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          People we have loved and lost are often on our minds as we remember the times we spent together and the lasting memories we made.  This spring, Julia’s House, is launching a special way to remember our loved ones with a Forever Butterfly.  The local children’s hospice charity has ...more

        Wiltshire Council will be running FUEL camps during the Easter school holidays and is encouraging families with children eligible for benefit related free school meals to sign up. The council will be delivering the Holiday Activity and Food programme, known locally as FUEL during the Easter, Summer and Christmas school holidays in 2023. The FUEL programme is funded by the Department of Education and will deliver ...more

          We’re calling on the people of Wiltshire to tell us what you think we should be working on in the coming year. Each year we decide on our key projects, based on public feedback, and we’d like your views to help us plan what we should be focusing on in the next 12 months. We have shortlisted ...more

The Independent Visitor Scheme needs more volunteers! Independent Visitors are adult volunteers who are matched with young people in care to visit, advise and befriend them. We currently have nearly 70 approved and matched Independent Visitors but with over 400 young people in care in Wiltshire, we need more to provide ...more

      The £2 single bus fare promotion has been extended until 30 June, so people in Wiltshire can enjoy cheap and convenient travel until the summer. The promotion, which began on 1 January, is proving to be very popular in Wiltshire, with one bus operator in the county seeing more than 70,000 reduced-fare ...more

        “If you’re interested and want to know more about fostering – get in touch and ask the questions.” That’s the advice from Jason who along with his partner Charlie have been foster carers with Wiltshire Council for almost three years. They had already adopted one child and wanted to ...more