This year’s highly regarded Weymouth and Portland’s Armed Forces Day Celebrations will be held over a week starting on Saturday 23 June. Celebrations will have an added significance this year as the borough recognises the 100th anniversary of the Royal Engineer Association. Continue Reading
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Tags: Armed Forces Day, Leisure, Veterans, Weymouth Esplanade
Weymouth and Portland to host Armed Forces Day Celebrations
Posted on 04 May 2012 by Weymouth & Portland Borough Council
Tags: Family, Leisure, Weymouth Beach, Weymouth Kite Festival
Weymouth hosts big kite festival weekend
Posted on 01 May 2012 by Weymouth & Portland Borough Council
Weymouth Beach Kite Festival will be held on Weymouth Beach on Saturday 5, Sunday 6 and Monday 7 May 2012. Continue Reading
Tags: Leisure, Schools, Sports, volleyball
Dorset Schools Beach Volleyball Competition
Posted on 27 April 2012 by Weymouth & Portland Borough Council
On Tuesday 1 May Weymouth Beach will be the venue for a Dorset Schools Volleyball Competition, played on its recently installed, semi-permanent beach volleyball courts from 1pm to 3.30pm. Continue Reading
Tags: Dorset Residents' Week, Leisure, Recreation, Tourism
Enjoy the best of Dorset for less during Residents’ Week
Posted on 24 April 2012 by West Dorset District Council
Residents across Dorset can enjoy discount deals at many of the county’s top attractions during Dorset Residents’ Week from 23 to 29 April using the special offer vouchers featured in the spring edition of the county council’s community newspaper ‘Your Dorset’. Continue Reading
Tags: Bridport, Leisure, Planning, Public artwork, West Bay, West Dorset
Artistic vision for West Bay unveiled
Posted on 20 April 2012 by West Dorset District Council
An exciting landscaping project to improve the Mound car park area in West Bay has been successfully completed.
Tags: Children, Dorset Countryside, Environment, Healthy lifestyle, Leisure, Recreation, Tourism, Young people
Eggcelent outdoor fun this Easter
Posted on 30 March 2012 by Dorset County Council
Rangers at Avon Heath Country Park are sending children searching for wholesome Easter
entertainment with egg hunts and trails.
Tags: Learning, Leisure, Libraries
Work begins on refurbishment of Christchurch Library
Posted on 23 March 2012 by Dorset County Council
Work has started on the £2 million extension and refurbishment of Christchurch Library.
Tags: Children, Dorset Countryside, Environment, Leisure, Recreation, Tourism, Young people
Big bugs add to the Easter fun
Posted on 23 March 2012 by Dorset County Council
A Dorset country park is expecting the emergence of unusual creatures this Easter – some eight-foot tall giant insects.
Tags: Leisure, Libraries, Wareham
A new place to discover Purbeck
Posted on 22 March 2012 by Dorset County Council
Ceremony marks official opening of combined library and tourism facility at Wareham. Continue Reading
Tags: discounts, Leisure, Sports
Get loyalty discounts at Purbeck Sports Centre
Posted on 21 March 2012 by Purbeck District Council
Purbeck Sports Centre in Wareham is updating its Diamond Card and rewarding customers with loyalty points. Continue Reading
Tags: Leisure, Sports Centre, Thomas Hardye Leisure Centre
Thomas Hardye Leisure Centre to shut for two days in April
Posted on 19 March 2012 by West Dorset District Council
The Thomas Hardye Leisure Centre will be closed to the public for two days in April to allow for a building survey to take place.
Tags: Children, Community, Leisure, Recreation, Young people
STEPS Weymouth Young People’s Union project awarded £3million
Posted on 12 March 2012 by Dorset County Council
Following a successful bid under the government’s myplace programme, the STEPS: Weymouth Young People’s Union project was awarded a grant of more than £3million. Continue Reading
Tags: Leisure, Libraries
Council welcomes library business plans
Posted on 12 March 2012 by Dorset County Council
Community run library services in Dorset are one step closer to reality following a Cabinet meeting earlier this week, (6 March).
Tags: Dorchester, Dorchester Sports Centre, Leisure, Sports Centre, Thomas Hardye Leisure Centre, Thomas Hardye School, Time capsule
Thomas Hardye students to bury time capsule at new Dorchester Sports Centre
Posted on 07 March 2012 by West Dorset District Council
Students from Thomas Hardye School have been presented with a time capsule which is to be buried at the new Dorchester Sports Centre.
Tags: Children, Fitness, Leisure, Purbeck Sports Centre, Recreation, Sport
Be inspired by a sport for just 50p
Posted on 29 February 2012 by Purbeck District Council
Purbeck Sports Centre has some great 50p sports sessions to inspire future stars this spring.
Tags: Consultation, Development, Dorchester, Heritage, Heritage Lottery, Leisure, Old crown court, Shire Hall, Thomas Hardy, Toll Puddle Martyrs, Tourism, West Dorset
Bright future ahead for Dorchester’s Shire Hall
Posted on 28 February 2012 by West Dorset District Council
Plans to shape the future of Dorchester’s historic Shire Hall are moving forward. Continue Reading
Tags: Dorchester, Dorchester Sports Centre, Leisure, Sport, Sports Centre
District council agrees preferred operator for new Dorchester Sports Centre
Posted on 23 February 2012 by West Dorset District Council
West Dorset District Council has selected the company it hopes to appoint to run the new Dorchester Sports Centre.
Tags: Leisure, Libraries, Tourism
A new place to discover Purbeck
Posted on 17 February 2012 by Purbeck District Council
Purbeck District Council and Dorset County Council are joining forces to bring a new combined library and tourism facility to Wareham. Continue Reading
Tags: Children, holidays, Leisure, Sports
Value for money half-term activities
Posted on 10 February 2012 by Purbeck District Council
Purbeck Sports Centre is hosting a range of affordable activities this February half-term
Tags: Coast, Community, Dorset Countryside, Jurassic Coast, Leisure, Young people
Become a champion of the coast
Posted on 03 February 2012 by Dorset County Council
Young people in Dorset can become champions of the Jurassic Coast by entering a national competition.
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