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If you’ve ever thought:

“I wish I knew other business owners who think like me.”
“I’m tired of pretending things are easier than they are.”
“I just want to be in a room where I don’t have to explain myself.”

Then I’d love to welcome you to my monthly Dorset meet-ups with fellow neurodivergent business owners.

You don’t need to have it all figured out to come along.
You don’t need a diagnosis.
You don’t need a polished business.
You don’t need to be “good at networking”.

This support group is about connection, understanding, and feeling less alone in business.

Come as you are.
Quiet or chatty.
Overwhelmed or curious.

Sit and listen. Join in if you want. Breathe.

📍 Wimborne Manor Care Home, 2 Lonsdale Road, Wimborne
Dorset, BH21 2GA
📅 Wednesday 11th March
🕙 10am – 12pm

🎟️ Book via Eventbrite

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dorset-neurodivergent-business-owners-support-group-tickets-1291110569469?aff=ebdssbcategorybrowse

Sometimes the bravest thing you can do in business is show up exactly as you are 💛

🎄 🎅 SAM SUP LIFE SANTA SUP 🎅🎄

The most festive paddle of the year returns and you're invited!!! 🥳🙌🏼

📍 Mayors Mead, Christchurch
📅 Saturday 6th December
🕚 11am – 1pm
🎟 FREE community paddle (own kit required)

Expect…
🎅 Sparkling festive costumes
🏄🏽 Christmas-decorated paddleboards
🎶 Festive tunes
✨ Pure SUP-mas magic!!!

🎁 Prize for the BEST dressed paddler!
So get creative… lights, tinsel, giant baubles, reindeer antlers… we LOVE it all!

💚🩵 Paddling with purpose
This year we’ll be raising funds to support Hengistbury Head Outdoors (HHO) helping bring outdoor adventure & community back to this amazing local site 🙌

✅ Safety First

We LOVE Christmas fun but safety always comes first:
• PFD / Buoyancy aid required
• Quick-release waist belt + leash mandatory
• Must have your own kit
• Suitable for confident paddlers who can self-rescue
• Be comfortable paddling in a group & around boat wash

⚠️ This is a free community paddle, not an instructed session.
⚠️ You are responsible for your own safety.
Please let us know of any medical conditions/allergies before launching.

🎄 Après-Paddle
Afterwards we’ll head to The Boathouse for cosy drinks & festive yumminess ☕🍰

Let’s make the harbour sparkle with SUP joy & Christmas spirit!!!
Who's joining us? 👇 🎅✨

Join us from 7pm on Saturday 17th January 2026 as we reveal the programme for the 2026 Bournemouth Writing Festival at Patch Places.

Our informal networking event will have loads of writers, speakers, supporters and writing professionals to help us launch the 2026 programme. Find out more about what's going to happen over a glass of Ippolito wine as you mingle with your writing peers.

Your first drink is included in the ticket price.

The event is during the Bournemouth Writing Sanctuary - our take on a writer's retreat - so if you buy a weekend ticket, you'll get free entry to the launch event.

Tickets are available on the website: https://www.bournemouthwritingfestival.co.uk/2026-networking-launch-for-writers

Really looking forward to today at the Bournemouth International Film Festival.

Another brilliant event fuelled by creativity in the heart of Bournemouth, put together by the inspiring Steve McCarten 👏🏻 .

It might be a grey outside but events like these show there is so much more to our amazing town than the Pier and beach!

The festival is taking place at the Hilton Bournemouth today and tomorrow, head over the website for tickets 🎫.

Running a business on your own can feel lonely and overwhelming. That’s why I’m thrilled to share this opportunity with you…

From 15–19 September, The Cocoon Open House is happening - a free week designed for women running their own businesses. You’ll get access to live sessions on clarity, planning, networking and more - plus the support of women who truly get it.

💚 Clarity
💚 Confidence
💚 Connection
All free.

👉 Grab your spot here: [using my affiliate link] https://www.lifefriendlybusiness.com/a/2148158868/kVLfriKJ