Sailing in Portland Harbour Palmers Brewery in Bridport, Dorset has raised more than £4,000 to help young or disabled people enjoy the thrill of sailing with the Chesil Trust. For every pint of Palmers’ Dorset Gold sold in Dorset, 5p is donated to the Trust.  In the last year almost 83,000 pints were sold, making £4,146.60 for the Trust.  Sales of Dorset Gold have grown rapidly since its introduction... 

WPNSA The Artemis Offshore Academy will use the world class facilities at the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy (WPNSA) as one of the venues for the UK excellence training programme.  The Artemis Offshore Academy aims to help the best of British short-handed sailing talent win major offshore solo and short-handed races by creating the conditions that will foster the emergence of a stronger... 

Dorset Schools The 2010 Dorset Schools Regatta run by SailLaser in conjunction with Rockley Watersports, was held yesterday, 24 June, at the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy (WPNSA). All Saints School celebrated wining the Regatta yesterday with Sam Barker, James Bishop and Jordan Fredrick collecting the cup from Nicola Lane of the Chesil trust. Schools in Dorset selected three children... 

Chapelhay Playgardens Last Sunday nearly forty locals gathered at Chapelhay Community Playgarden for the group’s monthly workday. With twenty lavendar and other shrubs donated by Helen of Helen’s Famous Wholefoods, a crabapple donated by local gardener Lexi and lots of tomato, chilli and vegetable plants grown by the group, there was lots of work to do. Chair of the Playgarden Clare Sutton...