11 February 2025
Join our board of trustees
We are looking for individuals who are passionate about Wiltshire and Swindon to join our board of trustees, as we enter an exciting new chapter.
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11 February 2025
Join our board of trustees
We are looking for individuals who are passionate about Wiltshire and Swindon to join our board of trustees, as we enter an exciting new chapter.
Read more07 February 2025
Wiltshire Community Foundation appoint new Patrons
We are delighted to announce the appointment of two new patrons, John Rendell and Dame Elizabeth Neville.
Read more08 January 2025
Call to action to support vulnerable local people during winter
We are appealing for donations to our Surviving Winter programme, which supports older and vulnerable people in Wiltshire and Swindon during the coldest months of the year.
Read more04 December 2024
Inspiring Confident Allyship
On 22 November, 120 people from across the county gathered together in the Legends Lounge at Swindon Town Football Club to learn more about how they can help to create a safer and fairer society for women and girls.
Read more22 October 2024
Volunteer who helped award millions in grants to young people praised
We are paying tribute to a former volunteer who has helped support the educational aspirations of thousands of young people in the county, following the end of his tenure.
Read more17 September 2024
Event to inspire allyship and gender equality
Wiltshire Community Foundation is inviting individuals, companies and small businesses to join them for an event on 22 November to raise awareness of gender inequality and the importance of male allyship.
Read more20 December 2023
Season of Goodwill
It’s that time of year – system overload! Is Die Hard a Christmas movie? Should sprouts be stir fried? Did the Grinch steal Christmas? And how did Cameron Diaz fit all those coats in her suitcase for The Holiday?
Read more20 November 2023
More than just swimming
I love a story about triumph over adversity and the latest Netflix offering called Nyad is just that. Annette Benning valiantly plays the role of Diana Nyad who, at 64 years of age, was the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida.
Read more07 September 2023
Practice makes perfect!
I love this time of year, not least because two of my favourite guilty pleasures are about to start. Strictly and the Bake Off! I’m a terrible dancer and an abysmal baker but at this time of year, I become an armchair expert on both.
Read more10 August 2023
Star Trek and the next generation
When I was a child I wanted to be Captain Kirk of the Starship Enterprise. This had nothing to do with the uniform but everything to do with being able to say ‘Beam me up Scottie’. I had high hopes that by the time I had grown up, someone would have invented something that meant I could be beamed anywhere around the world.
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