Love Weymouth News Blog

Volunteers are needed to join the 'Friends of Nothe Gardens' If you are keen to help support and improve the gardens please come along with your ideas and find out more at the initial meeting on:Wednesday 15th June at 4pm at the Nothe Tavern Friends groups help organise events, fundraise [...]

The Wessex Folk Festival returns over the Jubilee weekend after a three-year gap caused by Covid. The popular free festival will once again bring folk music and morris dancing to the streets of Weymouth. The highlight of the festival will be the Wight Hot Pipes, a six-piece band from the [...]

Weymouth Town Council has appointed consultants Hemingway Design and New Masterplanning to work on plans to enhance the seafront and make it a year-round destination for everyone to enjoy.  The team will work up proposals that focus on the beautiful 3-kilometre stretch of coastline including the beach and promenade close [...]

Awards recognise and celebrate Weymouth as one of the country’s best beaches as international Blue Flag celebrates its 35th anniversary Environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy has today (Friday 13th May) announced Weymouth as one of the winners of the prestigious Blue Flag and Seaside Awards for summer 2022. Weymouth beach [...]

There are plenty of reasons to visit Weymouth, with a free firework display on Thursday 2nd June organised by Weymouth Town Council to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. The spectacular display will take place on Weymouth seafront at 10pm after a beacon lighting ceremony at the Nothe Fort. The beacon [...]

Over recent years We Are Weymouth, the Business Improvement District (BID), alongside Weymouth Town Council has dedicated much time and resources to improving the town, and welcoming people to visit. The BID’s marketing strategy has been designed to help increase footfall and encourage more spending in the Town Centre. 👉Directions [...]

Weymouth Town Council’s new skatepark and parkour facility opened ahead of schedule on Friday (April 29th), providing a brand new place to skate and scoot. Click here for directions to The Marsh Skateboard Park and Parkour Area ( click the directions tab when the page opens) The £358,000 park was [...]

We Are Weymouth, the town’s Business Improvement District (BID) is excited to announce the installation of six more custom designed ceramic paving slabs located at key historical landmarks throughout the town. The paving slabs were designed by Ned Heywood of Heritage Ceramics based on artwork supplied by Weymouth Museum’s [...]

We Are Weymouth, The Weymouth BID is excited to announce a celebration of the Jurassic Coast with the Jurassic Coast Trust this Easter. With the Jurassic Coast showcasing rock formations from the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, its history spans 185 million years! Encouraging locals and visitors to get out [...]

Weymouth Beach has been named as one of the best in Europe, alongside beaches in Italy, Spain and Cyprus. A Trip Advisor survey lists Weymouth 19th in Europe’s Top 25 beaches, which was announced as part of the Travellers’ Choice Awards today (Wednesday 23rd February). Cllr Colin Huckle, Mayor of [...]

Directors of Weymouth Beach Volleyball Classic and Weymouth Town Council are delighted to announce We Are Weymouth The Weymouth BID as the event main sponsor for this year’s Classic.  We Are Weymouth will be officially recognised as the main sponsor of this year’s prestigious championships, held on Weymouth Beach from Friday 14th [...]

After 14 years of exceptional seafood, fundraising for the Fishermen’s Mission, and glorious sunshine in Weymouth, the multi-award-winning Dorset Seafood Festival is has announced a rebrand for the 2022 festival which will take place on 10th & 11th September 2022 on Weymouth Peninsula overlooking Weymouth Bay and the Jurassic Coast World [...]

Weymouth tourism businesses are celebrating this week after scooping 10 prestigious awards in the 2021/22 Dorset Tourism Awards. Checkout all our local winners here …

Weymouth is celebrating today with the news that six local businesses have been announced as finalists in the prestigious  Dorset Tourism Awards 2021/2022 With the possibility that even more business could be celebrating when other awards are announced at the award ceremony in February this year looks like it's going [...]

Locals poured in the EBIKE Cafe @ Deheers alongside the Old Weymouth Harbourside at the weekend (Sunday 7th November) to celebrate the company’s successful first year of trading. Owners Peter Claxton and Josephine Parker were overjoyed with the support they have received for their year old environmentally aware business, which [...]