The Dorset Local Search And Rescue Committee (LSARC) held a showcase recently of the assets available from partners across Dorset to assist in Search and Rescue operations.
Christchurch-based charity, Macmillan Caring Locally, has received The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service; the highest award given to local volunteer groups across the UK.
A children’s hospice charity covering Dorset and Wiltshire has been given a fundraising boost by a national car parks operator after their jim-jams fundraiser.
Forest Holme Hospice in Poole is appealing to locals for support during National Hospice Awareness Month in June to help raise both awareness and funds for the hospice and highlight the important role of hospices in the local community.
A new buddy-system, Ferndown Community Connectors, is being launched in Ferndown and organisers are on the look-out for volunteers.
Pupils and staff of Hillside Community First School in Verwood had great fun on 4 May when they were able to turn up to school with crazy hair to raise funds for charity.
Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance has announced the appointment of Gillian Bryce as their new Chair of Trustees, taking over from from Roger Morgan.
Charlton Marshall Village Hall has become the first beneficiary of Low Carbon Dorset, a new County Council-led programme set-up to boost Dorset’s low carbon economy, and reduce its carbon footprint.
The successful indoor rowers from Harewood College in Bournemouth have faced their greatest challenge yet – to row the distance from Bournemouth to Trafalgar Square in under 2.5 hours.
Dorset charity, Diverse Abilities, is gearing up for this year’s Great Dorset Bake Sale 2018 taking place on Friday 1 June.
