Dorchester

The Sustainable Schools Officer can offer a range of activities, support and training to help your school develop learning for sustainability and reduce your environmental impact, funded by Public Health Dorset.

Recently given the first Ecochurch Gold Award for local, organic, animalfriendly, fairtrade food policy, woodchip biomass heating to the whole friary/ electricity – pv electricity (10%), Ecotricity (90%), carsharing with electric cars, land/woodland management, community living. Franciscan brothers first arrived here in 1921 to establish a home of refuge and rehabilitation for the large number of displaced men who were then tramping the roads of rural England. At the Friary they found a welcome as brothers, the restoration of their dignity through shared work, and the opportunity of rehabilitation and training. From this small beginning has grown the Society of St Francis, an Anglican order of men and women inspired by the example of Francis of Assisi; SSF now has communities throughout the world. Today at Hilfield Friary there continue to live the Franciscan brothers of SSF, but they are now joined by other men and women – young and old, married and single – who together constitute the Hilfield Friary Community. This Community shares in a rhythm of daily prayer, helps to look after the Friary land and buildings, and offers hospitality to guests and visitors. People of all backgrounds are welcome here – Christians, those of other faiths […]

Purple Nanny is an independent retailer of Cruelty Free products. Helping shoppers make ethical shopping easier.

Linking up with volunteers and community groups throughout the county to reduce litter at source, before it becomes an issue.

We all want a litter free coast and sea with clean bathing water. Clean beaches support a healthy environment on land and in the sea, they also create thriving places to live, work and visit, which is why we have some of the best beaches in the UK and a vibrant economy. Litter Free Coast and Sea Dorset is a campaign to reduce marine and beach litter and improve and maintain bathing water quality at source along the Dorset and East Devon coast. Local projects include the 2 minute Beach Clean, Refill Dorset and Don’t Feed the Locals.

Offering support, ideas and information on all aspects of renewable energy

The Dorset Waste Partnership includes all seven Dorset councils except Bournemouth and Poole. We provide waste collection and disposal, street cleansing and recycling centres for residents living in this area.

Dorset Devils are residents of Bournemouth and beyond, who love where they live but dislike the sight of litter and its effects on our community and environment, especially it’s wildlife and marine life.

We are a registered Community Benefit Society that raises finance in order to invest in renewable energy projects that benefit the wider community, e.g. solar panels on schools and village halls.

All over Dorset, the UK and the world, people are GETTING THINGS DONE WITHOUT MONEY … they belong to their LOCAL EXCHANGE TRADING SYSTEM.

Compassionate Dorset aims to help end factory farming by empowering local consumers to make a difference for animals, people and our planet – through our everyday food shopping choices – from eating free-range meat/dairy to going vegan.

The County Council’s Community Energy Team remit covers sustainable development, sustainable and community energy, climate change and sustainable schools.

Promoting sustainable living in West Dorset. Helping local communities and businesses adapt to the local effects of climate change and reducing our impact on the environment.​