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MEET ∼ HIRE ∼ SUPPORT 

Salisbury Sling Library update

Salisbury Sling Library – management update Salisbury Sling Library will now be run by a committee of members As many of you know, Susie, the current Sling Library administrator, is soon due baby number 3 at the end of November.  Susie took over the day to day running of the Sling Library in September 2019, … Read more

Covid-19 update Sling Library Meets are BACK!

covid-19 update Sling Library Meets are BACK! Salisbury Sling Library is set to make a come back with their meets starting next week!   Susie and the other Library volunteers have been working really hard recently to get the Sling Library meets back up and running, so we can offer free fitting and troubleshooting advice to … Read more

Covid-19 update Virtual drop-ins via Zoom

covid-19 update Continued doorstep hires & Virtual drop-ins Covid-19 will continue to disrupt the Sling Library drop-in meets for the foreseeable future, so come and see us ONLINE! We are sad to announce that the Salisbury Sling Library face to face drop-in sessions will continue to be on hold for the foreseeable future.  Our volunteers … Read more

Covid-19 update SSL open for hires – 13 may

covid-19 update Library open for hires! – 13 may 2020 SALISBURY SLING LIBRARY IS OPEN FOR HIRES! Following the new guidance announced on Monday, many of the changes are coming into force today.  Of course, we are still unable to begin our drop-in sessions again, however, one big change is that making journeys for non-essential … Read more

Covid-19 update SSL closure- 24 march

covid-19 update Library closure – 24 march 2020 SALISBURY SLING LIBRARY IS CLOSED. ALL SLING LIBRARY DROP-INS AND HIRES CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. After the Prime Minister’s “lockdown” announcement last night, we made the decision today to completely CLOSE the Salisbury Sling Library for HIRES as well as the drop-ins for the foreseeable, most likely … Read more

Covid-19 update 4th trimester hires- 20 march

covid-19 update 4th Trimester hires – 20 march 2020 ALL SLING LIBRARY DROP-INS CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. It was decided that all foreseeable meets for the library were to be cancelled, following the advice and guidelines from the government. This means that we are unfortunately unable to provide our 4th trimester talks and demonstrations at … Read more

Covid-19 update – 17 march

covid-19 update 17 march 2020 ALL SLING LIBRARY DROP-INS CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. It was decided that all foreseeable meets for the library were to be cancelled, following the advice and guidelines from the government.  HOWEVER, WE ARE STILL HIRING OUT SLINGS/CARRIERS! We are offering a “doorstep pick up” service only from SP1 3PR of … Read more

Salisbury Sling Library 6th Birthday Fundraising

Salisbury Sling Library 6th Birthday Fundraising February 14 2020 saw Salisbury Sling Library turn 6 years old! It is the anniversary of the first, official library meet and to celebrate, we have had 2 weeks of fundraising to raise much needed funds to pay for our volunteers’ Peer Support training, so they can give help … Read more

Salisbury Sling Library on That’s TV Wessex

Salisbury Sling Library on That’s TV Wessex! We were lucky enough to have a short film made about us by That’s TV Wessex. We went live on their channel on 8th December 2019. Here is what we had to say. . . .