Gather BCP Mini Summit
More than 40 leaders and changemakers from 15 churches and 7 charities gathered for the Gather BCP Mini Summit - a day hosted by Faithworks’ Church Partnerships in collaboration with the Gather Movement and Moorlands College. The event built on last year’s Mission and Community Conversation and strengthened Faithworks’ vision to empower local churches, to help them deliver practical
Church Partnerships – Gather BCP Mini Summit
We believe God is calling His Church to collaborate across BCP, to release our towns to thrive as we see God’s kingdom grow and so we are hosting the Gather BCP Mini Summit. In partnership with the Gather Movement and Moorlands College, we warmly welcome church leaders and Christian changemakers from across BCP, to come and hear inspiring stories
Bournemouth Male Voice Choir Fundraiser for Wimborne Foodbank
Bournemouth Male Voice Choir are hosting a special fundraising concert to raise vital funds for Wimborne Foodbank. Tickets for this wonderful event are £10 – all funds raised will help us to support families in crisis this Christmas. The choir are a group of men, from all walks of life with a mutual love of music. They regularly perform
Mental Health Friendly Church Training Day – 11 October 2025
We are proud to partner with Kintsugi Hope in providing the upcoming mental health friendly church training day on Saturday 11 October 2025, 10am – 4pm. This event is for volunteers serving in cafés, Warm Welcome Spaces, community meals, coffee mornings, and other outreach activities across Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch. Together, we’ll explore how to better understand mental
Wimborne Community Garden Fun Day 2025
The Wimborne Community Garden Fun Day returns with the very popular scarecrow competition! Enter your themed scarecrow for the chance to win a prize*. Suggestions include: spaceman, sailor, spy, fireman or farmer - from big to small, we love them all! Come and join the local community in the beautiful surroundings of the community garden for an afternoon of
Fun and Festivities at the SMILE Lone Parent Fair 2025
It was wonderful to see more than 85 families at our annual SMILE Lone Parent Fair this year. Over 300 people got together to catch up with old friends and meet new, enjoy delicious pizza and bean burritos, brave snakes and other wild animals!, pot houseplants, be pampered and generally enjoy an afternoon of fun together. Our free annual
TV Chef Rosemary Shrager Holds Cooking Demo in Aid of Wimborne Foodbank & Community Gardens
Intrepid celebrity TV chef Rosemary Shrager is cycling 450 miles from Lands’ End to the White Cliffs of Dover to raise vital funds and awareness for local food poverty charities including Wimborne Foodbank and Wimborne Community Gardens. Following a visit to a Foodbank in Hastings, she was “really, really upset” and decided she needed to do something about food
FW20 Highlights and Looking Forwards
In 2024 Faithworks turned 20 years old and so we decided to celebrate in many fun and inspiring ways! We launched our special FW20 Celebration Film including stories from those whose lives have been impacted by Faithworks. You can hear from Abi, Illana and Joe via the link below (simply scroll down for the video). Watch the FW20 Celebration
Wimborne Community Garden – Help Forgetful Santa!
Help forgetful Santa find his lost items! Christmas is coming…and we have discovered at Wimborne Community Garden that Santa has a problem! It seems that he’s forgotten all sorts of things that are essential to him this Christmas such as his hat, his belt, a bridle for Rudolph and many more items! The good thing is 12 wonderful shops
Second Community and Mission Conversation
50 church and charity leaders from across BCP and wider Dorset united to explore how, together, we can strengthen our local communities. The second Community and Mission Conversation was hosted at Moorlands College. The follow up event provided the opportunity for church leaders and charities, from a wide range of backgrounds, to make new connections and spark fresh ideas
