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encourage residents to support local businesses by shopping locally and If you are interested in coming along and doing any of the above or your own
attending events, free parking will be available on Small Business Saturday which small project, call in and see Paul Bennett you will be very welcome.
takes place on 3 December this year. We are offering free parking on the first
Saturday in December at: Beaminster, Blandford, Bridport, Dorchester, Gillingham,
Lyme Regis, Shaftesbury, Sherborne, Sturminster Newton, Wareham, Weymouth, Blankets for Bere
and Wimborne.
The Pop In Place is building a
Free parking will also be available in car parks managed by Dorset Council on stock of lovely hand- made
various other dates in the run-up to Christmas. Details of the car parks and dates blankets that our ladies are
can be seen on the council’s Christmas parking webpages. knitting for the colder weather. If
you are able to help with this we

would welcome either squares
XMAS Bin collection double knit wool on 4mm needles
cast on 24 stiches and do 48 rows
The revised dates for bin collection vary across the county. To find out what is or a completed finished item.
yours go the Dorset website check your bin, put in your postcode and you should
get an answer! However, in general, the usual collection services will be delayed If you would like one of these free
by a day from December 26 until December 30. For example, rubbish collection of charge just get in touch. The Pop In Place is committed to helping the local
on Monday, December 26 will now be taken on Tuesday, December 27 etc. This community in crisis so please do get in touch they are available to anyone who is
will remain in place throughout the week until normal service resumes on Monday, struggling with heating costs.
January 2. You can keep track of what bin needs to be put out when by visiting
dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/check-your-bin-day.
Pop In Place Food Crisis Support

Community grants – Round 4 of funding The Pop In Place have a Food Crisis Project. We have gained some limited
funding to provide one off crisis packs for people in the Parish in a critical
Dorset Council project funding can help you to make a difference to people situation, with no food.
living in our communities. The fund is a small project grant, funding up to 80% of
total project costs. We are open to all applications that meet our criteria. We offer We ask for donations of money, rather than food so that we can be very specific
grants from £1,000 to £5,000 to support the council to meet its core priorities. In about what is put into the packages, ensuring it is of most use.
round 4 Cultural applicants can apply for projects that meet the council’s cultural Cheques can be made out to "Pop In Place" and handed into our Friday Cafe as
outcomes and priorities. Cultural applicants can be considered for a cost-of-living can cash.
project grant but can only submit one application in this round.
If you need this service please email popinplace@gmail.com in confidence, and
Voluntary and Community sector (VCS) groups can apply in this round. However, we will help.
applicants should note that round 4 will prioritise applications from the VCS that
support the cost-of-living challenges that affect local communities. You can find
out more about Dorset communities from the Dorset Insight Page. Dorset council is Pop In Performers Group
committed to projects benefitting marginalised people.
“One Night One moment “ is nearly ready to be staged, We have all been
As we expect demand for funding to be very high, we may award applicants less working really hard on this production. It has some really lovely songs and it’s a
than they apply for. real treat to see a relatively tradition Nativity, with of course one or two surprises.
Applications from Voluntary and Community sector organisations who are You really don’t want to miss it; it will warm your hearts and put you in the festive
seeking a grant to support local community projects can still apply but we will spirit. This Christmas production is on 15 16 17 of December. The Nativity in
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prioritise grants to those projects that address and support the cost-of-living part one and a Variety Show in part two. For more details email
challenges for vulnerable communities and those most in need in the Dorset popinplace@gmail.com Tickets will be available at £5 each from the Pop In Place
council area. Details of the types of cost-of-living projects that can be considered or telephone 01929472023

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