News & Updates
News and updates from Community First including our programme areas.
Save the Date: Community First AGM & Awards Celebration 2019
The Community First Annual General Meeting & Awards Celebration 2019 will take place on Wednesday 9th October 2019 at the Town Hall in Devizes.
Community Meet-Up Wiltshire & Swindon
Come along to a meet-up organised by our Community Organisers. This is for people who are involved in their community or interested in being more involved.
Macmillan Cancer Connections: You never know what you may find behind a closed door…
As a community organiser it is normal for me to be faced with a door and never know what is behind it. More often than not it is a smiling face and an amazing life and behind this door is no exception…
Macmillan Cancer Connections: Wessex Cancer Support Centre
You may have been following me getting to know the amazing volunteers at Wessex cancer support centre in Salisbury… last week I visited to talk about the imminent closure of the centre.
New Link Scheme Audit for 2018 – 2019
The 2018 – 2019 Link Scheme Audit highlights how Link Scheme volunteers have gone above and beyond to deliver a fantastic service for local communities.
NEW Training Offer: MiDAS – the Minibus Driver Awareness Scheme
MiDAS – the Minibus Driver Awareness Scheme provides a nationally recognised standard for the assessment and training of minibus drivers and is offered to Wiltshire community groups.
Community First Gets Lippy in Support of National Campaign
#GetLippy is a campaign from charity The Eve Appeal, designed to help people talk openly about gynaecological health
Community Groups and Charities to have their say!
Wiltshire based organisations are invited to be part of a consultation about the challenges they currently face and the resources and support available in the region.
Community Led Housing: April 2019 Newsletter
Read the April 2019 edition of the Community Led Housing newsletter to Parishes, informing them of progress to date with Community Led Housing (CLH), within Wiltshire.
Macmillan Cancer Connections: Hearing Swindon
Towards the end of March, I went along to Toothill Community Centre in Swindon to do some illustrative note taking at the Connecting People Network. Co-hosted by Margaret Firth from Wiltshire Community Foundation this meet-up was a fantastic day that gave residents,...
Community First launches redeveloped website for Wiltshire Village Halls Association (WVHA)
Community First has launched a redeveloped website for the Wiltshire Village Halls Association. The new website, designed and developed by our in-house creative design and marketing agency Bold, makes it easier than ever to find the perfect venue for your event.
Macmillan Cancer Connections: A visit to the Royal United Hospital in Bath
Macmillan Community Development Coordinator Alex Neale recently went to visit Rowan, a clinical Nurse Specialist at the Royal United Hospital in Bath to find out more about the support available from Macmillan.
