I'm so pleased to have been part of this brilliant project with colleagues across Dorset who have worked together to support our financially vulnerable older residents. www.helpandkindness.co.uk/news/285/Cel... #DorsetTogether #PlaceMaking #NHS10YearPlan

Help and Kindness at the heart of Dorset - Read Jon's article in the October Issue of the Blackmore Vale Magazine @blakcmore_vale

Foodbank Fortnight has begun - let's give together in Dorset - find out how to get involved. #DorsetTogether @DorsetCouncilUK @NHSDorset

Pavilion in the Park Senior Social

Households struggling to afford essential household costs, such as for food or energy, can apply for grants now in BCP Council area. @BCPCouncil

Celebrating the AphA Data and Analytical Professional Team of the Year Award 2025 for Dorset Intelligence and Insight Service (DiiS) and partners

Today is UN International Day of Older People. Weymouth Gay Group (WGG) with Dorset Council Oct 13th "#LGBT+ and growing older in #Dorset". How can the Council help you better as a mature LGBT+ person? weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/wgg-events.h... @helpandkindness.bsky.social #helpandkindness 🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

It was wonderful to attend the Purbeck Health and Wellbeing Fair at the Mowlem Theatre today @PCNPurbeck Shining a light on our communities and the foundations for #NHS #NeighbourhoodHealth

5 Year Management Plan Consultation - Bridport Millennium Green - have your say on the proposals for the Green - complete the survey before 20th October 2025 #Bridport

AFC Bournemouth Charity Partnership raises £4,725 for Home-Start Wessex. Families charity @HomeStartWessex is delighted to have received a donation of £4,725 from @AFCBournemouth following their two-year charity partnership. Read more below! #dorset #homestartwessex #afcbourenmouth #premierleague…

Artz+ Sportz+ October Half Term Activities Out Now! #Artz+Sportz+

After a long period of thinking and preparation I have now begun to write up and curate some of my thoughts and experiences on substack. I have shared some of these ideas in lots of situations, while others are framed just for publication here. jonsloper.substack.com?r=64aked&utm...

Free Digital Skills Hub at Weymouth Library – Autumn 2025 - via @DorsetCouncilUK

@HomeStartWessex Families charity Home-Start Wessex has opened its first-ever Forest School group, as it continues to expand its service in Weymouth. The referral-only group will take place at the Tumbledown Farm Community Grow Space and starts in September. Click below to read more!

Dementia Friendly Cake Concerts in Dorset with Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and @Artsreach. Specifically developed for people living with dementia, but open to all, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra's Cake Concerts are relaxed chamber performances in informal, social environments, combining…

@CarereSupportDorset FREE Carer Money Matters Financial Workshops This Autumn! These friendly and informative sessions are packed with useful tips, support, and resources to help you manage your finances, caring responsibilities, and wellbeing with confidence. Click below to Read More!

Parks in Mind - October 2025 Programme. What's on in October? Find more information below!

Parks in Mind - September 2025 Programme. What's on in September? Find more information below!

@HomeStartWessex Incredible volunteers from across Dorset came together to take on the epic Dorset Plane Pull challenge over the August Bank Holiday and raise vital funds to support Home-Start Wessex's life-changing work with local families. Read more below!

Dorchester 18th September 2025 Join in Dorset Council's Childrens Services Partnership Workforce Event focusing on the Health system changes and partnership working in Dorset

Jon to speak at Open Meeting with Dorchester Poverty Action on 7th October 2025 7pm at the Dorford Centre in Dorchester, Dorset

Space Youth Project are looking for dedicated and passionate volunteers to help out at our regular LGBT+ youth groups. #Volunteer #LGBT+ #CYP

We're proud to launch a new suite of free support programmes across the South West, funded by South West Councils and delivered by the Devon Ukrainian Association in partnership with... Read more below!

