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Welcome to Weymouth Info Weymouth & Portland calendar of events 2008 - here you will find listings for the events in Weymouth & Portland, Dorset, this year. Many of these events attract thousands of visitors, so be sure to arrive early for easier parking and viewing. Always check opening times and venue details with the organiser before making a special journey. If you have an event, please see the bottom of the page to submit your details. |
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Weymouth & Portland (Dorset) Calendar of Events 2008 9 RSPB members spring walk at Radipole Lake. 9am – 11am. Free event. Booking essential Tel: 01305 778313. Without the support of our members we couldn’t carry on with the vital conservation work that we do. This is the first of two walks especially designed for RSPB members. 9 Wintering birds of the Fleet - Meet at Fleet old church at 1:30pm for a walk around Butter Street Cove and beyond. Adults £3, children £2. Website: www.chesilbeach.org Tel: 01305 760579 15 Binocular and telescope demo day at Radipole Lake (RSPB). 10 am-4 pm (arrive any time between). Tel: 01305 778313. Free event. A fantastic opportunity to get free expert advice and try out a wide range of binoculars and telescopes. 15 Fleet Foreshore Spring Clean - Come and help us clear up all the litter carried up the Fleet by winter storms. To get involved contact the Chesil Beach Centre (01305) 760579. Event will take place between 10am and noon and there will be a number of collection points. Website: www.chesilbeach.org Tel: 01305 760579 15 The Weymouth Outdoor Education Centre Open Day – Adventure for free. 10 am to 2pm. Join us for a great family day out to celebrate 44 years of providing activities to the local community. Tel: 01305 784927. Email: woec@dorsetcc.gov.uk 16 Best of Dorset Tourism and Leisure Show – Pavilion Ocean Room, Theatre and Forecourt. Free entry. 10.30 am to 4 pm. 17 Weymouth & Portland-Louviers Society - 7.45pm at the United Reform Church Hall, Spa Road, Weymouth. Local postcard collector Andy Hutchings will talk about and display some of his collection of Weymouth postcards. 17-30 Matchstick Fleet – Nothe Fort, Weymouth. A remarkable exhibition of hundreds of post 1945 warships made entirely from matchsticks and matchboxes. The models all to scale, are the lifetime work of one man – Philip Warren, who will be present for most of the time. 21-24 Easter Continental Market – Weymouth Pavilion Forecourt. 21-24 Easter Hockey Festival – Weymouth Sports Club 21-24 Easter Squash Festival – Weymouth Squash and Fitness Club 21-24 Easter Eggstravaganza - Brewers Quay. There will be free competitions, trails, and Easter craft workshops for children. For full details of dates and times of all the activities and events, please call the Brewers Quay Information Desk on 01305 777622. 21-24 The Giant Easter Egg Hunt - Abbotsbury Sub Tropical Gardens. Hundreds of cream eggs to be found every day. Other prizes and enchantment for the children. Magnificent spring Camellia colour in the Garden. Website: www.abbotsbury-tourism.co.uk 21 Mar-6Apr Easter Trail – Portland Castle. Can you crack the clues to complete this “Egg-citing” trail and collect your yummy Easter prize. Website: www.english-heritage.org.uk 22 Fossil hunt - A fossil walk around Tidmoor Point. Ammonites a speciality! Adults £3, children £2. Website: www.chesilbeach.org Tel: 01305 760579 23 Melodies in March at Lodmoor (RSPB). 9 am-11 am. Tel: 01305 778313. Cost: Adults £3, Children £1.50 (half price for members). Finding birds can be tricky, learning their songs can really help to locate them. Come along on this walk to pick up some tips on recognising who’s who. 24 Radipole Lake Easter family fun day (RSPB). 10 am-3 pm. Tel: 01305 778313. Cost: Adults free, Children £3 (half price for Wildlife Explorers). Discover the creatures living in the watery world of the lake, pick up a backpack and explore the trails for bugs and so much more. 27 Heron hide watch Radipole Lake (RSPB). 