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

Groups from Purbeck have put together energy saving tips, practical advice and information on financial support. Click here to view the page on our website or click here to download the PDF.... 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

Hedgerows are important because they provide vital corridors for our wildlife. Many species rely on hedgerows for shelter and food. Protecting our hedgerows and strategically laying more of them will directly benefit the preservation of wildlife in Purbeck. We want.... Read More

Guest Post by Dave Pratten, who lives in Swanage, is a Swanage Beach Buddy and a key member of Sustainable Swanage and Planet Purbeck. One of the few positive outcomes from the pandemic has been the significant increase in people using our.... Read More

Guest Post by Harold Forbes, member of the Planet Purbeck Campaigns Team, Wareham area Men's shed and the author of "How to be a Humankind Superhero: A Manifesto for Individuals to Reclaim a Safe Climate". As we ‘enjoyed’ our warmest ever.... Read More

Guest Post by Ian Curtis, support staff at the Environmental Change Institute, at Oxford University “I know” she said. “But I want to be able to say that I was here”. The village hall was full. The first time for.... Read More

Guest Post by Rebecca Saville, who has a background in geography and town planning. She is currently reading for a PhD in Economics at SOAS, University of London and is also a member of the Planet Purbeck Campaigns Team. Politicians.... Read More

SARAH BROOKES  Nurse and Community Organiser Every community needs someone like Sarah. She trained as a psychiatric nurse, but her energies seem to buoy up so many different projects in Purbeck; from organising local responses to COVID to fund-raising for.... Read More