The Nyetimber Dorset Seafood Festival is set to take place over the weekend of 11th and 12th September 2021, at the Weymouth Peninsular. The award-winning event is more than just a food festival, the Nyetimber Dorset Seafood Festival is an event with a conscience, promoting responsibly sourced seafood, raising funds for The Fishermen’s Mission, [...]
Inside Out Dorset, the biennial international arts festival produced by Activate, has pulled some strings to bring together different communities from across Weymouth and Portland to make puppets. For the festival’s final weekend on 24 and 25 September, the spectacular after-dark parade show Sense of Unity will make its way through the town led by the drummers [...]
The public are invited to a flag raising ceremony and short service for Merchant Navy Day on Friday 3rd September at 10.50am. The service will take place at the Merchant Navy Memorial adjacent to the Pier Bandstand on Weymouth Seafront. Weymouth Town Council will support the local merchant navy for this important annual event to [...]
Weymouth Town Council are excited to announce that they will be working in partnership with We Are Weymouth, The Weymouth BID to produce a new artwork mural trail in and around the town. The trail will attract and engage with a wide range of Weymouth residents and visitors to explore artworks inspired by local history [...]
The UK’s favourite seafood festival is set to return on the 11th and 12th September 2021 at Weymouth Peninsula. The award winning Nyetimber Dorset Seafood Festival not only offers some of the best seafood in the South West, but also brings together talented chefs, fine English Sparkling Wine, and a truly educational and immersive [...]
There has been a 97% decline in wildflower meadows in the UK since 1930s. These grasslands, bursting with colour and the hum of insects, were once at the heart of the landscape but changing farming practices mean they are now a rare site, with just 1% of the UK covered in traditional meadows and grasslands. [...]
With the festival less than eight weeks away (11th & 12th September), the recent announcements from the government gives the organisers the opportunity to make some welcome changes to this year’s event. Until the announcement the festival had offered tickets for morning or afternoon sessions, to ensure it could give as many people as possible [...]
450 years ago in 1571, the Boroughs of Weymouth and Melcombe Regis were joined at the command of Queen Elizabeth I, to form the Weymouth we know and love today. Weymouth & Portland and the surrounding countryside are steeped in history with Vikings invading Portland – the first Viking invasion of Portland, and the [...]
Weymouth Town Council and the directors of the Weymouth Beach Volleyball Classic 2021 are delighted to announce the support of the Weymouth BID for this year’s Classic. The Weymouth BID will be officially recognised as the premier sponsor of this year’s prestigious championships, held on Weymouth Beach from Friday 16th to Sunday 18th July.
Weymouth has a long tradition of running annual spectacular armed forces and veterans weekends dating back as far as we can remember to 1994 and the 50th anniversary of D Day in which Weymouth & neighboring Portland played a large part as a departure point for US Troops. Unfortunately due to covid restrictions, [...]
Weymouth Town Council has confirmed its final plans for the annual Armed Forces Weekend which will take place this weekend (Saturday 19th and Sunday 20thJune 2021) and have announced announced that a parachute display from the RAF Falcons Parachute Display Team will be taking place as part of the weekend. [...]
77 years ago today on 6 June 1944 Weymouth and Portland were at the heart of Operation Overlord with many thousands of US Troops embarking from both ports for the beaches of Normandy ... Respect to all who were a part of this and the many who sadly never returned .. [...]
Weymouth Town Council will be hosting a scaled down event for this year’s Armed Forces Weekend, to be held on Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th June.
Friday 4th June will see people across the country celebrating their love of fish and chips as they come together on National Fish & Chip Day! In Weymouth we will be joining the rest of the UK to celebrate again as the award winning Fish ’n’ Fritz in Market Street will be marking the [...]
Running until Monday 31 May Artwey's exhibition of local artists at the Nothe Fort Weymouth features a diverse of talented local artists and is well worth a visit. Entrance to the Nothe Fort includes entry to the exhibition. For more information click here [...]
Weymouth Town Council, St Mary’s Church and the RSPB have teamed up to produce a series of short videos to promote wellbeing. The videos will encourage residents to take time to observe, explore and enjoy the Lodmoor and Radipole Lake Nature Reserves, known as the Weymouth Wetlands. They will also offer simple craft and [...]
