Ferndown Community Support feat Ferndown Community Larder and bank

25/09/2026

These really are truly amazing, and we're so grateful to have been the recipients of some of these at the food bank and our community support services too for our clients. They are also very beneficial for people with ASD, anxiety and adhd. Thank you so much all you wonderful knitters, and to Douch for wool provision x

Small stitches, big comfort. 🐙

Did you know that the little crochet octopuses our wonderful ladies create can be a lovely source of comfort for people living with dementia?

Their soft texture and tentacles give people something familiar to hold, fiddle with and interact with, providing a calming sensory experience and something to focus on.

For someone living with dementia, simple things can bring reassurance, comfort and connection.

A huge thank you to our amazing Knit & Knatter ladies, who lovingly create these beautiful pieces for us to donate. 🧶

We’re incredibly grateful for the time, care and kindness they put into every single stitch. Together, we’re helping to bring a little comfort to those who need it.

21/09/2026

Are you coming??!

We can't wait for our next quiz night, hosted by the marvelous Debbie Stanley, our quiz master extraordinaire!

⏳️ THURSDAY 15TH OCTOBER, 6.30pm for a 7pm start, only £4 a ticket!

Please do come along, help us raise vital funds, and have a fantasticly fun evening to boot!

20/09/2026

THANK YOU SO MUCH to everyone who stopped to donate, chat, find out more about, and show support to us yesterday in Tesco Ferndown, as we held another of our 'Supermarket Sweep' donation days.

Our volunteers really enjoyed meeting and chatting to all of you, and were bowled over by the kindness of you all. We are especially grateful to the wonderful gentleman who donated a whole trolley of foods after hearing about our work, and to Ferndown in the Community for allowing us to be there, and to the very kind donor of £150 in our account. Our hearts are full.

Your support means we can sustain our food and essentials help for those in the community who are really struggling. We see on average 35 households a day, 6 days a week, and we aim to be able to provide a baseline of essentials to support people whilst they get out of crisis and difficulty.

If you'd like to know more about what we do, or would like to volunteer with us or need support yourself, please do visit our website at www.ferndowncommunitysupport.org.uk or pop in and see us at the rear of ferndown day centre. We'd love to show you around 😊.

28/08/2026

Yesterday we had the pleasure of supporting EDAS/Reach Youth Project at their open afternoon. Dave, king of the grill, was on form with sausages and bacon, Denise was whipping up teas and coffees galore, and Hannah, general wonderer, talker, and helper!

The afternoon was a celebration of EDAS/REACH's new office, garden and counselling space, and it was officially opened by none other than James Baker, a faithful all the way, no Traitors in our world!

Congratulations EDAS, and we really look forward to working with you more over the coming months and years too, jointly supporting some of our clients, and signposting across too.

Please excuse the somewhat amateur camera work, and the auto captions which aren't entirely accurate...we're still learning!

26/08/2026

An apple a day....thank you Donna and Tesco's Ferndown in the Community for the kind donations of LOTS of apples to our food bank to support our provision of healthy snacks to our young people and families. You make such a difference.

24/08/2026

Well done Liz 🥳, and thank you so much Radio Wimborne for allowing us to share our news. If you'd like to book onto the next course, or find out more information, please visit https://ferndowncommunitysupport.org.uk/introducing-babies-to-first-foods-a-free-3-session-course/ and follow the booking link.

Join Nicky Prior at 12pm today with her guest Liz Preston from Ferndown Community Support feat Ferndown Community Larder and bank , who will be chatting about Liz's upcoming "Introducing babies to first foods" course. If you know a new Mum who would like some information tune in to The Monday Magazine Show today, only on Radio Wimborne.

21/08/2026

We are super proud of our team - yet another 5* food hygiene rating at our food and essentials bank after an unannounced visit this afternoon.

Teamwork, dedication, skill, and a good dose of humour and spirit, all make our organisation thrive, in sometimes exceptionally difficult circumstances.

Thank you Team FCS!

If you'd like to join us as a volunteer, please do get in touch. We're always keen to get people involved and sharing the knowledge, time, and skills we all have to give our community. Many hands make light work.

06/08/2026

As well as hosting the walkers and invited guests, members of the public are welcome to join us this afternoon as part of the celebrations and to help raise vital funds. The scones are baked, the Pimms is in progress, the Ukelele band are tuned up, and the china polished!

We are delighted to be hosting the High Sheriff of Dorset, Dr Helena Conibear, as she completes the halfway point of her County Lines for County Lines fundraising and awareness walk

Her support for youth organisations across the county tackling issues that significantly affect our young people is hugely welcomed and appreciated, and we are only too happy to champion her work on behalf of all organisations.

To find out more about the County Lines walk, please read below:

Instagram and
Receive updates on my county Line walk to raise awareness of county Lines including timings, photos of each day once we’ve started via Facebook
If you would like to donate, please visit:
Walking The County Line of Dorset for County Lines - a Charities crowdfunding project in Dorchester by High Sheriff of Dorset
(we can collect Gift AID and we have a chance to match fund and raise even more for these amazing charities)
Otherwise, we also have a Just Giving page
https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/countylineofdorsetcharitywalk
Every step helps protect a vulnerable young person in Dorset
Thank you!

09/07/2026

Tickets are too hot to handle!!

Have you got your thinking caps on and teams at the ready for our next summer quiz night? We'd love to see you and your friends and family for our fun and fundraising quiz night, with all proceeds to Ferndown Community Support to continue our vital work in our community

📅 16th July
⏰ 6.30 for a 7pm start
📫St Anthony's Church, West Moors
🍿Bring your own refreshments (tea and coffee available)
🎫 Raffle!
💰 Only £4 per person
🙋 Teams of up to 6 (come as a team or we can create teams on the night too)

Book via our website (www.ferndowncommunitysupport.org.uk), give us a call on 07872129844, or pop in and see us in the larder. You are also welcome to turn up on the night, its a big venue, so we can always pop another table up if we need to!

15/06/2026