Charities and community groups based in Dorset (excluding Bournemouth and Poole) can now apply for a grant of up to the value of £7,500 from Dorset County Communities Fund, managed by Dorset Community Foundation. The third funding round is now open and will close at 1pm on 15 March 2013. The fund has been set…
Teachers from 337 schools across the South East can now nominate for Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Young School Gardener of the Year 2013, a quest to find the most knowledgeable, enthusiastic and talented gardening pupil in the UK. The competition is open to all schools on the RHS Campaign for School Gardening scheme, of which…
Residents and staff at a Poole care home celebrated Dignity Action Day by planting a commemorative rose.
Colten Care’s Canford Chase in Branksome Park joined hundreds of homes across the UK to mark the special day.
Held annually, Dignity Action Day is an opportunity for health, social care workers and members of the public to uphold people’s rights to dignity.
It aims to ensure people who use care services are treated as individuals and given choice, control and a sense of purpose in their daily lives.
Sylvie Craig-Swainson, Canford Chase’s Activity Organiser, said the residential and nursing care home always made a particular point of marking the day.
Celia Sawyer, star of Channel 4’s ‘Four Rooms’ is to provide an exclusive interior design service for the would be owners of new or pre-owned aircraft distributed by the Bournemouth International Airport based, UK Pilatus Centre.
The Centre acts as sales distributor for the award winning PC-12 aircraft in the UK, Spain, Channel Islands and the Isle Of Man and has, to date, sold 40 new $4.6 million PC-12s to cash-rich, time-poor customers who make the most of the aircraft’s cost efficient convenience, and versatility, offered by its long non-stop range and ability to land at both small airfields as well as international airports.
Four Squadrons including 2515 Ringwood and Fordingbridge Air Training Corps joined together to march through Fordingbridge on Sunday, 3 February, 2013, to the Methodist Church where there was a service of celebration for the founding of the Air Cadets.
Following the success of last year’s Gala Charity Film, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Christchurch Round Table present another absolute classic that is bound to have you rockin’ in your seats and all in aid of Christchurch Round Table Children’s Wish charity. Prior to the main film, there will be a short presentation film about Children’s Wish,…
Fans of the hit film Grease are invited to a special viewing of the classic movie at Christchurch’s Regent Centre – to raise money for charity. Men can slick back their hair and ladies can sew themselves into tight leather trousers for the event just before Valentine’s Day – on February 12. The Christchurch Round Table…
Dorset Wildlife Trust and its partners are celebrating a funding boost of £85,900 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for an ambitious project to create Dorset’s first urban living landscape. Conservationists and the community are joining forces to launch Wildlink, linking people and wildlife across the whole east Dorset conurbation. Wildlink is a major Living…
Dorset Wildlife Trust is getting ready for spring with its Green Fayre and Nest Box event in Verwood this month. The free family event, in aid of Verwood’s Wildlife Sensory Garden, takes place just in time for the start of the bird nesting season and includes nest box building to help you welcome birds in…
Five teenagers from Ferndown Jitsu Club have been granted bursaries of £250 each from the John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation. Sensei Liam Read, Jordan Lee, Connor Riley and brothers Joe and Matt Trussell, who all go to Ferndown Upper School, will now be able to attend the Jitsu Foundation Ju-Jitsu International Competition that will be…
