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Fringe feb – weather venue updates

Fringe feb – weather venue updates

Sadly we have another weekend of wet and windy weather ahead but fear not Fringe Feb is still on. Many of the Fringe Feb events are already indoors but where…

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FRINGE FEB

FRINGE FEB

Our Chippenham Ace Group have put together an exciting new event in Chippenham for 3 days at the end of February. From the 27-29 February Chippenham is going to come…

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New pilot ‘enrichment grant’

New pilot ‘enrichment grant’

Would you like to try something new in 2020? We are trialling a new grant scheme called the Enrichment Grant this year to enable Chippenham residents to join a local class,…

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2019 into 2020

2019 into 2020

Wishing a Happy New Year from everyone at Chippenham Borough Lands Charity. We were able to fund a wide variety of groups/organisations to benefit the Chippenham community whilst also supporting…

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Farewell wishes to Christine

Farewell wishes to Christine

Our long-standing and well-respected Welfare Officer, Christine Jenkins, sadly leaves Chippenham Borough Lands Charity today. Christine started working here in May 1999 and has given over 20 years of service;…

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Planning permission has been granted for our new Skate Park and Climbing Centre in Chippenham!

Planning permission has been granted for our new Skate Park and Climbing Centre in Chippenham!

Exciting times for everyone here at Chippenham Borough Lands Charity – we were granted planning permission to build a new climbing centre and skate park on our '

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£7,333.00 awarded to help fund chippenham​ based dementia support groups

£7,333.00 awarded to help fund chippenham​ based dementia support groups

We recently visited local charity, Alzheimer’s Support, at their Memory Cafe to present a cheque for £7,333.00 to staff and group members. The funding will be put towards the running…

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A big THANK YOU!

A big THANK YOU!

It’s Volunteers’ Week and so it’s a perfect time for us to take a moment to say a big THANK YOU to our Trustees for the fantastic contribution they make…

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£10,000 awarded to Back On Track Stroke Rehab Service

£10,000 awarded to Back On Track Stroke Rehab Service

Our Communications Officer, Katie, received a warm welcome at a group session for Wiltshire based charity Back On Track Stroke Rehab Service when she recently visited them to present their grant…

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Tree sculpture competition

Tree sculpture competition

Exciting news! We are pleased to announce our new Tree Sculpture Competition for local Primary aged children in Chippenham. We are going to be creating a Tree Sculpture trail on…

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Lady Lansdowne unveils beautiful new wooden owl sculpture

Lady Lansdowne unveils beautiful new wooden owl sculpture

Lady Lansdowne kindly unveiled our beautiful new wooden owl sculpture earlier this week. Look out for him near the car park on our land at Westmead Open Space. The sculpture…

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What have the Cultural Industries done for us? A FREE talk by Andy Burden

What have the Cultural Industries done for us? A FREE talk by Andy Burden

Friday 8th March 2019 5-6pm At The Cause, The Causeway, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3DD. With over 20 years running arts organisations and projects, Natural Theatre Company Director Andy Burden brings…

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Successful Social Media Training sessions

Successful Social Media Training sessions

Earlier today Luke Emmett from Theatre Bath helped lots of different cultural organisations in Chippenham learn more about engaging on Social Media. He provided lots of tips on how best…

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Social Media Training for Chippenham

Social Media Training for Chippenham

Do you work for yourself or help promote a local group or organisation? It can be a lot of work and you can get left behind if you're not careful.…

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Professional skater, James Threlfall MBE, voices his support for our skatepark and climbing centre on BBC Radio Wiltshire!

Professional skater, James Threlfall MBE, voices his support for our skatepark and climbing centre on BBC Radio Wiltshire!

Professional skater, James Threlfall MBE, was on the Ben Prater show on BBC Radio Wiltshire this morning voicing his support for our plans to build a new skate park and…

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Thank you for your comments and support!

Thank you for your comments and support!

Thank you for taking the time and effort to comment on our planning application to build a new climbing centre and skate park. We’d also like to thank The Climbing…

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Radio Wiltshire Interview about our proposed new climbing centre and skate park with CEO Phil Tansley and one of our Trustees, Don Steele

Radio Wiltshire Interview about our proposed new climbing centre and skate park with CEO Phil Tansley and one of our Trustees, Don Steele

Please click below to hear the short interview from the Ben Prater show this morning about our planning application and proposals for the new climbing centre and skate park.

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New Climbing Centre and Skate Park – Planning application currently with Wiltshire Council

New Climbing Centre and Skate Park – Planning application currently with Wiltshire Council

Did you know that we are planning to build a world class, purpose built climbing Centre and skate park right here in Chippenham? We recently submitted planning permission to build…

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