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18 March 2026

We’ve been awarded a ‘Triple A’ rating!

We are proud to share that we have been awarded the highest possible rating in the independent Foundation Practice Rating (FPR), recognising our approach to transparency, accountability and diversity.

26 February 2026

Strengthening Our Commitment to Open and Trusting Grant-making

We are proud to share that we have officially signed up to IVAR'S Open and Trusting Grant-making commitments.

23 February 2026

Sue Webber recognised as one of Swindon and Wiltshire’s Most Inspiring Women

We are delighted to share that our Trustee, the wonderful Sue Webber, has been named one of Swindon and Wiltshire’s Most Inspiring Women 2026 by The Business Exchange.

22 January 2026

Childrens Chance legacy to continue through Community Grants

After 27 years of supporting young people in Salisbury and the surrounding areas, the remarkable local charity has closed and transferred its remaining funds to the Foundation.

25 November 2025

Care Leavers Programme Grows with Major National Investment

We’re pleased to share that we will be able to expand the support we offer to young people leaving care in Wiltshire and Swindon, thanks to new investment in the national Care Leavers Programme.

10 November 2025

Celebrating Living Wage Week 2025

We’re celebrating Living Wage Week, the annual celebration of the Living Wage movement!

20 December 2023

Season of Goodwill

It’s that time of year – system overload! Is Die Hard a Christmas movie? Should sprouts be stir fried? Did the Grinch steal Christmas? And how did Cameron Diaz fit all those coats in her suitcase for The Holiday?

20 November 2023

More than just swimming

I love a story about triumph over adversity and the latest Netflix offering called Nyad is just that. Annette Benning valiantly plays the role of Diana Nyad who, at 64 years of age, was the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida.

07 September 2023

Practice makes perfect!

I love this time of year, not least because two of my favourite guilty pleasures are about to start. Strictly and the Bake Off! I’m a terrible dancer and an abysmal baker but at this time of year, I become an armchair expert on both.

10 August 2023

Star Trek and the next generation

When I was a child I wanted to be Captain Kirk of the Starship Enterprise. This had nothing to do with the uniform but everything to do with being able to say ‘Beam me up Scottie’. I had high hopes that by the time I had grown up, someone would have invented something that meant I could be beamed anywhere around the world.