Swindon & Wiltshire Social Monday March 23 2026 Wiltshire law firm names charity of the year Wiltshire law firm Goughs has named Wiltshire & Bath Air Ambulance as its charity of the year. From April 2026, Goughs will be supporting the charity that keeps the helicopter in the air – flying critical, lifesaving medical care […]
Swindon & Wiltshire Governance Thursday March 19 2026 Community Foundation named one of UK’s best An organisation that distributes around £2.5 million in grants each year to charities, community groups and individuals across Wiltshire and Swindon has been named among the best in its field. Wiltshire & Swindon Community Foundation has been awarded the […]
Swindon & Wiltshire Social Thursday March 19 2026 Photographer snaps veterans in charity collaboration Wiltshire-based professional photographer Barbara Leatham is collaborating with local veterans’ charity Entrain Space to photograph former military personnel. The former Royal Air Force photographer continued in the profession after her time in the military came to an end. Now […]
Swindon & Wiltshire Social Thursday March 19 2026 Financial expert ‘locks’ in to sponsorship deal Financial expert Southby & Co Financial Planning has ‘locked’ into a sponsorship deal to support its local canal. Founded by Dave Southby, the Wroughton-based financial adviser is sponsoring the landing stage at the stretch of the Wilts & Berks […]
Swindon & Wiltshire Social Monday March 9 2026 Charity which helps autistic adults find work celebrates impact An organisation that helps autistic adults find work will host an evening of celebration later this month to share plans for the future of the charity. Pennyhooks Farm Trust is a rural charity, based on a 100-acre organic working […]
Swindon & Wiltshire Social Monday March 9 2026 Gardner Leader brings business community together for International Women’s Day Swindon and Berkshire law firm Gardner Leader welcomed over 130 business leaders and professionals from across major industries to Somerville College at the University of Oxford to celebrate International Women’s Day. The March 5 event, sponsored for the third […]
Swindon & Wiltshire Social Tuesday March 3 2026 Applications open for donations for charities helping young people into work A programme that aims to award £300,000 to registered charities that support employability among young people is open for applications. The Persimmon Charitable Foundation is running its open application programme for a second year. The first of two funding […]
Swindon & Wiltshire Social Monday March 2 2026 Outdoor educator Kyt Lyn Walken joins Alabaré as ambassador Wiltshire-based homelessness charity Alabaré has appointed internationally-known tracker, outdoor educator and founder of The Way of Tracking, Kyt Lyn Walken, as an ambassador for the organisation. Kyt has a global community that follows her work in nature connection, wellbeing, […]
Swindon & Wiltshire Social Thursday February 26 2026 Tour de Trowbridge announces lead sponsor Frozen meals manufacturer apetito has been unveiled as the headline sponsor of the Tour de Trowbridge cycling event, taking place on Sunday, May 31. The community sporting event will bring together cyclists of all ages and abilities from across […]
Swindon & Wiltshire Social Monday February 16 2026 Health and safety firm to raise £1,000s for kids charity The team at Wiltshire health and safety consultancy Secure Safety Solutions have announced their ambitious plan to raise thousands of pounds for a local charity in 2026. Andrew Wilkinson started Secure Safety Solutions in 2019 with his wife, Kim, […]
Swindon & Wiltshire Social Thursday February 12 2026 Business centre names Ipsum as its charity of the year A Swindon business centre has announced that it will support Ipsum, the Swindon-based mental health and wellbeing charity, as its charity of the year. The partnership will see the Nexus team, caféNexus customers, and more than 50 business centre […]
Swindon & Wiltshire Social Monday February 9 2026 Builders blow their own trumpet with bandstand donation A developer with a major forthcoming development in Trowbridge has donated £2,000 to the Town Council for the renovation of a bandstand. Persimmon Homes Wessex handed over the cheque to mayor Stephen Cooper, deputy mayor and Wiltshire Councillor Stewart […]
Swindon & Wiltshire Governance Thursday February 5 2026 Employee ownership for Swindon creative agency Swindon-based creative agency GEL Studios has become employee-owned, awarding a 30 per cent stake to its in-house team. Under the new Enterprise Management Incentive (EMI) scheme with Vestd, 30 per cent of the business has been allocated to current […]
Swindon & Wiltshire Eco Thursday February 5 2026 Western Forest appoints first director to lead creation of England’s new national forest Western Forest, England’s first new national forest in more than 30 years, has announced the appointment of Jamie Audsley as its first director. In its first five years, Western Forest aims to create at least 2,500 hectares of woodland […]
Swindon & Wiltshire Social Monday January 19 2026 Beard construction raises a record £170,000 for local charities in 2025 Staff at Swindon-headquartered construction firm Beard raised more than £170,000 in 2025 to support five chosen charities across the south of England. Funds raised through their endeavours will support thousands of people in communities in the regions where Beard […]