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9th April 2020, 3:12pm | by David
Despite the majority of Care Homes now being closed to visitors, Care Home Volunteers’ (CHV) amazing befrienders are still managing to keep in touch with residents by writing cards and postcards, bringing much cheer, news and continued contact. CHV volunteers ...more
9th April 2020, 2:32pm | by David
Wiltshire Council is supporting the county to be as active as possible while its leisure facilities are currently closed and people have to stay at home. The council has been working to develop a wide range of online services that are now available on Wiltshire Council’s ...more
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9th April 2020, 2:13pm | by Marc Read
Dear all, The current situation regarding Covid-19 is having a profound effect on struggling and vulnerable households. In this difficult and unprecedented time we would like to assure you that our service is still running. With adjustments like working from home and ...more
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by David
Are your family holiday snaps fading? Have pests nibbled the only image of your Victorian great-grandmother? Are you struggling to store those glass lantern slide photographs you inherited? Book in to our workshop and join archive conservator Sophie Coles to learn about the best ...more
by David
Workhouses, prisons and asylums could be very grim places – they conjure up images of Oliver Twist, hard labour and ice baths. They could also be very un-Dickensian: some workhouses even gave tobacco to their inmates or paid for the men to be shaved by a barber. The records ...more
by David
VE Day and the aftermath of the Second World War marked the beginning of a huge period of change across the country, from ‘slum’ clearances and ambitious building programmes to the beginnings of the permissive society and sweeping social change. This talk will introduce you ...more
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12th March 2020, 1:56pm | by Jane Hunt
We are currently looking for volunteers to help in Tidworth Library at the following times: Tuesdays 10 am – 1pm Thursdays 10 am – 1 pm Saturdays from 1 – 4 pm. Our Community Library Volunteers provide volunteer operated opening hours at the library, which is in the Tidworth Leisure Centre. This is a great role if you enjoy meeting people of all ages and have a love of books and reading. Our volunteers ...more
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20th February 2020, 12:04pm | by Clare Lucas
Do you have some spare time to get involved in a volunteering opportunity with Alzheimer’s Society? We are seeking local people ready to take up a fun, friendly, super-flexible volunteering opportunity, with its Side by Side service. Volunteers will be paired with someone with dementia, so ...more
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6th January 2020, 9:26pm | by Fiona Cox
Wiltshire and Swindon Credit Union is a not-for-profit financial co-operative offering savings schemes and low-cost loans for Wiltshire residents. We provide an alternative to pay day lenders and loan sharks for our local communities. We would like to extend our network of local Community Service ...more
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@CllrWhitehead has delivered his latest Our Leader has delivered his latest vlog in which he explains how we’ve been busy processing grants for sm…
These are brilliant and very popular. I even listened in and my youngest child is 20 years old! t.co/R7dInX4iRU
It is fantastic that there are so many people offering help but some keen energetic volunteers like these two don't… t.co/rcY7dWiYhh
Tweets | by Our Community Matters Tidworth
Here you can find more Tweets from Tidworth along with Tweets from Wiltshire Council.
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