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The Queen’s Green Canopy Oak Tree Celebration
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The Queen’s Green Canopy Oak Tree Celebration

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…

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The Mary Lou Revue Bandstand Cabaret celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
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The Mary Lou Revue Bandstand Cabaret celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

We are delighted to be bringing this brilliant and free live event to Chippenham to help celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

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The official opening of The Arc
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The official opening of The Arc

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…

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Quarterly Grant Awards – January to March 2022
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Quarterly Grant Awards – January to March 2022

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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The Arc Jam – celebrating the opening of The Arc
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The Arc Jam – celebrating the opening of The Arc

Celebrate the opening of  Photo credit: The Climbing Academy CANVAS

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Chippenham Fringe February – thank you!
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Chippenham Fringe February – thank you!

Did you watch or take part in any of the

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The Arc soft opening and further information
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The Arc soft opening and further information

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…

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Chippenham Fringe Feb 2022
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Chippenham Fringe Feb 2022

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

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CBLC Winter 2021/22 newsletter
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CBLC Winter 2021/22 newsletter

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 -

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Christmas opening hours & local support over the festive period
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Christmas opening hours & local support over the festive period

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…

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Six months of grant giving
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Six months of grant giving

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…

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Woodland Creatures Sculpture Trail official opening event
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Woodland Creatures Sculpture Trail official opening event

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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CBLC Summer newsletter
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CBLC Summer newsletter

View or download our new newsletter to keep up with the latest news and information from our charity. Download  

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Quarterly grant awards – April to June 2021
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Quarterly grant awards – April to June 2021

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…

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litter at westmead open space
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litter at westmead open space

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…

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thank you!
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thank you!

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…

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CBLC grant giving in 2020-21
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CBLC grant giving in 2020-21

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…

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Westmead activity centre updates
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Westmead activity centre updates

Please visit our updated frequently asked questions and all the

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Tree sculpture trail now in progress
Tree Sculpture Trail

Tree sculpture trail now in progress

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…

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Fringe Feb 21 goes virtual!
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Fringe Feb 21 goes virtual!

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…

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Westmead Hub website relaunched
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Westmead Hub website relaunched

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…

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Please avoid the grassy riverbank at westmead open space
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Please avoid the grassy riverbank at westmead open space

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…

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Christmas opening hours
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Christmas opening hours

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…

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Westmead Activity Centre FAQs
Westmead Activity Centre

Westmead Activity Centre FAQs

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…

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Construction work on Westmead Activity Centre starting soon!
Westmead Activity Centre

Construction work on Westmead Activity Centre starting soon!

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…

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30 years of cblc
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30 years of cblc

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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Wiltshire search and rescue training
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Wiltshire search and rescue training

Did you spot the amazing team from

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A is for Arts
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A is for Arts

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…

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Six months of grant making
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Six months of grant making

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…

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Update – Westmead activity centre
Westmead Activity Centre

Update – Westmead activity centre

We obtained

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Westmead Open space car park reopens
Westmead Open Space

Westmead Open space car park reopens

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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Westmead open space car park
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Westmead open space car park

Our car park at Westmead Open Space remains closed for a short time whilst a planned extension is created to enable more people to access our land. We hope to…

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We’ve launched a new community website – one chippenham
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We’ve launched a new community website – one chippenham

We’re excited to announce that we’ve launched a new community website -  

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Tree Sculpture Competition & trail update
Tree Sculpture Trail

Tree Sculpture Competition & trail update

In March last year Lady Lansdowne unveiled our beautiful wooden owl sculpture on our land at Westmead Open Space. The sculpture was made by Ollie Adams, an extremely talented local sculptor…

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Community hot meals service for chippenham
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Community hot meals service for chippenham

We are delighted to be working in partnership with Age UK Wiltshire to launch this essential new service for older people living in the Chippenham area. We are providing funding for the…

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Westmead open space car park now closed
Westmead Open Space

Westmead open space car park now closed

We understand people’s wish to spend time outside in places like our land at Westmead Open Space during this difficult time. Our Borough Lands are still open but having sought…

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COVID-19 support & new “one chippenham” community website
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COVID-19 support & new “one chippenham” community website

We are concentrating our support to help with basic welfare provisions and emergency requests/applications relating to Covid-19 only (for example food, transport and electricity/gas).  We are only able to help local individuals and…

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community support links & information (COVId-19)
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community support links & information (COVId-19)

(Information last checked and updated 4.30pm on 23.3.20) Lots of information and offers of support have already been posted across social media and local websites to help the local Chippenham…

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COVID-19 UPDATE
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COVID-19 UPDATE

Our office building will be shut to staff and visitors from Wednesday 18th March for the foreseeable future however our support for the Chippenham Community will continue, as much as…

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Fringe FEb Thanks!
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Fringe FEb Thanks!

It was fantastic to see so much fun, colour and talent in Chippenham last weekend with the town full of music, comedy, performance, dancing, photography, art, craft, poetry, talks and…

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