5.30 pm – 7.30 pm. Booking essential tel: 01305 778313. Up to 70 little egrets roost at the top end of Radipole lake, we are hoping to see them fly in. The north hide is a good place to watch grey herons hunting, we may even see some snipe flying over. 28 Market. 2pm – 3.30-pm in St Martin's Community Hall (next to the church) Broadmayne, Produce, cakes, plants, local farm fruit and vegetables, trout, eggs and Fairtrade goods, craft, library etc and enjoy a cup of tea and a chat. T: 01305 852866. 30 Mayor’s Charity Sponsored Walk through Borough Gardens. Starting at the Nothe Gardens. For further information, registration form etc. please contact Pam Boyce on 01305 838227. For further information on any of these events, please contact Weymouth Tourist Information Centre on 01305 785747 or www.visitweymouth.co.uk 4th - 5th MAY: INTERNATIONAL KITE FESTIVAL: Weymouth Beach 6th - 8th JUNE - Wessex Folk Festival 2008 around Hope Square and the Old Harbour in Weymouth 13th JULY: CLASSIC TRIATHLON, 1500M OPEN WATER SWIM, 40K BIKE, 10K RUN. More details on www.bustinskin.com 18th to 20th JULY: WEYMOUTH BEACH HANDBALL CHAMPIONSHIP 25th & 26th JULY: The Evolve Festival, Lodmoor Park,Weymouth,Dorset. Opening times Friday 12am - 10pm and Saturday 10am - 10pm. Confirmed artists include: Show of Hands, Lou Rhodes, Kerfuffle, 3 Daft Monkeys, Megson, Tim Van Eyken, Landermason and more.... 14th SEPT: SPRINT DISTANCE TRIATHLON IN A JUMBLED FORMAT 800M SWIM, 6K RUN, 30K BIKE. IDEAL FOR BEGINNERS, REFRESHMENTS BACK AT WEYMOUTH FIRE STATION. More details on WWW.BUSTINSKIN.COM
Weymouth & Portland (Dorset) Calendar of Events 2007 JANUARY 2007 FEBRUARY 2007 MARCH 2007 APRIL 2007 JUNE 2007 JULY 2007 21 SCAVENGER HUNT. Meet at the Chesil. Beach Centre, 2pm. A good excuse to see what the winter storms have thrown up on the beach. Children £2 adults free! Telephone 01305 760579 21-1 July 150 YEARS OF RAILWAYS TO WEYMOUTH 1857 TO 2007 – Weymouth. Museum, Brewers Quay. 27 MARKET AT ST MARTIN’S COMMUNITY HALL, Broadmayne. 2pm-3.30pm. Tel:01305 852866. 27 BINOCULAR AND TELESCOPE DEMO DAY at RSPB Radipole Lake. A fantastic opportunity to get free expert advice and try out a wide range of binoculars and telescopes. 10am-4pm. Tel: 01305 778313 28 BIG GARDEN BIRD WATCH WALK at RSPB Radipole Lake. Come and see how many garden birds you can find around the edge of the reserve. A fantastic way to learn which bird is which! 10am-12noon. Tel: 01305 778313 2 WORLD WETLANDS DAY WALK at RSPB Radipole Lake. A special day to celebrate wetland habitats across the planet. 10am-12noon Tel: 01305 778313 9 QUIZ NIGHT, St Martins Community Hall, Broadmayne. 7pm-10pm. Tel: 01305 853920. 10 FOSSIL WALK HERBURY. Meet at the field gate just before Moonfleet Hotel at 2pm, Approx 2 mls, wear wellies Cost adults £3 and children £2. Telephone 01305 760579 14-20 NATIONAL NESTBOX WEEK – Radipole RSPB 17/18 OLYMPIC CLASSES REGATTA - WPNSA 20 FROSTY FEBRUARY WALK at Lodmoor RSPB Site. If the winter chill is in the air today and the winds are calm we could get some good views of the secretive Bearded Tits. 10am-12noon. Tel: 01305 778313 21 GO WILD IN WEYMOUTH – Family Event at RSPB Radipole. Explore this fantastic wetland reserve, we will be getting close up views of the wildlife that lives in the middle of town using binoculars and telescopes. 10am-12noon. Tel: 01305 778313. 24 MARKET at St Martin’s Community Hall, Broadmayne. 2pm-3.30pm. Tel:01305 852866. 25 Sunday 25th March is The Best of Dorset Tourism and Leisure Show at the Pavilion Theatre, Weymouth. 3 Wild Art – Family event at RSPB Lodmoor Reserve Feeling artistic? Come on over to Lodmoor and try your hand at sketching, painting, photography or all three if you like. 10 am-12noon. Tel: 01305 778313 3 - 15 Matchstick Fleet – Nothe Fort 6-9 Easter Eggstravaganza – Brewers Quay. Free competitions, trails and Easter craft workshops for all ages. 10am-5.30pm. Tel: 01305 777622 6-9 Weymouth Easter Hockey Festival – Weymouth Sports Club 6-9 Easter Squash Festival – Squash and Fitness Club, Weymouth. A fun yet competitive annual Squash Festival. Variable standards from County to beginner. Tel: 01305 787000. 