.dwfire.org.uk/community-safety-plan/   Prevention We are committed to making a real difference to the lives of people in Dorset and Wiltshire. Our aim is to reduce the level of risk and harm to our communities from fire, ...more

Home-Start is open and we are continuing to support families through phone/video call support. Whilst government restrictions means home-visiting and group support is not currently possible, both will resume as soon as government guidance allows. In the meantime, we continue to welcome new requests for help. We understand ...more

Wiltshire Council has provided mental health and resilience webinars to volunteers who have been supporting residents during COVID-19. In March, hundreds of community groups and volunteers sprang into action alongside Wiltshire Council to immediately support their communities when stay at home restrictions were introduced. Wiltshire Council has been in regular contact with the groups throughout this challenging time and it was felt it would ...more

A vigilant man has become the first Wiltshire resident to receive a financial reward through Wiltshire Council’s We’re Targeting Fly-tipping (WTF) campaign after witnessing an offence of fly-tipping in Purton. Information was collated by the resident and provided to Wiltshire Council, which resulted in a £400 fixed ...more

Wiltshire Council has the third highest number of ‘made’ Neighbourhood Plans in the country – as a national milestone of 1,000 made local plans has been passed.  Neighbourhood Plans give communities direct power to develop and shape the development and growth of their local area, allowing local people to choose where they want new homes, shops and other developments to be built. This allows people to plan for developments that meet ...more

Wessex Community Action has created an online survey to try to gain a wider understanding of how the pandemic is impacting Wiltshire’s voluntary, community and social enterprise sector’s finances and staffing; and the potential impact this may be having on beneficiaries. The information you provide will support our ...more