Charities In Dorset

The transport of elderly and disabled people in Sherborne and local area for shopping and leisure trips.

The object of the CIO is to advance the education of the public in the history and heritage of Sturminster Newton and its surrounding villages.

village hall and recreation field for use of local residents

To provide or assist in the provision of care and accomodation for feral cats,feral kittens and elderly cats which are in need of care and protection by reason of sickness,maltreatment,poor circumstances or ill-usage.

Scouting, sea scouting and Duke of Edinburgh award.

The Principal Activity of the Company is to promote, develop and encourage public education in, awareness and study of science, engineering and technology, science education and research and the recreational study of science, especially sciences related to Astronomy and all forms of communication

We provide befriending, practical advice and financial support to help refugees settle into the communities of Shaftesbury, Gillingham and the adjacent towns and villages.

SCOUTING FOR BEAVERS, CUBS and SCOUTS - YOUNG PEOPLE (MALE/FEMALE)

We run a coffee shop that is a focal point for this rural community. For some Elderly people it is a second home, but all ages make use of our facilities. We have toys available for the very young. Village clubs and organisations use our facilites to advertise what they do. The shop is also used as a collection point for our charitable giving.

A village hall providing a venue for leisure time occupation for 19 clubs and community groups.

The Society has weekly meetings in term time rehearsing for three or so public concerts each year, including outreach concerts in villages around Dorchester in the summer. It sings carol to raise money for local charities at Christmas, and is involved in musical exchanges with our our twinned towns in Germany and France.

Creating opportunities and giving financial support to enable young people to access water sports.

The charity aims to educate the public in the arts and science of music by performing choral concerts of high standard with soloists of national standing. It is a mixed choir of about 144 voices and performs major works from the choral scene, from traditional classical to modern. Most of its concerts are in Salisbury Cathedral but occasionally it combines with other choirs and performs abroad

The provision of grants to charities, schools, and other suitable organisations, primarily for the benefit of young people and mainly in Bournemouth and the surrounding area.

Arranges annual festivals of English Cathedral Music with four to five days of services and concerts based around the daily liturgy, based alternately in Chichester, Winchester and Salisbury Cathedrals.

To present an annual Festival of Chamber Music in the Village of Cerne Abbas, Dorset. The concerts are given by artists of International standing and contain works spanning three centuries. The programmes are designed to be both challenging and entertaining and contain many lesser known works. The Festival is a major musical attractions in the area and has capacity audiences for its concerts.

STAGES AMATEUR LIGHT OPERA PRODUCTIONS/MUSICALS; FUND RAISING IN RESPECT OF THIS MAIN ACTIVITY.

General charitable purposes for Poundbury and Dorchester residents including Keep Fit, Education and training, Disability, Arts and Culture, Sport and Recreation.

Private education

The preservation, maintenance and renovation of the Grade II* listed former Methodist Chapel and its site in Tolpuddle, Dorset and its historical, architectural and constructional heritage, for the benefit of the people of Tolpuddle and of the Nation.

Provides education, sporting and social activities for people in Wimborne and its surrounding locality who are no longer in full time gainful employment.

To operate and maintain a village hall for the benefit of the inhabitants of Lytchett Matravers and surrounding areas.

The provision and upkeep of a building containing rooms and a main hall for the local community to use and hire for educational and recreational use.

To award scholarships or grants to beneficiaries under the age of 25 living within a ten mile radius of the Lytchett Matravers Parish Church, attending educational establishments

Promoting and supporting the work of local organisations for the general benefit of the inhabitants of Sherborne, Dorset and the surrounding neighbourhood.