Share Weymouth & Portland News with your friends …
Yarn Bomb Festival Brings a Burst of Colour to Portland
Organised by Island Community Action (ICA), the Woolly Wonderland Community Yarn Bomb Festival has seen around 1,500 people from across Portland, Weymouth and beyond create thousands of wool-based items to decorate Easton Gardens, Portland. The event showcases knitted, crocheted, felted, sewn, wrapped, and tied decorations and community art pieces, [...]
All You Need to Know About Weymouth Summer Firework Displays
The countdown is on to Weymouth Town Council’sWeymouth Town Council’s summer season of fireworks, with the first event on Monday 28th July – firing time 9.30pm. Here’s all you need to know about the summer series: Displays are on Monday evenings throughout the summer holidays, with each one starting [...]
SONGFEST BRINGS HARMONY TO WEYMOUTH PAVILION AS PART OF TOWNS OF CULTURE 2025
Residents and visitors are invited to join an uplifting afternoon of singing and music-making as SongFest takes over the Ocean Room at Weymouth Pavilion on Sunday 27 July 2025, 1.30pm to 5.30pm. Hosted by The Quangle Wangle Choir and supported by Portland & Weymouth Towns of Culture 2025, SongFest [...]
Nothe Fort reveals new Amnesty Exhibition to the public this weekend!
Opening to the public Saturday 19th July 2025 In the spirit of Portland and Weymouth’s Towns of Culture 2025 theme, Reveal, Nothe Fort is unveiling a new exhibition exploring the lives of the rebels and daredevils who took over the Fort during its time of dereliction. Throughout the 1960s and [...]
Weymouth Celebrates three Green Flag Gardens for 2025
Green Flag tally rises to three for Weymouth Town Council’s gardens as Radipole Park and Gardens join Greenhill and Sandsfoot in being awarded this prestigious status. Today, (Tuesday 15th July), Weymouth Town Council is thrilled to announce there will be three Green Flags proudly flying across its parks. Radipole’ [...]
A weekend of Fossil Fun and Dinosaur delights at Nothe Fort!
Join in a double serving of fossil fun at Nothe Fort's Dinosaur-themed weekend 28-29 June, with Fossil Fest weekend and performances of Emerald Ant's Iguanodon Restaurant on Sunday 29th June! Arts company Emerald Ant and Nothe Fort, Weymouth, are pleased to present the Iguanodon Restaurant, a wonderfully quirky piece [...]
Celebrate Dorset’s young LGBTQ+ family at Chesil Youth Pride
It’s time to get everybody up and sing for this year’s Chesil Youth Pride, which has the special theme ‘We are Family’. Now in its third year, Chesil Youth Pride returns to Weymouth on 28 June. The youth-led, family event celebrates Dorset’s LGBTQ+ young people in Weymouth and Portland and [...]
OMNIVERSE BRINGS HIDDEN VOICES TO THE FORE IN PORTLAND & WEYMOUTHÂ
Peter Roe, a physically disabled, neurodivergent performance poet, and Naomi Wilcox-Lee, a local Weymouth community activist and member of the LGBTQ+ community, are the compères of the Weymouth and Portland Spoken Words nights and facilitators of the OmniVerse Poetry workshops. Peter is the Managing Editor of The Jawbone Collective [...]
Nothe Fort marking Military History this Armed Forces Weekend
Nothe Fort is marking Armed Forces Weekend with a range of wartime activities for visitors to try, and informative exhibitions to explore. Events Coordinator of Nothe Fort, Connie Jenkins-Teague, said: “We are pleased to be providing an accompaniment to the fantastic weekend of Armed Forces celebrations organised by Weymouth Town [...]
WEYMOUTH GOES RETRO WITH 90s BIG WEEKENDER – A NOSTALGIC TRIP TO THE SEASIDE
Weymouth is rewinding to one of its most iconic decades this summer as We Are Weymouth launches its 90s BIG Weekender, part of the town-wide #WeyBackWhen campaign celebrating the golden days of the Great British Seaside. Taking place from Friday 27th to Sunday 29th June, the 90s BIG Weekender [...]
