Our Members
Allsort'd CIC
We support people who have different/additional learning needs and who may be neurodiverse. We have an intergenerational, inclusive signing choir. We have actively participated in Arts events such as Sandy Hills Arts Week, Landance, Activate, etc
https://www.facebook.com/allsortd.org/
Andy Knill Art Studio
Artist selling own work, hosting guest artists, low cost drawing activity (Art for fun)
Purbeck Youth Music
Purbeck Youth Music
We are a Purbeck charity with a mission to inspire music making in our local schools in the Isle of Purbeck. We invite professional musicians into schools to perform and encourage children to learn instruments and to sing.
Pier Journal
Pier is an independent community journal that champions the people, places, events and organisations that define Dorset.
Purbeck Arts Club
We run weekly art sessions including tutorials and workshops at the Catholic Church Hall Swanage. We also run a 10 week summer sketching programme and once a year hold a 10 day exhibition of our members work
www.facebook.com/IsleofPurbeckArtsClub
Swanage Folk Festival
Swanage Folk Festival
Swanage Folk Festival is one of Dorset’s largest folk festivals.
Workshops and informal sessions give visitors the chance to experience folk music and dance first-hand.
Swanage and Purbeck Development Trust
Swanage and Purbeck Development Trust
Swanage and Purbeck Development Trust
We are a community charity, formed in 2013, who aim to reduce poverty, ill health and social isolation, and improve access to employment, arts, culture, and wellbeing services.
Castle Voices/Voice Waves Choirs
Swanage and Purbeck Development Trust
Swanage and Purbeck Development Trust
Castle Voices is a vibrant community rock choir bringing together singers of all ages and abilities from across the Isle of Purbeck who share one thing in common — a love of great music and singing their hearts out.
Planet Purbeck
Swanage and Purbeck Development Trust
Planet Purbeck
Inspiring local engagement with the natural and heritage environment. Enabling Purbeck communities to seize the economic, health & social benefits of sustainable living and a nature rich environment
Harmony Rocks Choir
Harmony Rocks Choir
We are a Ladies Community Choir established in 2012, performing two concerts each year in support of various local Charities..
Purbeck WI
Harmony Rocks Choir
We have monthly meetings with guest speakers/ performers, support local charities /groups and we have many sub groups within our Purbeck WI membership
The National Trust
The National Trust
Europe’s biggest conservation charity, looking after nature, beauty and history for everyone to enjoy. Find out about our work to tackle climate change, protect historic sites and help people and nature thrive.
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/
The Blue Pool
Swanage Literary Festival
Swanage Literary Festival
A tourist attraction that has a distrinctive historical background and is designated as a SSSI.
A captivating tourist attraction steeped in history and recognised for its outstanding natural beauty as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).
https://bluepooltearooms.co.uk
Swanage Literary Festival
Swanage Literary Festival
Swanage Literary Festival
We organise a Literary festival in November, held at The Mowlem Theatre, together with several stand-alone literary events during the year. We aim to give everyone the opportunity to develop their love of literature and to engage in a range of related activities.
The Mowlem
Swanage Literary Festival
The Mowlem
A thriving arts hub and charitable organisation offering over 300 creative events each year, welcoming more than 25,000 visitors. An independent cinema with a 380-seat auditorium, studio space, gallery, and Showbar. We regularly partner with local festivals, schools, and amateur societies, as well as professional artists, companies, and productions.
Fresh Leaf Creative
A creative agency for founders offering messaging, brand and website design, brand photography and invitational marketing
https://www.freshleafcreative.co.uk/
Swanage news
An independent and daily source of news and information about Swanage and Purbeck, aimed to comprehensively inform, entertain and engage both visitors and local residents.
Haysom Purbeck Stone
Haysom Purbeck Stone
A specialist masonry and stone quarry company located in Langton Matravers, near Swanage, producing and processing fine Purbeck limestone and architectural masonry. Supplying Purbeck Stone for local building and landscaping projects, as well as prestigious projects in the UK, Europe, the US and Japan.
Dorset Coast Forum
Suttle Stone Quarries
Suttle Stone Quarries
We are a coastal partnership covering Dorset and the BCP area. Hosted by Dorset Council, we operate independently supporting partnerships through co-creation, facilitation, co-ordination and engagement for various projects and schemes along the coast.'s a product or service you'd like to show.
