Category: Dorset Charity

Five bikes, 50 ladies, 2,000 miles

The Ladies of St Greg’s Primary School in Marnhull are soon to undertake a mammoth challenge: spin bike 2000 miles in 24 hours. For...

£20,000 granted to local charity working with grieving children

There is delight at Milborne St Andrew-based charity Mosaic upon receipt of a large grant from the Garfield Weston Foundation. Local charity Mosaic offers support...

Are you tough enough to take on the 2022 cycle ride’s new 75 mile ‘Challenging’ Route?

Shaftesbury Rotary Club are delighted to announce that their hugely popular charitable fundraiser, the North Dorset Cycle Ride, will be back again in May...

Bringing Stur back to life

You wouldn’t believe the work that goes into making the heart of the Blackmore Vale a vibrant town, says Pauline Batstone. The start of a...

A shocking history of sexual bigotry

Until relatively recently even consensual homosexual sex was a crime in the UK – and the US viewed homosexuality as ‘an illness’ as late...

Can you host a lonely and scared Afghan child?

Dorset Council is looking for people willing to foster or provide supported lodgings for unaccompanied children. In the year ending September 2021, the UK received...

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Put your heart into endurance rides

How do you go about preparing for one of the equestrian world’s most fulfilling events? Local endurance rider Claire Fowler explains. Endurance riding is a...

Are Dorset’s rural roads quietly destroying your suspension?

Driving a Dorset B-road in winter is not a gentle experience it is a series of jolts, dips, and sudden drops that your suspension...

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