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After nearly three decades of proudly serving the community, the Pewsham Community Centre Association (PCCA) made the extremely difficult decision to close operations in February. Since 1997, volunteers from PCCA…
Our Charity is dedicated to supporting low-income households in Chippenham. For over a decade, our initiatives have included an annual Christmas Voucher Scheme. This scheme provides supermarket vouchers to help…
We are pleased to announce our participation in the Chippenham Town Team's fun new Competition Trail, created to celebrate the launch of the Chippenham’s unique Town Quarters: - Artisan Quarter…
We are delighted to announce that Lee Mason has joined our team as our new interim CEO. With his extensive experience leading local and national charities across England, Lee brings…
We bid farewell today to our CEO, Phil Tansley, who leaves Chippenham Borough Lands Charity after 9 years to pursue new opportunities. During his tenure, Phil has championed several unprecedented…
We have provided support and funding to a diverse range of organisations and individuals during the final quarter of the financial year, between 1st January and the 31st of March…
Come & celebrate the opening of The Arc Park tomorrow at 11am when the ribbon will be cut and photos taken. Following that there will be free and discounted…
We are delighted to say that our new play park has opened in Chippenham today on Westmead Playing Field, offering a fun and exciting space for children to play and…
Our car park at the end of Westmead Lane has been resurfaced and had the lines repainted. We are retaining a large private area of the car park, behind the…
We are closed for the festive period from 12.30pm on Friday 23rd December. You can leave an answerphone message on our phone line by calling 01249 658180 and/or email admin@cblc.org.uk…
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…
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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…
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