Weymouth & Portland Celebrate 1000 Days to 2012 to a Backdrop of Dorset’s Jurassic Coast – Video

November 20th , 2009 → 1:54 am @ admin

Weymouth & Portland Celebrate 1000 Days to 2012 to a Backdrop of Dorset’s Jurassic Coast – Video

Watch the video made as Weymouth and Portland’s contribution to the “1000 Days to Go” celebrations for the London 2012 Games

Category : Countdown to 2012

Luxurious Holiday Apartments Overlooking 2012 Games Sailing Venue on Portland Now Available

November 17th , 2009 → 12:26 pm @ admin

Luxurious Holiday Apartments Overlooking 2012 Games Sailing Venue on Portland Now Available

There can be very few locations in the world where you can overlook an Olympic finish line from your own luxury apartment, but that’s exactly what you get at Ocean Views, Portland, Dorset.

Category : Cottages & Apartments / Hot Posts

New visitor boards point the way to 2012 Gold in Weymouth & Portland

November 13th , 2009 → 11:13 am @ admin

New visitor boards point the way to 2012 Gold in Weymouth & Portland

With less than 1,000 days to go until the Olympic and Paralympic Sailing events set sail in Weymouth & Portland, the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) have announced that a series of five new visitor boards have been set up around Weymouth and Portland offering giving local residents and visitors details on the first venue completed for the 2012 Games.

Category : News

Day 992 Dorset Fact 9: 992 Days to go to the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games

November 8th , 2009 → 12:48 pm @ admin

Day 992 Dorset Fact 9: 992 Days to go to the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games

In 2002 the FPA fitted the Cerne Giant with what at the time was believed to be the world’s largest condom! Sadly this was bettered by the Dutch in 2007 with a 38 meter (127′) high hot pink air balloon shaped like a condom.

Category : Countdown to 2012

Day 993 Dorset Fact 8: 993 Days to go to the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games

November 7th , 2009 → 12:34 pm @ admin

Day 993 Dorset Fact 8: 993 Days to go to the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games

Bridport Gundry supplied the goal nets for the 1966 world cup

Category : Countdown to 2012

Day 994 Dorset Fact 7: 994 Days to go to the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games

November 7th , 2009 → 12:34 pm @ admin

Day 994 Dorset Fact 7: 994 Days to go to the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games

Dorset has the shortest high street in England – Ashley Heath, St Leonards

Category : Countdown to 2012

Day 998 Dorset Fact 2: 998 Days to go to the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games

November 2nd , 2009 → 1:16 pm @ admin

Day 998 Dorset Fact 2: 998 Days to go to the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games

Charles Dickens found inspiration in the Wimborne Minster and found the names Snodgrass and Wardell, used in his book Pickwick Papers on memorials in the church

Category : Countdown to 2012

Weymouth and Portland Celebrate 1000 Days to 2012 Games Opening Ceremony

November 1st , 2009 → 4:03 pm @ admin

Weymouth and Portland Celebrate 1000 Days to 2012 Games Opening Ceremony

Just 1000 Days to Go Until 2012. Revive Portland get Weymouth and Portland’s celebrations of to a great start at The Portland Marina last night with a fantastic Halloween Party and Firework Display.

Category : Hot Posts / News

Day 999 Dorset Fact 2: 999 Days to go to the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games

November 1st , 2009 → 2:18 pm @ admin

Day 999 Dorset Fact 2: 999 Days to go to the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games

Sir Timothy John “Tim” Berners-Lee, OM, KBE, FRS, FREng, FRSA is a British engineer and computer scientist and MIT professor credited with inventing the World Wide Web, making the first proposal for it in March 1989. Sir Tim lived for many years in Wimborne, Dorset.

Category : Countdown to 2012

Day 1000 Dorset Fact 1: 1000 Days to go to the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games

October 31st , 2009 → 4:27 pm @ admin

Day 1000 Dorset Fact 1: 1000 Days to go to the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games

The sailing events for the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games will, for the first time in the history of the Games, be held against the backdrop of World Heritage coastline.

Category : Countdown to 2012