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Help and Kindness @helpandkindness.co.uk · 07/10/2026

What is one thing that makes it easier for people in your area to find help, meet others or get involved? We are especially interested in the ordinary things that make a difference: a trusted person, a local publication, a warm welcome, a noticeboard, a useful connection. #Community #KeepInTouch

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Help and Kindness @helpandkindness.co.uk · 05/10/2026

A strong community directory is a living record, not a static database. It needs people who notice changes, organisations that tell their story clearly, and ongoing checking, listening and improvement. That is how information becomes something people can rely on. #Community #Localism #Connection

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Help and Kindness @helpandkindness.co.uk · 03/10/2026

Our work starts with Dorset, but we actively connect local experience with good practice, research and ideas from elsewhere. The most useful learning travels both ways: evidence helps us ask better questions locally; local experience helps us test what really works. #Community #Research

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Help and Kindness @helpandkindness.co.uk · 01/10/2026

Local knowledge is not a nice extra around public services. It helps us see what people are experiencing, which support is trusted, where barriers are growing and which small changes could make a real difference. The challenge is to listen well enough for it to shape action. #Community #Localism

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Help and Kindness @helpandkindness.co.uk · 29/09/2026

I've just published an article on SubStack which describes the fruit of a long long journey of reflection about our work at Help and Kindness. Presenting #LivingIntelligence, our emerging way of framing what we do, why we do it and how it makes a difference. jonsloper.substack.com/p/living-int...

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Help and Kindness @helpandkindness.co.uk · 29/09/2026

People rarely arrive asking for “community infrastructure”. They ask where to turn, how to get out, who might understand, or what is available nearby. Good local systems make those questions easier to ask—and more likely to lead somewhere useful. #Community #FindingHelp

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Help and Kindness @helpandkindness.co.uk · 28/09/2026

A directory is useful. But it is never just a directory. Behind good information are relationships, conversation, checking, local knowledge and a willingness to keep listening. We have been building that in Dorset for years. What does it look like where you are? #Community #Listening

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Help and Kindness @helpandkindness.co.uk · 27/09/2026

Hello from Help & Kindness. We work alongside people, groups and services across Dorset to help people find support, build stronger connections and make better use of what communities already have. We share what we are learning—and learn from others doing the same.

A street scene showing people talking together.

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Help and Kindness @helpandkindness.co.uk · 10/09/2026

What's happening around #Dorset over the next two weeks? Festivals, heritage, nature, wellbeing, family activities and lots more. We've picked out a few highlights from across Dorset. Find something happening near you with Help and Kindness. dlvr.it/TVQ5v8

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Help and Kindness @helpandkindness.co.uk · 01/08/2026

Picking plump juicy and delicious blueberries from a local grower near Dorchester for the past three Sundays to add to our breakfasts each day of the week. #NewFamilyTradition #TinyJoys

Blueberries on a bush for pick your own near Dorchester, Dorset.

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Help and Kindness @helpandkindness.co.uk · 10/07/2026

Last year we tried growing Zinnia, but the weird weather meant they succumbed to damping off. This year with much TLC we have managed to nurture this singular beauty. #TinyJoys

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Help and Kindness @helpandkindness.co.uk · 21/06/2026

#TinyJoys A breathtaking encounter with a young Fallow Deer on the heath at Studland in Dorset today. Just six feet of wonder and surprise between us as we found a moment's shade together beneath the hot resinous canopy of a pine tree. #Dorset #NationalTrust #Studland

A young Fallow Deer at Studland, Dorset.

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Help and Kindness @helpandkindness.co.uk · 15/06/2026

#TinyJoys Tom spent a lovely weekend trying to even up his tan.

A black and white cat, with white legs stretching to catch the sunshine.

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Help and Kindness @helpandkindness.co.uk · 07/06/2026

#TinyJoys perfection. A scarlet jewel on a damp Summer's morning.

A perfect alpine strawberry. The first of the year.

