New Year volunteering is good for you
by Lorraine Gibson. It’s generally agreed that volunteering is good for you. Helping people or causes, having a sense of purpose…
Exploring Stour & Avon – Durweston
With retired Dorset rights of way officer CHRIS SLADE. Park near the Church, which may be open now, then, a…
Parkstone’s Care team leader Ita going strong at 80
Ita Graven, from Elizabeth House care home in Parkstone, enjoyed a double celebration recently when she not only turned…
Care home stars celebrating success
St Ives House, a Care South home situated near Ringwood has scooped the ‘Care Home of the Year’ award…
National award for DocBike
DocBike, a charity founded in Dorset that works to save lives on our roads has been recognised with a…
Helping young people with drug issues
by Lorraine Gibson. It’s a hard truth to face, but according to Young Minds, the charity that helps support young…
Therapy donkey Charlie concludes ‘12 Days’ event
Forest Holme Hospice in Poole organised a 12 Days Of Christmas series of activities, treats and surprises to help…
Volunteer Christina at royal carol service
Christina Wilson, a volunteer at Lewis-Manning Hospice Care, was nominated by the Deputy Lord-Lieutenant of Dorset to attend a…
Trees celebrated at county care home
Creative residents at a Dorset dementia care home have celebrated the importance and beauty of trees in a fun,…
‘Amnesty’ for those unwanted pressies
Diverse Abilities, a charity supporting children and adults with disabilities, has launched a call for the county’s unwanted Christmas…