SMILE Connect

07/05/2026

01/04/2026

🌿💚 A Huge Thank You! 💚🌿
We just want to say the biggest thank you to Dorset Heaths for making this Easter truly special for our families. We learnt so much about nature, had endless giggles and ran off beams of energy in the woodland - we even found a slow worm! 🐍 The children climbed, explored, and a few of us even ended up in a leaf fight 😂🍂 — it was such fun!
Thank you for blessing us with your knowledge, your resources, and your precious time. The children thoroughly enjoyed every moment, and we are so grateful for the platform you’ve given us to spend time out in nature together. 🌳✨
And a heartfelt thank you to Harbour Church Poole for donating the Easter eggs for our Easter trail on Tuesday. 🐣🍫 You brought so much joy to our families — the children had beaming smiles across their faces! Your kindness means more than you know.
We are so, so grateful. 💛
— With love from all of us at SMILE 🌼💛

06/01/2026

30/09/2025

Eating Well in Pregnancy classes!

Our friends over at The Friendly Food Club in collaboration with DorPIP, are launching brand-new Eating Well in Pregnancy 3-week course in Somerford, Townsend, and Turlin Moor.

These FREE courses are designed especially for parents-to-be and will give them the chance to:

-Feel more confident with food choices
-Learn simple changes for big health benefits
-Try out cost-conscious and nutritious foods
-Cook easy, budget-friendly recipes
-Connect with other parents-to-be
-Take steps towards setting your family up for a healthier future

Each session will also include a friendly DorPIP representative, on hand to offer extra guidance and support.

Plus, all participants will receive a printed booklet with simple, NHS-guided dietary advice to take home.

👉 For more details, visit www.thefriendlyfoodclub.org/pregnancy

Here at SMILE we think this is a great opportunity to get to know other mums with similar aged children- as there is a shortage of prenatal classes & groups out there- these could be your new friends for life ;)

Discover the importance of eating well during pregnancy and how it affects your health and your baby's development.

19/09/2025

🍐🍽️ Find out about social canteens, foraging walks, crumble-making, shared meals and local community groups that can help with the cost of food. 🤗

BCP Council together with the Access to Food Partnership have organised events to celebrate the harvest season across the three towns.

Happening this weekend👇
🍏Harvest Festival and Apple Day with Grounded Community on Sunday 21 September from noon-3pm at The Secret Garden, Boscombe BH1 4DJ.

Next week👇
🧁Harvest Hearts and Tarts cooking sessions on Tuesday 23 September at Henry Brown Centre BH11 DU8.

For these events and more including food support and how to get involved https://www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/news-hub/news-articles/celebrating-community-partnership-with-harvest-events