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Help and Kindness @helpandkindness.co.uk · 21/04/2026

Frothy fireworks of crab apple blossom soaring into a blue spring sky. #TinyJoys

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Help and Kindness @helpandkindness.co.uk · 18/04/2026

#TinyJoys A beautiful duckling paddling hard to keep up with her mum, a female Mallard, on the beautiful River Frome in Dorchester.

A female mallard and one of her ducklngs on the River Frome in Dorchester, Dorset. 18th April 2026

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Help and Kindness @helpandkindness.co.uk · 13/04/2026

Baking a beautiful lemon cake to celebrate my wife's and our daughter's birthday tomorrow. #TinyJoys

Thtee lemons and three birthday candles on a wooden worktop. #TinyJoys

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Help and Kindness @helpandkindness.co.uk · 05/04/2026

The pealing of bells on #Easter Sunday resonating across the years, linking memories of bells heard ringing at other times and in other places; markers of life's journey, people, passions, emotion, hope. #TinyJoys

St George's church, Dorchester, Dorset England.

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Help and Kindness @helpandkindness.co.uk · 26/03/2026

#TinyJoys Lying full stretch on the bathroom floor trying to learn yoga from one of our cats.

Our black cat stretched out on her side on our bathroom floor.

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Help and Kindness @helpandkindness.co.uk · 26/01/2026

Seasons turning. This beautiful dusty pink hellebore is a thrilling signal of Spring's approach. #TinyJoys

A dusty pink hellebore flower pudding up through fallen leaves.

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Help and Kindness @helpandkindness.co.uk · 30/12/2025

Calling Dorset's Creative Arts Practitioners! Tell Us All About You. We'd like to get to know you and find out more about the breadth and scope of arts opportunities that our local creative community provides across Dorset. www.helpandkindness.co.uk/news/308/Cal... #creativehealth #dorset #arts

Snowdrops pushing through the leaves, highlighted by the sunshine.

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Help and Kindness @helpandkindness.co.uk · 21/11/2025

❄️The Winter in Dorset 2025 listings are now LIVE. ❄️ Lots of activities and fun for children and young people in #Dorset this winter. Whether you’re looking for warm indoor sessions or outdoor adventures, we’ve got you covered. helpandkindness.co.uk/winter-in-dorset-2025

Photograph of a snowman in a field of snow. The words "Winter in Dorset. Activities for Children. Listings now Live. visit www.helpandkindness.co.uk to view the listings." are over printed, along with the logos for Dorset Council, Winter In Dorset, and Help and Kindness.

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Help and Kindness @helpandkindness.co.uk · 13/11/2025

At Help and Kindness, we believe kindness creates change - from our team to our community. Let’s celebrate compassion today and every day 💛 #WorldKindnessDay

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Help and Kindness @helpandkindness.co.uk · 05/11/2025

Here's a youngish hedgehog that was trying to walk up a busy road. I took it up to our local churchyard which is full of lovely hiding spaces and no dangerous cars. #TinyJoys

Photo of a young hedgehog among ivy leaves in our local churchyard. Photo Jon Sloper 2025.

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Help and Kindness @helpandkindness.co.uk · 01/11/2025

#DorsetCOP2025 is open! Delegates, facilitators, and speakers are gathering in Sturminster Newton to engage in discussion and action to provide an opportunity for community groups to inspire each other, share experiences and build networks; creating beneficial impacts for all Dorset citizens.

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Help and Kindness @helpandkindness.co.uk · 25/10/2025

🕰️✨ Don’t forget to change your clocks tonight! As we fall back, let’s take a moment to reflect on the importance of time—time for ourselves, our loved ones, and our community. #FallBack #HelpAndKindness #CommunitySupport

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Help and Kindness @helpandkindness.co.uk · 16/05/2025

Today we hosted two important webinars in collaboration with Ukrainian psychologist and trauma specialist, Alexander Dimitrevich, exploring psychological support for Ukrainians and those that support them. www.helpandkindness.co.uk/news/263/ #MentalHealthWeek #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek #Ukraine

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Help and Kindness @helpandkindness.co.uk · 15/05/2025

Hosts and community groups who support the Ukrainian Refugees in the UK are invited to join our webinar tomorrow for #MentalHealthWeek focusing on understanding more about the psychological and emotional experience of Ukrainians in the UK. www.helpandkindness.co.uk/mental-healt... #MentalHealth

