Welcome to Kerry Manning who will be joining Poole Communities Trust on 4 January 2022 for 1 year. The post of Project Officer is being funded by the Rank Foundation 'Time to Shine' programme. The Trust was selected to apply for this programme. It offers...
This week was our last Moor Community Food Store opening for this year but we haven’t been resting yet! This is some of our wonderful team who helped put together 120 Christmas bags. Thank you so much to everyone who generously donated to make this possible and...
We were really lucky to have this incredible Sensory Pod donated to the Branksome Community Centre by a wonderful charity called Little Lives. Our thanks also go to the Dorset Children's Foundation who are helping us reach our goal of a calm sensory space for our...
Family and friends of Ann met at Foreland Road playground on Friday 3 December to commemorate her wonderful work. Judith Bacon, Trustee said ‘It was lovely to welcome Adrian, from Ann’s family today and to plant a beautiful cherry tree in her memory. Ann worked...
A Ground Breaking Ceremony took place on Thursday 4 November to celebrate the construction of the Bourne Community Hub in Poole. This follows the Poole Communities Trust working with local residents and raising over £2m from a variety of funders. The new Community...
A celebration was held to mark the completion of the new murals at Hamworthy station. Painted by a group of young people from the local community the murals were the brainchild of Ann Khambatta, our Community worker, who died in January. Mel Lucas, our new...
Poole Communities Trust has successfully raised over £2m for a new Community Hub in Bourne. The Hub will include a 50 place pre-school, facilities for young people and a wide range of activities and services for local people of all ages. The Trust has awarded the...
Huge thanks to the Postcode Local Trust for a grant of £19,743 towards the new outdoor multi use games area for the Bourne Community Hub. The work will be made possible by the award from the Postcode Local Trust , a grant giving charity funded entirely by players of...
Thanks to a grant from the Leonardo Trust , who help people who care for others , a new project has started in Turlin Moor. Nicky Pitt, a local volunteer takes up this new 3 hours a week role with the Trust. Nicky will be engaging with local carers, developing...
The last grant funding raised by Ann, our much missed Community Worker at Turlin Moor was for the Mind the Gap art project at Hamworthy Station. Whilst it has taken a while for the first phase to get underway the wall looks fabulous. Judith Bacon, Trustee was...
