Our Mission

The principle aim of our charity is to provide grants for the needy in the Wiltshire town of Calne.
This is either in the form of Relief in Need and could be due to personal hardship or with our other charity, Advancement in Life which provides funding to support a personal wish, goal or education, where without additional funding this would not be possible.

We also provide accommodation in our beautiful, historic Almshouses to enable the elderly of our community and surrounding villages to live independently for as long as possible. Funding is given to those living within limited means.

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Our town
Calne is a small historic town with the River Marden running through it. We are a civil parish located in Wiltshire at the northwestern extremity of the North Wessex Downs, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Calne as a thriving market town dates back to before 1086 and continues to be a busy centre for it’s 17,000 residents to this day. The beautiful ancient buildings are a dominant feature of our pretty town.

Local kickboxing enthusiast, Ebony Beavan is delighted to receive a cheque from Calne Welfare Charities. She is now the UK champion at her weight

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A back door photographed in 1959 that now forms the inner end of the new entrance to the Almshouses

A glimpse into the pretty, secluded garden at the Almshouses on Kingsbury Street, Calne

Doug Edge, our Clerk to the Trustees gets hands-on with property maintenance at the Almshouses

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Registered charity numbers: Advancement in Life 278477. Relief in Need 205038. Almshouses 205037.​