Share Weymouth & Portland News with your friends …
Weymouth Halloween Spooktacular 2013 Photo Gallery
Weymouth’s Halloween celebrations came to a climax last Saturday when The Halloween Spooktacular organised by The Weymouth BID took place across the town centre. […]
Weymouth Victorian Shownight Sponsorship Opportunities
Weymouth BID are investing £10,000 in festive attractions for Weymouth Victorian Shownight which takes place on Friday 6 December. These will include a synthetic ice rink; Santa arriving in his sleigh pulled by real reindeer; the official switching on of the town’s Christmas lights by the mayor with carol singing [...]
Weymouth’s Annual Model Railway Exhibition a Great Success
Over the weekend of 2 & 3 November The Weymouth Model Railway Association held their incredibly popular annual exhibition at Wey Valley School. As always the event attracted a large attendance on both days, we went along on the Sunday and despite the ample sized car parking facilities still found [...]
Weymouth Sea Life Tower turns into a pumpkin for Halloween
The Sea Life Tower in Weymouth turns into a pumpkin as the focal point of Halloween Trick or Treat celebrations in Weymouth. Joining in with the festivities being organised within the town on Saturday 2nd of November for the Spooktacular Fun Day organized by the Weymouth Bid the Weymouth Sea [...]
Champagne Pommery continues to invest in Award Winning Festival Dorset Seafood Festival
Gold winner in the Dorset Tourism Awards this year, Dorset Seafood Festival has not only taken the ‘Dorset Tourism Event of the Year’ award but also secured a new 5-year sponsorship agreement with its title sponsor, Champagne Pommery.  To top the celebrations, this year’s Seafood Festival raised a total of [...]
Portland family defies strong winds and completes Great South Run for cancer charity
Well done to Rebecca Alford and nephew Matt Chambers from Portland who on Sunday 27th October, battling stormy weather and gusts of up to 30 knots,joined 25,000 others to run 10 wild miles around Portsmouth Historic Dockyard as part of the Great South Run. Rebecca decided to run for the [...]
Win a Family Ticket to Weymouth SEA LIFE Adventure Park
This competition is currently running on Facebook to win a family ticket for Weymouth SEA LIFE Adventure park. All you need to do is like the Loving Weymouth and Portland Page on Facebook and share the picture below to your Facebook timeline ... Competition closes 1 November Post by Loving [...]
The Final Weymouth Halloween Spooktacular Programme
This is the final programme for Weymouth's Spooktacular Halloween Fun Day which takes place on 2 November. Click Here to Download The Witch Hunt Entry Form Â
What’s On Events Programme For The Spooktacular Halloween Fun Day Weymouth 2 November 2013
Details have just been announced of the order of events in Weymouth Town Centre happening in Weymouth's Spooktacular Halloween Fun Day which has been organised by the Weymouth BID As can often happen with events of this type there is always a chance that running order may change a little [...]
Weymouth Victorian Shownight to Bring Festive Cheer and Fun to Weymouth Town Centre 6 Dec
The Weymouth Victorian Shownight will be held on Friday 6th December in the heart of Weymouth starting at 3pm and finishing at 9pm. The event will be organised by Roger Dalton Associates in conjunction and support of the Weymouth BID team. Roger Dalton Associates were the successful business who won [...]
Art Gallery Opens at Brewers Quay Emporium Weymouth
Brewers Quay Emporium have just announced on their Facebook page that they have now opened an art gallery within their operation. They'll be selling original works on a commission basis which should be ideal for many local artists and gives yet another good reason for  a trip across the harbour [...]
Zara Davis double women’s world speed record holder to compete in Weymouth Speed Week at WPNSA
The Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy (WPNSA) will be a mecca for world speed sailing this month. Weymouth Speed Week, the oldest and longest-running global speed sailing event will run from the 12th to the 18th October. Held annually since 1972, this year’s edition has attracted, Zara Davis, the [...]
Weymouth at War 2014 Marking 70’th Anniversary of D Day
To commemorate the 70th Anniversary of D-day the town of Weymouth is turning back the clock on the weekend of the 21st / 22nd of June 2014, it has been announced today. The event is being staged alongside the annual Veterans parade next year and will be taking place all [...]
Ghosts, Ghoulies and Reindeers Coming to Weymouth This Winter …
During the past week there have been two announcements from The Weymouth BID about new revitalised events taking place in Weymouth over the winter months. The town's much loved Victorian Shownight will be back on 6 December and on 2 November they're planning a Halloween event in Weymouth town centre [...]
Jaffa Citrus Prize Day at WPNSA in association with Tesco Community Champions
The Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy was the ultimate venue last week for lucky Jaffa Citrus school competition winners. The competition promoted through Tesco Community Champions provided outstanding sports students at five schools with a water sports day treat run on site the 2012 Olympic sailing venue in association [...]
Blazin Cannons The Harleys Ride Into Weymouth.
Weymouth came to life yesterday to the roar of the engines  of a few Hundred Harley Davidson motor cycles . We captured some shots as they  drove into Upwey village en route to Weymouth seafront. [justified_image_grid ng_gallery=36]
Royal Yachting Association Selects WPNSA for 2013 RYA Zone and Home Country Championships
The Royal Yachting Association has selected the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy (WPNSA) as the chosen venue for their upcoming ‘RYA Zone and Home Country Championships’. This annual event will run over the weekend 28/29 September. The youth national racing series is an important part of upcoming dingy sailors’ [...]
Weymouth Businesses Make the Finals in Dorset Tourism Awards 2013
Finalists have been announced for the Dorset Tourism Awards 2013 and we are really pleased to say that three Weymouth tourist businesses are amongst them. Sandworld are one of four finalists in the Dorset Visitor attractions Category Dream Cottages are finalists in the Self Catering Category Dorset Seafood Festival made [...]
Tickets Selling Fast for Weymouth’s October Beer Festival
Tickets are selling fast for the Campaign for Real Ale’s [CAMRA] autumn beer festival in under three weeks time, on Friday 4 and Saturday 5 October- where 4752 pints of real ale from 66 different South West breweries will be on sale- plus around 15 casks of cider and perry. [...]
World’s Biggest Coffee Morning Dorset
Macmillan Cancer Support Hopes to Raise £175,000.00 at World’s Biggest Coffee Morning Macmillan Cancer Support wants this year’s World’s Biggest Coffee Morning to be the biggest ever and is inviting everyone to raise their mugs on Friday 27th September. The charity is hoping coffee mornings will take place across Dorset attracting [...]