Roger Dalton: HTA Chairman - Director of Brewers Quay.
20 years organising festivals around Weymouth Harbour,
includes Kites / Cider / Beer / Jazz and 10 annual Oyster Festivals
Brian Cooper: HTA Marketing Officer - MD of Resort Marketing.
Organiser of Weymouth Waterfest 3 years. Experience includes:
International Festival of the Sea and Cutty Sark Tall Ships’ Race 2001
Paul Mills: Festival Co ordinator - Proprietor of Outside Edge.
Co ordinator of Dionysos Greek Wine Festival, Weymouth 3 years.
Experience includes: International Festival of the Sea, Cutty Sark
Tall Ships’ Race 2001 and Weymouth Carnival
Lisa Worthington: PR - Director of Tandem Marketing.
15 years experience in food & drink marketing and PR.
Media consultant for 2009 Dorset Seafood Festival
Anna Wallis: Sponsorship: Director CEM Group
Passionate about the Weymouth area, and organiser of the Hotel & Catering Shows, Bournemouth and Weymouth.
Experience includes: developing promotional and sales opportunities for major food and drink brands
Partner Organisations
The Harbour Traders Association is a trade body which promotes ‘Waterfront Weymouth’ and the 17th century Old Harbour as a visitor destination. Its membership derives from many of the businesses around the harbour, including the town’s top restaurants. The HTA has run many festivals and events over the years.
The Royal National Mission to Deep Sea Fishermen (the Fishermen’s Mission) provides care, compassion and support to working, retired and disabled fishermen and their families. Deep-sea fishing is dangerous and unpredictable. Hardship and tragedy are facts of everyday life in the UK’s fishing communities. It is to the Fishermen’s Mission that fishermen and their families turn when they need financial, practical and emotional support. They are the only national charity specifically providing this care; they are the Fishermen’s Charity.
Dorset Coast Forum was established in 1995 with the aims of encouraging co-operation and dialogue between all the different interests and users of the coast. Encouraging the gathering and dissemination of knowledge and carrying out research. Reviewing existing policies, and working towards the production of integrated policies specific to the Dorset Coast.
Seafish delivers expert knowledge, skills and support which help the UK seafood industry secure a sustainable and profitable future.
The Sea Fish Industry Authority (Seafish) works across all sectors of the UK seafood industry to promote good quality, sustainable seafood. Our research and projects are aimed at raising standards, improving efficiency and ensuring that our industry develops in a viable way.
Spirit of the Sea is a nine day festival of independently organised and funded marine events that sit under the title name 'Spirit Of The Sea'.
The festival is being coordinated by a team of representatives from local business, local government, clubs and organisations who are looking to raise the profile of Weymouth & Portland's maritime-related events under this title name.
The overall objective is to build the 'Spirit of the Sea' brand over the next four years and beyond so that it contributes to a lasting legacy for the Borough from its role as sailing venue for the London 2012 Olympic & Paralympic Games.
