THE MVCAP TIMES

COMMUNITY NEWS FOR MALMESBURY AND THE VILLAGES

Are you ready for PHEW?

Activity showcase back for second year

Co in! soon" The Ma# esbury Hub

Malmesbury is getting a new home for community groups. The "Malmesbury Hub" comes from a partnership between the town council and Greensquare. The hub will have its official opening on the 28th March though it!s already being used for the monthly indoor mar"et.

Sue McKechnie leading the PHEW! group walk last September

&o you want to be more active. &o you want to try something new. &o you want to show what your club has to offer and attract new members. 'f so then /H012 is for you.

1e!re running a showcase of the sports and activities in our area and as"ing clubs to put on free taster sessions. The /H012 programme runs from the start /H012 is supported by grant of ,uly through to the end of funding from Malmesbury 7rea )eptember. -oard as part of 1iltshire 3ast year we had 24 groups 8ouncil!s pro6ect to build on the running 54 events which were legacy of the 3ondon #lympics. attended by thousands of
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people. 3ots of fun was had and many people discovered a new hobby. This year we hope to repeat that success so if your club wants to 6oin us please get in touch. #ur website will soon start to have details of this year!s events and there!s lots about last year!s programme. 1hy not pay us a visit.

#n the 2$th %ebruary the space was transformed by a team from Greensquare who did a "&'( )#)" style ma"eover to upgrade the facilities and turn a storeroom into an office.

The hub will be in the town hall

Introducin! socia#

edia and on#ine fundraisin!

7re you a local community group or charity. &o you want to "now about raising funds online or social media. -oo" now for this wor"shop from The Community Foundation for Wiltshire & Swindon. Tues 99th March 9:;::am < 99;=:am Malmesbury Town Hall < >$.::
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The hub will be available for hire by the community and will have advice about local groups and volunteering. Greensquare will use it to bring services closer to their residents. The hub will be in the "#ld )chool *oom" at the rear of the town hall ne+t to the ,ohn -owen Gallery.

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The future of youth services

1iltshire 8ouncil are currently reviewing the services they run for young people!s leisure time. This could lead to a big changes. %or more information and to have your say come to the ne+t 7rea -oard meeting at ?;::pm on the $th March at Malmesbury town hall.
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$#ood % e er!ency infor ation website !oin! stron!

1ith yet more bad weather our flood @ emergency information website and %aceboo" group have been very busy.

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1e!ve set up a new website about green issues in the area. There!s news about what!s going on locally including local tal"s films wildlife wee"ends and group meetings plus ways that you can get involved and ma"e a real difference.
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A new cha(ter for MVCAP

1e are now a registered charity. The 8harity 8ommission contacted us at the end of ,anuary to let us "now that our application to be a 8haritable 'ncorporated #rganisation had been approved. This gives us a far better organisational structure but our day<to<day wor" will continue much as before. #ur registered charity number is 99$$$42.

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Flooding in Malmesbury !"#$

The website brings together useful information in one place while the %aceboo" group is somewhere for the community to meet and share information. 1e set up the sites in late 2:92 and they!ve proved Aunfortunately2B very popular. Hopefully we!ll get some better weather soon and they!ll quieten down.
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't!s 9:: years since the start of 119 later this year. 7t a national level there will be a lot about the big stories of the conflict but our communities have their own tales to tell. 1e set up the Great War Project last year to support and promote local efforts to mar" the anniversary. 1e can help with general publicity funding applications and building lin"s with others that are ta"ing part. 1e are also running our own living memorial pro6ect with a thousand free pac"ets of poppy seeds being given out in our area. Hundreds of pac"ets have already been collected for planting in gardens par"s verges window bo+es and plant pots across the area. 'f you!d li"e a pac"et please get in touch.
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*eco e a *A+T *eacon

-ristol 7von *ivers Trust wor" to protect and improve the -ristol 7von and its tributaries and they need your help. , A s(ecia# ty(e of vo#unteer , Part of an i (ortant tea , $its in with your #ifesty#e , $or individua#s % !rou(s , Make a rea# difference
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&o wi#d in Sherston

1ild )herston is a wee"end of events about the natural world running from the 95th to the 98th of May. There will be tal"s displays guided wal"s and a photographic e+hibition. /ut the date in your calendar.

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