Dorset Community Foundation funds 57 voluntary groups
Within weeks of setting up their Dorset Coronavirus Community Fund, the Dorset Community Foundation has awarded over £173,000 to 57 groups from all across Dorset.
Within weeks of setting up their Dorset Coronavirus Community Fund, the Dorset Community Foundation has awarded over £173,000 to 57 groups from all across Dorset.
Garden waste services – which will be resuming in the Dorset Council area from Monday 27 April – resumed in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole on Monday of this week, 20 April.
Diverse Abilities has launched Wellbeing @ Home, which is taking place over three weeks. The content provided is suitable for the whole family, including magic shows, yoga workshops, sign-and-sign-along songs, and story time.
It’s not all depressing news on the job front.
Residents across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, who look after or support a relative, friend or neighbour and are unpaid, are urged to reach out for support and advice during the coronavirus outbreak.
We’re all doing a lot more gardening during lockdown, so it is good to hear that Knoll Gardens is launching a new early flowering ornamental grass – Sesleria Spring Dream.
Help is on hand for Dorset farmers impacted financially by the pandemic but they need to act quickly.
Due to exceptional demand, over £600,000 of grants have been issued to 47 Dorset charities, community groups and others in the first round of the Talbot Village Trust COVID-19 Support Fund.
Did you know that a number of successful full-length films have been shot using mobile phones? And, that some very well-known directors have created films using smartphones?
Dorset Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has put in place a range of initiatives to support the region’s economy as a response to the immediate impact of the COVID-19 outbreak.