News from your Community

Are you looking after someone?  Do you live in the Marlborough area? Being a carer often means you might not be able to take time for yourself.  This can result in you feeling overwhelmed or anxious.  Counselling can help cope with these feelings. Thanks to funding from the Marlborough Area Board, Carers Support Wiltshire ...more

Alzheimer’s Support is urgently seeking compassionate men and women to join its small team of support workers in the Pewsey area. The charity has some lovely clients who would benefit enormously from its unique brand of companionship, carefully planned outings – and whose family members so badly need a break. ...more

Community First supports 42 Link schemes in Wiltshire & Swindon, led by an amazing group of volunteers who help keep communities connected to local services. Link schemes help to keep local communities connected to vital services, by connecting volunteer drivers (using their own cars), with passengers who have limited ...more

Police and Crime Commissioner Angus Macpherson has launched a survey to collect feedback on policing: what is being done well and where improvements could be made, as well as a proposed increase in the policing element of the council tax. The suggested increase equates to £15 a year, per household, on a band D property. ...more

Wiltshire Citizens Advice offers free, confidential, impartial advice online, over the phone and via email.  People come to us with all sorts of issues. We give up-to-date advice on benefits, work, money and debt, consumer rights, family issues and more.  Coronavirus has made life hard for many people we’re here to ...more

HELPING MY CHILD TO LEARN MATHS ONLINE Online course coming to a digital device near you! 20 January 2021 10:00-12:00 What is this course about? 1 session a week for 5 weeks. Discover how maths is taught in schools today. Explore tips and ideas for encouraging your child’s maths skills. Develop your maths skills so that ...more