News & Updates
News and updates from Community First including our programme areas.
Volunteers Week 2020
During #VolunteersWeek we are saying a BIG THANK YOU to volunteers across the county with daily stories via BBC Wiltshire to make you smile while you work.
Headlines: Summer 2020 Edition
HEADLINES News and updates from our programmes and servicesWELCOMEA note from our CEO Lynn Gibson Welcome to our latest e-news bulletin. I hope you enjoy all the stories and updates about how everyone has come together to adapt and deal with the Covid-19 situation....
Macmillan Cancer Connections: Planting Seeds
With so many aspects of our lives having to be adjusted over the past weeks it has not been surprising to see new ways of working emerging from the many volunteers that are supporting out in our communities.
Hidden Heroes – Wiltshire Young Carers Need Your Help
This Thursday we are asking members of the public to recognise local Hidden Heroes by sharing their weekly clap for the NHS with the young carers supported by Youth Action Wiltshire.
Headlines: COVID-19 Edition
Find out how Community First is working with volunteers, groups and organisations to support communities during the COVID-19 crisis.
Macmillan Cancer Connections: Volunteering through COVID-19
How do we continue to reach the isolated and vulnerable in this uncertain time? This week Alex caught up with Community First’s Volunteer Community Organiser, Stevie.
Macmillan Cancer Connections: Volunteer Heroes
Alex shares an update on some of the groups that she has worked with on this project; and what they are getting up to while the country is on lockdown…
Rooms needed to house rough sleepers and the homeless during COVID-19 crisis
Wiltshire Council has made an urgent call to hoteliers, B&Bs, and Airbnb providers to come forward to offer accommodation to house homeless people in Wiltshire during the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis.
Coronavirus
An update from Community First and its programmes and services in relation to COVID-19 (Coronavirus).
Headlines: An update from our programmes and services (Spring 2020)
In the February 2020 edition of Headlines, we share the latest news and updates from across our programmes and services.
Alex reflects on the Big Community Cancer Conversation
Macmillan Senior Community Development Co-ordinator Alex reflects on the Big Community Cancer Conversation, an event held on 15th January that saw 45-50 people come together to have conversations around how they felt about Wiltshire’s current services.
National Village and Community Hall Survey
The ACRE Network needs your help with a crucial census. Carried out once every ten years the survey will provide up to date information about halls and the social and economic impact they deliver for their communities.
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