Ministry of Defence Awards £10,000 to Support Weymouth Armed Forces Weekend 2025
Ministry of Defence Awards £10,000 to Support Weymouth’s Armed Forces Weekend 2025 Celebrations Weymouth Town Council has been awarded a generous £10,000 grant from the Ministry of Defence to help fund this year’s Armed Forces Weekend celebrations, one of the South Coast’s most anticipated summer events. Taking place over [...]
Step Aboard History: The Nao Santa MarÃa to Visit Weymouth This Summer
This summer, Weymouth Harbour will host a remarkable maritime event: the arrival of the Nao Santa MarÃa, a full-scale replica of Christopher Columbus’s flagship from his 1492 voyage. From July 30 to August 3, 2025, visitors can explore this iconic vessel and immerse themselves in a pivotal moment of [...]
Dragons turn Nothe Fort into Fortress of Fun for Half-Term
Join Nothe Fort Weymouth for a magical fantasy adventure: Dragons have descended upon the Fort for Half-Term! From Saturday 24th May to Sunday 1st June, explore our Fortress of Fun, featuring: Ancient Folklore Storytelling sessions by Tales from the Hart, Sun 25 May 11:00am, 1.00pm, 2:00pm Sword Fighting by Numerus [...]
TOWNS OF CULTURE 2025 REVEALS LAUNCHPAD GRANT WINNERS
Portland and Weymouth, the proud recipients of Dorset’s Towns of Culture 2025 title, have today unveiled the first cohort of successful applicants to receive funding through the REVEAL Launchpad Fund. With over a dozen projects selected, the fund awards up to £1,500 to help individuals, organisations and community groups [...]
Brough Superior Motorcycles and Historical Tours at the Lawrence of Arabia Hotel, Weymouth, for Charities
On Thursday 15th May, the Lawrence of Arabia Hotel is hosting a meeting of The ‘Rolls Royce’ of motorcycles - the Brough Superiors, including TE Lawrence’s own 1929 Brough Superior SS-100 motorcycle, nicknamed George VI. T.E. Lawrence, better known to the World historically as Lawrence of Arabia, came to live [...]
CHESIL ROCKS IS BACK FOR 2025
Chesil Rocks is back for 2025, promising an unforgettable day of comedy, live music, community spirit and fun in the heart of the Jurassic Coast at Weymouth Pavilion. Taking place on 21st June, this year’s event is set to be the best yet, with a packed lineup of local, [...]
Did you break into Weymouth’s Nothe Fort between 1956 and 1979? Tell your story!
If you were one of the legion of scallywags who trespassed into Nothe Fort between 1956 and 1979, you're an important part of Nothe Fort's history! Nothe Fort would love to hear your tales of adventure so we can share them with our visitors. In return, Weymouth Civic Society [...]
Uncover the hidden secrets of Nothe Fort’s Cold War Nuclear Bunker!
Join Nothe Fort in marking the Cold War Network Heritage Week with special tour of the Fort’s Cold War Nuclear Bunker on Saturday 17 May! Learn about the secret system that was put in place during the Cold War era that enabled a select number of people to survive [...]
WE ARE WEYMOUTH ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR WEYMOUTH MUSEUM POP-UP
We Are Weymouth, the town’s Business Improvement District (BID), is pleased to announce that it is providing additional funding to support the continued development of Weymouth Museum’s pop-up offering. The Weymouth Museum Trust, which operates the museum, has been working to create an engaging, family-friendly pop-up museum in the [...]
Everything you need to know about VE Day 80 celebrations in Weymouth
A beacon lighting, a beach concert, and an array of community events have been organised to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day in the town, Weymouth Town Council has confirmed. The range of events to mark the 80-year anniversary since the end of World War II in Europe [...]