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• Dorset charity leads UK carers project

  Dorset charity My Time is leading a national project to improve support available to young carers. The Equity for Young Carers Project has published two reports comparing approaches in Newcastle and Romsey, aiming to help develop a fairer and more consistent national framework. They examine Newcastle Carers’ I Care tool, which reduces repeated assessments, and Romsey Young Carers’ use of occupational therapy through partnerships involving trainees and universities. Mid Dorset and North Poole MP Vikki Slade attended the London launch, while a new campaign is calling for young carer support in every UK school. Funding has been renewed for a second year, allowing MYTIME to work with more organisations during twenty twenty seven.

• West Parley manager secures 29th award

  A West Parley site manager has received the twenty ninth national award of his career. Dave Murnane is overseeing Bellway’s Kingsmere Park development and has delivered hundreds of homes across Dorset and the South West during forty years in construction. The fifty seven year old has collected eighteen Quality Awards, ten Seals of Excellence and one Regional Award through the National House Building Council’s Pride in the Job competition. This year, only four hundred and forty nine of the seven thousand five hundred site managers inspected received a Quality Award after assessments covering leadership, technical expertise and safety. Dave will be considered for further recognition in the autumn.

• Nick Cope’s family show heads to Poole

  Nick Cope is bringing a new family concert to Lighthouse Poole on Saturday the tenth of October. The musician will perform songs written for children and their families, accompanied by his guitar and animations, in a show recommended for children aged three and over. Nick has written and recorded family music for more than ten years, taking his guitar led performances to audiences around the country and combining songs with animated visuals. His audience has grown through the CBeebies programme Nick Cope’s Popcast, which combines original music, humour and ideas designed to engage children without talking down to them. The Poole performance will include established Nick Cope songs alongside new material for families to hear together.

• A35 litter scoreboards return to Forest

  A litter scoring campaign has returned to a five mile stretch of the A35 in the New Forest. Scoreboards between Wilverley Enclosure and Lyndhurst show the roadside cleanliness percentage alongside a grade ranging from A for good to D for bad. The current score is eighty three per cent, graded A minus, and it will be updated every two weeks following regular inspections of the route. The project runs until September and encourages drivers not to throw rubbish from vehicles, following a trial which reduced roadside litter by seventy five per cent. People are being asked not to collect litter beside the road themselves because of the safety risks.

• Family summer holiday ideas across BCP

  Families can enjoy events and activities across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole throughout the summer holidays. Highlights include the Poole Harbour Festival, Stompin' on the Quomps, the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Proms and Summer Sounds at Poole Quay across July and August. Museums and parks will offer trails, workshops, exhibitions and outdoor activities, while leisure centres will run swimming sessions, water safety events, holiday clubs and family fitness programmes. Free KidZone wristbands will also be available along the coastline to help reunite children with their families if they become separated during a visit. Residents and visitors are being encouraged to check what is happening each week and make use of the programme across the three towns.