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Weymouth Gay Group (WGG)
Friendship, chat, food, drinks & a laugh!
This March we have 13 pub / restaurant meet ups!
All LGBT+ people, allies & friends are welcomed to join us 18+
Every Thursday in The Swan on or near table 26 by fire exit
Every Monday "Meals Out on Mondays" in local Restaurants
Scroll down for more info
Or email weymouthgaygroup@gmail.com
Friendship, chat, food, drinks & a laugh!
This March we have 13 pub / restaurant meet ups!
All LGBT+ people, allies & friends are welcomed to join us 18+
Every Thursday in The Swan on or near table 26 by fire exit
Every Monday "Meals Out on Mondays" in local Restaurants
Scroll down for more info
Or email weymouthgaygroup@gmail.com
Weymouth Gay Group celebrates 15 years (posted here 22/02/2023, updated 04/03/2023)
See the LGBT Consortium page here for a really nice write up about how our group has been running for 15 years!
https://www.consortium.lgbt/2023/03/02/weymouth-gay-group-celebrates-15-years/
See the LGBT Consortium page here for a really nice write up about how our group has been running for 15 years!
https://www.consortium.lgbt/2023/03/02/weymouth-gay-group-celebrates-15-years/
Weymouth Gay Group events - March
Please note - with our starred Meals Out on Mondays ** venues for the month, you will need to book at least a week in advance with us. This is to ensure you get a seat at a very popular venue. email weymouthgaygroup@gmail.com
Important info re The WILLIAM HENRY pub. Our guys have enjoyed ending Monday evenings in The Will Hen after our meal out. However, please note it is now CLOSED for THREE WEEKS for a refit (until end of March). Our guys may meet up at another pub after our Meals Out on Mondays - ask at our Thursday Swan meet ups for more info.
Thursday 2nd
Weymouth Gay Group (WGG)
The Swan. 41-43 St Thomas St, Weymouth DT4 8EH
Our most popular night:- food, drinks, friendship, & a laugh! Right hand corner on or near table 26 by fire exit from 8pm - late.
Monday 6th
Weymouth Gay Group (WGG) Meals Out on Mondays
The Belverdere Inn. 36 High W St, Weymouth DT4 8JH. 7.30pm. Guys should be in a Pub afterwards (contact us for venue info) for drinks and you are welcomed to join us there to end the evening.
Thursday 9th
Weymouth Gay Group (WGG)
The Swan. 41-43 St Thomas St, Weymouth DT4 8EH
Our most popular night:- food, drinks, friendship, & a laugh! Right hand corner on or near table 26 by fire exit from 8pm - late.
Monday 13th
Weymouth Gay Group (WGG) Meals Out on Mondays
The Old Rooms Inn Cove Row, Weymouth DT4 8TT. 7.30pm. Guys should be in a Pub afterwards (contact us for venue info) for drinks and you are welcomed to join us there to end the evening.
Thursday 16th
Weymouth Gay Group (WGG)
The Swan. 41-43 St Thomas St, Weymouth DT4 8EH
Our most popular night:- food, drinks, friendship, & a laugh! Right hand corner on or near table 26 by fire exit from 8pm - late.
Monday 20th
Weymouth Gay Group (WGG) Meals Out on Mondays
The White Hart New Bond St, Weymouth DT4 8LY. 7.30pm. Guys should be in a Pub afterwards (contact us for venue info) for drinks and you are welcomed to join us there to end the evening.
Thursday 23rd
Weymouth Gay Group (WGG)
The Swan. 41-43 St Thomas St, Weymouth DT4 8EH
Our most popular night:- food, drinks, friendship, & a laugh! Right hand corner on or near table 26 by fire exit from 8pm - late.
Monday 27th
Weymouth Gay Group (WGG) Meals Out on Mondays
Nautico Lounge 66 St Thomas St, Weymouth DT4 8EL 7.30pm. Guys should be in a Pub afterwards (contact us for venue info) for drinks and you are welcomed to join us there to end the evening.
Thursday 30th
Weymouth Gay Group (WGG)
The Swan. 41-43 St Thomas St, Weymouth DT4 8EH
Our most popular night:- food, drinks, friendship, & a laugh! Right hand corner on or near table 26 by fire exit from 8pm - late.
