Your Final Act Can Be Your Most Inspiring

Wiltshire Creative (Salisbury Playhouse, Salisbury Arts Centre and Salisbury International Arts Festival) is a registered arts and education charity.

Gifts in wills are vital for Salisbury Playhouse, Salisbury Arts Centre and Salisbury International Arts Festival to thrive into the future. Collectively, for over 150 years, we’ve delighted audiences and nurtured creative talent in Salisbury. With your support, we can continue inspiring the next generation.

By leaving a gift in your will to our charity you can set the stage for generations yet to come – keeping Salisbury’s heartbeat of live performance strong and ensuring that new voices will be heard, new stories told, and the joy of gathering together in the theatre will never fade.

Did you know that by gifting even 1% of what you leave behind (meaning that those closet to you still receive 99% ) can ensure your gift retains its value and you can support causes important to you. A gift in your will can set the stage for another 50 years of unforgettable theatre and learning by:

Setting the Stage for Every Child

Remember your first standing ovation? Your gift can help a child take their first bow. By leaving just 1% of what you leave behind, you can provide bursaries so every local child—no matter their background—has the chance to shine in our youth theatre.

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Keeping the Stories Alive

If Salisbury Playhouse has ever moved you, made you laugh, or brought you closer to others, your gift can do the same for future generations. A gift in your will helps commission bold new work and keeps our stages alive with stories that entertain, unite, and inspire.

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Protecting the Heart of Salisbury’s Creative Life

Collectively, for over 150 years, Salisbury Playhouse, Salisbury Arts Centre and Salisbury International Arts Festival have been the creative heartbeat of the city. Your gift can ensure the city retains a vibrant producing theatre and festival, places where the community gather and creativity can belongs to everyone – for the next century and beyond.

A gift in your will is more than a legacy – it’s a statement of belief in the power of the arts to change lives. So when the time is right for you and after your loved ones are cared for, please consider remembering Wiltshire Creative in your will. Together, we can ensure that the next century is as inspiring as the last.

How You Can Leave a Gift In Your Will to Wiltshire Creative

There are a few ways to leave a gift in your will.

• A specific gift: Anyone can leave a gift in a will and people leave gifts of all sizes. You don't have to be wealthy to leave a gift in your will as every gift has the power to make a creative difference.
• A percentage of what you leave behind: This ensures the gifts retains its value with annual inflation and can be easier for executors to manage. Leaving even 1% of everything you leave behind means those closet to you still receive 99% and you can also support the causes important to you.

If your estate is liable for inheritance tax, a gift in your will can reduce the overall amount of tax due on your estate. And, if you’ve already made a Will but would still like to leave us a gift, you can create a codicil for this purpose. In line with the fundraising code of conduct, we recommend you take professional advice regards gifts in your will.

You'll need our registered address and charity number to add Wiltshire Creative to your will. Your trusted professional advisor can support you with writing or updating you will.

Alternatively, we’ve partnered with Farewill, the UK’s best-rated will provider, so you can write a simple will quickly, easily and for free. It takes as little as 30 minutes, and you can make unlimited updates, so you don’t have to get it right first time. Every will is checked by a Farewill specialist so you can be sure that your wishes are in safe hands. Visit farewill.com today.

Organisation name: Wiltshire Creative (Salisbury Playhouse, Salisbury Arts Centre and Salisbury International Arts Festival)

Address: Malthouse Lane, Salisbury, Wilts, SP2 7RA

Charity registration number: 249169 (England and Wales)