President Pru Bollam 01305 812341

Chairman

Vice-chairman Robbie Robertson 01305 832931

jamesrobertson@yahoo.co.uk

Secretary Gerald Mabb 01305 776541 geraldmabb@aol.com

Treasurer Doug Read 01305 263470

Membership Secretary Brian Johnson 01305 785641

Plans Sub-Committee Mike Martin 01305 770343

Web page Editor Pru Bollam info@weymouthcivicsociety.org

Newsletter Editor

Tudor House 01305 779711

Nothe Fort 01305 766626

Weymouth Civic Society

Tudor House

3 Trinity Street Weymouth DT4 8TW

Tel 01305 779711

MEMBERSHIP DETAILS

From 1 December 2007, subscriptions to the Society will be £9.00 for single membership and £13.00 for a couple, due on 1 December. This can be paid by cheque to the Membership Secretary, at 16 Bincleaves Road, DT4 8RL or at a meeting.

Alternatively there is a discount of £1.00 for subscriptions paid by standing order during December /January. Please ask for a form from the Membership Secretary.

GIFT AID on subscriptions As a charity we can reclaim income tax at the current rate from taxpayers.

The subscription includes a newsletter three times a year.

TO JOIN US

Contact the Membership Secretary,

Mr Brian Johnson, 16 Bincleaves Road, Weymouth DT4 8RL. Tel: 01305 785641

COMMITTEE DATES Please see the full Calendar

This page updated

March 2008

See below for a report of our AGM in March 2008

PRESS RELEASE 19 MARCH 2008

RETIREMENT OF PRESIDENT

OF WEYMOUTH CIVIC SOCIETY

Long serving president of the Weymouth Civic Society G.A.J. (Jack) Rumble has retired after 17 years. He told the 40 members who attended the society’s annual general meeting that he had already decided to relinquish his role to allow someone new to lead the society at a key time in the town’s development.

Jack Rumble has played an important part in the Society’s projects through the years. He was chairman from 1972 until 1989 during which time the Tudor House, owned by the Society, was first opened to the public.

In 1980, he played a key role when the Society undertook the mammoth task of reconstructing and repairing the Nothe Fort making it into Weymouth’s largest tourist attraction. It had 34,000 visitors last year and this summer plans more evening events and attractions to swell the attendance figures.

His successor, elected at the meeting, is Mrs. Pru Bollam, a previous chairman for five years from 1990. She also heads up the Society’ recently formed Pavilion Site Action Group pledged to oppose the excessive elements in the proposed redevelopment plan.

She told members the action group is joining forces with Our Weymouth to establish a united opposition front drawing on strengths and experience from both organizations. Our Weymouth has already collected 6,000 signatures for the petition demanding a public enquiry into the development proposals. It will be handed in to the Weymouth and Portland Borough Council at a later date.

Derek Cope, society chairman for the last three years, stood down at the meeting and thiis position will be filled at a later date.

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For further information, please contact Pru Bollam 01305 812341