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Wiltshire Council libraries are working with the Good Things Foundation to distribute free SIM cards and mobile data, texts and calls to people in need.

Here's a round-up of some recent projects Wiltshire Council's area boards have been involved with and supported - ranging from keeping residents healthy, supporting people through the cost-of-living crisis and providing activities for young people.

There is just over three weeks to go before the Coronation of King Charles III and Wiltshire's communities still have time to plan events to mark and celebrate this historic occasion.

Wilton Library has temporarily closed as it requires some essential repair work

The next event will take place at Westbury Community Project on Tuesday 25 April, from 6pm to 7.30pm.

Two improvement projects supported by the £9 million investment from the government's Future High Streets Fund are due to start on site soon.

Wiltshire Council is offering further support for Ukraine guests as they take the next steps into finding their own housing.

Local people in Trowbridge will have more say on how grounds maintenance and streetscene services are run in the town, as Wiltshire Council agreed to pass several services and assets to Trowbridge Town Council.

Wiltshire Council is coordinating information on what community facilities and services are being provided in the county to support people through the cost of living challenges, as it distributes the latest funding form the Household Support Fund, continues to plan for the introduction of its own warm spaces and support those residents who are already receiving support from the council.

This year, 6,206 children across the county registered for the Summer Reading Challenge that ran in Wiltshire Council Libraries for eight weeks over the summer. This was an increase of 39% on last year.