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Katie Bradbury

Bumper Christmas Voucher scheme and grant making from September to December 1024 512 Chippenham Borough Lands Charity

Bumper Christmas Voucher scheme and grant making from September to December

During the last three months we have awarded nearly £60,000 in grants to Chippenham individuals, families, groups, and organisations. Christmas Voucher Scheme A large focus for our grant giving in November/December is always our Christmas Voucher Scheme. The scheme started…

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Trustees’ Week – thank you! 1024 512 Chippenham Borough Lands Charity

Trustees’ Week – thank you!

It’s Trustees’ Week and we would like to take the opportunity say thank you to all our trustees, both past and present. Our trustees are unpaid and willing volunteers who give freely of their time, expertise, and experience in ensuring…

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The construction of our new play area in Chippenham begins this week! 1024 512 Chippenham Borough Lands Charity

The construction of our new play area in Chippenham begins this week!

We shared with you back in July that we had commissioned Bristol-based natural outdoor play equipment specialist, TouchWood Play, to design an innovative and imaginative new play area made almost entirely of wood on our land at Westmead Playing Field.…

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Chippenham Civic Society Awards for The Arc, Westmead Open Space and Mortimores Wood 1024 512 Chippenham Borough Lands Charity

Chippenham Civic Society Awards for The Arc, Westmead Open Space and Mortimores Wood

Chippenham Civic Society held their Annual Conservation & Environment Awards in St Andrew’s Church on Tuesday 25th October 2022. Jack Konynenburg, RIBA, President of the Civic Society, led the judging and gave a short presentation on the night detailing why the awards…

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Six Months of Grant Giving – April to September 2022 1024 512 Chippenham Borough Lands Charity

Six Months of Grant Giving – April to September 2022

In the six months between April and September this year we have awarded grants to a range of different organisations for a variety of activities and needs. These have included: – £10,000 to Wilts & Berks Canal Trust to rebuild…

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We have moved! 1024 512 Chippenham Borough Lands Charity

We have moved!

After 22 years at the Jubilee Building in Chippenham we have now moved our main office to Bank House, Bath Road, Chippenham, SN15 2SA. Our new offices and meeting rooms will be based on the ground floor of Bank House…

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CBLC Summer Newsletter 2022 1024 512 Chippenham Borough Lands Charity

CBLC Summer Newsletter 2022

It’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 – CBLC Summer…

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A new outdoor play park 1024 512 Chippenham Borough Lands Charity

A new outdoor play park

We have commissioned Bristol-based natural outdoor play equipment specialist, TouchWood Play, to install an innovative and imaginative new play area made almost entirely of wood on our land at Westmead Playing Field. The park will be adjacent to The Arc…

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A year of grant giving 1024 512 Chippenham Borough Lands Charity

A year of grant giving

We’ve been taking a look back at our grant giving in for the last financial year (1st April 2021- 31st March 2022). You can see some of the headline figures in the below below and read more about some of…

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The Queen’s Green Canopy Oak Tree Celebration 1024 512 Chippenham Borough Lands Charity

The Queen’s Green Canopy Oak Tree Celebration

We were delighted to welcome staff and thirty-nine Year 5 children from King’s Lodge School to Westmead Open Space on Tuesday 24th May. The children came to help us celebrate the planting of a new oak tree on our land…

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