Working for Upper Charminster
To create a cleaner, safer and more welcoming Upper Charminster by bringing residents together, improving shared spaces, protecting the local environment and encouraging positive community involvement.
Upper Charminster.
Local voices.
Real change. ✳Action, not just ambition
What's happening now, what's being developed and how UCCAG is working to make change happen.
UCCAG has secured two community AED cabinets with bleed-control kits. Both installation sites have been agreed, with installation still to take place. Locations will be announced when the equipment is ready for use. Not yet available for emergencies.
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Funded through the Police and Crime Commissioner’s Operation Relentless Community Fund, our Community Guardians and neighbourhood safety work combines visible engagement, practical action and stronger local partnerships.
Community safety work ↗
We continue to campaign for free public access and a coordinated management plan. Local councillors have reported plans for a trial Saturday opening; details and dates are still to be confirmed.
Our cemetery campaign ↗Also in progress: historic tram shelter improvements, environmental projects and developing ideas for guided cemetery walks and emergency aid training.
Explore all projects & priorities ↗What's happening
Two AED cabinets and bleed-control kits are secured. Installation is still to take place; locations will be published only when the equipment is ready.
Read project details ↗The UCCAG Community mailing list is open for local news and updates. Choose your interests too, if you would like to hear about particular activities.
Join the community mailing list ↗Local councillors have advised of plans for a trial Saturday gate opening. There is no confirmed date yet; UCCAG is following this up.
Read project details ↗Operation Relentless funding is supporting visible community engagement, safety activity and practical environmental improvements.
Read project details ↗Making our voices heard
We make sure Upper Charminster's residents and businesses are heard when public services, policies and decisions affect our area.
Add your voice ↗Our five areas of activity
Working with our neighbours to make practical improvements and ensure the local community has a voice.
Bringing residents together, encouraging involvement and strengthening our local community.
Get involved ↗02 /Improving streets, pavements, shared spaces, green spaces and the appearance of our neighbourhood.
Our environment ↗03 /Protecting and improving local historic assets, including Wimborne Road Cemetery and the tram shelter.
Explore heritage ↗04 /Community safety activity, CCTV support, defibrillators and tackling antisocial behaviour and crime.
Safety & reporting ↗05 /Giving residents a collective voice with councils, statutory services and local decision-makers.
Our priorities ↗Who we are
Upper Charminster Community Action Group (UCCAG) was formed by local residents around 2019/20 and formally constituted on 10 March 2021. We are here to organise, advocate and turn local ideas into improvements.
We bring together local residents, businesses, community organisations and public partners to care for shared spaces, celebrate local heritage and turn ideas into positive action.
Our community network includes local residents, businesses, councillors and public partners. We have organised an engagement event at the tram shelter (around 60 attendees), supported police community contact points outside Tesco Express and local CCTV improvements, and continued to advocate for Upper Charminster in decisions about regeneration, safety and shared spaces. More about our work ↗
Projects that make a visible difference to streets and shared spaces.
A stronger voice with councillors, public services and decision-makers.
Partnership action on antisocial behaviour, crime and public confidence.
Protecting our Grade II registered historic cemetery and familiar local landmarks.
Community safety & representation
Community safety is a key part of our purpose, alongside the wider neighbourhood improvements we pursue.
UCCAG works with residents, Dorset Police, BCP Council and elected representatives to challenge antisocial behaviour and crime, promote reporting, seek effective responses and ensure Upper Charminster isn't overlooked in local decisions.
Supporting our Community Guardians and neighbourhood safety work.We have represented residents through the formal Anti-Social Behaviour Case Review, supported improvements including CCTV, and pressed statutory bodies to keep Charminster visible in local decision-making. Our Community Guardians project is the public-facing name for the Community Guardians & Safety Reset initiative, supported by the Police and Crime Commissioner’s Operation Relentless Community Fund.
Reporting matters: official reports help services understand problems and respond. Facebook posts and messages to UCCAG are not a substitute for reporting directly to the police or council.
UCCAG community safety concerns were raised in Parliament in January 2026 ↗
How to report crime or ASB ↗Call 999 if a crime is happening now, someone is in immediate danger or urgent assistance is needed.
Call 999 ↗For non-emergency incidents, report to Dorset Police online or call 101.
Dorset Police ↗Find the appropriate online reporting route through BCP Council or Dorset Police.
BCP Council ASB form ↗Dorset Police ASB ↗Use BCP Council's report service for issues such as fly-tipping, litter and environmental concerns.
Report to BCP Council ↗Tell Dorset Police about suspicious activity or information that may help keep the community safe.
Dorset Police intelligence ↗Crimestoppers is an independent charity for passing on information about crime without giving your name. Not for emergencies or victim reports.
Crimestoppers ↗0800 555 111 ↗These links go to the responsible organisations. For an emergency call 999; for police non-emergencies call 101.
Wimborne Road Cemetery
This Grade II registered historic cemetery is more than a heritage site. It is a place of remembrance, green space and a community asset with an important role in Upper Charminster.
The entrances remain closed, and UCCAG wants public access restored. Following a recent meeting, local councillors have advised of plans to trial a Saturday opening. The timing and arrangements are still being worked through, so please check for updates before planning a visit.
Alongside reopening the gates, we are pursuing a coordinated approach to cemetery management and exploring guided heritage walks, subject to arrangements and permissions.
Following damage to the mausoleum doors, UCCAG campaigned for repairs, working in conjunction with BCP Council. The repairs have now been completed, helping to keep this historic monument secure and protected.
People getting involved
From neighbourhood litter picks to the next generation of community activities, residents of all ages help make positive change possible.
Neighbours, families and local councillors taking part in community litter picks.
Community litter picks help care for local streets and shared spaces.
Heritage and a greener neighbourhood are part of our shared future.
A high street with independent businesses and places that bring people together.
Further plans include guided walks, local improvement activities and emergency aid awareness.
Past work & continuing improvements
UCCAG encouraged the first restoration work in 2021 and organised the latest repaint in 2026. Further improvements form part of a developed project plan, progressing through the necessary arrangements.
The shelter at the corner of Iddesleigh Road and Charminster Road is one of the familiar local places we're working to look after — one of many UCCAG projects.
2026 · Latest repaint organised by UCCAG
Working in partnership
With support from local partners and funders, we turn community priorities into practical projects. We acknowledge current project funding separately from earlier contributions.
Neighbourhood Community Infrastructure Levy funding awarded for community enhancement proposals.
Operation Relentless Community Fund support for Community Guardians and neighbourhood safety activity.
An earlier grant donation supporting UCCAG’s community work.
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