New Year, New Ways to Support
Join us this year for new ways to connect with us and exciting updates.
Check out what is new in 2025:
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Follow us on our new social media pages
Stay connected and keep up with our latest stories about our services, shop offers, and community events!
Scroll to the bottom of the page for our social media links.
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Peace of mind and a delicious meal for your loved one
Check our updated menu for our Wellbeing Checks with Meals service – a fresh hot meal delivered by our friendly, trained staff.
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Fresh shopping experiences
Explore our regularly updated Charity Shops with Information Points, where you can find sustainable pre-loved bargains.
Find your nearest one and pop by!
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Need guidance on financial and/or practical issues?
We have lots of guidance and helpful resources available where you can find answers to your questions on benefits, money, organising care and much more.
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Over State Pension age? You could be entitled to Pension Credit and get the Winter Fuel Payment.
As Winter Fuel Payments transition to a means-tested system, Pension Credit is an ever more essential lifeline for many older people managing rising energy costs.It's important to check your Pension Credit eligibility as it can grant you access to the Winter Fuel Payment and additional financial support.
The Big Knit is Back!
Get ready to pick up your knitting needles and help Age UK Wiltshire make a big difference in the lives of older people.
By knitting tiny woolly hats for the top of Innocent smoothie bottles, you’ll help raise essential funds—30p for every bottle sold with a hat. These funds enable us to provide vital support and services for older people in Wiltshire, Swindon and Southampton.
You can drop your hats into any Age UK Wiltshire location.
Donate to our Charity Shops
We have recently opened new Charity Shops in Marlborough, Salisbury and Bradford-on-Avon. All of which require your good quality, clean donations. If you cannot make it to one of our shops, you can fill out our collection form. Find out more about donating to us by clicking on the link below.
'Supporting an Older Person, One Donation at a Time.'
Read our latest News & Views newsletter, and Guide to Later Life
If you're looking to find out more about what we do in the community, the services we offer and how we can help you or your family, take a look at our latest publications below!
Our sixth issue of our quarterly newsletter, sharing more of what we do and who we are.
Age UK Wiltshire News & Views, Issue 6
A guide to Age UK Wiltshire's services, as well as information on care options and providers is available in our popular Guide to Later Life.
The Rising Cost of Living
Many people are finding it difficult to keep up with the changes to our cost of living but there is help available.
Our Information & Advice guidance can help with maximising your income and explaining what benefits you may be entitled to.
You can also visit the links below for help from your local authority on cost of living support, including details of food banks and community larders in your local areas.
Wiltshire: Community Food Providers website
Our services at a glance
Looking for information or advice?
Our Information & Advice team offer free and confidential information and advice on a range of subjects, including; benefits and money, organising care and support, housing, and travel needs.
Are you feeling isolated or lonely?
We can help you find social groups, activities and services available in your local community. We want to help people stay connected, but also remain independent.
Looking for services at in your community?
We can provide information and guidance help you find services and traders in your area like shopping, domestic help, tradespersons, gardeners.
Find us on the high street
Our shops
Our shops raise vital income that enables us to support local older people in Wiltshire. We currently have three locations: Marlborough, Salisbury and Bradford-on-Avon. Find out more about our shops below.
Ways you can support us
Volunteer your time and skills
We rely on volunteers to support and deliver our services to local older people, and we have a variety of voluntary roles available.
Make a donation or leave a gift
We are passionate about making Wiltshire and Swindon places where older people can enjoy later life. Your support will help us achieve our aims.
Give us your feedback
We are always interested to hear about your experience using our services and how we can make improvements for the future.
Can't find what you're looking for?
We provide free, confidential and impartial advice on a wide range of topics and have created some frequently asked questions to cover the things we get asked about most often.
Information & Advice - your suggestions and feedback
Demand for our Information & Advice service is growing and we’re keen to expand our services so we can support as many people as possible across Wiltshire and Swindon. We would welcome your ideas on how you think we should do this.
Our quality marks
Age UK Wiltshire has achieved the Age UK Charity Quality Standard (CQS). The CQS is externally assessed by quality assessment experts, SGS.
