Macmillan Caring Locally honoured with the Queen’s Award
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.
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Jim-jams fundraiser for children’s hospice brings in the bread
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.
Go yellow with Forest Holme for Hospice Awareness Month
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.
Ferndown buddies help build confidence under new ‘connectors’ scheme
A new buddy-system, Ferndown Community Connectors, is being launched in Ferndown and organisers are on the look-out for volunteers.
Hillside’s hair today, gone tomorrow, fundraiser
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.
Air Ambulance appoints new Chair of Trustees
Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance has announced the appointment of Gillian Bryce as their new Chair of Trustees, taking over from from Roger Morgan.
New ‘green’ village hall secures £10K funding from Low Carbon Dorset
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.
Harewood indoor rowers prove the distance
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.
Diverse Abilities’s Great Dorset Bake Sale 2018
Dorset charity, Diverse Abilities, is gearing up for this year’s Great Dorset Bake Sale 2018 taking place on Friday 1 June.
DEBSS wants your vote for £50,000 of lottery funding
Your vote could see a local Bournemouth group named a winner in this year’s The People’s Projects