New manager for town’s foodbank
Gillingham Foodbank has a new manager. Hannah ‘Han’ Gibbons has decided to step back from managing the foodbank in order to focus on heading...
Foodbank donations appeal
Care homes in North Dorset are taking in foodbank donations after a surge in demand.
Colten Care has joined forces with Dorset foodbanks to...
Community support is welcomed by foodbank
A toy appeal, a donation of more than £1,600 of fresh meat vouchers and the support of a local care home has helped the...
New community food shop in the battle to feed hungry children
A different and dignified community food shop in Sturminster Newton has fed some 470 hungry people, of which 225 are children in North Dorset...
Foodbank feeding nearly 2,000 people
A hunger-free future is the ambition of the Trussell Trust, which provides emergency food and dignified support from its 1,200 food bank centres to...
Trying to ‘fix your feelings’ with drink, work or exercise?
Psychotherapist David Stanton lives near Sherborne.
All too often, I hear clients say: “but I had such a good childhood” or “currently life’s not too...
Nick’s foodbank run is in the bag
If you were walking along the trailway on Saturday February 20, you may have been passed by a man in a Dorset Doddlers T-shirt....
Handy tips to cut down on food waste
Reduce your food waste, help combat climate change and save money!
At a time when we’re all trying to play our part in tackling climate...
Green team celebrating great first year
An environmental group is celebrating a great first year after planting 250 trees and making 200 bottles of apple juice.
Marnhull Green TEAMS – (Taking...
The Antelope Inn in Hazelbury Bryan
Welcome to The Antelope Inn. I recently had the opportunity to chat to its owner Alasdair Warren, whose family have lived in Dorset for...
