One Year On And Your Membership Is Worth More Than You Think

This week marks one year since the Community Association of Poundbury officially launched. From 0 last April, we're now close to 800 members, with over 1,400 newsletter subscribers, and building something practical and valuable: a growing collection of exclusive local discounts available to every member.

If you're registered but haven't yet made the most of your membership, this is your moment.

Membership (register here) is free to join and open to everyone who lives, works, or volunteers here. And while the heart of what we do is about connection—keeping you informed, giving you a voice, bringing the community together—we've also been quietly building something very useful.

The Discounts at a Glance

Seventeen Poundbury businesses now offer member benefits, and between them cover a broad range of everyday life here:

• Looking after your health? Casterbridge Chiropractic, Wellbeing Practice, Friths Opticians

• Refreshing your home? Interior Tailors, Rugs of Dorset, Upcycle Interiors, Dovecote Trading Company, Poundbury Garden centre

• Treating yourself? The Duchess of Cornwall, The Florist of Poundbury, Monart Spa

• Practical life? Plumbstop, Igloo Mortgage, Hull Gregson Hull, MCS Laundry

• Special occasions? Bridal Reloved, Kirsten Sare

  
  

The full list, with discount details and links, is on our Membership Benefits page.

And That's Not All

Beyond the discounts, your membership means you're part of something bigger:

• Weekly newsletter with local stories, updates, and events reaching 1,400+ subscribers

• Virtual community hub connecting you with what's happening locally

• Voice at General Meetings to raise questions about local priorities

• First access to members-only experiences

  
  

Speaking of which: we're delighted to announce a members-only discount evening at Poundbury Gardens this May - details to follow very soon.

Credit: The Gardens Group

A Heartfelt Thank You

None of this would be possible without the generosity of the businesses who choose to support their community in this way. We're enormously grateful to each and every one - and we'd encourage you to make use of the discounts as a way of saying thank you in return. Shopping and spending locally makes a difference.

Are You a Poundbury Business?

If you'd like to offer a benefit to our nearly 800 members, we'd love to hear from you. It's a simple, effective way to reach an engaged local audience and show your commitment to the community. Please contact us at chair@lovepoundbury.org.

Not Yet a Member?

Register Here—it takes less than a minute, and you'll immediately have access to all member benefits plus our weekly newsletter keeping you connected with everything happening in Poundbury.

Here's to year one - and to the local businesses making membership genuinely valuable. Thank you to all!