A series of workshops are being held from 7-11 March to deliver advice, support and training to help enhance local resilience to emergencies and incidents.

Organised by Dorset Local Resilience Forum (LRF) the subjects covered include: flooding and the flood warden scheme in Dorset; climate change; avoiding scams; cyber security; volunteering in the community; counter terrorism; community resilience and emergency planning; fire safety and safe and well advice; utility companies and how they plan for incidents.

The Dorset LRF is a multi-agency partnership made up of local councils, emergency services and NHS organisations, national bodies, utility companies and transport providers, and voluntary and community groups.

The events will be a range of live and pre-recorded presentations with Question and Answer (Q&A) sessions between Monday and Friday. The schedule will see morning sessions running from 9.30am-1pm, afternoon sessions from 2-5pm and an evening session from 6-8pm.

Nigel Osborne, chairman of the Dorset Local Resilience Forum Community Resilience Group said: “The Dorset LRF is committed to the ‘whole of society’ approach to community resilience so that individuals, communities, businesses and organisations can all play a meaningful part in building local resilience. The workshops are aimed at existing voluntary organisations, community emergency volunteers and anyone interested in getting involved with such activities. They are designed to help you develop local initiatives that enhance resilience to emergencies and incidents.”

To find out more and register your interest, go to dorsetprepared.org.uk/community-resilience-week-march-2022/ and follow the link to Eventbrite. The tickets are free. By registering ahead of the sessions, you will get the chance to win a Home Emergency Grab Bag worth £168 (kindly sponsored by Communities Prepared. Terms and conditions apply).