Hip Hip Hooray, Henry
The Henry Smith Charity, whose founder was born almost 500 years ago in 1548, gives away some £25 million each year to initiatives and projects that address social inequality and economic disadvantage. We're extremely happy to have benefitted from their generosity.
Crime Fund Challenges Teenagers
The Wiltshire Police Authority have established a fund, raised from the disposal of unwanted property, to help local groups address crime and anti-social behaviour, as well as improve personal and community security. They've given us £3,000!
Small Is Beautiful
We've had several small but important grants in the last few weeks. First, the Domestic Abuse Reduction Group gave us £225 toward an outing and workshop in at-Bristol for children who've been affected by domestic violence;
Cheers to Corsham
We were delighted to receive a £420 cheque this week from Corsham Town Council toward our Buddy Scheme. This means we will be able to offer emotional support to women in the town affected by domestic abuse. The Town Council's generosity follows the endorsement of the Corsham Area Board for our work with young people in the area. It's wonderfully boosting news - thank you, town councillors!
Local Democracy In Action
We have been discussing our plans for one to one and group support for children affected by domestic abuse with Area Boards in Corsham and Melksham. Our Young People's Service for young people in those areas has been boosted with grants of £2,500 and £4,075 respectively.
A Big Thank You to Local Funders!
Two local funders have recently made generous contributions to our work: Trowbridge Town Council have given us £500 toward the Buddy Scheme so our wonderful volunteers can keep giving emotional support; the William "Doc" Couch Trust has granted £3,000 toward our workshops at Newburn House.
Latest Info on the Buddy Scheme
The Buddy Scheme is a mentoring and befriending service which currently has 1 project coordinator and 16 trained volunteer mentors (or buddies) who, after receiving full training from us, each support between one and three service users at any one time. They do this in the form of weekly, one to one visits in the service user’s home for around an hour. Usually these relationships last for around 4 – 5 months, but this is very much an average and we have relationships which can be a good deal longer or shorter.
More Town Councils Give Their Backing
In a time of cutbacks and limited funding opportunities, we're delighted that three more town councils have given us grants: Devizes, Marlborough and Melksham.
IIP Silver
Splitz achieved IIP Silver at our annual review in November. Well done to everyone who contributed directly or indirectly to this achievement.
3rd Perpetrator Group in Wiltshire
To keep up with demand and help us meet the needs of the community we will be running a 3rd perpetrator group from November 2011. The additional group will run in Trowbridge on a Wednesday evening.
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Waterways in Melksham to be discussed
A meeting to discuss the future of the waterways in and around Melksham will be held at Sainsburys cafe in Melksham 7.15pm on Wednesday, May 23. The guest speaker is Jim Sherry, formerly of Wiltshire Council’s spatial planning economy and enterprise department.
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Motorists warned after number plate thefts in Trowbridge
Wiltshire Police are warning members of the public to be vigilant after a spate of number plate thefts in the Trowbridge area.
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C’est magnifique at Neston
Celebrity chef Raymond Blanc tucked into the tasty treats on offer during a trip to Neston Park Farm Shop and has chosen one of its signature cheeses to be on the menu of his new restaurant in Bath.
