“It’s so upsetting to witness such a breathtaking landmark being turned into ‘Durdle Dump’…” Article by local resident, Rhea Soulsby-Phillips Posts about Durdle Door have flooded people’s social media A LOT in the last few weeks. Unfortunately, these are not the usual attractive posts about this iconic beauty spot, but photos of mountains of discarded …
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Monkey World overcoming a challenging year – with the help of 9 year Samuel’s 40 mile fundraising pledge! Covid 19 – ‘the most difficult challenge Monkey World has had to overcome’ Monkey World – Ape Rescue Centre is a primate rescue centre near Wareham, set up in 1987 by Jim Cronin MBE to rescue chimpanzees, …
Coronavirus Emergency Funding Disperses £446,000 in Support to 140 Local Groups Dorset Community Foundation, a local charitable foundation raising funds for those most in need, is one of the first organisations to set up a pan Dorset fund in response to the Coronavirus pandemic to support groups and smaller charities supporting those most in need. …
DCF Disperses nearly £500K in Coronavirus Emergency Funding Read More »
We feel that this extraordinary time has shown our children, parents and staff to be just that – extraordinary! During these strange and uncertain times of the Coronavirus, Wareham St Mary Primary School has remained opened. We wanted to support our local community and provide care for our key worker families, vulnerable children and those …
Wareham St Mary Primary School – learning to be extraordinary! Read More »
“Overwhelmed by support from the Wareham Community” Margaret Green is a charitable animal rescue centre located in Church Knowle, Purbeck. They take in homeless, abandoned, neglected and mistreated pets, giving them the care and love they need as well as helping to find them a new forever home. The rehoming and visitor centre have remained …
I’m proud of Wareham – where locals are willing to help each other… Where to start? A time in my life where I have felt most appreciated and feeling proud to live in Wareham. Where locals are willing to help each other. I can happily say I love where I live! Being a qualified carer …
Danielle Morris, founder of Warehams Helping Hands Read More »
Livability Holton Lee is a wellbeing centre set in 350 acres of beautiful Dorset countryside. We asked them how they are coping with the current Covid crisis … What is Holten Lee? We are part of the UK charity Livability, which provides services for disabled people ranging from residential and specialist care to schools and …
Christians are having to learn to worship in different ways For many years people have been saying, “You don’t have to go to church to be a Christian!” Well now, with the coronavirus lockdown, the adherents of this old adage are having their day and, with the church buildings shut, Christians are having to learn …
So much had to stop that we wanted to share… Like so many, the Purbeck Youth & Community Foundation has been impacted by the Corona Virus, and we have had to stop running our open youth clubs and any group gatherings, as well as some of our planned fundraising events, which we had hoped to …
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There has been a successful Chamber of Commerce operating in Wareham since 1946. However, in recent years changing circumstances caused its presence to dwindle. This meant there was no active forum through which businesses could work collaboratively and help drive improvements in the town and boost trade. Many businesses in Wareham, in common with high streets up and down the country were finding trading a struggle …
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