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The official launch of the Heatherlands RBL Poppy Appeal with the local Age UK took place on Thursday, 31 October.
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Crafty pound-for-pound fundraiser
Wimborne Rotary’s Craft Fair at the Allendale Centre on 26 October, attracted strong support from exhibitors and the visiting public. Thanks to generous matching pound-for-pound backing by Barclays, more than £1,500 was raised for Rotary charities.
Ready Set Go… Charity Raffle Winner goes Wild in the Aisle
Maggie Roberts, from Poole, was the lucky winner of Diverse Abilities Plus ‘Waitrose Trolley Dash’ raffle in Wimborne and got three minutes to run around the store picking up as many items as possible.
Moustache fever set to grow at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital
A team of consultants from the Royal Bournemouth Hospital will be growing moustaches during November to raise money and awareness of men’s health issues.
Bus-tash-tic!
Over 50 Morebus drivers and support staff are to grow moustaches during November to raise awareness and fundraise for the Movember appeal which supports prostate and testicular cancer and mental health charities.
MP working to tackle scam mail
Tobias Ellwood MP is working alongside a number of other MPs to try to tackle the concerning targeting of the most vulnerable in society. The Bournemouth East MP is looking to collect evidence of scam mail and has put a box in their office above the Conservative Club in Haviland Road Boscombe and is calling…
South West Coast Path resurfaced at Osmington Mills
A popular section of the South West Coast Path, close to The Smuggler’s Inn at Osmington Mills in Dorset has been improved with the help of sponsorship from Badger Ales and the South West Coast Path Association. The project is one of 120 improvement projects that are taking place in 2013 along the 630 miles…
Bournemouth Football Legend to Help Raise Funds for Local Charity
Local football legend Steve Fletcher will be making a special guest appearance at a sports and entertainment evening in aid of Coping with CHAOS, part of Dorset disability charity Diverse Abilities Plus, on Saturday 23 November at the Horse and Jockey pub in Bournemouth. Fletcher will be on hand to sign autographs and answer questions…
Victims of domestic abuse encouraged to seek help
Dorset Police and its partners are encouraging victims of domestic abuse to come forward and seek help from specialist organisations and networks. Domestic abuse can be reported directly to the police or through various partner agencies who offer guidance and support. It is important that victims don’t suffer in silence; the cycle of abuse and…
Free Poppy Seeds for organisations commemorating First World War Centenary
Haskins Garden Centre at Ferndown has made thousands of Unwins poppy seeds available for schools and organisations who wish to plant the seeds next spring, ideally in bright areas of earth, to support the commemoration of the First World War Centenary next year. The war is estimated to have claimed over 16 million lives across…