More than £3 million raised for National Garden Scheme
More than 100 private gardens in Dorset are open to visitors through the National Garden Scheme, which raised a record amount for charity in 2024.
More than 100 private gardens in Dorset are open to visitors through the National Garden Scheme, which raised a record amount for charity in 2024.
Events including a performance by Love Soul Choir plus a Santa’s Grotto raised £1,000 for University Hospitals Dorset NHS Charity.
Residents of the county can double their donations to local charities by using the Big Give website.
A series of candle events organised by Lewis-Manning Hospice Care raised over £23,000 for charity.
Christmas cards designed by children from a Poole primary school will help to raise funds for Dorset families living with cancer.
Teams from Lily’s Place, a children’s respite home in Poole, will complete a challenge in November to raise funds for a new bus.
Kate Gough will be raising funds for University Hospitals Dorset NHS Charity’s SPRING services in memory of her twins.
Amongst the brave participants of the PierZip challenge were Wessex Wonder Women who raised more than £1,500 between them.
On Thursday 17 October, Victoria Johnstone, 41, is organising ‘An Evening of Pink’ to raise funds to support those affected by breast cancer.
The oncology unit at the Jigsaw building will benefit from a quiz organised by University Hospitals Dorset’s main construction contractor.