Charities In Dorset

Provision and maintenance of a swimming pool for the benefit of inhabitants of Axe Valley and its neighbourhood who are in need thereof by reason of their social circumstances or youth, sickness or old age.

Arts Centre

Performing and Visual arts, with diverse education and outreach program in a thriving community venue

CIRCLES SOUTH WEST IS A COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMME WHICH WORKS CLOSELY WITH STATUTORY SERVICES, HELPING KNOWN SEX OFFENDERS LIVE OFFENCE-FREE LIVES.

The prevention or relief of poverty in Sturminster Newton and the surrounding areas by the operation of a community store for food and essential items and the provision of linked support, services, education and advice.

Regular public worship open to all. Pastoral work, including visiting the sick and the bereaved. Teaching of Christianity through sermons, courses and small groups. Taking of religious assemblies in schools. The provision of a youth club with a Christian ethos. Supporting other charities in the UK and overseas

Produce a quarterly preaching plan to ensure regular acts of worshiptake place at each of the 12 Methodist Churches in the Circuit. Supervise and train local preachers and other office holders. The Circuit is directly involved with the chaplaincy services at the local hospital. We confirm that the trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit.

Advancing the mission of God in the South West Peninsula District by providing churches and circuits with strategic resources, finance, personnel and expertise, and by supporting them in the deployment and oversight of the various ministries of the church, in programmes of training, and by providing opportunities for them to work together and support each other.

The activities of the charity is to operate a Community Centre, with all that entails, in the heart of Wimborne, and to serve the community in many aspects, without judgement.

Community Activities, Working with the community to provide support to the community

To promote the charitable purposes of Sherborne School in Dorset and to promote any other charitable purpose connected with or otherwise associated with the School.

The Charity aims to support health and well-being in children and families in the UK. The charity was renamed to FAB- Families And Babies to better reflect the aims of the charity. FAB provide peer support services offering evidenced based information & support to help improve health & well-being within families.

Home-Start Wessex is a family support charity that provides vital care to families at a crucial time in their lives. The support is offered to families with at least one child under 5 through individually designed packages of practical and emotional help lasting for around 6 months. This is either provided with one-to-one support in their own homes or through group support and therapy.

The core purpose of Age UK Dorchester is to support older people to live in their own homes for as long as they want and ensure that the voices of older people in North, South and West Dorset are collectively and individually heard and responded to. We offer a range of services including homesupport, handyperson, information and advice, befriending, social activities and dementia therapy.

The major museums that tell the story of Wessex (Dorset Museum, Poole Museum, The Salisbury Museum, Swindon Museums and Wiltshire Museum) working in partnership to support the museum services, activities and facilities of accredited museums in Dorset and Wiltshire.

The Charity provides a range of services to promote and support relationships. These services include counselling for couples, individuals,families, children and young people. Psychosexual Therapy, Lifeskills training and development and mediation.These services are offered in various locations throughout Dorset and South Wiltshire.

Health and drug prevention education to children (up to the age of 13) through a series of educational programmes delivered by trained Educators.

Operation of Michael House providing accommodation for homeless men and women.Preventing homelessness by early intervention.Rebuilding lives.Promoting opportunities for independent living.

LandWorks is a ground-breaking resettlement charity working with those in prison, or at risk of going to prison. Using the structure of a working day to teach transferable skills and work intensively on a 1-2-1 basis, we help them develop a crime-free identity, move away from offending and back into jobs and the community. We have proven we can break the crime-prison-release-prison cycle.

ELF aims to lighten the load by supporting families affected by blood cancers and blood disorders across the South West.ELF provides transport, a counselling service, accommodation, complementary therapies, a CAB-funded advice and guidance service, legal services through partnership and refreshments for patients and relatives awaiting day case appointments.

The Society organises an annual agricultural show to advance education and understanding of the rural economy and agriculture in ways which are beneficial to the local community and which foster public co-operation and goodwill.

The upkeep maintenance and servicing of the Swanage Pier as a Grade 2 listed building, for the benefit of the general public, of divers and boat owners.

Family Compass provides therapeutic mental health support to children, young people and families.

Charitable community and outreach activities including dementia clubs, respite club, social pop-in clubs, coffee mornings, special interest groups, carers support groups, befriending, transport, day trips/coach holidays, theatre/events.The services are often provided in collaboration with other third-sector organisations. Potential to take on other community centres/activities in other areas.

To improve standard of agriculture & horticulture in West Dorset and surrounding area by promoting improvement in breeding of livestock, promotion and organisation of agricultural show, ploughing matches and other competitions associated with agriculture, promotion of West Dorset agriculture to the public. To provide education in agriculturally related issues. To award bursaries to local students.