News & Updates
News and updates from Community First including our programme areas.
Community First Young Listeners shortlisted for Children & Young People Now 2016 awards.
Community First and Healthwatch Wiltshire supported a group of Young Listeners to find out how young people in Wiltshire feel about Health and Social Care. The project was shortlisted for the Children & Young People Now 2016 awards.
Village Halls: New website offers promotional opportunities.
Community First and Wiltshire Village Halls Association (WVHA), has invested in the development of a new website to ensure that much needed support continues to be provided to village halls and community buildings in Wiltshire.
Wiltshire Young Carers service update.
During the last twelve months we have provided intensive support to 180 young carers and delivered 69 bespoke group work respite programmes. Highlights include; Residential leadership programmes at Oxenwood Outdoor Education Centre and environmentally focussed...
Project Inspire service update.
An update from Youth Action Wiltshire Project Inspire. Throughout the last year over 80% of young people referred to our provision NEET have moved into Education, Employment and Training (EET).
Supporting and celebrating youth clubs in Wiltshire.
It is a pleasure to support the 100’s of dedicated volunteers who facilitate Wiltshire’s Youth Clubs. Each of our 65 affiliated youth clubs is different, but all offer safe places for young people to go, role models and positive activities that promote personal development.
Press Release: Building Bridges Programme launch event, 8th November 2016, Devizes.
Launch of new £3.9M Building Bridges Programme across Swindon & Wiltshire to make skills development, education and employment more accessible for all.
Community First volunteers work has estimated value to Wiltshire of £2m per year.
Community First recognises the amazing contribution made by volunteers during our annual awards ceremony. Our volunteers offer an incredible £2m worth of time to support our projects each year. Bravo!
Salisbury United Reformed Church benefits from Cleansing Service Group grant.
Salisbury United Reformed Church celebrated the addition of a new hall floor, funded by a £5,400 grant from The Cleansing Group Ltd, through the Landfill Communities Fund.
Funding enables vital works and community access for Bemerton’s St John’s Church.
St John’s Church in Lower Bemerton recently opened its doors to celebrate the renovation of the Church. The renovation was funded through the Landfill Communities Fund, administrated by Community First.
Volunteers travel just under 1 million miles for Link.
In 2015 Wiltshire Link volunteers travelled almost a million miles to help people in need in their local communities. Find out more about this amazing achievement and the Link volunteering campaign.
New £3.9M programme confirmed to help people in Swindon and Wiltshire move towards training and employment.
Community First, has been successful in leading a partnership that has secured £3.9M funding, to help those facing the largest challenges in accessing skills development, training and employment in Swindon and Wiltshire.
Exciting announcement about community development and ‘bold’ services via Community First
Exciting announcement about the amalgamation of DEVELOP and Community First Community Development services along with the introduction of a new creative and digital service for the sector called Bold.
