📅 Saturday 1 November 2025
📍 The Exchange, Sturminster Newton
🎟️ Tickets – Pay What You Can
Dorset COP is back for 2025! Now in it's third year, and this year we’re heading north - to the heart of rural Dorset - for a day of workshops, storytelling, creative action, and community connection.
Expect:
- A wide range of workshops to choose from
- Stories from across Dorset – from villages to towns
- Creative projects exploring art, nature, food, and energy
- Conversations about rural energy ownership and community power
- Live maps to see who’s doing what and where
- More time for connection, breaks, and reflection
This is more than a conference – it’s a space to meet, imagine, and build a future together. If you’re working towards a vibrant Dorset - through land, food, farming, arts, culture, or community - this gathering is for you.
🎟️ Tickets – Pay What You Can
We want this to be accessible to everyone. The suggested donation is £10 – but please pay what feels possible. No one will be turned away due to cost.
TICKET LINK:
https://events.humanitix.com/dorset-cop-2025
💡 Want to get involved?
There are loads of ways to be part of Dorset COP:
- Exhibit your work – contact Giles at
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- Volunteer to support planning, promo or the event day - email
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- Bring a creative or visionary contribution – email
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🚗 Travel
We will be setting up a car sharing Whatsapp Group
✅ Accessibility at The Exchange
- Wheelchair access and lift to all floors
- Accessible toilets on every floor (with nappy changing on the ground floor)
- Hearing loop system in the main hall
- Guide, hearing, and assistance dogs welcome
- Pram accessible, public toilets, and public WiFi
- Disabled car parking available
- Level access to the stage in the main hall
If you have specific access needs or questions, feel free to get in touch.
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