The Foundation Receives £10K Boost from Deepest Dorset Book
The Foundation received a £10,000 donation from proceeds of the sale of ‘Deepest Dorset’, a book commissioned by Lord Rothermere and written by local authors Fanny Charles and Gay Pirrie-Weir. Jon Yates, Chief Executive of the Foundation, accepted the cheque at an event hosted by Lord and Lady Rothermere at their home last week: ‘We
Surviving Winter Appeal Helps 91 Local Households
The donations raised mostly by local residents who receive, but do not need winter their fuel allowance supported 91 local households via the Foundation’s partnership with the network of Citizens Advice Bureaus who dispersed the support in the form of grants. Most of the beneficiaries are retired and are dealing with additional difficulties such as
The Foundation Celebrates Local Communities with a Signature Event
The Dorset for All event was attended by 150 people including special guests Lady Fellowes, Kate Adie, the Lord-Lieutenant of Dorset Mr Angus Campbell, the High Sheriff of Dorset Sir Philip Williams and local philanthropists, professional advisers, businesses and representatives from local charitable trusts. Jon Yates, Chief Executive at Dorset Community Foundation explained: ‘We are
Latest Round of Seeing is Believing Visits
First stop on the tour was Vita Nova based in Boscombe – a small charity which supports people with drug and alcohol addiction by introducing them to the arts as a way of maintaining their abstinence. Ambassadors and staff attended one of the funded music sessions and met with David Walker – a beneficiary of
Lord-Lieutenant’s Fund for Young and Talented Supports 11 Local Sport Stars
Mr Campbell, who was on the deciding panel explained: ‘We were all surprised at the number of applications received, considering this was the first funding round and it usually takes a bit more time to raise awareness of a new fund. This shows that there is certainly a need for this funding – the panel
Presenter Valerie Singleton Backs Surviving Winter Appeal
Valerie explained her involvement: ‘If you don’t feel that you need your winter fuel allowance please donate to this wonderful initiative to help a local older person in need. It is shocking that many older people are at risk and often suffer in silence, having to choose between heating or eating. As little as £200
Young and Talented Fund Opens for Applications to Support Talented Sports Stars
The Lord-Lieutenant of Dorset, Mr Angus Campbell who is behind the fund explained: ‘The Lord-Lieutenant’s Fund was set up to support local young people with a variety of talents and for the first round we will focus on supporting those with sporting talents. My fund will help young people who are particularly financially or socially
Shocking Stats Reveal there were 2,700 Excess Winter Deaths Across the South West Last Year
DCF is calling on more donations to our Surviving Winter Appeal to help save lives this winter. Jon Yates, Chief Executive at the Foundation explained: ‘The regional stats are very shocking. Older people in Dorset are particularly vulnerable – we have the largest older people population in the UK and our county is also very
Bishop of Sherborne Backs Surviving Winter Appeal to Support Vulnerable Older People in Fuel Poverty
The Appeal raises donations from unwanted Winter Fuel Allowances to help local older people at risk during the winter months because of the combined effects of fuel poverty and social isolation. Statistics released last year reveal that during the winter of 2014/15 336 vulnerable people died from cold related deaths in our county. Currently in
Dig Deep into Dorset to Help the Foundation
Clive Aslet, former editor of Country Life magazine, gave Deepest Dorset a four-star review in the Mail on Sunday, where he described the book as ‘a bulging scrapbook of local history, folklore, crafts, recipes and topography, including contributions from the many distinguished folk to be found there, from Julian Fellowes (‘Dorset has kept us sane,’
Bursary Support for Dorset Residents on Vocational Courses
The Superior STEM Bursary Fund, established by local engineering company Superior, will focus on supporting students aged 16-21 with grants of up to £1,500 who are undertaking a STEM (science, technology, engineering or mathematics) course at either Bournemouth and Poole or Brockenhurst College. The fund will only support students from a particular area in Dorset
The Foundation Takes Supporters on ‘Seeing is Believing’ Visits
Our supporters had an opportunity to meet the beneficiaries and organisers of three projects which benefitted from funding from DCF – Hope 2 Cycle, The Bus Stop Club and Strictly Come Tea Dancing. Susan Sunderland, project manager of The Bus Stop Club – a support group for disadvantaged residents from the Heatherlands/Tricketts Cross area explained: ‘A