7-9 Continental Market – Weymouth Pavilion Forecourt. 30 traditional market stallholders travelling directly from 7 continental European countries to bring you their local produce. Stalls open from 10am to 6 pm. 8 Chance of Cetti’s at RSPB Radipole Lake. April is a good time of year to see the elusive Cetti’s warblers, as they try to claim their territories. 10am-12noon. Tel: 01305 778313 7 Family Knights and Dragons Workshop Families attend this workshop to make masks and costumes which they will wear during Parade on Sunday 22 April 2007. From 10am – 1pm, Park Church Centre – Chelmsford Street 7 Fossil Walk Tidmoor (Easter Sat) Ammonites a speciality! Meet on the main road by Tidmoor Farm House at 2pm. Approx 2 mls and wear wellies or boots. Cost adults £3 children £2. Telephone 01305 760579 9 RSPB Radipole Lake Easter Family Fun Day. Discover the creatures living in the watery world of the lake, pick up a backpack and explore the trails for bugs and so much more. 10am-3pm. Tel: 01305 778313 14 Family Knights and Dragons Workshop. Families attend this workshop to make masks and costumes which they will wear during Parade on Sunday 22 April 2007. From 10am – 1pm, Park Church Centre – Chelmsford Street 15 Wessex Vehicle Preservation Club “Quay to Quay” Run – Car Park at the Rear of the Pavilion Theatre. Vintage and Classic vehicles will tour into Weymouth from Poole Quay arriving from about 2pm, and be on display until 4.30pm. 20-22 National Optimist Sailing Trials – WPNSA 21 Family Knights and Dragons Workshop. Families attend this workshop to make masks and costumes which they will wear during parade on Sunday 22 April 2007. From 10am – 1pm, Park Church Centre – Chelmsford Street 22 St George’s Day Parade including Sandcastle Competition, Weymouth Beach, Pavilion End. To celebrate our Patron Saint, a Parade comprising of Carriages, Morris Men, St George and the Dragon. More Dragons, Maidens and Knights on Foot. Sandcastle competition, Pavilion End of Weymouth Beach from 1pm. Tel: 01305 839579. 25 Anzac Day Memorial Service – Weymouth Seafront 25 Search for Spring Migrants at RSPB Lodmoor. Look out for new arrivals in Dorset Spring bird week, we should see martins, wheatears and maybe some rarities. 2pm-4pm. Tel: 01305 778313 27 Market at St Martin’s Community Hall, Broadmayne No listings
17 Weymouth Vintage Bus Running Day – Pavilion Forecourt 40th Anniversary of the introduction of rear engine bus services on the Portland route. 17 Classics on the Prom Day (TOY Club) – Jubilee Clock, Weymouth 17 Fathers Day Walk at RSPB Radipole Bring dad out on this special day for a gentle stroll around Radipole Lake nature reserve. 10am-12noon. Tel: 01305 778313 17 Low tide walk at Pirate’s Cove. Meet end of Camp Rd at 2 pm. Wear wellies. Cost £2.50 adults £1.50 children. Telephone 013050 760579 18-24 Laser (SB3) European Sailing Championships – WPNSA 20-24 NFSA Home International Fishing Championships – Weymouth Bay 22 Market at St Martin’s Community Hall, Broadmayne. Produce, cakes, plants, craft, Fresh Local produce, Dorset Sausages, Local Pork, Trout, Eggs, Fair-trade goods, library etc and enjoy a cup of tea and a chat –2pm – 3.30 pm. For further information contact Sylvia Dooley 01305 852866.
30 June to 7 July 2007, the 2007 Dragon South Coast Championship and Edinburgh Cup will be hosted for the first time by the Yacht Clubs of Weymouth in association with the Solent Dragon Fleet.
For further information on many of these events, please contact Weymouth Tourist Information Centre on 01305 785747 or www.weymouth.gov.uk Don’t forget the varied and exciting entertainment programme at the Pavilion Theatre If you have an event - publicise it here free - just fill in the form below EVENTS LISTING SUBMISSION FORM: |
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