Fri 22 Aug 2008
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Weymouth and Portland will be partying like it’s 2012 this Bank Holiday weekend as they celebrate the Beijing-to-London 2012 Olympic Games handover.
As well as the following activities on Sunday, there will be local bands playing on the beach from 2pm on Monday with a huge fireworks display at 9.30pm.
- From 10am - Dragon Boat racing
- 1.30pm - Weymouth 2012 party starts
- 2.30pm - HANDOVER LIVE from Beijing on the ‘Big’ Screen
- 2.45pm - Flag Raising
- 3pm - Flag relay to various destinations within Weymouth & Portland
(Nothe Fort; New Ground; Weymouth & Portland National Sailing
Academy & Furzy Cliffs). - 3.15pm - VISA London 2012 Party on the Big Screen
- 4pm - Two Minutes of Noise - Bring along an instrument of noise and help celebrate
- 5.15pm until 9.30pm - “Beach Live” Great line up of local bands.
