Portland Marine Week Picture Gallery

Portland Marine Week 2007

Picture gallery

This page contains a selection of pictures of Portland Marine Week activities.

Clicking on a picture will download a higher resolution version of the picture.

If you have any digital pictures from Marine Week suitable for adding to this site then please contact ed@chesilbeach.org.

		Nefertiti, by Lal Hitchcock. A sculpture assembled from flotsam and jetsam found on the beach. Several events during Marine Week allowed you to have a go at making your own sculpture from driftwood and other materials washed up on Chesil Beach.
		Practice run with C-DOG for the trips around Portland Harbour during Marine Week.
		Building the Eco-Hut at the Chesil Beach Centre. This hut will replace the marquee traditionally used at events such as Marine Week and will be used to demonstrate a structure that saves energy and will use power from the wind and sun.
		Washed-up wonders Now what can I make with this? Enjoying ‘Washed-up Wonders’, with Lal Hitchcock and Lyn Cooch.
		The Opening Ceremony Don, the Fleet Warden, is all at sea in a Lerret, as he welcomes everyone to Portland Marine Week.
		The Heritage Lottery Fund representative responds
		Councillor Munro responds for Portland Council
The sculpture ‘ From Deadman’s Bay to Ferrybridge’, by Lal Hitcock, unveiled at the opening ceremony. The sculpture was made with flotsam and jetsam and is now on display in the Visitors Centre		Jo, the Project Manager for Portland Marine Week, receives a bouquet for all the hard work put in to get Marine Week up and running.
		The jellyfish cake
		Who’s hiding on the harbour shore? A search along the shoreline near Portland Castle on Wednesday 15th August. Lyn Cooch, the Portland Ranger, led the search for strange and fascinating underwater creatures that inhabit Portland shores. The brown tube is an underwater viewing tube.
		Jurassic Seas Richard Edmonds from the Dorset Jurassic Coast Team led a walk through Portland’s old quarries to discover more about Portland’s location within the Jurassic coast and the amazing story locked in the rocks.
		Botanical treasures Brian Edwards, an enthusiastic biologist and lichenologist, led a walk through East Weares, north of Church Ope Cove on Portland to discover the botanical treasures of the area, including the many species of lichens for which this area is renowned.
		SEAFEST 2007 These two youngsters met a rather unusual lobster! Examples of the litter washed up on Chesil Beach on display in the eco-hut.
Last updated 22/8/2007		Songs along the shore The local choir Island Voices performed first in the Chiswell Walled garden and then along the Chiswell sea wall in difficult weather conditions, but still earned an excellent review in the local paper.