Category: Dorset community news

The end of an era and a final splash for Abbey Swimming Club

It is with great sadness that the Abbey Swimming Club has had to permanently close after more than 30 years as a community swimming...

Employ My Ability is evolving in Gillingham

Thorngrove Garden Centre’s EmployMyAbility (EMA) campus is expanding to offer more opportunities to young people with special needs Regular visitors to Thorngrove and readers of...

Diverse Abilities is on the hunt for volunteers

Diverse Abilities, is looking for volunteers for the coming year to help with ongoing projects and a series of community events throughout the year....

A nugget of purest green … ice!

Rob Nolan was thrilled to capture an image which, due to its orbit, we are potentially the only humans ever to have a chance...

Can I be forced onto a pre-payment energy meter?

A local expert from Citizen’s Advice provides timely tips on consumer issues. Q: “I currently pay for my electricity via direct debit but recent fuel...

Do something amazing for charity – jump out of a plane

Tick off skydiving from your bucket list and jump out of a plane for Dorset Mind!Working with the experts at Go Skydive in Salisbury...

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No lions were harmed in the making of this safari …

From racing clubs to Pony Club safaris, it’s been tours with tea and snoozy foals (and sausage rolls) for Doug Procter, with one final...

How Dorset Villages Are Keeping Traditional Pub Games Alive

Across the Blackmore Vale's village pubs skittle alleys are being swept clean, dartboards rehung, and cribbage cards shuffled again on Tuesday evenings. Far from...