ALMOST 450 people danced the night away at the biennial Butterfly Ball near Marlborough on Saturday raising an expected £20,000 for cancer and leukaemia charities.
Michael Wills, MP for North Swindon met Swindon TUC and members of other local unions last Friday to commemorate International Workers' Memorial Day on 28 April.
Caroline Purnell, 23, from Swindon has snapped up an award in Mencap's national photography competition, Snap!. Caroline's entry was one of the winners from a record 1,100 entries received for this year's competition.
The Organ Inn in Warminster made Wiltshire Search and Rescue their charity of the month for April. The staff and patrons of the pub raised £214 for the charity through a number of activities including a quiz and raffle at the end of the month. Prizes for the raffle were donated by Burtons, Car Mart, Frock Shop Jacqulines, The Organ Inn and Serendipity. Each month The Organ Inn raises funds for a local charity and the Beckford Centre will be the charity of the month for May.
The NSPCC is targeting hospitals and transport companies in Wiltshire in a bid to help children and young people brought into the UK illegally for exploitation.
A local five-a-side football team from Fish Brothers Toyota car
dealership in Swindon has progressed to the UK and Ireland finals of the
Castrol 5s Championship. Victory over the other finalists in the
five-a-side football tournament will earn its players the footballing
experience of a lifetime in Vienna, Austria.
