Charities In Wiltshire

Fundraising for Lacock Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School

General fundraising

Panache Steel Band is based in Thornbury, South Gloucestershire. Panache started in 1994 at The Castle School, Thornbury, and has since become community based. As well as the main performing band, who performs both publically and privately, we run a variety of community-based steel band groups for different ages, as well as one-off workshops at local schools and other organisations.

Food Bank

Physical and Spiritual games and activities for the total growth of girls

Citizenship Training of young people of both sexes, up to the age of 20 years old, including adventure training, as well as stimulating an interest in aviation.

The objects of the Society are to promote, improve, develop and maintain public education in the appreciation of the art and science of music in all its aspects by the presentation of public concerts and recitals and by such other ways as the Society, through the Committee, shall determine.

provision and maintenance of a village hall.

The diffusion of Unitarian principles and the support of member congregations in their work in the community through regular meetings, social events and such other joint activities as may from time to time be decided.

Bluesky Retreat is a safe, tranquil environment able to offer counselling and complimentary therapies to parents who have lost a child under the age of 18. The retreat is set up to provide residential help and support. We are currently fundraising to be able to purchase the required land.

Group Five redistributes unwanted furniture and household effects free of charge to needy families in West Wiltshire.

A Social Centre for the benefit of the inhabitants of the villages of Avebury, Beckhampton, Winterbourne Monkton and Berwick Bassett.

SEMINGTON VILLAGE HALL situated in the High St .Used by Post Office 2 mornings a week. Local Bridge club use it twice weekly. Coffee mornings onThursday at 10am. Bingo in the club lounge 7.30pm on Mondays.Skittles are played by 3 ladies and 3 mens teams in the winter and by a mixed team in the summer. The W.I. Zumba dance and the Stompers also are regulars.

To raise funds to assist with the maintenance of the buildings, fabric, and beautification of St. Michael's Church and churchyard, Aldbourne.

Carriage driving for adults with disabilities based at Hillside Farm, Lockeridge, Marlborough, Wilts.

Scouting activities for young people in the Melksham area.

Provision of Village Hall for benefit of residents of Chitterne

To assist both active and redundant Churches within the Diocese of Salisbury to: Restore and augment existing peals of bells, preserve bells from redundant churches, provide new rings of bells and undertake repairs to bells, frames and fittings and to the fabric of towers and belfries.

To help relieve poverty amongst people in undeveloped areas of the world by the provision of refurbished tools and equipment, sending these via other charities and organisations that have the in-country contacts to ensure they reach those most in need.

To provide an indoor space facility for local community groups to carry out their relevant activities. And also a venue for private hire.

Lover Community Trust is seeking to provide buildings and other facilities for the use of the community. Current activities consist of negotiating the purchase of the former Redlynch Primary School in Lover, and fundraising to facilitate this purchase and the subsequent renovation of the building to bring it into community use.

Development of effective relations between staff, parents and other associated with the school.Engaging in activities or providing facilities or equipment which support the school and advance the education of the pupils.

The Trustees shall allow Trust properties to be used for the residence of and use by (with or without payment of rent at the discretion of the Trustees) persons of good character and moral worth who should either have been born in the Parish of Urchfont or should have resided in the said Parish for not less than five years and are unable to maintain themeselves by their own exertions.

The charity provides a centre in the Bristol area for members of the public to learn and practice Zen meditation and to study the teaching and practice of Soto Zen Buddhism.