For next months pub meet ups, please see : - https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/wgg-events.html
Please note - with our starred Meals Out on Mondays ** venues for the month, you will need to book at least a week in advance with us. This is to ensure you get a seat at a very popular venue. email weymouthgaygroup@gmail.com
Important info re The WILLIAM HENRY pub. Our guys have enjoyed ending Monday evenings in The Will Hen after our meal out. However, please note it is now CLOSED for THREE WEEKS for a refit (until end of March). Our guys may meet up at another pub after our Meals Out on Mondays - ask at our Thursday Swan meet ups for more info.
Thursday 2nd
Weymouth Gay Group (WGG)
The Swan. 41-43 St Thomas St, Weymouth DT4 8EH
Our most popular night:- food, drinks, friendship, & a laugh! Right hand corner on or near table 26 by fire exit from 8pm - late.
Monday 6th
Weymouth Gay Group (WGG) Meals Out on Mondays
The Belverdere Inn. 36 High W St, Weymouth DT4 8JH. 7.30pm. Guys should be in a Pub afterwards (contact us for venue info) for drinks and you are welcomed to join us there to end the evening.
Thursday 9th
Weymouth Gay Group (WGG)
The Swan. 41-43 St Thomas St, Weymouth DT4 8EH
Our most popular night:- food, drinks, friendship, & a laugh! Right hand corner on or near table 26 by fire exit from 8pm - late.
Monday 13th
Weymouth Gay Group (WGG) Meals Out on Mondays
The Old Rooms Inn Cove Row, Weymouth DT4 8TT. 7.30pm. Guys should be in a Pub afterwards (contact us for venue info) for drinks and you are welcomed to join us there to end the evening.
Thursday 16th
Weymouth Gay Group (WGG)
The Swan. 41-43 St Thomas St, Weymouth DT4 8EH
Our most popular night:- food, drinks, friendship, & a laugh! Right hand corner on or near table 26 by fire exit from 8pm - late.
Monday 20th
Weymouth Gay Group (WGG) Meals Out on Mondays
The White Hart New Bond St, Weymouth DT4 8LY. 7.30pm. Guys should be in a Pub afterwards (contact us for venue info) for drinks and you are welcomed to join us there to end the evening.
Thursday 23rd
Weymouth Gay Group (WGG)
The Swan. 41-43 St Thomas St, Weymouth DT4 8EH
Our most popular night:- food, drinks, friendship, & a laugh! Right hand corner on or near table 26 by fire exit from 8pm - late.
Monday 27th
Weymouth Gay Group (WGG) Meals Out on Mondays
Nautico Lounge 66 St Thomas St, Weymouth DT4 8EL 7.30pm. Guys should be in a Pub afterwards (contact us for venue info) for drinks and you are welcomed to join us there to end the evening.
Thursday 30th
Weymouth Gay Group (WGG)
The Swan. 41-43 St Thomas St, Weymouth DT4 8EH
Our most popular night:- food, drinks, friendship, & a laugh! Right hand corner on or near table 26 by fire exit from 8pm - late.
For next months pub meet ups, please see : - https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/wgg-events.html
What do the guys who attend say about our group ..... ?
"Welcoming, Friendly, Sociable"
"Real Ale, Real Friends"
"Lawnmower stress decompression!"
"I have to ..... (think about that)"
"Your website is the Bible locally"
More coments see - https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/wgg-feedback.html
"Welcoming, Friendly, Sociable"
"Real Ale, Real Friends"
"Lawnmower stress decompression!"
"I have to ..... (think about that)"
"Your website is the Bible locally"
More coments see - https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/wgg-feedback.html
Thursday 16th February 2023
Ten of our guys enjoyed a fun evening in The Swan. Why not pop along and join us on table 26 every Thursday! Dont be shy! Give our group a try! |
Thursday 27th January 2022
Fourteen guys enjoyed a wonderful evening full of friendship, chat and much laughter! Great to see a few friends attending our group in The Swan who we dont see often. You are most welcome to join us too! |
During the year, especially summer months, our numbers are boosted by visiting LGBT people from parts of the UK, and from around the world!
So if you are planning a trip to Weymouth, you would be most welcomed to join us. We even have guys who work in local hospitality so we can make hotel / B&B recommendations! |
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Our guys at Bournemouth Pride ...... |
Friends of WGG
We have connections with many organisations ..... |
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Bournemouth Pride - BourneFree. Pic above from a few years ago. A group of us go by train from Weymouth every year. You are welcomed to join a group of us for a fab Gay day Out! 8th July 2023. See our Pride pages for more info,
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Weymouth Gay Group has many friends incl NHS, B-side Arts, Dorset Mind, LGBT Network, LGBT Consortium, Space Youth Project, Dorset LGBT Voices Forum, & more!
