Your Charity.

Your Community.

Poole Communities Trust is a small , local charity with a mission to inspire change and help address disadvantage.To help us achieve this , we focus on four priorities: 

 

  • Bringing people together , increasing community participation and improving skills and confidence.
  • Offering greater opportunities for children , young people and families.
  • Reducing the impact of poverty through food support , advice services and access to publicly funded services.
  • Ensuring we are a well run charity.
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Our Projects

What We Do

Poole Communities Trust is a community led charity based in Poole, a large town on the Dorset coast. Whilst Poole is well known for its fabulous beaches and some successful businesses, there are also significant inequalities.

We help people to get active, keep learning and make friends. Learn more about us by visiting the About Us page or use one of the handy links below. 

Branksome Centre

The Branksome Centre is a community hub in the middle of the lively Branksome area in Poole. It provides facilities and support for the local community and is run by the community, for the community.

Turlin Moor

The Let’s Talk Moor project is run by Poole Communities Trust & aims to help support more community services & facilities for the people who live on Turlin Moor with a weekly community food store each Tuesday at St Michaels Church Hall.

Bourne Community Hub

The new hub will provide a café, large activity hall, multi-function rooms and resource suite, an outdoor Multi-Use Games area (MUGA) and other facilities.

Branksome Centre

The Branksome Centre is a community hub in the middle of the lively Branksome area in Poole. It provides facilities and support for the local community and is run by the community, for the community.

Turlin Moor

The Let’s Talk Moor project is run by Poole Communities Trust & aims to help support more community services & facilities for the people who live on Turlin Moor with a weekly community food store each Tuesday at St Michaels Church Hall.

Bourne Community Hub

The new hub will provide a café, large activity hall, multi-function rooms and resource suite, an outdoor Multi-Use Games area (MUGA) and other facilities. 

Young People and Adults supported per week

Over 2 MIllion Pounds Raised

Members

Be The Difference In Your Community

We rely on people just like you to make a difference in peoples lives.  No matter who you are, what skills you have or how much time you have to give, there is a way that you can help us to support our amazing communities.

Join Us – As a Volunteer

Help us to help others by volunteering your time. In return, we can offer you a chance to learn and grow and to make a positive impact on peoples lives.

e-mail – russelltrent@poolecommunitiestrust.org.uk

Join Us – As a Donor

Could you donate food item such as tinned fish , meat,pasta, rice or toiletries – shampoo or shower gel? for our community food stores in Bourne or Turlin Moor. Or could you make a regular financial donation of any size to the Poole Communities Trust account- every £1 is valuable?

e- mail –  melmeadowcroft@poolecommunitiestrust.org.uk

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Latest News

Bourne Community Hub is finally open !

Bourne Community Hub is finally open !

The wait is finally over. The Bourne Community Hub is now open. We have something for everyone, whatever your age. See our calendar of services, events and activities. If you want to book a room for an event or  children's party see the room hire  costs and book on...

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Communities Against Cancer

Communities Against Cancer

Poole Communites Trust will be running a series of events to raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of cancer and to encourage people to seek medical help thanks to a grant from Wessex Cancer Alliance. We will be holding coffee mornings and cookery demonstration...

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