As a small charity it is vital that we apply for funds so we are able to continue to focus on supporting our children and young people. We are very excited to be chosen by Garfield Weston to receive a core costs grant for 2025-2026 … thank you so much!
The RISE Trust is excited to announce that we are now on the Wiltshire Alternative Provision register! We can now offer Therapeutic Mentoring as Alternative Provision within our ‘Daisy Suite’ in Chippenham. If you want to find out more please contact us… AP announcement Jan 2026
A big thank you to our cook, Sue, for our scrumptious Christmas Dinner – we had all the trimmings! Wishing you and yours a very merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
The RISE has been blessed with so many gifts, donations, funding and volunteer time over the summer… The preschool children have come back to a wonderfully revamped outdoor area ready for messy play, mud kitchens and acorn collecting!! All down to the generosity of Bowmer and Kirkland who are currently constructing the new Siemen’s site…
Our Mentor Me service is our very successful service where in 2024-2025 11 cases were fully completed (6 months’ minimum support) and 100% of the children doubled scores from their baselines. Thank you to Chippenham Boroughlands for continuing to support us. One Mentor says – “The pupils have grown in confidence and the feedback from…
A big thank you to The Rotary Club of Chippenham for their kind donation of £3150 presented to our CEO today. And to Calne Lions for their surprise donation of £200! We are blessed to be supported by local organisations…
With funding from Morrison’s and support from our friends at Chippenham Rotary our garden of fascination is gradually taking shape. A huge thank you to the team from Rotary who have been digging in the rain and have now cleared the debris from the old pond ready to reinstate a habitat for our frogs and…
Everyone at RISE Pre-school said a fond farewell to our school leavers today… we have had such a amazing year together and it is wonderful to see the children ready for their next big step.
Thank you to Kiely Ltd for sending volunteers, Anna and Kate, to our RISE Community Hub to paint the Garden Room and our fencing. Their smiles were contagious and everyone in the community is very appreciative. It is a looking good!
Some of our youth team went on a 22-mile hike on Saturday 10th May to raise money to fund a trip for our young people. Despite the heat and tired feet, they walked from Royal Wootton Bassett to Calne and then onto Chippenham across fields, through villages and into the towns. They had over 370…