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Help and Kindness @helpandkindness.co.uk · 15/05/2025

Ukrainians in the UK are invited to join our webinar tomorrow as part of #MentalHealthWeek, focusing on supporting the mental health and wellbeing of Ukrainian Refugees in the UK www.helpandkindness.co.uk/mental-healt... #MentalHealth #Ukraine #HomesForUkraine

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Help and Kindness @helpandkindness.co.uk · 27/03/2025

Dorset Council have been shining a light on the work of the Dorset Integrated Prevention Partnership today. We have two contracts to contribute services to this Partnership. One of them is Dorset's Community Response. www.helpandkindness.co.uk/dorsets-community-response #PlaceMaking 1/

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Help and Kindness @helpandkindness.co.uk · 18/03/2025

One of our core services at #HelpAndKindness is called Dorset's Community Response. It's a central point of contact for people to get in touch to find help in their local area. It is supported by Dorset Council to work with adults and children's social workers and other partners across Dorset. 1/

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Help and Kindness @helpandkindness.co.uk · 08/03/2025

The more we have done in our work as Help And Kindness, the more committed we've become to our core mission to link people together. In our work within the food ecosystem, jointly setting up the Feeding Dorset Partnership Sustainable Food Place, we see again and again how much good is happening. 1/

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Help and Kindness @helpandkindness.co.uk · 20/02/2025

Marking World Day of Social Justice 2025 at #HelpAndKindness Working for Social Justice Promoting #Equity #Inclusion www.helpandkindness.co.uk/news/246/Mar... #WorldDayOfSocialJustice #WorldDayOfSocialJustice2025

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Help and Kindness @helpandkindness.co.uk · 17/02/2025

Today is #RandomActsOfKindnessDay! Small acts of kindness can make a big difference. Whether it's lending a hand to a neighbour or simply offering a smile to a stranger, every gesture counts. It's important to remember the power of working together to help strengthen our communities.

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Help and Kindness @helpandkindness.co.uk · 09/02/2025

Today we've created a new LinkedIn group for the #SustainableFoodPlaces network in #Dorset. It links to our "bird table" of ideas and contacts and activities around the #FeedingDorsetPartnership on our website where people can find out what's going on across the county. 2/3

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Help and Kindness @helpandkindness.co.uk · 01/12/2024

DAY 1 ⛄ Every morning, discover a new day of fun activities, local events, and plenty of Dorset cheer to brighten the season. 💛 🔗See Dorset's Winter Services here: helpandkindness.co.uk/winter-activit… #WinterInDorset #Dorset #Christmas #HelpAndKindness #Advent

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Help and Kindness @helpandkindness.co.uk · 23/11/2024

After a couple of weeks on @bsky.app I am finding this reset of a social media experience a fascinating journey. A chance to learn more, find new connections, and ask some different questions. Interested to see what happens next.

A sunrise photo with a pale blue sky, sprinkled with clouds and a golden glow on tree horizon.

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Help and Kindness @helpandkindness.co.uk · 23/11/2024

This interdependence chimes with the #SustainableFoodPlace agenda that we're nurturing in the #FeedingDorsetPartnership; joining the dots between actors and activists, the inquisitive and inspirational, who want to create healthier lives, healthier production, and healthier land. 3/5

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Help and Kindness @helpandkindness.co.uk · 23/11/2024

So much to enjoy and learn at the #LandAlive conference yesterday. Spending time among brilliant advocates and enablers for sustainability in our food systems. Drawing threads through from microbial life and biodiversity in our soils to healthy food culture for our souls. Roll on day two! 1/5

The poster for the #LandAlive conference in Somerset on 22nd and 23rd November 2024

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Help and Kindness @helpandkindness.co.uk · 20/11/2024

❄️Calling all #Dorset event organizers! Are you running an event or activity in Dorset this winter? Whether it’s a cosy craft fair, a community fundraiser or something unique, let us know so we can help spread the word. Share your event details with us in the comments or call us on 01305 59 59 58.

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