Heritage Committees
The Dorset AONB Partnership is committed to ensuring that both local and strategic issues are addressed within the AONB. To help achieve this, the Partnership Board is closely allied to three District Heritage Committees.
These committees link with local communities and can assist in identifying and delivering projects within their districts.
Purbeck Heritage Committee
The Purbeck Heritage Committee was formed in 1993. It brings together representatives from conservation, tourism, local authorities and landowners. The Committee's strategies: ‘Keeping Purbeck Special: A Strategy for the Purbeck Heritage Area' and the new ‘Making Purbeck More Special' set out a framework for action.
To find out more about the Purbeck Heritage Committee click here.
To download the new strategy 'Making Purbeck More Special' click here.
North Dorset Countryside & Heritage Panel
The North Dorset Countryside and Heritage Panel was reformed in January 2003 to enable local community issues in North Dorset to feed into the AONB Management Plan and to assist with delivery of schemes within the District.
Membership includes Dorset County Council and North Dorset District Council members, Dorset Association of Parish & Town Councils and other key stakeholders. The Panel also has responsibility for overseeing a Service Level Agreement with the North Dorset Ranger Team and the Dorset Wildlife Trust to ensure appropriate management of sites of nature conservation importance.
West Dorset Heritage Committee
The West Dorset Heritage Joint Advisory Committee was established in December 2002. It coordinates local delivery and involvement in the preparation of the AONB Management Plan and related projects arising from West Dorset's Framework for Action in the Countryside.
The committee is a broad partnership of organisations from across West Dorset and Weymouth with a shared interest in promoting the conservation, enhancement and enjoyment of the natural beauty, diversity and heritage of the area.
To find out more about the West Dorset Heritage Committee and to view committee papers click here.
To find out more about the Framework for Action in the Countryside click here.
Tim Frost is the Chairman of the Dorset AONB Partnership and has lived and farmed in the AONB for many years. Tim takes an active interest in the Sustainable Development Fund projects.
