Category: Dorset Charity

An open letter from Sturminster Newton Amateur Boxing Club

By Shaun Weeks, Founder and Head Coach You may have seen us on social media – we’re the small-town boxing club that keeps punching above...

Record-breaking fundraising total for Dorset’s Teddy Rocks Festival

Teddy Rocks, the award-winning Dorset music festival dedicated to fighting children’s cancer, has announced a record-breaking fundraising total for its 2025 event, held at...

Dorset County Show donates nearly £16,000 to local charities

The Dorset County Show has made generous donations totalling £15,938 to two important Dorset charities: Julia’s House and the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RABI). Julia’s...

Over 9,000 knitted flowers transform the Museum of East Dorset for Dementia Awareness Week

A spectacular sea of handmade forget-me-not flowers has bloomed across the Museum of East Dorset in Wimborne, as the award-winning museum marks the start...

Weymouth Paramedic to Attempt World-First Endurance Swim for Air Ambulance

This June, Dorset paramedic George Bell-Starr will attempt a never-before-completed endurance challenge – and he’s doing it in support of life-saving charities. George, from Weymouth,...

£200,000 Youth Grant open for Dorset Organisations

Voluntary and community organisations across Dorset can now apply for a share of Dorset Council’s £200,000 Youth Grant, supporting projects that deliver activities for...

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Jam-packed January in the saddle

Winter may have soaked us to the skin, but training camps, bold horses and big plans mean the event season suddenly feels tantalisingly close I...

The soft paws of spring

Pussy willow catkins are among late winter’s most generous and quietly important natural wonders, says Jane Adams When did you last stop to look closely...

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