£112k funding for Platinum Jubilee celebrations in Dorset

Music, dance, artwork, theatre and poetry will be used provide a creative legacy to mark the 70th year of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign in the county.

Dorset Community Foundation (DCF) has used Arts Council England funding, bolstered by a donation from manufacturing company Superior Seals, to fund the projects.

Among the recipients is The Power House in Poole, which will use a £10,000 grant for a series of events in the run-up to and during the jubilee involving hundreds of school pupils.

It will work with Hamworthy Park Junior School and Twin Sails School pupils to create seven mosaics portraying decades in the Queen’s life to be displayed at the schools.

BPC Indian Association and Music Lovers Bollywood will use £5,000 funding towards a day of dance, food and music for members of the county’s South Asian population – and the wider community.

Picture: Music Lovers Bollywood and BCP Indian Association

Ramesh Lal, chair of Music Lovers Bollywood, said: “We consider it a good omen and an honour to be able to participate in the jubilee celebrations. The toast will be to the Queen but with the added colour and splendour of Bollywood.”

Townsend Community Association in Bournemouth will use £3,400 to organise dance workshops for children aged seven to 11 in June, to culminate in a performance to mark the jubilee.

DCF director Grant Robson said: “We have been blown away by the variety and creativity of the projects that have come forward. Not only will they showcase the fantastic depth of artistic talent in Dorset but they will bring together communities for celebrations that will make memories that last.”

Visit dorsetcommunityfoundation.org for more information.