Weymouth, the resort that families have returned to year after year, simply because it catered for everything they wanted.
However, on Sunday 2nd September, a change will take place which I believe very few people realise. Whatever your age, it may come as a shock to learn that on that...
In the (disputed) words of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons 'What a day late July 2018. What a very special day for us, what a festival, what a day'.
The annual pilgrimage to a small Dorset village to rejoice at the sacrifices of men, women and children who have...
Durlston Country Park near Swanage has won support from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and Big Lottery Fund to restore and enhance its lost Victorian landscape for local people and wildlife. The project will receive £900,000 from the HLF’s Parks for People programme towards the ‘Durlston Pleasure Grounds’ Project.
Over the...
“It’s business as usual” – that’s the message from Lighthouse, Poole’s Centre for the Arts following an accident during which the stage, dressing rooms and technical equipment in the venue’s theatre suffered extensive water damage. The theatre will remain closed for the summer while repairs are carried out.
The incident was...
He had brought all his toughness into trying to overcome a brain tumour but things finally got the better of him, something which all those who knew him will realise didn't happen very often. He was only 65.
I have been chatting with his son, George, and wife, Lynn, who...
I have a confession to make: I’ve never voted in an election.
(Gulp!)
I now realise I’ve left myself wide open to criticism from all and sundry: ‘Then you don’t have a right to criticise anything. People died so that you can have a vote. It’s an insult to their memory...
On Sunday afternoon, an accident occurred during a fit up in the theatre at Lighthouse that resulted in the sprinkler system being damaged which in turn resulted in extensive water damage to the theatre, dressing rooms and technical equipment. Staff responded promptly to shut down the electrical system and contact the fire brigade.
Events on Sunday...
Poole’s Welcome Ambassadors updated uniform has been given a fresh, nautical look to fit in with the maritime history of the town.
David and Sarah, brought on board at the end of 2017, have been working on behalf of Poole BID in order to provide information to residents, visitors, retailers...
In the midsts of some research this morning, I came across this incredible site https://britainfromabove.org.uk/en/search?keywords=weymouth&country=global&year=all
Of course, being the butterfly mind that I am, I just had to stop and browse what they had to offer.
I was blown away!
I guess in this day and age, with all the super technology...
Weymouth Bid invited the directors of Bounce Back Arts to meet with them, together with business owners and community group WeyProgress, to review how other BIDs in the UK have stimulated the economy through arts projects.The meeting was held on 28th March where Bounce Back Arts directors, Nicky Whittenham,...
