Discover a free exhibition of watercolour paintings by Dorset artist Mike Jeffries, featuring impressionist landscapes, lively street scenes and transport subjects. The show also supports Lighthouse and Lewis-Manning Hospice Care.
Lighthouse · Thursday 3rd September - Saturday 26th September · 10am
A weekly market with around 50 stalls offering fresh fruit and vegetables, fish, bed linen, pet foods, jewellery, clothes, plants and more. It runs every Monday in a traffic-free street and square.
Discover the hidden beauty of historic local landscapes with expert gardener Phil Bloomfield. Enjoy a relaxing afternoon filled with fascinating tales, friendly conversation, tea, and local competitions. Everyone is welcome to join this lovely community gathering.
Broadstone War Memorial Hall · Tuesday 8th September · 7:15pm
Bournemouth University is hiring for a permanent academic role at the Bournemouth Gateway Building on the Lansdowne campus. The work involves teaching across undergraduate and postgraduate nursing programmes. Full time, with flexible or part time options considered. Salary starts at £39,906, closing 5 August 2026.
Baden-Powell and St Peter’s CE Junior School in Poole is hiring fixed-term, term-time support staff from September 2026. The role involves helping children in class, small groups or one-to-one. Salary is £14,801 to £15,036, with applications closing 30 August 2026.
BCP Council is recruiting in Poole for a permanent role in Adult Social Care, with a starting salary of £34,434. You’ll assess adults’ needs, arrange equipment and adaptations, manage caseloads, and work with health and social care colleagues. Closes 14 August 2026.
Diverse Abilities is asking every to spend a night outside in a cardboard shelter at The Treehouse in Christchurch, raising funds to support families with disabilities. The Cardboard Campout event takes place on the 19th of September, carrying on the torch from the YMCA who ran the event in previous years. Registration includes cardboard boxes, dinner, security and breakfast.
Dorset Mind’s BIG Walk returns on 27 September 2026 as a community coastal walking event supporting local mental health services across Dorset. Participants can choose a 30km coastal challenge from Sandbanks to Hengistbury Head and back, a shorter 5km wellbeing walk from Sandbanks to Branksome Chine Beach, or a mid-route join option. Bookings are now open if you'd like to take part.
The Power House is celebrating two years of its community hub in Hamworthy and is inviting more local people to get involved. Based at 170 Blandford Road, the hub offers a friendly place to be creative, meet others, volunteer, garden and have a relaxed chat. Its Cornerstone Patch community garden also gives people of all ages a chance to grow vegetables and flowers, learn new skills and spend time outdoors. The charity says the hub has helped people build friendships, confidence and connection, with its tenth anniversary coming next year.