Brownies get creative to celebrate their centenary
THERE was a constellation of creativity on offer when Brownies from all over Weymouth and Portland gathered to celebrate their organisation’s centenary with a special Star Quest event.
THERE was a constellation of creativity on offer when Brownies from all over Weymouth and Portland gathered to celebrate their organisation’s centenary with a special Star Quest event.
JILL Crocker sent us the lovely postcard, above, of Weymouth’s Greenhill Gardens. It pre-dates the First World War and the reverse side is filled with rather poignant writing that is still just about decipherable.
FILM buff Michael Lee has been in touch to tell us about the glory days when Weymouth and Portland could boast three cinemas.
THANKS to reader Ron Harris who sent in this quartet of storm pictures taken in the early 1980s.
WE thought that these photos of old Weymouth are so lovely they deserve a wider audience.
THE internationally acclaimed South West Music School (SWMS) is still looking for young performing musicians aged between eight and 16, plus composers aged between 13 and 17, to join its ranks.
AWARD-WINNING cinematog-rapher Oswald Morris has died at his Fontmell Magna home, aged 98.
MORE memories of the Dornier bomber that crashed on Portland have been recounted by Iris Smith.
THIS week we are looking at more photographs from the Keep Military Museum in Dorchester; specifically, a few relating to one of the grimmest episodes in the history of the Dorset regiment.
TERRY Pratchett’s hilarious and wry Discworld novel Maskerade comes to life later this week courtesy of Weymouth Drama Club.
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