Two streets in Weymouth will be made free of traffic to make it easier for pedestrians Weymouth and Portland Borough Council and Dorset County Council have partnered up with support from Weymouth BID to install barriers in St Mary Street and St Thomas Street. Both streets are subject to...
A competition has been launched to celebrate the beauty of Weymouth and Portland’s parks and gardens. People are being asked to go to their local park or garden, take a photograph and post it on Twitter or Instagram using either #loveweyportparks The best snap, judged by Mayor of Weymouth...
This is my third video 'photowalk' around my favourite haunts in Weymouth, Dorset. I am planning to do more... Where would you like me to go? Let me know. Peter Lythgoe Interview with media facilitator Peter Lythgoe
Since 2014, OSPREY LEISURE CENTRE has saved an additional £35,000.00 each year on energy costs by working closely with energy experts. Due to the success of the Osprey Leisure Centre, this excellent work has been recognised by SPORTA UK who awarded the centre the Exceptional Social Enterprise Improvement Award...
South Dorset Community Sports Trust (SDCST) was set up in 1999 to address the lack of affordable sports and recreational facilities available in the area of South Dorset, especially Portland and Weymouth. It was well known at the time that the Navy who had built the centre was intending...
For the tenth time the Bustinskins “Sprint” Triathlon was held at Osprey Leisure Centre on Sunday 9th October 2016. The Sprint Triathlon is held twice a year at Osprey Leisure Centre and is organised by the Bustinskin race team and volunteers. In 2010 when the event began, around 60...
On Sunday September 25th, 110 people took part in a 5k Fun Run in Wareham Forest.“Together for Alzheimer’s” is organised by local Personal Trainer Alex Eversden to raise awareness and money for The Alzheimer’s Society. Alex said “This was the 9thyear for this Fun Run and we had such...
Pubs, bars and clubs gathered on 14 July to celebrate the Best Bar None (BBN) scheme.An award ceremony was held at Yates in Weymouth on Thursday 14 July to celebrate the hard work that licensees have put in to make the scheme a success for the second year.The borough...
More than 300 runners took part in this year’s 5k and one mile races following the 50th annual Corfe Mullen Carnival – a record number. These included 208 entrants in the adult race – up 10 per cent on last year - and 125 in the junior section –...
In 2015 Osprey Leisure Centre introduced FREE swimming classes to local parents and toddlers, the sessions were initially funded by the Olympic Legacy fund. Sally Pepperell a local mother who took part in the initial classes said “My son who was one and a half at the time, and...
