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EVENTS
Dorset COP 2026 at Kingston Maurward campus, Coastland College, Dorchester
Nov 14, 2026Location: Kingston Maurward campus, Coastland College - Dorchester
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Dorset's own community led 'conference of the parties'.
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Find out where your local screening of the People's Emergency Briefing is being held. New dates in November!
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Help support us and the Events that we run by making a small donation for the event you attend - just the price of a coffee will help us with our overheads.
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New 2027 dates - COMING SOON!
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Fortnightly Open Meeting - Mondays, where all our Team Coordinators come together to discuss and plan our projects and prioritise tasks. Guests and members are very welcome to join us.
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Missed an online Event or need a recap? We record all of our online events, you can find them here or at our YouTube account.
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NEWS
Our very own John Calder from The Great Big Dorset Hedge talks to the Second Nature podcast
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Climate Adaptation and Community Resilience
Sep 30, 2026
DCAN is very excited to be invited to join the Dorset Climate Adaptation Steering Group and would like members in all our network to consider putting themselves forward to join a DCAN working group on climate adaptation and developing community resilience,
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Dorset people will have a chance to put questions direct to local politicians and experts on climate change and nature loss at a special BBC Question Time-style panel focussing on leadership in climate action as the climax to this year's fourth Dorset COP in November.
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How do we create a healthier, fairer and more resilient food system for Dorset? That is the question at the heart of our latest Feeding Dorset Partnership webinar, which brings together people from across farming, food, health, communities, business, education and the voluntary sector to explore the opportunities presented by the Climate Agriculture Fund (CAF).
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Despite fierce opposition, Powerfuel have gained permission to build the rubbish incinerator on Portland. But now they have applied for an extension to allow them to burn even more hazardous materials.
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