WESTBURY Area Network is now well established in its new home at the Westbury Community Project, off Eden Vale Road. Volunteers have now taken on the responsibility of managing the…
26 volunteers collected 21 bags of litter around Oldfield Park in Westbury on Saturday 7th August. The community event was carried out in conjunction with POPCAN. Volunteers, including six children,…
COMMITTEE members are needed to bolster Westbury Youth Club’s bid of becoming a registered charity and getting more funding. Leader, Beth Mullins, said, “The youth club is currently a not-for-profit…
THE Four Villages Link Scheme has launched a new website. The volunteer transport scheme provides a service to the local communities of Bratton, Coulston, Edington and Erlestoke, helping residents that…
VOLUNTEERS are being sought to help run a monthly cafe for people with dementia and their family carers. Members of the Memory Cafe at Grassacres Hall can find out more…
WILTSHIRE Air Ambulance is gearing up for an exciting summer – and the charity is looking for your help as it celebrates National Volunteers’ Week. Could you volunteer your time…
The congregation of All Saints are keen for the people of Westbury to reconnect with their Parish Church and are creating ways for the local community to enjoy the beautiful…
The Four Villages Link is holding its annual general meeting on Tuesday 6th July at the Church Institute in Bratton. The charity has continued throughout the pandemic to offer its…
OUTGROWN uniforms for Westbury junior, infant, Matravers and Leigh Park primary schools are urgently needed for a uniform pass-it-on event being held by Popcan in June. They are also required…
DURING Organ Donation Week, 7th – 13th September, NHS Blood and Transplant are urging people to talk to their families about organ donation to increase the number of people whose…
Westbury to set out road repair through five year plan
Funding for road repairs and maintenance over the next five years in Westbury was discussed at the Westbury Area Board earlier this month. The plan of improvements is in a preliminary stage but will have a focus on giving certain areas of concern significantly more funding.
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Wiltshire Air Ambulance’s costs rise to £4m a year
Wiltshire Air Ambulance’s costs have risen to £4million a year as the charity emerges from the clinical and financial challenges of the Covid pandemic. A new three-year strategy launched by the charity reveals its income target will rise from £3.75million a year to £4million from the 2021-22 financial year onwards. It comes as Wiltshire Air Ambulance plans to enhance its clinical delivery by investing in additional training, as well as increasing the number of pre-hospital consultants (doctors) on its rota.
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