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A mystical and fantastical array of events is set to take over Weymouth this Christmas as Steampunk hits the town. For one weekend only, official Steampunkers from across the country will descend on the town for a host of incredible, Christmas-themed, activities. [adsanity id="23244" align="aligncenter" max_width="800"/] 4th December [...]

Local homeless charities have had a lunchtime fish feast today - thanks to award winning local chippy, Fish ‘n’ Fritz. Let down by a coach party at the last moment left award winning chippy owner, Paul Hay with 45 portions of hot fish and chips dinners at lunchtime today (9th [...]

N.B. Jubilee Clock will be lit red from Thursday 11th to Monday 15th November to mark remembrance period. With Remembrance Sunday this weekend (November 14th), here’s Weymouth’s confirmed plans from Weymouth Town Council to honour our fallen heroes, veterans and serving members of the Armed Forces. A traditional Remembrance Day service will take place at the Cenotaph on the Esplanade at [...]

Weymouth is officially celebrating after receiving the prestigious Purple Flag Award for its evening and night-time economy.  [adsanity id="23244" align="aligncenter" max_width="800"/] The town has been accredited for the fourth year running, recognising its continued collaboration with partners to provide a safer night-time economy.  Like the Blue Flag scheme for beaches, [...]

With the COP26 summit in full swing and the UK Government’s pledge to invest in cycling and walking infrastructure Weymouth business EBIKE Cafe @ Deheers heralds the ambitious target. The Net Zero Strategy announced by the government recently commits £2 billion investment in active travel infrastructure to enable half of [...]

The Nyetimber Dorset Seafood Festival has raised another £8000 for The Fishermen’s Mission, bringing the total amount raised to just under £90,000 since the Festival began. The Fishermen’s Mission is the only fishermen’s charity that provides emergency support alongside practical, financial, spiritual, and emotional care. The charity helps all fishermen, [...]

Weymouth Town Council will be hosting its free annual Guy Fawkes Event on Friday 5 November on Weymouth seafront. The fun starts at 4pm with a family funfair on the Pavilion forecourt, joining many stalls and attractions on Weymouth seafront which will be in place throughout the evening. [adsanity id="23244" [...]

This October, families in Weymouth will be able to track down 10 Mexican folk-art inspired ‘Alebrije’ in AR thanks to We Are Weymouth, The Weymouth BID Click here for all you need to know about how to play In a first of its kind, We Are Weymouth have teamed up [...]

In a record-breaking year for the Green Flag Award, as the scheme marks its Silver Jubilee, Greenhill and Sandsfoot Gardens are two of 2,127 parks and green spaces celebrating success today. Today (Thursday 14th October), Weymouth Town Council is raising a Green Flag Award at Greenhill and Sandsfoot Gardens. The [...]

We Are Weymouth (BID) is proud to announce that Weymouth has been awarded GOLD in the National Britain in Bloom competition. Chief Operations Officer, Dawn Rondeau and Zach Williams from the We Are Weymouth team attended the awards ceremony in Weston-super-Mare with Tara Williams Parks and Open spaces Manager for Weymouth [...]

TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF PART OF THE ESPLANADE AND PART OF CUSTOM HOUSE QUAY, WEYMOUTH FOR WEYMOUTH BEACH MOTOCROSS 2021

Weymouth & Portland Lions Club, together with Purbeck Motocross Club, are gearing up to stage the annual Motocross event on Weymouth beach after last year’s event was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Up to 15 thousand spectators are expected to be watching the high-flying extravaganza over humps and bumps that will be held [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]