John on his marathon walk
John with Del
Yes Factor 2010 Singing Competition 
If you think you are the next Joe McElderry or Stacy Solomon now is your chance to prove it. Wessex fm is supporting the Yes Factor Singing Competition for 2010.
There is a winners prize of £1000 with runners up getting £300 for second place and £200 for third place.
The winner will also receive a recording secession at the Fuzzy Music Band rehearsal and music recording studio in Weymouth. Click here for more details.
The heats are every Friday from 22 January 2010 at the R.A.O.B Club, Cresent Street, Weymouth.
Last years runner up Stacy has since signed a contract and is working in London.
Entry forms are available from Wessex fm, Trinity Street, Dorchester, South Coast Leather on the Seafront, Weymouth or the R.A.O.B Club, Crescent Street, Weymouth.
Entry is £5 with all money raised going to the Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance.
Note: Entrants must be 16 years old or over.
Here are singers through to the quarter finals so far:
Week 1 - Stacy Thomas, Sophie Clarke and Lance Mills
Week 2 -Richard Samuels, Kerry Holmes and Lynn Howard
Week 3 -Chloe Davis, Gareth Clarke and Darren Smyth
Week 4 - Adrian Wilkie, Sarah Biggins and JoJo Norton
Week 5 - Ron Haensel, Roberto, Charlie Gillis
Wessex FM supports Great Parks Charity Walk
Following the success of the Charity Walk in 2009, the local British Heart Foundation group, with support from the Borough Council and “Friends Groups”, is organising the 3rd sponsored Charity Walk in aid of the British Heart Foundation. This year’s event will consist of two walks, an 8 miler and a 2 miler, taking in a route around the beautiful parks and gardens of Weymouth, plus “MY FIRST CHARITY WALK” for toddlers / pre school age children.
Local British Heart Foundation spokesperson Mary Watson said,
“The Charity Parks Event is a wonderful opportunity to encourage people to enjoy a fun walk with family and friends around the gardens of Weymouth. It also gives their hearts a good work out whilst raising vital awareness and funds to help beat heart disease.”
Tara Gooding Borough Parks Representative said,
“The Borough is blessed with many fabulous parks and recreational open spaces and this event is a splendid way to raise awareness and highlight some of the developments and improvements being carried out. The enthusiasm shown by the Friends Groups and the British Heart Foundation is admirable and ensures the Charity Walk, along with many other events that now take place in our parks and gardens, have a great future.”
This year’s Great Parks Charity Walk will take place on Sunday 18th April with Radipole Gardens being the start and final location for all three walks (8, 2 mile or toddlers). The 8 mile walk will include Greenhill, Nothe, Rodwell Trail, and Sandsfoot Gardens, with check points, refreshments and support being provided by the Friends Group at each venue.
To Enter:- Further information and registration, please contact Mary on telephone 01305 773885 or visit www.weymouth.gov.uk Under 16’s will need to be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Entry cost is between £1 and £5 depending on which walk you take part in.
A Night Of Grease On Saturday 27 March.
Have you ever felt as though your 'Summer Nights' are drifting away? well, 'You're the one that I want' to come along to our special Grease themed evening at the Corn Exchange in Dorchester on Sat 27 March from 6pm. You’ll get to watch the movie on a big screen, and at the end of the evening there needn't be 'Tears on my Pillow' as you can dance the night away to a disco and become our 'Rock N Roll Party Queen’ or King. Money raised from the night is going to a great cause, the Dorchester Opportunity Group Charity with offers a pre-school facility for children with special needs.
Tickets are £10 each and we look forward to seeing you there for a great night, but there are only a handful left.
Buy your tickets from:
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Specsavers, Dorchester
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Poundbury Village Stores, Dorchester
Click here for more information and to see the Grease Is The Word website.
Raise Money For The Air Ambulance.
We want you to get recycling and help The Dorset Air Ambulance by using their new recycling point in Dorchester.You can take along old Textiles, Fabric, Shoes, Clothes and bedding. Because they are nice guys, every full skip collected means they make a donation to The Dorset Air Ambulance.So come on get recycling for the Dorset Air Ambulance, you will find the big yellow bin in the corner of the car park at Dorchester Timber on Marabout Industrial Estate, Dorchester.
The Future Of Osprey Quay
Some work has started of the re-development of Osprey Quay on Portland. The quay was bought by The South West Redevelopment Agency in 2000 and they are investing £38 Million in the area. It looks like an exciting plan to re-develop the area and hopefully Osprey Quay will be completed in time for the 2012 Olympics, the area will be a focal point for the sailing section of the games. You can see more thanks to Weymouth & Portland Borough Council on the Sailing Academy Webcam (you need Quicktime Active X) Check back here soon and we will let you know how the work is progressing. Below are some impressions of how Osprey Quay might look when the work is completed.
