He has made an appeal for referrals on behalf of local charity Ruksak45218. The charity founded by Rory Donaldson has a mountain of goods just waiting for someone to collect but needs referrals from social workers, churches, schools or housing associations. Cllr Hoar said: They have an enormous amount of items in stock that need to find homes. They need people to be referred to them so if you know a child or family in Wiltshire who needs clothes, school clothes, stationery, books, sanitary products, shoes, toys or food items please get in touch with Ruksak45218. The charity has been inundated with donations in recent months but has been unable to give-away all of the items in its stockpile because of the lack of referrals for individuals and families who are in need of help.
The Civic Centre Photo by Diane Vose Trowbridge Town Council agreed to raise the town’s precept by 1.5 per cent. Leader of the town council, Stewart Palmen said the budget was responsible and proved the council could be ambitious for the town and its future needs. At its full council meeting last night, the town council agreed to approve an extra £2.48 on a Band D property for their Council Tax charge from next April. This means that the annual precept charge has risen from £164.98 to £167.46 for average Band D houses. In his opening speech, Cllr Palmen said: We want to set aside a budget of £20,000 to give to charities in the town who will be recovering from Covid, to support those isolated and in need.