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Hall and Woodhouse has launched its twenty twenty six Community Chest Awards, offering eighty thousand pounds to local charities and community groups. The fund supports volunteer-led projects across the south, including work around food poverty, homelessness, mental health and social inclusion. Applications close on Sunday the twelfth of July. Successful applicants will be told the outcome in November, with an awards ceremony due to take place in January next year.. You can see more about this, and add your own notice, at bournemouth one dot com.

Community groups across Bournemouth, Christchurch, Poole, East Dorset and Purbeck can now apply for capital grants from Talbot Village Trust. The autumn funding round supports building improvements, refurbishments, facilities and major equipment. Applications close on the twenty eighth of June, with decisions expected in November. Talbot Village Trust says it particularly welcomes strong applications from first-time applicants, or from organisations it has not funded in the past 18 months.. You can see more about this, and add your own notice, at bournemouth one dot com.

Community groups across the Dorset Council area can now apply for grants to improve local facilities and spaces. Not-for-profit organisations can bid for between one thousand pounds and twenty-five thousand pounds through round seven of the Capital Leverage Fund. Applications are open until January next year, and you can see more on the Dorset Council website. In the last round, eight projects shared more than 70 thousand pounds to help improve well-used local facilities.. You can see more about this, and add your own notice, at bournemouth one dot com.

People aged sixty five and over in Bournemouth are being invited to Welcome Wednesday at Winton Park Café in Winton. It happens on the second Wednesday of every month from half past eleven until half past one, with a free hot drink and lunch along with the chance to socialise and build new friendships in a relaxed setting. No booking is needed, although places are limited and people are being encouraged to arrive early to avoid disappointment. . You can see more about this, and add your own notice, at bournemouth one dot com.

Forest Holme Hospice Charity is inviting ten local people to take part in its Strictly Extravaganza at Lighthouse, Poole in January next year. Participants will train for several weeks before performing with professional dancers, raising money to support hospice care for local patients and families. The last event raised more than 80 thousand pounds for the charity, helping support patients and families across the area.. You can see more about this, and add your own notice, at bournemouth one dot com.

A Poole charity has launched its Big twenty-five challenge at Chestnut Nursery. The appeal encourages people to take part in activities like running, baking and walking to raise funds for adults with mental health conditions, helping improve facilities and support through horticultural therapy. Every twenty five pounds raised will go towards improving facilities at the charitable garden centre, which is run by Plants and Minds.. You can see more about this, and add your own notice, at bournemouth one dot com.

Walkers, joggers and runners are being invited to take on the Jurassic Coast Challenge this May in support of Diverse Abilities. The event runs over Saturday the sixteenth and Sunday the seventeenth of May, with distances from ten to one hundred kilometres. Funds raised will help children and adults with disabilities across Dorset.. You can see more about this, and add your own notice, at bournemouth one dot com.

Teams are being invited to sign up for the Dragon Boat Festival in Poole Park this June, raising funds for Forest Holme Hospice Charity. Crews of sixteen paddlers and a drummer will race over two hundred metres, with fancy dress encouraged. The standard team entry fee is four hundred and fifty pounds, which works out at just over twenty-six pounds per person for a full crew. Teams are also encouraged to raise at least five hundred pounds in sponsorship. supporting local hospice care.. You can see more about this, and add your own notice, at bournemouth one dot com.

Families of young people with disabilities can get expert advice on moving into adult services at free sessions run by Diverse Abilities. The drop-ins take place in March and June at The Treehouse in Christchurch, bringing together the NHS, BCP Council and local charities to help reduce anxiety and guide families through the transition.. You can see more about this, and add your own notice, at bournemouth one dot com.

A fun Easter Egg Bingo Night is being held in Bournemouth this March to support local mental health charity Plants and Minds. The fundraiser takes place at Kinson Conservative Club, with bingo, Easter prizes and a fish and chips supper, raising money for therapeutic gardening projects helping adults improve wellbeing. The charity Cherry Tree Nursery in Bournemouth and Chestnut Nursery in Poole, where people referred for horticultural therapy take part in structured gardening activities.. You can see more about this, and add your own notice, at bournemouth one dot com.