If you want to make sustainable shopping choices, you can’t do better than follow the new Pre-LOVEd Rainbow Trail round Wimborne’s second-hand and charity shops.
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Wimborne Music Trail
As part of its contribution to Wimborne Town of Culture 2026, Planet Wimborne is developing a series of themed town trails. First up this year is the Wimborne Music Trail – a walking trail around the town, celebrating our local musicians, events and venues, and including some tips on how to enjoy music sustainably. The Music Trail will be launched on Saturday 31st January at 4 pm in Square Records, Wimborne, where local folk musician Dorset Phil will be playing some of his wonderful songs.
Apple Pressing at the Green Fair
Emily Metcalfe, a Creative Media student at Poole College, reports on Wimborne Green Festival’s apple pressing event.
Upcoming events
Join Wimborne War on Waste's Community Clean Up on Sunday March 1st.
Start at the Fairground Shop in the Cornmarket at 11.30, and finish up until 1pm.
All ages welcome. Kit available for borrowing. Please let us know if you would like to join us - it helps us prepare - by emailing wimbornewaronwaste@gmail.com.
Future dates:
April 26
May 31
We will do others in between as and when there is a need.
Sun, Mar 1 2026, 11:30am - 1pm
World Wildlife Day is on March 3 every year to raise awareness of endangered animals and plants, and ways to fight against wildlife crime.
Tue, Mar 3 2026, All day
Wimborne Community Theatre invites local quiz groups and individuals to another fund-raising Quiz Night with Ploughman’s Supper on Wednesday, March 4, to support the development of WCT’s next community theatre project on the theme of HOME, which will be part of Wimborne Town of Culture.
As always, WCT’s Quiz promises to be a fun and entertaining evening of questions on a wide range of subjects from local interest topics, environmental, science and cultural themes, from easy to challenging, and everything in-between.
Wed, Mar 4 2026, 7:30 - 9:30pm
Wimborne War on Waste offer Fancy Dress outfits for free for World Book Day.
Bring those book characters to LIFE!
Available at the Fair Ground shop in the Corn Market, Wimborne.
Outfit donations also gratefully received.
Thu, Mar 5 2026, All day
In March each year we focus the world’s attention on an important but often unseen climate change issue: food waste.
In 2026, Food Waste Action Week’s theme is Make Your Food Go Fuuuuuuuurther: for your pocket, for our planet.
By preventing food waste, using up leftovers, and recycling anything that can’t be eaten, we can unlock more value from the food we already have by helping it to stretch further.
We’d love you to be part of it.
Mon, Mar 9 - Sun, Mar 15 2026, All day
Great British Spring Clean - Together we can make a difference and clean up the environment on our doorstep.
Fri, Mar 13 - Sun, Mar 29 2026, All day
Other news
Invitation to Planet Wimborne's AGM 2026
You are invited to come along to our AGM on Wednesday 21st January 2026 at 7pm for a 7.30pm start at the Lion Hotel. This is an opportunity to meet the Trustees and hear about our work over the past year and what our plans are for the coming one. Here is a link to the Agenda and Papers.
We look forward to seeing you there.
Kind regards
Trustees:
Linda Bunting (Chair)
Neil Smith
Jeff Hart
Adrian Newton
Judy Windwood
All over for another year - Planet Wimborne's Green Festival 2025, 'Buy Better, Be More'
ALL TICKETS SOLD for 'When Less is More' with Patrick Grant
We are excited to announce that Patrick Grant, from the BBC series ‘The Great British Sewing Bee' will be speaking at Queen Elizabeth’s School on Saturday 18th October at 5pm (doors open at 4.15pm). Patrick is a regular on TV and radio, and has been a key figure on The Great British Sewing Bee since its first series in 2013.