On Friday 21st November, CBLC, together with Sarah Gibson MP for Chippenham and Martin Nye, High Sheriff for Wiltshire, hosted an important roundtable discussion focused on emergency food provision in Chippenham. The meeting brought together local organisations supporting households facing food insecurity, including Alabare, Chippenham Community Hub, Christians Against Poverty, Citizens Advice Wiltshire, Coop, Doorway,…
read moreFoodBox, a community-led food support project based at St Peter’s Church, left a lasting impression on us during our recent visit. From the moment we stepped through the doors, we were struck by the incredible effort, pride and companionship shown by this small army of volunteers every single week. We were surprised but delighted to…
read moreOur Christmas Voucher Scheme 2025 is now open for applications. The scheme provides supermarket vouchers to support Chippenham residents on low incomes, helping to reduce financial pressures at Christmas and over the winter months. Last year, we fully funded the scheme using our charity’s own resources, awarding a total of £46,475 in supermarket vouchers to…
read moreWe're pleased to announce the launch of our new Weekly Funding Advice Drop-in Sessions! We understand that navigating the world of funding can be challenging. That's why we're adding a regular time every week to provide free, personalised guidance to individuals and organisations seeking our funding in Chippenham. What to Expect Starting 11th September, one…
read moreOur 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 alleviate costs for Chippenham residents who may be struggling at this time of year. Since 1st December, we have distributed vouchers to 345 households in…
read moreIt'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 images and click to read via this link -
read moreWe’re excited to announce that we’ve launched a new community website -
read moreWe 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 set up and running costs for the first year of the service, which will be an extension of Age UK Wiltshire’s already successful Swindon-based operation.…
read moreWe 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 groups/organisations that support the Chippenham community. If you are a local organisation or group who thinks we can help you to support the Chippenham community…
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