Suttle Stone Quarries
Suttle Stone Quarries
Suttle Stone Quarries
Based in the heart of Purbeck, Suttles have been quarrying high-quality Dorset limestone for decades from their quarries at Worth Matravers and Swanage, Suttles quarry limestone for a range of uses, from aggregates for building and landscaping to dimension stone for construction and architectural projects.
Swanage jazz festivAL
Swanage Jazz Festival started in 1990 and there is scarcely a British Jazz musician of note that has not played in Swanage. By 2010, its 20th anniversary, the Festival had grown to 51 artists. Held in July each year, the Swanage Jazz Festival features 3 days of exceptional Jazz music, with performances on Sandpit Field and many other ve
Swanage Jazz Festival started in 1990 and there is scarcely a British Jazz musician of note that has not played in Swanage. By 2010, its 20th anniversary, the Festival had grown to 51 artists. Held in July each year, the Swanage Jazz Festival features 3 days of exceptional Jazz music, with performances on Sandpit Field and many other venues around the town.
https://swanagejazzfestival.co.uk
Purbeck Radar Museum Trust
The Purbeck Radar Museum Trust (PRMT) was convened in 1991 with the aim of increasing public awareness about the pioneering work on radar and electronics undertaken at Worth Matravers from May 1940 to May 1942.
Members of the Trust organise displays and exhibitions, give talks and produce booklets, leaflets and DVDs
.http://www.purbeckradar.org.uk/
Morgan Carey Architects
Morgan Carey Architects
Morgan Carey Architects
An RIBA Chartered Architects Practice located in a Grade 2 listed Goods Shed in Wareham. Projects include a variety of public and residential buildings across Purbeck. We support local students with work experience and assist community land trusts and charities. Our studio is open to the public during Dorset Architectural Heritage Week
An RIBA Chartered Architects Practice located in a Grade 2 listed Goods Shed in Wareham. Projects include a variety of public and residential buildings across Purbeck. We support local students with work experience and assist community land trusts and charities. Our studio is open to the public during Dorset Architectural Heritage Week but visitors are always welcome.
Diverse City
Morgan Carey Architects
Morgan Carey Architects
Diverse City is a performing arts charity, working across the UK and internationally. We work in partnership with artists, communities and organisations, to build relationships, create opportunities and make ambitious work together. Across Purbeck, our work connects performance with participation, artist development and community activit
Diverse City is a performing arts charity, working across the UK and internationally. We work in partnership with artists, communities and organisations, to build relationships, create opportunities and make ambitious work together. Across Purbeck, our work connects performance with participation, artist development and community activity, with access built in from the start.
We are an Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation.
Purbeck Art Weeks
Morgan Carey Architects
Purbeck Art Weeks
Purbeck Art Weeks Festival is a celebration of creativity, culture, and community within Purbeck. The Festival brings together an inspiring mix of visual and performing arts, featuring open studios, exhibitions, concerts, talks, performances, and workshops. It’s a unique opportunity to discover local talent, experience international exc
Purbeck Art Weeks Festival is a celebration of creativity, culture, and community within Purbeck. The Festival brings together an inspiring mix of visual and performing arts, featuring open studios, exhibitions, concerts, talks, performances, and workshops. It’s a unique opportunity to discover local talent, experience international excellence, and connect with others through the joy of the arts.
https://purbeckartweeks.org.uk
Wareham Town Council Museum
Wareham Town Council Museum
Discover the story of Wareham and the Purbeck Area.
Explore archaeology, local history, geology and the people who shaped Wareham from prehistory to the present day.
https://www.warehamtownmuseum.org/
Isle of purbeck arts trust
Wareham Town Council Museum
IOPAT provides grants to local young people pursuing university and specialist schools and courses in art, ballet, dance, drama, music and literature; we provide grants to schools to purchase equipment which will enhance their arts curriculum for all their pupils and we provide funding for local community projects.
www.isleofpurbeckartstrust.org.uk
Wareham and district archaelogY and local history society
Wareham and district archaelogY and local history society
The Wareham and District Archaeology & Local History Society was established in 1985 with the aim of bringing together individuals with a shared interest in archaeology, local history, and heritage. Our society is made up of a diverse group of like-minded people from various backgrounds and walks of life.
https://wareham-archaeology.com/