As we arrived at the car park the clouds parted and what had been a very wet morning turned into a very pleasant autumn day. The brisk south-westerly wind promised more seabirds than were actually delivered but we did see three species of gulls and a distant Common Scoter...
Another lucky afternoon of dry weather (well nearly) after an incredibly wet 24 hours. We set off in very windy conditions but lovely bright sunshine holding on to our hats and enjoying the amazing views in front of us. We soon saw the first of several Wheatears of the afternoon...
Under the UK’s National Health Service, health care services are free at the point of need. However, this is not the case for social care provision which is assessed on the ability to pay and severity of impairment. Social care encompasses a very broad portfolio of services including meals...
The Sovereign Shopping Centre, in Boscombe, is launching an exciting regular monthly event schedule, suitable for all ages of the community. Each month three events will be taking place including a Band Day, Sovereign Senior’s Day and Family Day. Band Day will run every second Saturday of the month...
Having triumphed in the South West regional heat of SkillBuild – the UK’s largest multi-trade competition – three of college’s construction trainees, Thomas Whitehead (22), Darek Malecki (32 ) and Edward Shaw (30), from Weymouth, Cheddar and Chichester are off to Preston next week, to compete in the national...
Over 150 former Jelly Babies friends and family attended the nursery’s 20th anniversary party for fun and frolics, on Saturday 25th August at Weymouth College, between 11am-3pm. Activities included a bouncy castle, entertainment from Captain Stupid; name the bear, a raffle, a yummy food and music from ‘DeepFried Bananas.’ ...
We all know about Jane Austen, that demure little lady sitting mouse-like at her writing desk, trembling at the creak of the door in case someone should catch her scratching away with her quill. What could the daughter of an impoverished country vicar know about the world? And yet there...
This was our second attempt this walk, after giving up on a very wet July 2nd. Today we still didn't manage to reach our target, but we did at least get to the top of the hill at 262 metres (860 feet). The walk up the hill produced fairly...
We are often lucky with the weather on Monday afternoons but today was nothing short of miraculous, as we enjoyed a two-hour window of dry weather during a day of otherwise pretty much unrelenting rain. And that wasn't all - we were just a few yards out of the...
A new course for aspiring school leavers, starting this September, has been launched by Rex Witts, Head of Engineering and Construction at Weymouth College, along with his excellent teaching team. Working with Westfield Cars, Weymouth College will build two complete Westfield Car kits. Each car will be entered into...
