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Sell-out fundraiser for women-only boxing event

A WOMEN only boxing charity event, raising funds for suicide prevention, saw 12 brave women step through the ropes for the first time and put on a night of entertainment…

Get ready for the Poppy Appeal

THE Melksham Branch of the Royal British Legion (RBL) will be launching this year’s Poppy Appeal on Thursday 27th October and it will run for two weeks until Saturday 12th…

4Youth trustees finish ‘mammoth’ hike for charity

4Youth trustees finish ‘mammoth’ hike for charity

TRUSTEES of 4Youth, Jon Hubbard and Bryan Clover, along with town councillor Jack Oatley, successfully completed a gruelling 50km or 100km non-stop hike recently to raise much-needed funds to help…

Pilot fun day raises £3,500 for charity

A LIVE music and family fun day at the Pilot in Bowerhill has raised over £3,500 for two local charities – RUHX (formerly RUH Forever Friends) and Wiltshire Mind.   “The…

Macmillan afternoon raises over £400

MELKSHAM resident, Janey Cox, hosted an afternoon event, which raised over £442 for Macmillan Cancer Support.  Friends, neighbours and family enjoyed sampling Janey’s delicious home-made cakes, on Saturday 17th September.…

Dorothy House launch new Always Here Appeal

Dorothy House needs you!  They are asking all their supporters to sign up as ‘Champions’ in a 36-hour fundraising sprint to help secure a total of £500k so that they…

Trekking for charity

MELKSHAM parkrun friends, Sue Mortimer and Annie Benham, successfully completed a 13-mile trek for the Alzheimer’s Society, as part of the charity’s Trek26 Salisbury to Stonehenge fundraising event. Trekkers taking…

Local runner takes on first London Marathon for RUH ward

A MELKSHAM woman who is running the London Marathon next month, has already raised over £3,000 for the William Budd Ward at Bath RUH.  Sarah Emery, who is a member…

Forest Fitness members taking on the London Marathon for the air ambulance

Forest Fitness members taking on the London Marathon for  the air ambulance

14 members of Forest Fitness will be running The London Marathon on On October 2nd to raise money for Wiltshire Air Ambulance. Five will be running in London and nine…

Cycle Sportive raises £800 for Youth Action Wiltshire

TEMPERATURES exceeding thirty degrees greeted the 51 riders who had signed up for the YAW100K cycle sportive on Sunday, which raised £800 for the young person’s charity, Youth Action Wiltshire. …