• Swindon & Wiltshire Community champions
• Tuesday August 9 2022

NFU Mutual’s charity fund will help Wiltshire Community Foundation support refugees and struggling families

Grass Roots groups working with refugees and families affected by the cost of living crisis will benefit after staff at insurance firm NFU Mutual nominated Wiltshire Community Foundation for their company’s charity fund.

• Swindon & Wiltshire Community champions
• Tuesday August 9 2022

Inner Flame charity launches appeal to help young people’s mental health

Wiltshire charity Inner Flame has launched a £20,000 appeal so it can keep running programmes that help young people’s mental health – and is asking businesses and people to pledge support.

• Swindon & Wiltshire Community champions
• Monday August 8 2022

Tech firm Black Nova to run more ‘build a PC’ workshops in aid of mental health charity MIND

Tech solutions company, Black Nova, has announced more dates for its popular Build A PC children’s workshops to inspire kids about tech while also raising funds for the mental health charity, MIND.

• Swindon & Wiltshire Community champions
• Monday August 8 2022

Law firm Gardner Leader raises £7,500 for Thames Valley Air Ambulance

Thames Valley law firm Gardner Leader has raised over £7,000 during the last 12 months for the Thames Valley Air Ambulance.

• Swindon & Wiltshire Community champions
• Tuesday August 2 2022

Motor dealer Pebley Beach more than doubles fundraising tally for Swindon Carers Centre

Motor dealer Pebley Beach has more than doubled the fundraising tally achieved by charity Swindon Carers Centre during national Carers Week.

• Swindon & Wiltshire Community champions
• Monday August 1 2022

Wessex Water environment grants help reduce food waste, enhance wildlife and restore rivers

A partnership between Wiltshire Community Foundation and Wessex Water has resulted in more than £19,000 worth of funding for 15 projects aimed at improving the environment in communities across the county.

• Swindon & Wiltshire Community champions
• Monday August 1 2022

Wiltshire charities given a boost by Wiltshire Wildlife Community Energy fund

Two local charities have been given a welcome boost with over £3,000 in funding from one of Wiltshire’s largest not-for-profit solar energy enterprises, Wiltshire Wildlife Community Energy Ltd.

• Swindon & Wiltshire Community champions
• Monday August 1 2022

Dyson gives budding inventors at Lawn Manor Academy a helping hand

Budding inventors at Lawn Manor Academy in Swindon have been learning how to use engineering to combat air pollution, thanks to support from the James Dyson Foundation.

• Swindon & Wiltshire Community champions
• Friday July 29 2022

Haines Watts accountants pick up their golf clubs to raise more than £10,000 for charity

Accountancy firm Haines Watts recently sponsored Wrag Barn Golf Club’s annual golf day raising funds for Hft (formally known as Home Farm Trust) – a charity that provides a range of services for people with learning disabilities.

• Swindon & Wiltshire Community champions
• Friday July 29 2022

Financial advisors cycle to Scottish border and back in a week – without leaving their office

Staff at wealth management firm Brewin Dolphin in Marlborough cycled from their office to the Scottish border and back in a week – all without leaving their office.

• Swindon & Wiltshire Community champions
• Tuesday July 26 2022

TED Mortgages advisor runs 100km to raise cash for charity

Mortgage advisor Daniella Black has helped Swindon-based independent mortgage company TED Mortgages to raise much-needed funds for local charity SNDogs.

• Swindon & Wiltshire Community champions
• Tuesday July 19 2022

Military badge of honour for cyber security consultancy Computer Network Defence

Cyber security consultancy Computer Network Defence has received national recognition for its steadfast support of the military community.

• Swindon & Wiltshire Community champions
• Tuesday July 19 2022

Hendy Group makes potentially life-saving defibrillator investment in Wiltshire

Potentially life-saving defibrillators have been installed at 60 Hendy Group sites across the south and south west, including those in Wiltshire, as the automotive group puts the health and well-being of colleagues and customers as a top priority.

• Swindon & Wiltshire Community champions
• Thursday July 14 2022

Ben Amor wins 40th Hills Wiltshire Professionals’ Golf Championship

Ben Amor has won this year’s 40th Wiltshire PGA Championship – sponsored by The Hills Group – with a birdie on the last hole of 36 at Marlborough Golf Club on Thursday 7 July.

• Swindon & Wiltshire Community champions
• Thursday July 14 2022

Top security firm SSGC recognised for continued support of the armed forces

The UK’s fastest-growing security company, Swindon-based SSGC, has been presented with the highest badge of honour in recognition of its continued support of the armed forces.