Research participation opportunity for family carers of people with Dementia via @DorsetHealth

Celebrating our Independance Day of Ukraine in Dorset 2025! The spirit of our Independence Day of Ukraine celebration was bright, though touched with sorrow. We gathered not only to rejoice, but to remember. Read more below! #Ukraine #UkraineIndependanceDay2025 #Dorset

Celebrating our Independance Day of Ukraine in Dorset 2025! The spirit of our Independence Day of Ukraine celebration was bright, though touched with sorrow. We gathered not only to rejoice, but to remember. Read more below! #Ukraine #UkraineIndependanceDay2025 #Dorset

VACANCY OPEN - Community Response Project Worker at Help and Kindness. We are recruiting. #Recruiting #JobVacancy #Dorset #HelpAndKindness

Home-Start Wessex Launches 30 for 30 Campaign to Celebrate 30 Years of Supporting Local Families. Founded in 1995, Home-Start Wessex celebrates 30 years of supporting local families in 2025. To mark this incredible milestone, the charity has launched a 30 for 30 campaign to raise funds to support…

Dorset-based organisations are coming together, led by Dorset National Landscape, to help more people access nature and heritage for their mental and physical wellbeing. Read more below!

What a fantastic day at Dorset Food and Arts Festival in Poundbury recently. People told us their worries, ideas and hopes for our food systems in Dorset. Let's make food in Dorset more self-sufficient, fair, and sustainable.

Dorset's Pop-Up Larders continue to evolve. Building resilience and stability for the future in Winfrith. #FoodSecurity #AffordableFood #FeedingDorsetPartnership

Dorset's Pop-Up Larders continue to evolve. Building resilience and stability for the future in Portland. #FoodSecurity #AffordableFood #FeedingDorsetPartnership

Feeding Dorset Partnership at Dorset Food and Arts Festival in Poundbury 2nd August 2025 10am to 3pm on the Great Field with Dorset Food and Drink #FeedingDorsetPartnership #FoodStrategy

Building Connections Across Dorset Join us for a Dorset Stakeholder Conversation about ‘Social Connection' on 17th September in Dorchester. via @DorsetCouncilUK

Dance Your Way to Better Health this Autumn - New Class for the Over 60's launches in North Dorset! In partnership with Pavilion Dance South West, Dorset charity @Artsreach is excited to launch a brand-new twelve-week dance class for the over 60's this autumn at The Exchange in Sturminster Newton.…

Helping Dorchester Family Support with their summer holiday food project. Working to make holiday hunger a thing of the past. #HolidayHunger #FoodPoverty

Zoom Link for Webinar on 22nd July at 2pm Together for Support: How Ukrainians Can Access Mental Health Care in the UK #Ukrainians #MentalHealth

Join us tomorrow at 2pm for a webinar looking at How Ukrainians can access mental health care in the UK. You can find full details here, including the link to join the webinar. Everyone is welcome. www.helpandkindness.co.uk/news/272/Tog... #Ukraine #MentalHealth #Refugees

PiPs Senior Social

PiPs Cafe in Poundbury - Music at the Pavilion

#Willdoes Celebrates £20,000 National Lottery Grant to Power Youth Wellbeing Bus Across Dorset

Home-Start Wessex Silver Community Support Award

This isn't the end. It's the beginning! Reflections on completing the "Leading for Inclusion" course with Eden Charles and Fran Pingarelli and colleagues from across the Dorset ICP. #Diversity #Inclusion

5th July 2025 Quiet Opening at Dorset Museum and Art Gallery. These openings are especially suitable for visitors with autism and other sensory conditions. via Dorset Museum and Art Gallery

On 7th July 2025, Barclays Branches are introducing a quiet hour, daily between 09:30am and 10:30am to support our neurodiverse customers #Neurodiversity #Accessibility

Get involved! Dorchester Streets Alive Cycle Event and Beach Cleans this July! via Dorset Climate Action Network @Dorset_CAN

July Adventures at Your Local Library in Bournemouth, Christchurch, and Poole with Free Talks and Activities via @BCPCouncil

July Adventures at Your Local Library in Bournemouth, Christchurch, and Poole with the Summer Reading Challenge via @BCPCouncil

August 14th 2025 Webinar Addressing Cold Weather Planning and Fuel Poverty:How to reduce preventable cold weather-related deaths and ill-health with Public Policy Exchange

Thanks to Dorset Echo for reporting our story! www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/2526069... & help fm @jimgammans.bsky.social @nhsdorset.bsky.social @helpandkindness.bsky.social @can100.bsky.social @intercomtrustlgbt.bsky.social @lgbtconsortium.bsky.social #pridemonth2025 #Pride #LGBT #LGBTQIA #LGBTQ