The countdown is on to Weymouth Water Fest, a free event that takes place on Sunday 22 September from 11am to 2pm at Weymouth Beach. Try out a range of water sports including sea swimming, kayaking, and paddle boarding. Plus, there will be yoga on the beach and Revive Wild Sauna will be there offering sauna taster sessions.
The event is aimed at Weymouth residents – both adults and children – who want to increase their confidence in different water sports and make use of the beautiful natural resource on the doorstep. Sandcastle competition for children and young people with judging at 12pm. Prize is a family ticket to Weymouth’s Sandworld.
Dorset Wrecks, Wey Bay Rockers and Weymouth Ukuleleans will be there to soundtrack the day and there are some fun activities for children to do including a sandcastle building competition and there will be free face painting. And at 1.45pm participants who want to take part will be invited into the sea to sing the Hokey Cokey! There will also be stalls with the chance to talk to some of the sea swim groups in Weymouth including the Bluetits and Beach Babes.
There are activity sessions with Weymouth Outdoor Education Centre (some pre-booked and others that can be booked on the day), and Adventure 4 All. For details on how to book and a timetable with all the sessions is at Mayor of Weymouth, Cllr Jon Orrell will attend and said: “This event has been put together by different groups with funding from Weymouth Town Council to encourag.