A TEAM of keen Weymouth rowers are hoping to give a crumbling boat shed an extension and much-needed facelift. Members of Weymouth Rowing Club are hoping to raise around £100,000 as part of a project to pay for urgently needed repairs to the club s Gig Shed next to Weymouth Stone Pier.
The gig shed by Weymouth Stone Pier Running alongside this weekend s MelWey Games, the club is hosting the Intraclub Race to start raising cash for the shed renovation - and hope to reach the mammoth target by hosting various upcoming events.
Inside: Weymouth Rowing Club are bidding to raise around £100,000 as part of a project to pay for urgently needed repairs to the club s Gig Shed
THE countdown is on for the MelWey Games event - an extravaganza of music, entertainment and contests to celebrate a historical milestone for Weymouth. Hosted by the Nothe Fort next Saturday July 3, the MelWey Games is being organised to commemorate 450 years since Melcombe Regis and old Weymouth were joined, to form what is now Weymouth. The event will see teams representing either side of the harbour battle it out to decide the ultimate winner in what promises to be a lively spectacle - contests include beer-barrel rolling, Dorset Knob-throwing, a tug of war, and a gig-rowing race around the Fort - as well as music from local band The Leggomen, and others.