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During the last three months we have awarded nearly £60,000 in grants to Chippenham individuals, families, groups, and organisations. Christmas Voucher Scheme A large focus for our grant giving in…
It’s Trustees' Week and we would like to take the opportunity say thank you to all our trustees, both past and present. Our trustees are unpaid and willing volunteers who…
We shared with you back in July that we had commissioned Bristol-based natural outdoor play equipment specialist,
Chippenham Civic Society held their Annual Conservation & Environment Awards in St Andrew's Church on Tuesday 25th October 2022. Jack Konynenburg, RIBA, President of the Civic Society, led the judging and gave…
In the six months between April and September this year we have awarded grants to a range of different organisations for a variety of activities and needs. These have included:…
After 22 years at the Jubilee Building in Chippenham we have now moved our main office to Bank House, Bath Road, Chippenham, SN15 2SA. Our new offices and meeting rooms…
It's been a really busy 6 months for our charity. You can read all about it in our latest newsletter which you can see a glimpse of in the below…
We have commissioned Bristol-based natural outdoor play equipment specialist, “We don’t just create playgrounds; we aim to create amazing play experiences that connect children to the natural environment and create…
We've been taking a look back at our grant giving in for the last financial year (1st April 2021- 31st March 2022). You can see some of the headline figures…
We were delighted to welcome staff and thirty-nine Year 5 children from King's Lodge School to Westmead Open Space on Tuesday 24th May. The children came to help us celebrate…
We are delighted to be bringing this brilliant and free live event to Chippenham to help celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
We had a fantastic time celebrating the official opening of The Arc on Saturday 9th April. The sun was shining and it was great to see the climbing centre, skatepark…
Over the last award quarter we have given out grants to a range of different organisations for a variety of different activities and needs. These have included: – £2500 awarded…
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It's fantastic to be able to report that The Arc is opening at lunchtime today. We are delighted that after all the planning and hard work that this exciting new…
An exciting variety of arts and performance events are taking place from Friday 11th-13th February as part of this years' Mama G's Storytime
View or download our winter 2021/22 newsletter to keep up with the latest news and information from our charity. A PDF version can be read via this link -
We are open until 12.00pm on Friday 24th December 2021 and reopening at 9.00am on Tuesday 4th January 2022. Our staff are working from home where possible following government advice…
Over the last six months we have given out over 150 grants to individuals and families in need who live in Chippenham. We have also provided funding to local organisations…
Our Woodland Creatures Sculpture Trail at Westmead Open Space was officially opened at a special event held on the 18th September. The new trail features 12 sculptures carved out of…
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Over the last award quarter we have given out grants to a range of different organisations for a variety of different activities and needs. These have included: - £5,000.00 awarded…
We have received some messages about the misuse of the dog waste bin in our car park for Westmead Open Space. We have been looking into longer term solutions and…
We couldn't let Volunteers' Week 2021 go by without saying a big THANK YOU to our wonderful trustees and the many brilliant volunteers who work on our land and properties…
We awarded over £280,000 in grants and funding from April 2020 to the end of March 2021. This included over £100,000 in grants and funding to different organisations that benefit the welfare of Chippenham…
Please visit our updated frequently asked questions and all the
Visitors to Westmead Open Space will already be familiar with the beautiful wooden owl sculpture that greets visitors accessing our land from Westmead Open Space car park. They might have…
An exciting variety of free online arts and performance events and workshops are being offered to residents over two weekends, starting on Friday 26th February. The line-up for the Chippenham’s Fringe Feb…
We've relaunched the Westmead Hub website which will be the new place to find out all the latest information about the Westmead Activity Centre project. The revamped website includes artist…
We have had a report this afternoon of an open manhole cover along the grassy riverbank between our Open Space car park and Westmead playing field. This issue is now…
We remain open from 9.00am to 3.00pm weekdays until Wednesday 23rd December. Our office will be closed from Thursday 24th December until Friday 1st January 2021. We reopen again on…
We have been delighted with the hugely positive response to construction work starting on this project. We have collated some answers to the queries that we have received about the…
We’re excited to say we’ve appointed struction (Southern) Ltd as lead Contractor to build our new climbing centre and skatepark facility in Chippenham with the construction work commencing from Monday…
Today marks 30 years since we were registered, as a grant giving charity supporting Chippenham, with the Charity Commission. We had lots of plans for larger celebrations this Autumn but…
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Today is the start of the A-Z of CBLC – hopefully by the time we get to Z you will know lots more about our grant giving charity: what we…
Most of our staff have been working remotely over the past six months but we have been providing support and funding to a wide variety of different organisations and individuals…
Our car park at Westmead Open Space is now open again following it's initial closure in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and more recently to enable planned improvement works to…
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