The pandemic has been an incredibly difficult time for many, but it has shown the kind generosity of people. The Bournemouth Foodbank has experienced all kinds of help from the community, council and local supermarkets.The Covid-19 crisis meant we had to change the way we live. The Bournemouth Foodbank also had to adapt to...
February 2021:- Even though Lockdown 3.0 shows no sign of easing anytime soon and the weather turns icy cold, there are many ways to enjoy half-term and indeed those post home -schooling hours this February and on into Spring for both children and grown-ups.
This half-term coincides with several national and international events which can inspire all sorts of fun activities and dressing-up. Chinese New...
Bailey’s story shared for Young Carers Action Day on 16th March
It’s Young Carers Action Day on 16th March and Carer Support Dorset are raising awareness by sharing the story of one of our sister charities former young carer Bailey, who went from a young adult carer to a job working with us to support carers themselves.
Across the UK, thousands of young people...
Acts Fast are delighted to share with us that they have just been awarded the National Lottery Community Fund to keep supporting lives who have been impacted by child sexual abuse. It might not be an easy topic of conversation, but supporting families effected by child sexual abuse is often chronically under invested and often widely misunderstood in...
A family who lived in Bournemouth nearly 30 years ago has been reunited following a missing person investigation.
On Friday 27 December 2019 a 54-year-old woman was reported missing by her son. Lee-Tracey Miley was last known to have lived in Bournemouth in July 1991, but her children had not...
When I first reported on child poverty in Britain, I was struck by the faces of children I spoke to, especially the eyes. They were different: watchful, fearful.In Hackney, in 1975, I filmed Irene Brunsden's family. Irene told me she gave her two-year-old a plate of cornflakes. "She doesn't...
An appeal for children’s winter coats and warm pyjamas launches this Friday to keep children cosy at Christmas.
2020 has been a tough year for so many people and we want to make it just a little bit better for children and families in Dorset. That’s why we are asking...
A fantastic new idea for Halloween during this Covid-19 pandemic.
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We all shared rainbows in our windows to support our NHS and Carers, we could do the same with pumpkins, creating a pumpkin trail.
Children can then go on a pumpkin hunt in fancy dress around their...
Extinction Rebellion activists put their heads in the sand near Boscombe Pier this morning in a symbolic protest aimed at government inaction on the climate crisis. The action featured smartly dressed rebels, labelled as cabinet members and Dorset MPs. This was followed by a procession to the offices...
Today, 25 June, the Climate Change Committee are releasing a report that states the Government is failing to meet its 2050 zero carbon target, a target that is already dangerously too late.
The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) is an independent, statutory body established under the Climate Change Act 2008. Its...
