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Mark Sharman's Retirement from Help andCare: A Board Farewell As you may already know, after forty years of exceptional service, Mark Sharman will be retiring from his role as Chief Executive Officer in March 2026.   On behalf of the Board of Trustees, I would like to formally acknowledge Mark’ ...

Mark Sharman's Retirement from Help andCare: A Board Farewell

Benches, big print and good loos. With a third of Dorset residents now over 65, Jon Sloper argues ageing well is about connection, confidence and everyday kindnesses. This article was first published in the BV Magazine in December 2025. With a third of Dorset residents now over 65, Jon Sloper argues ageing well is about connection, confidence and everyday kindnesses. There is an increasing focus on age in ...

Benches, big print and good loos. With a third of Dorset residents now over 65, Jon Sloper argues ageing well is about connection, confidence and everyday kindnesses.

Morello cherry bud break.

Pear tree bud break.

Viburnum starting to flower.

Hello Spring! #TinyJoys

What happens when you don't know? Jon shares his observations in the March issue of the BV Magazine Jonand#39;s latest article for the BV Magazine is now published in the March issue. In a county awash with acronyms and restructures, Help and Kindness offers calm clarity and connection. You can read it in full here. ...

What happens when you don't know? Jon shares his observations in the March issue of the BV Magazine

Dorchester's generous response to the BBC Radio Solent Soapbox Appeal 2026 During January and early February Help and Kindness was a collection point for the BBC Radio Solent Soapbox Appeal 2026.  Local residents donated cleaning products and toiletries, dropping them off a...

Dorchester's generous response to the BBC Radio Solent Soapbox Appeal 2026 with huge donation of toiletries and cleaning products distributed to people in need.

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Care where we live - conversations about adult social care reform - have your say through the LGA survey and input your views into the Casey Commission

Ageing Without Children - AWOC - Please share your experiences in the AWOC Survey for 2026

Caring for someone after a stroke? Free information course to support you as a carer. If someone close to you has had a stroke, you may have found yourself becoming a carer very quickly. Life can change overnight. There is a lot to learn, and not much time to adjust. PramaLife, a local charity, is working with NHS colleagues to ...

Caring for someone after a stroke? Free information course to support you as a carer.

Great stories. Brilliant ideas. Successes and failures. Plans and projects. People, groups and organisations get together to make food resilience issues irresistible in Dorset. Sharing stories and experiences from those passionate about working on food issues across Dorset continued last week with Dorset Climate Action Network (DCAN) kindly hosting another very well attended zoom event on Monday 23rd February.andnbsp;andnbsp;andn ...

Great stories. Brilliant ideas. Successes and failures. Plans and projects. People, groups and organisations get together to make food resilience issues irresistible in Dorset.

Help and Kindness at the Heart of Dorset - ‘I don't know what I need' – Jon Sloper received one phone call that revealed the power of connecting the dots to support lives across Dorset This article was first published in the BV Magazine in October 2025. andlsquo;I donandrsquo;t know what I needandrsquo; andndash; Jon Sloper received one phone call that revealed the power of connecting the dots to support lives across Dorset A call ...

Help and Kindness at the Heart of Dorset - ‘I don't know what I need' – Jon Sloper received one phone call that revealed the power of connecting the dots to support lives across Dorset

Easter in Dorset 2026 - Holiday Activities and Food event listings for children in Dorset now live. #HAFDorset #EasterInDorset #DorsetTogether For the 5th year running, Help and Kindness are hosting the listings for Dorset Counciland#39;s Holidays Activities and Food events for children. The Easter In Dorset 2026 listings are now live. You can view them on the link below. Easter in Dors ...

Easter in Dorset 2026 - Holiday Activities and Food event listings for children in Dorset now live. #HAFDorset #EasterInDorset #DorsetTogether

Ongoing website performance developments pay dividends at Help and Kindness. 1.6m search impressions in 28 days. 91,000+ pages indexed. Making it easier to find help in Dorset. #HelpAndKindness Applying over 25 years of Jonand#39;s expertise in website performance and digital service design has led to Help and Kindness becoming a peerless source of online information about the support that is available across Dorset. From the beginning of ...

Ongoing website performance developments pay dividends at Help and Kindness. 1.6m search impressions in 28 days. 91,000+ pages indexed. Making it easier to find help in Dorset. #HelpAndKindness

Dorset VCSA Fortifies Board with Strategic Appointments, Enhancing Expertise and Community Impact

Home-Start Wessex Crowned Double Winners at the Dorchester Business Awards Home-Start Wessex is delighted to have won two awards at the Dorchester Business Awards 2026. Organised by Marketing West, the Dorchester Business Awards recognise and reward local businesses and organisations that have made a significant contributio ...

Home-Start Wessex Crowned Double Winners at the Dorchester Business Awards

Radical Resilience A different response when cultures and structures are under pressure

Radical Resilience
A different response when cultures and structures are under pressure
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Exploring creative ways to work together across different sectors and systems that may help us with navigating periods of unparalleled change and pressure.

