Click to play audio drama episodes Pupils at four Dorset schools joined forces with ScreenPLAY scriptwriters and actors to create a new eight-part audio drama: Children of World War Two. Inspired by oral histories from people who were children during the war, the dramas tell stories from the Dorset homefront from a child’s perspective.…
Nothe Fort is excited to introduce you to Mala Hassett, our Artist-In-Residence. Mala is a contemporary abstract landscape artist living and working in Dorchester. After growing up in India and living in Switzerland for a time, the different cultural threads running through her life have given Mala a deep longing for colour. As an…
If you were one of the legion of scallywags who trespassed into Nothe Fort between 1956 and 1979, you’re an important part of Nothe Fort’s history! Nothe Fort would love to hear your tales of adventure so we can share them with our visitors. In return, Weymouth Civic Society would be delighted to issue…
EXCITING NEWS! Nothe Fort has been awarded a grant of almost £1.4m from Arts Council England’s Museum Estate and Development fund (MEND) and an additional £15,000 from Dorset Council’s Capital Leverage Fund, so it can fix its damaging damp issues. Nothe Fort is a Victorian era coastal fort overlooking Weymouth Bay that Weymouth Civic Society…
The Nothe Fort team are celebrating a record number of visitors for 2024, as we welcomed our 100,000 visitor on the last day of the season! Nothe Fort Chairman, James Farquharson, was on hand to welcome Matt and his family – local residents who regularly visit using their annual pass. On hearing the exciting news,…