Enjoy views of Weymouth Bay from beach deckchairs (From Thisisdorset)
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Enjoy views of Weymouth Bay from beach deckchairs
3:00pm Thursday 16th August 2012 in Latest By Emma Walker
Deckchairs on the beach
BEACH-goers can enjoy the outstanding views of Weymouth Bay from one of 500 striking deckchairs.
The brightly coloured chairs are available for hire after the community united to design them.
Residents took part in workshops at Weymouth College last year to design an image that represents the borough.
The designs vary from images of architecture in the resort, the Jubilee Clock, the Red Arrows, beach donkeys and sea creatures.
Also putting in an appearance are interpretations of Mr Punch and beachgoers on Weymouth’s golden sands.
Alan Rogers, borough 2012 team cultural coordinator, said: “These 500 deckchairs have been designed for our community by the community with the help of some artists.”
Visitors can make the most of the decorative seating, which was developed especially for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic sailing events.
Three local artists – Heather Parnell, David Mackie and Becky Adams – worked with local community groups, schools and also held three special family workshops at Weymouth College.
Thousands of designs were created in the workshops before the artists selected 150 to print in three different colours based on the Jurassic coast, seaside activities and the architecture of the town’s Georgian seafront.
A further 50 ‘special’ deckchairs brings the number up to 500.
The unique chairs are available to sit on along Weymouth Esplanade from 10am to 5pm.
Each deckchair costs £2 a day to hire with local pensioners able to use them for free.
Comments(10)
WeyDave
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4:44pm Thu 16 Aug 12
bollywood
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4:51pm Thu 16 Aug 12
satisfecho
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4:58pm Thu 16 Aug 12
bollywood wrote:You wait, we will soon have the tatty screening up that we normally do for 8 months of a year.
The plympic screening did nothing for the esplanade - glad to see its gone. The chairs are lovely
Locals won't moan though it's tatty.
As long as it's not new, clean and modern looking.
satisfecho
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4:59pm Thu 16 Aug 12
WeyDave wrote:Better than the usual 'made in China'
Anyone else noticed they all have "Southsea" written on the frames?
Good to see money is being reinvested back in this country.
satisfecho
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5:01pm Thu 16 Aug 12
bollywood wrote:Talking off screening etc blocking views.
The plympic screening did nothing for the esplanade - glad to see its gone. The chairs are lovely
When are the guest houses going to complain about the noisy tacky look amusements rides plonked on the seafront outside the guest houses.
What an awful sight for their customers who have paid good dollar to stay there.
Mrs Grumps
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5:20pm Thu 16 Aug 12
Also, many families like to use the tents with sun protection. The chairs do look nice but it is sad to see them empty.
I do wish upright chairs were available for hire, as we wouldn't mind paying a reasonable amount if it meant we didn't have to take our own but I just can't sit in deck chairs. when we went down last Friday, there were hardly any in use but lots of tents on the sand.
islandman
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6:15pm Thu 16 Aug 12
annotator1
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10:53pm Thu 16 Aug 12
islandman wrote:Yes it makes a refreshing change from "Made in the EU" or"Meda ni China"!
WeyDave and anyone else that is wondering why "Southsea Deckchairs" is shown. You only have to google those two words, to see that is the name of the company that manufactures these chairs for most of the coastal towns in the UK. It is good that they have been sourced from the UK.
davecook
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7:10am Sat 18 Aug 12
ijwufo68 says...
4:13pm Thu 16 Aug 12