Trustees and young members are developing a programme of activities to take place at the Junction, if you have any ideas or suggestions, please email, telephone or send your comments to Community Junction, 16 the Square, Aldbourne, Marlborough, Wiltshire.  If you would like to run an activity, please contact trustees. CLICK HERE for the current programme and opening hours 
June 8th 2014 - Open Farm Sunday event at Aldbourne Chase Farms, SNAP, Woodsend SN8 2NP- a great family day out with half of the money raised going towards our charity and the other towards LEAF.

June 2014 - Prince of Wales Award of Honour included a cheque for £1000.00!  Only £8000.00 left to raise and we will be debt free!  Please support our second hand shop and holiday let as money raised helps to keep the centre going but any surplus will be put towards paying off our loan :-)

May 2014 - Grand Auction of Promises celebration black tie dinner raises £16,000!  20 young people looked after 86 paying guests who had a fantastic evening.


September 2013 - April 2014 - Rag Bag clothing recycling scheme fundraising averages £100 per month!!

September 21st 2013
Community Junction is officially opened,
Fundraising continues so that we can repay our £25,000 debt and the autumn programme is launched.

August 2013 -The Building works are now complete, fundraising continues as we face £35,000 shortfall trustees obtain a loan for £25,000 and the Garfield Weston Foundation contributes a very welcome £10,000!

5th November 2012 the real work starts...

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Project X became 'Community Junction' and Acorn Builders moved in.
Over the coming weeks, a slideshow of photographs will help log progress and the amazing Ray Day will be taking video footage so we can tell the amazing story of how young people helped to connect the community of Aldbourne in 2012.

CLICK HERE for resident Valerie Hoods photographs of the project unfolding
CLICK HERE for Marlborough Area Board grant report £5000.00 towards Community Junction kitchen!  (Go 5 minutes into the report!)

We are almost there...please help us to reach our target...buy a brick campaign...donations...fundraising events...we need your help to build Community Junction for everyone to enjoy.

August - brief break with National Play Day at Farm Lane, Aldbourne.

July 2013 - Hales Cottage holiday let is open for business and don't forget the charity shop is operational!

June 9th - Farm Sunday - everyone will be at Snap Farm on the road leading from Aldbourne to Ogbourne St George.  Come and join in the fun - a great family day out on the farm. 

May - Cake stalls and preparation for Farm Sunday on 9th June 2-4pm = Tractor rides, BBQ, tea and cake, stalls, gun dog demonstration, raffle.

April 2013 - Holiday Let preparation = painting ready to hire out to the community and beyond.  All income raised will help pay for the refurbishment of Community Junction.

March 2013 - Open morning cake sale,

February 2013 - Open morning cake sale and rag bag clothes recycling adds a few more pounds to the total :-)
Aster Housing grant £3500.00!

January 2013 - Buy a brick total just over £600.00!  Spread the word - every penny counts!

December - xmas market and raffle raises another £100.00 and donations help push the target up a little higher.  Thank you everyone for your generosity and support.

November - Buy a Brick campaign and more donations coming in plus Rag Bag Scheme adds another £86.00!
Christmas drinks and canape fundraiser nets £6250.00 plus is matchfunded by Mr Brian Kingham!

September/October 2012 - Quiz Night and Disco fundraiser net another £1200.00!  Co-op donations help top up the totals!

July/August 2012 - North Wessex Downs Leader Fund just under £50,000!  Click here for their website.  100 Club fundraising and buy a brick campaign is ongoing...

June 2012 - Hills group landfill tax grant £50,000 grant towards 'Community Junction' click here for press report.  Landfill Communities fund information click here.

June 2012 - We received 2 anonymous donations totalling £6,000.

May 2012 - £5000 donated from Aldbourne Parish Council.

April 2012 - We received a £30,000 grant from Village SOS towards the Recycling Charity Shop! For Village SOS website click here.

Feb 2012 - Our fundraising event was a Race Night which raised over £500 for the Junction!

Feb 2012 - Marlborough Area Board awarded a grant of £5000 towards a kitchen in Community Junction!

Jan 2012 - Aldbourne Co-Op names Aldbourne Youth Council as their charity of the year. The exact amounts raised are as follows:
Jan - £34.20
Feb - £53.32
Mar - £65.00
Apr - £42.00
May - £39.00
Jun - £36.00
Total - £269.52

Dec 2011 - We hosted a Christmas Market with the money being split between the CAN and the Junction!

Monthly - We run a charity sale each month

Continuous:
- Our Rag Bag scheme allows people from the local community to donate their unwanted rags. We then send them off and recieve money back for them. So far, we have raised £846.50. This money goes towards the upkeep of the CAN with any left over going to the CAN project.
- We offer advertising on our building with all the money raised going to The Junction. We have had a commitment of £500 from both NDS and Aldbourne Airport Services.
Please note - This fundraising thermometer is an aproximate amount raised.

How you can help?

We are currently short of funds to complete the refurbishment so while fundraising continues we are recruiting willing volunteers to help with painting, fitting kitchens, bathroom, toilets, fixing shelving etc and landscaping the community garden.  Do you know anyone who would be willing to spend a couple of hours helping a good cause?

How about purchasing a brick to leave your message in Aldbourne forever through our 'Buy a Brick, Connect the Community' campaign. Click here for more info.

Alternatively, you can help by attending one of our fundraising events. We have lots planned! Click here for more info on upcoming events!