Become a RAKtivist®! RAKtivist® is short for ‘Random Acts of Kindness activist’.
They’re the people that end up brightening what otherwise would be ‘just a normal day’. You know the sort. The little, tender gestures when you need them most (but expect them the least).
Wimborne Repair Café is all about fixing things. A place to bring along your items in need of repair that would otherwise be wasted.
The Repair Cafe is run by the community, for the community.
This event not only provides repair services but is also a space for people to come together for a social chat and to pass on skills.
Clothing, textiles, sewing, small electrical, toys, ceramics, jewellery, small furniture and bicycles. Our team of volunteer fixers are on hand to give your items a new lease of life.
Unblocktober is the world’s first month-long national campaign and awareness month to improve the health of our drains, sewers, watercourses and seas - driven completely by the British public.
Launched in 2019, the first Unblocktober saw more than 4,500 Britons across the country pledge to change their kitchen and bathroom habits at home and at work. This rose to more than 66,000 in 2022.
Wimborne Repair Café is all about fixing things. A place to bring along your items in need of repair that would otherwise be wasted.
The Repair Cafe is run by the community, for the community.
This event not only provides repair services but is also a space for people to come together for a social chat and to pass on skills.
Clothing, textiles, sewing, small electrical, toys, ceramics, jewellery, small furniture and bicycles. Our team of volunteer fixers are on hand to give your items a new lease of life.
30 Days Wild is The Wildlife Trusts' annual challenge, where we ask everyone to do one wild thing throughout the month of June.
This fun and engaging week-long activity for schools has been built to make pupils experience first-hand the importance of walking to school.
Dorset Council has launched a survey to find out the views of residents on improving walking, cycling and wheeling in the county. Planet Wimborne encourages everybody to respond to the survey to let the Council know how important it is to support active travel.
You can find the survey at https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/news/have-your-say-on-improving-routes-for-walking-cycling-and-wheeling and it is open until 18 January 2024.
Wimborne Food Bank provides emergency food parcels for people who are unable to afford food. We can also assist with money advice, clothing, grants for furniture & appliances, free events, we have a community garden & we also provide weekly cook bags to encourage trying new recipe's & cooking with fresh food.
A coalition of environmental groups from across Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole are coming together for a march and rally to demand climate justice.
We'll assemble at Bournemouth Pier Approach from 11am for activities including placard making. The march will head off through Bournemouth Gardens from midday, ending at The Triangle for a rally. Feel free to bring your creativity - wear costumes, bring banners and placards, sing, chant . . . the bigger the impact we can make the better! There is an open invitation for anyone to make a speech or say a few words at the rally.
Our 2025 festival : 11th - 18th October.
Come along to Planet Wimborne's annual Green Festival to meet local groups and hear about all the great environmental activities going on in the town and surrounding area.
The Festival is going from strength to strength and we believe we have something for everyone: from the Minster Fair on the first Saturday to craft workshops and talks spread throughout the week.