UPDATE: 44 Marathons for the Mind hero is shortlisted for the Pride of Britain Awards
Poole Livability ambassador and supporter, Peter Thompson, has won the Bride of Britain Regional Award for Fundraiser of the Year.
Poole Livability ambassador and supporter, Peter Thompson, has won the Bride of Britain Regional Award for Fundraiser of the Year.
Members of a Dementia-friendly allotment project welcomed MP Michael Tomlinson when he visited them recently.
Diverse Abilities, Dorset’s disability charity, hosted a two-day golf event last month with professional golfer Peter Alliss and many other celebrities.
Jan Hawkins-Kitson, who works for BCHA’s Bournemouth Domestic Abuse Service, marked her 60th birthday by completing a 15,000ft tandem skydive to raise money for the Women’s Refuge where she works.
The family of late rock star, John Wetton, has raised over £3,500 for Macmillan Caring Locally, to have his name in lights at ‘Light Up the Prom’ on Bournemouth Pier Approach, on 20 October.
Mayor of Poole, Cllr Lindsay Wilson, has presented a local charity fundraiser with the Community Champion award for her community spirit.
Local restaurant and hotel group, Urban Guild, say they are are proud to announce a charity partnership with the Dorset Children’s Foundation (DCF).
Around 50 places are still available for a charity race night in Blandford hosted by legal firm Blanchards Bailey for Age UK.
A fashion show staged by M&Co’s Wimborne store on 22 September raised over £400 for the town’s In Bloom funds as Wimborne in Bloom celebrates its 25th anniversary.
Dorset Police Male Voice Choir is presenting ‘Where Poppies Grow’, a concert of music and prose for Remembrance Day at St Mark’s Church, Highcliffe on Saturday, 11 November at 7.30pm.