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Though media coverage was predictably thin, Saturday 30th May marked a nationwide silent protest action by Extinction Rebellion supporters in London, Bristol...

Blimey. Things have changed, haven’t they? Whether a lesson will be learned in terms of global response to a looming crisis remains to be seen. Meanwhile, Pl...

Our thanks to Marten Gregory, team leader for the Recycling Team at Dorset Council, for his presentation at the Town Hall last Thursday evening. Around 60 as...

Chris Goodall was chair of one of the UK’s leading car charging companies until it was bought by a large utility last year. He has written six books on the e...

Images from our participation in the XR March: Enough is Enough - Together we March

A more than usual amount of information sharing, this time, amongst the 25>30 or so of us who met – including visitors from Wimborne/Corfe Mullen, Blandford,...

John Rutter was amongst the keen cyclists at our January meeting. He organises group cycle rides for people who aren't particularly sporty but want to enjoy ...

The main focus of this meeting was the Town Cycle Plan, as outlined in the current Neighbourhood Plan draft document. Amongst just over 30 of us who gathered...

Approximately twenty of us gathered on yet another wet and windy evening, a mix of new faces and regulars. The meeting started with a look at the timeline we...

Thanks to Mandy Greenwood for passing on these messages, copied to her by Simon Hoare. At the 9th October Climate Change and Environment Meeting in Sturmin...

10 people gathered at Shaftesbury Arts centre to review how well Planet Shaftesbury is working for us as individuals who want to be responding to the climate...

Thank you to Christina and Rachel for this account and image. This panel discussion highlighted how important our farmers and land-owners are to our transit...

Notes briefly summarising answers to questions asked. For a descriptive and more detailed account of the meeting, go to Christina’s Forum entry ( https://www...

Our regular monthly meeting date occurred this month while the XR ‘October Rebellion’ event was still under way in London, with a few of our number remaining...

Thanks to Christina for this account of the day's events. The Marnhull Eco Day held in the village hall was organised by Sustainable Dorset’s Jenny Morisetti...

Thanks again to Christina for this detailed summary of the meeting. Public Meeting, The Exchange, Sturminster Newton, 9th October 2019 Simon Hoare, Conservat...

The blog below is from Richard Thomas on Shaftesbury’s neighbourhood plan and the state of climate emergency: Essentially I am asking the neighbourhood plan ...

Thanks to Richard Thomas for this entry: In response to local pressure Lidl has just announced it is not only altering its plans for its new supermarket on t...

Thanks to Laura for passing this on to Planet Shaftesbury. Saving Forests and Our Future, A talk by Professor Sir Ghillean Prance, Former Director, Royal Bot...

Thanks to Christina for these notes: A lively group of over thirty people gathered for September’s Planet Shaftesbury meeting. It was opened by Rachel who, h...