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Making the West Dorset bioregion a home to thriving people, in a thriving place, whilst respecting the wellbeing of all people, and the health of the whole planet.

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Budget
Estimated Annual Budget
£2,450
Today's Balance
£4,015.69
Match fund £5k grant for new bus
£5,000

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Become a member of West Dorset Commons. Get free entry to our MMMM! Monday Movie, Meal & Mingling fortnightly film and food nights, massive discou... Read more

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Help us launch our new cheap & regular community bus service between Bridport & West Bay

We can apply for a £5k grant from Dorset Council, but we need to raise £5k in match funding. £10k would let us pilot our new community bus service ... Read more

£947.88 GBP of £5,000 GBP raised (19%)

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Events

West Dorset Commons is hosting the following events.

Past event
MMMM! Monday 2 Mar, Movie (The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind), Meal & Mingling
06:00 PM-09:00 PM UTC
Inspiring documentaries, short films, (mostly organic) vegan curries, + hot & cold drinks

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Talk: Seeds and Diversity with Turn Lyme Green's Suzy Gallina
06:30 PM-08:30 PM UTC
Learn the importance of why we should buy and grow local seeds.

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No attendees
Past event
MMMM! Monday 2 Feb, Movie (Seeds Double Bill), Meal & Mingling
06:00 PM-09:00 PM UTC
Inspiring documentaries, short films, (mostly organic) vegan curries, + hot & cold drinks

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MMMM! Monday 19 Jan, Movie (System Update: Rebooting Our Future ), Meal & Mingling
06:00 PM-09:00 PM UTC
Inspiring documentaries, short films, (mostly organic) vegan curries, + hot & cold drinks

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MMMM! Monday 5 Jan, Movie (A New Economy), Meal & Mingling
06:00 PM-09:00 PM UTC
Inspiring documentaries, short films, (mostly organic) vegan curries, + hot & cold drinks

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MMMM! Monday 8 Dec, Movie (In Our Hands: Seeding Change), Meal & Mingling
06:00 PM-09:00 PM UTC
Inspiring documentaries, short films, (mostly organic) vegan curries, + hot & cold drinks

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MMMM! Monday 24 Nov, Movie (Fantastic Fungi), Meal & Mingling
06:00 PM-09:00 PM UTC
Inspiring documentaries, short films, (mostly organic) vegan curries, + hot & cold drinks

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MMMM! Monday 10 Nov, Movie (Power Station), Meal & Mingling
06:00 PM-09:00 PM UTC
Inspiring documentaries, short films, (mostly organic) vegan curries, + hot & cold drinks

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MMMM! Monday 27 Oct, Movie (Seed: The Untold Story), Meal & Mingling
06:00 PM-09:00 PM UTC
Inspiring documentaries, short films, (mostly organic) vegan curries, + hot & cold drinks

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MMMM! Monday 13 Oct, Movie (Imprint), Meal & Mingling
05:00 PM-08:00 PM UTC
Inspiring documetaries, short films, (mostly organic) vegan curries, + hot & cold drinks

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MMMM! Monday 29 Sept, Movie (From Below), Meal & Mingling
05:00 PM-08:00 PM UTC
Inspiring documetaries, short films, (mostly organic) vegan curries, + hot & cold drinks

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MMMM! Monday 15 Sept, Movie (Dorset Premiere: Fires and Fascism + filmmaker Q&A), Meal & Mingling
05:00 PM-08:00 PM UTC
Inspiring documetaries, short films, (mostly organic) vegan curries, + hot & cold drinks

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MMMM! Monday 21 July, Movie (Ocean with David Attenborough), Meal & Mingling
05:00 PM-08:00 PM UTC
Inspiring documetaries, short films, (mostly organic) vegan curries, + hot & cold drinks

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Past event
MMMM! Monday 7 July, Movie (Community Energy Triple Bill), Meal & Mingling
05:00 PM-08:00 PM UTC
Inspiring documetaries, short films, (mostly organic) vegan curries, + hot & cold drinks

