News & Updates
News and updates from Community First including our programme areas.
Tesco Bags of Help supports Community Organising project to launch new Volunteer Good Neighbour Schemes.
Community First is delighted to announce that we are in the customer vote for a Bags of Help grant from Tesco. Vote for us in Chippenham Tesco stores during November-December 2018!
Youth Action Wiltshire Celebrates 70 years with Beethoven’s 9th Symphony
Youth Action Wiltshire, the youth arm of Community First, has celebrated its 70th anniversary with a performance of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony.
Introducing new Community Organiser Clara
Community First welcomes new Community Organiser Clara Hickman to the team.
Cervical Screening Discussion Group
Are you a woman aged 25-35 in Wiltshire? We want to hear your ideas, thoughts or experiences of cervical screening (smear tests). Your feedback may help shape and improve this service and you’ll get a free £20 Love2Shop voucher as a thank you!
Macmillan Cancer Connections gets off to a great start!
Macmillan Community Development Coordinator Alex Neale shares her thoughts on kick-starting the Macmillan Cancer Connections project in Wiltshire
Community First Awards Celebration 2018: Full List of Winners
Community First held its Annual General Meeting and Awards Celebration at the Town Hall, Devizes on 11th October 2018. The Community First awards recognise and celebrate the exceptional contribution made by groups and individuals across Wiltshire and Swindon A massive...
Young Listeners Project Wins National Healthwatch Award
Healthwatch Wiltshire has earned national recognition for a project with Youth Action Wiltshire and Community Organisers from Community First, which gave hundreds of young people a chance to speak up about their mental health.
New Macmillan Cancer Connections Project
October 2018 marks the launch of an exciting new partnership between Community First and Macmillan Cancer Support. Macmillan Cancer Connections is a new community engagement project that aims to understand how being rurally isolated impacts upon experiences and associated outcomes for people living with cancer in Wiltshire.
NALC Representatives Give Positive Feedback on Community Organising Training
Clerks to Wiltshire Association of Local Councils (WALC) member councils are invited to attend a free ‘Introduction to Community Organising’ training session led by qualified Community Organisers Alex Neale and Katrina Watson from Community First and Social Action Hub Wiltshire and Swindon.
LACE UP: Community First supports ACRE to “Up” the health activities of rural residents in Wiltshire.
Community First is working with Sport England and Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE) to run a pilot project in 2018 which promotes cost effective physical activity, engagement in sport and healthy lifestyles in rural communities across Wiltshire.
Community transport team targets a million miles.
Community First has launched a digital campaign #OneMillionMiles with the ambitious aim of achieving a million volunteering miles in 2017 through the Wiltshire Link and Community Transport service.
Insurance training for local councils and village halls.
Community First is working in partnership with Wiltshire Village Halls Association (WVHA) and Wiltshire Association of Local Councils (WALC) to provide training for Local Councils and Village Halls about insurance