29th May - 5th June 2021 As high streets re-opened this April, We Are Weymouth is keenly aware that families will want to look for fun activities that are safe, socially distanced, and contactless. As part of a programme of events, We Are Weymouth has teamed up with QR code trail experts High Street Safari to create [...]
Weymouth Town Council has confirmed licences for four attraction sites on Weymouth Beach. It is hoped the attractions will be open in time for the Spring Bank Holiday weekend and May half term. A mix of traditional and exciting new attractions have been licensed to operate on Weymouth Seafront. Family favourites, like the Helter Skelter, [...]
Environmental charity, Keep Britain Tidy, has awarded Weymouth beach with a prestigious Blue Flag and Seaside Award for 2021. Weymouth is one of only 76 beaches in England to be awarded with a Blue Flag. The Blue Flag and Seaside Award recognises Weymouth Beach as one of the safest, cleanest and very best in the [...]
We are thrilled to announce that Love Weymouth will be working collaboratively with We are Weymouth formerly known as the Weymouth BID to promote Weymouth EVENTS, BUSINESSES and our town in general through our national web and social media channels. If you have live gigs, an event or activity which needs promoting then this will [...]
Weymouth's latest LIVE webcam is situated on the roof of the Weymouth Bay Hotel and looks out over the Jubilee Clock and Esplanade towards the Bay and Weymouth Harbour. Click the play button to start the camera feed and check out what's occurring on Weymouth Beach right now. Click TO VISIT [...]
This year’s award-winning Nyetimber Dorset Seafood Festival will be held at Weymouth peninsula over the weekend of the 11th and 12th September. The Festival celebrates the excellent variety of seafood available in Dorset and the South West and brings together talented chefs, fishermen, and producers. Organisers have spent the past 12 months carefully planning the [...]
Shop like your high street depends on it ... As COVID-19 restrictions ease and many local businesses reopen, residents are encouraged to support Weymouth’s independent shops, hospitality venues and other local businesses. Following confirmation from the Prime Minister that the country can move to Step 2 of the roadmap, certain non-essential shops, businesses and services [...]
Self catering at Acqua Beach on Weymouth Esplanade ... who knew that was a thing? In line with government easing of lockdown from 19th April until 17th May Acqua Beach Hotel on Weymouth Esplanade are opening 3 of their en suite rooms together with the dining room, bar and kitchen and operating as a 3 bedroom self [...]
Hot off the back of their recent gold award in the Dorset Tourism Awards and finalist nomination in the South West Tourism Awards. Fish ’n’ Fritz have been named one of the UK’s 50 Best Fish & Chip Takeaways 2021 - the only chippy in the Weymouth to make the prestigious list. The accolade follows [...]
The team at Weymouth’s historic Nothe Fort have a double celebration with the news that not only was the popular attraction the winner of Best Small Attraction of the Year Award in the Dorset Tourism Awards last week but also that the fort has been awarded a grant of £20,000 a year over the next [...]
Portland’s oldest castle is to receive a 3D digital transformation, allowing immersive virtual visits in high definition. Overlooking Church Ope Cove, Rufus Castle, also known as Bow and Arrow Castle, was originally built in the 11th century for King William “Rufus” II and subsequently rebuilt in the 15th century. During the first lockdown of 2020, [...]
Weymouth & Portland Lions Club is encouraging as many Dorset residents as possible to participate in the Big December Dip to raise funds for causes close to their hearts. With COVID-19 affecting the whole country, the much-loved Lions Christmas Day Swim has had to be postponed for 2020. “We knew so many people would be [...]
Greenhill and Sandsfoot Gardens in Weymouth have been recognised by the Green Flag Award scheme as being amongst the very best green spaces in the world. The Green Flag Award scheme recognises and rewards well managed parks and open spaces, setting the benchmark standard for the management of recreational outdoor spaces across the United Kingdom [...]
Major Government Grant Supports Portland Museum Recovery Plans Portland Museum is delighted to announce that it has won more than £70,000 from the Government's Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) Culture Recovery Fund. The grant will be used to help maintain the museum through the remainder of the year and ensure the museum is Covid-safe [...]