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Past event
MMMM! Monday 23 June, Movie (Co-op Fortnight Double Bill: Punk Football & Another Utopia), Meal & Mingling
05:00 PM-08:00 PM UTC
Inspiring documetaries, short films, (mostly organic) vegan curries, + hot & cold drinks

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MMMM! Monday 9 June, Movie (The Harsh Reality of Ultra Processed Food), Meal & Mingling
05:00 PM-08:00 PM UTC
Inspiring documetaries, short films, (mostly organic) vegan curries, + hot & cold drinks

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MMMM! Monday 26 May, Movie (This Land is Our Land: The Fight to Reclaim the Commons), Meal & Mingling
05:00 PM-08:00 PM UTC
Inspiring documetaries, short films, (mostly organic) vegan curries, + hot & cold drinks

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MMMM! Monday 12 May, Movie (Dorset Premiere: Plan Z: From Lab Coats to Handcuffs), Meal & Mingling
05:00 PM-08:00 PM UTC
Inspiring documetaries, short films, (mostly organic) vegan curries, + hot & cold drinks

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MMM! Monday 28 April, Movie (Common Ground) & Mingling
05:00 PM-08:00 PM UTC
Inspiring documetaries, short films, hot & cold drinks

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No attendees
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MMMM! Monday 14 April, Movie (Dear Future Children), Meal & Mingling
05:00 PM-08:00 PM UTC
Inspiring documetaries, short films, (mostly organic) vegan curries, + hot & cold drinks

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MMMM! Monday 31 March, Movie (The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black Black Oil), Meal & Mingling
05:00 PM-08:00 PM UTC
Inspiring documetaries, short films, (mostly organic) vegan curries, + hot & cold drinks

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MMM! Monday 17 March, Movie (Rewilding A Nation) & Mingling
06:00 PM-09:00 PM UTC
Inspiring documetaries, short films, & drinks (no meal this week)

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No attendees
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MMMM! Monday 3 March, Movie (#ClimateScam?), Meal & Mingling
06:00 PM-09:00 PM UTC
Inspiring documetaries, short films, (mostly organic) vegan curries, + hot & cold drinks

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MMMM! Monday 17 Feb, Movie (The Biggest Little Farm), Meal & Mingling
06:00 PM-09:00 PM UTC
Inspiring documetaries, short films, (mostly organic) vegan curries, + hot & cold drinks

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MMMM! Monday 3 Feb, Movie (Sí Se Puede, Seven Days at PAH Barcelona), Meal & Mingling
06:00 PM-09:00 PM UTC
Inspiring documetaries, short films, (mostly organic) vegan curries, + hot & cold drinks

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Past event
MMMM! Monday 20 Jan, Movie (The Commons: Reclaiming what is ours), Meal & Mingling
06:00 PM-09:00 PM UTC
Inspiring documetaries, short films, (mostly organic) vegan curries, + hot & cold drinks

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MMMM! Monday 6 Jan, Movie (I Could Never Go Vegan), Meal & Mingling
06:00 PM-09:00 PM UTC
Inspiring documetaries, short films, (mostly organic) vegan curries, + hot & cold drinks

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MMMM! Monday 9 Dec, Movie (The Big Short), Meal & Mingling
06:00 PM-09:00 PM UTC
Inspiring documetaries, short films, (mostly organic) vegan curries, + hot & cold drinks

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MMMM! Monday 11 Nov, Movie (The Mondragon Experiment), Meal & Mingling
06:00 PM-09:00 PM UTC
Inspiring documetaries, short films, (mostly organic) vegan curries, + hot & cold drinks

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MMMM! Monday 14 Oct, Movie (Wilding), Meal & Mingling
05:00 PM-08:00 PM UTC
Inspiring documetaries, short films, (mostly organic) vegan curries, + hot & cold drinks

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MMMM! Monday 30 Sept, Movie (Citizen's Assemblies), Meal & Mingling
05:00 PM-08:00 PM UTC
Inspiring documetaries, short films, (mostly organic) vegan curries, + hot & cold drinks

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MMM! Monday Movies (3 films about fashion) and Mingling
06:00 PM-08:00 PM UTC
A special selection of screenings for Sustainable Fashion Week

