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Welcome to Sustainable Dorset, the website of Dorset Agenda 21 - a county wide sustainable development charity based in Dorchester. This site has three aims, to promote the amazing work of organisations in Dorset working on sustainability issues, to provide resources such as funding information for groups themselves, and to be a common point of reference for those working in this field. Dorset has a great range and depth of projects and organisations working for a more resilient and sustainable future - support them!
Welcome to Sustainable Dorset, the website of Dorset Agenda 21 - a county wide sustainable development charity based in Dorchester. This site has three aims, to promote the amazing work of organisations in Dorset working on sustainability issues, to provide resources such as funding information for groups themselves, and to be a common point of reference for those working in this field. Dorset has a great range and depth of projects and organisations working for a more resilient and sustainable future - support them!

Latest News

Do you have ideas for how the community could deal with the potential impact of climate change? Two public drop-in sessions are being held, in...
da21s newsletter for Spring 2012 is now avaliable for download.This edition contains a report about Europes first straw bale coldstore...
March update from the CSE, including information on funding and developments in the community energy sector.

Upcoming Events

19 May 2012 - 9:00am - 4:00pm
This one-day workshop is aimed primarily at beginners but will also benefit more experienced beekeepers wishing to adopt a holistic approach to caring for bees in a Warré hive.The...
19 May 2012 - 10:30am - 1:30pm
Whatever your project, there are parts of the planning system you can influence or that you need to engage with – whether it’s getting low carbon issues into local...

In Your Area

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The Government has launched the Renewable Heat Premium Payment scheme to help householders across the country with funding towards the cost of installing renewable heating systems...
The Purpose of the FundThe overall aim of the programme is to support and strengthen small Community Organisations operating in the rural areas, market and coastal towns of the...
South West Foundation in Partnership with the Learning Curve and the Skills Funding Agency, has opened a new grant programme for the South West. The Community Grants programme,...

Organisation Spotlight

  • Local Food Links Bridport
    Local Food Links now focuses mainly on this meals service. Our kitchens in Bridport and Blandford...
  • Dorset Energy Partnership (DEP) Dorchester
    The Dorset Energy Group (DEG) is the body that co-ordinates and monitors the delivery of the key...
  • Climate SouthWest Exeter
    Climate SouthWest is an independent partnership focused on helping the region to prepare and adapt...
  • The Corner House Sturminster Newton
    The Corner House aims to support democratic and community movements for environmental and social...

Forum Discussions

Renewable Energy Planning Guidance NotesCornwall County Council have prepared a series of renewable energy planning guidance notes to assist householders, communities and...
 Co-operatively-owned energy generation is a vibrant and growing sector in the UK. The first co‑operatively-owned wind turbines, Baywind in Cumbria, started turning in 1997....
This guide provides details of around 60 voluntary carschemes, dial-a-rides and other Community Transport initiatives acrossDorset.The directory is split by District, to...

News from around the Web


Bridport Community Orchard was set up in 2008 to combine two community initiatives: one in Bridport, to save a field from development, and the other, by the Symondsbury Apple...
Wood Fuelled District Heating, True Heat have been exploring the viability of providing wood fuelled district heating systems to rural communities in Dorset. This can provide...
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE DORSET ENERGIZED?Are you interested in the continued growth of the use of alternative forms of energy?? If the answer is yes then you will want to know...

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