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towards a project that will have a social impact and support local communities
and hard to reach groups.
A total of £54,420 was awarded to heritage, museums, and arts organisations
across Dorset last year. In addition, 27 grants worth a total of £64,970 were
awarded to voluntary and community organisations that work with
disadvantaged, under served and marginalized communities in the Dorset
council area.
The closing date for applications is Sunday 7 July and decision letters will be sent
to all applicants at the end of July. Application details are on the Dorset Council
website.

Poole Harbour pollution incident

This report below may well have been superseded by more up to date
information; it was believed correct at the date of publication.

Good progress has continued with the clean-up operation since the Perenco Oil
Spill on 26 March. Poole Harbour Commissioners are the lead organisation in the
clean-up operation, which has gone extremely well. So far over 300 bags of oil
and contaminated materials have been collected from the beaches as well as
417,000 litres of oil and oily water collected to tankers from Ower Bay. The clean-
up and remediation operation will continue at Ower Bay until the contamination
has been fully dealt with. Localised
impacts to the site required to enable
the clean-up have been assessed and
considered necessary in order to
remove the oil and protect the wider
harbour. Natural England (NE) /
Environment group is advising on the
remediation and recovery plan. NE
view is that monitoring of the
remediation and recovery of the site
will be required for months/years.
Compensation and insurance claims
for loss of earnings, and costs
associated with the clean-up
o p e r a t i o n s h o u l d b e s u b m i t t e d t o P e r e n c o v i a :
uk.wytchfarm.claims@uk.perenco.com. The claims process is open and working
effectively. Some claims have already been paid. This information has been
shared publicly via media releases, on the PHC website, on council social media
channels and through newsletters to affected businesses in the area. The process
is being monitored through the recovery co-ordinating group’s business and
finance subgroups. All government agencies have been advised to keep records

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