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MMMM! Monday 16 Sept, Movie (Food Coop), Meal & Mingling
05:00 PM-08:00 PM UTC
Inspiring documetaries, short films, (mostly organic) vegan curries, + hot & cold drinks

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MMMM! Monday 2 Sept, Movie (Sieben Linden Ecovillage), Meal & Mingling
05:00 PM-08:00 PM UTC
Inspiring documetaries, short films, (mostly organic) vegan curries, + hot & cold drinks

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MMMM! Monday 5 August, Movie (Towards a Sustainable Future: Auroville 36 Years of Research), Meal & Mingling
05:00 PM-08:00 PM UTC
Inspiring documetaries, short films by local filmmakers, (mostly organic) vegan curries, + hot & ...Read more

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MMM! Monday 22 July, Movie (Voices of Cohousing) & Mingling
05:00 PM-08:00 PM UTC
Inspiring documetaries, short films + hot & cold drinks

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MMMM! Monday 8 July, Movie (Water is Love), Meal & Mingling
05:00 PM-08:00 PM UTC
Inspiring documetaries, short films by local filmmakers, (mostly organic) vegan curries, + hot & ...Read more

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MMMM! Monday 24 June, Movie (The Grab), Meal & Mingling
05:00 PM-08:00 PM UTC
Inspiring documetaries, short films by local filmmakers, (mostly organic) vegan curries, + hot & ...Read more

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A FREE screening of Nezouh for Refugee Week
06:00 PM-08:30 PM UTC
An unexpectedly hilarious, gentle and touching coming-of-age film set amidst the Syrian war in Da...Read more

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MMMM! Monday 10 June, Movie (A New We: Ecological Communites and Ecovillages in Europe), Meal & Mingling
05:00 PM-08:00 PM UTC
Inspiring documetaries, short films by local filmmakers, (mostly organic) vegan curries, + hot & ...Read more

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MMMM! Monday 27 May, Movie (The Community Owned Isle of Eigg), Meal & Mingling
05:00 PM-08:00 PM UTC
Inspiring documetaries, short films by local filmmakers, (mostly organic) vegan curries, + hot & ...Read more

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MMMM! Monday 13 May, Movie (Outgrow the System), Meal & Mingling
05:00 PM-08:00 PM UTC
Inspiring documetaries, short films by local filmmakers, (mostly organic) vegan curries, + hot & ...Read more

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MMMM! Monday 29 April, Movie (Why Not Scotland), Meal & Mingling
05:00 PM-08:00 PM UTC
Inspiring documetaries, short films by local filmmakers, (mostly organic) vegan curries, + hot & ...Read more

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MMMM! Monday 15 April, Movie (Fashion Reimagined), Meal & Mingling
05:00 PM-08:00 PM UTC
Inspiring documetaries, short films by local filmmakers, (mostly organic) vegan curries, + hot & ...Read more

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MMMM! Monday 18 March, Movie (Double Bill: Ancient Futures & Planet Local), Meal & Mingling
06:00 PM-09:00 PM UTC
Inspiring documetaries, short films by local filmmakers, (mostly organic) vegan curries, + hot & ...Read more

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MMMM! Monday 4 March, Movie (Dorset Premiere: Six Inches of Soil), Meal & Mingling
06:00 PM-09:00 PM UTC
Inspiring documetaries, short films by local filmmakers, (mostly organic) vegan curries, + hot & ...Read more

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Past event
Climate Fresk Workshop
06:00 PM-09:00 PM UTC
A globally-acclaimed climate workshop

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MMMM! Monday 19 Feb, Movie (Dorset Premiere: Bank Job), Meal & Mingling
06:00 PM-09:00 PM UTC
Inspiring documetaries, short films by local filmmakers, organic veg curries, + hot & cold drinks

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MMMM! Monday 5 Feb, Movie (Four inspirational housing-related films), Meal & Mingling
06:00 PM-09:00 PM UTC
Inspiring documetaries, short films by local filmmakers, organic veg curries, + hot & cold drinks

