Our grants funding is only available thanks to the generosity of local people and companies who have set up personal funds to support projects that strike a chord with them and make change happen. You might be surprised to know that even a small amount of money can go a long way.

Ah, it was a lovely day! Dorset Food and Drink are proud to be delivery partners for the FLAVOURS project. Huge thanks to the fabulous The Wobbly Cottage for making and supplying such delicious Dorset Apple Cakes! 🍏🍰🩷

Work with young people aged 16-17 or 16-24 with SEND, care leavers and those experiencing mental health difficulties? Fully funded limited places available for Aug-Oct, delivered in Dorset. Email [email protected] Emily-anne Griffiths #Charity #fundedplaces

Our Dorset Community Response service can help you find all kinds of support across #Dorset. From personal care to art classes, yoga to mental health support. ow.ly/n1nP104En9r

We are looking forward to this fabulously spicy event - it’s a fave on our calendar every year! To get your discounted tickets make sure you buy them by 29th July and we’ll see you there! #dorsetchilli #chillifestival #dorset #foodfestival #cheese #britishcheese

£200,000 in grants given in BCP Food and Energy Fund ift.tt/xcAXtvP

Congratulations to our Lord-Lieutenant's Young & Talented Fund grantee Harry Stewart on his gold and PB in the 100m breaststroke at the British Swimming Champs in Sheffield yesterday. He goes in the 100m butterfly tomorrow and then he's off to the #paralympics in Paris. 🥇

We've gathered together a list of emergency and affordable food projects across #Dorset. #FoodBanks, community fridges, and social supermarkets. ow.ly/1VkV104Engw

We've awarded more than £14,000 in grants to 12 groups carrying out environmental projects from our Wessex Water Environment Fund. Our ability to tailor our grant-making to meet donors' needs is what enables us to bring more money into #Dorset.

Might've missed: Village turns out to cheer their European Champion Ruby Else-White! bvmag.co.uk/3WjrSRY

We are looking forward to 3 days of the fabulous New Forest and Hampshire County Show! This County Show is the perfect way to enjoy a day in the summer holidays with your family as there is so much to see and do! Do come and say hi! #newforest #hampshire #countyshow #cheese

Mum on a trolley .. been here awhile! After an even longer wait in an ambulance! No one has been to talk to us, no drink or food offered to mum.. no obvious sign of obs being done either! #brokennhs @GWS_NHS

My mum on a trolley.. Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Would be great if someone would talk to us about her? Do some Obs? Offer her some water? #brokenNHS

We are THRILLED to announce that we have won not one but TWO awards at this year’s Guild of Fine Food Great Taste Awards! ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Cranborne Blue has been awarded an incredible 3 STARS at this year’s Great Taste Awards! ⭐⭐⭐ #britishcheese #dorset #artisancheese

⭐️ Our lovely Hardy’s has also picked up another star, just as it did in 2020! ⭐ We are so pleased! You can buy all our cheese direct from our website and you can also find us today at the New Forest and Hampshire show! #greattasteawards #guildoffinefoods #star #cheese

Rower Tom Walker, 18, from Southbourne has his sights set on a place in Great Britain's 2028 Olympics squad in the new beach sprint event. Our £1,000 Lord Lieutenant's Fund for Young & Talented grant is helping him get there. Read more here: 👇🚣‍♀️ dorsetcommunityfoundation.org/news/young-and…

Our Dorset Community Response service can help you find all kinds of support across #Dorset. From personal care to art classes, yoga to mental health support. ow.ly/n1nP104En9r

Thanks dorsetbiznews and Sam Pither for writing about our Dorset Welcome Fund, which awards grants of up to £5,000 for groups helping asylum seekers and refugees of all nationalities rebuild their lives here in #Dorset. dorsetbiznews.co.uk/news/dorset-we…

How to show support for your local #Smallbiz Please make the effort and show your appreciation. They are striving so hard to make a living and it will mean SO much! 🙏🙏 #ShopLocal this weekend if you can, when you can. Thank you 😁

Might've missed: January – chocolate, marmalade …and kale? bvmag.co.uk/3O4zMe8