Supporting Carers. Supporting Independence Caring for a loved one can be rewarding, but we know it can also be challenging, especially when it comes to transport. At Sedcat Community Transport, we’re here to help ease that pressure. We support carers by providing safe, reliable tr ...

Supporting Carers. Supporting Independence

Help wanted with Weymouth Swift Town Project to increase the numbers of Swifts returning to the Weymouth area. #NatureRecovery #Ecology #Ornithology #CitizenScience South Dorset RSPB Local Group have initiated a project aimed at increasing the numbers of Swifts returning to the Weymouth area each summer to breed. They are calling it the Weymouth Swift Town project (WSTP) and they hope to elicit support from the ...

Help wanted with Weymouth Swift Town Project to increase the numbers of Swifts returning to the Weymouth area. #NatureRecovery #Ecology #Ornithology #CitizenScience

Stories from people whose food projects have won local hearts and minds! Dorset Climate Action Network and Help and Kindness, supporting the Feeding Dorset Partnership, invite you to our first Zoom event of 2026. We will be starting the year with stories from people whose food projects have won local hearts and minds. ...

Stories from people whose food projects have won local hearts and minds!

Would you like to add your voice to research on how people choose to organise and manage their social care? via Dorset Council #DorsetTogether #DirectPayments Dorset Council is working with the Kings Fund to improve Direct Payments. Would you like to add your voice to research on how people choose to organise and manage their social care? The King’s Fund is a charity dedicated to improving ...

Would you like to add your voice to research on how people choose to organise and manage their social care? via Dorset Council #DorsetTogether #DirectPayments

Dorset communities urged to prepare for groundwater flooding by Dorset Council. #Flooding #BePrepared #DorsetTogether Residents and businesses across Dorset are being urged to be prepared as groundwater levels in the county reach unprecedented levels. Dorset Council and the Environment Agency are raising awareness as groundwater levels in some parts of the county ...

Dorset communities urged to prepare for groundwater flooding by Dorset Council. #Flooding #BePrepared #DorsetTogether

Responding to a storm of frightening climate predictions by immersing myself in conversations and building relationships with communities of hopeful local activists. #TinyJoys

Reflecting on responding to change in the February issue of the BV Magazine Jon's latest article for the BV Magazine is now published in the February issue. Reflecting on the constancy of change and the transformative impact of listening with patience and care. You can read i...

Reflecting on responding to change in the February issue of the BV Magazine - big and scary changes or big and exciting changes - a patient listener can be a lifeline

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Improving the lives of our older residents - Age-friendly Dorset Survey findings reported by Dorset Council More than 700 people from across the county responded to our survey, which wanted to find out how our communities wish to make Dorset more age-friendly. The survey, which closed last week (30 January), asked about people's experience of ageing ...

Improving the lives of our older residents - Age-friendly Dorset Survey findings reported by Dorset Council

Dorset B12 Deficiency Support Group meeting Please contact Patricia : Email: dorsetb12deficiency@gmail.com   Update on the first meeting of the new Dorset B12 Deficiency Support Group This was held on Friday 28 November at The Angel Inn Longham – we were made to feel very welc ...

Dorset B12 Deficiency Support Group meeting

Chris Smaje and others are Finding Lights in a Dark Age at #PlanetShaftesbury. Encouraging people to share their activities and ideas so we can all become "Lights in the Dark Age" together. #FeedingDorset

Incredible generosity in Dorchester for the Radio Solent Soapbox Appeal 2026. #DorsetTogether #Dorchester #HelpAndKindness #CostOfLiving Throughout January we have been a drop-off location in Dorchester for donations to the BBC Radio Solent Soapbox Appeal. As last year, the generosity of local people has been incredible and we now have three full crates of donations to distribute t ...

Incredible generosity in Dorchester for the Radio Solent Soapbox Appeal 2026. #DorsetTogether #Dorchester #HelpAndKindness #CostOfLiving

The SEVEN #Prides of #Dorset 2026
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Opportunity for professionals focus groups to help co-designing a social connectedness infographic

Artz+ Sportz+ February Half Term Activity programme for children with additional needs now available. Artz+ Sportz+ February Half Term programme of activities for children with additional needs and their siblings is available, please follow this link:  https://mcusercontent.com/c39535cf4f9d1ca66af8d2b44/files/88e9a6ac-4fcf-3c17-efc8-847c2e71c ...

Artz+ Sportz+ February Half Term Activity programme for children with additional needs now available.

Celebrating at the turning of the year with the Ukrainian community in Dorset On the 11th January 2026, we joined many Ukrainians from far and wide, across Dorset and beyond, who gathered together to celebrate Christmas and the turning of the year at the Dorford Centre in Dorchester. Here, our Ukrainian Community Support Worke ...

Celebrating at the turning of the year with the Ukrainian community in Dorset