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MMMM! Monday 22 Jan, Movie (Dorset Premiere: The Loud Spring: Collective Paths Out Of The Climate Crisis), Meal & Mingling
06:00 PM-09:00 PM UTC
Inspiring documetaries, short films by local filmmakers, organic veg curries, + hot & cold drinks

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MMMM! Monday 11 Dec, Movie (Network), Meal & Mingling
06:00 PM-09:00 PM UTC
Inspiring documetaries, short films by local filmmakers, organic veg curries, + hot & cold drinks

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MMMM! Monday 27 Nov, Movie (UK Premiere: ALTER NATIVES: Building Possible Futures), Meal & Mingling
06:00 PM-09:00 PM UTC
Inspiring documetaries, short films by local filmmakers, organic veg curries, + hot & cold drinks

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MMMM! Monday 13 Nov, Movie (Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet), Meal & Mingling
06:00 PM-09:00 PM UTC
Inspiring documetaries, short films by local filmmakers, organic veg curries, + hot & cold drinks

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MMMM! Monday 30 Oct, Movie (Dorset Premiere: Everything Must Change), Meal & Mingling
06:00 PM-09:00 PM UTC
Inspiring documetaries, short films by local filmmakers, organic veg curries, + hot & cold drinks

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MMMM! Monday 16 Oct, Movie (Regreening the Desert / A Farm for the Future), Meal & Mingling
05:00 PM-08:00 PM UTC
Inspiring documetaries, short films by local filmmakers, organic veg curries, + hot & cold drinks

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MMMM! Monday 2 Oct, Movie (Once You Know), Meal & Mingling
05:00 PM-08:00 PM UTC
Inspiring documetaries, short films by local filmmakers, organic veg curries, + hot & cold drinks

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MMMM! Monday 18 Sept, Movie (Tomorrow), Meal & Mingling
05:00 PM-09:00 PM UTC
Inspiring documetaries, short films by local filmmakers, organic veg curries, + hot & cold drinks

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MMMM! Monday 4 Sept, Movie (Coconut Revolution), Meal & Mingling
05:00 PM-08:00 PM UTC
Inspiring documetaries, short films by local filmmakers, organic veg curries, + hot & cold drinks

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MMMM! Monday 21 August, Movie (Shift Change: Putting Democracy to Work), Meal & Mingling
05:00 PM-08:00 PM UTC
Inspiring documetaries, short films by local filmmakers, organic veg curries, + hot & cold drinks

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MMM! Monday 24 July, Movie (School Circles) & Mingling
05:00 PM-08:00 PM UTC
Inspiring documetaries, short films + hot & cold drinks

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MMMM! Monday 10 July, Movie (Carbon Nation), Meal & Mingling
05:00 PM-08:00 PM UTC
Inspiring documetaries, short films by local filmmakers, organic veg curries, + hot & cold drinks

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MMMM! Monday 26 June, Movie (Don't Look Up), Meal & Mingling
05:00 PM-08:00 PM UTC
Inspiring documetaries, short films by local filmmakers, organic veg curries, + hot & cold drinks

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Friday 16 June, Film (The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil), Food & Fun
06:30 PM-09:30 PM UTC
Inspiring documetaries, short films by local filmmakers, organic veg curries, + hot & cold drinks

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MMMM! Monday 29 May, Movie (Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai), Meal & Mingling
05:00 PM-08:00 PM UTC
Inspiring documetaries, short films by local filmmakers, organic veg curries, + hot & cold drinks

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Past event
Best of Bridport
06:00 PM-11:30 PM UTC
Spoken word, acoustic music, live bands and a DJ. Proceeds split between performers and plans for...Read more

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MMMM! Monday 8 May, Movie (The Economics of Happiness), Meal & Mingling
05:00 PM-09:00 PM UTC
Inspiring documetaries, short films by local filmmakers, organic veg curries, + hot & cold drinks

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Past event
MMMM! Monday 1 May, Movie (The Take: Occupy, Resist, Produce), Meal & Mingling.
05:00 PM-09:00 PM UTC
Inspiring documetaries, short films by local filmmakers, organic veg curries, + hot & cold drinks

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MMMM! Monday 24 April, Movie (In Transition 2.0), Meal & Mingling.
05:00 PM-09:00 PM UTC
Inspiring documetaries, short films by local filmmakers, organic veg curries, + hot & cold drinks

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Past event
MMMM! Monday 17 April, Movie (Finite: The Climate of Change), Meal & Mingling.
05:00 PM-09:00 PM UTC
Inspiring documetaries, short films by local filmmakers, organic veg curries, + hot & cold drinks

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Projects

Support the following initiatives from West Dorset Commons.

