News & Updates
News and updates from Community First including our programme areas.
Community Led Housing: Free Virtual Event
Would you like to learn more about community led housing? If so, Homes of Our Own would like to invite you to join a special event organised to spread the word about community led housing
Urgent Call for Volunteers: Transport for Covid-19 Vaccinations
We are urgently looking for people to volunteer with their local Link Scheme and support the national Covid-19 vaccine effort, by transporting people to and from their appointments. Can you help us?
Headlines: Winter 2020 Edition
Welcome to the Winter 2020 edition of Headlines, with news and updates from Community First and our programmes and services.
Building Back Better & Stronger: Event Invitation and Voluntary Sector Impact Survey
Wessex Community Action has extended an invitation to a virtual ‘Voluntary Sector Forum’ event on Tuesday 15th December. There is also a survey to complete for VCSE Organisations
Village Hall Safeguarding Week
Community First is working with Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE) to promote safeguarding as part of Village Halls Safeguarding Week 2020
Youth Action Wiltshire Christmas Raffle
Youth Action Wiltshire is hosting a virtual Christmas Raffle to raise vital funds to programmes and services for young people in Wiltshire.
Joining Youth Action Wiltshire with a ‘Splash!’ (Quite literally)
This week I joined the Youth Action Wiltshire team as their new Marketing and Fundraising Coordinator and was given the opportunity to experience first-hand some of the incredible projects the charity runs for young people.
Your Invitation: Community First Virtual AGM 2020
We would love you to join us for our AGM on Wednesday 14th October 2020 at 6pm which will be held remotely via Zoom this year due to the current Covid-19 situation.
Building Bridges Programme jointly awarded Team of the Year at ERSA Employability Awards 2020
The Building Bridges Programme is celebrating its first national award after being jointly named as ‘Team of the Year’ at the ERSA Employability Awards 2020.
Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall cuts the ribbon to re-open Oxenwood Outdoor Education Centre
We were delighted to welcome Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall to Oxenwood Outdoor Education Centre today, to mark the reopening of the centre. The Duchess has also extended her patronage of Community First until 2025
Community First awarded £59k from the National Lottery to support ongoing work with communities impacted by Covid-19
Community First is delighted to have been awarded almost £60,000 in National Lottery funding to support its work communities and individuals impacted by Covid-19 in Wiltshire and Swindon.
Macmillan Cancer Connections: Alex reflects on May 2020 and moving forward
Macmillan Cancer Connections has brought together over 30 people through digital platform meet ups over the past month. In this post, Alex reflects on the project in May and moving forward.
