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Creativity Works Dorset
Saatchi & Saatchi Creative Director to Support Countywide Creative Excellence Seminar; Creativity Works: Dorset Clive Cobb, former Creative Director of Saatchi & Saatchi is one of the keynote speakers at the new free creative seminar, Creativity Works: Dorset. Dominic Tambling of Creative Dorset, Lisa Worthington from Tandem Marketing and Ross Cleaver of Revolting Art &... »
RNLI charity ball to be held at WPNSA
The RNLI Charity Ball to Be Held At the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy The Royal National Lifeboat Institute (RNLI) Charity Ball is to be held at the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy (WPNSA) on April 24th 2010. The RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea as well as working to... »
Sailing Conference hosted on the Jurassic Coast
The Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy To Host International Yachting Conference with Renowned Industry Speakers Later this month the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy (WPNSA) will host for the first time an International yachting conference. The conference on April 23 aims to promote the sport of sailing and maritime culture through its key... »
BBC Sport Relief Marathon
SailLaser and the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy Support BBC Sport Relief With a Tri-Mile Children’s Triathlon. SailLaser and the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy (WPNSA) hosted a lively Tri-Mile Triathlon event in aid of BBC Sport Relief 2010 on March 13. It was a fabulous day for the event, the sun was shining... »
NOPE gains momentum
There are plans afoot to build a power station on Portland that is powered by burning Palm oil and this palm oil comes from Indonesia. In Indonesia, they harvest the palm oil by chopping down forrests and creating plantations that have a useful life of only about 20 years. The use of land in this... »
WPNSA Shortlisted for Sport Venue of the Year
The Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy (WPNSA) has been shortlisted for a prestigious 2010 Sport Industry Award. The Awards are Europe’s largest and most prestigious commercial sports awards that recognize the best the sport business has to offer in marketing, PR, sponsorship, new media, publishing, advertising and design. After a rigorous selection process... »
FOOTBALLERS are looking for someone to support
Players from the Portland-based Galaxy club are playing a fundraising match – the Cornish Charity Shield – in May. But the team need a good cause to benefit from the match against Weymouth FC supporters’ club. The game will be played at AFC’s Bournemouth’s Dean Court. Galaxy club secretary Andy Barber said: “We are looking for local... »
Liam Simpson Boxing Champ
DORSET boxers finally got their teeth into the start of the schoolboy championships and with great success. After the event had been put back by the adverse weather, the Dorset contingent travelled to Bodmin for the first round of the Western Counties Southern Division finals and Portland’s Liam ‘Lights Out’ Simpson boxed Jack Knapton from... »
Red Friday
Last week I was in West London attending a conference. While I was in the airport, returning home, I heard several people behind me beginning to clap and cheer. I immediately turned around and witnessed one of the greatest acts of patriotism I have ever seen. Moving through the terminal was a group of soldiers in their... »