Blog Posts

The Piddle Path Update

Published: 30 Sep 21

The Piddle Path team have had a busy summer! Read More...

Christmas Tree Messages for loved ones

Published: 30 Sep 21

West Moors Town Council are engaging with their community at Christmas and encouraging people to write messages to lost or present loved ones, which will then be hung on the Town's Christmas Tree. Read More...

Dorset

Dorset's Integrated Care System

Published: 30 Sep 21

Our Dorset - Building a strong and effective Integrated Care System Read More...

Financial Resilience After Furlough

Published: 30 Sep 21

Financial Resilience After Furlough The Government’s Money and Pensions Service under the brand MoneyHelper is a free, independent and impartial service that is there to provide guidance and help for anyone who is having challenges with money in their lives. In this article we focus on building financial resilience in the wake of the furlough and related schemes and highlight some of the practical steps you can take with the help of MoneyHelper to improve the financial outlook for you and your family. Read More...

Weymouth Goes Wild!

Published: 11 Aug 21

In Weymouth’s parks and gardens, wildflower areas have been created to try and help the situation. Even these small-scale wildflower habitats can support a vast array of species and they are currently blooming. Read More...

Allotments are growing a community

Published: 11 Aug 21

Shaftesbury Town Council opens a new allotment site with 32 plots. Read More...

The Piddle Path

Published: 21 Jun 21

Piddle Valley Parish Council are working on helping to create a safe school route along the Piddle Valley bridleway Read More...

Money & Pensions Service

Published: 21 Jun 21

The Government’s Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) is supporting the Dorset Association of Parish and Town Councils and is a free and impartial service to provide pensions guidance to support your council, parishioners and residents. Read More...

CiLCA - is it worth it?

Published: 27 May 21

Back in July 2020 I saw an advert for a Clerk and Responsible Finance Officer role within a local Parish Council and thought, I will apply for that as I clerk for the governors at a local school, how different could it be? Oh, how little did I know, just how different it could be. Read More...

Town Hall Talk - A storm in a bandstand

Published: 27 May 21

With the Court ruling that Councils must now meet in public, Swanage Town Council arranged to have both their Annual Meeting and Parish Assembly in the recently re-furbished bandstand. The weather at the end of May in the last three years has been warm and balmy: just perfect for an outdoor gathering with views over the beautiful Swanage Bay. What was not on the agenda was the pouring rain, blustery winds and waterlogged seats! Read More...

Launch of Blandford Community Fridge

Published: 21 May 21