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lauratyley18

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Join us for Sustainable Fashion Week!

We are excited to share that Sustainable Dorset is hosting the Dorset Hub for Sustainable Fashion Week 2024! Join us from 20th to 29th...

lauratyley18

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Stopping extinction with Megan McCubbin

Megan McCubbin Stopping extinction – an atlas of endangered species What does it take to save a species from extinction? Is it...

Six Inches of Soil screening in Marnhull

lauratyley18

3 min read

Six Inches of Soil screening in Marnhull

The inspiring story of young British farmers standing up against the industrial food system and transforming the way they produce food -...

A celebration of rural makers reclaiming our clothing culture from big industry

lauratyley18

4 min read

A celebration of rural makers reclaiming our clothing culture from big industry

Defashion Dorset will be held on 24th and 25th May 2024 at Hawker’s Farm, Dorset More info here: www.hawkersfarm.org Fashion Act Now will...

What our ancestors can teach us about climate activism

lauratyley18

5 min read

What our ancestors can teach us about climate activism

Storyteller and Creative Producer Becky Burchell writes about her latest project, Women of the Dark Skies, which calls to the ancestors...

Webinar: World Localisation Day and Sustainable Dorset AGM

lauratyley18

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Webinar: World Localisation Day and Sustainable Dorset AGM

Sustainable Dorset would like to invite everyone interested in a greener Dorset to their AGM on Tuesday, 20th of February 2024 at 7:00...

Jenny Morisetti

1 min read

Sewing Workshop by Re-bourne

Community sewing workshop encouraging individuals to reinvent, repair and re-wear the existing garments in their wardrobes Organised by...

Eco Sobo: An eco community festival in the heart of Southborne

Jenny Morisetti

1 min read

Eco Sobo: An eco community festival in the heart of Southborne

Eco Sobo is a community movement for people in and around Southbourne who are keen to live a more sustainable lifestyle at home or at...

Bridport Fashion & Textile Network events for Sustainable Fashion Week

Jenny Morisetti

2 min read

Bridport Fashion & Textile Network events for Sustainable Fashion Week

Thursday 28th September Rebecca Smith: Wearing Wellbeing & Sustainable Fashion: good for you, good for the planet. Public lecture, 6 pm,...

Jenny Morisetti

1 min read

The Future of Business - CONFERENCE

Dorset Chambers is holding The Future of Business, a Festival Conference on 10th October 2023 from 8:30am - 4:00pm. This business event...

Jenny Morisetti

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Dorset COP - September 9th 2023

Shaftesbury Vintage Fair : First Sunday of Every Month

Saj Collyer

1 min read

Shaftesbury Vintage Fair : First Sunday of Every Month

Shaftesbury Town Hall 10am - 4pm Every first Sunday of the month The market includes the repair & redesign approach to prolonging the...

Dorset gets Set for Renewable Energy Revolution

Angela Fendley

2 min read

Dorset gets Set for Renewable Energy Revolution

As part of community energy fortnight, Sustainable Dorset was delighted to attend this inspirational event on 29 June in Dorchester...

First sustainable fashion event celebrating county's fibre growers & makers declared a big success

EXTERNAL AUTHOR CREDITED

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First sustainable fashion event celebrating county's fibre growers & makers declared a big success

Jenny Morisetti, Creator, Defashion Dorset (centre) with speakers Sara Arnold (left) and Elizabeth Keach. Picture: Saj Collyer. By Andrew...

‘Groundbreaking’ event in Dorset to address fast fashion

Jenny Morisetti

2 min read

‘Groundbreaking’ event in Dorset to address fast fashion

May 16th 2023 LOCAL clothing will be the focus of a ground-breaking event this month. Defashion Dorset will highlight environmental and...

Jenny Morisetti

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Renewable Energy Online Q & A

Angela Fendley

1 min read

Sustainable Dorset at Launch of Eco Hub

Sustainable Dorset were delighted to be at the launch event of the new Eco Hub in the Dolphin Shopping Centre on 7th April 2018. This...