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Farewell wishes to Christine

 Farewell wishes to Christine 1024 748 Chippenham Borough Lands Charity

Our long-standing and well-respected Welfare Officer, Christine Jenkins, sadly leaves Chippenham Borough Lands Charity today. Christine started working here in May 1999 and has given over 20 years of service; making a big impact during her time here. Christine is…

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Planning permission has been granted for our new Skate Park and Climbing Centre in Chippenham!

 Planning permission has been granted for our new Skate Park and Climbing Centre in Chippenham! 1024 858 Chippenham Borough Lands Charity

Exciting times for everyone here at Chippenham Borough Lands Charity – we were granted planning permission to build a new climbing centre and skate park on our ‘Borough Lands‘ at Westmead playing fields behind the Wessex Water site. The plans were…

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£7,333.00 awarded to help fund chippenham​ based dementia support groups

 £7,333.00 awarded to help fund chippenham​ based dementia support groups 1024 736 Chippenham Borough Lands Charity

We recently visited local charity, Alzheimer’s Support, at their Memory Cafe to present a cheque for £7,333.00 to staff and group members. The funding will be put towards the running costs for Alzheimer’s Support’s three community groups in Chippenham; Music…

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A big THANK YOU!

 A big THANK YOU! 1024 556 Chippenham Borough Lands Charity

It’s Volunteers’ Week and so it’s a perfect time for us to take a moment to say a big THANK YOU to our Trustees for the fantastic contribution they make to our charity. We really appreciate all the time, expertise…

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£10,000 awarded to Back On Track Stroke Rehab Service

 £10,000 awarded to Back On Track Stroke Rehab Service 1024 836 Chippenham Borough Lands Charity

Our Communications Officer, Katie, received a warm welcome at a group session for Wiltshire based charity Back On Track Stroke Rehab Service when she recently visited them to present their grant award. Back On Track are an incredible local charity who specialise…

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Tree sculpture competition

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Exciting news! We are pleased to announce our new Tree Sculpture Competition for local Primary aged children in Chippenham. We are going to be creating a Tree Sculpture trail on our land at Westmead Open Space and we would love…

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Lady Lansdowne unveils beautiful new wooden owl sculpture

 Lady Lansdowne unveils beautiful new wooden owl sculpture 1024 683 Chippenham Borough Lands Charity

Lady Lansdowne kindly unveiled our beautiful new wooden owl sculpture earlier this week. Look out for him near the car park on our land at Westmead Open Space. The sculpture celebrates our new partnership with Wiltshire College and University Centre.…

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What have the Cultural Industries done for us? A FREE talk by Andy Burden

 What have the Cultural Industries done for us? A FREE talk by Andy Burden 1024 683 Chippenham Borough Lands Charity

Friday 8th March 2019 5-6pm At The Cause, The Causeway, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3DD. With over 20 years running arts organisations and projects, Natural Theatre Company Director Andy Burden brings the discussion to Chippenham about how the cultural industries can…

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Successful Social Media Training sessions

 Successful Social Media Training sessions 1024 683 Chippenham Borough Lands Charity

Earlier today Luke Emmett from Theatre Bath helped lots of different cultural organisations in Chippenham learn more about engaging on Social Media. He provided lots of tips on how best to create posts, best times to post content, branding social channels,…

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Social Media Training for Chippenham

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Do you work for yourself or help promote a local group or organisation? It can be a lot of work and you can get left behind if you’re not careful. We’re running FREE Social Media Training event here at the…

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Professional skater, James Threlfall MBE, voices his support for our skatepark and climbing centre on BBC Radio Wiltshire!

 Professional skater, James Threlfall MBE, voices his support for our skatepark and climbing centre on BBC Radio Wiltshire! 1024 683 Chippenham Borough Lands Charity

Professional skater, James Threlfall MBE, was on the Ben Prater show on BBC Radio Wiltshire this morning voicing his support for our plans to build a new skate park and climbing centre at Westmead Hub. Thank you James! To listen…

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Thank you for your comments and support!

 Thank you for your comments and support! 1024 683 Chippenham Borough Lands Charity

Thank you for taking the time and effort to comment on our planning application to build a new climbing centre and skate park. We’d also like to thank The Climbing Academy for all their help with the designs for our…

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Radio Wiltshire Interview about our proposed new climbing centre and skate park with CEO Phil Tansley and one of our Trustees, Don Steele

 Radio Wiltshire Interview about our proposed new climbing centre and skate park with CEO Phil Tansley and one of our Trustees, Don Steele 1024 683 Chippenham Borough Lands Charity

Please click below to hear the short interview from the Ben Prater show this morning about our planning application and proposals for the new climbing centre and skate park. /wp-content/uploads/2019/03/2019-01-08-110621.mp3

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New Climbing Centre and Skate Park – Planning application currently with Wiltshire Council

 New Climbing Centre and Skate Park – Planning application currently with Wiltshire Council 1024 683 Chippenham Borough Lands Charity

Did you know that we are planning to build a world class, purpose built climbing Centre and skate park right here in Chippenham? We recently submitted planning permission to build the new climbing centre and skate park at Westmead Recreation grounds.…

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