Map of Portland There’s a great old tour, from Geoff Kirby’s original work in 1972, of Portland written up if you visit the Isle of Portland website here.  Read More →

Portland Stone Portland rocks Young people living on Portland in Dorset have become ITV Fixers to celebrate the island’s heritage and stonemasonry history. They appear on ITV West Country Tonight on Thursday 2 December at 6pm. Quarried Portland stone has been used in the construction of several British landmarks:  St Paul’s Cathedral and Buckingham Palace to name but two. It was also used to build... 

Children in Need The Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy’s ‘Blow Boat’ Challenge for BBC Children in Need The Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy (WPNSA) welcomed local school children through its doors today, 19th November, in support of BBC Children in Need.  This is the third consecutive year the Academy has held a fundraising event for the much loved... 

  Sustainable Event The Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy as First UK Sailing Venue to Receive Sustainable Event Certification The Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy (WPNSA) has been certified by the British Standards Institute (BSI) for Sustainable Event Management ‘BS 8901’.  The WPNSA has again led the way with this new award, being the first UK sailing venue to meet... 

WPNSA Full Throttle Business Push to Prosper Weymouth and Portland Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy (WPNSA) has focused the start of the winter months on a full throttle business push which looks set to prosper the Dorset region in the lead up to, during and post 2012.  Heavy weights of the yacht racing world including Sir Keith Mills, Rod Carr OBE, Jonathan Levy from the Clipper Round...