Our 2026 charities are still being chossen, Below are the ones we have chossen so far. You can see them on the day, meet and chat with them. They will all be outside the library, in the town square.

Calne Food Bank offers short-term help to all who are facing difficulties. The main goal is to provide a food parcel that contains enough items to sustain an individual, a couple or a family for three days. By doing this, they hope to take away the short-term worry and stress of  having food, allowing people to focus on resolving their problems with the help of other agencies. Calne Foodbank is an independent charity relying on grants and the goodwill of the community for support.

Freewheelers EV Blood Bike Service is a registered charity which offers an out of hours, free of charge courier service to the NHS. Freewheelers transport blood, pathology and microbiology specimens, patient notes, X-rays, breast milk and other medical supplies, plus deliver every night to two local Air Ambulance bases. During the Covid year 2020-21, we made over 7792 deliveries, riding more than 225,000 miles. Post Covid, the volumes continue to rise and for the 12 months to December 2025 we have completed 8015 deliveries.   Our slogan “Riding For Life” describes our operation perfectly. We ride to play our part in saving peoples lives, we ride to help the NHS divert money that would otherwise be spent on taxis or expensive couriers, but more than anything else we ride because we love it and wish to put something back into the community.