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08 January 2025

Call to action to support vulnerable local people during winter

We are appealing for donations to our Surviving Winter programme, which supports older and vulnerable people in Wiltshire and Swindon during the coldest months of the year.

04 December 2024

Inspiring Confident Allyship

On 22 November, 120 people from across the county gathered together in the Legends Lounge at Swindon Town Football Club to learn more about how they can help to create a safer and fairer society for women and girls.

22 October 2024

Volunteer who helped award millions in grants to young people praised

We are paying tribute to a former volunteer who has helped support the educational aspirations of thousands of young people in the county, following the end of his tenure.

17 September 2024

Event to inspire allyship and gender equality

Wiltshire Community Foundation is inviting individuals, companies and small businesses to join them for an event on 22 November to raise awareness of gender inequality and the importance of male allyship.

31 July 2024

Celebrating 20 years of generosity from RWK Goodman

Wiltshire Community Foundation is proud to celebrate 20 years of partnership with legal experts RWK Goodman, who have generously supported us since 2004.

22 July 2024

Dick Lovett pledges generous support for Care Leavers Programme

We are pleased to announce a new partnership with major South West car dealer group Dick Lovett, in a significant step to support care leavers in Wiltshire and Swindon.

20 December 2023

Season of Goodwill

It’s that time of year – system overload! Is Die Hard a Christmas movie? Should sprouts be stir fried? Did the Grinch steal Christmas? And how did Cameron Diaz fit all those coats in her suitcase for The Holiday?

20 November 2023

More than just swimming

I love a story about triumph over adversity and the latest Netflix offering called Nyad is just that. Annette Benning valiantly plays the role of Diana Nyad who, at 64 years of age, was the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida.

07 September 2023

Practice makes perfect!

I love this time of year, not least because two of my favourite guilty pleasures are about to start. Strictly and the Bake Off! I’m a terrible dancer and an abysmal baker but at this time of year, I become an armchair expert on both.

10 August 2023

Star Trek and the next generation

When I was a child I wanted to be Captain Kirk of the Starship Enterprise. This had nothing to do with the uniform but everything to do with being able to say ‘Beam me up Scottie’. I had high hopes that by the time I had grown up, someone would have invented something that meant I could be beamed anywhere around the world.