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You can jump to some of our favoritve pages here
(or use the pull down menu to access all of them) We look best on your laptop / pc, rather than a small phone screen.
Our WGG events .... https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/wgg-events.html
Events Diary (over 30 local events most Months) https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/events-diary-monthly-listings.html
News ...(everything LGBT in our area) https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/lgbt-news-weymouth-dorset-2023.html
Pride events .... https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/pride-events.html
Helplines / support groups ... https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/helplinessupport-groups.html
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(or use the pull down menu to access all of them) We look best on your laptop / pc, rather than a small phone screen.
Our WGG events .... https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/wgg-events.html
Events Diary (over 30 local events most Months) https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/events-diary-monthly-listings.html
News ...(everything LGBT in our area) https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/lgbt-news-weymouth-dorset-2023.html
Pride events .... https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/pride-events.html
Helplines / support groups ... https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/helplinessupport-groups.html
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Local Dorset LGBT Community News ......
Breaking news! Homophobic graffiti sprayed at Dorchester skatepark
See our news page :- https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/lgbt-news-weymouth-dorset-2023.html and
Dorset Echo (15/03/2023) https://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/23386367.homophobic-graffiti-sprayed-dorchester-skatepark/
Breaking news!
"Gay man beaten by youths in homophobic attack in Bournemouth"
"Drag artists in the Bournemouth LGBTQ+ community and partner attacked"
“You wouldn’t have a straight couple attacked for holding hands" (Dorset & Bournemouth Echo 11/03/2023)
See https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/lgbt-news-weymouth-dorset-2023.html
Breaking news!
NEW PRIDE for Weymouth & Portland! SATURDAY 17th JUNE
See our news page for info:- weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/lgbt-news-weymouth-dorset-2023.html
and our Pride pages - https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/pride-events.html
Missing Dorchester teenager. Dorset Police appeal
Scoll down to the end of this page for details
Breaking news! Homophobic graffiti sprayed at Dorchester skatepark
See our news page :- https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/lgbt-news-weymouth-dorset-2023.html and
Dorset Echo (15/03/2023) https://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/23386367.homophobic-graffiti-sprayed-dorchester-skatepark/
Breaking news!
"Gay man beaten by youths in homophobic attack in Bournemouth"
"Drag artists in the Bournemouth LGBTQ+ community and partner attacked"
“You wouldn’t have a straight couple attacked for holding hands" (Dorset & Bournemouth Echo 11/03/2023)
See https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/lgbt-news-weymouth-dorset-2023.html
Breaking news!
NEW PRIDE for Weymouth & Portland! SATURDAY 17th JUNE
See our news page for info:- weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/lgbt-news-weymouth-dorset-2023.html
and our Pride pages - https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/pride-events.html
Missing Dorchester teenager. Dorset Police appeal
Scoll down to the end of this page for details
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Local LGBT News
Keep upto date with all the local Dorset LGBT community news on our news page. We update it frequently so please do check it out regularly! For 2023 news see:- https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/lgbt-news-weymouth-dorset-2023.html Did you miss last years news? Catch up with over 70 local news stories during 2022! You can see them here:- https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/lgbt-news-weymouth-dorset-2022.html |
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Local LGBT Events
We are blessed locally with a wide variety of events run by a number of local and visiting LGBT groups. We lists them all on our Events Diary page for you. Many of these may well be of interest to you, your friends and networks. For up to date info see our events diary page here - https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/events-diary-monthly-listings.html In the past their was often over 35 local events each month. July 2019 was a record month when we listed over 50 Dorset LGBT events! Join in and enjoy! |
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Some events to look forward to in 2023
Frustrated that you missed a great event during 2022? Plan ahead and save these dates below to avoid disappointment! We will have more info about all these events and more during the year on our Events Diary page - https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/events-diary-monthly-listings.html
GLUG (great name!) is a non-profit SCUBA diving club for gay, lesbian, bisexual, & transgendered divers & their friends.They organise a number of dive trips in the UK and overseas each year.
Four proposed / confirmed diving trips off Weymouth & Portland in 2023. Info:- https://www.glug.co.uk/
Four proposed / confirmed diving trips off Weymouth & Portland in 2023. Info:- https://www.glug.co.uk/
The Gay Outdoor Club (GOC) operates throughout Great Britain and provides a wide range of outdoor and indoor sports and recreational activities for everyone in the LGBTQI+ community. In Dorset they have an active group with often two or more walks each month.
