Dorset Schools Regatta 2011 Fifth Dorset Schools Regatta at the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy The Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy (WPNSA) was at the centre of Dorset Schools sailing recently as the ‘Dorset Schools Regatta’ run by SailLaser and funded by the Chesil Trust, attracted ten local schools and involved over 30 pupils to enter the fifth annual event that... 

Mud House Wines Mud, Mud, glorious Mud House! Despite a promising start, the summer has proved to be a wash out so far.  Despite this, the aptly named New Zealand winery, Mud House, is celebrating the festival season and will be donning its wellies (just in case!) at the Dorset Seafood Festival, which takes place on 9th and 10th July at Weymouth Harbour.  Mud House wines will be showing off its new... 

Tudor Picnic in Weymouth Tudor Picnic III – This time its 1645 and the Civil War Sunday 3 July 11am – 4pm at Sandsfoot Castle, Old Castle Road, Weymouth. After the success of Tudor Picnic I in 2009 when the 500th anniversary of Henry VIII’s Coronation was celebrated and last year’s Tudor Picnic II when the reign of Elizabeth I was remembered, the ‘Friends of Rodwell Trail and Sandsfoot Castle’... 

Weymouth Spirit Spirit of the Sea 2011 Events Programme Now Available Organisers are pleased to announce the exciting programme for this year’s Spirit of The Sea Maritime Festival. Over 30 events will be held around Weymouth and Portland from 2nd to 10th July. The popular headline events that will again feature are Beach Live, the Dorset Seafood Festival, the Henri Lloyd Weymouth Regatta, the Moving... 

Vive le vélo! Dorset set for business boost from a £7.6 million tourist initiative with real ‘wheel appeal’ • Three new international cycling routes will boost green tourism and bring Britain and France closer together • Weymouth and Poole will provide ‘cross border’ biking links • Business boost for tourist attractions, B&Bs, cafes, camp sites, pubs and bike shops Dorset businesses... 

Lone Twin The Boat Project – Weymouth and Portland Donation Day Lone Twin invites the people of Weymouth and Portland to donate their wooden belongings to help create a 30ft seafaring boat. Mundane or extraordinary, donations can be small or large, but all donations must have a story behind them. As people all over the world gather to celebrate the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, a hand-built...