Category: Blandford Forum

A North Dorset man has been jailed for six years for causing the death of a 68-year-old man by careless driving while unfit through drink.

Robert Walter MP (North Dorset) paid a visit to Blandford Foodbank on 23 October to meet staff and learn more about issues surrounding foodbank provision.
At the invitation of Blandford Foodbank Steering Group Chairman, The Rev Brook MacCallam, Bob met with Rev MacCallam himself, Alistair Doxet-Purser, Chief Executive Officer of Faithworks Wessex, volunteer Jacquie Dakin and Foodbank Manager Gail del Pinto at Blandford Forum Methodist Church to find out more about the operation of this local foodbank and hear staff views on the challenges surrounding foodbank provision.

From small beginnings this annual show now covers over 600 acres and has become one of Europe’s largest outdoor events. Now in its 46th year, prepare to be amazed at the variety of exhibitions and the sheer scale of the show. A typically British event the Great Dorset Steam Fair offers nostalgia and entertainment for…

Dorset’s Lewis-Manning Hospice will be running a ‘Give and Take Swap Shop’ event this weekend on Saturday 3rd May at The Corn Exchange in Blandford Forum between 9am – 12pm, via its town centre shop which is across the road. The hospice, which is based in Poole and supports over 650 people in the area…

Lewis-Manning Hospice is urgently looking for volunteers to help in its shop in Blandford. The Poole-based community charity, which offers free specialist palliative nursing care to around 650 people a year in Dorset living with cancer and other life-limiting illnesses, is looking for people who can give up a bit of their time to help…