Info:- https://www.goc.org.uk/groups/dorset/
Info:- https://www.goc.org.uk/groups/dorset/
WEYMOUTH PUB PRIDE 2023
Nationally it runs again on Friday May 26th 2023
It is hoped it will return in Weymouth, venue and date in Weymouth for 2023 tbc.
https://askforclive.com/pub-pride-2023
This is run Nationally by "Ask For Clive" and locally took place at The Waterloo Pub in Weymouth in 2022, and was a great event!
Read our report of last years Pub Pride here - https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/weymouth-pub-pride.html
Nationally it runs again on Friday May 26th 2023
It is hoped it will return in Weymouth, venue and date in Weymouth for 2023 tbc.
https://askforclive.com/pub-pride-2023
This is run Nationally by "Ask For Clive" and locally took place at The Waterloo Pub in Weymouth in 2022, and was a great event!
Read our report of last years Pub Pride here - https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/weymouth-pub-pride.html
DORSET YOUTH PRIDE Saturday 10th June 2023 10am - 4pm
This will be at Shire Hall Dorchester and ran in June 2022 for the first time. Organisers are keen to repeat it! https://shirehalldorset.org/events/dorset-youth-pride
You can see pics and read about the day on our Pride page here:- https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/dorchester-pride.html
This will be at Shire Hall Dorchester and ran in June 2022 for the first time. Organisers are keen to repeat it! https://shirehalldorset.org/events/dorset-youth-pride
You can see pics and read about the day on our Pride page here:- https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/dorchester-pride.html
New! CHESIL YOUTH PRIDE - Weymouth Saturday 17th June 2023
This NEW Pride will be taking place at Weymouth College on Saturday June 17th. Possible parade too! More info soon.
This NEW Pride will be taking place at Weymouth College on Saturday June 17th. Possible parade too! More info soon.
CHESIL ROCKS - Saturday 17th June 2023
This annual music event (think mini Glastonbury!) takes place in beautiful surroundings near Weymouth and is in aid of The Samaritans. Three days of events.
2023 is their 10th anniversary year! London Gay Men's Chorus are one of many groups who have performed there every year.
Weymouth Gay Group attended for the first time in 2022 with a "Alan Turing's Treasure Hunt".
It is a great event to attend and support. Info:- https://www.chesilrocks.com/
BOURNEMOUTH PRIDE Saturday 8th July 2023
Bourne Free - This will be on Saturday 8th July 2023, in Meyrick Park Bournemouth. bournefree.co.uk/
A group of us from Weymouth go every year on the train, and you are welcomed to join us at Dorset's biggest LGBT event. You can read our report of last years FAB day, plus links to over 250 pics!
here:- https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/bournemouth-pride-bournefree.html
Bourne Free - This will be on Saturday 8th July 2023, in Meyrick Park Bournemouth. bournefree.co.uk/
A group of us from Weymouth go every year on the train, and you are welcomed to join us at Dorset's biggest LGBT event. You can read our report of last years FAB day, plus links to over 250 pics!
here:- https://weymouthgaygroup.weebly.com/bournemouth-pride-bournefree.html
New! Jurassic Pride 2023 or 2024? (Posted first on our website 07/07/2022, updated 14/01/2023))
This event has been proposed by Anabelle and her friends in Bridport. More info from Anabelle at the Weymouth "This is me" Transgender group at The Royal Oak, Dorchester Road, Weymouth Tuesdays from 7pm to 9pm. (NOTE new venue) Or contact Anabelle :- anabellebayne@gmail.com or 07411 465007.
Website:- https://www.thisismewaterloo.co.uk/
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This event has been proposed by Anabelle and her friends in Bridport. More info from Anabelle at the Weymouth "This is me" Transgender group at The Royal Oak, Dorchester Road, Weymouth Tuesdays from 7pm to 9pm. (NOTE new venue) Or contact Anabelle :- anabellebayne@gmail.com or 07411 465007.
Website:- https://www.thisismewaterloo.co.uk/
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Below is a slide show of some of our events & events we have attended during the last few years ....
