The Wimborne Minster Folk Festival is a great event that draws huge crowds to the town to enjoy the dancing and bands. But it also produces a lot of plastic waste. To tackle this plastic waste, local environmental community groups, Planet Wimborne and Wimborne War on Waste, have teamed up with the Folk Festival organisers, Town Council, Wimborne BID and the majority of pubs in the town to launch the reusable Wimborne Cup at this year's Festival. The Wimborne Cup can then be used for any other event in the town.
Planet Wimborne aims to bring the community in Wimborne and surrounding areas together in response to the climate and ecological emergency.
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Upcoming events
Time to mend, clear out and put up nest boxes.
Find out how to choose a great nest box, where to put it, and how to look after it. Also, make your own – it’s easy and won’t cost the earth.
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.
Wimborne Minster Town Council is excited to introduce a new initiative: Monthly Mayoral Walks!
These walks will be an informative journey through the history and culture of our beautiful town, led by local experts. It’s a wonderful opportunity to learn more about Wimborne Minster, meet new people, and enjoy a relaxed morning stroll.
The walks are free of charge. However, donations to the Mayor’s Fund would be greatly appreciated. This year, donations go to Planet Wimborne and The Friends of Victoria Hospital.
Please note the change of venue.
Join Wimborne War on Waste's Community Clean Up, starting at Dreamboats and finishing at the football ground.
All ages welcome. Kit available for borrowing. Please let us know if you can join us so that we can make sure we have enough equipment with us.
Enquiries to wimbornewaronwaste@gmail.com.
Next dates:
23 March
27 April
29 June
28 September
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).
Join Trees For Wimborne to mulch the new trees at Ainsley Road SANG
Sunday 23rd February 2025 10am
We will be mulching more of the young saplings.
Please bring gloves, wear outdoor clothes and bring a spade if you can.
We will be working next to the bridleway by Ainsley Road.
Parking is on Ainsley Road by the Football Club.
For more information please email: TreesForWimborne@gmail.com
Other news
Rivers of Glory - Wimborne shop window display winners announced
Planet Wimborne, who organised the week-long Wimborne Green Festival, was keen to involve businesses in the town in celebrating the beauty and fragility of our rivers and teamed up with Wimborne BID to ask shops to create window displays. The theme of this year's Green Festival and the window displays was 'Rivers', which of course is apt, given the Rivers Allen and Stour pass through and by the town. Members of the public were encouraged to stroll around the town to admire the ingenuity of the shops and vote for their favourite window.
Best ever Wimborne Green Festival comes to a close
Like all good things, the Wimborne Green Festival 2024 has come to a close. And what a week of events we have enjoyed - we firmly believe there was something for everyone. There were some great firsts this year as well - from putting out the community flags (literally) to herald the start of the Festival; to live streaming and recording talks; to running workshops in schools.
Residents urged to let Dorset Council know priorities for next 5 years
Dorset residents are being asked to help shape Dorset Council's key priorities to be delivered over the next 5 years in a big conversation. You can find details of the big conversation here: https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/a-big-conversation.
There are 4 main areas where the Council wants to make a difference: