Planet Purbeck Articles & News

It takes just 5 minutes of your time to help us make the 2023 festival a reality! Closes 31st October 2022 We're only 2 years old, have no cash reserves and need to ask our funders for £££ to deliver.... Read More

Planet Purbeck wishes to offer the Royal Family its sincere condolences on the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.  During our upcoming festival, Planet Purbeck will honour our late Queen by asking all event hosts to hold a minute’s.... Read More

Sign up here: Event Registration  Exploring the opportunities and challenges for energy security and net zero The format will be informal and conversational with plenty of time for questions. We guarantee a very lively debate! Guest speakers are experts in the field of energy generation, energy security, climate change and how we.... Read More

Stitch It, Don't Ditch it At Sandy Hill Studios During the Planet Purbeck Festival, Jane Colquhoun and her friends organised a mending session at Sandy Hill Studios; it was a gentle way to sit for a while, stitch and find out about.... Read More

In this short film, we speak with Steve Oliver (Dorset Wildlife Trust) and Gen Crisford (National Trust) as they host an event inviting locals to explore wildlife in the Corfe River. Steve explains that events like this engage local people.... Read More

Residents in Purbeck have until 17th November 2021 to take part in a consultation to reintroduce beavers to England After around 400 years of extinction in England, in August 2020 a wild population of beavers were officially given permission to.... Read More

Thank you all for your support in making this festival happen! What an uplifting and energising week it was! We have had so much positive feedback from our community with everyone already saying they are looking forward to next year's festival. Thank.... Read More

March 2021 Introduction Planet Purbeck stands with anyone who is ready to take action to protect and improve the community, landscape and wildlife here on the unique Purbeck peninsula. Planet Purbeck is a movement that gathers together individuals, groups and.... Read More

An easy guide. By Doug Skinner - Purbeck resident and Greenpeace speaker. Take a look at this great downloadable resource; it's not just comprehensive list information and resources that we all need to be aware of, but an excellent overview.... Read More