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After many years and experience in the working world, I've decided to start something new again. I will be offering training courses for teenagers / young adults starting in November! Due to increasing demand, each course starts on the principle of first come, first served. Content: Coaching and practical tasks One module runs...
As schools break up across Dorset for the summer, many young people will be looking at ways to fill their time. With results from the government commissioned Community Life Survey indicating that 29% of 16 to 24 year olds took part in formal volunteering, and 25% in informal volunteering,...
Some will side with the 'Hutters' and others with the council and support services and others with the young people. Where do you stand? The 'Nuisance' A group of approximately 100 young individuals are engaging in intimidating behaviour towards owners of expensive beach huts at Sandbanks beach. This includes incidents of drug...
Mental Health Awareness Week starts on 15 May and the theme for this year is anxiety. We can all experience feelings of anxiety at any time in our lives, for many different reasons. Whether it’s big life events, money troubles, relationship changes or a new job – anxiety is...
Following a successful funding bid, we are delighted to announce the official launch of the Weymouth and Portland Community Research Network which aims to involve local community members in the decisions that affect our future. The Network has obtained a £24,530 grant from United Kingdom Research & Innovation (UKRI)...
The Tolpuddle Martyrs’ Festival today (Thursday) announced a new initiative, seeking musical talent applications directly from the Dorset community. Two performance slots are available on the Friday afternoon (14 July 2023) acoustic stage. These are for acoustic original solo / duo / trio acts. The Acoustic Stage is a recent, highly popular, addition...
Weymouth Town Council is helping to light up the town centre over the festive period!  As well as supplying and installing the tree and lights for the recent Christmas lights switch on, Weymouth Town Council has put up low energy festive LED lighting throughout the town.  The low watt LED lamps...
Dorset Mind is delighted to announce their Children & Young People’s (CYP) Service, â€˜Dorset Mind Your Head’, counselling service is now open for referrals. This service reopens at a difficult time for many young people. COVID Social Mobility and Opportunities Study, COSMO 2022 report found that more than 4 in 10 young people are above the threshold for “probable mental...
Weymouth is officially celebrating once more after the town retained the prestigious Purple Flag accreditation for managing its evening and night-time economy for 2022. Weymouth Town Council, working in partnership with We Are Weymouth BID recently showcased the town’s night-time economy to assessors from the Association of Town and City Management. During their visit, assessors highlighted the work...
Osmington History, a local heritage charity has produced an online history tour of the village with the help of Students from Budmouth Academy. In the Summer term, three Year 10 students from the College took part in a week-long work experience project, where they were asked to research and produce a village tour. Director...