Project
Bridport Seed Library
To strengthen local biodiversity and community resilience by sharing seeds.

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Project
Support Our Shuttle - Together We Can Keep the WB1 on the Road
Community-powered funding to keep the WB1 West Bay Shuttle running beyond the pilot period.

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Top financial contributors

Individuals

1
Deb and John

£350 GBP since May 2023

2
Emily

£330 GBP since Jul 2023

3
Sam Wilberforce

£300 GBP since Sep 2023

4
Fergus Bradbeer

£250 GBP since Apr 2023

5
Tracy

£250 GBP since Mar 2024

6
Adam

£230 GBP since May 2024

7
Josef Davies-Coates

£215 GBP since Jan 2023

8
Tim Crabtree

£190 GBP since Jan 2023

9
Richard Scott

£185 GBP since Jan 2023

10
Joe

£180 GBP since Mar 2024

11
Janet

£170 GBP since Mar 2024

12
Andy McEwen

£150 GBP since Nov 2025

13
Ali Edgley

£120 GBP since Mar 2024

14
Paul

£120 GBP since Mar 2024

15
Steve

£120 GBP since Apr 2024

Organizations

1
United Diversity

£2,214.71 GBP since Jan 2023

2
Heather Lawton

£5 GBP since Apr 2024

West Dorset Commons is all of us

Our contributors 80

Thank you for supporting West Dorset Commons.

Deb and John

Core Contributor

£350 GBP

Emily

Core Contributor

£330 GBP

Josef Davies-...

Admin

£215 GBP

Tim Crabtree

Core Contributor

£190 GBP

Richard Scott

Core Contributor

£185 GBP

Ali Edgley

Core Contributor

£120 GBP

Jen Hawkins

Core Contributor

£115 GBP

Deb7orah

Core Contributor

£60 GBP

Gloria Davies...

Admin

United Diversity

Help us launch our new chea...

£2,215 GBP

Best of Bridport

£1,415 GBP

MMMM! Monday ...

£700 GBP

About

Welcome to West Dorset Commons's Open Collective page


This is where we are able to transparently collect and spend money.

What are we collecting money for?


We're working to make the West Dorset bioregion a home to thriving people, in a thriving place, whilst respecting the wellbeing of all people, and the health of the whole planet.

In short: meeting the needs of all people, within the mean of the living planet, aka getting West Dorset into the Doughnut, the safe and just space for humanity, as per Doughnut Economics:

Back in 2018 the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said we need "rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society". So that's our goal. To make "rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society" a reality in our locality. 

Indeed, that's the only way we'll be able to get into the safe and just space for humanity where we can meet the needs of all people, within the mean of the living planet.

There are currently 3 ways you can help to make all this happen; give us your time, money and attention.

Give us your time

If you have a bit of spare time and capacity to get actively involved with making this happen, then please complete our survey.

Give us your money

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If you'd like more info first, please read https://ud.coop/update for the story so far.

Our team

Deb and John

Core Contributor

Emily

Core Contributor

Josef Davies-...

Admin

Tim Crabtree

Core Contributor

Richard Scott

Core Contributor

Ali Edgley

Core Contributor

Jen Hawkins

Core Contributor

Deb7orah

Core Contributor

Gloria Davies...

Admin

Budget

Transparent and open finances.

Expenses

All time

Expenses paid

115

Amount disbursed

£10,589.15

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Contributions

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Contributions received

49

Amount collected

£6,535.21

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recurring		35£3,975.00
one-time		14£2,535.21

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