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Weymouth Gay Group is now on Instagram (posted here 11/03/2023)
With many thanks to Adam who is one of the younger members of Weymouth Gay Group we now have an Instagram account. You can follow us on Instagram here - www.instagram.com/weymouthgaygroup/?igshid=ZDdkNTZiNTM%3D
With many thanks to Adam who is one of the younger members of Weymouth Gay Group we now have an Instagram account. You can follow us on Instagram here - www.instagram.com/weymouthgaygroup/?igshid=ZDdkNTZiNTM%3D
We love TWITTER! Follow us https://twitter.com/WeymouthGayGrp
Join over 2,480 of our followers to be the first to get news and reminders about our meetings plus other local, national & international LGBT events/news/info and comments.
Join over 2,480 of our followers to be the first to get news and reminders about our meetings plus other local, national & international LGBT events/news/info and comments.
How to contact us
Please allow a few days before getting a reply, unless you chose option 1!
(Option 5 is not advised - yet, we are working on it)
1. In the pub! This is by far the best way! Join us in Swan (right hand corner) on Thursday! Please don't be shy to say hi to our guys. We do see a few of you hovering near by... being unsure if you wish to join us. Hey, we understand, and have been there before you! Joining us may be one of the best things you ever done! So come and say hi!
2. email - weymouthgaygroup@gmail.com (we try to reply promptly)
3. Twitter. You can message us, and follow us, on Twitter https://twitter.com/WeymouthGayGrp (Join over 2,480 followers!)
4. Form below. You can contact our group using the form below.
5. Facebook - We do have a group page there, but it is NOT monitored often, so we do not recommend this way of contacting our group. (We are looking for some one to run this for us)
Please allow a few days before getting a reply, unless you chose option 1!
(Option 5 is not advised - yet, we are working on it)
1. In the pub! This is by far the best way! Join us in Swan (right hand corner) on Thursday! Please don't be shy to say hi to our guys. We do see a few of you hovering near by... being unsure if you wish to join us. Hey, we understand, and have been there before you! Joining us may be one of the best things you ever done! So come and say hi!
2. email - weymouthgaygroup@gmail.com (we try to reply promptly)
3. Twitter. You can message us, and follow us, on Twitter https://twitter.com/WeymouthGayGrp (Join over 2,480 followers!)
4. Form below. You can contact our group using the form below.
5. Facebook - We do have a group page there, but it is NOT monitored often, so we do not recommend this way of contacting our group. (We are looking for some one to run this for us)
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New images issued in search for missing teenager near Dorchester
Officers are issuing new images and renewing their appeal for information as they continue to search for a missing teenager near Dorchester. (posted here 21/02/2023, updated 02/03/2023))
Officers are issuing new images and renewing their appeal for information as they continue to search for a missing teenager near Dorchester. (posted here 21/02/2023, updated 02/03/2023))
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Alex Bendall, who is also known as Alice and is 18 years old, was reported missing at around 3pm on Sunday 12 February 2023. Following CCTV enquiries, the last known sighting has been confirmed as being at 7.41pm on Saturday 11 February 2023 in Cornwall Road, Dorchester. Anyone with information or knowledge as to Alex’s whereabouts is asked to contact Dorset Police at www.dorset.police.uk/contact or by calling 101, quoting incident number 12:319. Full Dorset Police report with photos see - https://www.dorset.police.uk/news/article/d8a4a705-5db0-ed11-9d53-6045bdd24049 |
Photo BBC
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Dorset Echo "Alex Bendall: Family of missing Dorset teenager issue plea" - https://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/23359196.alex-bendall-family-missing-dorset-teen-issue-plea/
BBC Dorset "Alex Bendall: Family of missing teenager say they are in pieces" https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-64828163
Dorset Echo "Alex Bendall: Search for Dorchester teen missing one month" (11/03/2023)
/www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/23378791.searches-continue-teen-alex-bendall-missing-month/
BBC Dorset "Alex Bendall: Family of missing teenager say they are in pieces" https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-64828163
Dorset Echo "Alex Bendall: Search for Dorchester teen missing one month" (11/03/2023)
/www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/23378791.searches-continue-teen-alex-bendall-missing-month/
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Please make sure you check out all our other pages, lots of local lgbt events, local lgbt news, helplines and Prides in Dorset info!
This page was last updated 18/03/2023 Weymouth Gay Group 2023
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This page was last updated 18/03/2023 Weymouth Gay Group 2023
email :- weymouthgaygroup@gmail.com Twitter https://twitter.com/WeymouthGayGrp and some where on facebook too!
LGBT helpline 0800 612 3010 *Confidential non-judgemental support* Run by The Intercom Trust (free from UK mobiles & landlines)
