Highways to be greener in Dorset
Dorset Council is working to lower its carbon footprint over the coming months.
Dorset Council is working to lower its carbon footprint over the coming months.
Although the Dorset Neon Run wasn’t able to take place in Poole Park this year, 65 participants walked, ran, and danced their own five-kilometre routes between Saturday 23 and Monday 25 May, raising £5,500 for Dorset’s disability charity, Diverse Abilities.
In this the first week that more children have returned to school, 75 per cent of Dorset schools have welcomed additional pupils into Reception and Year One, and around 50 per cent into Year 6. This will increase as some schools are opening in a phased way starting with younger pupils.
Dorset Chamber has had an input into the Government’s coronavirus policy, which has been recognised by one of the UK’s top business leaders.
Farmers and agribusinesses in Dorset are being advised to exercise caution before making coronavirus claims.
Realising that we’re all missing live dramatic performances, members of Wimborne Community Theatre (WCT) organised two online events recently.
You don’t have to find ‘an old oak tree’ in order to display a yellow ribbon to remember someone who has died.
Lewis-Manning Hospice Care is marking Volunteers Week (1-7 June) by highlighting the work of those who give up their time to help others.
Freemasons in Bournemouth and Christchurch, who come under the Province of Hampshire and Isle of Wight, have contributed towards a fundraising effort by Freemasons across the country to support those affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. So far £1 million has been raised, but this could double as donations continue to flood in.
4DORSET magazine June 2020 – Your Independent Local Magazine INSIDE THIS ISSUE: One of the most devastating Dorset heath and forest fires in living memory – Top Tens – Ballard School pupils write to isolated elderly people – Hordes at the Door – Learning to drive before you are 17 – Wimborne Minster church services…