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Firewise at the Henry Brown Community Centre

Our Firewise officer, Lin, was delighted to meet colleagues from The Henry Brown Community Centre, West Howe, to chat about how we can help support their local community. She talked about the Firewise project and how it can help local residents in the event of a...

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Christmas get together

We were kindly invited to join colleagues and friends in the BCP Council countryside and mitigation teams today, for a Christmas get together. We combined a bit of scrub and invasive pine clearance with a bonfire and baked potatoes. Not to mention lots of other...

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Firewise at the International Wildfire Conference

Lin is our Firewise assistant and heads up the only Firewise project in the UK, working with communities to help reduce their risk from wildfire. From 11 to 14 November, she was attending the International Wildfire Conference in Aberdeen, where alongside colleagues...

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DHP at careers fairs

The team were excited to join lots of other local organisations at careers fairs over the last 2 weeks. Last week 4 of the team headed to Poole for the Corfe Hills School Careers Convention and Sixth Form Open evening, and the previous week we were at Thomas Hardye...

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Heath Week 2024

We teamed up with other organisations in the partnership to organise a variety of events that showcased the wonderful Dorset heaths. These included pop-up information stands and litter-picks with the BCP rangers, guided walks with the Amphibian & Reptile...

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Heath and Harbour Hullabaloo

On Sunday 12th May we took over Poole Park for a celebration of the Dorset heathlands and harbour. Our partner environmental organisations came along with lots of fun activities for families and trade stands sold doggy items, food and heathland artwork. Dorset and...

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